Profiles - Lacerta M-GEN User Manual

Can be a so-called button item that does/starts
some function. Can be a submenu item to enter a
new screen (down in menu tree).
For example the main menu consists only of this
type of items.
Can be a so-called switch that can be altered by
the SET button. (This is a two-state parameter
item.)
For example: enabling functions or modes are
controlled by this type of items. Commonly a '-'
character indicates the OFF and a '' char. the
ON state.
Can be a special parameter that can have a few
number of fix values, displayed as a text.
For example on LiveView screen this item can
have only the "max." and "avg." values.
The value of most of the parameters or variables are stored into EEPROM (non-volatile)
memory of the HC at power-off. At the next power-on they are initialized from here.

3.2.3 Profiles

Profile means the value of a set of variables / parameters, these are called profile
variables. The value of these can be set in each profile independently. Changing the active
profile will change the value of all these profile variables.
There are 3 separate profiles (number 0, 1 and 2). The active profile can be changed in the
misc. menu screen. If doing so the old profile setting is stored into memory and the new one is
loaded into the profile variables. The change of these takes effect immediately and so there
may be a question to stop the current autoguiding because all the guiding parameters are
profile variables.
A profile can be interpreted as a 'trimmed' set of parameters for each guiding solutions,
for example profile 0 for a guiding telescope, profile 1 for off-axis system and so on.
Non-profile (global) variables are not affected by a profile change. The parameters of the
AutoExposure program are of this global type for example. Profile variables are generally for
those variables that are needed for autoguiding.
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