In reply to my question about communicating with the LX200 John Linse kindly
gave a me a check list for setting up the link. It works if you follow it in
the correct sequence:

John Linse Said:-

1- Turn on tracking computer in the lab
2- Boot up ACP for example
3- Plug in RS-232 lead into scope
4- Plug in power lead into scope "DO NOT TURN POWER ON YET"
5- Align scope. Alt/Az
6- Turn power on scope
7- Handset reads 'MEADE', S'ware ver # and then arrow pointing
to'TELESCOPE' on the handset.
8- DO NOT PUSH ANY BUTTONS ON THE HANDSET
9- ON ACP 'CONNECT' The 'TIME' and 'POSITION' readouts come on. (Thanks
Bob Denny)
10- Set your 'SITE'
11- Use 'Alignment Wizard' for star alignment ACP knows you are in
Alt/Az IF prior to all this the scope computer was set for Alt/AZ mode
12- Then 'GO' Pick your object 'it'll work'

Yesterday, I tracked the sun for most of the day. At about 1800 UT used 'GO'
on ACP to slew to Venus. It was right in the field of view. Latter we
looked at M67. again using 'GO' in ACP.


Thanks John

Andrew Jackson

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