Meade DS-114AT Instruction Manual

8, 8 Control of the DS-114AT Series Telescopes is through the operation of the #494 Autostar handbox. Nearly all functions of the telescope can be operated with just a few pushes of Autostar’s buttons. Some of the major features of Autostar are: ■ Automatically move the telescope to any of the 1…

38, 0601 ADVANCED PRODUCTS DIVISION Meade Instruments Corporation World’s Leading Manufacturer of Astronomical Telescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 ■ (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 ■ www.meade.com © 2001 MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade telesc…

15, DEFINITION: Initialization is a procedure that ensures Autostar operates correctly. When you first use Autostar, it doesn't yet know where the observation site is or the time or date of the observation ses- sion. During the procedure, you will enter infor- mation, such as th…

23, 23 Landmarks stores the location of terrestrial points of interest in the permanent Autostar data- base. IMPORTANT NOTE: To use the Landmark function, the telescope must be located and aligned exactly as when the landmark was added to the database. ■ Select: To select a Landmark already in the …

4, 4 QUICK-START GUIDE 1. Remove the optical tube and tripod from the gift- box. Perform this setup on a flat, stable surface. It is rec- ommended that you perform this operation in the day- time or in bright light the first time you assemble the tel- escope. The optical tube assemb…

19, Meade DS-114AT 19 Go To Saturn After performing the Easy Align procedure, the motor drive begins operating and the telescope is aligned for a night of viewing. Objects in the eyepiece should maintain their position even though the Earth is rotating beneath the stars. IMPORTANT NOTE: Once aligned, only use G…