Mark if you follow the start up procedure as mentioned you really don't have to have a pointing model remembered in you HC.
Although I don't image anymore I used to start up each evening from the Home position, and find a star that i knew, once the star was in the cross-hairs or there about, i would sync it, and that was it.
The set up would do very well and find most objects for imaging, no problem, as long as your polar alignment was pretty well correct.
You can do the same and enjoy your scope, just keep it simple, it worked for me for years.
Leon
