Meade starnavigator ng series, Instruction Manual

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun.
Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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11. Sight along the tube: Sight along the side of the
telescope's main tube to locate an object. Practice
using the Audiostar Arrow keys to centre an object
in the telescope's field of view.
7a. Attach the 90° diagonal prism ( refractor models
only, see inside front cover): Pull out to remove
the plastic dust cover from the eyepiece holder
(A). Slide the tube of the diagonal prism (B) into
the telescope’s eyepiece-holder and tighten the
thumbscrews (C) to a firm feel only to secure.
7b. Insert the eyepiece: Remove the supplied
25 mm or 26 mm eyepiece (D) from it’s container
and place it in the diagonal prism (
refractor
models only; see Fig. 7a) or directly into the
eyepiece holder (
reflector models only; see Fig.
7b) . Tighten the thumbscrews (F) to a firm feel
only. Remove the dust cover from the end of
optical tube assembly. Use the focus knobs (E) to
bring objects into focus.
8. Insert batteries: Open the battery compartment
by lifting the cover and pulling it away from the
drive base.
Remove the battery holder from the compartment
and carefully lift the 9v connector out from the
compartment.
Whenever you replace the
batteries, to safeguard the wires, disconnect the
9v connector (G) from the battery holder before
removing the batteries.
. Insert eight AA-size batteries into the battery
holder, oriented as shown on the diagram on the
battery slots of the battery holder. Connect the 9v
connector plug to the battery holder. Carefully
replace the battery holder back into the battery
compartment. Replace the cover.
9. Connect Audiostar: Be certain that the power
switch (H) on the computer control panel is in the
OFF position. Plug the coil cord of the Audiostar
Controller into the HBX port (I)
. Turn on the
computer panel; the red LED lights when power is
supplied to the panel.
If you wish to attach the red dot viewfinder, see
page 12.
If you wish to initialize Audiostar, see page 16.
If you wish to align the telescope, go to page 17.
If you wish to use Audiostar to GO TO Saturn, go
to page 19.
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10. You can use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the
telescope up, down, right, or left. To change the
telescope’s slew speed, press a Number key. "9" is
the fastest speed and "1" is the slowest speed. See
pages 15 and 16 for more details.
Slew Speeds:
Speed 9: Fast
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Speed 5: Medium
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Speed 1: Slow
Arrow
Keys
Number
Keys
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