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PA RT T WO: Starfinder Controls and Menus
This section describes how Starfinder operates, including:
• Starfinder's controls
• How to move through Starfinder's menus
• Alignment setups
• Starfinder's Menus
Control of the 4504 is through the operation of the standard-equipment Starfinder
handbox (Fig. 17). Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a
few pushes of Starfinder’s buttons. Some of the major features of Starfinder are:
• Automatically move the telescope to
any of the more than 1400 objects
stored in its database, or manually
enter coordinates of any celestial
object.
• Take a guided tour of the best celestial
objects to view on any given night of
the year.
• Access a glossary of astronomical
terms.
• Calculate which eyepiece to use for
optimal viewing of a celestial object.
Starfinder provides control of virtually every
telescope function within a compact hand-
box. Starfinder has soft-touch keys
designed to have a positive feel. The LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) is backlit with a red
LED (Light Emitting Diode) for easy viewing
in the dark. The backlit display, key
arrangement, and sequential database
make Starfinder extremely user-friendly.
NOTE: Starfinder does not require batteries; the telescope’s battery pack
supplies power to Starfinder.
Starfinder Controls
2-Line LCD Display: Provides an interface between Starfinder and the telescope.
Top line: lists the primary category or menu item.
Bottom line: contains a menu option or information about an object or subject,
depending on which function is being performed.
ENTER Key: Accesses, in a sequential manner, the next menu or data level in the
Starfinder database (see “HOW STARFINDER’S MENUS WORK,” page 26).
NOTE: If ENTER is pressed for two seconds or more and then released,
Starfinder emits a beep and “ENTER to Sync” is displayed. "ENTER to
Sync" is relevant only after the telescope has been aligned and is pointing
at an object. If the "ENTER to Sync" feature is accessed by mistake, press
MODE to return to the previous screen. See “HIGH PRECISION,” page 32
for more details about this feature.
Fig. 17: Starfinder controls.
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