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31 changes: 22 additions & 9 deletions docs/source/quick_start.rst
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- The **RIGHT** arrow selects the current menu item, which either sets an option or opens another menu
- The **LEFT** arrow takes you back to the previous menu or screen
- Press and hold **LEFT** for more than a second to jump back to the TOP of the menus
- **RIGHT** is also the confirm key. On a screen that asks you to confirm, such as the
shutdown screen, **RIGHT** selects the highlighted option and **LEFT** goes back
- **SQUARE** does not confirm. Press and hold it to open the Quick Menu, described below. A
short press does whatever the screen you're on uses it for

Some menus, like the catalog selection, let you check several menu items on and off with
the **RIGHT** arrow.
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a planet. Point your telescope at it and roughly center it in your eyepiece.
2. Look at the PiFinder screen and find that star plotted there. Press the **+/-** keys to
zoom out if it helps you identify it.
3. Press **SQUARE** to switch to star-selection mode.
3. Press **SQUARE** to start the alignment. The hint along the bottom of the screen reads
START ALIGN, and the screen switches to star-selection mode.

.. image:: images/quick_start/align_start.png

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4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the star your telescope is pointing at, then return to
the eyepiece and center it as well as you can.
5. Press **SQUARE** to complete the alignment. The PiFinder now places objects wherever in
your eyepiece that star sits. To exit without changing the alignment point, press **0**.
5. Press **SQUARE** to save the alignment. The hint now reads SAVE. The PiFinder then places
objects wherever in your eyepiece that star sits. To exit without changing the alignment
point, press **0**.

.. image:: images/quick_start/align_done.png

The marker returns to the normal Telrad-style reticle, showing your newly adjusted alignment
point. The PiFinder saves it, so you don't need to repeat this unless you remove the
PiFinder from your telescope and attach it again.

**SQUARE** starts and saves the alignment on this screen only. It is not a general confirm
key. On a screen that asks you to confirm, such as the shutdown screen, press **RIGHT**.

.. note::
You can also align on any catalog object. If you've found an object and it's not centered,
center it up, press and hold **SQUARE** for one second, and select Align. This isn't like
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.. image:: images/quick_start/align_day_start.png

Opening the screen switches the camera to a short daytime exposure so you can see what it's
pointing at. Press **SQUARE** to begin.
pointing at. Press **SQUARE** to start the alignment. The hint along the bottom of the
screen reads START ALIGN.

The view splits into four quadrants, labelled to match the keypad corners: **7** top-left,
**9** top-right, **1** bottom-left, **3** bottom-right. Press the key for the quadrant your
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.. image:: images/quick_start/align_day_fine.png

Center your distant object in the eyepiece, move the marker onto it on screen, then press
**SQUARE** to save. Press **0** to exit without changing the alignment. Use something far
enough away that the focus matches the night sky, such as a distant treetop, chimney or
hilltop, rather than something across the room.
**SQUARE** to save the alignment. The hint now reads SAVE. Press **0** to exit without
changing the alignment. Use something far enough away that the focus matches the night sky,
such as a distant treetop, chimney or hilltop, rather than something across the room.

**SQUARE** starts and saves the alignment on this screen. It is not a general confirm key.

.. note::
In daylight the PiFinder shows the image in plain white rather than the usual red, since
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A shutdown isn't strictly required before you turn the power off, but the PiFinder is a
computer and skipping it risks file corruption. Press and hold the power button for about a
second. The screen asks you to confirm, and a second press shuts the PiFinder down and
turns it off. The :ref:`user_guide:shutdown` section walks through it with pictures,
second. The screen then asks you to confirm. Press and hold the power button again, or
press the **RIGHT** arrow. The PiFinder shuts down and turns itself off. **SQUARE** does
not confirm here. The :ref:`user_guide:shutdown` section walks through it with pictures,
including the keypad route.

.. note::
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- The **RIGHT** arrow selects the current menu item, which either sets an option or opens another menu
- The **LEFT** arrow takes you back to the previous menu or screen
- Press and hold **LEFT** for more than a second to jump back to the TOP of the menus
- **RIGHT** is also the confirm key. On a screen that asks you to confirm, such as
:ref:`user_guide:shutdown`, **RIGHT** selects the highlighted option and **LEFT** goes back
- **SQUARE** does not confirm. Press and hold it to open the :ref:`user_guide:quick menu`.
A short press does whatever the screen you're on uses it for, such as cycling through
extra information

The arrows are the four directions of the joystick. Pressing the joystick straight in does
the same as the **SQUARE** key.
the same as the **SQUARE** key, and holding it in opens the Quick Menu. To confirm, press
**RIGHT**.

.. note::
On v3 and v2.5 PiFinders the arrows are four separate buttons in a row along the bottom
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.. image:: images/quick_start/rev4_power.jpeg

To shut down, press and hold the button again for about a second. The screen goes straight
to the shutdown confirmation. A second press confirms it, a tone plays, and the PiFinder
turns itself off once it has closed everything down safely. In normal use you never need to
cut the power by hand. If the software ever hangs and will not shut down, press and hold
**PWR** for more than 14 seconds to reset the power system. See
:ref:`troubleshooting:the pifinder won't turn on`.
to the shutdown confirmation. Press and hold the button once more to confirm, or press the
**RIGHT** arrow. A tone plays, and the PiFinder turns itself off once it has closed
everything down safely. In normal use you never need to cut the power by hand. If the
software ever hangs and will not shut down, press and hold **PWR** for more than 14 seconds
to reset the power system. See :ref:`troubleshooting:the pifinder won't turn on`.

The menus get you to the same place if your hands are already on the keypad. See
:ref:`user_guide:shutdown`.
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.. image:: images/quick_start/shutdown_confirm.png

Press the power button again, or the **RIGHT** arrow, to confirm. Press the **LEFT** arrow
to go back. The screen and keypad turn off within a few seconds, and the PiFinder turns
itself off.
Press and hold the power button again, or press the **RIGHT** arrow, to confirm. Press the
**LEFT** arrow to go back. The screen and keypad turn off within a few seconds, and the
PiFinder turns itself off.

**SQUARE** does not confirm on this screen. Press and hold it and the Quick Menu opens
instead. For what each key does, see :ref:`user_guide:the menu system`.

The keypad gets you to the same screen. The Tools menu offers a Shutdown menu item under
Power, and the Quick Menu is faster:
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