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AutoStar II Operation

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AutoStar II Operation AutoStar II Operation ¸ B 2-Line LCD Display C ENTER Key D MODE Key E "GO TO" Key F Arrow Keys G Number Keys H Scroll Keys I "?" Key J Coil Cord Port 1) Coil Cord 1! Utility Light ᕡ · » ² ¿ ´ º ¾ ¶ µ Figure 35: The AutoStar II Handbox Fig. 36: The AutoStar Universe: The six primary categories listed in the Select Item menu of AutoStar. It is important to understand that menu selections are set in a loop (Page 28, Fig. 38). This means that pressing the Scroll Down key (Fig. 35, #7) cycles down through all the available options within a given category, then returns to the first option. The Scroll Up key (Fig. 35, 7) cycles up through the options in the opposite order. Note that this capability is a quick way to get to an option that is near the bottom of the list. The following example demonstrates this capability. Example: To navigate to the "Select Item: Setup" menu option when the "Select Item: Object" menu is displayed: 1. Press the Scroll Down key four times or the Scroll Up key once. The screen (Fig. 35, #1) displays two lines of information. The top line shows the current menu level. The second line displays an option which may be selected within that menu level. Some options are choices that select the next menu level down. The Scroll keys move up and down within the list of available options, showing one option at a time. When the desired option is displayed on the second 27

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It is important to understand that menu selections
are set in a loop
(Page 28, Fig. 38)
. This means that
pressing the Scroll Down key
(Fig. 35, #7)
cycles
down through all the available options within a given
category, then returns to the first option. The Scroll Up
key
(Fig. 35, 7)
cycles up through the options in the
opposite order. Note that this capability is a quick way
to get to an option that is near the bottom of the list.
The following example demonstrates this capability.
Example
:
To navigate to the “Select Item: Setup” menu option
when the “Select Item: Object” menu is displayed:
1. Press the Scroll Down key four times or the
Scroll Up key once.
The screen
(Fig. 35, #1)
displays two lines of
information. The top line shows the current menu
level. The second line displays an option which may
be selected within that menu level.
Some options are choices that select the next menu
level down. The Scroll keys move up and down within
the list of available options, showing one option at
a time.
When the desired option is displayed on the second
AutoStar II Operation
Fig. 36: The AutoStar Universe: The six primary
categories listed in the Select Item menu of AutoStar.
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Figure 35:
The AutoStar II Handbox
B
2-Line LCD Display
C
ENTER Key
D
MODE Key
E
“GO TO” Key
F
Arrow Keys
G
Number Keys
H
Scroll Keys
I
“?” Key
J
Coil Cord Port
1)
Coil Cord
1!
Utility Light
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