1. From a workstation or a terminal inside NRO, login using the allocated login ID.
2. Type "obs".  Startup Window appears as shown in fig 2.1.
3. Enter the information listed below, and push Go button.  Main Window appears as shown in fig 2.2.

Fig 2.1  Startup Window

Group : Login ID.

Project : Project name you registered.

Observer : Observer name. This is not indispensable.

Window Size :

default : workstation
small : PC-X

    You have to make three subtables (Source Table, Scan Table, and Device Table). A window to set parameters of the subtables is opened by pushing a type button on Main Window.  For example, if you select (RA,DEC)(L,B) for Source Table, Source Table Window appears as shown in fig 2.3.  (You can see windows for other subtables in section 3-section 5.)
 
1. Open a window to set parameters by selecting any type on Main Window.
2. Enter parameters of the subtable.  (The details of the parameters are discribed in section 3-section 5.)
3. Push Save button to save the parameters.
4. Push Quit button to close the window.


Make Source Table, Scan Table, and Device Table by this way.

* Samples of Scan Table and Device Table are available from Sample List.
 
 


Fig 2.3  Source Table Window

    After you make the subtables, you have to make Observe Table using the subtables, and send it to the workstation that controls the 45m telescope system. The operation mentioned below is performed on Main Window.

1. Enter name of Observe Table to save.
2. Enter name of subtables (Source Table, Scan Table and Device Table).
3. Select type of subtables (e.g., (RA, DEC)(L,B) for Source Table).
4. Push Save & Send button.  (If you want only to save Observe Table, push Save button.)


After you send Observe Table to the workstation, you can start your observation.

Basic operations of Obstable are listed here. When you push a button, use the left mouse-button.

• Get parameters of an existing file
1. Push File List button.
2. Select a file from the list.
3. Push Get button.
                  or
1. Type file name whose parameters you want to get in File Name.
2. Push Get Param button.

 
• Delete an existing file
1. Push File List button.
2. Select a file from the list.
3. Push Delete button.  Then, a window for confirmation appears.
4. Push Delete button again.
• Get parameters from a sample file
1. Push Sample List button.
2. Select a file from the list.
3. Push Get button.
• Print screen

      Push Print button.
• Clear parameters on a window

      Push Clear button.
 
• Save table
1. Enter file name in File Name (Observe Table for Main Window).
2. Push Save button.  If there is a table which has the same name, a window for confirmation appears.

 
• Close window

      Push Quit button.
 
• Send Observe Table (Main Window)
1. Enter file names of Observe Table and subtables.
2. Push type buttons of the subtables (e.g., (RA,DEC)(L,B) for Souce Table).
3. Push Save & Send button.
• Exit obstable

      Push Exit button on Main Window.

Buttons

• Check Param: Check consistency of parameters of Device Table (Line).
• Clear: Clear parameters on a window.
• Cont. List: Show a list of continuum sources. (Source Table Window)
• Delete: Delete the file specified in File List.
• Exit: End obstable.
• File List: Show the list of existing files.
• Get: Get parameters from the specfied file from a list.
• Get Param: Get parameters from the file specified in File Name.
• Print: Print screen.
• Quit: Close window.
• Sample List: Show the list of sample files.
• Save: Save a table.
• Save & Send: Save Observe Table and send it to the WS that controls the 45-m telescope system.
• SiO List: Show a list of SiO sources for pointing. (Source Table Window)

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