Meade LX200 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 5)

11. Tighten, to a firm feel only, the R.A. and Dec.

locks. Remove the dust cover from the end of the

telescope tube.

Place the Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece (F) into

the diagonal prism (G) and tighten the attachment

thumbscrew (E) to a firm feel only.

Sight along the side of the telescope’s main tube

to locate an object. Rotate the mirror lock knob

(9, Fig. 1) towards the “Unlock” position, until it

feels loose—the telescope is shipped with the

mirror locked. Use the telescope’s coarse focus

knob (6, Fig. 1) to bring the object into focus.

Practice using the Autostar II Arrow keys to cen-

ter an object in the telescope’s field of view.

10.

Press the key prompted by Autostar II to accept

the Sun warning. Autostar II now displays

"Automatic Alignment." You can then use the

Arrow keys to slew (move) the telescope up,

down, right, or left. To change the telescope’s slew

speed, press the Speed key and then the Number

keys. "9" is the fastest speed and "1" is the slow-

est speed. See page 17 for more details.

7. Press the computer control panel power switch to

OFF, if necessary. Remove the Autostar II hand-

box and the Autostar II coil cord from the packing

materials. Plug one end into the HBX port of the

telescope's computer control panel and plug the

other end into the coil cord port on the Autostar II

handbox.

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9. Press the Power Switch on the computer control

panel to the ON position. The copyright message

lights on Autostar II's LCD display.

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Slew Speeds:

Speed 9: Fast

Speed 5: Medium

Speed 1: Slow

Arrow

Keys

Number

Keys

R.A.

Lock

Dec.

Lock

Display

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8. Attach microfocuser: Remove the dust cap from

the rear cell port (A) of the telescope (Note:

Telescope not shown for clarity). Thread the micro-

focuser adapter (B) into the rear cell port thread.

Slide the microfocuser (C) over the microfocuser

adapter and tighten the three hex screws on the

microfocuser (K) using the provided hex keys.

Important Note:

The Microfocuser is shipped with the microfocuser

adapter (B) threaded to the SC accessory adapter (L).

Unthread the adapters from each other before attach-

ing the microfocuser. Set aside the SC accessory

adapter. For more information about the SC accessory

adapter, see SC OPTIONAL ACCESSORY USERS, page

14.

1.25" Diagonal Prism Users: If using the 1.25"

diagonal prism (G), slide the 1.25" adapter (D) into

the microfocuser. Line up the thumbscrew into the

groove in the microfocuser (I, also see Fig. 7a and

7b, page 14). Slide the 1.25" diagonal prism into

the adapter (D). Tighten the adapter thumbscrew

(H) to a firm feel only. Tighten the microfocuser

thumbscrews (I) to a firm feel only.

2.0" Diagonal Mirror Users: If using the 2.0" diag-

onal mirror, slide the mirror directly into the micro-

focuser (C). Tighten the microfocuser thumb-

screws (I) to a firm feel only.

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Speed

Key

ON/OFF

HBX Port

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