> I think I'm having a problem with my keypad. Each time I go through my 2
> star alignment routine I find that when I'm done centering the star (whether
> it's the first or second star), I have to press several time the ENTER key
> for it to finally register or beep. Is this normal? What I don't understand
> it that I only get this problem during the alignment routine. Otherwise the
> ENTER key works great !

That's actually normal. The problem is that the scope recognizes two different
kinds of ENTER, short press and long press. For some silly reason, the
software will only accept short presses in the alignment routine.
This is almost sort-of documented, or at least hinted at in the manual.
Vaguely. Nice manual, no?

Try a short press, just a quick press/release. I know this is counterintuitive;
I still find myself occasionally holding down the key waiting for a beep.

This was discussed a year or so ago, but I don't think any of it got into
the topical archives.

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