Instruction Manual
8", 10", 12", 14", 16" LX200
®
R
Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien Telescopes
with GPS and AutoStar
II Hand Controller
(800) 626-3233
www.meade.com
Страница 1: ...Instruction Manual 8 10 12 14 16 LX200 R Advanced Ritchey Chr tien Telescopes with GPS and AutoStar II Hand Controller 800 626 3233 www meade com...
Страница 2: ...eversible damage to your eye Eye damage is often painless so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun Do not look...
Страница 3: ...Tour 58 Appendix D Training the Drive 62 Appendix E The Moon Menu 63 Appendix F 16 LX200R Features 64 Appendix G 14 LX200R Features 68 Appendix H De rotater and Microfocuser Assembly 69 Appendix I Sma...
Страница 4: ...t of the inner extendible tripod leg sections Tighten the locks to a firm feel only do not overtighten Remove the spreader bar see above figure from the shipping carton Slide the spreader bar onto the...
Страница 5: ...e s computer control panel and plug the other end into the coil cord port on the AutoStar II handbox 10 Press the Power Switch on the computer control panel to the ON position The copyright message li...
Страница 6: ...pe at or near the Sun Do not look through the telescope as it is moving TELESCOPE FEATURES AutoStar II Hand Controller See page 9 not shown on left fork arm Fig 1 The LX200R Telescope Computer Control...
Страница 7: ...just the tension to a firm feel this action serves to lock in the coarse focus and also to pre vent mirror flop Use in conjunction with the Zero Image Shift Microfocuser see 2 1 Right Ascension R A Sl...
Страница 8: ...d after each observing session and the power turned off to the telescope Verify that any dew that might have collected during the observing session has evaporated prior to replacing the dust cover 1 O...
Страница 9: ...rom the Meade website www meade com Requires the optional LX200 Interface Cable See OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES page 45 Some of the major features of the AutoStar II system are Automatically move the telesco...
Страница 10: ...e coordinates Battery status Press MODE again to return to the previous menu e GO TO Key Press to slew move the telescope to the coordinates of the currently selected object While the telescope is sle...
Страница 11: ...and the other end into the AutoStar II coil cord port See j above 1 Utility Light Use this built in red light to illuminate star charts and accessories without disturbing your eye s adaptation to dar...
Страница 12: ...rm feel is sufficient over tightening may result in stripping of the knob threads or damage to the tripod legs and results in no additional strength 3 The spreader bar has been removed for shipment To...
Страница 13: ...ce the covers See Fig 5 3 Plug in the AutoStar II handbox Be certain that the power switch on the com puter control panel 13A Fig 1 is in the OFF position Plug the coil cord of the AutoStar II handbox...
Страница 14: ...user is improperly adjusted perform ance will degrade and damage will result Damage due to improper adjust ments not authorized by the factory will not be covered under warranty 6 Insert eyepiece Remo...
Страница 15: ...oint the telescope at some well defined and stationary land object at least 200 yards distant such as the top of a telephone pole or street sign Center the object in the telescope eyepiece Re tighten...
Страница 16: ...mirror lock knob 9 Fig 1 towards the unlock position until it feels loose For more precise focusing see FOCUSING THE EYEPIECE page 17 6 Once you get a feel for how your telescope moves and focuses tr...
Страница 17: ...to change the speed Key Speed Key Speed 1 or 2 Fine 6 or 7 Medium 3 4 or 5 Slow 8 or 9 Fastest 8 Use the Arrow keys to bring the star into fine focus 9 You may need to repeat this procedure when you c...
Страница 18: ...ove up and down through the options avail able for each level Press the Arrow keys 5 Fig 2 to enter characters and digits The Arrow keys are also used to move the telescope Use the Number keys to ente...
Страница 19: ...Press ENTER displays Use the Arrow keys to center the alignment star in the eyepiece The alignment star will be the brightest star in that area of the sky and hence brightest star When the alignment s...
Страница 20: ...it finds Saturn You may need to use the Arrow keys to center Saturn precisely in the eyepiece AutoStar II then automatically moves the telescope so that it tracks Saturn or whatever other object you m...
Страница 21: ...nal measurements to make a precise deter mination of true level Finding True North Locating True North is one of the most important ingredients in the alignment of a telescope True North is the axis t...
Страница 22: ...el press MODE to return to the topmost level Select Item Object AutoStar II Navigation Exercise To demonstrate how the AutoStar II menu structure works the following exercise cal culates Sunset time s...
Страница 23: ...sor across the display Press the Help key to access on line help Tip When multiple choices are available within a menu option the current option is usually dis played first and highlight ed by a right...
Страница 24: ...e Telescope Mount Model Focal Length Max Slew Rate Mount Upper Limit Mount Lower Limit Park Position Calibrate Home Anti Backlash Train Drive Calibrate Sensors Tracking Rate Guiding Rate Reverse L R R...
