Entering southern declinations near the equator

I can’t belive this has not come up, but if I try to enter a southern declination near the equator, it won’t take it. This is with the sequence and in the telescope control. If I try to enter -00 36' 20”, it does not take the minus sign. It’s OK if I want to go to -1 36' 20”. In order to image in this location, I have to nudge the scope to it and prevent any scope slews. If I missed something on this, then my apologies. I am working with a narrow field (< 10 arc minute FOV) camera in this setup, so my pointing needs to be precise.

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