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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Meade Instruments Corporation Telescopes · Binoculars · Microscopes Meade LX200 Instruction Manual 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain, 8", 10", and 12" LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes A. Introducing the Meade LX200 1. What Is the LX200? An Overview a. Heavy Duty Mounts wi[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 3. Using the LX200 in Altazimuth (ALTAZ) a. Entering Basic Information 1. Latitude and Longitude of Observing Site 2. Local Time and Date b. Setting Up the Telescope c. Using the Telescope 1. The MODE Key 2. Library Object Keys 3. Daytime Slewing E. The LX200 Keypad Hand Controller 1. [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 3. SMART 4. 12/24 HR 5. HELP I 6. REVERSE NS 7. REVERSE EW: 8. BALANCE 9. HP (High-Precision Pointing) a. LX200 Pointing Accuracy b. Using HP 10. SLEW RATE 11. DEC. BACKLASH COMPENSATION b. OBJECT LIBRARY Menu File: 1. OBJECT INFO 2. START FIND 3. FIELD 4. PARAMETERS a. TYPE GPDCO b. B[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals c. Finding True North ● Appendix B: Equatorial Use 1. Celestial Coordinates: Declination and Right Ascension 2. Lining Up with the Celestial Pole 3. Precise Polar Alignment ● Appendix C: LX200 Alignment Star Library and Star Charts 1. Alignment Stars 2. Star Charts ● Appendix D: [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Meade Instruments Corporation Telescopes · Binoculars · Microscopes Meade LX200 Instruction Manual 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain, and 8", 10", and 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes A. INTRODUCING THE MEADE LX200 IMPORTANT NOTICE! Never use a telescope or spotting scope t[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 1. What Is the LX200? An Overview Meade LX200 SCT's mark a new era in telescope technology for the amateur astronomer, whether beginner or seasoned veteran. For the beginner, LX200 electronics permit the location and observation of the major planets as well as hundreds of [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] a. 7" Model LX200 lncludes 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain optical tube assembly with EMC Super Multi-Coatings (D = 178mm, F = 2670mm-f/15); heavy-duty fork mount, with 4"-dia. sealed polar ball bearing, quartz-microprocessor- controlled 5.75" worm gears on both axes[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals and the angle the light is coming from) may reveal what would appear to be scratches, dark or bright spots, or just generally uneven coatings, giving the appearance of poor surface quality. These effects are only seen when a high intensity light is transmitted through lenses or reflect[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals overtighten. (If you have misplaced the red-headed bolt, you may use any other bolt that is 1/4-20x1" long. 3. When packaging the 10" or 12" LX200, be sure to release the R.A. Lock (7, Fig. 3), and Dec. Lock (2, Fig. 3), to prevent shock to the gears in the motor assembl[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Meade Instruments Corporation Telescopes · Binoculars · Microscopes Meade LX200 Instruction Manual 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain, and 8", 10", and 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes C. TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY IMPORTANT NOTICE! Never use a telescope or spotting scope to look at[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals and an extra clip. Slide the spreader bar onto the threaded rod (note the correct orientation as shown in Fig. 1) and position the threaded rod back through the tripod head. Place the clip retainer ( a "C" clip) into the slot in the threaded rod. This clip holds the threaded [...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 2. Mounting the Viewfinder (7", 8", 10", and 12" LX200 Models) Each 7", 8", 10", and 12" LX200 telescope is supplied as standard equipment with an 8x50mm straight- through viewfinder. The bracket for this viewfinder is packed separately f[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] a. Attaching the Viewfinder The viewfinder is shipped separately from the bracket and must be installed into the bracket. Slide the viewfinder into the bracket and lightly tighten the 6 collimation (alignment) screws (2, Fig. 3). The quick-release mount allows the viewfinder to[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals directly into the eyepiece holder for straight-through observations. In this case, however, the image will appear inverted and reversed left-for-right. (Note that the eyepiece holder is standard equipment on 7", 8", and 10" models, but is an optional accessory for the 12[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 7. Maksutov Fan The Maksutov optics of the 7" LX200 are equipped with a fan which will assist in the stabilization of the temperature of these optics. The fan will operate when a special power cord (supplied in the accessory box) is plugged into the fan and the LX200 panel[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Releasing the Declination Lock Knob (2, Fig. 4), permits sweeping the telescope rapidly through wide angles in Declination. To use the Declination fine-adjust, or Manual Slow-Motion Knob, lock the telescope in Declination using the Declination Lock Knob (2, Fig. 4), and turn the Declin[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Motion Speeds 4. Turn on the power switch on the Power Panel of the LX200. The Keypad Display (1, Fig. 5) will show "MEADE" for several seconds as the microprocessor does a self-diagnostic test. When the self-diagnostic test is complete, the display will show "TELESCOPE&[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 1) Latitude and Longitude of the Observing Site. NOTE: The SITE information cannot be entered if the telescope is in LAND mode. If the telescope is in LAND mode, the SITE menu option (Display 2, below) will appear in lower case letters. Follow steps 4-8 to change the telescope&[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 9. Press MODE to go back to Display 2. 