User's Manual

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do
not look through the telescope as it is moving.
which AudioStar is connected.
• Field of View: Scroll through a list of available eyepieces. When an eyepiece is selected,
the field of view is calculated.
• Magnification: Scroll through a list of available eyepieces. When an eyepiece is selected,
the magnification is calculated.
• Suggest: AudioStar calculates and suggests the best eyepiece for viewing, based on the
telescope and the object being viewed.
Brightness Adj: Adjusts the brightness of the display using the Scroll keys. When complete, press
ENTER.
Contrast Adj: Adjusts the contrast of the display using the Scroll keys. When complete, press
ENTER.
NOTE: This feature is usually only required in very cold weather.
Beep: Turns the beep on or off.
Sleep Scope is a power saving option that shuts down AudioStar and the telescope without
forgetting its alignment. With “Sleep Scope” selected, press ENTER to activate the Sleep
function. AudioStar goes dark, but the internal clock keeps running. Press any key, except
ENTER, to re-activate AudioStar and the telescope.
Park Scope is designed for a telescope that is not moved between observing sessions.
Align the telescope one time, then use this function to park the telescope. Next time it is
powered up, enter the correct date and time
– no alignment is required. Pressing ENTER
causes the telescope to move to its pre-
determined Park position. Once parked, the
screen prompts to turn off power.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the
“Park Scope” option is chosen and
the display prompts you to turn off
the telescope’s power, AudioStar is
unable to be returned to operation
without turning the power off and then
back on.
Language: Select the English language or
other pre-loaded language and AudioStar
will display text and audio descriptions in the
selected language.
Audio clip: Select from Automatic or
On Demand. The Automatic setting will
automatically play the object audio when a
night sky object is selected on the AudioStar.
The On Demand feature requires the user
to press the ? key once a night sky object is
selected. Pressing the ? key will then play the
audio presentations for the selected object.
Cord Wrap, when set to “On,” moves the
telescope in such a way as to prevent the
cords and cables attached to your telescope
assembly from getting wound around the
assembly and tangled as the telescope slews
to objects. “Off” is the default setting.
Setup Menu
The Setup menu’s primary function is to
Observing Considerations
• Try to pick an observing site away from
street and house lights, and car headlights.
While this is not always possible, the
darker the site, the better.
• Give your eyes about ten minutes to
adjust to the darkness before observing.
Give your eyes a rest from observing
every ten or fifteen minutes to relieve
eyestrain.
• Try not to use a standard flashlight.
Seasoned observers use red LED
flashlights or tape red cellophane over
their flashlights for setup and map reading
so they don’t have to continually readjust
their eyes to the darkness. Be careful not
to shine bright lights if there are other
observers in the area. Never shine a
flashlight into a telescope while someone
is observing!
• Dress warmly. It gets chilly when you’re
sitting for prolonged periods, even on
some summer nights.
• Practice setting up your equipment during
the day or in a lighted area to become
familiar with it before going to a dark site.
• Use your 25mm eyepiece to view
terrestrial objects and wider areas of
space, such as open star clusters. Use
your higher power eyepieces when you
wish to view something up close, such as
craters on the Moon or the rings of Saturn.
• Know your observing site. If you’re going
to try out an unfamiliar site, check it out in
the daylight for obstructions and pitfalls.