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               Kagayaki III 
             Meade Autostar(ETX) Control
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Kagayaki III(R) Copyright(C) 1998-2001 by SeedsBox All rights reserved.
Navigation Edition 2001.4/30

http://www.now21.com/kagayaki/


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This manual is made by machine translation.
Grammar can be wrong.
Please forgive me.
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-- !!!!! attention !!!!! (Even if an obstacle occurs in machine parts and the human body, I do not bear responsibility)
  - Do not look at the sun directly by telescope, and there is absolutely danger of loss of eyesight.
    Please make all possible measures for safe security when observing the sun.

  - Pay attention so that a gear box,telescope body, and e.t.c does not hit tripods or another thing.

  - Check a gear,clutch beforehand.

  - Communication rate is slow.
    If you need emergency stop,control by hand controler or telescope switch.

  - Star party function. It is remote control. Please keep safety.

  - Keep safety in various phenomena.


-- Preparations before setting.
  - Use the low magnification eyepeace.
  - Set focus beforehand.
  - Set a finder beforehand.
    !! Future operation will become comfortable if you will do these three preparations.

  - Connect a Autostar to PC.


-- Setting
  - Power on.

  - Set the telescope(According to a Autostar's manual).

  - [Setting]button -> [Telescope]button. Telescope setting window will open.
    Choose "Meade Autostar".
    Select port[COM1]-[COM4] which is not using.
    Click [ Connect ]button.


-- Operations

  - Choose the object from search grid or atlas(right click), what you wont to see.

  - Click [Goto]button on main screen. "Goto"window will open. And click [  Goto  ]button. Slewing will start.

  - When you need stop slewing, click[ Stop ]button.
    !!! Telescope does not stop because there are Bugs in the Autostar(under Ver2.0). !!!

  - [Hi],[Mid],[Lo],[Min]button(in [e.t.c]menu in goto window) can change speed.

  - When precision is not good...
    - Move object to the center of a field,by hand box.
@  - Click [Synchronize]button(in [e.t.c]menu in goto window).

  - Click [ ----- ]button...
@@@[ -----  ] Even if a telescope mark moves, star atlas does not scroll.
@@@[ Follow ] When a telescope mark comes off from a screen, star atlas scrolls.
@@@[ Center ] Star atlas is scrolled to always keep a telescope mark the center.


-- Observation finish
  - [Setting] -> [Telescope] button. Telescope setting window will open.
    Click [ Disconnect ]button.


-- e.t.c.
  - Use the low magnification eyepeace.

  - In spite of state that a telescope stops, an indicator(ooooo) lights occasionally.
    When an observational error of coordinate data was detected as movement, it occurs.
    There is not a problem.

  - There is the case that a state in "Goto" does not end occasionally.
    In this case, click a [ Stop ]button and then return for a while.



-- There are some bugs in Autostar(Under Ver2.0).

   - Stop command is not effective.
     If you push [ Stop ]button, you will hear the sound that seems to have stopped. But telescope keeps moving.
     You need stop by hand box.

   - Latitude setting of observation location will fail.
     Set it by hand box(According to a Autostar's manual).



