User Manual

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Nine available speeds are:
Number Key “1” = 1x (Guide)
Number Key “2” = 2x
Number Key “3” = 8x
Number Key “4” = 16x
Number Key “5” = 64x
Number Key “6” = 0.50°/sec
Number Key “7” = 1.0°/sec
Number Key “8” = 1.5°/sec
Number Key “9” = 4.0°/sec (Max)
  Speeds “1”,“2”, or “3” Best used for ne
 centering of an object in the eld of view of
a higher power eyepiece, such as a 12mm or
a 9mm eyepiece.
Speeds “4”, “5”, or “6”: Enables centering
 an object in the eld of a low-to-moderate
power eyepiece, such as the standard Super
Plössl 26mm.
Speeds “7” or “8”: Best used for rough
centering of an object in the Red Dot
 Viewnder.
Speed “9”: Moves the telescope quickly from
one point in the sky to another.
7 Scroll Keys: Accesses options within a selected
menu.Themenuisdisplayedontherstlineofthe
screen. Options within the menu are displayed,
one at a time, on the second line. Press the Scroll
keys to move through the options. Press and hold
a Scroll key to move quickly through the options.
The Scroll keys also scroll through the letters of
the alphabet and numerical digits.
Note: The Scroll Down key and the Down Arrow key
move forward through the alphabet & digits (A to Z, 0
to 9). The Scroll Up key and the Up Arrow key move
backward (Z to A, 9 to 0). Common symbols are also
available in the list.
8 ?Key:Accessesthe“Help”le.“Help”provides
on-screen information on how to accomplish
whatever task is currently active.
Hold down the ? key and then follow the prompts
on the display to access details of AudioStar
functions in the Help feature. The Help system is
essentially an on-screen instruction manual.
If you have a question about an AudioStar
operation, e.g., INITIALIZATION, ALIGNMENT,
etc., hold down the ? key and follow the directions
that scroll on the second line of the LCD screen.
When a word appears in [brackets], press ENTER
to access the AudioStar Glossary. A denition
or more detailed information is displayed. Press
MODE to return to the scrolling AudioStar Help
display.
 When satised with the Help provided, press
MODE to return to the original screen and
continue with the chosen procedure.
9 Coil Cord Port: Plug one end of the AudioStar coil
cord into this port located at the bottom of the
AudioStar handbox.
10 Coil Cord: Plug one end of the AudioStar coil cord
into the HBX port (pg 14) of the computer control
panel of the telescope and the other end into the
coil cord port.
11 Serial Port: plug an serial accessory (#505)
cable into AudioStar for updating the AudioStar
Firmware, connecting to a PC, or using the Meade
Wi-Fi Adapter..
12 Utility Light: Use this built-in red light to illuminate
star charts and accessories without disturbing
your eye’s adaptation to darkness.
13 Hook: Attaching the hook to the back of AudioStar
allows it to be hung on many different locations
on the telescope for easy access. The hand box
cradle holder can also be used.
14 AudioStar Speaker: Your AudioStar computer
controller is equipped with Astronomer Inside
technology. This revolutionary technology
provides object descriptions of over 500 night
sky objects while you are viewing them. Object
descriptions for the Moon, planets, stars,
clusters, nebulae and galaxies are presented
by the Astronomer Inside. Information such as
temperature, size, distance and mythology are all
presented in a fun and entertaining way.