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Quick-Start Guide .......................................................... 4
Telescope Features ...................................................... 7
Autostar Features .......................................................... 9
Getting Started ..............................................................11
Packing List ..............................................................11
How to Assemble Your Telescope ............................11
The Viewfinder..........................................................12
Focusing the 5 x 24 Viewfinder ..........................12
Focusing the 6 x 30 Viewfinder ..........................13
Aligning the Viewfinder........................................13
Choosing an Eyepiece ............................................14
The Barlow Lens......................................................14
Observing ......................................................................15
Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually ........15
Terrestrial Observing ................................................15
Observing Using Autostar's Arrow Keys ..................15
Slew Speeds ............................................................16
Observe the Moon ....................................................16
Astronomical Observing............................................16
To Track an Object Automatically..............................16
Alt/Az Home Position ..........................................17
Moving Through Autostar’s Menus......................17
Initializing Autostar ..............................................17
Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking ..........18
Easy (Two-Star) Align ..............................................18
Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment ........................................20
One-Star Alt/Az Alignment ........................................20
Go To Saturn ............................................................20
Take a Guided Tour ..................................................20
Basic Autostar Operation................................................21
Autostar Navigation Exercise....................................21
Entering Numbers and Text into Autostar ................22
Navigating Autostar ..................................................22
Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling Message ............22
Menus and Menu Options ..............................................23
Complete Autostar Menu Structure ..........................23
Object Menu..............................................................23
Event Menu ..............................................................24
Glossary Menu..........................................................25
Utilities Menu ............................................................25
Setup Menu ..............................................................26
Optional Accessories......................................................29
Caring for Your Telescope ............................................30
Collimation ................................................................30
Meade Customer Service ........................................32
Specifications............................................................33
Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates ................................35
Locating the Celestial Pole ......................................35
Appendix B: To Find Objects Not in the Database ........36
Appendix C: Observing Satellites ..................................37
Appendix D: Training the Drive ......................................38
Appendix E: Electronic Controller
(DS-2000EC Users Only)..39
Optional #494 Autostar for DS-2000EC Users ........40
Basic Astronomy ............................................................41
CONTENTS
WARNING!
Never use a Meade
®
DS™ Telescope to
look at the Sun! Looking at or near the
Sun will cause instant and irreversible dam-
age to your eye. Eye damage is often pain-
less, so there is no warning to the observer
that damage has occurred until it is too late.
Do not point the telescope or its viewfinder
at or near the Sun. Do not look through the
telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving.
Children should always have adult super-
vision while observing.
CAUTION:
Use care to install batteries as indicated by
the battery compartment. Follow battery
manufacturer's precautions. Do not install
batteries backward or mix new and used bat-
teries. Do not mix battery types. If these pre-
cautions are not followed, batteries may
explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly
installed batteries void your Meade warranty.
If you are anxious to use your DS Astro
Telescope for the first time, before a
thorough reading of this instruction manu-
al, see the
QUICK-START GUIDE on page 4.
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and in principal countries throughout the world. All
rights reserved.
© 2001 Meade Instruments Corporation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DS-2000EC users, see
APPENDIX E, page 39, for
information about your supplied Electronic
Controller. Autostar information does not apply.
DS-2000EC users may obtain the #494 Autostar
handbox as an optional accessory. See page 40
for more information.