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Meade MAX-ACF Control Panels and Ports, RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel

Models: MAX-ACF

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CONTROL

PANELS AND PORTS

Off/On 12vDC In

12VDC Switched Out

USB Port

AUX port

HBX port (Handbox port)

Serial port

RA ASSEMBLY

CONTROL PANEL

SADDLE CONTROL PANEL

RA TO DEC

JUMPER CABLE

Reticle Port

12VDC Switched

Focuser

Smart Accessory Ports

JUMPER CABLE BETWEEN OTA AND SADDLE PANEL

(may use either of the Smart Accessory ports)

USB Ports

Auto Guider

HBX port

10	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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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Control Panels and Ports, RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel

Contents

MEADE.COM Page Contents Telescope Features Components of MAX Pedestal Wedge Assembly Pedestal Assembly RA Assembly Right Ascension Housing Assembly DEC Assembly Declination Housing Assembly Tripod COUNTER- WeightsCounterweights MAX Tripod Optical Tube Assembly MaleTHE OTA RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Control Panels and Ports Tour 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 Position Latitude Adjustment If you need to set for low range or high range RA Assembly Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift DEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights Attach Optical Tube to the DEC Saddle When end Electrical Connections Align the Viewfinder with the OTA To Balance the RA Assembly Home Position and Balancing the OTA This Procedure Balance the DEC Axis Getting 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 time Aligning for the First Time To prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereTest your Collimation Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Calibrate Home Parking the Scope Autostar II Navigation Exercise Basic AutostarTo Calculate Sunset time Example of Locating a menu Navigating Autostar Autostar IIs Menus Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objects Glossary 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 object Observing Satellites Identify Browse Displayed information Example Two-Star Polar Alignment Alternate Polar AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Easy Polar Alignment Train Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionUpdate Menu Option Erase Menu Option Optional Accessories Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Rear 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 Latitude To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Appendix B the Moon Operation IntroductionTraining Other Menus Options Save As and Load UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes Off Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty