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WARNING!

Never use a Meade® LXD75™-SeriesTelescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irre- versible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope or its viewfinder at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult supervision while observing.

CAUTION: Use care to install batteries in the orientation indicated by the illustration in the battery slots of the battery holder. Follow battery manufacturer's precautions. Do not install batteries backwards or mix new and used batteries. Do not mix battery types. If these precautions are not followed, batteries may explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade warranty.

®The name "Meade," "Autostar" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent Office and in principal countries throughout the world. "LXD75," "Autostar Suite," and “LPI” are trademarks of Meade Instruments Corporation.

Patents:

US 6,304,376

US 6,392,799

US 6,563,636

D422,610 Patent Pending

© 2004 Meade Instruments Corporation.

CONTENTS

 

Telescope Features

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Autostar Features

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Getting Started

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Unpacking and Assembly

11

How to Assemble Your Telescope

11

Balancing the Telescope

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Aligning the Viewfinder

14

Choosing an Eyepiece

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Observing By Moving the Telescope Manually

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Activate the Arrow Keys

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Slew Speeds

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Observe the Moon

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Tracking Objects

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Setting the Polar Home Position

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Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking

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Using Autostar's GO TO Capabilities

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Moving Through Autostar’s Menus

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Initializing Autostar

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Training the Drive

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Easy Alignment

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Go To Saturn

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Using the Guided Tour

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Basic Autostar Operation

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Autostar Navigation Exercise

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Entering Data into Autostar

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Navigating Autostar

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Autostar's Menus

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Object Menu

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Event Menu

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Glossary Menu

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Utilities Menu

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Setup Menu

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Useful Autostar Features

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Adding Observing Sites

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Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries....

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Observing Satellites

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Landmarks

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To Check on Available Memory

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Photography

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Optional Accessories

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Maintenance and Collimation

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Specifications

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Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates

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Locating the Celestial Pole

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One- And Two-Star Polar Alignment

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Appendix B: Enhancing Pointing Precision

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The Polar Alignment Viewfinder

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Three-Star Alignment Method #1

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Axis Alignment Method #2

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Axis Alignment Method #3

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Smart Drive Training (PEC) Method #4

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Appendix C: Latitude Chart

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Appendix D: EC Handbox

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Appendix E: Mounting the Model SC-8 Optical Tube ....

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Appendix F: Basic Astronomy

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Contents
LXD 75 -Series Telescopes Page Contents BC1 g f e Telescope FeaturesD E F LXD75-SeriesYour Personal Window to the Universe $ Computer Control Panel see e LXD75 Tips Autostar Features FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Tip Getting Started How to Assemble Your TelescopeTelescope Assembly AccessoriesViewfinder assembly Newtonian reflector models Balancing the Telescope C D E FChoosing an Eyepiece Aligning the ViewfinderObserving by Moving the Telescope Manually Too Much Power?Slew Speeds Autostar Models Only Activate the Arrow Keys Autostar Models Only16b Setting the Polar Home PositionObserve the Moon Tracking ObjectsUsing Autostars GO to Capabilities Autostar Models Only Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureInitializing Autostar Autostar Models Only Moving Through Autostar’s Menus Autostar Models OnlyTraining the Drive Autostar Models Only Go To Saturn Autostar Models Only Easy Alignment Autostar Models OnlyPlanet Saturn is over 800 million miles from the Earth Using the Guided Tour Autostar Models OnlyTo Calculate Sunset time Autostar Navigation ExerciseNavigating Autostar Entering Data into AutostarSelect Item Object Autostars MenusObject Menu MenusLXD75-Series Event MenuGlossary Menu Utilities MenuEnter Setup MenuObserving Considerations Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Surf the Web Adding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-defined site listTo Edit a Site To GO to a user-entered object Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the LibrariesObserving Satellites LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database To Check on the Available Memory To Select a landmark from the databaseTo perform a Landmark Survey Photography Few tips on photography with the LXD75-SeriestelescopesPhotography with Meade’s Autostar Suite 10 f/4 Optional AccessoriesSeries 4000 Photo-Visual Optional Autostar handbox for EC model users General Maintenance MaintenanceD e f g Page Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Page Page Specifications 5 Model SN-6AT, SN-6EC Specifications4 Model SN-8AT, SN-8EC Specifications 10 f/4 Model SN-10AT Specifications 9.3 Model AR-5AT, AR-5EC Specifications8 Model AR-6AT Specifications 5 Model N-6EC Specifications 10 Model SC-8AT SpecificationsInspecting the Optics Autostar SpecificationsAutostar Dimensions Meade Customer ServiceAppendix a Celestial Coordinates Setting CirclesTwo-Star Polar Alignment Locating the Celestial PolePolar Alignment One-Star Polar AlignmentTo perform the Three-Star Alignment Method #1 Three-Star Alignment Using AutostarPolar Alignment Viewfinder Enhancement MethodsProcedure #1 To correct for attitude misalignment Method 2 Axis Alignment ProceduresPosition a Procedure #2 To correct for elevation misalignmentTips Method 3 Axis Alignment Using AutostarPEC Erase Menu Option Method #4 Smart Drive Training Periodic Error CorrectionPEC Update Menu Option PEC Train Menu OptionCity Country Latitude Appendix C Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City State/Prov./Country LatitudeAppendix D EC Handbox To move the telescope using the Electronic Controller Modes of OperationSlew Speeds Tracking Rates Optional Autostar Computer Controller for LXD75 EC Users Changing the Polar ModeMounting the SC bracket and optical tube to the mount How to Attach the Optical Tube to the MountMoon Appendix F Basic AstronomyAutostar Glossary Objects in SpaceDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsFurther Study Page Meade Limited Warranty
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