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ENTER Key:
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.
See NAVIGATING AUTOSTAR II,
page 30 and AutoStar II Menu Tree, page 29
.
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MODE Key:
Press to return to the previous menu or data level.
The top menu level is “Select Item”. The MODE key is similar to
the ESCAPE key on a computer.
Note:
Pressing MODE repeatedly while in the “Select
Item” level moves AutoStar II 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
(Fig. 2, 7)
to
display the following information:
• Right Ascension and Declination
(astronomical) coordinates
• Altitude (vertical) and Azimuth
(horizontal) coordinates
• Local Time and Local Sidereal Time (LST)
• Timer and Alarm Status
• Date
• Site coordinates
• Battery status
Press MODE again to return to the previous menu.
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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 during the alignment or GO TO procedures
to activate a “spiral search”. To learn more about the GO TO
function and performing a spiral search
see Page 23
.
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Arrow Keys:
The Arrow keys have several functions. Press
an Arrow key to slew the telescope in a specifi c direction (up,
down, left, and right), at any one of nine different speeds.
See
Slew Speeds, page 20
. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to
move the telescope vertically up and down. The Left Arrow
key rotates the telescope horizontally counterclockwise, while
the Right Arrow key rotates it clockwise (unless reversed for
Southern Hemisphere use).
Also, use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers 0 through 9
and the alphabet. The Down Arrow key begins with the letter “A”,
the Up Arrow key begins with digit “9”.
Additionally, use the Arrow keys to to move the cursor across the
display: Use the Right or Left Arrow key
(Fig. 2, 5)
to move the
cursor from one number to the next in the display.
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Number Keys:
Press to input digits 0 to 9. Each Number key
also has a specifi c function, which is printed on each key (these
are commonly known as “hot buttons”—
see page 36
):
1 SPEED:
Changes the slew speeds. To operate,
press Speed and then a Number key (1 is the
slowest speed, 9 is highest speed). To learn
about changing slew speed
see Page 20
.
2 CALD
(Caldwell):
Press to display the Caldwell
catalog on the AutoStar II handbox.
3 M
(Messier):
Press to display the Messier
catalog library.
4 Focus:
Press to display the Focus Control menu.
5 SS:
Press to display the Solar System library.
6 STAR:
Press to display the Star library.
7 RET
(Reticle):
Press to display the StarLock
Control menu. To learn about the StarLock menu
see Page 32
.
8 IC:
Press to display the Index Catalog library.
9 NGC (New General Catalog):
Press to display
the NGC catalog library.
0 LIGHT:
Press to turn on and off the red utility
light on the top of the hand-box.
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Scroll Keys:
Press to access options within a selected menu.
The menu is displayed on the fi rst line of the screen. Options in
the 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.
The Scroll keys also control the speed of text scrolling on the
AutoStar II display. When text is scrolling, press and hold the Up
Scroll key for a faster display speed and the Down Scroll key for
a slower display speed.
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? Key:
Press to access the “Help” fi le. “Help” provides
on-screen information on how to accomplish whatever task is
currently active.
Press the ? key and then follow the prompts on the display to
access details of AutoStar II functions in the Help feature. The
Help system is essentially an on-screen instruction manual.
If you have a question about an AutoStar II operation, e.g.,
INITIALIZATION, ALIGNMENT, etc., press the ? key and follow
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