Shoestring Astronomy Support

Hi. Just received my BT2EQ6 and while it loads on my system it shows as inactive and won't connect. I tried EQDirect but it just hangs. Is there something else I should be doing?

I'm also wondering if this might be a Windows 8 issue?

Many thanks,

Gord

Figured it out!

For Windows 8-

Open Bluetooth settings
Go to com ports tab
Ensure there are com ports below 7 available
Check outgoing (computer initiates the connection) radio button
Select browse and then select Blue tooth device and ok
Windows assigns a com port number
Go to EQASCOM setup and change com port to match (5 in my case) and ok
Start up PHD or another ASCOM programme and things should work fine

Hope this helps others

Cheers,

Gord

Thank you Gord for your short and accurate instructions on getting the Bluetooth set up. One thing I would add is that the passcode for these modules is 1234.

I am still trying to find some time to get the official manual completed.