1、LX200GPS Start-Up Checklist Alt-Az Mode Page 1 of 3 Utilize these start-up checklists in conjunction with your manual to check the electronic controls, calibrate your telescope, and begin the alignment process. A. First Time Start-up: Indoors or daytime 1 Power on later you can test for longer track
2、ing. 7 Calibrate Meade Web Site Check Meade Website for updated AutoStar II files & firmware. Look for updated tours & satellite coordinates on Meades web site. Perform the next four steps in this exact sequence. B Train Drives pp 39, 58 Carefully training drives will significantly improve GOTO and
3、tracking performance. Train in daylight using a faraway stationary object or at night using Polaris (stationary enough for training). C Calibrate Sensors pg 29 Necessary to properly calibrate the telescope for the difference between magnetic north and true north. Careful alignment will help alignmen
4、t and GOTO accuracy. D Anti-Backlash Compensation This is an adjustment that enables the RA & DEC motors to remove the slack in the gears when changing directions. It is a percentage adjustment (between 0% to 99%), manually entered via the AutoStar II handbox. It requires some trial & error to get t
5、he right percentage for smooth changes in direction withoutjerking. E Perform PEC Training (if desired) pg 39 Periodic Error Correction (PEC) will improve tracking for longer duration tracking (especially for Astrophotography). LX200GPS Start-Up Checklist (continued) Alt-Az Mode Page 3 of 3 F Check
6、Collimation pp 44-45 Collimation of SCT scopes is critical for achieving good focus and seeing. Follow procedures in the manual for collimating the scope. Careful attention, here, will pay off later in good observing. Compiled by: Scott Chizzo, Boston, MA 10” LX200GPS UHTC Ser. #2518 Supercharged at ASO #268-2010 Based on input from: Yahoo LX200GPS User Forum http:/ Mike Fowler, Moderator
