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Meade RCX400 Control Panels And Ports, Ra Assembly, Control Panel Saddle Control Panel

Models: RCX400

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CONTROL

Off/On 12vDC In

12VDC Switched Out

USB Port

AUX port HBX port (Handbox port)

CONTROL

PANELS

AND PORTS

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

(use one of the Saddle panel 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 RCX400 Control Panels And Ports, Ra Assembly, Control Panel Saddle Control Panel, Ra To Dec Jumper Cable

Contents

Page DANGER CONTENTS TELESCOPE FEATURES Components of MAXPEDESTAL WEDGE ASSEMBLY Pedestal AssemblyTHE RA ASSEMBLY Right Ascension Housing AssemblyDEC ASSEMBLY Declination Housing AssemblyTHE TRIPOD THE COUNTER- WEIGHTSCounterweights MAX TripodOptical Tube Assembly THE OTACONTROL PANELS AND PORTS RA ASSEMBLYuse one of the Saddle panel Smart Accessory ports CONTROL PANEL SADDLE CONTROL PANELTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button AUTOSTAR II FEATURES1K LibraryTop line Lists the primary menu Timer and Alarm Status Date Site coordinatesBattery status 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 THE RA ASSEMBLY 14 THE DEC SADDLE ASSEMBLY15 B ATTACH COUNTERWEIGHTS 20 A 20 BATTACH LOW LATITUDE COUNTERWEIGHTS 22 BB DANGER! MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTERWEIGHTS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ALIGN THE VIEWFINDER WITH THE OTATO BALANCE THE RA ASSEMBLY HOME POSITION AND BALANCING THE OTADec axis is from 1 in the Dec Balance menu GETTING STARTED g ihb c d Align the ViewfinderTo define a preset Focusing the TelescopePresets Focusing Telescopes Equipped with a MicrofocuserSlew Speeds To select a previously defined focus presetTo sync on a focus preset 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 Calibrate Home Parking the ScopeAutostar II Navigation Exercise BASIC AUTOSTARTo Calculate Sunset time Example of Locating a menu Navigating AutostarAUTOSTAR IIs MENUS Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objectsGlossary 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 To Add a Site to the user-definedsite list ADVANCED AUTOSTAR II FEATURESAdding Observing Sites To Edit a SiteCreating User Objects To GO TO a user-enteredobjectObserving Satellites IdentifyBrowse Displayed informationTwo-StarPolar Alignment Alternate Polar AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Easy Polar AlignmentTrain Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionUpdate Menu Option Erase Menu OptionOPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Meade Series 4000 EyepiecesFig. 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 City APPENDIX A LATITUDE CHARTLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World State/Prov./CountryAPPENDIX B THE MOON Operation APPENDIX C Smart MountIntroduction TrainingOther Menus Options Save As and Load UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes ErasePage Page Page MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY 14-7753-008/06 A