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General Opertion
1.The MiniDob mount always activates the celestial object tracking function after power is
turned on. For terrestrial application, user should press buttons “1/a” and “2/b”
simultaneously to turn off the tracking function.
2.User can loosen the clutches to rotate the mount manually, or use the buttons on the
control panel to slew the mount.
3.The MiniDob mount can store 6 preset positions and retrieve these positions when
required.
• Point the mount (with telescope, camera etc.) to a spot of interest, and then press
button “SET” plus one of the buttons “a” to “f”. The current position of the mount will be
stored and represented with that button (“a” to “f”).
• Press button “GO” plus one of the buttons “a” to “f”, the mount will slew to the preset
position represented by the button (“a” to “f”).
Tip – to ensure the best accuracy for your position choices, it is important that you use
the "up" and "right" direction buttons as the final keys before you actually set your
position choice.
4.The MiniDob remembers the stored positions even after the power is turn off. Thus if the
base of the mount is not moved and the power is turned on with the mount pointing at the
same reference spot, user can always retrieve the pre-stored position.
5.Press and hold “1/a” button for more than 5 seconds can switch the internal buzzer on/off.
Press and hold “2/b” button for more than 5 seconds can switch the button backlight on/off.
Camera Cruising Function
1.The MiniDob mount can control a camera and take pictures at up to 6 preset positions (“a”
to “f”).
2.The camera used for this application should have an external shutter control port which
can connect to the SNAP port on the MiniDob with a proper cable. The SNAP port is a
2.5mm 3-segment stereo jack and the trigger signal connects to the tip and base segments.
3.Point the camera to the spots where user wants to take pictures and store the positions to
buttons “a” to “f”.
4.Press buttons “GO/4 and “SET/5” simultaneously to start the camera cruising. The mount
FOR TERRESTRIAL (LAND) USE
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