Meade Instruments LX200GPS-SMT User Manual

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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.

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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Press the Power Switch on the computer control
panel to the ON position. The copyright message
lights on Autostar II's LCD display.

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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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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