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Celestron Personal Planetarium manual

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    USER MANUAL[...]

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    1 SkyScout T able of Contents Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 2 Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 2 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg 3 Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 • SkyScout Personal Planetarium • Padded Case • Earphones • Wrist Strap • USB Cable • Instructional CD-ROM • Quick Setup Guide • 2 Battery Sleeves (inside battery compartment) Parts Identification Never look dir ectly at the sun with the naked eye or thr ough the SkyScout. Permanent and irr eversible eye damage may r esult. T ARGE[...]

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    3 Setup 1. Installing the Batteries a) Use a flat head tool to loosen the scr ew on the battery compartment door . b) Remove the two battery sleeves from inside the compartment. c) Slide a battery into each of the sleeves and insert into the battery compartment as shown. Make sur e that the sleeves cover the entir e length of the battery . The batt[...]

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    4 Navigating the SkyScout SkyScout uses two illuminated tar geting rings and a series of eight dir ection arrows to help you identify and locate objects. The tar geting rings ar e located on each end of the viewfinder to assist in alignment with celestial objects. T o use SkyScout, hold it up so that the lar ger viewfinder window is pointed towar d[...]

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    Locate Mode The SkyScout has a database of over 6,000 celestial objects that ar e divided into six custom catalogs that include: T onight's Highlights - In addition to the many customized object lists, SkyScout also has a T onight's Highlights featur e that uses the internal GPS system to display a custom list of all the best objects visi[...]

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    6 Locating Objects Fr om The SkyScout Database 1. Pr ess the Locate button on the contr ol panel of SkyScout. 2. SkyScout will display a list of object menus fr om which to choose. 3. Use the navigation buttons to select “T onight's Highlights.” This will display all the best objects to view in the sky for your exact location and time. 4. [...]

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    7 Exploring Constellations and Asterisms In addition to locating and identifying numer ous celestial objects, SkyScout can also take you on a guided tour of each constellation as well as many famous asterisms. Along with viewing scientific data, text description and audio narration, SkyScout includes the following thr ee menus: T our Brightest Star[...]

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    8 Settings Menu SkyScout allows you to view and manually enter both the date and time settings as well as the longitude and latitude for your location. If the GPS is linked, it is not necessary to enter this information manually . • Should you be in a location wher e it is difficult to establish a link with any GPS satellites, the GPS acquisition[...]

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    9 Help Help Button SkyScout has a convenient Help button that gives you dir ect access to basic information on initializing the SkyScout and identifying and locating objects in the sky . T roubleshooting My SkyScout displays the following er r or message about magnetic fields in my location. “The magnet icon to the left indicates that the SkyScou[...]

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    10 Updating your SkyScout The SkyScout includes a USB cable and built-in USB port to allow you to update the softwar e and database as futur e versions ar e released. T o update the SkyScout module you will need the following: • SkyScout Personal Planetarium • USB cable • Connection to the Internet • SkyScout Update Pr ogrammer softwar e (W[...]

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    Updating your SkyScout (continued) T o Install the USB drivers: 1. Use the included USB cable to connect the SkyScout to your computer . 2. Power on the SkyScout. 3. Once on, your computer should r ecognize the SkyScout as a new device and display the scr een below . 4. Insert the SkyScout CD into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 5. Select the opti[...]

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    12 SkyScout Specifications Celestial Database • 9 planets and the moon • 6,000 Stars, • 1,500 double & variable stars • 88 constellations • 110 deep space objects including galaxies, nebulae & star clusters • 200 audio descriptions of the most popular celestial objects User Contr ols • T ar get button • Menu navigation: Four[...]

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    13 Appendix A - T ime Zone Map UTC (Universal T ime Coor dinate) Scale T o determine your UTC (Universal T ime Coor dinate), simply find your location on the map above and follow the boundary lines on either side of your location to the scale at the bottom of t he map. The number between the boundary lines is your Universal Time Coor dinate. For ex[...]

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    14 CELESTRON TWO YEAR W ARRANTY A. Celestr on warrants this product to be fr ee from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. Celestr on will r epair or r eplace such product or part ther eof which, upon inspection by Celestron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship. As a condition to the obligation of Celestr on to repair[...]