If you are using EQMod software what ever you put in the hand controller doesn't matter a squat as it just parses the RS232 control data straight though.
In my experience the only times that i have had the telescope go the opposite way is when I had put in the wrong Lat/Long coords, eqmod is a bit funny how you put them in especially when you set them.
Peter pointed you to my document showing how to actually set up your mount. This is what I have done and is a collection of a few years of information that i have gathered/experienced. It has pictures and a step by step way of setting everything up.
Nowdays i use pole align max and it is very good at what it does you just need to see its stars which can be problematic if you are in a tight area but other wise brilliant.
If you want to get rough polar alignment without drift alignment and what not after you have done your basic set up as Bill discribed earlier, go to your hand controller, do a 1 star align shoot off to a nice bright star around the SCP region Canopus, Archnarr, Hadar, Rigel Kenturas those are some of the ones avalible. Once it has slewed DON'T TOUCH THE HAND CONTROLLER...... move the mount physically eg unscrew the 2 black RA adjustment knobs, and back off the front Dec adjustments and move the star into the center of view for your telescope (assuming that your telescope/mount is pretty well aligned). Once you have done this lock everything back off, park your scope to bring it back to your pre set home position.
This is where you either slip back to eqmod or use your hand controller but you can go further with doing your alignment with drift alignment or the like. but to test how close you are to the pole just slew to a bright star and you should land it in your finder scope, at least this is my experience.
Brendan
