Lacerta MGEN Quick Start Guide
While The Lacerta MGEN Superguider provides many functions for the advanced user, it is
actually quite simple to use, even for a beginner. Here we describe the basic steps to start
guiding.
Contents
The Lacerta MGEN Superguider consists of a hand controller and the guide camera. The
hand controller has the patch bay on the bottom, with 5 different jacks:
Assembly and starting
- first, attach the MGEN camera to your guide scope, either by using the T2 thread or an
optional 1.25" adapter. You can first estimate where the focal plane should be, by measuring
the distance from the some point on the guide scope to an image (sun, moon) focused on a
piece of white cardboard, and then mounting the MGEN's chip approximately at that distance.
Make sure the connection is solid and does not wobble.
Now plug in the provided cables in the following order:
- connect the power cable to the MGEN hand box (12V, middle positive). The four LEDs will
blink once briefly to indicate that the unit is under power.
