sebtor_s Jan 27, 2011
--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>
> Not exactly sure what you are asking here, but I will give a stab at it. First of course,
> you must determine which COM port you are using under the SETTINGS tab and make sure that
> under Telescope Settings that LX200 is selected.
>
> 1) to sync Guide with your Autostar requires only that the LX200 be pointed to a bright
> star, that star called up on the Autostar menu, center the star and then press ENTER and
> hold for 3 seconds to sync that star in Autostar.
>
> 2) if you have the PC coupled with the telescope and Guide already up, all that you need
> to do to refresh the connection is to press "Slew Guide" on the small telescope control
> window....that will take Guide to the location of the Autostar sync.
>
> 3) if you are actually asking about syncing Guide to a star field or an LX 200 Guide star
> that is displayed on the screen and simultaneous showing up on the screen (assuming that
> the GO TO to that star was done via Guide, not the Autostar) and using the "Add Alignment
> Star" function.....I am not sure that works well at all; I have tried for years to get
> repeatable results with this and have decided that this function does not work....BILL??
>
> Dr. Clay
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sebtor_s" <sebtor@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:51 AM
> Subject: [guide-user] synchronize ?
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> > Hi !
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> > is posible the option "synchronize" under Autostar and LX200 systems from Guide 8.0 ?
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