Meade LX85 Series User manual

Instruction Manual
LX85 Series with AudioStar
German Equatorial Mounted Telescopes

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WARNING!
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Appendix A:
:WLJPÄJH[PVUZ .............................35
Appendix B:
(K]HUJLK7VSHY(SPNUTLU[ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
*LSLZ[PHS*VVYKPUH[LZ .......................45
(S[LYUH[P]L7VSHY(SPNUTLU[Z^P[O(\KPV:[HY .....45
(WWLUKP_*!
.LULYHS4HPU[LUHUJL .......................48
(WWLUKP_+!
;YHPUPUN[OL+YP]L ..........................49
Appendix E:
(K]HUJLK*VTH-YLL6W[PJHS:`Z[LT ..........50
4HRZ\[V]*HZZLNYHPU6W[PJHS:`Z[LT ..........50
9LMYHJ[VY6W[PJHS:`Z[LT ....................51
9LÅLJ[VY6W[PJHS:`Z[LT ....................51
Appendix F
*VSSPTH[PUN[OL6W[PJZ ......................52
*VSSPTH[PUN[OL4HRZ\[V]*HZZLNYHPU..........52
*VSSPTH[PUN[OL(*- ........................52
*VSSPTH[PUN[OL5L^[VUPHU9LÅLJ[VY ...........54
Appendix G
;HISLVM3H[P[\KLZ..........................57
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>HZ[L,SLJ[YPJHS,SLJ[YVUPJ,X\PWTLU[ ........58
4LHKL3PTP[LK>HYYHU[` ..................59
*VU[HJ[0UMVYTH[PVU
:VJPHS4LKPHHUK(KKYLZZ ........... )HJR*V]LY
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LX85 Mount Overview ......................4
(*-6W[PJHS;\IL6]LY]PL^ ................8
4HR*HZZ6W[PJHS;\IL6]LY]PL^ .........9
9LÅLJ[VY6W[PJHS;\IL6]LY]PL^ .........10
Refractor Optical Tube Overview .........11
Parts List ...................................12
(ZZLTIS`
(ZZLTISPUN[OL;YPWVK ......................14
([[HJOPUN[OL3?4V\U[[V[OL;YPWVK .........14
:L[[PUN[OL3H[P[\KL.........................14
([[HJOPUN[OL(JJLZZVY`;YH` .................15
([[HJOPUN[OL*V\U[LY^LPNO[:OHM[ ...........15
0UZ[HSSPUN[OL(\KPV:[HYHUK*HISLZ ............15
0UZ[HSSPUN[OL;LSLZJVWL6W[PJHS;\IL ...........15
0UZ[HSSPUN[OL(JJLZZVYPLZ ....................16
)HSHUJPUN[OL3? .........................16
;OL;LSLZJVWL/VTL7VZP[PVU ................17
(SPNUPUN[OL-PUKLY:JVWL....................17
7VSHY(SPNUTLU[............................18
6WLYH[PUN[OL3?
7V^LYPUN[OL3? .........................19
4V]PUN;OYV\NO(\KPV:[HYZ4LU\Z ...........19
0UP[PHSPaPUN(\KPV:[HY ........................19
,HZ`(SPNUTLU[^P[O(\KPV:[HY................20
.V;V@V\Y-PYZ[6IQLJ[......................21
<ZPUN[OL.\PKLK;V\Y ......................21
The AudioStar Handbox ...................22
;V\Y[OL*VZTVZ^P[O1\Z[[OL7\ZOVMH)\[[VU . .22
6IZLY]PUN<ZPUN(\KPV:[HYZ(YYV^2L`Z .......24
6IZLY]L[OL4VVU .........................25
;LYYLZ[YPHS6IZLY]PUN ........................25
AudioStar Operation..........................26
(\KPV:[HY5H]PNH[PVU,_LYJPZL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
,U[LYPUN+H[HPU[V(\KPV:[HY .................27
,U[LYPUN+H[HPU[V(\KPV:[HY .................27
.\PKLK;V\Y4LU\ .........................27
6IQLJ[4LU\ ..............................27
The AudioStar Menu Tree .....................28
,]LU[4LU\ ...............................29
.SVZZHY`4LU\ ............................30
<[PSP[PLZ4LU\ .............................30
:L[\W4LU\...............................31
7LYPVKPJ,YYVY*VYYLJ[PVU7,*;YHPUPUN .........33
7,*;YHPU4LU\6W[PVU .....................33
7,*<WKH[L4LU\6W[PVU ...................34
7,*,YHZL4LU\6W[PVU .....................34
7,*6UHUK6MM4LU\6W[PVUZ................34

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LX85 Mount Overview

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LX85 Mount Overview

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Overview
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LX85 Equatorial Mount: ;OPZPZ[OLLX\H[VYPHS
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[OL3?;OL(\KPV:[HYJVU[YVSZ[OLTV[VYZHUK
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Altitude Adjustment Knob: (KQ\Z[Z[OLHS[P[\KL
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Azimuth Adjustment Knobs: <ZLKK\YPUNWVSHY
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ACF Optical Tube Overview

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Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical Tube
Overview

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