User Manual

10
Moving Through AudioStar’s Menus
The AudioStar database is organized in levels for
quick and easy navigation.
• Press ENTER to go deeper into AudioStar’s
menu levels.
• Press MODE to move back toward the top
menu level.
• Press the Scroll keys to move up and
down through the options available for
each level.
• Press the Arrow keys to enter characters
and digits.
The Arrow keys are also used to move the
telescope.
Initializing AudioStar
This section describes how to initialize AudioStar.
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AudioStar or after performing a RESET (page 28).
1. Verify that AudioStar is properly connected
to your telescope (see step 8 on page 7).
2. Turn the telescope power switch to the ON
position.
The AudioStar beeps and the display
screen is activated. Then AudioStar takes
a few moments to start up the system.
3. “Press 0 to Align or Mode for Menu”
displays. Press 0 to align your telescope
using the “Easy Align” method, see “Easy
(Two-Star) Align” on page 11. To skip
the alignment process and access the
AudioStar menus, press the Mode key.
4. The telescope then tests the motor
function of the telescope by moving in the
horizontal and vertical directions.
5. Set Your Location or Zip Code: The
Location screen displays. This screen
asks you if you wish to choose either the
zip code of your observing location or the
location (i.e., entering the city and state or
country of your observing location). Press
“1” to select the zip code option or “2” to
enter the city and state.
Note: The location settings (country/state/
province and city, or zip code) are only asked
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If you wish to change this setting later on, use
the Site menu.
a. If you chose the zip code option, the left most
“0” is highlighted. Use the Number keys to
enter the digits. As you enter a digit, the next
digit to the right will be highlighted. Enter the
next digit. Repeat this process until all 5 digits
of your zip code are entered. Press ENTER.
b. If you chose the location option, the next
screen asks for the country or state/province
(listed alphabetically) of the observing site.
c. Use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list of
countries, states, and provinces. Press ENTER
when the correct location displays.
d. The next screen asks for the city (listed
alphabetically) closest to the observing site.
Use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list
of cities. Press ENTER when the correct city
appears on screen.
6. The next screen requests the status of Daylight
Savings Time. If Daylight Savings Time is
active, press the “1” key. If Daylight Savings
Time is not active, press the “2” key.
Note: Daylight Savings Time may be referred
to by a different name in various areas of the
world.
7. AudioStar then asks for the Telescope Model.
Using the scroll keys on the AudioStar locate
the model of your telescope and press enter.
8. Now enter the current date, then press ENTER.
9. Enter the current time. Select “AM,” “PM,” or
24-hour clock (blank). Then press ENTER.
10. System initialization is now complete and
AudioStar enters into the Easy Alignment
routine. The AudioStar display now reads
“North Method, 1=True 2= Compass”. See
“Easy (Two-Star) Alignment” for performing an
alignment on the night sky. If you do not wish
to begin an alignment on the night sky, press
the MODE key to exit to the main AudioStar
menu.