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Meade RCX400 instruction manual

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Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

16", 20" RCX400™ Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien Telescopes with The Max Mount

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Meade RCX400 instruction manual

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Page DANGER CONTENTS Components of MAX TELESCOPE FEATURESPedestal Assembly PEDESTAL WEDGE ASSEMBLYRight Ascension Housing Assembly THE RA ASSEMBLYDeclination Housing Assembly DEC ASSEMBLYCounterweights THE COUNTER- WEIGHTSTHE TRIPOD MAX TripodTHE OTA Optical Tube Assemblyuse one of the Saddle panel Smart Accessory ports RA ASSEMBLYCONTROL PANELS AND PORTS CONTROL PANEL SADDLE CONTROL PANEL1K AUTOSTAR II FEATURESTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button LibraryBattery status Timer and Alarm Status Date Site coordinatesTop line Lists the primary menu Local Time and Local Sidereal Time LST5 SS: Press to display the Solar System library Tripod Assembly ASSEMBLYPedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position 11 A 14 THE DEC SADDLE ASSEMBLY THE RA ASSEMBLY15 B 20 A 20 B ATTACH COUNTERWEIGHTS22 B ATTACH LOW LATITUDE COUNTERWEIGHTSB DANGER! MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTERWEIGHTS ALIGN THE VIEWFINDER WITH THE OTA ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONSHOME POSITION AND BALANCING THE OTA TO BALANCE THE RA ASSEMBLYDec axis is from 1 in the Dec Balance menu b c d g ihGETTING STARTED Align the ViewfinderPresets Focusing the TelescopeTo define a preset Focusing Telescopes Equipped with a MicrofocuserTo sync on a focus preset To select a previously defined focus presetSlew Speeds Important NoteImportant Note Aligning for the First TimeTo prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereTest your Collimation OTA Alignment Fig. 42b The OTA align boltBolts Parking the Scope Calibrate HomeAutostar II Navigation Exercise BASIC AUTOSTARTo Calculate Sunset time Navigating Autostar Example of Locating a menuAUTOSTAR IIs MENUS To slew the telescope to catalog objects Object MenuGlossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu ENTER Setup Menu c.Solar Choose this option when observing the Sun Smart Mount See page 55 for detailed information Hot Button Menus Adding Observing Sites ADVANCED AUTOSTAR II FEATURESTo Add a Site to the user-definedsite list To Edit a SiteTo GO TO a user-enteredobject Creating User ObjectsIdentify Observing SatellitesDisplayed information BrowseInitialize Autostar Alternate Polar AlignmentsTwo-StarPolar Alignment Easy Polar AlignmentUpdate Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionTrain Menu Option Erase Menu OptionMeade Series 4000 Eyepieces OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESFig. 52 Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece Fig. 50 Series 4000 8 - 24mm Zoom EyepieceFig. 53 #62 T-Adapter Contact your Meade dealer for more information MAINTENANCE TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS Autostar II Handbox Specifications Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsMeade Consumer Solutions Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World APPENDIX A LATITUDE CHARTCity State/Prov./CountryAPPENDIX B THE MOON Introduction APPENDIX C Smart MountOperation TrainingPermanently Mounted Scopes UpdateOther Menus Options Save As and Load ErasePage Page Page 14-7753-008/06 A MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY