JMI Telescopes MAX Computer manual

MAX Computer

Operator's Guide

Copyright 2005

JMI Telescopes

Jim's Mobile, Incorporated

8550 West 14th Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80215

U.S.A.

Phone (303) 233-5353

Fax (303) 233-5359

Order Line (800) 247-0304

Web Site jmitelescopes.com

Email sales@jmitelescopes.com

Contents

Copyright JMI Telescopes Jim's Mobile, Incorporated 8550 West 14th Avenue Lakewood, CO Phone (303) Page Table of Contents Appendices Quick-StartGuide INTRODUCTION What it Does What it Doesn't Do GETTING STARTED Encoder Test Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Possible Cause(s) ENCODER ERROR Troubleshooting POLAR RA DEC Incorrect initialization SET DEC=0 LEVEL ME USING YOUR COMPUTER ALIGN STAR or STAR FIX CATALOG GUIDE ALIGN RA DEC M001 MAG= 8.4 SIZE=5.8 CRAB NEBULA SUPERNOVA REMNANT TAURUS NEBULA SA=05 CATALOG NEW Catalog PLANETS (NGC-miniMAXand NGC-MAX) IDENTIFY GUIDE NGC4565 171← 29↓ ALIGN Subsequent Alignments TIMER (NGC-miniMAXand NGC-MAX) TIMER START ENCODER POLAR (NGC-miniMAXand NGC-MAX) POLAR ONLY FOR EP GP POLAR ALIGN SET DEC=0, LEVEL ME, and VERTICAL SET DEC=0 or LEVEL ME Appendix A — Specifications NGC-MAX NGC-miniMAX NGC-microMAX Appendix B — NS/DS Catalog Abbreviations Appendix C — RS-232Cable Assembly Appendix D — Sample BASIC Program Listing Appendix E — MAX Quick-StartGuide DEC=0 MODE ALIGN STAR or STAR FIX WARP