Meade DSX Series Telescope User Manual


 
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To Calculate Sunset time:
1. Press the MODE key several times, until Select Item: Object is displayed.
2. Press the Scroll Down key once to display the Event option in the Select Item menu.
3. Press the ENTER key to choose the "Event" option and move down a level. "Event:
Sunrise" is displayed.
4. Press the Scroll Down key once to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu.
5. Press the ENTER key to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another level.
6. Autostar calculates the Sunset time based on the current date, time, and location. Autostar
then displays the results of the calculation.
7. Press MODE once to start moving back up through the Autostar levels. The first level up
is the Event menu.
8. Press MODE again to move up another level. This is the top level, "Select Item."
9. Press MODE again to return to the starting point of "Select Item: Object."
Entering data into Autostar
To enter numbers and text:
a) Use the Number keys, if available with your model, or
b) Use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers 0 - 9 and the alphabet. The Down Arrow
key begins with the letter "A;" the Up Arrow key begins with digit "9."
To move the cursor across the display:
Use the Right or Left Arrow key (5, Fig. 2) to move the cursor from one number to the next
in the display
Press ENTER when the desired information has been entered.
Navigating Autostar
Autostar's menus are organized for quick and easy navigation:
Press ENTER to go deeper into Autostar's menu levels.
Press MODE (3, Fig. 2) to move back toward the top menu level.
Press the Scroll keys to move up and down through the options or lists
Press the Arrow keys to move the cursor across the display.
Press the Help (?) key to access on-line help.
Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling Message
Press and hold the Scroll Up key to increase the scrolling speed when a message is
scrolling across the display.
Press and hold the Scroll Down key to decrease the scrolling speed when a message is
scrolling across the display.
TIP: When multiple
choices are
available within a
menu option, the
option that is
currently selected
is usually displayed
first and
highlighted by a
right pointing arrow
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