Meade LXD55 instruction manual Entering Data into Autostar, Navigating Autostar

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Tip:

When multiple choices are available within a menu option, the current option is usually displayed first and highlighted by a right point- ing arrow (>).

3.Press the ENTER key to choose the "Event" option and move down a level. "Event: Sunrise" is displayed.

4.Press the Scroll Down key once to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu.

5.Press the ENTER key to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another level.

6.Autostar calculates the Sunset time based on the current date, time, and location. Autostar then displays the results of the calculation.

7.Press MODE once to start moving back up through the Autostar levels. The first level up is the Event menu.

8.Press MODE again to move up another level. This is the top level, "Select Item."

9.Press MODE again to return to the starting point of "Select Item: Object."

Entering Data into Autostar

■Use the Number keys to enter digits.

■Use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers 0 through 9 and the alphabet. The Down Arrow key begins with the letter "A;" the Up Arrow key begins with digit "9."

■To move the cursor across the display:

Use the Right or Left Arrow key (5, Fig. 2) to move the cursor from one number to the next in the display.

■Press ENTER when the desired information has been entered.

Navigating Autostar

Autostar's menus are organized for quick and easy navigation:

■Press ENTER (2, Fig. 2) to go deeper into Autostar's menu levels.

■Press MODE (3, Fig. 2) to move back toward the top menu level.

■Press the Scroll keys (7, Fig. 2) to move up and down through the options or lists.

■Press the Arrow keys (5, Fig. 2) to move the cursor across the display.

■Press the Help (?) key (8, Fig. 2) to access on-line help.

LXD55 TIPS

Look into the Future

The Autostar Date option in the Setup menu is much more than just an entry of today's date; with it you can look far into the future or learn about past events. Autostar can calculate the date and times of future events and, except for eclipses, past events as well (based on the current calendar system). E.g., a Sunrise on March 6, 2043 A.D. or the Vernal Equinox in 1776 A.D. To use this feature, enter the desired date in the Setup: Date menu and select an option in the Event menu.

Autostar can calculate dates and times for Sunrises, Sunsets, Moonrises, Moonsets, Moonphases, Solar and Lunar Eclipses (for the next 100 years), meteor showers, equinoxes and solstices, and the minimums of Algol.

One very practical use of the Date and Time menus is to use the Sunset option to determine when you can begin your astronomical observing on any given evening.

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Page Contents Telescope Features 1 1% g f e$2% LXD55-SeriesYour Personal Window to the Universe Computer Control Panel see e LXD55 Tips Autostar Features FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Tip How to Assemble Your Telescope Telescope AssemblyAccessories Getting StartedViewfinder assembly Schmidt-Newtonian models Balancing the Telescope Insert eyepiece into holder and tighten thumbscrewsAligning the Viewfinder Choosing an EyepieceToo Much Power? Observing by Moving the Telescope ManuallyActivate the Arrow Keys Autostar Models Only Slew Speeds Autostar Models OnlySetting the Polar Home Position Observe the MoonTracking Objects 16bObserve a Star using the Automatic Tracking Feature Using Autostars GO to Capabilities Autostar Models OnlyMoving Through Autostar’s Menus Autostar Models Only Initializing Autostar Autostar Models OnlyTraining the Drive Autostar Models Only Easy Alignment Autostar Models Only Go To Saturn Autostar Models OnlyUsing the Guided Tour Autostar Models Only Planet Saturn is over 800 million miles from the EarthAutostar Navigation Exercise To Calculate Sunset timeEntering Data into Autostar Navigating AutostarAutostars Menus Select Item ObjectMenus Object MenuEvent Menu Glossary MenuUtilities Menu LXD55-SeriesSetup Menu EnterObserving Considerations Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Surf the Web Adding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-defined site listTo Edit a Site Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries To GO to a user-entered objectObserving 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 LXD55-SeriestelescopesOptional Accessories 10 f/4Series 4000 Photo-Visual Page Maintenance General MaintenanceD e f g Page Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Meade Customer Service Inspecting the OpticsSpecifications 5 Model SN-6, SN-6EC Specifications4 Model SN-8, SN-8EC Specifications 10 f/4 Model SN-10 Specifications 9.3 Model AR-5, AR-5EC Specifications8 Model AR-6 Specifications 10 Model SC-8 Specifications Autostar SpecificationsAutostar Dimensions Setting Circles Appendix a Celestial CoordinatesLocating the Celestial Pole One- and Two-Star Polar AlignmentOne-Star Polar Alignment Two-Star Polar AlignmentAxis Alignment Procedure Procedure #1 To correct for attitude misalignmentPolar Alignment Viewfinder Method 1 Manual AlignmentProcedure #2 To correct for elevation misalignment Position aStar Charts TipsMethod 2 Axis Alignment Using Autostar Appendix C Latitude Chart Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country LatitudeAppendix D EC Handbox To move the telescope using the Electronic Controller Modes of OperationSlew Speeds Tracking Rates Changing the Polar Mode Optional Autostar Computer Controller for LXD55 EC UsersHow to Attach the Optical Tube to the Mount Mounting the SC bracket and optical tube to the mountAppendix F Basic Astronomy Autostar GlossaryObjects in Space MoonPlanets Deep-Sky ObjectsFurther Study Page Meade Instruments Corporation
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