10. Press MODE again to go back to Display 1. It is important to note that the longitude standard used in the LX200 starts at 0° in Greenwich, U.K. and increases Westerly only to 359° 59mins. Many maps will show Easterly longitudes which cannot [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Use the top row during Standard Time and the bottom row during Daylight Savings Time. For example: In the Pacific Time Zone during Daylight Savings Time, the GMT time zone shift is +7 hours. 6. Use the number keys to enter the GMT time zone shift. Press ENTER when done; the display wil[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Steps 2 and 3 above, are not necessary for the telescope to work, so don't worry about having to get it exactly right. The telescope has some "illegal" positions (places where the telescope will not go) and these two steps ensure proper operation. 4. Turn the telescope o[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals fork arm. The LX200 will track an overhead object, but it does so by moving higher in Altitude up to the illegal position, then the drive speeds up and move 180° in Azimuth so that the optical tube assembly can now be lowered in Altitude to keep up with the overhead object. Confusion [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 2) Library Object Keys While in any of the 5 main Keypad displays, you can directly access the library objects by using the M, STAR, or CNGC keys (see Appendix D of this manual for a listing of the 64,359 Object Library). Simply press an object key, and type in the number of th[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals pointing near the Sun. If there is any question in your mind that the telescope may be pointing at or near the Sun, do not look through the telescope. 4. Only when you are absolutely convinced that the telescope is pointing away from the Sun should you remove the telescope's dust [...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 1. ENTER Key The ENTER key (1, Fig. 6) is used to select a menu file, a file option, or to edit a value. To select a file or an option, press and release the ENTER key. The LX200 will give a short beep tone and perform the action that you have requested. To edit a value, press [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals the 'fast' focus speed for the electric focuser accessory option*, while CNTR and GUIDE set the'slow' focus speed. There are other special functions for the CNTR and GUIDE keys that are discussed in the RET KEY operations. [ toc ] 6. RET Key Typically used for guidi[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Meade Instruments Corporation Telescopes · Binoculars · Microscopes Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope 8", 10", and 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes F. THE LX200 POWER PANEL IMPORTANT NOTICE! Never use a telescope or spotting scope t[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Display reads 'Meade LX200', then the version of the software is indicated briefly before defaulting to the TELESCOPE/ OBJECT LIBRARY. Within 15 seconds, the planetary orbital calculations with their corresponding apparent sizes and magnitudes, and current stellar precession [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals the LX200 Keypad. [ toc ] 8. Reticle Connector The Reticle connector (5, Fig. 7) accepts optional accessory corded, plug in style illuminated reticle eyepieces such as the Meade 12mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece, or the Meade Series 4000 Plössl 9mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece (corded[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals latitude. The entered longitude and latitude is compared by the LX200's computer to your local time, GMT offset, and calendar date to accurately calculate celestial coordinates. Once entered, the information is stored in the telescope's internal memory, you need never to re-e[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals stars that are not too close together–try to use stars that are at least 90° apart. Do not use Polaris as one of the stars because RA changes very fast at the Pole and minor centering errors can translate to large RA pointing errors. Also, avoid stars near the zenith (straight up) s[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] b) POLAR POLAR allows you to use the LX200 mounted on its' optional Equatorial Wedge (see Appendix A) for long exposure astrophotography as well as visual work. With the LX200 powered up, the POLAR file option selected, the Field Tripod leveled, the telescope should be adj[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals The Permanently Mounted, Polar Aligned LX200 section to access the Object Library. [ toc ] d) The Permanently Mounted, Polar Aligned LX200 For those who will permanently mount the LX200 in an observatory, or wish to use the already polar aligned telescope for several nights in successi[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals about to commence. At this point try to keep the star on the same location of the crosshair during the eight minute training sequence by pressing the N,S,E, and W keys. After eight minutes, the training is over and Smart Drive will play back your drive corrections automatically, dramat[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals direction. Also, the Declination motor will sound different. After selecting option #8, watch the Ammeter and listen to the Declination motor to determine when the LX200 is balanced. [ toc ] 9) HP (High-Precision Pointing) The High-Precision Pointing (HP) feature of Meade LX200 Schmidt[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Note: If this star is not in the field of view or if it is obstructed by a land object, the other two stars are available. Use the PREV and NEXT keys to cycle through the three closest stars. 