Meade NG-Series Telescope User Manual


 
How to move through menu options (NGC Models Only):
It is helpful to understand that menu selections are set in a loop
.
This means that press-
ing the DOWN button scrolls down through all the available options within a given cat-
egory, then returns to the first option. Pressing the UP key scroll up through the options
in the opposite order. Note that this capability is a quick way to get to an option that is
near the bottom of the list. The following example demonstrates this capability.
To navigate to the "Select Item: Setup" menu option when the "Select Item: Object"
menu is displayed:
1. Press DOWN five times or UP once.
When the desired option is displayed on the second line, press the ENTER key to
choose that option and move down one menu level.
Press the MODE key to leave a level;
e.g., the wrong menu option is chosen.
How to Calculate Sunset time (NGC Models Only):
This example demonstrates how to move through a typical menu and calculate Sunset
time. This is an excellent exercise to try out as you can calculate the time when it is
going to get dark—and when you can start observing.
1. Press MODE several times, until "Select Item: Object" is displayed.
2. Press UP/DOWN until the "Event" option displays in the "Select Item" menu.
3. Press ENTER to choose the "Event" option and move down a level. "Event:
Sunrise" is displayed.
4. Press UP/DOWN to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu.
5. Press ENTER to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another level.
6. Sunset time displays; calculations are based on the current date, time, and loca-
tion.
7. Press MODE once to start moving back up through the menu 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."
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Tonight's Best
How Far is Far
A Star's Life
Messier Marathon
Solar System
Mercury
Etc.
Moon
Asteroids
Comets
Constellations
Andromeda
Etc.
Deep Sky
Named Object
Galaxies
Nebulae
Planetary Neb.
Etc.
Star
Named 
SAO Catalog
Double
Etc.
User Objects
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Landmarks
Select
Add
Delete
Identify
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
Moon Phases
Next Full Moon
Next New Moon
Next 1st Qtr
Next 3rd Qtr
Meteor Showers
Quadrantids
Lyrids
Eta Aquarids
Delta Aquarids
Perseids
Orionids
Taurids
Leonids
Geminids
Ursids
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Min. of Algol
Autumn Equinox
Vernal Equinox
Winter Solstice
Summer Solstice
Tour Objects
A...
Accretion Disk
Etc.
B...
C...
D...
E...
F...
G...
H...
I...
J...
K...
L...
M...
N...
O...
P...
Q...
R...
S...
T...
U...
V...
W...
X...
Y...
Z...
Timer
Set
Start & Stop
Alarm
Set
On & Off
Eyepiece Calc.
Field of View
Magnification
Suggest
Brightness Adj.
Contrast Adj.
Easy Align
Date
Time
Daylight Saving
Site
Select
Add
Delete 
Edit
Download
Statistics
Reset
Select Item:
Object
Select Item:
Event
Select Item:
Guided Tour
Select Item:
Glossary
Select Item:
Utilities
Select Item:
Setup
MENUS
IMPORTANT
NOTE: No matter
how many levels of
menus are traveled,
each press of the
MODE key moves
up a level, until the
top level, "Select
Item," is reached.
Once in the Select
Item level, press
MODE to return to
the topmost level,
"Select Item:
Object."
Fig. 12:The NGC Menu structure.