I use a Autostar 497 via blue tooth with Sky Safari 6 Plus. When the 'Set Time and Location' feature is checked and if the mount is selected to be either a ETX 60-125 or DS2000 only the location is updated to 497. If I select Meade LX200 GPS both the Location, Time and Date are updated. When the time, date and location are set correctly the 497 will select the correct alignment stars for that location and time This is a nice feature which makes aligning the mount easier. Since only the 497 and 495 controller have a serial port only these two type controllers can be used with these mounts to communicate with Sky Safari to control them. So it would be a nice feature to add the command to set both the Time, Date and Location to these mount selections as well or have an addition selection to ask what controller is used with these mounts and add the Time Date and Location commands for a 497 to update these parameters.
Many Thanks,
- Dave