Using Autostar's Go To Capability; Moving Through Autostar's Menus; Initializing Autostar - Meade Autostar 494 Instruction Manual

4. Use the Scroll keys (6 and 7, Fig. 3) to cycle through the
list of countries, states, and provinces (listed alphabeti-
cally). Press ENTER when the desired location dis-
plays.
5. Autostar then prompts you to enter the nearest city to
the observing site. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through
the list of cities. Press ENTER when the desired city dis-
plays.
6. Autostar then prompts you to enter the telescope model
you are using. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through the
list of models. Press ENTER when your telescope
model displays. "Align: Easy" displays. You now can
use Autostar's Arrow keys to move the telescope to
observe.
TIP: If you go past the "Align: Easy" (or any other
menu display you wish to select), press MODE
(3, Fig. 3) to return to the previous display(s).
7. Press the Arrow keys (5, Fig. 3) to slew (move) the tel-
escope up, down, right, or left. You can slew (move) the
telescope at different speeds.

USING AUTOSTAR'S GO TO CAPABILITY

This section describes how to make observations using var-
ious Autostar features and menus. But before you can use
Autostar's GO TO capabilities, you must first:
Learn how Autostar's keys move through the menus
Initialize Autostar
Train the drive
Align the telescope
Select "Align: Easy" from Autostar's menus

MOVING THROUGH AUTOSTAR'S MENUS

Autostar's menus are organized for quick and easy naviga-
tion:
Press ENTER (2, Fig. 3) to go deeper into Autostar's
menu levels.
Press MODE (3, Fig. 3) to move back toward the top
menu level.
Press the Scroll keys (6 and 7, Fig. 3) to move up and
down through the options available for each level.
Press the Arrow keys (5, Fig. 3) to enter characters and
digits.

INITIALIZING AUTOSTAR

This section describes how to initialize Autostar.
Initialization is a procedure that enables Autostar to operate
correctly. When you first use Autostar, it doesn't yet "know"
the location of the observing site or the time or date of the
observation session. During the Initialization procedure, you
will enter this information. Autostar then uses the informa-
tion to calculate the location of celestial objects and to move
your telescope correctly for various operations.
NOTE: You will enter the Time and Date at the
beginning of each observing session, but you will
only enter your location and Telescope Model the
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