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InstructIon Manual

mySKY

 PLUS

Your personal guide for skY exploration

Summary of Contents for Video mySKY Plus

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual mySKY PLUS Your personal guide for sky exploration ...

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Page 3: ...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 mySKY Keys The TRIGGER The TRIGGER is located on the hand grip When the TRIGGER is pushed you tell mySKY that you are pointing at an obje...

Page 4: ...re you can choose an object to find and learn about OPTIONS The OPTIONS key takes you to a menu of various settings for your mySKY TOURS The TOURS key takes you to a menu of available guided tours you can take to explore the night sky SKYMAP The SKYMAP key displays the SkyMap on the screen The labels for the soft keys will change from screen to screen Many of the labels are shortcuts that will tak...

Page 5: ...onds If it takes longer make sure the mySKY is not setting on any operating machinery speaker or other surface that is moving or vibrating When the mySKY is done adjusting the sensors the sights on the top of the unit will light up and the screen will display the SkyMap screen You are now in the default Identify mode and you can immediately begin identifying night sky objects and use other mySKY f...

Page 6: ...D TOUR option is not displayed keep pressing the BACK key until END TOUR is displayed Catalogs of Celestial Objects The sky is full of interesting and mysterious objects not just stars and planets mySKY has a database that contains over 30 000 celestial objects Although most of these objects cannot be seen with the naked eye mySKY can still show you where they are and give you images and informati...

Page 7: ...r a description of the object in your earbuds All the planets constellations major stars and most popular celestial objects have both audio and visual information If PLAY is not shown as an option or you want technical data about the object press INFO and text with details about the object will be displayed If the object you selected is part of a list or catalog you can use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW...

Page 8: ...ng press the Soft Key labeled AUTO OFF Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the mode you want to use If you turn this feature off please remember to turn off the mySKY s power when you are finished using it Connection This option allows you to connect the mySKY to a Meade computerized telescope cable sold separately Use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to toggle between the two selections Select DONE af...

Page 9: ... ON OFF key If that does not work open the battery compartment and remove one battery for 15 seconds Replace the battery Press the ON OFF key again to restart mySKY Compatibility Microsoft Windows 98se Me 2000 XP Vista Credits Meade would like to thank the following people and institutions for materials used in mySKY NASA NASA CXC SAO STScl Jack Newton Jason Ware Mark Sibole Steve Hamilton And man...

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Page 11: ... is not valid in cases where the product has been abused or mishandled where unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed or where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear and tear Meade specifically disclaims special indirect or consequential damages or lost profit which may result from a breach of this warranty Any implied warranties which cannot be disclaimed are hereby limite...

Page 12: ...chnical support please call 800 626 3233 Install Batteries Connect Headphones Power On Choose Instructions or SkyMap PRESS Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Slide door forward and flip open Open rubber cover Plug headphone jack into headphone port Press power button to power on Choose Instructions to view introduction video or SkyMap to start exploring 14 4540 20 ...

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