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Instruction Manual
• Within a pre-selected menu, these buttons allow access to various options
of the database. The options in the menu come - one after the other - in
the second line, for display. If you press the „up“ and „down“ buttons, you
move through the various options. Using the „up“ and „down“ buttons,
you are also able to scroll through the letters of the alphabet, or through
the numeric digits.
6.
Number Keys (6, Fig. 2) – 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 oper-
ate, 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.
7.
Stop button (7, Fig. 2) – This allows you to interrupt any driven movement of
the telescope. After pressing again, the telescope once again initiates opera-
tion of the last executed function.
8.
Help button (8, Fig. 2) – This allows you to access the help function. As soon
as your queries have been dealt with sufficiently by the help function, press
the MODE button and return to the original display in this manner. Proceed
with the previously selected procedure.
9.
Coil Cord Port (9, Fig. 2) – Plug one end of the coil cord (9, Fig. 2) into this
port located at the bottom of the handbox and the other end into the HBX port
of the computer control panel.
10.
Coil Cord (10, Fig. 2) – Plug one end of the coil cord into the HBX port (Fig.
1c) of the computer control panel of the telescope and the other end into the
handbox coil cord port.
11.
Illumination button for the flashlight (11, Fig. 2) – Turn on the flashlight
(12, Fig. 2) in two brightness levels by repeated pressing and then turn it
back off again.
12.
Utility Light (12, Fig. 2) – Use this built-in red light to illuminate star charts
and accessories without disturbing your eye‘s adaptation to darkness.
13.
RS-232 interface (11, Fig. 2) – ASCOM compatible serial PC
interface. Driver can be downloaded under www.bresser.de and
www.ascom-standards.org. Optional PC-Software can be purchased for
example under: http://www.skymap.com. Please use only the optional
Bresser PC-connecting set part No. 07-45910. Never attempt to connect
a PC connection cable, not released by the Bresser company, with this
interface. This can lead to serious damage of the electronics!
NOTE:
In case of a malfunction of the
tracking, please press the stop
button 2 x!
EQ/AZ
Sky/Land
Date
Time
Tracking rate
Slewing-rate
Tracking on/off
Object-Coordinates
Tube-Coordinates
Site-Coordinates
Fig. 2a: Display of the Handbox
