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- Page 1 Instruction Manual #497 AutoStar Handbox for use with the DS-2090AT-TC and DS-2102AT-TC MEADE.COM...
- Page 2 Fig. 1: AutoStar keys ® The name “Meade,” “AutoStar,” and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent Office and in principal countries throughout the world. All rights reserved. Patents: US 6,392,799 Other Patent Pending © 2005 Meade Instruments Corporation.
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Page 3: Autostar Features
• Site coordinates • Battery status Press MODE again to return to the previous menu. GO TO Key: After the telescope is aligned, press to slew (move) the telescope to the coor- dinates currently slewing, the operation may be aborted at any time by pressing any key except GO TO. - Page 4 Number Keys: Press to input digits 0 to 9. To change the speed at which the telescope moves (known as the “slew” speed) press a NUMBER KEY from 1 through 9. 1 is the slowest speed and 9 is the fastest.
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Page 5: Initializing Autostar
AutoStar. Tighten Locks: Tighten the Altitude lock and tripod base lock knob. Plug in AutoStar: Make sure the telescope power switch is in the OFF position. Plug AutoStar into the HBX port of the Control Panel. Turn on AutoStar: Flip the telescope power switch to the ON position. - Page 6 Autostar slews the telescope to a first alignment star. The user is asked to ver- ify that the telescope is pointed at the chosen star and then prompted to center the star in the eyepiece. The process is repeated with a second star to complete the alignment.
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Page 7: Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment
NOTE: The GO TO key also allows you to perform a "spiral search." A spiral search is useful when the telescope slews to an object, but that object is not visible in the eyepiece after the telescope finishes its search. (This sometimes occurs during an alignment procedure.) Press GO TO when the slew is finished and the telescope... -
Page 8: Slew Speeds
25mm eyepiece. Speeds 7 or 8: Best used for rough centering of an object in the eyepiece. Speed 9: Moves the telescope quickly from one point in the sky to another. DS-2000 TIPS Which One’s the... -
Page 9: Basic Autostar Operation
Select Item: Glossary OBJECT MENU Want to see Mars? The Orion nebula? The Andromeda galaxy? Select from over 30,000 objects and press GO TO to move the telescope automatically to an object. Select Item: Event EVENT MENU Display the time of... -
Page 10: Autostar Navigation Exercise
AutoStar Navigation Exercise To demonstrate how the AutoStar menu structure works, the following exercise calculates Sunset time so an evening observing session can be planned. To Calculate Sunset time: TIP: When multiple Press the MODE key several times, until “Select Item: Object” is displayed. choices are avail- Press the Scroll Down key once to display the “Event”... -
Page 11: Menus And Menu Options
MENUS AND MENU OPTIONS... -
Page 12: Object Menu
GO TO once to change the second line to the name of the brightest star in the constel- lation. Press GO TO a second time to slew the telescope to that star. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through the list of stars in the constellation, from brightest to dimmest. -
Page 13: Event Menu
Moon's shadow. Never use a Use the Scroll Up and Down keys to display the available data. Remember, never use a tele- Meade scope to look at the Sun! See “WARNING!” to the left. Telescope to look at... -
Page 14: Setup Menu
Cord Wrap, when set to "On," moves the telescope in such a way as to prevent the cords and cables attached to your telescope assembly from getting wound around the assembly and tan- gled as the telescope slews to objects. - Page 15 Point the telescope North. Use a compass or the North Star, Polaris as a guide to locating North. During EASY TWO-STAR ALIGN base. The user is then requested to center the stars in the eyepiece and press ENTER. Two-Star Alignment requires some knowledge of the night sky. AutoStar displays a database of bright stars and two stars are chosen by the observer from the database for alignment.
- Page 16 -6 Hours Cable Connector Kit. See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more infor- Mountain -7 Hours mation on how to download. See the Meade General Catalog or go to Pacific -8 Hours www.meade.com for more information. Hawaii...
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Page 17: Observing Satellites
Check out your local library, computer store, bookstore, CD Roms, Internet, or magazines (such as Sky & Telescope or Astronomy), to find coordinates of celestial objects. The objects/coordinates you enter become part of your own permanent database, called "User Objects."... -
Page 18: Meade Consumer Solutions
Earth's shadow. Meade Consumer Solutions If you have a question concerning your #497 AutoStar, contact the Meade Instruments Consumer Solutions Department at: Telephone: (800) 626-3233 Consumer Solutions hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. - Page 20 Every Meade AutoStar accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materi- als and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight- prepaid, with proof of purchase.
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