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Autostar Features

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Want to learn more about downloading the latest updates of AutoStar software from the Meade website? See pages 28 and 42. AUTOSTAR FEATURES ¹ ᕡ ᕢ ᕤ ᕣ ᕥ ᕦ ᕧ ᕩ Fig. 4: The AutoStar Handbox. ¸ ᕨ µ 1 LCD Display 2 ENTER Key 3 MODE Key 4 GO TO Key 5 Arrow Keys 6 Number Keys 7 Scroll Keys 8 Speed/? Key 9 Coil Cord 10 RS232 Port 11 Light key 12 Utility Light Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Control of ETX Telescopes is through the operation of the standard-equipment #497 AutoStar. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of AutoStar's buttons. Some of the major features of AutoStar are: • Automatically move the telescope to any of the 30,000 objects stored in the database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object. • Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the year. • Download the latest satellite data, guided tours and software revisions directly from the Meade website (www.meade.com) and share software with other AutoStar enthusiasts. (Requires optional #505 AstroFinder™ Cable Connector Kit. See OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 42.) • Access a glossary of astronomical terms. • Calculate which eyepiece to use for optimum viewing of a celestial object. AutoStar provides control of virtually every telescope function. The AutoStar handbox has soft-touch keys designed to have a positive feel. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is backlit with red LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for easy viewing in the dark. The backlit display, key arrangement and sequential menu structure make AutoStar extremely user friendly. 9

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Fig. 4: The AutoStar Handbox.
AUTOSTAR FEATURES
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Want to learn more about
downloading the latest
updates of AutoStar
software from the Meade
website
? See pages 28
and 42.
Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
Control of ETX Telescopes is through the operation of the standard-equipment #497
AutoStar. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few
pushes of AutoStar’s buttons. Some of the major features of AutoStar are:
•
Automatically move the telescope to any of the 30,000 objects stored in the
database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object.
•
Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the
year.
•
Download the latest satellite data, guided tours and software revisions directly
from the Meade website (
www.meade.com
) and share software with other
AutoStar enthusiasts. (Requires optional #505 AstroFinder™ Cable Connector
Kit. See
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
, page 42.)
•
Access a glossary of astronomical terms.
•
Calculate which eyepiece to use for optimum viewing of a celestial object.
AutoStar provides control of virtually every telescope function. The AutoStar handbox
has soft-touch keys designed to have a positive feel. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
is backlit with red LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for easy viewing in the dark. The back-
lit display, key arrangement and sequential menu structure make AutoStar extremely
user friendly.
1
LCD Display
2
ENTER Key
3
MODE Key
4
GO TO Key
5
Arrow Keys
6
Number Keys
7
Scroll Keys
8
Speed/? Key
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Coil Cord
10
RS232 Port
11
Light key
12
Utility Light