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Instruction Manual 20" MAX-A CF Adv anced Coma-Free T elescope on MAX Robotic German Equatorial Mount MEADE.COM.
DANGER Read this manual carefully before attempting to assemble the MA X-ACF mount and attaching the OT A . Follow steps as outlined in this manual in order to assemble the telescope safely . Failure to follow steps may result in injur y or death, and/or damage to the telescope and mount .
T elescope F eatures ...................................................... 4 A utostar II F eatures ........................................................11 Assembly ........................................................................14 T ripod Assembly .
4 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
5 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. P edestal Assembly MAX's P edestal assembly can be configured to cov er three latitude ranges without the need of disassembly .
6 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Right Ascension Housing Assembly The RA Housing mates to the P edestal easily , sliding firmly into a dovetail b lock that measures ov er 100 square inches.
7 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Declination Housing Assemb ly The Dec Housing mates to the RA Housing using another huge dov etail block.
8 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Counterweights The MAX counterweights are beautifully crafted with sure loc king, but quic k release, b uttons.
9 Optical T ube Assembly MAX-A CF is delivered with a 20” Advanced Coma-F ree™ Optical T ube Assemblie. Its 20” OT A integrates seamlessly with MAX-ACF German Equator ial Mount.
10 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Fig. 2: The Autostar II Handbo x. T our the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Control of MAX-A CF telescope is through the operation of the standard A utostar II system. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a fe w push- es of A utostar II’ s buttons.
12 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. The A utostar II system provides control of virtually ev er y telescope function.
4 FOCUS : T oggles between two functions . The first press allows y ou to change the f ocus and f ocus speed. The next press allo ws you to create presets that tell the telescope where to f ocus. 5 SS : Press to display the Solar System library . 6 ST AR: Press to display the Star libr ar y .
14 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 4b 4a 3 2 1 A screwdriv er or other 1/4" shaft that can be used as a le ver will be useful during assembly .
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 15 7 8 9 A 5 6 Tighten (rotate) the lock knobs belo w the P edestal to a "tight" f eel.
12 16 Slide the RA assembly onto the P edestal dov etail. CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FINGERS ARE CLEAR OF THE TRACK BEFORE YOU SLIDE THE RA ASSEMBLY INTO THE PEDESTAL TRACK. THE RA ASSEMBLY REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE TO LIFT. Tighten the RA lock knob on the pedestal assemb ly to help secure the RA assembly in place .
13 14 A THE DEC SADDLE ASSEMBL Y T ur n the Dec loc k knob so there is no gap (see step 10). Note, in the photos , the Dec assembly is already shown as attached. Howe v er , adjust this knob bef ore you attach the assemb ly . CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FINGERS ARE CLEAR OF THE TRACK BEFORE YOU SLIDE THE RA ASSEMBLY INTO THE PEDESTAL TRACK.
18 19 20 A TT A CH COUNTER WEIGHT ASSEMBL Y Note that there are two types of counterweights used with Max. One is the typical round counterweight you're probably used with other telescopes; this is the adjustable counterw eight. The other type is uncommon and is called a fix ed counterweight.
23 21 A 21 B Slide the bolts into the threaded holes and tighten each securing knob by hand until it reaches the top . Then use a 1/4" shaft, such as a Phillips screwdriv er , as a le ver , to tur n the knob very tight. Screw in counterw eight shaft into the bottom of the fix ed counterweight assembly until it reaches the hard stop .
20 27 A TT A CH OPTICAL TUBE T O THE DEC SADDLE T ur n the O T A lock knobs on the Dec Assemb ly so that there is NO a gap . Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
28 A 28 B 28 D 28 E The O T A should hav e its dust cov er attached when left stored on the ground in an upright position. Y ou can also store it on its side. A minimum of f our people are needed to lift the optical tube. DANGER!: MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTERWEIGHTS ARE ATTACHED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS STEP.
22 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 32 30 31 Slide in the included 2" accessor y adapter , a diagonal ey epiece holder and an ey epiece.
23 HOME POSITION AND B ALANCING THE O T A After pow er is applied and A utostar has initialized, press MODE to mov e to the ver tical home position (see photo at left). C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : BEFORE D D I I S S A A S S S S E E M M B B L L I I N N G G , THE TELE- SCOPE MUST BE PUT INTO THE HOME POSITION.
24 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. When the displa y readout is close to "1" (perhaps .99 or 1.01) and remains close to 1 while it is moving, it is balanced.
25 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. T o Attach the handbox holder: Remov e the handbox holder from the plastic bag.
Focusing the T elescope All f ocusing is perf ormed digitally , using AutoStar II’ s Focus k e y (number k ey 4). The F ocus key functions as a toggle k ey: 쩦 Press the F ocus ke y the first time to focus the telescope ey epiece and to control the speed at which you f ocus.
scope), you can use A utostar to control both the MAX-ACF and the microf ocuser. Make sure y ou have connected the saddle plate to the MAX-A CF and the microfo- cuser to your telescope and also the saddle plate's F ocuser por t. Follow this proce- dure: • Press the Number K ey 4 and Autostar displa ys "OT A: Fast" displa ys.
28 Aligning for the Fir st Time If you wish to ha ve precise pointing accuracy , the first time you align your telescope you will need to align it to using A utomatic Alignment and Drift Alignment . Y ou will then electronically collimate the telescope, square the O T A and finally calibrate home.
29 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. How to Drift Align Max (Northern Hemisphere) Important Note: Y ou will need a reticle to perform this procedure 1.
30 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Follow these steps f or collimation of the optical system: The only adjustments possible , or necessary , on the MAX-ACF models is perf ormed with the A utoStar handbo x.
