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Meade RCX400 instruction manual The Ota, Optical Tube Assembly

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Optical Tube Assembly

Optical Tube Assembly

MAX is sold stand alone, or it is available bundled with Meade's 16” RCX400™ or 20” RCX400™ Optical Tube Assemblies. RCX OTA's integrate seamlessly with MAX. Together you get pinpoint stars from Meade's unique Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien optical system:

•Zero expansion carbon fiber body

•Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien optics

•Electronic Collimation

•Integrated Dew Heater

•OTA fan for quick cool down

•Digital Electronic Focus with Presets

Viewfinder

Optical

Tube Assembly (OTA)

2"

Dust Cover2"Accessory

Eyepiece

Adapter

OTA Alignment Bolts (concentric)

2" Star Diagonal

Visual

Back

OTA

Panel

OTA	THE OTA
Dovetail	THE OTA
Male

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the	9
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Meade RCX400 instruction manual The Ota, Optical Tube Assembly

Contents

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 ASSEMBLY Tripod 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 NoteAligning for the First Time Important NoteTo prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment How to Drift Align Max Northern Hemisphere CollimationTest your Collimation Fig. 42b The OTA align bolt OTA AlignmentBolts Parking the Scope Calibrate HomeBASIC AUTOSTAR Autostar II Navigation ExerciseTo Calculate Sunset time Navigating Autostar Example of Locating a menuAUTOSTAR IIs MENUS To slew the telescope to catalog objects Object MenuEvent Menu Glossary 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. 50 Series 4000 8 - 24mm Zoom Eyepiece Fig. 52 Illuminated Reticle EyepieceFig. 53 #62 T-Adapter Contact your Meade dealer for more information MAINTENANCE TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS Advanced Autostar II System Specifications Autostar II Handbox 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