Anyone using using Celestron StarSense Camera & SkySync GPS on the same scope?

[Geoffw]

Can anyone using using Celestron StarSense Camera & SkySync GPS on the same scope help me here?   Reading the section in the manual for using a StarSense handset with my NexStar 8SE quoted below ‘Time / Location Source’: where you choose where StarSense retrieves its time, & location. information . an ofption GPS appears when your fit the SkySync GPS unit.

“This is automatically acquired when you first start using StarSense, but you can choose to manually change these settings if you wish . Some telescopes, like the Advanced VX, have a Real Time Clock (RTC), others like the CPC/CPC DX have a Global Positioning System (GPS), which saves and keeps track of time . If your telescope has neither of these, you will need to enter the time manually when setting up your telescope ..”

my question to anyone who is using it with the Celestron SkySync GPS.

WHEN YOU STARTUP DO YOU HAVE TO SET THE SOURCE AS “GPS” EACH TIME. USING THE MENU TREE?

I know that using the standard handset there is a switch in the Utilities sub-menu that allows you to turn GPS on and off, but the menu tree in the handset that comes with the StarSense camera has a different menu and this option is not there.

Edited March 13, 2023 by Geoffw

[globular]

The July 2020 and Aug 2020 firmware updates for the StarSense Hand Controller made some changes to the menus and GPS. 
If you're not on the latest firmware then I suggest the first step is to update it.

https://www.celestron.com/pages/firmware-update-history

[Geoffw]

3 hours ago, globular said:

The July 2020 and Aug 2020 firmware updates for the StarSense Hand Controller made some changes to the menus and GPS. 
If you're not on the latest firmware then I suggest the first step is to update it.

https://www.celestron.com/pages/firmware-update-history

I have the latest updates installed.