Meade LX850-ACF 10 inch User Manual - Page 4

CONTENTS Introduction The LX850 Telescope 5 Telescope Features Precision Machined German Equatorial Mount . . . . 6 Faster, Sharper Optical System 6 StarLock - Full-Time Automatic Guiding 6 Key Features Figure 1: Right View 7 Figure 2: Left View 8 Figure 3: Detail RA Access 9 Figure 4: Detail StarLock Counterweight 9 Figure 5: Detail Saddle Plate 9 Figure 6a: Telescope Control Panel 10 Figure 6b: StarLock Control Panel 10 LX850 Key Features 11 Assembly Assembly Tools 13 Tripod Assembly 13 Attach Mount Assembly to Tripod 14 Attach Counterweight Shaft 15 Attach Counterweights 15 Routing Connector Cables 15 Removing the Saddle 16 StarLock Cable 16 Attach the Control Module 17 DEC and RA Connecting Cables 17 Attach the Optical Tube Assembly (OTA 17 Attach Diagonal and Eyepiece 18 Attach StarLock Assembly 18 Plug in the AutoStar II Handbox 19 Attach the Viewfinder to the OTA 19 Mount Additional Accessories and Equipment . . . . 19 Balancing the Telescope 19 Balancing the RA Axes 20 Balancing the DEC Axes 20 Balancing StarLock 20 Getting Started Focusing & Aligning the Viewfinder 21 Focusing the Telescope 21 Slew Speeds 22 Aligning for the First Time 22 Finding True North/alignment on Polaris 22 One Star Alignment 23 Syncing Your Eyepiece/Camera Using Starlock . . 23 Test your Collimation 24 Collimation of the Optical System: ACF Models . . 24 ® The name "Meade," "AutoStar" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in principal countries throughout the world. StarLock, Deep Sky Imager", "LX850", and "Tonight's Best" are trademarks of Meade Instruments Corp. Protected by U.S. Patent: US 6,392,799 and other Patents Pending © 2013 Meade Instruments Corp. Calibrate Home 25 StarLock Operation 25 StarLock Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC 26 StarLock and Mount Flexure 26 AutoStar II Operation The AutoStar II Handbox 27 AutoStar Navigation Exercise 28 Example of Locating a Menu 28 AutoStar II Menu Tree 29 Navigating AutoStar II 30 Object Menu 30 Event Menu 31 Glossary Menu 31 Utilities Menu 32 Setup Menu 33 "Hot Button" Menu 35 StarLock Periodic Error Correction 36 Advanced Autostar II Features Adding Observing Sites 37 Creating User Objects 37 Using AutoStar to Find Objects not in Database . . 38 To GO TO a user-entered object 39 Landmarks 39 Identify 40 Browse 41 Alternate Polar Alignments Two-Star Polar Alignment 42 Easy Polar Alignment 42 One-Star Polar Alignment 42 Align on Home 42 How to Drift Align LX850 42 Download the Latest Version of AutoStar II Software 43 StarLock Assisted PEC Training 43 Update Menu Option 43 Erase Menu Option 43 On and Off Menu Options 43 Optional Accessories 44 Maintenance 46 Customer Service 46 Specifications 47 Appendix A: Manual Drift Alignment 49 Appendix B: StarLock Utility 50 Appendix C: Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC 53 Appendix D: Latitude Chart 54 Appendix E: Advanced Coma-Free Optical System 55 Appendix F: Initial Set-up Guide 56 Recycling: How to recycle 58 Meade Warranty One Year Limited Warranty Back Cover