C.Telescope Assembly
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Meade LX200 Instruction Manual
A.Introducing the Meade LX200
G.Mode Functions
F.The LX200 Power Panel
E.The LX200 Keypad Hand Controller
H. Magnification and Field of View
Appendix A: Equatorial Wedge
Appendix D: LX200 64,359-ObjectLibrary
Meade Product Repair and Warranty Information
Appendix B: Equatorial Use
Appendix E: Maintaining Your LX200
A. INTRODUCING THE MEADE LX200
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IMPORTANT NOTE
toc e. Keypad and Power Panel Functions
toc 1. What Is the LX200? An Overview
toc c. Altazimuth Mode Operation
toc b. Built-in 64,359-ObjectLibrary
toc c. 10 Model LX200
toc a. 7 Model LX200
toc b. 8 Model LX200
toc d. 12 Model LX200
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B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
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toc 1. What You Should Have
toc 4. Caution: All LX200 Owners
toc 5. Caution: 10 and 12 LX200 Owners
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6. Keypad Version Number
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C. TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
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PRECAUTIONARY NOTES
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toc c. Collimating the Viewfinder
toc b. Focusing the Viewfinder
toc a. Attaching the Viewfinder
toc 6. 7 Tube Swing-ThroughLimit
toc 4. Checking the Collimation of the Optics
toc 5. 12 Tube Swing-ThroughLimit
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toc 7. Maksutov Fan
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toc 1. Using the LX200 Manually
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D. QUICK START
toc 2. Using the LX200 In Land
toc a. Entering Basic Information
toc 3. Using the LX200 In Altazimuth ALTAZ
Motion Speeds
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toc 2 Local Time and Date
toc b. Setting Up the Telescope
Steps 2 and 3 above, are not necessary for the telescope to work, so dont worry about having to get it exactly right. The telescope has some illegal positions places where the telescope will not go and these two steps ensure proper operation
toc c. Using the Telescope toc 1 The MODE Key
toc 2 Library Object Keys
toc 3 Daytime Slewing
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E. THE LX200 KEYPAD HAND CONTROLLER
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toc 3. GO TO Key
toc 2. MODE Key
toc 1. ENTER Key
toc 4. Direction Keys
toc 8. MAP Key
toc 6. RET Key
toc 7. FOCUS Key
toc 9. Object Keys M, STAR, and CNGC
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F. THE LX200 POWER PANEL
toc 1. ON/ OFF Switch
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toc 5. CCD Connector
toc 2. N/S Switch
toc 4. DEC Motor Connector
toc 6. Power 12vDC Connector
toc 10. RS-232Connector
toc 8. Reticle Connector
toc 9. Focuser Connector
toc 11. Aux Connector
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G. MODE FUNCTIONS
toc 1. Mode One: TELESCOPE/ OBJECT LIBRARY
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toc a. 1-Starwith Known SITE
toc 2 ALIGN
toc a ALTAZ
toc b. 2-Starat Known SITE
Atmospheric
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toc b POLAR
toc c Refined Polar Alignment
toc e LAND
toc 3 SMART
toc 6 REVERSE NS
toc 4 12/24 HR
toc 5 HELP
toc 7 REVERSE EW
toc a LX200 Pointing Accuracy
toc b Using HP
toc 9 HP High-PrecisionPointing
toc 11 DEC. BACKLASH COMPENSATION
toc b. OBJECT LIBRARY Menu File
toc 2 START FIND
toc 4 PARAMETERS
OBJECT SYMBOL LEGEND
toc 3 FIELD
toc a TYPE GPDCO
toc b BETTER
Table 6: Quality Symbol Legend
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
toc f BRIGHTER
toc 2. Mode Two: COORDINATES/ GO TO
toc e SMALLER
toc g FAINTER
toc c. Slew To ALTAZ Coordinates
toc 3. Mode Three: CLOCK/ CALENDAR
toc b. GO TO Menu Option
FREQUENCY RATE DESCRIPTION
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toc 5. Mode Five: KEYPAD OFF/ BRIGHTNESS ADJUST
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APPENDIX A: EQUATORIAL WEDGE
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toc 1. 8 Equatorial Wedge For 7 and 8 LX200
toc a. Azimuth Control
toc b. Deluxe Latitude Adjuster
toc 2. SUPERWEDGE For 10 and 12LX200
Figure 11a: Mounting Superwedge, Figure 11b: Latitude Range Holes
Thread one of these knobs or screws, as appropriate partially into the hole on the underside of the drive base, located at the curved-endof the drive base. See 4, Fig. 12. This knob or screw should be threaded in about 3 full turns, not fully threaded into the hole
Figure 13: Underside of the Drive Base
toc a. Setting Magnetic Declination
Figure 14: Telescope on Wedge
toc b. Compass Installation
toc c. Finding True North
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2.Rotate the knob/compass so that the magnetic pointing arrow lies directly over the painted black alignment arrow painted on the bottom surface of the compass, Fig. 18. The North position on the direction scale and the point on the knob/compass now point directly north
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APPENDIX B: EQUATORIAL USE
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With all celestial objects therefore capable of being specified in position by their celestial coordinates of Right Ascension and Declination, the task of finding objects in particular, faint objects in the telescope is vastly simplified. The setting circles, R.A 10, Fig. 3 and Dec. 3, Fig. 3 of the LX200 7, 8, 10, and 12 telescopes may be dialed, in effect, to read the object coordinates and the object found without resorting to visual location techniques. However, these setting circles may be used to advantage only if the telescope is first properly aligned with the North Celestial Pole
toc 2. Lining Up with the Celestial Pole
toc 3. Precise Polar Alignment
b. If the star drifts North or up, the telescopes
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toc 1. Alignment Stars
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toc Table 9: LX200 Alignment Star Library
Star Charts for Northern Hemisphere Observers
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toc 2. The CNGC Catalog
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SUPER EXECEL VGOOD GOOD
Magnitude -5.5through
toc 6. The Planets
toc 4. Select Star by Name
toc 5. The M Catalog
Table 12: Object Library Planet Legend
Code
General Catalog Index
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A thick layer of dust will attract and absorb moisture on all exposed surfaces. Left unattended, it can cause damaging corrosion. To keep dust at bay when observing, the telescope can be set up on a small section of indoor/ outdoor carpet. If you are observing for more than one night in a row, the telescope can be left set up but covered with a large plastic bag such as the one supplied with the telescope. The rear cell opening of the LX200 can also be sealed off to the elements by threading on the optional accessory Skylight 1 A Dust Seal*. Eyepieces, diagonals, and other accessories are best kept in plastic bags and stored in cases, such as the Meade #50 Accessory case
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Fig. 27: Defocused Star Images
toc 5. Factory Servicing and Repairs
toc 3. Adjusting the Right Ascension Lock
toc 4. Behind the Power Panel
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