# Check the observing floor and '''clear any obstacles''' (e.g. ladders) that may obstruct the telescope.
# '''Switch off the [[#Light switches|lights]]''' everywhere except in the warm room.
# Log into lesedi-nuc in the warm room (address, username & password in the User Resources google doc), open a browser and navigate to the [https://unifivideo.suth.saao.ac.za:7443/cameras webcam] and click "Live Feed". Adjust the PC's volume to ensure that you can hear the ambient noise in the dome.
# Open a second browser window and navigate to the TCS (URL, username & password in the User Resources google doc).
# Click the '''STARTUP''' button on the TCS. 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 send any other TCS commands until it disappears, indicating that the startup procedure is complete.