Meade Autostar 494 Instruction Manual page 9

first time you use Autostar or after performing a
Reset. Fig. 4 depicts an example of an Autostar
Initialization procedure.
(00) Meade (1.0)
A U T O S T A R
Initializing. . .
Enter Time:
08:00:00PM (default)
1 (1X)
WARNING
LOOKING AT . . . (1X)
Press the
appropriate 1 (3X)
key
(1X)
Getting Started
For a Detailed...
4 (4X)
Enter Date:
7 (7X)
01-Jan-2000
PM
2 (2X)
(1X)
Enter Time:
11:47:00PM
6 (5X)
(1X)
Daylight Savings
Mar (2X)
>NO
2000 (4X)
2001 (1X)
Parameters in this example:
Enter Date:
Date: March 26, 2001
26-Mar-2001
Time: 11:47 PM
Location: Irvine, California
Fig. 4: Example of Initialization Procedure.
1. Plug Autostar's cord into the HBX port and plug the
2. The Autostar handbox is now activated and a copyright
Country/State
AFGHANISTAN
Multiple
Presses
3. Autostar takes a few moments to prepare the system
Country/State
CALIFORNIA
4. A message displays that warns not to look at the Sun.
Nearest City
ALAMEDA NAS
5. The Getting Started menu displays a scrolling message
Multiple
Presses
Nearest City
(default) IRVINE
Telescope Model
(Model Number)
Multiple
Presses
Telescope Model
(Your Model Number)
6. The telescope tests the motors by slewing a short dis-
Setup
Align
-9-
power cord into the 12v port as previously described.
Make sure the motor assemblies are plugged into the
proper ports (see your telescope's instruction manual
for details). Also make sure that the telescope's horizon-
tal and vertical locks are tight (see the telescope instruc-
tion manual).
message displays briefly.
and then "beeps."
Press the key prompted by Autostar to signify that you
have read and understood the message.
with two choices:
a. Hold down the Speed/? key (8, Fig. 3) for informa-
tion on Autostar functions and controls. When fin-
ished, press MODE (3, Fig. 3) to exit Help and to
return to the Getting Started procedure, or,
b. Press ENTER (2, Fig. 3) to bypass the Help tutori-
al and continue with initialization.
tance vertically and horizontally (this test only occurs
the first time you use Autostar).
NOTE: If the telescope does not move, or
moves in only one axis, check that the vertical
and horizontal locks are tight (see your tele-
scope instruction manual for details).