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- Page 1 Instruction Manual 20" MAX-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope on MAX Robotic German Equatorial Mount MEADE.COM...
- Page 2 DANGER Read this manual carefully before attempting to assemble the MAX-ACF mount and attaching the OTA. Follow steps as outlined in this manual in order to assemble the telescope safely. Failure to follow steps may result in injury or death, and/or damage...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
MAX-ACF telescope before, go to pages 25 to 27 for detailed information. ® The names "Autostar," "Meade" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in principal countries throughout the world. "MAX-ACF" is a trademark of Meade Instruments Corporation. -
Page 4: Telescope Features
Counterweight Assembly Tripod 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. Note: Your telescope and... - Page 5 ASSEMBLY Azimuth Adjust Knob 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. Latitude Lock Knobs (x4)
- Page 6 ASSEMBLY Control Panel (see page 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. Declination...
- Page 7 Wings (2x) Saddle Panel 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. ASSEMBLY OTA Safety Lock...
- Page 8 MAX Tripod The MAX-ACF tripod can be transported or permanently installed. It provides a wide stance to assure that it can safely carry MAX's massive payload in all orientations, but still collapses down to a size that is easy to handle. Its design assures that despite its wide stance, it will not interfere with optical systems observing on the meridian.
- Page 9 Back Panel Male Dovetail 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" Accessory Adapter...
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Page 10: Control Panel
12VDC Reticle Port Switched 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. AUX port USB Port... -
Page 11: Autostar Ii Features
Gliese, Hickson, PK, Landolt, Lunar Features, and other catalogs! 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. - Page 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 Autostar II system provides control of virtually every telescope function. The Autostar II handbox has soft-touch keys designed to have a positive feel.
- Page 13 Press "0" to turn the light on and off. 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.
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Page 14: Assembly
Pointing to ± 5° of the pole 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. - Page 15 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. Tighten (rotate) the lock knobs below the Pedestal to a "tight"...
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Page 16: Ra 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. Fine tune the latitude adjustment using the Latitude Adjust knob. - Page 17 ...Slide down to the hard stop. Slide safety pin into the hole. 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.
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Page 18: Attach Counterweights
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. Retighten the Dec clamp knob. - Page 19 Indentation on fixed counterweights 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. Slide the bolts into the threaded holes and tighten each securing knob by hand until it reaches the top.
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Page 20: Low Latitude Counterweights
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. Put on adjustable counterweights (three for 20 inch models, two for 16 inch models). -
Page 21: Attach Autostar Ii
OTA into slide 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 OTA should have its dust cover attached when left stored on the ground in an upright position. -
Page 22: Electrical Connections, Align Viewfinder With Ota
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. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS Connect the Smart Accessory port on the Saddle control panel to OTA using the 9-pin jumper cable. -
Page 23: Home Position And Balancing The Ota
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. -
Page 24: Balance Dec Axis
Home or 90° position Dec Balance Hard Stop bolt 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. -
Page 25: Getting Started
Objective lens (7), eyepiece/focuser (8) and locking ring (9). 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. -
Page 26: To Change Focus Speed
Press MODE at any time to exit Focus modes. 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. -
Page 27: To Select A Preset
Press MODE at any time to exit Focus modes. 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. -
Page 28: To Align For The First Time
(if non -MAX-ACF model) 5. Calibrate home. 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. -
Page 29: Drift Align
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. -
Page 30: Align The Ota
Fig. 42b: The OTA align bolt. Misaligned (1, 2), Aligned (3). 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. -
Page 31: Calibrate Home
Home Position. If you are using the Home Position, select "Use Default." 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. -
Page 32: Basic Autostar Ii Operation
Press ENTER to select the desired option. 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. -
Page 33: Navigating Autostar Ii
(>). 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. -
Page 34: Autostar Ii Menus
AUTOSTAR II's MENUS 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. -
Page 35: Objects Menu
Press GO TO and the telescope slews to that object. 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. -
Page 36: Event Menu
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. Browse: Allows you to search the library for objects with certain parameters, much like a search engine. - Page 37 OTA Fan: Allows you to turn the fan off or on if you have an MAX-ACF model. The fan assists with the stabilization of the optics. The fan should be activated at the begin- ning of an observing session and run until the optics have achieved an equilibrium with the environment.
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Page 38: Setup Menu
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. 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. - Page 39 Smart Mount: See page 55 for detailed information. 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.
- Page 40 "999." Then attempt the download again. 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.
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Page 41: "Hot Button" Menus
To exit the Reticle menu, press MODE once. 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. -
Page 42: Advanced Autostar Ii Features
Site menu. 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. -
Page 43: Creating User Objects
Press GO TO and the telescope slews to the object. 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. -
Page 44: Observing Satellites
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. Observing Satellites In this procedure, you will prepare your telescope to observe a satellite pass. -
Page 45: Browse
Press MODE repeatedly to leave this menu. 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. -
Page 46: Alternate Polar Alignment Methods
Select MAX-ACF Users (the fourth selection on the list) from the CD Rom. Follow on screen instructions (click “Next” and “Finish” buttons when asked to do so). Plug in the USB cable. Plug one end into one of the MAX-ACF USB ports on a... -
Page 47: Periodic Error Correction
Select "On" to enable the Smart Drive. 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. -
Page 48: Optional Accessories
Fig. 49: Series 5000 TELEXTEN- DERS. 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. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is available for the MAX-ACF telescope models. - Page 49 Fig. 52: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece. Fig. 53: #62 T-Adapter. 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.
- Page 50 PC. Low Latitude Counterweight Kit: This optional feature is necessary if you wish to use the mount if your site is 0° to 30° away from the equator. Contact your Meade deal- er for more information. Mounting Plate: This optional feature allows you to mount non-MAX-ACF models to Max.
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Page 51: Maintenance
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. -
Page 52: Specifications
Fixed Counterweights Accessories Net Weight 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. Advanced Coma-Free 20"... -
Page 53: Meade Consumer Solutions
Consumer Solutions hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. In the unlikely event that your MAX- ACF requires factory servicing or repairs, write or call the Meade Consumer Solutions Department first, before returning the telescope to the factory, giving full particulars as to the nature of the problem, as well as your name, address, and daytime tele- phone number. -
Page 54: Appendix A: Latitude Chart
Vienna Austria Warsaw Poland 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. SOUTH AMERICA City 35°... -
Page 55: Appendix B: The Moon
Figure 56: Some easily recognized lunar craters. 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. -
Page 56: Appendix C: Smart Mount
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 C: Smart Mount Introduction Smart Mount improves the pointing accuracy of your MAX-ACF telescope's "Go to"... - Page 57 ENTER.You will be asked to confirm your choice. Press ENTER again and it will be removed from memory. 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.
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Page 58: Appendix D: How To Read The Latitude Scale
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 D: How to Read the Latitude Scale... - Page 60 ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase.