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Contents
Operator's Manual
for the FCRAO 14 Meter Telescope
Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
March 13, 2000
Contents
Computer and Tracking Program Startup
System Startup
Turning on the MODCOMP Computer
Loading (or Reloading) the MODCOMP Computer MAX IV Operating System
Tracking Program Start-Up
Turning on and pointing the Telescope
Antenna Power Up
Subreflector Power Up
FAAS Power Up
Pointing the Telescope
Activate Instrument Computers
Ethernet Bridge (prescott)
Platform PC (ppc)
QEF PC (qef)
FAAS PC (faas)
Rebooting the Computer
System Shutdown
Tracking Program Startup Checklist
Tracking Programs
Introduction
Command Entry from a Terminal
Command entry at the VT100 terminal in the Control Room
Command entry at the UNIX Workstation
Command Entry by a Remote Observer
Command Structure and Syntax
Command Entry Modes
Command Entry from the Keyboard
Command Entry via User Defined Functions
Defining New Functions
Aborting Functions
Command Entry from Disk Files
Timed Input from a Disk File
Sequential Input from a Disk File
Review of Disk File Contents
Terminating or Aborting Disk File Input
Tracking Program Displays
Instrument Program Displays
Online Help with Tracking Program Commands
Control of Instruments
The Antenna
Enabling Tracking
Source Positions
Ephemeris Tracking
Pointing Offsets
Telescope Limits
The Subreflector
Receivers
Selecting a Receiver
Setting the Frequency
Spectrometers
Spectrometer Configuration
FAAS Setup
Blanking Measurements
Continuum Configurations
Control of CAL Chopper
Radome Environment and Telescope Thermal Control
Data Collection Programs
Introduction
Scan Storage
Conditions that Prevent Data Taking and Their Circumvention
Data Calibration - CAL
Spectral Line Data Calibration
Continuum Data Calibration
Position Switching - PS and DPS
Two Beam Continuum Observations with PS or DPS (REFSAME)
Beam Switching
Frequency Switching - FS
Mapping - MAP
Five Point Mapping - FIVE
Spectral Line Five Points
Continuum Five Point Maps
APOINT - Auto Pointing & Focusing
Polarization Switched Observations
Spectral Line Polarization Switched - PLSW
Continuum Polarization Observations
ON Source Observations - ON
Off Source Observations - OFF
Utility Programs
Skydip Routine - DIP
Source Catalog Program - CAT
Input from the UNIX Workstation
Cometary Ephemeris Program
Sensors and Alarms
Operator Terminal Error Messages
Trouble Shooting Guide
General
SEQUOIA
Emergency
Life and Limb
Power Outage
Index
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