# Select the '''Instrument''' you require by clicking either SHOC or SIBONISE to the mid-left of the display. The selected instrument name will turn green.
=== Start-up remotely from Cape Town ===
On-site technical staff should have checked the facility in the afternoon, clearing any obstacles, unlocking turning off the dome lockout and turning off the any lightsthat are not under software control.
# If you are not working on site at SAAO in Cape Town, enable your SAAO VPN.
# '''Check the weather conditions [https://suthweather.saao.ac.za/ here]'''. If windspeed <60km/h and T-T<sub>dew</sub> > 1.5 (see [[#Observing limits|observing limits]]), continue with step 2.
# Open a Chrome or Chromium browser, navigate to the [https://unifivideo.suth.saao.ac.za:7443/cameras Unifi webcam], click "Live Feed" and check your volume level so you can hear sounds from the dome. Also open this [https:10.2.50.12 webcam] which gives a wider view of the observing floor.
# Open another browser window and navigate to the [https://1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za:5000 TCS](URL, username & password in the User Resources google doc).
# Navigate to the "Advanced" tab of the TCS, and in the central "Dome" section, turn the Slew Lights ON and check the webcam to see if observing floor is clear (if not, call the standby technician). Switch the Slew Lights OFF.
# Click the '''STARTUP''' button on the bottom right of the screen. This will switch on the slew lights so you can watch it open the dome, baffle and mirror covers, and set the dome to follow the telescope, then switch off the slew lights. A blue progress circle will rotate on the button while all the commands are executed - don't try to do anything else until it disappears, indicating that the startup procedure is complete.