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Never use a Meade®
CAUTION: Use care to install batteries in the orientation indicated by the 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.
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Patents:
US 6,304,376
US 6,392,799
US 6,563,636
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CONTENTS |
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Telescope Features | 4 |
Autostar Features | 9 |
Getting Started | 11 |
Unpacking and Assembly | 11 |
How to Assemble Your Telescope | 11 |
Balancing the Telescope | 13 |
Aligning the Viewfinder | 14 |
Choosing an Eyepiece | 14 |
Observing By Moving the Telescope Manually | 15 |
Activate the Arrow Keys | 16 |
Slew Speeds | 16 |
Observe the Moon | 17 |
Tracking Objects | 17 |
Setting the Polar Home Position | 17 |
Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking | 18 |
Using Autostar's GO TO Capabilities | 18 |
Moving Through Autostar’s Menus | 19 |
Initializing Autostar | 19 |
Training the Drive | 20 |
Easy Alignment | 21 |
Go To Saturn | 21 |
Using the Guided Tour | 22 |
Basic Autostar Operation | 23 |
Autostar Navigation Exercise | 23 |
Entering Data into Autostar | 24 |
Navigating Autostar | 24 |
Autostar's Menus | 25 |
Object Menu | 26 |
Event Menu | 27 |
Glossary Menu | 27 |
Utilities Menu | 27 |
Setup Menu | 28 |
Useful Autostar Features | 32 |
Adding Observing Sites | 32 |
Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries.... | 33 |
Observing Satellites | 34 |
Landmarks | 34 |
To Check on Available Memory | 35 |
Photography | 36 |
Optional Accessories | 37 |
Maintenance and Collimation | 40 |
Specifications | 46 |
Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates | 50 |
Locating the Celestial Pole | 51 |
One- And | 51 |
Appendix B: Enhancing Pointing Precision | 52 |
The Polar Alignment Viewfinder | 52 |
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Axis Alignment Method #2 | 53 |
Axis Alignment Method #3 | 55 |
Smart Drive Training (PEC) Method #4 | 56 |
Appendix C: Latitude Chart | 57 |
Appendix D: EC Handbox | 58 |
Appendix E: Mounting the Model | 62 |
Appendix F: Basic Astronomy | 63 |