iOptron 8503, 8504, 8502, 8500 GOTONOVATM 8403 Hand Controller, The LCD Screen, Key Description

3.GOTONOVATM 8403 Hand Controller

•SPEED Key: To select slew speed (2X, 8X, 64X, 256X, and MAX)

•Light Key(☼): Turns on/off the red LED reading light on the back of the controller.

•HELP Key: For help and display more information on an object.

•HBX (handbox) port: connect the HC to SmartStar mount using a 6-wire RJ11 cable.

3.2. The LCD Screen

The 8403 hand controller consists of a large 4-line LCD screen, which displays all the information as shown in Figure 2. The user interface is simple and easy to learn.

Figure 1. GOTONOVA #8403 Hand Controller

Target Name	Mount/GPS Status
Right Ascension	Declination
Altitude	Azimuth
Local Date and Time	Slew Speed

GOTONOVATM 8403 hand controller (HC) is the standard controller for a SmartStar®-E series mount and telescope, as shown in Figure 1.

3.1. Key Description

•MENU: Press “MENU” to enter the Main Menu.

•BACK: Move back to the previous screen, or end/cancel current operation, such as slewing.

•ENTER: Confirm an input, go to the next menu, select a choice, slew the telescope to a selected object, or stop/start tracking.

•Arrow (▲▼►◄): Press ▲▼ buttons to move a telescope along the altitude direction, ►◄ to move a telescope along the azimuth direction. Brows the menu or move the cursor in operating menu.

Figure 2. 8403 HC LCD Information Screen

1.Target Name: display the name of the target that telescope is currently point to.

•Park Position: A default position when the mount is turned on, i.e., the telescope is point to zenith (altitude is 90º) and the mount is facing south (azimuth is 180º);

•An object name, such as “Mercury” or “Andromeda Galaxy”: Name of the celestial object or land target that is currently slewing, gotoing, observing or tracking;

•User Position: The mount has been manually slewed to an object; or an R.A and DEC value of an object was manually entered; or a goto or tracking process has been interrupted.

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