Meade Instruments LX600 - Manual (Page 14)

Tour the Cosmos with Just the
Push of a Button
Control of the LX600 ACF telescope models is through the
operation of the standard AutoStar II system. Nearly all functions
of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of
AutoStar II’s buttons.
Because the AutoStar II system uses fl ash (rewritable) memory,
your system will be able to grow when new features and
enhancements become available. Download the latest satellite
data, star and object catalogs, tours, serial commands list and
software revisions, directly from the Meade website (www.
meade.com). To learn about downloading updates see Page 35.
Requires the optional #507 Cable Connector Kit (product# 07047.
See OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 44).
Some of the major features of the AutoStar II system are:
■ Automatically move the telescope to any of the
more than 145,000 objects stored in the object
library, including:
Library Number of Objects
New General Catalog (NGC) ........................ 7,840
Index Catalog (IC) ........................................5,386
Messier Catalog (M) ........................................110
Caldwell Catalog ............................................ 109
Named Objects .............................................. 227
Herschel Catalog ...........................................400
Abell Catalog of Galaxy Clusters ................. 2,712
Arp Catalog of Irregular Galaxies ...................645
Uppsala Galaxy Catalog ............................ 12,940
Morphological Catalog of Galaxies ............ 12,939
General Catalog of Variable Stars .............28,484
SAO ........................................................... 17,191
Hipparcos Star Catalog ..............................17,325
■ Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to
view on any given night of the year.
■ Control your LX600 ACF with your PC using an
RS232 interface.
■ Align your telescope automatically using GPS
(Global Positioning System), Level North sensors
and StarLock.
■ Access a glossary of astronomical terms.
■ Mount the telescope in the “Alt-az” mode
(altitude-azimuth, or vertical-horizontal), or
polar mode with the optional X-Wedge, for fully
automatic tracking, GoTo pointing and guiding on
celestial objects.
The AutoStar II system provides control of virtually every
telescope function. The AutoStar II handbox has soft-touch keys
designed to have a positive feel. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
is backlit with red LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for easy viewing
in the dark. The backlit display, key arrangement, and sequential
menu structure make AutoStar II extremely user friendly.
B
2-Line LCD Display: This screen displays AutoStar II’s menus
and information about the telescope.
• Top line: Lists the primary menu.
• Bottom line: Displays other menus that
may be chosen, menu options, telescope
status, or information about a function that
is being performed.
AUTOSTAR II FEATURES
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Figure 2: The AutoStar II handbox
AutoStar #497 HANDBOX
AutoStar II F
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