User's Manual

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Appendix A:
Specications .............................35
Appendix B:
Advanced Polar Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Celestial Coordinates .......................45
Alternative Polar Alignments with AudioStar .....45
Appendix C:
General Maintenance .......................48
Appendix D:
Training the Drive ..........................49
Appendix E:
Advanced Coma-Free Optical System ..........50
Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical System ..........50
Refractor Optical System ....................51
Reector Optical System ....................51
Appendix F
Collimating the Optics ......................52
Collimating the Maksutov-Cassegrain ..........52
Collimating the ACF ........................52
Collimating the Newtonian Reector ...........54
Appendix G
Table of Latitudes ..........................57
Recycling Information
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment ........58
Meade Limited Warranty ..................59
Contact Information
Social Media and Address ........... Back Cover
CONTENTS
LX85 Mount Overview ......................4
ACF Optical Tube Overview ................8
Mak-Cass Optical Tube Overview .........9
Reector Optical Tube Overview .........10
Refractor Optical Tube Overview .........11
Parts List ...................................12
Assembly
Assembling the Tripod ......................14
Attaching the LX85 Mount to the Tripod.........14
Setting the Latitude.........................14
Attaching the Accessory Tray .................15
Attaching the Counterweight & Shaft ...........15
Installing the AudioStar and Cables ............15
Installing the Telescope Optical Tube ...........15
Installing the Accessories ....................16
Balancing the LX85 .........................16
The Telescope Home Position ................17
Aligning the Finder Scope....................17
Polar Alignment............................18
Operating the LX85
Powering the LX85 .........................19
Moving Through AudioStar's Menus ...........19
Initializing AudioStar ........................19
Easy Alignment with AudioStar................20
Go To Your First Object......................21
Using the Guided Tour ......................21
The AudioStar Handbox ...................22
Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button ..22
Observing Using AudioStar's Arrow Keys .......24
Observe the Moon .........................25
Terrestrial Observing ........................25
AudioStar Operation..........................26
AudioStar Navigation Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Entering Data into AudioStar .................27
Entering Data into AudioStar .................27
Guided Tour Menu .........................27
Object Menu ..............................27
The AudioStar Menu Tree .....................28
Event Menu ...............................29
Glossary Menu ............................30
Utilities Menu .............................30
Setup Menu...............................31
Periodic Error Correction (PEC) Training .........33
PEC Train Menu Option .....................33
PEC Update Menu Option ...................34
PEC Erase Menu Option .....................34
PEC On and Off Menu Options................34