Страница 25: ...S satellites and geo synchronous orbit satellites Other Catalogs are accessed directly using the AutoStar II hot keys Caldwell key 2 Messier catalog 3 Solar System 5 IC 8 and NGC 9 To slew the telesco...
Страница 26: ...d Quarter Moon Meteor Showers Provides information on upcoming meteor showers such as the Perseids the Leonids etc Also lists the dates of the showers and when they reach maximum Note Meteors are fast...
Страница 27: ...information about an eyepiece for the specific telescope to which AutoStar II is connected Field of View Scroll through a list of available eyepieces When an eyepiece is selected the field of view is...
Страница 28: ...a day three months in the future Then check the Select Item Event menu for the Sunset time on that date See EVENT MENU page 26 Time Changes the time entered into AutoStar II Setting the correct time...
Страница 29: ...ds more quickly as you hold down an Arrow key If you enter a value near 0 it takes longer for the tube to respond as you hold down an Arrow key Experiment with this option Try changing the values unti...
Страница 30: ...anner However when the GPS signal is received the site is normally selected automati cally and the site list is updated automatically Use of this option is not necessary and is included for the conven...
Страница 31: ...menu directly from AutoStar II s keypad Reticle Control Set Intensity displays Press ENTER The Intensity menu allows you to change the intensity of the Reticle Eyepiece Illuminator Use the Scroll keys...
Страница 32: ...ose a site on the list that is closest to your observing site and press ENTER so that the site is added to your observing sites list Choosing a site already on the list as opposed to using the Custom...
Страница 33: ...ep pressing the Scroll Up key until Object User Object displays and press ENTER 4 User Object Select displays Press the Scroll Down key once User Object Add displays Press ENTER 5 Name displays on the...
Страница 34: ...ter the object in the viewfinder then look through the eyepiece to view the object Satellite orbits change and new satellites including the Space Shuttle are launched Visit the Meade website www meade...
Страница 35: ...urvey This procedure allows you to perform a tour of the objects entered in the Object Landmark menu option note that the Landmark Survey will function only if you have previously entered objects in t...
Страница 36: ...TER Browse Start Search displays 2 Press one of the Scroll Keys and Browse Edit Parameters displays Press ENTER 3 Edit Parameters Largest mins displays Mins stands for arc minutes Press ENTER 4 Larges...
Страница 37: ...sing MODE until Align Easy displays and repeat the procedure Mirror Mirror The LX200R telescopes provide features that allow you to control the primary optical mirror and focus functions for more prec...
Страница 38: ...from the Setup menu Press ENTER 2 Set Home Position Place the telescope in the home position 3 To Set the Home Position Manually a See Figs 19 and 20 Loosen the telescope s Dec lock 17 Fig 1 Set the o...
Страница 39: ...lescope menu and press ENTER 2 Look through the reticle Use the Arrow keys to keep the star centered in the reticle cross hairs AutoStar II displays a count of the 200 positions of the worm gear When...
Страница 40: ...ly ruin an otherwise good photo For best results in photographing celestial objects a wedge and One Star polar alignment is recommended See APPENDIX A pages 50 through 54 Caution With the 62 T Adapter...
Страница 41: ...n rechargeable batteries If practical use an AC adapter Avoid short focus eyepieces They present many difficulties for digital cameras If using manual focus set to infinity Otherwise using the camera...
Страница 42: ...s Control all AutoStar functions from your PC Talking Telescope software translates AutoStar text to synthesized speech through PC speaker Includes a cable to connect your LX200R model to your PC See...
Страница 43: ...ieces 8 elements 1 25 O D except as noted 4 7mm 568 0 15 272 0 31 340 0 25 6 7mm 399 0 21 191 0 44 239 0 35 8 8mm 1 25 2 O D 303 0 28 145 0 58 182 0 46 14mm 1 25 2 O D 199 0 44 91 0 92 114 0 73 8 f 10...
Страница 44: ...r models attaches to the rear cell of all LX200R telescopes and permits the use of wide field 2 O D eyepieces e g Meade Series 4000 Super Wide 32mm and 40mm eyepieces and others Each diagonal includes...
Страница 45: ...scope acts as if it were precisely equatorially mounted 1222 Field De rotater For use with the 16 LX200R Plugs into a special connector on the control panel LX200 Interface Cable With Meade Epoch 2000...
Страница 46: ...telescope is packed away Do not however wipe any of the optical surfaces Rather simply allow the tele scope to sit for some time in the warm indoor air so that the wet optical surfaces can dry unatte...
Страница 47: ...used image to the edge of the eyepiece field of view 2 Fig 35a in the same direction as the darker shadow is offset in the ring of light d Turn the set screw that you found with the pointing exercise...
Страница 48: ...difficult to discern visually To check the movement of your telescope look at an astronomical object through the telescope s eyepiece with the telescope aligned and with the motor drive on If the obje...
