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2. Look through the reticle. Use the Arrow keys to keep the star centered in the reticle
cross-hairs. AutoStar displays a count of the 150 positions of the worm gear. When
the count reaches 150, one cycle is complete. A full cycle takes about 24 minutes.
3. Press MODE to exit.
PEC Update Menu Option
PEC Update does not overwrite the data, but updates the training using information
gathered from both the last and the current training sessions. Press the MODE key to
exit from this option. If you wish to further refine your training, select this menu again
and repeat the procedure.
PEC Erase Menu Option
Select this option to erase all PEC training data.

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This menu allows you to search the database for objects with certain parameters,
much like a search engine. The "Edit Parameters" option lets you set various
parameters for the search and "Start Search" activates the search. A typical search
might be performed as follows:
1. Select "Browse" from the Object menu. Press ENTER. "Browse: Start Search"
displays.
2. Press one of the Scroll Keys and "Browse: Edit Parameters" displays. Press
ENTER.
3. "Edit Parameters: Largest (mins)" displays. "Mins" stands for arc-minutes. Press
ENTER.
4. "Largest (mins)" and a value displays. Using the Number keys, enter a size in
arc-minutes. AutoStar will search for objects up to this size and no larger. Press
ENTER.
5. "Edit Parameters: Largest (mins)" displays again. Press the Scroll Down key. "Edit
Parameters: Smallest (mins)" displays. Enter the value for the smallest size of an
object that AutoStar will search for in the database. Continue with "Brightest,"
Faintest," and "Minimum Elevation," using the procedure described in steps 3 and
4.
6. After "Minimum Elevation," "Object Type" displays. Press ENTER." "+Black Hole"
displays.If you do not wish to have "Black Holes" in your search, press ENTER
and the "+" changes to a "–." Press the Scroll Down to scroll to the next item.
"+Diffuse Nebula" displays. Continue to scroll through the list and press ENTER
if you wish to change the "+" to a "–" or vice-versa.
7. After you have scrolled to the last item on the "Object Type" list, press MODE
twice and the Scroll Down key once. "Browse: Start Search" displays. Press
ENTER. "Start Search: Next" displays. Press ENTER. AutoStar searches the
database and displays the first object that matches the search parameters you
have entered. Use the scroll keys to display information about the object. Press
MODE and "Start Search: Next" displays again. Press ENTER and the next item
matching the parameters displays. Repeat this procedure to display all the
objects.
8. Press MODE repeatedly to leave this menu.