Meade LX90 instruction manual On/Off

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6	Battery			Rib
6	Compartment			Rib

Battery

Holder

6.Remove the covers from both battery compartments located on top of the drive base and carefully lift the battery holders from their compartments, being mindful of the connector wires. Insert four (user-supplied) C-cell batteries into each battery holder (eight batteries total), oriented as shown on the diagram on the battery holder.

Return the battery holders to the battery compartment. See the diagram above. Replace the covers when you are done.

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HBX Port	ON/OFF	AutoStar Coil
		Cable Port
		Cable Port

7.Slide the computer control panel power switch to OFF, if necessary. Remove the AutoStar handbox and the AutoStar interface cable from the packing materials. Plug one end into the HBX port of the computer control panel and plug the other end into the Coil Cable port on the AutoStar handbox.

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A U T O S T A R

8.Flip the Power Switch on the computer control panel to the ON position. The copyright message lights on AutoStar’s LCD display.

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Slew Speeds:
Speed 9: Fast
.	Arrow
.	Keys
.	Keys
Speed 5: Medium
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.
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Speed 1: Slow	Number
	Keys

9.Press the key prompted by AutoStar to accept the Sun warning. You can now use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the telescope up, down, right, or left. To change the telescope’s slew speed, press the Number keys. "9" is the fastest speed and "1" is slowest speed. See page 17 for more details.

JR.A. Lock

Dec

Lock

10.Tighten, to a firm feel only, the Dec and R.A. locks (6 and 9, Fig. 1). Remove the dust cover from the end of the telescope tube.

K	Thumb-
	Thumb-
	screw

Thumbscrew

11.Remove the dust cap from the rear cell of the telescope. Thread the eyepiece holder into the rear cell thread. Slide the diagonal prism into the eyepiece holder and lock in place by turning the thumbscrew to a firm feel.

Place the Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece into the diagonal prism and tighten the attachment thumbscrew to a firm feel only.

Sight along the side of the telescope’s main tube to locate an object. Use the telescope’s focus knob (8, Fig. 1) to bring the object into focus. Practice using the AutoStar’s Arrow keys to center an object in the telescope’s field of view.

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Contents LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System Contents QUICK-START Guide ON/OFF E D Telescope FeaturesPage To Attach the Handbox Holder Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar FeaturesTopmost screen Select Item Object Page Getting Started How to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope AssemblyPrecautionary notes for the tripod How to Assemble Your TelescopeChoosing an Eyepiece Using SmartFinderAligning the Viewfinder Aligning SmartFinderObserving Observing Using AutoStars Arrow KeysObserving By Moving the Telescope Manually Terrestrial ObservingObserve the Moon Slew SpeedsTo Track an Object Automatically Astronomical ObservingMoving Through AutoStar’s Menus Initializing AutoStar for the First TimeHow to perform the Automatic Alignment procedure Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureAutomatic Alignment While it does soGo To Saturn Using the Guided TourAutoStar Navigation Exercise Basic Autostar OperationTo Calculate Sunset time Entering Data into AutoStarNavigating AutoStar Select Item Object AUTOSTAR’S MenusObject Menu Menus and Menu OptionsUtilities Menu Event MenuGlossary Menu Observing Considerations Setup Menu Time Zone Shift Menu Daylight SAVING, Adding Observing Sites Advanced Autostar FeaturesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list To Edit a SiteUsing AutoStar to Find Objects Not in the Database To GO to a user-entered object Observing SatellitesCommand Line How to Create Your Own Guided TourWhat you will need Tour ModesTitle Writing a TourPick END Downloading Tours LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database To Select a landmark from the databaseAdvanced Alt/Az Alignment IdentifyTo perform a Landmark Survey To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStarOne-Star Alt/Az Alignment BrowseTwo-Star Alt/Az Alignment Photography with a Digital Camera Photography with the LX90Few tips on photography with the LX90 Meade Deep Sky Imager Photography with Meade’s AutoStar SuiteEyepiece Power 2x Barlow Super Plössl 4-elements Optional AccessoriesSuper Wide Angle 6-elements Ultra Wide Angle 8-elements#62 T-Adapter Collimation MaintenancePage Gauging the Movement of the Telescope Meade Customer ServiceInspecting the Optics AutoStar Dimensions LX90 SpecificationsAutoStar Specifications Celestial Coordinates Polar AlignmentLocating the Celestial Pole Setting CirclesAutoStar Polar Alignment Easy Polar AlignmentEquatorial Wedge Lining Up with the Celestial PolePrecise Polar Alignment Star Charts City State/Prov./Country Latitude Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity Country Latitude City State/Country LatitudeAppendix C Training the Drive To replace the battery Appendix D Changing the LNT Module BatteryMoon AutoStar GlossaryObjects in Space Deep-Sky Objects PlanetsPage Page Page Meade Limited Warranty