Meade LX200R Manuel d'instructions

Instruction Manual8", 10", 12", 14", 16" LX200®R Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien Telescopeswith GPS and AutoStar®II Hand Controller

- 10 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 11 -5 SS: Press to display the Solar System library.6 STAR: Press to display the Star library.7 RET (Reticle): Press to display the Reticle Control

- 12 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 13 -other hand, pull directly “up” on the central hub of the extension strut system. Thisoperation will cause the tripod legs to move inward to a co

- 14 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 15 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 16 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 17 -9. Bring the object into focus (see below).Focusing the Eyepiece Using the MicrofocuserThe LX200R zero image-shift microfocuser (24, Fig. 1) all

- 18 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 19 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

WARNING!Never use a Meade®LX200R™Telescope to look at the Sun!Looking at or near the Sun will causeinstant and irreversible damage toyour eye. Eye dam

- 20 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 21 -5. Press MODE to return to the Tour list. Press the Scroll keys to scroll through thelist. Press ENTER when you find the next object you wish t

- 22 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 23 -4. Press the Scroll Down key once to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu. 5. Press the ENTER key to choose the "Sunse

- 24 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 25 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 26 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 27 -Glossary MenuThe Glossary menu provides an alphabetical listing of definitions and descriptions forcommon astronomical terms and AutoStar II fun

- 28 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 29 -(Note that it does not prevent you from performing a manual slew past this limit.)This is useful when you have a camera or other peripheral at

Quick-Start Guide ... 4Telescope Features ...

- 30 - Reverse U/D: Reverses the functions of the Up and Down Arrow keys for con-trolling the telescope's motion (i.e., the Up key moves the tel

- 31 - All: Everything—user-defined information and AutoStar II software—is sent toanother AutoStar II.Download: Transfers information from a persona

- 32 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 33 -11. Press MODE. "Site: Edit" displays.12. Using the Arrow keys, scroll to "Site: Select." The site you have just edited di

- 34 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 35 -those in the Landmark database. Be sure to change this option back to"Astronomical" when you wish to view celestial objects again.3.

- 36 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

Alternate Alt/Az AlignmentsIf you would rather set up your telescope without using automatic alignment, AutoStarII offers alternative alignment method

- 38 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 39 -Periodic Error Correction If you wish to perform high-precision astrophotography, you may wish to "train" yourtelescope in order to ke

- 4 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the tel

- 40 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 41 -Photography with a Digital CameraAlthough digital cameras still cannot match the quality of images provided by tradi-tional 35mm cameras, they p

- 42 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 43 -OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESA wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is available for the LX200R tel-escope models. The premium quality of th

- 44 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 45 -Fig. 32: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece.Piggyback Brackets: Piggyback photography is one of the most popular and easiestways to get started in ast

- 46 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

With the star or hot spot centered, de-focus the image. You will notice that the out offocus star image looks like a ring of light surrounding a dark

- 48 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 49 -8" f/10 LX200R SpecificationsOptical design...Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien telescopeClear aperture.

- 5 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the tel

- 50 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 51 -16" f/10 LX200R SpecificationsOptical design...Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien telescopeClear aperture

- 52 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 53 -Fig. 40: Section of Right AscensionSetting Circle.Fig. 39: Declination Setting Circle.Fig. 41a: Equatorial Wedge for 8" LX200R models.Looki

- 54 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 55 -ting circle and slightly loosen the two bolts located under the knob. Now turn the cir-cle unit until it reads 89.2°, the Declination of Polaris

- 56 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 57 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 58 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 59 -TITLE TEXT USER NGCIC SAO MESSIER CALDWELLPLANET MOON SATELLITE ASTEROIDCOMET LUNAR ECLIPSE METEOR SHOWER DEEP SKYCONSTELLATION STAR LANDMARK D

- 6 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the t

- 60 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 61 -PICK ONEAUTO SELECT MESSIER 13AUTO SELECT MESSIER 15AUTO SELECT MESSIER 92AUTO SELECT MESSIER 4AUTO SELECT MESSIER 68AUTO SELECT NGC 1234AUTO SE

- 62 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 63 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 64 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 65 -Caution: Next to the focus assembly are two red slot-head bolts, used only for safety reasons in shipment. Remove these bolts beforeattempting t

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telesc

- 67 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 68 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele-scope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the

- 69 -APPENDIX H: DE-ROTATER ANDMICROFOCUSER ASSEMBLYWhen using a de-rotater, it is important to attach the microfocuser so that it is backedoff sligh

- 7 -LX200R: YOUR PERSONALWINDOW TO THE UNIVERSEThe Meade LX200R models are extremely versatile, high-resolution telescopes. Withpushbutton controls,

- 70 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 71 -Permanently Mounted ScopesFor permanently mounted telescopes, it is not necessary to have more than onemodel unless the weight and balance of au

- 72 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the te

- 73 -PlanetsPlanets change positions in the sky as they orbit around the Sun. To locate the plan-ets on a given day or month, consult a monthly astro

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- 8 -Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescopeat or near the Sun. Do not look through the tel

- 9 -Fig. 2: The AutoStar II Handbox.AUTOSTAR II FEATURESLooking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this tele