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Instruction Manual
Note: Pressing MODE repeatedly while in the “Select Item” level
moves the handbox to the topmost screen: “Select Item: Object.”
Note: If MODE is pressed and held for two seconds or more,
information about the telescope‘s status displays. When the status
displays, press the Scroll keys (7, Fig. 2) to display the following
information and more:
•
Right Ascension and Declination (astronomical) coordinates
•Altitude (vertical) and Azimuth (horizontal) coordinates
• Local Time and Local Sidereal Time (LST)
• Timer and Alarm Status
Press MODE again to return to the previous menu.
E GO TO Key: Press to slew (move) the telescope to the coordinates of the
currently selected object. While the telescope is slewing, the operation may
be aborted at any time by pressing any key except GO TO. Pressing GO
TO again resumes the slew to the object. Also, press GO TO after a slew is
completed to activate a „spiral search.“
F
Arrow Keys: Press to slew the telescope in a specific direction (up, down, left,
and right), at any one of nine different speeds. See
SLEW SPEEDS, page 9.
G Number Keys: Press to input digits 0 to 9. When data is not being entered,
the Number keys can be used to change the slew speed. To operate, just
press a number key (1 is the slowest speed, 9 is the highest speed). Press
the Number key „0“ to turn on and off the red utility light on the top of the
handbox.
H Scroll Keys: Press to access options within a selected menu. The menu is
displayed on the first line of the screen. Options in that menu are displayed,
one at a time, on the second line. Press the Scroll keys to move through the
options. Press and hold a Scroll key to move quickly through the options.
I ? Key: Press to access the „Help“ function. Help provides on-screen infor-
mation on how to accomplish whatever task is currently active.
Hold down the ? key and then follow the prompts on the display to access
details of the handbox functions in the Help feature. The Help system is
essentially an on-screen instruction manual.
If you have a question about an handbox operation, e.g., INITIALIZATION,
ALIGNMENT, etc., hold down the ? key and follow the directions that scroll
on the second line. When satisfied with the Help provided, press MODE to
return to the original screen and continue with the chosen procedure.
J Coil Cord Port: Plug one end of the coil cord (see 1) Fig. 1a) into this port
located at the bottom of the handbox and the other end into the HBX port
of the computer control panel (A, Fig. 1d).
1) Coil Cord: Plug one end of the coil cord into the HBX port (A, Fig. 1d) of the
computer control panel of the telescope and the other end into the handbox
coil cord port (See
J Fig. 1a).
1! RS232 Port: To connect a RS-232 cable to your computer to make data
transfer possible such as “Download” or “Clone”.
1@ Utility Light: Use this built-in red light to illuminate star charts and acces-
sories without disturbing your eye‘s adaptation to darkness. Press „0“ to
turn the light on and off.
EWant to learn more
about using the GO
TO function? See
page 16.
Want to learn how
to perform a spiral
search? See page 18.
Definitions:
„Slew“ means to move the
telescope‘s optical tube to
a selected object.
Tip:
If the „ENTER to Sync“
feature is accessed by
mistake, press MODE to
return to the previous
screen.
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