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Leisure Time instruction manual 7 LX200 Maksutov-CassegrainTelescope, Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

7" LX200 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope

8", 10", and 12" LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes

Meade Instruments Corporation

World's leading manufacturer of astronomical telescopes for the serious amateur.

6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618-5200 U.S.A. • (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 • www.meade.com

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Leisure Time instruction manual 7 LX200 Maksutov-CassegrainTelescope, 8, 10, and 12 LX200 Schmidt-CassegrainTelescopes

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8, 10, and 12 LX200 Schmidt-CassegrainTelescopes 7 LX200 Maksutov-CassegrainTelescopeInstruction Manual Meade Instruments CorporationPage ¬ WARNING! ¬ Contents 2. Standard Equipment 1. What Is the LX200? An Overviewe. Keypad and Power Panel Functions INTRODUCTION2. Please Look Everything Over 1. What You Should Have3. Inspecting the Optics 4. Caution: All LX200 OwnersTELESCOPE ASSEMBLY 1. The Field Tripod2. Mounting the Viewfinder b. Focusing the Viewfindera. Attaching the Viewfinder c.Collimating the Viewfinder2. Using the LX200 In LAND 1. Using the LX200 ManuallyQUICK START a. Entering Basic Information 3. Using the LX200 In ALTAZ Altazimuthb. Location of the Observing Site c. Local Time and Date d. Setting Up the Telescopee. Using the MODE Key c. Unknown SITE f. Library Object Keysd. Which Alignment Method to Use? 4. Star AlignmentTHE LX200 KEYPAD HAND CONTROLLER 4. Direction Keys1. ENTER Key 2. MODE Key1. ON/OFF Switch THE LX200 POWER PANEL2. N/S Switch 4. DEC Motor Connector6. Power 12 vDC Connector 5. CCD Connector7. Keypad Connector 8. Reticle ConnectorNOTE: Pressing the MODE key at any point in the The SMART menu has five options. They are; LEARN, UPDATE, ERASE, DEC LEARN, and DEC CORRECT. To use the Smart Drive, the LX200 must be mounted with the optional equatorial wedge see APPENDIX A, page 25, equipped with an illuminated reticle eyepiece*, and used in the POLAR align menu selection. Be sure to train the Smart Drive in the 60.1 Hz Quartz setting that the LX200 will be automatically set at power up. Thereafter, you can adjust this setting in the TIMER/ FREQ mode and still enjoy the periodic error correction 11 BACKLASH b. OBJECT LIBRARY Menu File OBJECT SYMBOL LEGEND 2. Mode Two: COORDINATES/GO TO 4. Mode Four: TIMER/FREQ a. TIMER = Menu Optiona. Coordinates Menu File b. GO TO Menu Option5. Mode Five: KEYPAD OFF/BRIGHTNESS ADJUST MAGNIFICATION AND FIELD OF VIEW 1. Magnification 2. Apparent Field and Actual Fieldb. Deluxe Latitude Adjuster 1. 8 Equatorial Wedge For 7 and 8 LX200APPENDIX A: EQUATORIAL WEDGE a. Azimuth Control3. Mounting the Telescope On the Wedge 2.SUPERWEDGE For 10 and 12LX200a. Setting Magnetic Declination 4. Magnetic Compassb. Compass Installation c. Finding True North 1. Celestial Coordinates APPENDIX B: EQUATORIAL USE2. Lining Up with the Celestial Pole 3. Precise Polar Alignment AND STAR CHARTS 1. Alignment StarsLX200 ALIGNMENT STAR LIBRARY APPENDIX C LX200 ALIGNMENTSTAR LIBRARY2. Star Charts for Northern Hemisphere Observers Page b. UGC Catalog a. SAO Catalogc. CNGC Catalog APPENDIX D: LX200 64,359 OBJECT LIBRARYe. GCVS Catalog d. 1C Catalogf. Star Catalog g. M Messier CatalogLittle Dumbbell Nebula 2. CNGC Catalog9.1x4.1 1200lyTarantula Nebula Very Red CNGC Catalog continued30 Dor Nebula part Red Faint/Low ContrastCNGC# CNGC Catalog continued10.2x1.9 Near Edge-On CNGC Catalog continuedCNGC Catalog continued c1 S CNGC Catalog continuedc1 S Bubble Nebula Red3. STAR Catalog STAR Catalog continued Seginus STAR Catalog continuedSTAR Catalog continued Sadalmelik Al Nair STAR Catalog continuedSTAR# STAR Catalog continued4. M Messier Catalog M93 Includes dark nebula M Messier Catalog continuedNear M96 NearM95APPENDIX E: MAINTAINING YOUR LX200 1. Keeping Your Telescope CleanNOTE: The 7 LX200 does not require Collimation 2. Collimation of the Optical System3. Right Ascension Lock 4. Behind the Power Panel5. Factory Servicing and Repairs 2.LX200 Test Program 1. RS-232CableNOTE: Only 3 wires are required APPENDIX F: LX200 PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTROLa. Command Set Formats 3. LX200 Command Setb. General Telescope Information Hours, minutes, and tenths of minutesd. Home Position c. Telescope Motione. Library/Objects Sefs object altitude for MA commandGets the field radius of the FIELD operation f. MiscellaneousSets the field radius of the FIELD operation Starts a FIND operationcounter = 4. LX200 Demo ProgramON KEY12 GOSUB key12 KEY13 ON ONKEY13GOSUBkey13 KEY14 ON ON KEY14 GOSUB key14 GOSUB statusREM KEYS keyi KEYS PRINT #1,#:RC# LOCATE 24, 1: PRINT Telescope APPENDIX G: LX200 SPECIFICATIONS8 LX200I/10 Accessories10 LX200f/10 200 f/10Page Meade Instruments Corporation Operating InstructionsMeade Standard Field Tripod For Use with Meade LX200 Model Telescopes Meade 18-voltDC Power SupplyMeade Instruments Corporation Operating Instructions