I just wanted to introduce myself as a new AP1200 owner. My mount arrived at my home in London yesterday afternoon, I managed to leave work an hour early and...
Welcome to the group, you will love the new mount; there are a small number of AP1200 and 900 owners in the UK, feel free to ask if you have any questions ...
Ok, so I had an AP mount before... Back about 7 years ago, when I decided to jump all out into astronomy, my friend and astrophotographer extraordinare Chuck...
Hi, Tonight I had my 1200GTO CP3 keypad lockup on me while preparing to image M51 with the newly discovered supernova. I've had the mount for about 4 months...
As someone who similarly upgraded to a 1200 recently, I can say that you're going to love this thing. I still can't get over the wonderfully low PE my mount...
In a message dated 7/1/2005 11:32:37 PM Central Daylight Time, ... If the keypad should do that again, simply unplug it and re-plug it into the servo. No need...
Dennis, Well done! Colors look great on the new version! Just curious..do you have any blue/green color blindness that may have contributed to your thoughts...
Well, I waited until the weekend to have plenty of uninterrupted time to upgrade my ap900 keypad firmware. Now I see that I need a password to get access to...
I sent it to you privately. Hope your skies improve. Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Road Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax:...
Roland, Thanks for the info, I didn't realize it was safe to re-plug the keypad while the mount is powered up. Everything is going smoothly so far tonight....
I control my mount sometimes with a laptop, sometimes with just the keypad. The last two nights, using just the keypad, I have been getting the following...
Hi Randy, Thanks for the feedback. I don't have any color blindness. I can read off all of the symbols in all of the eye test color perception patterns. Or I...
The object database for my 900GTO has become corrupted. The firmware manual mentions a database loader tool that can be found in the technical support section...
Aston You will never regret your decision. AP make great products and the service is fantastic. Their user group is also a priceless assett of help and ...
You probably have your start-up method set in the keypad to externally get the date and time. I don't have the manual in front of me but if you look that part...
In a message dated 7/4/2005 12:56:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... What firmware are you running? This sounds like a bug in an older version. Look on the AP...
Dear group, I am having a pier fabricated with a 3/8" top plate that is being drilled/tapped for the AP900 pier adapter. The fabricator, who has done this for...
Ruben, Although both pier adapters have the same arrangement, with holes at 60-degree intervals, they are not the same size. The 1200 adapter fits in a 10-inch...
Of course that told you absolutely nothing that you needed to know. Go to the AP web site and click through to the AP900 page and you'll find a link to a PDF...
... I was going to provide the links to the AP page, here is the 1200 pier dimensions: http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/12pierad.htm But the...
Thank you for your response Steve. I have all the latest firmware downloads. It is some kind of lockout resulting from the use of the laptop for telescope...
Get the manual Rick and get back to me with page and paragraph. I hope it won't require re-connecting to a laptop. How is this possible? Can't edit the time...
... Ok, then try these links: http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/900pa.jpg http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/1200pa.jpg I assumed...
Exactly how are you starting up the mount from a power off situation? Please describe the exact details of what the keypad is asking and what you are entering....
In a message dated 7/3/2005 1:43:53 PM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... 1) the mount will slew properly regardless of time and date entered. How ...
In a message dated 7/4/2005 5:21:14 PM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... Can you explain step by step what you are doing, and the the startup sequence...
Roland: Nope, I'm setting up perfectly. Just did it here on the floor. Everything went fine all the way to the main menu. Auto start was set to NO, loc was...
In a message dated 7/5/2005 9:51:36 AM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... I assume you have version 4.12, correct? Roland Christen [Non-text portions...
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