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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 acti-

vate 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 predeter-

mined 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 37 and 38). 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 previ-

ously calibrated home position. In other words, the telescope is fuly aligned according

to the setting that were stored in Autostar II's memory during the Calibrate Home pro-

cedure. See

CALIBRATE HOME, page 29, 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 26.

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 vari-

ous areas of the world. Check local time to verify.

Telescope: Accesses the several options, including:

■ 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.

■ Model: Allows you to select the telescope model connected to Autostar II.

■ Focal Length: Displays the focal length of the selected telescope.

■ Max Slew Rate: Sets the upper limit for the slew rate. 8 degrees per second is

the fastest setting.

■ 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 LX200GPS TIPS

box, page 23.

Timing is Everything

Your telescope receives the precise time when it synchs 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.

LX200GPS TIPS

Want to learn more about

using the new Smart

Mount Feature? See

Appendix I: Smart

Mount pages 68 and 69.

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