Meade MAX-ACF specification

DANGER

Read this manual carefully before attempting to assemble the MAX-ACF mount and attaching the OTA. Follow steps as outlined in this manual in order to assemble the telescope safely.

Failure to follow steps may result in injury or death, and/or damage to the telescope and mount.

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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual

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 Library # of Objects Autostar II FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button 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 Align the Viewfinder Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First TimeGetting Started 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 Test your Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereCollimation Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Calibrate Home Parking the Scope To Calculate Sunset time Basic AutostarAutostar II Navigation Exercise Example of Locating a menu Navigating Autostar Autostar IIs Menus Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objects Utilities Menu Event MenuGlossary Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus To Edit a Site Adding Observing SitesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list 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 Meade Consumer Solutions Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsAutostar II Handbox Specifications 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 Training IntroductionOperation Other Menus Options Save As and Load UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes Off Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty