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9. Sight along the tube: Sight along the side of the
telescope's main tube to locate an object. Practice
using the Autostar Arrow keys to center an object
in the telescope's field of view.
5. Insert the eyepiece: Remove the supplied
26mm eyepiece (D) from its container and place
it in the eyepiece holder (E) Tighten the
thumbscrew (F) to a firm feel only. Remove the
dust cover from the end of optical tube assembly.
Use the focus knob (G) to bring objects into
focus.
6. Insert batteries: Open the battery compartment
by lifting the cover and pulling it away from the
drive base.
Remove the battery holder from the compart-
ment and carefully lift the 9v connector out from
the compartment. Whenever you replace the
batteries, to safeguard the wires, disconnect the
9v connector (H) from the battery holder before
removing the batteries.
. Insert eight AA-size batteries into the battery
holder, oriented as shown on the diagram on the
battery slots of the battery holder. Connect the 9v
connector plug to the battery holder. Carefully
replace the battery holder back into the battery
compartment. Replace the cover.
7. Connect Autostar: Be certain that the power
switch (I) on the computer control panel is in the
OFF position. Plug the coil cord of the Autostar
Controller into the HBX port (J). Turn on the
computer panel; the red LED lights when power is
supplied to the panel.
8. Change Speeds:
Press the key prompted by
Autostar to accept the Sun warning. You can now
use the Arrow keys (K) to slew (move) the
telescope up, down, right, or left. To change the
telescope’s slew speed, press the Number keys
(L). "9" is the fastest speed and "1" is slowest
speed. See page 16 for more details.
If you wish to attach the viewfinder, see page 11.
If you wish to initialize Autostar, see page 17.
If you wish to align the telescope, go to page 18.
If you wish to use Autostar to automatically view
objects, go to page 20 for some examples.
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