Technical data

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By selecting either Circular or Rectangular the display will change from an X/Y entry mode to diameter entry mode
as appropriate.
Remote Handbox
The Remote Handbox module allows to access and exercise all of the functions of the Autostar Telescopes from your
computer’s desktop. When you select this menu item, a dialog box like the one below will appear. The dialog is
conposed of three main sections. On the left side of the dialog box is the Autostar menu tree. On the right side of the
box is the virtual hand controller, complete with buttons and display. At the bottom of the display are the connection
and speech controls.
Once the dialog is open, you must connect to the Autostar before you can use the Remote Handbox. Similar to the
discussion above, there are two methods of connecting to the telescope. You can connect directly through the serial
port, or via a network. If you connect via a serial port, no other module will be able to access that serial port, if you
connect using the network method, several module may share the same serial port.
To connect, enter the serial port, or network address and port and then click on the appropriate check box. The display
window will post and “Initializing…” message as it establishes contact with your Autostar. After a few seconds, The
menu tree will appear at the left and the remote handbox will be up and running.