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Instruction Manual
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Fig. 2:
Handbox
The Handbox
Legend
1. LCD-Display
2. ENTER Key
3. MODE Key
4. + Key
5. Arrow Keys
6. Number Keys
7. Stop Key
8. Help Key
9. Coil Cord Port
10. Coil Cord
11. Key for the Utility Light
12. Utility Light
13. RS-232-Interface
Features of the Handbox
1.
The eight-line LCD display (1, Fig. 2) – It functions as an interface between
the hand box and the telescope.
There are a wide variety of values / information or individual menu options of the
menu structure displayed in order to enable the operation.
2.
ENTER Key (2, Fig. 2) – Press to go to the next menu level or to choose an
option in a menu. The ENTER key is similar to the RETURN or ENTER key on
a computer.
3.
MODE Key (3, Fig. 2) – Press to return to the previous menu level. The top
menu level is “Select Item.“ The MODE key is similar to the ESCAPE key on
a computer.
4.
+
Key (3, Fig. 2) – With this, the most recently tracked objects can be recalled
for quick access. Use the direction buttons when selecting an observation
object and press the ENTER button. The telescope control subsequently posi-
tions the selected object in the visual field. It may occur that the object does
not appear in the centre of the visual field after the positioning. Centre, in this
case, the object with the direction buttons.
5.
Arrow Keys (5, Fig. 2) – 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.
The following functions are additionally possible using the arrow buttons:
• Data entry - Press the „up“ - and „down“ buttons to scroll through the letters
of the alphabet or through the sequence of numeric digits. The „down“ button
starts with the letter „A“, the „up“ button with the number „9“. With the „left“
- and „right“ buttons, you can move the blinking cursor in the LCD display to
the left or to the right.
• RA / Dec-alignment - With the „right“ - and „left“ - buttons, you can swivel
the telescope in the hour axis. The „up“ and „down“ buttons move the
telescope in declination.
The Handbox
