Attaching Accessories; Your Telescope Is Now Fully Assembled - Meade EXT90 Instruction Manual

Maksutov-cassegrain telescopes with autostar #497 hand controller
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Attaching Accessories

8
Be sure the telescope master power switch is
in the off position. Remove the ETX90 handbox and
the coiled interface cable from the packing materials.
Plug one end into the HBX port of the control panel
and plug the other end into the Handbox port on the
ETX90 handbox.
9
Place the 26mm eyepiece into the eyepiece
holder on the telescope and tighten the attachment
thumbscrew to a "firm feel" only.
Slide the Red Dot Viewfinder into the slotted holder on
the top surface telescope and tighten the attachment
thumbscrew to a "firm feel" only.

Your Telescope is now Fully Assembled

Now remove the dust cover from the front
of the telescope tube. Be careful not to touch the
glass lens.
Flip the Power Switch on the computer control
panel to the ON position. The copyright message lights
on AutoStar's LCD display.
"Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu" displays. You
Slew Speeds:
Arrow
Speed 9: Fast
Keys
.
.
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Speed 5: Medium
.
.
.
Speed 1: Slow
Number
Keys
can use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the telescope
up, down, right, or left. To change the telescope's slew
speed, press a Number key. "9" is the fastest speed
and "1" is the slowest speed. See page 20 for more
details. Or you can Press "0" to begin Easy Alignment.
See page 11 for more information.


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