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Meade RCX400 instruction manual Danger

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DANGER

DANGER

Read this manual carefully before attempting to assemble the MAX 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 RCX400 instruction manual Danger

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 Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position ASSEMBLYTripod Assembly 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 NoteTo prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Aligning for the First TimeImportant Note Test your Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereCollimation Bolts Fig. 42b The OTA align boltOTA Alignment Calibrate Home Parking the ScopeTo Calculate Sunset time BASIC AUTOSTARAutostar II Navigation Exercise Example of Locating a menu Navigating AutostarAUTOSTAR IIs MENUS Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objectsUtilities Menu Event MenuGlossary 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. 53 #62 T-Adapter Fig. 50 Series 4000 8 - 24mm Zoom EyepieceFig. 52 Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece Contact your Meade dealer for more information MAINTENANCE TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS Meade Consumer Solutions Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsAutostar II Handbox Specifications 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