Re: [guide-user] Guide8 & LX200

Bill J Gray Jan 30, 2011

Hi Dave,

> ....I have a couple of the LX200 toolbar buttons
> activated and clicked on the 'Get LX-200 info' one and waited for some
> time until Guide came back with an error message, 'Error: Reply 239!'.
> This kind of surprised me since Guide had slewed the telescope and I
> thought the communication between them was as it always has been. Anyone
> have an idea what the error message means or why I would get that from
> Guide?

Not all functions are implemented on all LX200s.

'Slew scope' and 'slew Guide' should always work, even with truly
ancient LX200s. Some of the other functions will just about always work,
such as the arrow controls. The GPS-related functions, for example,
obviously aren't going to do anything on a scope that lacks GPS. Which
flavor of LX200 do you have (GPS, AutoStar, etc.)?

-- Bill