- Introduction
- Purpose
- Usage
- Guide TV camera
- Camera setup
- Equipment setup
- Power on camera
- Check that the camera sees light
- TCS clocks
- DATE command
- Reset TCS solar clock
- Reset sidereal time
- Reset the System D computer
- Possible reset scenarios for this
computer
- Boot procedure
- Telescope focus:
- TCS focus readout
- Troubleshooting focus problems
- encoder problems
- M2 Operations
- the M2 command
- check for proper status
- reposition the mirrors
- troubles moving the mirrors
- Autoguider system:
- A/G handpaddle extension to Upper Coudé
- AGBOX sees image in box
- Setting up the HP 1000 terminal
- Hard reset
- Switch settings
- Terminal troubleshooting
- no prompt, or dead terminal
- terminal only uses a portion of screen width
- terminal only uses a portion of screen height
- terminal operates slowly
- Logging on to the TCS
- Already running?
- Log in prompt
- Log in
- Entering TCS III commands
- User interface:
- Prompts
- Execution
- Help
- Logging off the TCS
- Get prompt
- Clear screen
- Troubleshooting the TCS computer
- Terminal problems
- Computer self-check
- Additional tests
- FPP test
- FFP test
- SIS test
- VIS test
- Booting problems
- RUN light will not stay on
- System starts, then no more activity
- Booting the TCS computer
- Location
- Front panel sequence
- Boot completion
- Switching to the backup TCS
computer
- Stop the primary computer
- Flip the R-Buss switch
- Switch the T.O. console
- Start backup computer
- Log on to the backup computer
- Backup computer status
- Getting the telescope ready for
operation:
- Make sure it is OK for you to be
moving the telescope
- Get the TELESCOPE KEY
- Ensure telescope hydraulics are
on, and pressure is OK
- Ensure air pressure is up, and
OK
- Ensure the telescope servo
amplifiers are on
- Unlock the telescope
- Simple telescope operations
- Prepare the telescope
- Put the TCS in computer mode
- Safety check
- Enter the position to slew to
- Initiate the slew
- Stopping the telescope
-
normal completion
- STOP command
- emergency stops
Simple manual mode telescope operations
- Prepare the telescope
- Safety check
- Get the TCS out of computer mode
- Slew the telescope
- Considerations on using Manual
Mode
- safety
- operational
Telescope limits
- End of axis travel limits
- hard limits
- soft limits
- Horizon limits
- 3 deg limit
- 8 deg limit
- Long instrument limits
- Response to limit indications
- 8 deg limit transient activation
- 8 deg limit constant activation
- 3 deg limit constant activation
- axis end of travel hard limit constant activation
- Exceptions