Meade LX200 R Instruction Manual page 5

ON/OFF
HBX Port
7. Press the computer control panel power switch to
OFF, if necessary. Remove the AutoStar II hand-
box and the AutoStar II coil cord from the packing
materials. Plug one end into the HBX port of the
telescope's computer control panel and plug the
other end into the coil cord port on the AutoStar II
handbox.
OR
8. Attach microfocuser: Remove the dust cap from
the rear cell port (A) of the telescope (Note:
Telescope not shown for clarity). Thread the micro-
focuser adapter (B) into the rear cell port thread.
Slide the microfocuser (C) over the microfocuser
adapter and tighten the three hex screws on the
microfocuser (K) using the provided hex keys.
Important Note:
The Microfocuser is shipped with the microfocuser
adapter (B) threaded to the SC accessory adapter (L).
Unthread the adapters from each other before attach-
ing the microfocuser. Set aside the SC accessory
adapter. For more information about the SC accessory
adapter, see
SC OPTIONAL ACCESSORY USERS
14.
1.25" Diagonal Prism Users: If using the 1.25"
diagonal prism (G), slide the 1.25" adapter (D) into
the microfocuser. Line up the thumbscrew into the
groove in the microfocuser (I, also see Fig. 7a and
7b, page 14). Slide the 1.25" diagonal prism into
the adapter (D). Tighten the adapter thumbscrew
(H) to a firm feel only. Tighten the microfocuser
thumbscrews (I) to a firm feel only.
2.0" Diagonal Mirror Users: If using the 2.0" diag-
onal mirror, slide the mirror directly into the micro-
focuser (C). Tighten the microfocuser thumb-
screws (I) to a firm feel only.
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9.
10. Press the Power Switch on the computer control
, page
11.
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.
R.A.
Lock
Tighten, to a firm feel only, the R.A. and Dec.
locks. Remove the dust cover from the end of the
telescope tube.
Place the 26mm eyepiece (F) into the diagonal
prism (G) and tighten the attachment thumbscrew
(E) to a firm feel only.
Sight along the side of the telescope's main tube
to locate an object. Rotate the mirror lock knob
(9, Fig. 1) towards the "Unlock" position, until it
feels loose—the telescope is shipped with the
mirror locked. Use the telescope's coarse focus
knob (6, Fig. 1) to bring the object into focus.
Practice using the AutoStar II Arrow keys to cen-
ter an object in the telescope's field of view.
Display
panel to the ON position. The copyright message
lights on AutoStar II's LCD display.
Arrow
Slew Speeds:
Keys
Speed 9: Fast
.
.
Speed
Speed 5: Medium
Key
.
.
Speed 1: Slow
Number
Keys
"Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu" displays.
can use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the tele-
scope up, down, right, or left. To change the tele-
scope's slew speed, press the Speed key and then
the Number keys. "9" is the fastest speed and "1"
is the slowest speed. See page 17 for more
details. Or you can
Press "0" to begin Automatic
See page 18 for more information.
Alignment.
Dec.
Lock
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