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Hi
What version of software so you have on your hand controller?
If its 3.2 and higher ( I think), it comes with a polar alignment routine which works similar to alignmaster.
Give that a shot if you can.
Otherwise you could do drift alignment with your dslr but it'll be rough which is sufficient for 200mm.
slew to the meridian/equator, do a 10sec exposure at the highest iso and use the ra control to move in ra west for 5secs then stop tracking. At the end of the exposure You should get a v.
That shows you the start of the star and the gap in the v is the drift in dec which is whay you want to remove.
Adjust the azimuth till repeats of this gives you a line instead of the v.
Its a bit hard with the dlsr and its display but doable.
Same thing applies to altitude with an east/west star.
The washer idea is very good and helps heaps.
Cheers
Alistair
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