4. The telescope will slew to the selected object or position. [ toc ] 10) SLEW RATE Option #1[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] b. OBJECT LIBRARY Menu File The OBJECT LIBRARY menu file is the other half of the TELESCOPE/OBJECT LIBRARY mode. With it you can become a tourist of the sky, or conduct research surveys of the 64,359 objects. The LX200 Object Library is accessible in the most results-getting, u[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 3) FIELD Press the ENTER key to identify objects in the field of view of the telescope. The LX200 will display the object centered in the eyepiece field, and how many other NGC objects are in the field at the same time (defined by the RADIUS parameter setting) as shown in Displ[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Initially, the blinking cursor appears over the G symbol. If you decide not to look for galaxies, press the NEXT key and the symbol will change from an upper case letter (G) to a lower case letter (g), to deselect the GALAXIES category. If you wish to leave GALAXIES selected, then move[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Some beginning observers have a tough time discerning objects less than about 1 arc minute in size unless it is a double star or a planet. Astrophotographers and those involved with CCD imaging may want to set a higher value based off of desired image scale coverage that would be most [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals The RA = display is broken down into hours, minutes, and seconds, and the DEC = display is broken down into + for North Declination and - for South Declination into degrees, minutes and seconds as shown in Display 29: If you have made an ALTAZ style of alignment, the ALT = and AZ = coo[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals this manual. Be sure to use your local hour setting appropriately in either 12 hour or 24 hour format as predetermined by the 12/24 HOUR TELESCOPE menu file option. The long-life lithium battery (Panasonic CR2032 3 volt or Duracell DL2032B) is stored behind the Power Panel of the Drive[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Display 31 shows the manual rate menu file option that can be adjusted by pressing and holding the ENTER key to get the double beep tone and the blinking cursor. Type in the new rate, then when finished, press the ENTER key again. Display 32 shows the menu file option allows you to ste[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals diameter is reduced, the minimum practical power with the 8" LX200 is increased to about 60X, to about 75X with the 10" LX200 and to about 90X with the 12" LX200; powers lower than this level should be avoided during daytime observations. A reasonable magnification range[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Figure 8: Equatorial Wedge for 7" and 8" LX200 Telescope To assemble the equatorial wedge, follow this procedure (note that all required wedge hardware and manual knobs are shipped within the wedge carton): 1. The wedge consists of two basic parts: the wedge body and the tilt[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 3. Attach the Azimuth Base to the Field Tripod using the 2 ea. 8-32 x 1" round-head machine screws. 4. Thread the two Azimuth Adjustment Knobs into the Azimuth Base, until they just touch the Azimuth Arm. The Azimuth control is now ready to use. To adjust in Azimuth, loosen the 3&[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 2. SUPERWEDGE (For 10" and 12"LX200) The Superwedge permits use of the 10" and 12" LX200 telescope in an astronomical, or "equatorial," mode. The wedge fits onto the field tripod, described below, and accepts the base of the 10" and 12" L[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Figure 11a: Mounting Superwedge, Figure 11b: Latitude Range Holes To assemble the Superwedge, follow this procedure (note that all required wedge hardware and manual knobs are shipped within the wedge carton): 1. Locate the two 8-32 nylon set screws on the rim of the tripod head and re[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Thread one of these knobs (or screws, as appropriate) partially into the hole on the underside of the drive base, located at the curved-end of the drive base. See 4, Fig. 12. This knob or screw should be threaded in about 3 full turns, not fully threaded into the hole. http://www.meade[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Check that the knobs or bolts at the side of the wedge, (5, Fig. 8 or 5, Fig. 10), are firmly tightened before placing the telescope onto the wedge. Figure 13: Underside of the Drive Base Grasping the 2 fork arms of the telescope firmly, with the power panel towards you, place the tele[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals onto the tilt plate of the wedge by sliding the knob (7" and 8" LX200) or screw (10" and 12" LX200) into the slot at the top of the curved-end of the wedge tilt-plate. Insert the 2 remaining knobs for the 7" and 8" LX200, or socket screws for the 10" [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 1. First, determine the Magnetic Declination in your area using the Isogonic Chart (Fig. 15) 2. Squeeze the clear central vial with thumb and index finger of the left hand. 3. With the right hand, rotate the outer dial until the orienting arrow (the black arrow painted on the inside cl[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 1. Snap the Magnetic Compass into the 3" diameter wedge attachment knob (after setting the Magnetic Declination as described above). Position the compass into the knob so that the 360 degree location on the direction scale (the "North" position) lines up with one of the [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 1. Loosen the knob/compass slightly. This allows for rotation of the Equatorial Wedge under the knob/compass ( Fig. 17 ). The magnetic pointing arrow will point to magnetic north. http://www.meade.com/manuals/lx200/apxa.html (11 of 14) [7/29/2002 7:28:13 AM][...