Telescope question - arc seconds

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I just picked up a DS2000 with an autostar 494 controller. (I know 497 would be better but it was a great deal)
I'm trying to figure out how best to use this to do MOCO pan/tilt for timelapse.
The manual settings have 9 speeds but they are in arc seconds. My question is how does this translate to something I can wrap my head around like RPM or perhaps Rev/Hour or perhaps minutes/revolution?

From the manual:

The nine available speeds are:
Speed 1=2x= 2x sidereal (0.5 arc-min/sec or 0.008°/sec) n
Speed 2=8x= 8x sidereal (2 arc-min/sec or 0.033°/sec) n
Speed 3=16x= 16x sidereal (4 arc-min/sec or 0.067°/sec) n
Speed 4 =32x= 32x sidereal (8 arc-min/sec or 0.13°/sec) n
Speed 5 =64x= 64x sidereal (16 arc-min/sec or 0.27°/sec) n
Speed 6 =0.5°= 120x sidereal (30 arc-min/sec or 0.5°/sec) n
Speed 7 =1°/s= 240x sidereal (60 arc-min/sec or 1°/sec) n
Speed 8 =2°/s= 480x sidereal (120 arc-min/sec or 2°/sec) n
Speed 9 =Max= (Maximum speed possible, dependent on battery power)
 
OK, that makes sense... Thanks for providing the Rosetta Stone.

Speed 1=2x= (0.5 arc-min/sec or 0.008°/sec) 1 rev/ 750 min (12.5 hr)
Speed 2=8x= (2 arc-min/sec or 0.033°/sec) 1 rev/ 182 min (~3hr)
Speed 3=16x= (4 arc-min/sec or 0.067°/sec) 1 rev/ 89.5 min (1.5 hr)
Speed 4 =32x= (8 arc-min/sec or 0.13°/sec) 1 rev/ 46 min
Speed 5 =64x= (16 arc-min/sec or 0.27°/sec) 1 rev/ 22 min
Speed 6 =0.5°= (30 arc-min/sec or 0.5°/sec) 1 rev/ 12 min
Speed 7 =1°/s= (60 arc-min/sec or 1°/sec) 1 rev/360 seconds 1 rev/6 min
Speed 8 =2°/s= (120 arc-min/sec or 2°/sec) 360°/180 seconds 1 rev/ 3 min
 
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