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Object description:
Description of object from the selected object catalog.
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Coordinates:
Left Coordinate is RA ,AZ
or “field rotation angle” depending on what is
selected.
Right Coordinate is DEC, ALT
or “field rotation speed” depending on
what is selected.
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Pushbutton function:
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Press
MENU
to enter the menu system.
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Press
ENTER
to change between Speed Mode and Distance Mode.
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Press
STOP
to stop any movement (besides tracking).
Menu system navigation
To open the menu system (from the operation screen) press the MENU knob.
To leave the menu system press the MENU knob.
The menu system displays one menu item per line. One of the lines is
highlighted. Turn the altitude knobs to scroll and select by pressing the
ENTER
knob.
Data input
Data input takes place when:
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an object catalog is used
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a GOTO to a set of coordinates is performed
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editing location information
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setting date and time
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setting up basic mount parameters
When searching for objects in the catalogs it is always the object number that is
entered. This is easily done by selecting one digit at a time. The digit is selected
by rolling the altitude knobs and selected by pressing
ENTER.
Entering coordinates is done via the main parts of the coordinates and scrolling
through the possible values:
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hours (0-23)