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 2. Rotate the knob/compass so that the magnetic pointing arrow lies directly over the painted black alignment arrow (painted on the bottom surface of the compass, Fig. 18 ). The "North" position on the direction scale (and the point on the knob/compass) now point directly nor[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 3. Rotate the Equatorial Wedge in azimuth (without moving the knob/compass) until the centerline of the wedge lines up with the point of the knob/compass ( Fig. 19 ). The centerline of the Equatorial Wedge now falls directly on the true north line. 4. Tighten the knob/compass, locking [...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals With all celestial objects therefore capable of being specified in position by their celestial coordinates of Right Ascension and Declination, the task of finding objects (in particular, faint objects) in the telescope is vastly simplified. The setting circles, R.A (10, Fig. 3 ) and De[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 2. Lining Up with the Celestial Pole Objects in the sky appear to revolve around the celestial pole. (Actually, celestial objects are essentially "fixed," and their apparent motion is caused by the Earth's axial rotation). During any 24 hour period, stars make on[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals wedge/tripod system reads "level." 2. Set the Equatorial Wedge to your observing latitude as described in Appendix A. 3. Loosen the Dec. Lock, and rotate the telescope tube in Declination so that the telescope's Declination reads 90°. Tighten the Dec. Lock. Loosen the R[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals a. If the star drifts South (or down), the telescope's polar axis is pointing too far East ( Fig. 22 ) b. If the star drifts North (or up), the telescope's polar axis is pointing too far West ( Fig. 23 ). 4. Move the wedge in azimuth (horizontally) to effect the appropriate c[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals based on your observations above. Again, track the star for a period of time to be certain that Declination drift has ceased. The above procedure results in very accurate polar alignment, and minimizes the need for tracking corrections during astrophotography. Next Page Related Topics:[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals DENEBOLA 114 2.1 LEO 11 49.1 +14 34 DIPHDA 8 2 CETUS 00 43.6 -17 59 ENIF 238 2.4 PEGASUS 21 44.2 +09 53 FOMALHAUT 247 1.2 PISCES AUST. 22 57.7 -29 38 HADAR 144 0.6 CENTAURUS 14 03.9 -60 24 HAMAL 17 2 ARIES 02 07.2 +23 28 MARKAB 249 2.5 PEGASUS 23 04.8 +15 12 MIRA 20 2.1 CETUS 02 19.4 -[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals will vary, largely due to sky conditions. If the object has been rated by observation, an upper-case character (ABCDEFG) is used for the VQ on the CNGC listing. If the object has not been observed, the VQ has been estimated by a computer program from the object type, size, and brightne[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals 5 MAG Magnitude (-5.5 through 19.9) 6 TYPE Type of object 7 * * means object is not in the RNGC 8 ALT CAT Alternate catalog name and number. 9 VQ Visual Quality Rating (abcdefg) or (ABCDEFG) 10 TAGS Object Type # (o-F) : S = Sky-Cat : T = Tirion 11 COMMENTS Name, comments, other inform[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 4. Select Star by Name When selecting a star from the object library, any of the 33 stars listed in the LX200 Instruction Manual can now by accessed by its name. 1. Press the STAR key. The Keypad display will show "STAR object:" on the first line and a blinking cursor[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals constellation where the variable star is located and is listed in the table below. The next four digits are assigned sequentially within each constellation according to the standard sequence of variable-star designations (R, S, ...). Therefore, the first variable star in the constellat[...]

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Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals A thick layer of dust will attract and absorb moisture on all exposed surfaces. Left unattended, it can cause damaging corrosion. To keep dust at bay when observing, the telescope can be set up on a small section of indoor/ outdoor carpet. If you are observing for more than one night i[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals corrector plate or eyepieces themselves, as the liquid may go behind or in between lenses, where it is difficult or impossible to reach. Never attempt to disassemble an eyepiece to clean the inner elements, as you will certainly not be able to properly center and re-assemble the optica[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals good performance. Take special care to read and understand this section well so that your LX200 will give you the best optical performance. Note: The 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain LX200 does not require collimation. For final optical tests, every Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain is precisely col[...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals Fig. 27: Defocused Star Images While looking at the de-focused star image and noticing which direction the darker shadow is offset in the ring of light or noticing which part of the ring is the thinnest (1, Fig. 27), place your index finger in front of the telescope so that it touches [...]

Meade Instruments Corporation - Meade LX200 Instruction Manuals [ toc ] 3. Adjusting the Right Ascension Lock After a period of time, it is possible that the R.A. lock (7, Fig. 3) of the LX200 will not tighten sufficiently due to internal wear of the clutch mechanism. In such an event, remove the R.A. lock lever using one of the hex wrenches suppli[...]

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