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Chapter 2 File 6
1. Installation
Insert the Setup disk into the cdrom drive. Normally, after a moment or two the following display will appear on the
your monitor:
To install the entire Autostar Suite, simply move the cursor over the “Install Autostar Suite” button and click the left
mouse button. You will prompted through the balance of the installation. In addition to the Autostar Suite, the CD-
ROM also contains this manual and manuals for the Autostar Image Processing module and the LPI camera. To view
manuals, click on the “Manuals Screen”. To view the Meade product catalog, click on the “Meade General Catalog”
button. Finally, to access Meade’s website for the latest updates and product information, click anywhere on the
Meade logo.
If the window above does not automatically appear after a few seconds, you can select the Run option from the
Program Manager window. Then type:
D:SETUP then press Enter.
Where “D:” is the drive letter for your CDROM reader. The Setup program will prompt you for the desired drive and
path in which to install the program and data files. Use may also choose the star database that you would like to install.
Then it will begin uncompressing the files from the distribution disks and copying them to the appropriate locations on
the Hard disk. Make sure you have at least 12 Megabytes of free space on the destination drive if you have selected
the magnitude 8.0 star database and approximately 5 Megabytes if your using the magnitude 6.0 data.
If you change your mind and would like to install a different database option, just run the Setup program again, but
select only those features that you would like to change.
Once the installation is complete, Autostar Suite will be ready to help you begin your own exploration of the Cosmos.
Quick Start
To get a quick overview of some of Autostar Suite features, follow the steps below:
To Set Location:
1. Select the Time menu, by clicking on the name or typing Alt+T.
2. Then select the Set Location entry. The Set Location Dialog Box will now be displayed.