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Meade LX200GPS-SMT Technical Manual

Meade LX200GPS-SMT Technical Manual (73 pages)

8", 10", 12", 14", 16" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope with Autostar II Hand Controller

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 1.58 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Quick-Start Guide
5
Telescope Features
7
Handbox
10
Autostar II Features
10
Getting Started
13
Observing
17
Using the Guided Tour
21
Finding True North
22
Basic Autostar II Operation
23
- Autostar II Navigation Exercise
  23
- Navigating Autostar II
  24
Autostar II Menus
25
- Menu Tree
  25
- Objects Menu
  26
- Event Menu
  27
- Glossary Menu, Utilities Menu
  28
- Setup Menu
  29
- "Hot Button" Menus
  32
Advanced Autostar II Features
33
- Adding Observing Sites
  33
- Creating User Objects
  34
- Observing Satellites, Landmarks
  35
- 16" LX200GPS Users:see APPENDIX F
  36
- Identify
  36
- Browse
  37
- Alternate Alt/Az Alignment Methods
  38
- Initialize Autostar II (for Alternate Alignments)
  38
- Easy (Two-Star) Alignment
  38
- Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment
  38
  - To Set the Home Position Manually
    39
- One-Star Alt/Az Alignment
  39
- Periodic Error Correction
  40
- 14" LX200GPS Users: See APPENDIX G
  41
Photography
41
Optional Accessories
42
Star Charts
44
Maintenance
45
- Inspecting the Optics
  47
- Gauging the Movement of the Telescope
  47
Specifications
48
Appendix A: Equatorial (Polar) Alignment
51
Precise Polar Alignment
54
Appendix B: Latitude Chart
56
Appendix C: How to Create Your Own Guided Tour
57
Appendix D: Training the Drive
61
Appendix E: the Moon Menu
62
Appendix F: 16" LX200GPS Features
63
Appendix G: 14" LX200GPS Features
67
Appendix H: De-Rotater and Microfocuser Assembly
68
Appendix I: Smart Mount
69
Basic Astronomy
71

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