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WARNING!

Never use a Meade® LX200GPS Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible dam- age to your eye. Eye damage is often pain- less, 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 tel- escope or its viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult supervi- sion while observing.

Caution: Use care to install batteries in the orientation indicated by illustration in the bat- tery 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.

If you are anxious to use your telescope for the first time, read the QUICK-START GUIDE on pages 4 and 5.

16" LX200GPS Users: See APPENDIX F, page 61, for features unique to the 16" model.

®The name "Meade" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent Office and in principal coun- tries throughout the world. "LX200GPS" and "Autostar II" are trademarks of Meade Instruments Corporation.

"Easy Align" U.S. patent 6,392,799 and other patents pend- ing.

Intelligent Network Architecture to Facilitate Parallel Task Management U.S. patent 6,304,376

CONTENTS
Quick-Start Guide	4
Telescope Features	6
Autostar II Features	9
Getting Started	12
Parts Listing	12
How to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope	12
How to Assemble Your Telescope	13
Choosing an Eyepiece	14
Mounting and Adjusting the Viewfinder	15
Observing	16
Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually	16
Terrestrial Observing	16
Observing Using Autostar II's Arrow Keys	16
Focusing the Eyepiece with the Microfocuser	17
Slew Speeds	17
Observe the Moon	18
Astronomical Observing	18
To Track an Object Automatically	18
Moving Through Autostar II’s Menus	18
Automatic Alignment	18
Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking	20
Go To Saturn	20
Using the Guided Tour	20
Basic Autostar II Operation	22
Autostar II Navigation Exercise	22
Navigating Autostar II	23
Autostar II Menus	24
Menu Tree	24
Objects Menu	25
Event Menu	26
Glossary Menu, Utilities Menu	27
Setup Menu	28
Hot Button Menus	31
Advanced Autostar II Features	32
Adding Observing Sites	32
Creating User Objects	33
Observing Satellites, Landmarks	34
Identify	35
Browse	36
Alternate Alt/Az Alignment Methods	37
Initialize Autostar II (for Alternate Alignments)	37
Easy (Two-Star) Alignment	37
Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment	37
To Set the Home Position Manually	38
One-Star Alt/Az Alignment	38
Periodic Error Correction	39
Photography	40
Optional Accessories	41
Maintenance	44
Specifications	47
Appendix A: Equatorial (Polar) Alignment	50
Appendix B: Latitude Chart	55
Appendix C: How to Create Your Own Guided Tour	56
Appendix D: Training the Drive	59
Appendix E: The Moon Menu	60
Appendix F: 16" LX200GPS Features	61
Appendix G: De-rotater and Microfocuser Assembly ....	65
Basic Astronomy	66