Short presentation (instructions) on how to use the Staraid

Short presentation (instructions) on using the Staraid from Philip. Thank you very much for this.

Staraid – REVISION C
Quickstart in conjunction with SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Gti and DSLR
Preparation
Adjustments to the camera and accessories should be made before using the Staraid to prevent accidental recalibration!

The main optics must be aligned with the guidescope!

The mount must be perfectly balanced!

Align the main optics to Polaris!
Pairing the mount with your smartphone
- Download the Synscan Pro app
- Turn on the mount and connect it to the Synscan app
- Change the guiding rates to at least 0.75
- Perform a 2 or 3 star alignment
- Perform polar alignment using the Synscan app

Pairing the Staraid with your smartphone
- Connect the Staraid to the power bank

Not yet connected to the mount!
- Scan the QR code
- Enter the IP address in the browser and save it

Calibrate the mount
- Cancel/stop the automatically initiated guiding in the Staraid app
- Search for and set the current location in the settings
- Set the focus under "Live View" and use the factory settings for now
- Connect the Staraid to the mount's St4 port
- Perform polar alignment via the Staraid app
- Disconnect the St4 from the mount
- Switch to the Synscan app, perform one star alignment, and move to the desired object
- Return to the Staraid app

Guiding
- Reconnect the St4 cable to the mount
- Start autoguiding and calibrate
If calibration fails on the second attempt ("Is your mount tracking?" or "No Movement"), increase the mount's guiding rate
- After successful calibration, let autoguiding run for a few minutes and "learn"

- Start the exposure under "Image Capture"

IMPORTANT!
As long as your smartphone is connected to the Staraid app, there will be no internet connection.

Pause autoguiding before any earthquake or before any work on the camera or mount!