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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Have you found Jase that there is a lot of doubling up in the manual? I reckon I read the same things several times in the manual. Only on page 102 though at present. I want to read it then reread it several times so that I get the format down pat.
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Partly, but to be honest I didn't read it cover to cover. Yours was probably already set up for southern hemisphere operations in the firmware so the key work is done. Mine shipped from the factory as such was set up for northern hemisphere operations so required a few quick tweaks. The MKS4000 telescope control system is like no other. Remarkable to work with and super reliable. Trying to compare it against Gemini or Temma just doesn't work, its in a league of its own. Its designed for robotic use down to the last line of code. If you are familiar with TheSky, you'll have no problems in understanding the mount operations. As has been said before in other PME discussions, get yourself a copy of AAG TPoint Mapper for your pointing models. It will allow you to hone in the polar alignment with excellent accuracy. I tried to record PEC with the FSQ but at the focal length of 530mm, PEMPro couldn't detect any PE! It is simply too low to measure. You'll have a blast using it for your imaging projects. The mount just works and delivers as expected. Will not be disappointed.
@Greg
Reading your post. Apologies, but I can't believe you use your joystick to center targets. Man! This is a robotic telescope mount! It sounds like your TPoint model is not accurate. Once the model is set, make sure you don't sync. Rule of thumb is sync before model, not after.