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User Manual - Page 1
Instruction Manual
8", 10", 12", 14", 16" LX200®-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes with GPS and AutoStar® II Hand Controller
27 Hubble, Irvine, California 92618 (800) 626-3233 www.meade.com
User Manual - Page 3
... 16" model.
14" LX200®-ACF Users: See APPENDIX G, page 69, for Alternate Alignments) ........38 Easy (Two-Star) Alignment 38 Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment 39 To Set the Home Position Manually 39 One-Star Alt/Az Alignment 39 Periodic Error Correction 40 Photography 41 Optional Accessories 44 Maintenance, Collimation 47 Contacting Customer Support 49 Specifications 50 Appendix...
User Manual - Page 8
... Ascension and Declination setting circles? See HOW TO
ASSEMBLE YOUR
TELESCOPE, pages 13 and 14. See page 13. See MIRROR MIRROR, page 38.
1! With pushbutton controls, precision GPS alignment, true-level and North electronic sensors, automatic tracking of celestial objects, periodic error correction for the R.A. Note: The LX200 ACF 8", 10", 12" and 14" models are equipped...
User Manual - Page 9
...manual vertical movement of the LX200-ACF...Declination (Dec.) Setting Circle (on...support the optical tube (Fig. 1, 19). Go to the Meade website (www.meade.com) to ensure accurate object pointing.
See the instruction...LX200-ACF telescope using the optional #547 Power Adapter with the Dec. Lock (see OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 44. Turning the
Dec.
Note: The dust cover should be replaced...
User Manual - Page 10
...Control of the LX200-ACF telescope models is through the...12,940 12,939 28,484 17,191 17,325
a Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to grow when new features and enhancements become available. Because the AutoStar II system uses flash (rewritable) memory, your LX200-ACF...Meade website? a Control your system will be able to view on any of the more about downloading the latest updates...
User Manual - Page 13
... panel faces South.
The LX200 ACF 16" model is in Fig. 1 and turn the Dec. lock (Pg. 7, Fig. 1, 17) counterclockwise to a firm feel only. Install batteries: Remove the battery compartment covers (Fig. 1, 8) and carefully remove the battery holders, being mindful of the optical tube.
2. the telescope supplies their respective compartments and replace the covers. (See...
User Manual - Page 22
...telescope. GPS Receiver
Fig. 12: LX200-ACF GPS Receiver.
- 22 - In order to observe.
6.
The LX200-ACF determines True North by using ...precise position and time. See page 30 for aligning your LX200ACF telescope.
If you may wish to magnetic disturbances, and... stars seem to leave the Guided Tour menu. Other Guided Tours are necessary.
LX200-ACF INFO
The Global Positioning System
The...
User Manual - Page 27
See the LX200-ACF TIPS box page 24. Identify: An exciting feature for other dates by entering a new date into the "Setup: Date" menu. If the telescope ...Moon transit, or Moon set the parameters of the search. Find rise and set various parameters for other dates by entering a new date into the "Setup: Date" menu. Remember, never use your Meade® LX200ACF Telescope to your eye....
User Manual - Page 44
... Catalog for the LX200-ACF telescope models. Fig. 25: Series 4000 Eyepieces.
The premium quality of the instrument itself. Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces:
Eyepiece
7" f/15
8" f/6.3
10" f/6.3
Power/Actual Field Power/Actual Field Power/Actual Field
Super Plössl Eyepieces (4-elements; 1.25" O.D., except as noted)
6.4mm
417/0.12°
200/0.26°
250/0.21°...
User Manual - Page 45
...Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filters utilize the very latest in operation. The variable Tele-Extender threads onto the telescope's eyepiece-holder, into which greatly facilitate locking onto the guide...as an option on 8", 10", 12" and 14" LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free models, the Meade Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser operates at all zoom settings. Coarse manual focusing is rigidly coupled to fast...
User Manual - Page 46
...Meade website (www.meade.com).
07584 Universal Power Adapter with most popular and easiest ways to -250mm lens, atop your 35mm camera, with the 8", 10" and 12" LX200-ACF models in astrophotography. Used to the field de-rotator permit precise and continuous update... Sky Imager Pro II (DSI PRO II), w/RGB Color Filter Set & AutoStar Suite Lunar Planetary Imager (LPI™) w/AutoStar Suite
...
User Manual - Page 54
... Wedge
An optional equatorial wedge is recommended for equatorial (polar) alignment.
a Etched latitude scale for 8" LX200-ACF models.
Using setting circles requires a developed technique. AutoStar II then automatically slews the telescope to another . the lower series of the LX200ACF is available for use in a star atlas. Because of its much wider field, the viewfinder may...
User Manual - Page 65
... on . lock (Pg. 7, Fig. 1, 12) and/or the Dec. Figure 45: 16" LX200-ACF Computer Control Panel.
16" LX200-ACF Unique Features
The 16" LX200-ACF contains, for the most part, the same features (covered earlier in altazimuth tracking.
Periodically replace the filter by eliminating the image rotation inherent in this manual) as all other LX200-ACF telescope models. Select "Yes" to the...
User Manual - Page 66
...location (see APPENDIX A, pages 53 through 57, for instructions on a permanent pier in the equatorial format, which ... and storage of the telescope's fork mount is set for safety reasons in the motor assemblies should never...this knob.
- 66 - lock (Pg. 7, Fig. 1, 12) and Dec.
For most observations, the drive base of the telescope...Meade 16" LX200-ACF telescope is 1/4-20x1" long).
3.
User Manual - Page 69
... storing this bolt before attempting to use the smaller of the 14" LX200-ACF battery compartments (older models). Next, remove the battery holder and install the batteries as a dust protector (this bolt. Replace the screws if you to the 14" model:
Battery Compartment On newer models, the battery compartment is essential during commercial transport, where rough handling...
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