Nexstar+ handset

[Trickyhammer]

Hi, couple of questions:

I set the time in the scope set up menu, but this does not seem to hold after powering off and back on. Is this correct so I have to re enter each time I use the scope or am I missing something ?

Is there a way of changing the background light colour from red to white ?  Understand that red preserves night vision but I have trouble reading with a red backlight.

 

Thanks

Nexstar 127 SLT, Cestron skywatcher binoculars 20 x 80, Cannon EOS 1200d

[Cornelius Varley]

44 minutes ago, Trickyhammer said:

Is this correct so I have to re enter each time I use the scope or am I missing something ?

This is how most, if not all, goto handsets work. The only information retained is the last location and date used.

47 minutes ago, Trickyhammer said:

Is there a way of changing the background light colour from red to white ?

Probably not. 

[Bruce Leeroy]

1 hour ago, Trickyhammer said:

I set the time in the scope set up menu, but this does not seem to hold after powering off

From memory if you use Nexremote this info is automaticaly entered from your laptop/pc.

[Geoff Lister]

I'm not sure about this particular one, but some handsets have an internal, replacable, button cell to power the real-time clock, when the handset/mount is powered down.

Geoff

[iapa]

On 17/05/2021 at 14:15, Trickyhammer said:

Hi, couple of questions:

I set the time in the scope set up menu, but this does not seem to hold after powering off and back on. Is this correct so I have to re enter each time I use the scope or am I missing something ?

Is there a way of changing the background light colour from red to white ?  Understand that red preserves night vision but I have trouble reading with a red backlight.

 

Thanks

Nexstar 127 SLT, Cestron skywatcher binoculars 20 x 80, Cannon EOS 1200d

It depends on the mount that you are using.

The 127SLT does not have battery backed memory. Just keep the details on your phone..

An unfortunate downside of budget mount - the SLT does do it’s job fairly well.

I replaced my SLT with an AVX after a year or so due to stability and a desire to move to imaging.