Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above

Time Zone	Shift
Atlantic	-4 Hours
Eastern	-5	Hours
Central	-6	Hours
Mountain	-7	Hours
Pacific	-8	Hours
Alaska	-9	Hours
Hawaii	-10	Hours

Table 1: Time Zone Shift. Calculations are for standard time.

Note:

The Download function requires the USB cable sup- plied with the MAX-ACFtelescope. See page 49 for more information on how to download.

GPS-UTC Offset: Universal Time (UTC) allows you to add leap seconds to its time calculations, GPS does not. The offset is the number of leap seconds added since the establishment of GPS.

Site: Site provides access to several options including:

￿Select: Displays the currently selected observing site. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through all available sites (see ADD below). Press ENTER when the site you wish to select displays. Use this option when you move to a different geographic loca- tion.

￿Add: Allows you to add new observing sites to the database. Scroll through the list of Countries/States. Press ENTER when the site you wish to add displays. Then choose the desired city in the same manner.

However, when the GPS signal is received, the site is normally selected automati- cally and the site list is updated automatically. Use of this option is not necessary and is included for the convenience of those users who may wish to enter a site manually. You may edit the name of a site using the Edit option (see below).

￿Delete: Deletes a stored site from the database.

￿Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude, and time zone. Time Zone refers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Users West of Greenwich, England use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours. For the United States, look up the time zone shift in Table 1.

Note: Autostar II compensates for daylight savings time, if selected. See

SETUP MENU: DAYLIGHT SAVING, above.

Owner Info: Accesses the owner information menu, including:

￿Name: Users may enter both their first and last names using the Up and Down Arrow keys to cycle through the alphabet. Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to move through the text. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.

￿Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to enter your street address, city, state, and zip code. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.

Clone: Uploads information from one Autostar II handbox to another. Three options are available:

￿Catalogs: Sends only user-defined object information, such as new satellite orbits or comet data to another Autostar II handbox.

￿Software: Sends only the basic Autostar II software. This is useful if one user has downloaded a new version of Autostar II software from the Meade website (www.meade.com) and wants to pass this software along to friends.

￿All: Everything—user-defined information and Autostar II software—is sent to another Autostar II.

Download: Transfers information from another Autostar II. During the operation, the warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.

Important Note:

If your download fails in the middle of the download attempt (e.g., your PC crashes), turn off the tele- scope. Turn the telescope back on and as soon the Autostar II display lights up, press "999." Then attempt the download again.

￿Catalogs: Receives only user-defined object information, such as new satellite orbits or comet data to another Autostar II handbox.

￿Software: Receives only the basic Autostar II software. This is useful if one user has downloaded a new version of Autostar II software from the Meade website (www.meade.com) and wants to pass this software along to friends.

￿All: Everything—user-defined information and Autostar II software—is received by another Autostar II handbox.

Statistics: Provides basic statistical data about Autostar II, including:

￿Characters Free: Displays how much room is available in user-defined object memory.

￿Version: Displays the current version of the Autostar II software.

40	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.