Meade Instruments DS-2000 LNT User Manual

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Delete: Deletes a stored site from the database.

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Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude, and time zone. Time
Zone refers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Users West of Greenwich,
England use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours. For the United States, look up the
time zone shift in

Table 1

.

NOTE: Autostar compensates for daylight savings time, if selected. See

SETUP

MENU: DAYLIGHT SAVING

, page 26.

Download transfers information from a personal computer or another Autostar. During the
operation, the warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.

NOTE: The Download function requires the optional #506 Astrofinder Software and
Cable Connector Kit. See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more infor-
mation on how to download. Also see

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

, page 29.

Statistics provides basic statistical data about Autostar, including:

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Characters Free: Shows how much room is available in user-defined object memory.

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Version: Shows the current version of the Autostar software.

Reset completely resets Autostar. Most values entered into the menus revert to factory defaults.
Autostar requires initialization again after a Reset before proceeding with observations. See

INI-

TIALIZING AUTOSTAR

, page 17.

Time Zone

Shift

Atlantic

-4 Hours

Eastern

-5 Hours

Central

-6 Hours

Mountain

-7 Hours

Pacific

-8 Hours

Hawaii

-10 Hours

Table 1: Time Zone Shift.

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