Meade Instruments DS-2000 User Manual

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be stored). Scroll through the list of Countries/States. Press ENTER when the site you wish
to add displays. Then choose the desired city in the same manner.

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Delete: Deletes a stored site from the database.

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Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude, and time zone. Time
Zone refers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Users West of Greenwich,
England use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours. For the United States, look up the
time zone shift in

Table 1

NOTE: Autostar compensates for daylight savings time, if selected. See

SETUP

MENU: DAYLIGHT SAVING

, page 26.

Owner Info accesses the owner information menu, including:

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Name: Users may enter both their first and last names using the Up and Down Arrow keys
to cycle through the alphabet. Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to move through the text.
Press ENTER when the entry is complete.

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Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to enter your street address, city, state, and
zip code. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.

Download transfers information from a personal computer or another Autostar. During the
operation, the warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.

NOTE: The Download function requires the optional #506 Astrofinder Software and
Cable Connector Kit. See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more infor-
mation on how to download. Also see

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

, page 29.

Statistics provides basic statistical data about Autostar, including:

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Characters Free: Shows how much room is available in user-defined object memory.

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Version: Shows the current version of the Autostar software.

Reset completely resets Autostar. Most values entered into the menus revert to factory
defaults. Autostar requires initialization again after a Reset before proceeding with observa-
tions. See

INITIALIZING AUTOSTAR

, page 17.

Time Zone

Shift

Atlantic

-4 Hours

Eastern

-5 Hours

Central

-6 Hours

Mountain

-7 Hours

Pacific

-8 Hours

Hawaii

-10 Hours

Table 1: Time Zone Shift.