Instructions / Assembly

Using the Red Dot Finder
Because your telescope has so much magnication,
its eld of view is very small. This can make it hard
to know exactly where your telescope is pointing
by simply looking at it. To help you point the
telescope quickly and accurately, the ETX has a 1X
Red Dot Viewnder.
The Red Dot Finder will aid you in pointing your
telescope easily. It works much like a ghter pilot’s
heads-up display. To turn on the Red Dot Finder,
carefully rotate the power switch until you feel it click
on. Turning further clockwise will increase the dot
brightness. Adjust the dot to the minimum brightness
where it can be easily seen. This will extend its
battery life and make it easier to see faint stars in the
background.
Look through the nder’s glass window. You will see a
red dot superimposed on your view. Using the direction
keys on the handbox, move the telescope until the red
dot is on the target you want to view in the eyepiece.
As you get close to your target, select a moderately
low speed, like speed 5, and move the scope to center
your target as you look through the telescope eyepiece.
This a great way to get used to nding the movement
keys without removing your eye from the eyepiece.
On/Off &
Brightness
Adjustment
GETTING STARTED
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Using the ETX Observer.
10 Now remove the dust cover from the front of the
telescope tube. Be careful not to touch the glass lens.
11 Flip the Power Switch on the computer control
panel to the ON position. The copyright message
lights on AudioStar’s LCD display.
12 “Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu” displays. You
can use the Arrow keys to slew (move) the telescope
up, down, right, or left. To change the telescope’s slew
speed, press a Number key. “9” is the fastest speed
and “1” is the slowest speed. See page 24 for more
details. Or you can Press “0” to begin Easy Alignment.
See page 11 for more information on AudioStar.
Arrow
Keys
Number
Keys
Slew Speeds:
Speed 9: Fast
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Speed 5: Medium
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Speed 1: Slow