Audiostar Handbox; Tour The Cosmos With Just The Push Of A Button - Meade LX80 Instruction Manual

AudioStar Handbox

2-Line LCD Display
ENTER Key
MODE Key
"GoTo" Key
Arrow Keys
Number Keys
Scroll Keys
Figure 39: The AudioStar #497 Handbox
Tour the Cosmos
Push of a Button
Control of the LX80 is through the operation of the
standard-equipment AudioStar. Nearly all functions of
the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes
of AudioStar's buttons. Some of the major features of
AudioStar are:
• Automatically move the telescope to any of
over 30,000 objects stored in the database or
manually enter the astronomical coordinates of
any celestial object.
with Just the
"? Key
Coil Cord Port
Coil Cord
RS-232 Port
Utility Light
Speaker Opening
• Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects
to view on any given night of the year.
• Learn the secrets and details of the objects
you observe while you are viewing them with
audio through the built-in speaker. Astronomer
Inside will tell you about the planets, stars,
constellations, clusters, nebulae, galaxies and
more in a fun and interesting way.
• Download the latest satellite data and software
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