31 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
32 It is impor tant to understand that menu selections are set in a loop ( Fig. 44 ). This means that pressing the Scroll Down k ey cycles do wn through all the availab le options within a given category , then retur ns to the first option. The Scroll Up ke y cycles up through the options in the opposite order .
4. Press the Scroll Down k ey once to displa y the "Sunset" option in the Event menu. 5. Press the ENTER ke y to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another le vel. 6. A utostar II calculates the Sunset time based on the current date, time , and loca- tion.
34 AUTOST AR II's MENUS Figure 46: The Complete Autostar II Men u T ree Structure. Hold down MODE f or two seconds and the follo wing data displa ys: • Right Ascension and Declination coordinat.
35 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Object Menu Almost all obser ving with A utostar II is performed using the Object menu categor y .
36 Bro wse: Allows y ou to search the librar y for objects with certain parameters, much like a search engine . "Edit P arameters" lets y ou set v arious parameters for the search, such as: Object T ype, Minimum Ele vation, Largest, etc . Once you hav e set the param- eters of the search, select "Star t Search" and press ENTER.
O T A Fan: Allo ws you to turn the fan off or on if y ou have an MAX-A CF model. The f an assists with the stabilization of the optics. The fan should be activ ated at the begin- ning of an obser ving session and run until the optics hav e achiev ed an equilibrium with the environment.
38 prompts you to turn off the telescope's power , A utostar II is unable to be returned to operation without tur ning the power off and then bac k on. Setup Menu There are numerous other f eatures availab le within the Setup menu, including: Align: Let's you choose a method of alignment.
Tip: If the "ENTER to Sync" fea- ture is accessed by mistak e (holding the ENTER ke y f or more than 2 seconds), press MODE to return to the previous screen.
40 GPS-UTC Offset: Universal Time (UTC) allows you to add leap seconds to its time calculations, GPS does not. The offset is the number of leap seconds added since the establishment of GPS . Site: Site provides access to se veral options including: 쩦 Select : Displays the currently selected observing site.
쩦 Serial Number : Displays the unit's serial number . Reset: Completely resets A utostar II. Most values entered into the menus re ver t to f actor y def aults. Autostar II requires initialization again after a Reset bef ore proceed- ing with obser v ations.
42 ADV ANCED AUTOST AR II FEA TURES Bef ore tr ying out the e xamples in this section, familiarize yourself with the basic oper- ations of A utostar II described ear lier in this manual.
43 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 11. Press MODE. "Site: Edit" displays. 12. Using the Arrow k eys , scroll to "Site: Select.
Observing Satellites In this procedure, y ou will prepare your telescope to observe a satellite pass . 1. Navigate to the "Object: Satellite" menu option and press ENTER. 2. Use the Scroll ke ys to scroll through the list of satellites. 3. Select a satellite from the list and press ENTER.
45 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 2. Navigate to the "Object: Identify" option and press ENTER. 3. "Searching.
Note: Autostar II locates align- ment stars based on the date, time, and location entered. The alignment stars may change from night to night. All that is required is for the observer to center the selected stars in the ey epiece when prompted. Tip: T r y a Spiral Searc h The GO TO k ey also allo ws you to perf or m a "spiral search.
computer control panel/ Plug the other end into a USB por t of your PC Ne xt, you will install the A utostar Suite software from the CD ROM. This software pro- vides a menu that allows y ou to download the latest version of A utostar II software into the A utostar II handbox.
48 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES A wide assor tment of prof essional Meade accessories is av ailable f or the MAX-ACF telescope models. The premium quality of these accessories is well-suited to the qual- ity of the instrument itself. Consult the Meade General Catalog f or complete details on these and other accessories.
Series 4000 Nebular Filter s: A modern boon to the city-dwelling deep-space obser v er , the interference neb ular filter eff ectiv ely cancels out the eff ects of most urban light pollution, while leaving the light of deep-space neb ular emissions vir tual- ly unattenuated.
50 #1A filter . The filter increases visual and photographic contr ast, decreases glare, and helps to penetrate haze . MAX-A CF AC W all Adapter: P er mits powering from a standard home (115v A C) out- let. Cigarette Lighter Adapter: Po wer ing the MAX-A CF telescope by means of an auto- mobile cigarette lighter plug.
MAINTENANCE MAX-A CF telescopes are precision optical instruments designed to yield a lifetime of rew arding applications. Giv en the care and respect due any precision instrument, your MAX-A CF will rarely , if ev er , require factory ser vicing. Maintenance guidelines include: a.
52 T otal instrument capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 lbs. Aper ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20" Optical design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. W eights and Dimension W eights Dimensions RA Housing Assembly 66 pounds L = 20.
54 APPENDIX A: LA TITUDE CHART Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the W orld T o aid in the polar alignment procedure, latitudes of major cities around the world are listed below . T o determine the latitude of an obser ving site not listed on the char t, locate the city closest to your site .
55 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. APPENDIX B: THE MOON The Moon option of the Object menu allows y ou to obser ve the moon in a wa y nev er possible bef ore.
56 APPENDIX C: Smart Mount Introduction Smar t Mount improv es the pointing accuracy of your MAX-A CF telescope's "Go to" system. Despite careful efforts to calibrate and align telescopes, they ma y fail to precisely center objects.
57 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. • Sav e your model, using a good, descriptive name, using the “Sav e As” menu.
APPENDIX D: How to Read the Latitude Scale Introduction As Max needs to be polar aligned, you will need to set the latitude scale f or you lati- tude range. The Latitude scale has three sets of measurements, one f or each latitude range: 0 to 30°, 30° to 60° and 60 to 90°.
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