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 ====== Miscellaneous Tips ======
-====== Homing the Dome ======
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-The [[vatt:vatt_warm_startup_checklist|current Warm Startup Checklist]] is written from the point of view of an observer at the beginning of his/her run, presupposing that the homing of the dome needs to be done in the evening before the run. During the run, it is more natural to perform the homing of the dome at morning shutdown, as described in the [[vatt:vatt_warm_shutdown_checklist|current Warm Shutdown Checklist]].
+====== Remote Desktop ======
+Some ''Remote Desktop'' sessions (this software is a part of the Windows OS) open in fullscreen mode, effectively //taking over// the local computer (in our case, the HP ThinClient xterminal). In order to see the local computer's desktop, use the triple key stroke ''CTRL-ALT-END''. This will take you back to the local computer's desktop but the ''Remote Desktop'' software will remain active in a minimized window. You can terminate it just like any other minimized window, i.e., find the minimized window's placeholder in the taskbar, right-click on it, and close the session.
-====== XEphem ======
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-The icon ''XEphem 2'' can be preferred if you want to use any ".edb" text files you customize and edit and call on,  loaded in  the XEphem Skyview for slewing the telescope to. You should place your .edb in the directory ''/usr/local/xephem/catalogs'' on ''vattcontrol''.
+====== RackMount KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) Console ======
+  * The monitor can show (1) a list of servers and their status, (2) the desktop of any given server, (3) a combo of (1) and (2).
+  * It shows only the list (option 1 above) if it is not "connected" to any of the servers.
+  * It shows the combo (option 3 above) if it is "connected" to a server and the user presses ''prn sc''.
+  * When displaying a given server desktop (option 2 above), problems may arise if the server shuts down. The screen may remain black. Press ''prn sc'' to return to the list of servers (option 1 above), and you may still need to "disconnect" from that defunct server (click the ''disconnect'' button or type ''Alt+D'').
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 ====== AzCam @vattccda ======
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 The ''vattccda'' remote desktop is in the bottom right window.
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 ====== PHD2 Guiding Camera ======

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