Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Autostar IIs Menus

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AUTOSTAR II's MENUS

SelectSetupDateGPS AlignOneTwoMaxMaxAntiDecRATime-SmartOwnerCloneReset Easy--AlignPark-TrainOffGPSHighTargetsOffOnLoadSave ItemStarStaronTelescopeTelescopeCollimationPastFocalSlewCalibrateDriveTrackingGuidingNorth andNorthSouthReverseReverseHomePECTerrestrialUTCMountTrainAsDeleteEraseInfoDownloadStatistics HomeModelMeridianLengthRatePositionHomeBacklashRateRateGuiding SouthOnlyOnlyL/RU/DSensorsAlignmentPrecisionAstronomicalOffsetConfiguration

Balance OTA

Utilities

Select Item

A

Glossary

Select Item

Tour Objects

Guided Tour

Select Item

Sunrise

Event

Select Item

Solar System

Object

Select Item

OTA Temperature

Dew Heater

OTA Fan

Accretion Disk etc. B

Best

isfar

 

Tonight's

HowFar

etc.

Moonrise

Sunset

Sun Transit

Mercury Venus etc.

Park Scope

Sleep Scope

Battery Alarm

Temperature

Beep

Aux. Port Power

Panel Light

Contrast Adjust.

Brightness Adjust.

Brightest Star

Suggest

Magnification

Field of View

Eyepiece Calc

Start and Stop

Set

Timer

Ambient Temperature

C etc.

Moon Overview Landing Sites Apollo 11 etc. Craters Abbot etc. Mountains Mons Bradley etc. Mare, Lakes Lacus Aestatis etc. Valley, Rills Rima Agatharchid etc.

Moonset Moon Phases Next Full Moon Next New Moon Next 1st Qtr Next 3rd Qtr Meteor Showers Quadrantids etc. Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Autumn Equinox Vernal Equinox Winter Solstice Summer Solstice

Moon Asteroids Comets Constellations Andromeda etc. Deep Sky Named Objects Galaxies Nebulas Planetary Neb. etc. Star Named SAO Catalog etc. Satellite Select Add Delete Edit Identify Browse Start Search Edit Parameters

Hot Buttons Press the following keys to display the corresponding menu:

Key Menu 1 Speed 2 Caldwell catalog (C) 3 Messier catalog (M) 4 Focus 5 Solar System (SS) 6 Star library 7 Reticle (RET) 8 Index catalog 9 New General catalog (NGC)

 

 

Hold down MODE for two seconds and the following data displays:

• Right Ascension and Declination coordinates • Altitude and Azimuth coordinates • Local Time and Local Sidereal Time (LST) • Timer and Alarm Status • Date • Site coordinates • Battery status

 

 

Figure 46: The Complete Autostar II Menu Tree Structure.

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the

 

Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Contents MEADE.COM Page Contents Telescope Features Components of MAXPedestal Wedge Assembly Pedestal AssemblyRA Assembly Right Ascension Housing AssemblyDEC Assembly Declination Housing AssemblyTripod COUNTER- WeightsCounterweights MAX TripodOptical Tube Assembly MaleTHE OTARA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Control Panels and PortsTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar II FeaturesLibrary # of Objects Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Tripod Assembly Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude PositionLatitude Adjustment If you need to set for low range or high rangeRA Assembly Assembly Requires TWO People to LiftDEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights Attach Optical Tube to the DEC SaddleWhen end Electrical Connections Align the Viewfinder with the OTATo Balance the RA Assembly Home Position and Balancing the OTAThis Procedure Balance the DEC AxisGetting Started Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First TimeAlign the Viewfinder Focusing the Telescope Slew Speeds To select a previously defined focus presetTo sync on a focus preset To exit the focus operation at any timeAligning for the First Time To prepare your telescope for Automatic AlignmentCollimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereTest your Collimation Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, AlignedCalibrate Home Parking the ScopeAutostar II Navigation Exercise Basic AutostarTo Calculate Sunset time Example of Locating a menu Navigating AutostarAutostar IIs Menus Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objectsGlossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus To Add a Site to the user-defined site list Adding Observing SitesTo Edit a Site Creating User Objects To GO to a user-entered objectObserving Satellites IdentifyBrowse Displayed information ExampleTwo-Star Polar Alignment Alternate Polar AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Easy Polar AlignmentTrain Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionUpdate Menu Option Erase Menu OptionOptional Accessories Meade Series 4000 EyepiecesRear cells of Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain models Deep Sky Imager Maintenance Telescope Specifications Autostar II Handbox Specifications Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsMeade Consumer Solutions City State/Prov./Country Latitude Appendix a Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City Country LatitudeTo observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Appendix B the MoonOperation IntroductionTraining Other Menus Options Save As and Load UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes OffAppendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty
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