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Sleep Scope: A power saving option that shuts down AutoStar II and the telescope
without forgetting its alignment. With “Sleep Scope” selected, press ENTER to activate
the Sleep function. AutoStar II goes dark, but the internal clock keeps running. Press
any key, except ENTER, to re-activate AutoStar II and the telescope.
Park Scope: Designed for a telescope that is not moved between observing sessions.
Align the telescope one time, then use this function to park the telescope. The next time
it is powered up, pressing ENTER causes the telescope to move to its predetermined
Park position. Once parked, the screen prompts to turn off power.
Important Note: When the “Park Scope” option is chosen and the display
prompts you to turn off the telescope’s power, AutoStar II is unable to be
returned to operation without turning the power off and then back on.
Setup Menu
The Setup menu’s primary function is used for manual telescope alignment (see
MANUAL ALT/AZ ALIGNMENTS
, pages 38 and 39)
.
However, there are numerous other
features available within the Setup menu, including:
Align on Home: For permanently mounted telescopes only. If Calibrate Home has
been performed, power up your telescope and select this menu to return the previously
calibrated home position. In other words, the telescope is fully aligned according to the
setting that were stored in AutoStar II’s memory during the Calibrate Home procedure.
See
CALIBRATE HOME
, page 30, for more information.
Date: Changes the date used by AutoStar II. This function is useful to check events in
the past or future.
For example
: Set the Date menu for a day three months in the future.
Then check the “Select Item: Event” menu for the Sunset time on that date. See
EVENT
MENU
, page 27.
Time: Changes the time entered into AutoStar II. Setting the correct time is critical for
AutoStar II to properly calculate locations and events. Time may be set to “AM”, “PM”,
or 24-hour mode (military time). To select the 24-hour mode, press ENTER when the
the “blank” option displays (
i.e.
, neither “AM” nor “PM” is displayed).
Daylight Saving: Enables or disables the Daylight Savings time setting.
Note: See
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
below.
Note: Daylight Savings Time may be referred to by different names in various
areas of the world. Check local time to verify.
Telescope: Accesses the several options, including:
W
Mount: Set this option to “Alt/Az” if using alt/az alignment and to “Polar” if using
polar alignment. “Alt/Az” is the default value.
W
Model: Allows you to select the telescope model connected to AutoStar II.
W
Focal Length: Displays the focal length of the selected telescope.
W
Max Slew Rate: Sets the upper limit for the slew rate. 8 degrees per second is the
fastest setting.
W
Mount Upper Limit: Allows you enter a number from 0 to 90 that sets an upper
limit as to how far the optical tube can swing upward during a programmed slew.
Want to learn more about
using the Date menu?
See the
LX200-ACF TIPS
box, page 24.
Timing is Everything
Your telescope receives the precise time when it syncs with the GPS. Precise time
is important in aligning your telescope so that it can accurately locate celestial
objects.
AutoStar II receives time data in the Universal Time format. However, if you wish
to display the correct time in your local time zone, use the Daylight Saving menu
(see above) to turn the Daylight Saving option on or off. Keep in mind that the
telescope is receiving the correct time whether or not you set this option to display
your local time.
LX200-ACF TIPS
Want to learn more about
using the new Smart
Mount Feature? See
Appendix I: Smart
Mount pages 71 and 72.
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