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User Manual - Page 3
Travel Screw:
The LX850 f/8 ACF optical tube assembly (OTA) is reached. Do not over tighten. Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage ... down anytime the OTA is moving. Retain this screw for future use a Meade® LX850 Telescope to the travel position by a travel screw and tighten until firm. Move the primary mirror to look through...
User Manual - Page 4
...Counterweight 9 Figure 5: Detail Saddle Plate 9 Figure 6a: Telescope Control Panel 10 Figure 6b: StarLock Control Panel 10 LX850 Key Features 11
Assembly Assembly Tools 13 Tripod Assembly 13 Attach Mount Assembly to Tripod 14 Attach Counterweight Shaft 15 Attach Counterweights 15 Routing Connector Cables 15 Removing the Saddle 16 StarLock Cable 16 Attach the Control Module 17 DEC and...
User Manual - Page 5
... running in . Using revolutionary new technology, every aspect of advanced astronomical products: the LX850. Beautifully machined and finished with 3" Crayford-style 10:1 focuser. We are confident that are like us, you can't wait to get you observe and image. Drawing on the 10", 12" and 14" OTAs. After your new LX850 telescope. Clear Skies,
The people at Meade
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User Manual - Page 7
...3! AutoStar II Coil Cord 1@ Telescope Control Panel 1# Counterweight Safety Cap 1$Counterweight Shaft
1% Counterweight
1^ Azimuth Lock Bolts 1& Altitude Adjustment Knob 1( RA Clutch Lock Bolts (3) o20a RA Drive o20b RA Drive Connector 2@ DEC Drive o24a StarLock Narrowfield OTA o24b StarLock Widefield OTA O25a StarLock Imaging Sensor Assembly O25b StarLock Cable O28b StarLock Mount (On OTA) 2( OTA...
User Manual - Page 8
...2^ Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) 2& Dovetail Plate Safety Bolt O28a StarLock Mount (on saddle ) 3!
StarLock Dovetail Lock Bolts 3@ DEC External Cable Access Port
3# RA External Cable Access Port 3$ Azimuth Adjustment Knob 3% Collimation Screws (3) 4) Carry Handles 4^ Leg Locks 4& Spreader Bar 4* Tension Knob
Figure 2: LX850 Key Features - C Viewfinder Collimation Screws 2! Anti-Vibration Pads...
User Manual - Page 12
... Rail Safety Bolt: Make sure the Safety
knob is securely attached.
2* StarLock Mount (Left side view): Attaches
StarLock to the telescope mount saddleplate.
2( OTA Lock: Secures the OTA to the LX850 saddle
plate.
3) Altitude Scale: Set the latitude of the
observing site on the OTA.
3& StarLock Counterweight Lock: Tighten to secure
the counterweight in place.
3* GPS Sensor: Used...
User Manual - Page 17
... the two knurled set -screw knobs. ...Replace the saddle plate
Note Rail to attach Telescope Control Module
Fig 20: Connecting motor to be threaded through the excess cable. Grasp it as it comes within reach, and feed through the access port on the mounting rail at the rear end of the RA axis (Fig. 21). Meade LX850...dovetail into the receptacle labeled "StarLock" (Page 10, Fig. 6a, H). Assembly...
User Manual - Page 18
... Meade LX850, Advanced Coma-Free Optical tubes utilize the standard Losmandy®-style dovetail plate. The 10", 12" and 14" ACF models feature a second mounting location at the factory and are attached. Failure to do so may need to relocate both rails before attempting to focus the OTA. Remove the Meade eyepiece from the rear cell of the telescope.
• Meade...
User Manual - Page 19
... onto the viewfinder bracket and
Fig 26: Mounting StarLock to the saddle plate. Before using with a standard 8x50 finderscope. Assembly
Attach the Viewfinder to the OTA
The Meade OTAs sold with the LX850 are equipped with the telescope (cameras, guide scopes, etc.). Slide the viewfinder bracket into the bracket. To install StarLock, loosen the two (2) retaining nuts at...
User Manual - Page 21
... Crayford focuser
Focusing the Telescope
Meade Advance Coma-Free (ACF): Note: All LX850 ACF optical tube assemblies ship from our factory with a precision, aluminum-machined dual speed (10:1 ratio) Crayford-style focuser which eliminates image shift during focusing. For
21 Getting Started
Fine Focus Knob Coarse Focus Knob
Fig 31: Balancing the StarLock assembly
Getting Started
Focusing...
User Manual - Page 26
... exposure photography. This is known as the scope moves about the sky. StarALuotcokStAanrd#4M9o7unHtAFNleDxBuOreX
StarLock Automatic Rate Calibration (ARC)
Obtaining best performance from StarLocked telescopes requires that 10", 12" and 14" LX850 ACF optical tubes include their own StarLock mounting bracket located at least two and preferably three captive screws so the camera cannot shift...
User Manual - Page 33
... to 199%. Use Current Position uses the last position set by entering a number from 0% to set how far the OTA axis can continue viewing or performing other than a Meade LX850 ACF you can tilt past the meridian. 2° is the fastest setting.
• Park Position: After aligning your telescope, select this menu and power down an Arrow...
User Manual - Page 34
... Specifications for a faint celestial object (e.g., a nebula or galaxy), Autostar II first slews to a nearby bright star and displays "ENTER to Sync." For example: Set the Date menu for more information.
• DEC Guiding: Allows a user using an autoguider to disengage autoguider inputs. Lunar: Choose this option when observing the Sun. (WARNING: NEVER US A MEADE LX850 TELESCOPE...
User Manual - Page 43
... on screen instructions (click "Next" and "Finish" buttons when asked to do not want the telescope to use the training information. On and Off Menu Options
Select "On" when you previously downloaded it has located and locked onto the guide star.
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You need to install the USB drivers, that it separately from the Meade website) or...
User Manual - Page 44
... Meade accessories is well-suited to precisely fit the counterweight shaft. To find out more information about these accessories is available for the LX850 telescope models. AutoOSpttiaron#a4l9A7cHceAsNsDorBiOesX
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