distances across the sky. These inaccuracies can be eliminated in a local area of sky by "synching" on a known object
in that vicinity. This will help Magellan to improve its accuracy for other objects in the neighborhood and will permit
you to accurately find hidden objects by "synching" on a bright neighbor.
II Installation
The Magellan Telescope Computer System can be attached to a variety of Meade Telescopes. An installation
instruction sheet has been included along with the specialized brackets and encoders required by your telescope.
Read through all of the installation instructions before beginning work and then carefully follow each step to insure a
durable and permanent result.
After the encoders and brackets have been attached to the telescope, the Magellan System may be connected and
operated. The Magellan handbox is connected to the telescope control panel in the connection marked "handbox." Be
sure to connect and disconnect the Magellan handbox only while the telescope is turned off. The Magellan System is
now ready to perform the functions available in a standalone mode of operation.
Magellan can also be connected to Epoch 2000 or other compatible software products using the RS-232 interface.
This is done by connecting your serial interface cable to the 6-pin connector on the bottom of the Magellan handbox.
Details about this form of operation are found in the Serial Interface section of this manual.
III Hand Controller
A. Liquid Crystal Display
The large Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) has two rows of 16 characters for displaying Magellan function menus,
telescope position and object information. The LCD has red LED's to back light the display and can be adjusted to 16
levels of brightness.
B. Keys
Magellan II has a 19-key back lighted membrane switch panel to provide expanded function and user ease of
operation. The keypad permits direct entry of the number, telescope motor slewing, speed selection/display and one
key catalog selection. The keypad is back lighted and can be dimmed along with the LCD display in 16 levels of
brightness.
1. Enter
Pressing and releasing the ENTER key activates the menu function indicated by the LCD arrow positioned to the left
of the menu item. Menu items followed by three dots (i.e. HELP...) mark expanding menus.
Several menu items require information to be edited. Holding the ENTER key down for a moment will cause a blinking
cursor to appear at the edit point. Each press of a number key will move the cursor one character to the right until the
last character is reached. Once the last character of the field is reached, pressing ENTER again will end editing if the
field is properly formatted. Otherwise, the cursor repositions itself at the beginning of the field to allow for corrections.
2. Mode
Pressing the MODE key cycles the display through the four operating modes. During editing, pressing MODE will
terminate an edit and restore the original value.
3. Find
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