10. Tighten, to a firm feel only, the Dec and R.A. locks
(6 and 9, Fig. 1). See page 7 for more informa-
tion. Remove the dust cover from the end of the
telescope tube.
9. Press the key prompted by Autostar to accept the
Sun warning. You can now use the Arrow keys to
slew (move) the telescope up, down, right, or left.
To change the telescope’s slew speed, press the
Number keys. "9" is the fastest speed and "1" is
slowest speed. See page 16 for more details.
6. Remove the covers from both battery compart-
ments located on top of the drive base and careful-
ly lift the battery holders from their compartments,
being mindful of the connector wires. Insert four
(user-supplied) C-cell batteries into each battery
holder (eight batteries total), oriented as shown on
the diagram on the battery holder.
Return the battery holders to the battery compart-
ment. See the diagram above. Replace the covers
when you are done.
ON/OFF
HBX Port
7. Slide the computer control panel power switch to
OFF, if necessary. Remove the Autostar handbox
and the Autostar interface cable from the packing
materials. Plug one end into the HBX port of the
computer control panel and plug the other end into
the Coil Cable port on the Autostar handbox.
8. Flip the Power Switch on the computer control
panel to the ON position. The copyright message
lights on Autostar’s LCD display.
Slew Speeds:
Speed 9: Fast
.
.
.
Speed 5: Medium
.
.
.
Speed 1: Slow
Arrow
Keys
Number
Keys
Autostar Coil
Cable Port
11.
Remove the dust cap from the rear cell of the tel-
escope. Thread the eyepiece holder into the rear
cell thread. Slide the diagonal prism into the eye-
piece holder and lock in place by turning the
thumbscrew to a firm feel.
Place the Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece into the
diagonal prism and tighten the attachment thumb-
screw to a firm feel only.
Sight along the side of the telescope’s main tube
to locate an object. Use the telescope’s focus
knob (8, Fig. 1) to bring the object into focus.
Practice using the Autostar’s Arrow keys to center
an object in the telescope’s field of view.
R.A.
Lock
Dec
Lock
Thumbscrew
Thumb-
screw
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