object without affecting the modeling 

parameters. 

Focus Control

:F+# 

Focus In 

:F # 

Focus Out 

:FQ# 

Stop focusing 

:FF# 

Focus Fast 

:FM# 

Focus Medium 

:FS# 

Focus Slow 

Get Information

:GA# 

 # 

Get Altitude (from L1, V2.0 up) 

Get LED Display Brightness 

Value(from L1, V2.0 up) 

:GB# 

# 

n=0: 100% n=6: 6.6% n=7: blank 

display n=8: test mode (all pixels lit). 

Local Calendar Date, month mm, 

:GC# 

/
/# 

days dd and years yy separated by 

slashs. 

Apparent (refraction included) 

Declination the telescope is pointing 

In High Precision 

to, to the equinox of the date. Despite 

mode:  

during GoTo operations, the 

{+ 

coordinates are corrected according 

:GD# 

}
::#  

to the pointing model.   

In Low Precision 

Signed degrees ( 90 to +90), minutes, 

mode:  

seconds. The degree sign in Low 

{+ }
 # 

Precision mode is the character 

0xDF. 

:GE# 

::# 

Get Alarm time (from L1, V2.0 up) 

Get hours from UTC (from L1, V2.0 

:GG# 

{+ }# 

up) 

Civil Time (UTC time from the 

internal Real Time Clock + UTC 

:GL# 

::# 

offset), hours, minutes, seconds in 

24 hour format. 

High Precision mode:   Apparent (refraction included) Right 

:GR# 

::#  

Ascension the telescope is pointing 

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