5
Rib
Battery
Holder
Battery
Compartment
8.
Tighten, to a firm feel only, the Dec and R.A. locks
(
X and X, Fig. 1)
. Remove the dust cover from
the end of the telescope tube.
10.
“Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu” displays.
You
can use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the tele-
scope up, down, right, or left. To change the tele-
scope’s slew speed, press a Number key. "9" is the
fastest speed and "1" is the slowest speed. See
page 17 for more details. Or you can
Press “0” to
begin Automatic Alignment.
See page 18 for more
information.
6.
Remove the covers from both battery
compartments located on top of the drive base and
carefully lift the battery holders from their
compartments, being mindful of the connector
wires. Insert four (user-supplied) C-cell batteries
into each battery holder (eight batteries total),
oriented as shown on the diagram on the battery
holder.
Return the battery holders to the battery
compartment. See the diagram above. Replace the
covers when you are done.
ON/OFF
HBX Port
7.
Slide the computer control panel power switch to
OFF, if necessary. Remove the AutoStar handbox
and the AutoStar interface cable from the packing
materials. Plug one end into the HBX port of the
computer control panel and plug the other end into
the Coil Cable port on the AutoStar handbox.
(c) 00 Meade [2.0]
A U T O S T A R
9.
Flip the Power Switch on the computer control
panel to the ON position. The copyright message
lights on AutoStar’s LCD display.
Slew Speeds:
Speed 9: Fast
.
.
.
Speed 5: Medium
.
.
.
Speed 1: Slow
Arrow
Keys
Number
Keys
AutoStar Coil
Cable Port
11. Remove the dust cap from the rear cell of the
telescope. Thread the eyepiece holder into the
rear cell thread. Slide the diagonal prism into
the eyepiece holder and lock in place by turning
the thumbscrew to a firm feel.
Place the Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece into the
diagonal prism and tighten the attachment
thumbscrew to a firm feel only.
Sight along the side of the telescope’s main tube
to locate an object. Use the telescope’s focus
knob (
8, Fig. 1
) to bring the object into focus.
Practice using the AutoStar’s Arrow keys to center
an object in the telescope’s field of view.
R.A.
Lock
Dec
Thumbscrew
Thumb-
screw
Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
irreversable
damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the tele-
scope as it is moving.
