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Audiostar operation – Meade Instruments LX80 User Manual

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Clone uploads information from one AudioStar handbox

to another. Three options are available:

• Catalogs: Sends only user-defi ned object

information, such as new satellite orbits or

comet data to another AudioStar handbox.

• Software: Sends only the basic AudioStar

software. This is useful if one user has

downloaded a new version of AudioStar

software from the Meade website (www.meade.

com) and wants to pass this software along

to friends.

• All: Everything – user-defi ned information

and AudioStar software – is sent to

another AudioStar.

Statistics provides basic statistical data about

AudioStar, including:

• Characters Free: Shows how much room is

available in user-defi ned object memory.

• Version: Shows the current version of the

AudioStar software.

Reset completely resets AudioStar. Most values

entered into the menus revert to factory defaults.

Select: Displays the currently selected

observing site. Use the scroll keys to cycle

through all available sites (see Add below).

Press ENTER when the site you wish to select

displays. Use this option when you move to a

different geographic location.

• Add: Allows you to add new observing sites to

the database (up to six sites may 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.

Delete: Deletes a stored site from

the database.

• 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 the table at left.

AudioStar compensates for Daylight Savings

Time, if selected. See Setup Menu: Daylight

Saving, Page 41.

Owner Info accesses the owner information menu,

including:

• Name: Users may enter both their fi rst 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.

• 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 another AudioStar

during cloning (see below). During the operation, the

warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.

Note: The Download function requires the optional

#505 Astrofi nder Software and Cable Connector Kit.

See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more

information on how to download. Also see OPTIONAL

ACCESSORIES, Page 52.

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