Go2Nova ® 8408 Hand Controller; Key Description - iOptron SmartEQ Pro Plus Instruction Manual

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2.2. Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller
RA+
The Go2Nova
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the SmartEQ Pro+ mount. It has a 4 line, 21 character large LCD screen, function keys, direction keys
and number keys on the front; and a HBX port (6-pin) and a serial port (4-pin) at the bottom.

2.2.1. Key Description

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MENU Key: Press "MENU" to enter the Main Menu.
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BACK Key: Move back to the previous screen, or end/cancel current operation, such as slewing.
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ENTER Key: Confirm an input, go to the next menu, select a choice, or slew the telescope to a
selected object.
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Arrow (▲▼◄►) Keys: The arrow keys are used to control the movement of DEC and R.A. axes.
Press and hold ▲(DEC+),▼(DEC-) buttons to move a telescope along the DEC direction,
◄(R.A.+), ►(R.A.-) to move a telescope along the RA direction. They are also used to browse the
menu or move the cursor while in the menu. Holding an arrow key for a fast scrolling.
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Number Keys: Input numerical values. Also used to adjust slewing speeds (1: 1X; 2: 2X; 3: 8X; 4:
16X; 5: 64X; 6: 128X; 7: 256X; 8: 512X; 9: MAX)
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? Key: Identify and display nearby bright stars or objects where the telescope points to.
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0 Key: Stop the mount during GOTO. Also toggling between start and stop tracking.
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HBX (Handbox) port: connect the HC to the SmartEQ mount using 6 pin RJ11 plug.
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Serial port: connect the HC to a Computer via a RS232 to 4 pin 4 wire (4P4C) RJ-9 cable (iOptron
item #8412). The pin out of the serial port is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1. Go2Nova 8408 hand controller
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8408 hand controller (HC) shown in Figure 1 is the standard controllers that used for
Figure 2. Serial port pin out on an 8408 hand controller
DEC+
RA-
DEC-
6
Serial HBX
Port Port