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as long as yours is the GPS model, and not the classic. The included AutoStar III GoTo handbox has a 100,000+ object library and guided tour functions. Meades patented automatic self- alignment system aligns with just one touch of the power switch.

This award-winning 6' f/10 (1524mm focal length) powerhouse telescope is feature packed. Thanks in advance for any insights or experience. MeadeРІР‚в„ўs LightSwitch (LS) 6' ACF telescope. Wouldn't a normal manufacturer, making a radical change, call it Autostar III? Telescope Service tell me that an identical looking Autostar II handset which they can supply will only be compatible with an LX200 ACF.Р”Вoes anyone know whether there really are compatible and non-compatible Autostar II handsets? This strikes me as pretty bizarre. It has always had the 'Autostar II' handset from new. My scope is not an ACF but nor is it the original kind of LX200 with the substantial square-ish handset. I just need toР’В buy a replacement but - it seems not to be as simple as that.

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If MyScope can do that, communications with the PC are working.The handset of my 14 inch LX200 GPS has packed up after threatening to do so for a while. Can *it* find the scope on the COM ports? If so, it will be able to fetch a bunch of the operating info from the scope. Meade 6' (152mm) f/10 LS6 ACF LightSwitch Telescope with Advanced Coma-Free Optical Tube Assembly and UHTC Coatings, Autostar III Handbox Controller.

connect the scope-to-PC cables and start up his program (MyScope). Next test (do the above first): After you've entered the time and date does the scope just sit there properly? (from your earlier note it sounds like it does) Load Andrew's MyScope app into your PC.

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and the motor control when it's NOT trying to download uses different areas of the firmware than the Downloading code invokes. Now turn on the scope and manually provide the date and time (you can do this in the day, but give it 'night' times and work from memory or star charts 'what's up') and *then* try to GoTo (or Align) : Does it operate properly? (this is a test of the motor boards under 'full control') Do the alignment slews (and the after-aligning sidereal drive) operate properly? (no run-aways) ((if you are doing daytime testing, just tap ENTER to accept each alignment star)) I'm trying to have you 'walk through' various zones of the programming. If you turn Settings/Telescope/GPS Align to 'OFF' (enter) Then turn off the scope. Let's approach this one (quite comprehensive) step at a time. i've read back through the thread to see the original complaint.

#Meade autostar iii software#

I don't recall the software path behind that sensor board check, but it's possible that if you turn OFF the GPS alignment and turn off Auto Align (choose One Star or Two Star) that the scope will ignore the lack of that board (if you don't ask for its services, it won't try to find it).

Sometimes simply re-seating those connectors can clear up problems like this. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser.

Another possibility is that the cable coming from the Autostar (the board behind the power panel) may have become loose (or its connector pins oxidized) at the Autostar end. Meade AutoStar III Hand Controller for LS Telescopes 35-4700-13LF The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled.

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The flat cable wrapped around the DEC axle can crack with age and flexing. Remove the cover: That reveals the cards. Meade Autostar 497 Handbox LCD Display Replacement Repair 1602: Hello, this is a instructable for people that own Meades Autostar 497 handset with a defective LCD display. You access that area by removing the 'knob' at the axis (it can can be simply unscrewed), then the metal disc beneath it, and the bunch of allen screws running around the fork's edges that secure the cover plate. Frequently problems with that are due to the wiring becoming loose or damaged. The auxiliary sensor board is located in the 'left' fork (the one with the GPS lump on top). On Sun, at 07:25 AM, Rupert Duringer wrote: Autostar just tells me there is no auxiliary sensor board and says to send back to factory :Р”Р„h.