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-2- Captions for Cover 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Screen - A 2 line, 16 character each line, information screen. Brightness and contrast of the screen is adjustable. ENTER Key - Completes a data entry or selects an Autostar function. MODE Key - Exits the current function and returns to the previous menu. Press MODE instead of ENTER to void any data input or feature selection. Pressing MODE for more than 2 seconds displays telescope status.
-3• • • • • • Guided tours of the best objects based on date and location. Model #495 Autostar has a database of over 1,200 astronomical objects. Model #497 Autostar’s database includes over 12,000 astronomical objects. A glossary of over 90 descriptions and definitions. A built in Help function by pressing the “?” key. Utilities including eyepiece magnification, alarms, battery monitor, power saving functions, and more. Connect to a computer to remotely control the telescope.
-4Daylight Savings: When time is entered, it must be identified as Standard or Daylight Savings. Daylight Savings is when clocks are set ahead one hour. If Daylight Savings, select YES, otherwise choose NO. Use the SCROLL keys (8 & 9) to chose YES or NO. When the screen is correct, press ENTER to complete the entry. Telescope Site: The location on Earth (site) of the telescope must be entered. Use the SCROLL keys to pick the nearest Country (or State) from the alphabetical list.
-5Select Item: Object Event Guided Tour Tour Objects Glossary Utilities Setup Align Easy Date One Star Time Two Star Daylight Saving Telescope Telescope Model Targets Focal Length Site Az. Ratio Owner Info Alt. Ratio Clone Mount Download Train Drive Statistics Tracking Rate Reset Reverse L/R Reverse UP/DOWN Calibrate Motor High Precision Timer Alarm Eyepiece Calc. Brightness Adj. Contrast Adj.
-6Figure 1 shows the complete Autostar menu structure showing the paths that can be followed. From any point in the menu, pressing ENTER moves along a menu line to the right. Pressing MODE moves to the left along a menu line. Pressing the down SCROLL key moves down menu lists and pressing the up SCROLL key moves up. Menu Example: Finding the sunset time is a good example of how to use Autostar menus.
-7outside area with few obstructions and an open sky . The telescope should be prepared for observing with lens covers removed, a low power eyepiece installed and the viewfinder aligned. Use MODE to return to the main menu (“Select Item:”). Chose the “Setup” menu and press ENTER. Press ENTER again to select the “Align” menu. Press ENTER a third time to begin the “Easy” Align procedure and follow the instructions given by Autostar. The first action is to put the telescope in the “Home” position.
-8hold ENTER for two seconds. Autostar requests that the selected object be centered, then press ENTER again. This improves the accuracy of alignment, particularly in the region of sky immediately around the “sync” object. Telescope Status Display: This is activated by pressing MODE for more than 2 seconds. The screen shows values related to Autostar operation, and can be viewed by using the SCROLL keys.
-9• Solar Eclipse lists upcoming Solar Eclipses, including the date and type of eclipse along with the location and time of the first and last contacts of the lunar shadow across the Earth. • Lunar Eclipse lists upcoming Lunar Eclipses. • Min. (Minimum) of Algol is the minimum brightness of the eclipsing binary star system, Algol. Every 2.8 days during a 10 hour period, Algol undergoes a major change in magnitude as one of the two stars passes behind the other.
- 10 Daylight Saving is used to set the status of Daylight Savings time. Telescope accesses the telescope options, including: • Telescope Model: Selects the model of telescope connected. • Focal Length: Changes the focal length of the telescope by typing in new numbers, then press ENTER. • Az Ratio and Alt Ratio: The Az (Azimuth) ratio and Alt (Altitude) ratio refers to the gears installed in the telescope motors. Do not alter these numbers. slews to a nearby bright star and requests “ENTER to Sync.
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