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Meade MAX-ACF Instruction Manual

Meade MAX-ACF Instruction Manual (60 pages)

20" Advanced Coma-Free Telescope on MAX RoboticGerman Equatorial Mount

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Telescope Features
4
- Control Panel
  10
- Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
  11
Autostar II Features
11
Assembly
14
- Tripod Assembly
  14
- Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude
  14
- Latitude Adjustment
  15
- RA Assembly
  16
- Dec Saddle Assembly
  16
- Attach Counterweights
  18
- Low Latitude Counterweights
  20
- Attach OTA to Dec Saddle
  20
- Attach Autostar II
  21
- Electrical Connections, Align Viewfinder with OTA
  22
Home Position and Balancing the OTA
23
- Balance RA Axis
  23
- Balance Dec Axis
  24
Attach Handbox Holder
25
- Mounting, Focusing & Aligning the Viewfinder
  25
- Focusing the Telescope
  26
  - To Change Focus Speed
    26
  - To Focus the Eyepiece
    26
  - Presets
    26
    
    To Define a Preset
    26
    
    To Focus with a Microfocuser
    26
    
    To Focus the MAX-ACF and a Microfocuser
    26
    
    To Select a Preset
    27
    
    To Sync on a Preset
    27
Getting Started
25
Slew Speeds
27
Aligning for the First Time
28
- Automatic Alignment
  28
- Drift Align
  29
- Collimation
  29
- Align the OTA
  30
- Calibrate Home
  31
- Autostar II Navigation Exercise
  32
Basic Autostar II Operation
32
- Navigating Autostar II
  33
- Example of Locating a Menu
  33
Autostar II Menus
34
- Menu Tree
  34
- Objects Menu
  35
- Creating User
  35
- Event Menu
  36
- Glossary Menu, Utilities Menu
  36
- Setup Menu
  38
- Calibrate Home
  38
- "Hot Button" Menus
  41
Advanced Autostar II Features
42
- Adding Observing Sites
  42
- Creating User Objects
  43
- Observing Satellites
  44
- Identify
  44
- Browse
  45
- Alternate Polar Alignment Methods
  46
- To Download the Latest Autostar II Software
  46
- Periodic Error Correction
  47
Optional Accessories
48
Maintenance
51
Specifications
52
Meade Consumer Solutions
53
Appendix A: Latitude Chart
54
Appendix B: the Moon
55
APPENDIX C: Smart Mount
56
Appendix D: How to Read the Latitude Scale
58
Meade Limited Warranty
60

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