Страница 49: ...ht 20 lbs 10 f 10 LX200R Specifications Optical design Advanced Ritchey Chr tien telescope Clear aperture 254mm 10 Focal length 2500mm Focal ratio photographic speed f 10 Resolving power 0 45 arc sec...
Страница 50: ...prism with1 25 adapter Series 5000 26mm 5 element Pl ssl 4 speed zero image shift microfocuser 16 channel GPS receiver True level electronic sensor Net telescope weight 73 lbs Net tripod weight 50 lbs...
Страница 51: ...Pl ssl 4 speed zero image shift microfocuser 16 channel GPS receiver True level electronic sensor Net telescope weight 318 lbs Net tripod weight 88 lbs AutoStar II System Specifications Processors 10...
Страница 52: ...nation 33 Right Ascension R A This celestial version of longitude is measured in units of hours hr minutes min and seconds sec on a 24 hour clock similar to how Earth s time zones are determined by lo...
Страница 53: ...carefully and if the telescope was well aligned with the pole the desired object should now be in the telescopic field of a low power eyepiece If you do not immediately see the object you are seeking...
Страница 54: ...tup Align displays Press ENTER Align Easy displays Scroll to Align One Star and press ENTER AutoStar II now prompts you to set the telescope in the polar home position a Using the bubble level of the...
Страница 55: ...he Drift method 1 Obtain a rough polar alignment as described earlier Place the illuminated reticle eyepiece or eyepiece Barlow combination into the eyepiece holder of the telescope 2 Point the telesc...
Страница 56: ...almost identical to the Alt Az TWO STAR ALT AZ ALIGNMENT page 37 Important Note In order to select any of AutoStar II s three polar alignment options you must first select Polar in the Mount option o...
Страница 57: ...N Minneapolis Minnesota 45 N Nashville Tennessee 36 N New Orleans Louisiana 30 N New York New York 41 N Oklahoma City Oklahoma 35 N Ottawa Ontario 45 N Philadelphia Pennsylvania 40 N Phoenix Arizona...
Страница 58: ...es The objects chosen for a tour list are selected from AutoStar II s database or by enter ing the object s R A and Dec coordinates The tour is presented in one of two modes Automatic Mode The title o...
Страница 59: ...you to access a specific object with your own description Enter USER then the R A and Dec of a desired object and its title and description Use the format described in the Command Line section The fo...
Страница 60: ...er is visible that evening If no meteor shower is visible this option is skipped and the tour proceeds on to the next object DEEP SKY name Enter DEEP SKY followed by the name of the desired object in...
Страница 61: ...SLEW ON before his first required object and AUTO SLEW OFF after the fourth object END To end a tour type the command END on a separate line at the very end of the tour Downloading Tours Once a tour i...
Страница 62: ...he surface of the Moon 4 What is a black hole A neutron star A quark star A gamma burster An Einstein lens 5 What are stars made of Why are stars different col ors How is the elemental composition of...
Страница 63: ...oll key until Solar System Moon displays Press ENTER 4 Moon Overview displays Press GO TO The telescope slews to the Moon 5 With Moon Overview on AutoStar II s display use the Scroll keys to browse th...
Страница 64: ...the OTA The input filter prevents dust from entering the OTA Periodically replace the filter by removing the four bolts holding the grill The fan also has a filter but this filter keeps dust out of t...
Страница 65: ...mat The telescope also can be mounted on a permanent pier in the equatorial format which is set for the latitude of the observing location see APPENDIX A pages 52 through 54 for instructions on using...
Страница 66: ...c Unscrew and remove the four thumbscrews from the rectangular plate Fig 54 in the center of the fork base Remove the plate Note the DB 15 plug under the fork base d Connect the DB 15 plug to the DB 1...
Страница 67: ...bserving Considerations Try to pick an observing site away from street and house lights and car head lights While this is not always possible the darker the site the better Give your eyes about ten mi...
Страница 68: ...ns should always be used whenever performing any of the above tasks Disregard for the above warning could result in serious injury or death Caution On the rear section of the optical tube is a red slo...
Страница 69: ...til it just touches the housing then back off the adapter ring i e turn it counter clock wise one full revolution as shown in Fig 62 2 Place the microfocuser over the ring with the hump of the microfo...
Страница 70: ...llows Smart Mount to improve your telescope s accuracy This is normally done by training Smart Mount Once training has been completed you will save your model AutoStar II allows you to save several mo...
Страница 71: ...date mode otherwise the update will be lost when the telescope is powered off On Load a model from memory see SAVE AS AND LOAD above and then Select Smart On When Smart Mount is On the telescope will...
Страница 72: ...overy AutoStar II Glossary Be sure to make use of AutoStar II s Glossary feature The Glossary menu provides an alphabetical listing of definitions and descriptions of common astronomical terms Access...
Страница 73: ...occasionally visi ble through the LX200R Titan the largest of Saturn s moons can also be seen as a bright star like object near the planet Deep Sky Objects Star charts can be used to locate constellat...
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