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Meade LX80 Instruction Manual

Meade LX80 Instruction Manual (72 pages)

Multi-Mount Telescope System With Astronomer Inside

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 3.61 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Introduction

5
- A Solid Telescope Built for a Lifetime of Service
  5
Telescope Features

6
- Multi-Mount
  6
- Robust Aluminum Construction
  6
- Gears and Drives
  6
- Tripod
  6
- Audiostar
  7
- Control Panel
  7
- Counterweight Shaft
  7
- Industry Standard Dovetail
  7
LX80 Key Features

8
- Key Features Explained
  13
Getting Started

15
- Unpacking
  15
- Tripod Set-Up and Assembly
  15
- Mount Head to Tripod
  16
- Attach Counterweight Shaft(S) to Mount
  16
- Mount Counterweight(S) to Shaft
  16
- Mount Optical Tube Assembly
  17
- Assemble Viewﬁ Nder
  17
- Insert Eyepiece
  17
- Level the Mount
  18
- Install Batteries or Connect AC Adapter
  18
- Connect Audiostar
  18
- Balancing the Telescope
  19
- Aligning the Viewﬁ Nder
  20
- Choosing an Eyepiece
  21
- Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually
  21
- Using Audiostar's Goto Capabilities
  22
- Moving through Audiostar's Menus
  22
- Activate the Arrow Keys
  22
- Slew Speeds
  22
- Playing Audio
  23
- Entering Data into Audiostar
  23
- Navigating Audiostar
  23
- Observe the Moon
  23
- Tracking Objects
  23
The LX80 Multi-Mount System

24
- Aligning the LX80
  24
- Initializing Audiostar
  24
- Alt-Azimuth Mode
  25
  - Setting the Alt-Azimuth Home Position
    25
  - Finding True North
    25
  - Finding Magnetic North
    26
  - Easy (Two-Star) Align
    26
  - How to Perform the Easy Align Procedure
    26
  - Goto Saturn
    27
  - Using the Guided Tour
    27
- Equatorial Mode
  28
  - Setting the Polar Home Position
    28
  - Locating the Celestial Pole
    29
- Easy Align
  29
  - How to Perform the Easy Align
    29
  - Goto Saturn
    30
  - Using the Guided Tour
    30
- Dual OTA Mode
  31
  - Alt-Azimuth Mode
    31
Audiostar Handbox

33
Audiostar Operation

37
- Audiostar Navigation Exercise
  37
  - Object Menu
    38
  - Audiostar Menu Tree
    39
  - Event Menu
    40
  - Glossary Menu
    40
  - Utilities Menu
    40
- Setup Menu
  41
Advanced Audiostar Features

44
- Adding Observing Sites
  44
- Find Objects Not in the Database
  45
- To Goto a User-Entered Object
  45
- Observing Satellites
  45
- Landmarks
  46
- Identify
  47
- Training the Drive
  48
- Advanced Alt/Az Alignment
  49
- Browse
  49
Photography

50
Optional Accessories

52
Maintenance

54
Troubleshooting

55
Customer Service

56
Appendix A: Training the Drive

57
Appendix B: Basic Astronomy

58
Appendix C: Speciﬁ Cations

60
- Specifications
  60
Appendix C: Specifi Cations

61
Appendix D: Equatorial Alignment

61
Appendix E: Latitude Chart

65
Appendix F: Declination North America 66 Appendix G: Declination Global

67
Appendix G: Declination Global

68
Recycling Information (Europe)

68
Meade Limited Warranty

72

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