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neptun2
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Hi all.Recently i started to use eqmod with pc direct mode (synscan 3.25) and am very happy with it. I just wonder is it needed to adjust date, time, location and make alignment using the hand controller before going to pc direct mode or it is enough to put the mount in home position, skip any settings on the hand controller and go to pc direct mode?
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rmollise
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Hi all.Recently i started to use eqmod with pc direct mode (synscan 3.25) and am very happy with it. I just wonder is it needed to adjust date, time, location and make alignment using the hand controller before going to pc direct mode or it is enough to put the mount in home position, skip any settings on the hand controller and go to pc direct mode?
No. Put the mount in home position, set it Direct mode, and get EQMOD going...that's all there is to it.
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neptun2
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Ok thank you for the help Uncle Rod.
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Skywatcher Explorer 200P 8" f5 newtonian reflector
HEQ5 Pro Synscan Equatorial mount
Nikon Action 12x50 , Nikon D5000
Nagler type 6 11mm , Pentax XW 7mm , Televue 2x barlow 1.25"
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mcbbcn
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Hi,
Is there a way to make the mount go to direct mode as soon as you turn it on? I'm asking because if you have a remote observatory, it would be ideal if the hand-controller went to PC direct mode by default. Is there a way to do that?
Thanks for your help,
Miquel Casas
Portland, OR
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Charlie Hein
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Is there a way to make the mount go to direct mode as soon as you turn it on? I'm asking because if you have a remote observatory, it would be ideal if the hand-controller went to PC direct mode by default.
I'm not 100% certain, as it has been almost a year since I got my G-11, but I think you have to manually put the controller into PC-Direct mode.
Seems to me that even if there were some way to hard code the handbox into PC-Direct mode, if you're building a remote observatory you're better off in the long run to get the EQDIR module from Shoestring Astronomy. I would personally feel a lot better about that setup myself as opposed to the HC in PC-Direct mode.
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neptun2
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I also have not seen a way to put the controller directly in pc direct mode. Eqdir seems better solution for your goals.
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Skywatcher Explorer 200P 8" f5 newtonian reflector
HEQ5 Pro Synscan Equatorial mount
Nikon Action 12x50 , Nikon D5000
Nagler type 6 11mm , Pentax XW 7mm , Televue 2x barlow 1.25"
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Skylook123
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The hand controller use forces the user to manually escape out of the "don't point at the sun" warning scroll, then answer or escape from the "Start From Park?" and the date, time, and other interogatories. PC Direct only lets the user avoid the EQDIR or similar RS232 to TTL step down, and gives the user a hand held pointing control in lieu of a game pad or other device.
Remotely operating the instrument really only works with the EQDIR and straight serial connection to the mount head.
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Jim
A Bad Night With A Telescope
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mcbbcn
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Makes sense! Thanks a lot!
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Hutech Canon 40D
Orion ST-80mm
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Skylook123
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I guess I can't appreciate remote operations; if I'm gonna fry my equipment, I wanna be there to smell it cook! 
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Jim
A Bad Night With A Telescope
Beats A Good Night Doing Anything Else
Tectron 18" Truss Dob/Sky Commander DSCs, "Derrick"
Meade 10" LX-5 SCT/Atlas-G "Ol' Blue Eye"
Orion 90mm refractor,
Meade 10" Starfinder Newt/JMI NGCMax DSCs,
Celestron 10x50 Ultima Pro
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rmollise
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The hand controller use forces the user to manually escape out of the "don't point at the sun" warning scroll, then answer or escape from the "Start From Park?" and the date, time, and other interogatories. PC Direct only lets the user avoid the EQDIR or similar RS232 to TTL step down, and gives the user a hand held pointing control in lieu of a game pad or other device.
You can still use a gamepad, even in PC direct mode, and a wireless one is far better IMHO than the Synta HC, especially with another cable hooked to it. 
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