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CONTENTS Introduction The LX600 Telescope 5 Quick Start 6 LX600 Features 10 AutoStar II Features 14 Getting Started Parts Listing 17 How To Assemble Your Telescope 17 Choosing An Eyepiece 19 Observing Observing Using AutoStar II's Arrow Keys 20 Slew Speeds 20 Astronomical Observing 20 To Track An Object Automatically 20 Moving Through AutoStar II's Menus 21 Automatic Alignment for Alt-Az Mounted Telescopes . . 21 One-star Polar Alignment 23 Syncing Your Eyepiece or Camera Using StarLock. . . . . 23 Observe a Star Using the Automatic Feature 24 Calibrate Home 24 StarLock Operation 25 Focusers 25 Cameras 25 GoTo Saturn 25 Using the Guided Tour 25 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 32 "Hot Button" Menu 36 StarLock Periodic Error Correction 36 Advanced Autostar II Features Adding Observing Sites 37 Creating User Objects 38 Observing Satellites 38 Landmarks 39 Identify 40 Browse 41 Alternate Alt-Az Alignments 41 Easy Alignment 41 Two-Star Alt-Az Alignment 42 One-Star Alt-Az Alignment 42 Polar Drift Alignment (Northern Hemisphere 43 StarLock Automatic Rate Calibration 43 Periodic Error Correction (PEC Training 43 StarLock Assisted PEC Training 43 Update Menu Option 43 Erase Menu Option 43 On and Off Menu Option 43 Optional Accessories 44 Maintenance 46 Collimation 46 Inspecting the Optics 48 Gauging the Movement of the Telescope 48 Meade Customer Service 48 Specifications 49 Appendix A Training the Drive 51 Appendix B StarLock Utility 52 Appendix C Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC 54 Appendix D Split Fork Arms 55 Appendix E Equatorial (Polar) Alignment 57 Appendix F X-Wedge Installation 62 Appendix G Latitude Chart 67 Appendix H Manual Drift Alignment 68 Appendix I The Moon Menu 69 Appendix J Advanced Coma-Free Optical System 70 Recycling 71 Meade Warranty One Year Limited Warranty Back Cover

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CONTENTS
Introduction
The LX600 Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Quick Start
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LX600 Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AutoStar II Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting Started
Parts Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How To Assemble Your Telescope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Choosing An Eyepiece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Observing
Observing Using AutoStar II’s Arrow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Slew Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Astronomical Observing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
To Track An Object Automatically
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Moving Through AutoStar II’s Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Automatic Alignment for Alt-Az Mounted Telescopes
. . 21
One-star Polar Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Syncing Your Eyepiece or Camera Using StarLock. . . . . 23
Observe a Star Using the Automatic Feature . . . . . . . . . 24
Calibrate Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
StarLock Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Focusers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
GoTo Saturn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Guided Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
“Hot Button” Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
StarLock Periodic Error Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Advanced Autostar II Features
Adding Observing Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating User Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Observing Satellites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Identify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Browse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alternate Alt-Az Alignments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Easy Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Two-Star Alt-Az Alignment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
One-Star Alt-Az Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Polar Drift Alignment (Northern Hemisphere). . . . . . . . .43
StarLock Automatic Rate Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Periodic Error Correction (PEC Training)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
StarLock Assisted PEC Training
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Update Menu Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Erase Menu Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
On and Off Menu Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Optional Accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Maintenance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Collimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Inspecting the Optics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gauging the Movement of the Telescope. . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Meade Customer Service
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Appendix A
Training the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Appendix B
StarLock Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Appendix C
Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Appendix D
Split Fork Arms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Appendix E
Equatorial (Polar) Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Appendix F
X-Wedge Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Appendix G
Latitude Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Appendix H
Manual Drift Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Appendix I
The Moon Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Appendix J
Advanced Coma-Free Optical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recycling
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Meade Warranty
One Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover