Meade LT Series To Add a landmark to the database, To Select a landmark from the database

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To Add a landmark to the database:

In this procedure, you will store the location of terrestrial landmarks in AutoStar’s memory.

1.Set the telescope in the home position, if necessary. Note for future reference where the telescope is located and if you have aligned the telescope, which alignment method is used.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To use the Landmark function, the telescope must be located and aligned exactly as when the landmark(s) was added to the database.

2.Display the “Setup: Targets” menu option. Choose “Terrestrial” and press ENTER – “Setup: Targets” displays again. Choosing this option turns off tracking for astronomical objects and is not useful for the viewing of terrestrial objects such as those in the Landmark database. Be sure to change this option back to “Astronomical” when you wish to view celestial objects again.

3.Press MODE once. “Select Item: Setup” displays.

4.Press the Scroll Down key once and “Select Item: Object” displays. Press Enter. “Object: Solar System” displays.

5.Press the Scroll Up key twice and “Object: Landmarks” displays. Press ENTER. “Landmark: Select” displays.

6.Press the Scroll Down key once. “Landmark: Add” displays. Press ENTER.

7.“Landmark Name” displays. Using Arrow keys, enter a name for the landmark you wish to add to the database. When finished, press ENTER.

8.“Center Landmark. Press Enter” displays. Using only the Arrow keys (do not manually move the telescope), move the telescope to the desired landmark and center the object in the eyepiece. Press Enter. The object is now stored in memory.

9.“Landmark: Add” displays. If you wish to add more landmarks, repeat steps 5 through 7.

To Select a landmark from the database:

1.Make sure the telescope is located and aligned exactly as when the desired landmark was entered into memory.

2.Display the “Landmark: Select” menu option. Press ENTER.

3.Use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list of objects you have previously entered. When the desired object displays, press ENTER to select the object. Use the Scroll keys to scroll through location information about the object, if desired. Press GO TO to slew the telescope to the landmark.

4.Press MODE to exit.

To perform a Landmark Survey

This procedure allows you to perform a tour of the objects entered in the “Object: Landmark” menu option – note that the Landmark Survey will function only if you have previously entered objects in the Landmark menu.

1.Navigate to “Utilities: Landmark Survey” menu and press ENTER.

2.“Landmark Survey: Slewing...” displays. The telescope moves to the first object on the Survey list and displays the name of the object.

3.Press MODE to pause the Survey. Press Enter to restart the survey at the first object of the survey.

To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStar.

AutoStar has a limited amount of memory. Once you begin to store Landmarks, User Objects and other bits of information in AutoStar, you will begin to use up memory. This procedure allows you to check on how much memory is still available.

1.Navigate to the “Setup: Statistics” menu option and press ENTER.

2.“Statistics: 97.4K Char. Free” displays. This is the amount of memory that is still available to the user.

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Contents Index Battery Safety Instructions Contents LT Series ACF and LT Series SC Telescope IntroductionAssembling the Tripod Getting StartedLock-Knob Spreader Shaft End Nut Spreader BarUsing an AC Adapter or DC Power Cord Installing the BatteriesPower Port Mounting the TelescopeYour Telescope is now Fully Assembled Attaching AccessoriesGETTING#497 Handboxstarted Using the Red Dot Finder Adjusting the Red Dot FinderLT Series Home Position Aligning the LT SeriesMagnetic North Home Position True North Home PositionInitializing AutoStar Moving Through AutoStar’s MenusEasy Two-Star Align How to perform the Easy Align ProcedureGo To Saturn Using the Guided TourAutoStarLT SERIES#497KEYHANDBOXFEATURES B. C. D. E Computer Control Panel Eyepiece Holder Thumb ScrewChoosing Eyepieces Optional Accessories52º AutoStarOPTIONAL#497ACCESSORIESHANDBOX Imagers and Accessories Power SuppliesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button AUTOAutotarSTAR#497HANDBOXSlew Speeds Observing Using AutoStar’s Arrow Keys Terrestrial Observing Observe the MoonTo Calculate Sunset time AutoStar Navigation ExerciseGuided Tour Menu Entering Data into AutoStarObject Menu Navigating AutoStarAutoStar #497 Menu Tree Event Menu Utilities Menu Glossary MenuSetup Menu Index Autostar #497 Handbox To Add a Site to the user-defined site list Adding Observing SitesTo Edit a Site To GO to a user-entered object Using AutoStar to Find Objects Not in the DatabaseObserving Satellites Tour Modes How to Create Your Own Guided Tour Writing a Tour Command Line Comment Line Index Downloading Tours LandmarksTo Select a landmark from the database To Add a landmark to the databaseTo perform a Landmark Survey To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStarAdvanced Alt/Az Alignment IdentifyTwo-Star Alt/Az Alignment Displayed information ExampleAutostar Features One-Star Alt/Az Alignment BrowseCollimation MaintenanceLT Series Collimation Collimation ScrewsInspecting the Optics Customer ServiceGauging the Movement of the Telescope Updating Your LT Series FirmwareAppendix a DriveObjects in Space Appendix BDeep-Sky Objects Model and Product Number LT ACF # Optical System Appendix C SpecificationsAutoStarSPECIFICATIONS#497 Handbox ACF and SC Optical Systems Appendix DFederal Communications Commission Appendix ERecycling 55-09004 Meade Limited Warranty
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