Oh alright, gilt has got me.
yes you just about simplified the whole process there
"My understanding so far is, 1] point azimuth adjustment toward true south 2] level mount 3] adjust altitude to get latitude 4] try and figure out the polar scope and align octans, my illuminated p/scope doesn't have a brightness adjuster 5] turn on power, enter co-ordinates/date/time etc.
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All I have done so far was to do what you have stated. I tried to get it level then get the correct dec angle, for me it is around 33 south (32 50') but if you can be that accurate with this mount and scale your a better man than me.
then I do something very naughty, I move the whole mount until I can find Octans throught he polar finder, then adjust the mount so that it is level and pointing at the shape shown in the polar scope (the octans square bit) and adjust laterally until I have the pole - now is when you should do that star drift thingy method (i don't know how to do that yet but if you have a look at my EQ6 m500 intes thread you will find something there about it.
as for going through the synscan, just follow what you have been reading, date, time, daylight savings, location, etc, then do your star alignments. if you jion the yahoo eq6 site there are files you can doenload forthe alignment stars in the controller to use as a guide. especially good when there is a bit of cloud. just experiment, thats all i am doing at the moment
