Quick-Start Guide .......................................................... 4
Telescope Features ...................................................... 7
Autostar Features .......................................................... 8
Getting Started ..............................................................10
Packing List ..............................................................10
How to Assemble Your Telescope ............................10
Some Notes About the Dual-Motor System ..............11
The Viewfinder ..........................................................11
Focusing the Viewfinder ......................................11
Aligning the Viewfinder ........................................12
Choosing an Eyepiece ............................................12
The Barlow Lens ......................................................12
Observing ......................................................................13
Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually ........13
Terrestrial Observing ................................................13
Observing Using Autostar's Arrow Keys ..................13
Slew Speeds ............................................................14
Observe the Moon ....................................................14
Astronomical Observing ............................................14
Tracking an Object Automatically..............................14
Alt/Az Home Position ..........................................15
Moving Through Autostar’s Menus......................15
Initializing Autostar ..............................................15
Training the Drive ................................................16
Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking ..........17
Easy (Two-Star) Align ..............................................17
Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment ........................................18
One-Star Alt/Az Alignment ........................................18
Go To Saturn ............................................................19
Take a Guided Tour ..................................................19
Basic Autostar Operation................................................20
Autostar Navigation Exercise ....................................20
Entering Numbers and Text into Autostar ................21
Navigating Autostar ..................................................21
Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling Message ............21
Menus and Menu Options ..............................................22
Complete Autostar Menu Structure ..........................22
Object Menu..............................................................22
Event Menu ..............................................................23
Glossary Menu ..........................................................24
Utilities Menu ............................................................24
Setup Menu ..............................................................25
Caring for Your Telescope ............................................28
Collimation ................................................................28
Specifications ............................................................30
Optional Accessories ......................................................31
Meade Customer Service ........................................31
Appendix A: Locating the Celestial Pole ........................32
Appendix B: To Find Objects Not in the Database ........33
Appendix C: Observing Satellites ..................................34
Basic Astronomy ............................................................35
CONTENTS
WARNING!
Never use a Meade
®
DS-114AT Telescope
to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the
Sun will cause instant and irreversible dam-
age to your eye. Eye damage is often pain-
less, so there is no warning to the observer
that damage has occurred until it is too late.
Do not point the telescope or its viewfinder
at or near the Sun. Do not look through the
telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving.
Children should always have adult super-
vision while observing.
CAUTION:
Use care to install batteries as indicated by
the battery compartment. Follow battery
manufacturer's precautions. Do not install
batteries backward or mix new and used bat-
teries. Do not mix battery types. If these pre-
cautions are not followed, batteries may
explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly
installed batteries void your Meade warranty.
If you are anxious to use your DS-114AT
Telescope for the first time, before a
thorough reading of this instruction manu-
al, see the
QUICK-START GUIDE
on page 4.
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