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Meade LX850 Instruction Manual

Meade LX850 Instruction Manual (60 pages)

German Equatorial Mount Telescope System With StarLock

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 13.73 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Introduction

5
- The LX850 Telescope
  5
Telescope Features

6
Assembly

13
- Assembly Tools
  13
- Tripod Assembly
  13
- Attach Mount Assembly to Tripod
  14
- Attach Counterweight Shaft
  15
- Attach Counterweights
  15
- Routing Connector Cables
  15
- Removing the Saddle
  16
- Starlock Cable
  16
- Attach the Control Module
  17
- DEC and RA Connecting Cables
  17
- Attach the Optical Tube Assembly (OTA)
  17
- Attach Diagonal and Eyepiece
  18
- Attach Starlock Assembly
  18
- Plug in the Autostar II Handbox
  19
- Attach the Viewfinder to the OTA
  19
- Mount Additional Accessories and Equipment
  19
- Balancing the Telescope
  19
- Balancing the RA Axes
  20
- Balancing the DEC Axes
  20
- Balancing Starlock
  20
Getting Started

21
- Focusing & Aligning the Viewfinder
  21
- Focusing the Telescope
  21
- Slew Speeds
  
  22
Autostar II Operation

27
- The Autostar II Handbox
  27
- Autostar Navigation Exercise
  28
- Example of Locating a Menu
  28
- Autostar II Menu Tree
  29
- Navigating Autostar II
  30
- Object Menu
  30
- Event Menu
  31
- Glossary Menu
  31
- Utilities Menu
  32
- Setup Menu
  33
- Hot Button" Menu
  35
- Starlock Periodic Error Correction
  36
Advanced Autostar II Features

37
- Adding Observing Sites
  37
- Creating User Objects
  37
- Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in Database
  38
- To GO to a User-Entered Object
  39
- Landmarks
  39
- Identify
  40
- Browse
  41
- Alternate Polar Alignments
  
  42
- Two-Star Polar Alignment
  
  42
  - Easy Polar Alignment
    42
  - One-Star Polar Alignment
    42
  - Align on Home
    42
  - How to Drift Align LX850
    42
  - Of Autostar II Software
    43
  - Starlock Assisted PEC Training
    43
  - Update Menu Option
    43
  - Erase Menu Option
    43
  - On and off Menu Options
    43
Optional Accessories

44
Maintenance

46
Customer Service

46
Specifications

47
Appendix A

49
Appendix A

49
- Manual Drift Alignment
  49
Appendix B

50
Appendix B

50
- Starlock Utility
  50
Appendix C

53
Appendix C

53
- Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC)
  53
Appendix D

54
Appendix D

54
- Latitude Chart
  54
Appendix E

55
Appendix E

55
- Advanced Coma-Free Optical System
  55
Appendix F

56
Appendix F: Initial Set-Up Guide

56
Recycling

58
- How to Recycle
  58

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Meade LX850 Instruction Manual

Meade LX850 Instruction Manual (60 pages)

German Equatorial Mount Telescope System With StarLock

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 0.97 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Introduction

5
- The LX850 Telescope
  5
Telescope Features

6
Assembly

13
- Assembly Tools
  13
- Tripod Assembly
  13
- Attach Mount Assembly to Tripod
  14
- Attach Counterweight Shaft
  15
- Attach Counterweights
  15
- Routing Connector Cables
  15
- Removing the Saddle
  16
- Starlock Cable
  16
- Attach the Control Module
  17
- DEC and RA Connecting Cables
  17
- Attach the Optical Tube Assembly (OTA)
  17
- Attach Diagonal and Eyepiece
  18
- Attach Starlock Assembly
  18
- Mount Additional Accessories and Equipment
  19
- Balancing the Telescope
  19
- Balancing Starlock
  20
Getting Started

21
- Focusing the Telescope
  21
- Slew Speeds
  
  22
Autostar II Operation

27
- Autostar Navigation Exercise
  28
- Autostar II Menu Tree
  29
- Navigating Autostar II
  30
- Object Menu
  30
- Event Menu
  31
- Glossary Menu
  31
  - Utilities Menu
    32
- Setup Menu
  33
- Hot Button" Menu
  35
  - Starlock Periodic Error Correction
    36
Advanced Autostar II Features

37
- Adding Observing Sites
  37
- Creating User Objects
  37
- Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in Database
  38
- To GO to a User-Entered Object
  39
- Landmarks
  39
- Identify
  40
- Browse
  41
  - Alternate Polar Alignments
    42
  - Two-Star Polar Alignment
    42
  - Easy Polar Alignment
    42
  - One-Star Polar Alignment
    42
  - Align on Home
    42
  - How to Drift Align LX850
    42
  - Of Autostar II Software
    43
  - Starlock Assisted PEC Training
    43
  - Update Menu Option
    43
  - Erase Menu Option
    43
  - On and off Menu Options
    43
Optional Accessories

44
Maintenance

46
Customer Service

46
- Specifications
  47
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49
Appendix A: Manual Drift Alignment

49
Appendix B: Starlock Utility

50
Appendix C

53
Appendix C: Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC)

53
Appendix D: Latitude Chart

54
Appendix E

55
Appendix E: Advanced Coma-Free Optical System

55
Appendix F: Initial Set-Up Guide

56
Recycling: How to Recycle

58

Meade LX850 Instruction Manual

Meade LX850 Instruction Manual (4 pages)

MOUNT BODY ASSEMBLY

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 0.18 MB

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