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Cpc 1100 doesn't get the time correct or possibly the date

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2 years 5 months ago #110663 by Neil40
Hi guys sorry for asking so many questions. I tried the sky align on my CPC 1100 today. I have usually just manually used it but I wanted to try and get some pics of Jupiter. But when the time and date are downloaded from 3 satellites (according to celestron) they are not correct. It must of been past 11pm tonight but the controller said 2150 or something like that. The scope was very expensive and I dont think I should be having problems it. A 100 euro phone can give you your exact location and time. I even tried to to enter my location and time manually. Is this a common problem? Do I need to download updates or something? But I cant see how an update will help gps. You are either in a location or you are not. Amway sorry for the rant but I left work early to try get some pics. 

thanks guys 

neil

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2 years 5 months ago #110664 by michael_murphy
Hello Neill,

You said you have used the scope manually up to now. When was the last time you used the GPS on the CPC100?  With my Nexstar11 I have to leave it powered up for 10 mins or so if I haven't used it for a while to allow the GPS to sync.

Also check if you daylight savings time set or not.  This has caught me out a few times.

Michael.

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2 years 5 months ago #110665 by Neil40
Hi Michael I haven't used the gps in a long time.  Ill leave it on for a while tonight to allow it to sync. Ill also check the daylight savings time. I was in a rush to get it aligned last night as Jupiter was heading behind my house. Ill take a bit more time tonight and hopefully the problem sorts itself. 

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Neil

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