Meade Instruments Video mySKY Plus - Manual (Page 3)

mySKY ™ is an easy-to-use, multimedia tool that will guide
you through the night sky. It’s like having your own personal
astronomer pointing out the wonders of the universe.
Quick Start
Follow the Quick Start Guide on the back cover to insert
the batteries, plug in the earbuds and turn on mySKY. When
mySKY starts up, a screen displays which offers the choice:
“Instructions” or “SkyMap.”
Introduction & Quick Instruction Video
If you are using mySKY for the first time, press the up arrow
to select “Instructions”— you will see a brief introductory
video that explains how to get started using mySKY.
The instruction video will teach you how to use the keys,
what the trigger is for, how to use the identify function and
how to take a guided tour.
During the video, the three keys just below the screen
have the following functions: The Left Key is BACK. When
pressed, it will take you back to the beginning of the video
or to the previous video. The Center Key is PAUSE/PLAY.
When pressed, it will pause the video. When pressed again,
the video will resume. The Right Key is NEXT. It will advance
the video to the next segment.
Important Note About Your mySKY
Your mySKY uses very sensitive magnetic sensors to
determine where you are pointing it in the sky. The magnetic
lines of force that are detected by these sensors are bent
and distorted by any magnetic materials or large metal
objects such as cars, metal fences or steel reinforced
buildings. In order for your mySKY to work accurately,
you must be about 10 yards or meters from the average car.
The larger the metal object, the farther you should be from
it to get the best performance from your mySKY.
mySKY Keys
The TRIGGER The TRIGGER is located on the hand grip.
When the TRIGGER is pushed, you tell mySKY that you are
pointing at an object in the sky that you wish to identify and
learn about.
Three Lights on the Top of mySKY: The three small lights
on the top of mySKY are the sights to line up the celestial
object you wish to identify and learn about.
First, line up the light on the front between the two lights on
the back. Then line up the object you wish to identify just
above the front light. Pull the TRIGGER and mySKY will
identify the object you were pointing at.
ARROW KEYS: Use the four arrow keys shown in the figure
to the left to select options on the display screen. Press one
of the arrow keys to select the item you want. For example,
if you press the UP ARROW, the option at the top of the
screen is selected and so forth. In most cases, when you
press an arrow key, that option is automatically selected.
When moving through a list, use the up and down arrows to
move one item at a time. In a long list you can use the LEFT
or RIGHT ARROW keys to move a page up or down quickly
to find the item you want.
ENTER: The ENTER key is the round key in the center of the
arrow keys. When entering numbers or selecting from a list
of items, first move through the items using the arrow keys.
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