Meade Autostar 494 Instruction Manual page 6

Arrow keys are used to move the blinking cursor left
and right across the LCD display.
Alt/Az alignment: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to
move the telescope vertically up and down. The Left
Arrow key rotates the telescope horizontally counter-
clockwise, while the Right Arrow key rotates it clock-
wise.
NOTE: Throughout this manual, you will notice
the term "Alt/Az." Alt/Az is frequently used to
refer to Altitude or vertical and Azimuth or hori-
zontal. Alt/Az is just one of many methods used
by amateur astronomers to help locate stars in
the night sky.
Scroll Keys: Access database options within a
selected menu. The menu is displayed on the first line of
the screen. Options within the menu are displayed, one at
a time, on the second line. Press the Scroll keys to move
through the options. Press and hold one of the Scroll keys
to move quickly through the options.
The Scroll keys also scroll through the letters of the alpha-
bet and numerical digits.
NOTE: The Scroll Down key and the Down Arrow
key move forward through the alphabet & digits (A
to Z, 0-9) and the Scroll Up key and the Up Arrow
key move backward (9-0, Z to A).
Speed/? Key: Pressing the Speed/? key cycles through
the nine slew speeds that move the telescope. Each time
the Speed/? key is pressed briefly, the current slew speed
displays. See "SLEW SPEEDS," page 18.
The Speed/? key also accesses the "Help" file. "Help"
provides on-screen information on how to accomplish
whatever task is currently active.
TIP: Pressing the Speed/? key very briefly
changes the slew speed. Holding down the
Speed/? key longer (one to two seconds)
accesses the Help function.
Hold down the Speed/? key and then follow the
prompts on the display to access details of Autostar
functions in the Help feature. The Help system is
essentially an on-screen instruction manual.
If you have a question about an Autostar operation,
e.g., INITIALIZATION, ALIGNMENT, etc., hold down
the Speed/? key and follow the directions that scroll on
the second line of the LCD screen. When a word
appears in [brackets], press ENTER to access the
Autostar Glossary. A definition or more detailed infor-
mation is displayed. Press MODE to return to the scroll-
ing Autostar Help display.
When satisfied with the Help provided, press MODE to
return to the original screen and continue with the cho-
sen procedure.
Coil Cord: Plug into the Handbox (HBX) port of the
computer control panel of the telescope.
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