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mySKY
™
is an easy-to-use, multimedia tool that will guide
you through the night sky. It’s like having your own personal
astronomer pointing out the wonders of the universe.
Quick Start
Follow the Quick Start Guide on the back cover to insert
the batteries, plug in the earbuds and turn on mySKY. When
mySKY starts up, a screen displays which offers the choice:
“Instructions” or “SkyMap.”
Instruction Video
If you are using mySKY for the first time, press the up arrow
to select “Instructions”— a brief introductory video that
explains how to get started using mySKY.
The instruction video will teach you how to use the buttons,
what the trigger is for, how to use the identify function and
how to take a guided tour. If you wish to exit the instruction
video at any time, press the button labeled “Back” or “Exit.”
You can use the four arrow buttons shown in the second
figure to select options on the display screen. Press one
of the arrow keys to select the item you want. For example,
if you press the up arrow, the option at the top of the screen
is selected and so forth. In most cases, when you press an
arrow key, that option is automatically selected.
Important Note about your mySKY
Your mySKY uses very sensitive magnetic sensors to
determine where you are pointing it in the sky. The magnetic
lines of force that are detected by these sensors are bent
and distorted by any magnetic materials or large metal
objects such as cars, metal fences or steel reinforced
buildings. In order for your mySKY to work accurately,
you must be about 10 yards or meters from the average car.
The larger the metal object, the farther you should be from
it to get the best performance from your mySKY.
Time, Date, and Location
When the instruction video ends or when you select
“SkyMap,” mySKY needs to know your location, date and
time. The Time and Location screen displays. You will be
presented with three choices the first time you use mySKY:
• Get From GPS
• Enter Manually
• Demonstration Mode. You can select GPS fix or you can
manually enter your location, date and time.
The GPS fix will automatically enter the location, time
and date, but because of anomalies and interference
in different geographic locations, GPS acquisition can
take up to several minutes. Manually entering your location,
time and date is the faster method and typically takes less
than a minute.
To select GPS fix, use the Up or Down arrows to select
the “Get from GPS” line (the radio circle will be checked),
and press Done. The unit will attempt to get a GPS fix.
After mySKY acquires a GPS signal, you will now be in the
default mode, which is “Identify.” You will learn more about
this mode in the “Identify an Object” section (page 4).
To enter your location time and date manually, use
the arrows to scroll down to the Enter Manually line and
press Done.
First, enter the date: Use the arrow keys to move
the highlight across the number pad. Once the desired
number is highlighted, press Enter. Enter the date
in the format: mm/dd/yy.
For example, if you wish to enter March 6, 2008, press the
following keys:
0 (zero), Enter, Three, Enter (mm)
0, Enter, 6, Enter (dd)
0, Enter, 8, Enter (yy)
Press Done after you have entered the date.
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