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/* The Advanced Tab */
* Open/close the mirror covers. Covers should be open when observing, otherwise closed.
* Put the altaz, secondary and tertiary mirror motors in Auto mode. Motors should always be in Auto unless there is a fault. If a motor will not stay in Auto mode, call a technician.
* Park (alt=50° az=90°) or unpark the telescope (also turns tracking on) to enable it to slew.
'''Rotator''' panel:
* Switch the "Lights" on/off. This refers to the fluorescent lights mounted high in the dome.
* Switch on/off the slew lights. This refers to the dimmer lights mounted on the ring beam, that can be used to check on the telescope using the webcam.
* Take TCS control of the dome (needed for all dome functions except controlling the slew lights).
* Park the dome (az=270°).
* Open/close the dome shutters.
* Stop the dome rotation or and shutter movement.
'''Position/time/vital functions''' panel:
* The [[#Local Control Unit (LCU )|LCU]] monitors observing conditions, and has tick boxes to override some forms of shutdown.
* The schematic shows the shutter status (red=closed or moving, green=open) and position, and the telescope status (slewing=red, tracking=yellow) and altaz position. No indication of telescope presence implies that it has not tracked or slewed for the past 30 minutes.
* The time is displayed in SAST, UT, LST and Julian Date.
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