WARNING!
Never use a Meade® ETX® Astro Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irre- versible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, 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 telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult supervision while observing.
CAUTION: Use care to install batteries in the orientation indicated by illustration in the battery 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
GUIDE on page 3.
®The name “Meade,” the Meade logo, and “ETX” are trade- marks registered with the U.S. Patent Office and in principal countries throughout the world. All rights reserved.
Design: Automated Telescope - Patent No. D417881
© 2000 Meade Instruments Corporation.
CONTENTS |
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Telescope Features | 4 |
Autostar Features | 7 |
Getting Started | 10 |
Parts Listing | 10 |
How to Assemble Your Telescope | 10 |
Choosing an Eyepiece | 10 |
Manual Operation Without Using Autostar | 11 |
Manual Operation Using Autostar's Arrow Keys | 11 |
Moving Through Autostar’s Menus | 12 |
Initializing Autostar | 12 |
Autostar Operation | 13 |
Autostar Navigation Exercise | 13 |
Easy | 14 |
Observing Exercises | 15 |
Go To Saturn | 15 |
Using the Guided Tour | 15 |
Autostar Menus | 16 |
Complete Autostar Menu Structure | 16 |
Objects Menu | 16 |
Event Menu | 17 |
Glossary Menu | 18 |
Utilities Menu | 18 |
Setup Menu | 19 |
Advanced Features | 21 |
Terrestrial and Astronomical Observing | 21 |
Sidereal Rate | 21 |
Alignment (Mount) | 21 |
Alt/Az Alignment | 21 |
Alt/Az Home Position | 21 |
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Slew Speeds | 22 |
Observing a Satellite | 23 |
Photography with the ETX | 23 |
Optional Accessories | 25 |
Maintenance and Servicing | 27 |
Storage and Transport | 27 |
Inspecting the Optics | 27 |
Troubleshooting | 28 |
Meade Customer Service | 29 |
Specifications | 29 |
Appendix A: Equatorial (Polar) Alignment | 31 |
Appendix B: Using Autostar to Enter Coordinates | 33 |
Appendix C: Helpful Charts | 34 |
Appendix D: Training the Drive | 35 |
Appendix E: Initialization Example | 36 |
Basic Astronomy | 37 |
Roadmap to the Stars | 39 |
