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Quick-Start Guide .......................................................... 4

Telescope Features ...................................................... 7

Autostar Features .......................................................... 9

Getting Started ..............................................................11

Packing List ..............................................................11

How to Assemble Your Telescope ............................11

Using Smartfinder ....................................................12

Aligning Smartfinder ............................................13

Choosing an Eyepiece ............................................14

The Barlow Lens ......................................................14

Observing ......................................................................14

Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually ........14

Terrestrial Observing ................................................15

Observing Using Autostar's Arrow Keys ..................15

Slew Speeds ............................................................15

Observe the Moon ....................................................16

Astronomical Observing ............................................16

To Track an Object Automatically..............................16

Moving Through Autostar’s Menus......................16

Initializing Autostar ..............................................17

Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking ..........18

Automatic Alignment ................................................18

Go To Saturn ............................................................19

Take a Guided Tour ..................................................19

Basic Autostar Operation................................................20

Autostar Navigation Exercise ....................................20

Entering Numbers and Text into Autostar ................21

Navigating Autostar ..................................................21

Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling Message ............21

Menus and Menu Options ..............................................22

Complete Autostar Menu Structure ..........................22

Object Menu..............................................................23

Event Menu ..............................................................24

Glossary Menu..........................................................24

Utilities Menu ............................................................24

Setup Menu ..............................................................26

Optional Accessories ......................................................29

Caring for Your Telescope ............................................30

Collimation ................................................................30

Meade Customer Service ........................................32

Specifications ............................................................33

Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates ................................35

Locating the Celestial Pole ......................................35

Appendix B: To Find Objects Not in the Database ........36

Appendix C: Observing Satellites ..................................37

Appendix D: Training the Drive ......................................38

Appendix E: Battery Replacement ................................39

Appendix F: How to Manually Set the Time and Date ..40

Appendix G: Electronic Controller

(DS-2000EC Users Only)..41

Optional #494 Autostar for DS-2000EC Users ........42

Basic Astronomy ............................................................43

CONTENTS

WARNING!

Never use a Meade

Telescope to look

at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will

cause instant and irreversible damage to

your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so

there is no warning to the observer that

damage has occurred until it is too late. Do

not point the telescope or its viewfinder at

or near the Sun. Do not look through the

telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving.

Children should always have adult super-

vision while observing.

CAUTION:

Use care to install batteries as indicated by the

battery compartment. Follow battery manufactur-

er's precautions. Do not install batteries backward

or mix new and used batteries. Do not mix battery

types. If these precautions are not followed, bat-

teries may explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly

installed batteries void your Meade warranty.

If you are anxious to use your DS Astro

Telescope for the first time, before a

thorough reading of this instruction manual,

see the QUICK-START GUIDE on page 4.

® The name “Meade,” “AutoStar,” and the Meade logo are

trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent Office and in

™ “LPI” and “Tonight’s Best” are trademarks of Meade

Instruments Corporation.

Patents:

US 7,092,156 and US 7,079,317

Other Patent Pending

IMPORTANT NOTE:

DS-2000EC users, see APPENDIX E, page 41,

for information about your supplied Electronic

Controller. Autostar information does not apply.

DS-2000EC users may obtain the #494 Autostar

handbox as an optional accessory. See page 42

for more information.

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