= User Manual Basics =
This wiki is meant to provide information on using the 74" telescope. More Outdated information can be found in the [http://www.saao.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/tcsman74_v10.2.pdf 74" TCS user manual], v. 10.2, updated Nov. 2014.
* Report any problems on [https://faultreports.saao.ac.za/ the fault reports page].
==Introduction==
The 74" TCS is written in C using XFORMS to create the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The software runs on a PC running real-time linux.
The As of 23 May 2016, the TCS allows the full control of the telescope; the , acquisition and guiding (A/G) camera; and the dome (including opening and closing of from the shutters and control room. This includes everything from power control to full slewing to target. "Manual" control of the windblind, as of December 2009)telescope is still possible. As of May 2016, This wiki is a basic guide to operating the TCS allows powering and slewing 74inch from arriving at the telescope to closing down at the end of the telescopenight.
== Start-up Recipe==