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Meade RCX400 instruction manual

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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 ASSEMBLYMAX Tripod THE COUNTER- WEIGHTSCounterweights THE TRIPODTHE OTA Optical Tube AssemblyCONTROL PANEL SADDLE CONTROL PANEL RA ASSEMBLYuse one of the Saddle panel Smart Accessory ports CONTROL PANELS AND PORTSLibrary AUTOSTAR II FEATURES1K Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a ButtonLocal Time and Local Sidereal Time LST Timer and Alarm Status Date Site coordinatesBattery status Top line Lists the primary menu5 SS: Press to display the Solar System library Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position ASSEMBLYTripod Assembly 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 Align the Viewfinder g ihb c d GETTING STARTEDFocusing Telescopes Equipped with a Microfocuser Focusing the TelescopePresets To define a presetImportant Note To select a previously defined focus presetTo sync on a focus preset Slew SpeedsTo 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 Parking the Scope Calibrate HomeTo Calculate Sunset time BASIC AUTOSTARAutostar II Navigation Exercise Navigating Autostar Example of Locating a menuAUTOSTAR IIs MENUS To slew the telescope to catalog objects Object MenuUtilities 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 Edit a Site ADVANCED AUTOSTAR II FEATURESAdding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-definedsite listTo GO TO a user-enteredobject Creating User ObjectsIdentify Observing SatellitesDisplayed information BrowseEasy Polar Alignment Alternate Polar AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Two-StarPolar AlignmentErase Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionUpdate Menu Option Train Menu OptionMeade Series 4000 Eyepieces OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESFig. 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 State/Prov./Country APPENDIX A LATITUDE CHARTLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World CityAPPENDIX B THE MOON Training APPENDIX C Smart MountIntroduction OperationErase UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes Other Menus Options Save As and LoadPage Page Page 14-7753-008/06 A MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY