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Meade mySKY Plus manual

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    InstructIon Manual mySKY ™ PLUS YO U R P E R S O N A L G U I D E F O R SKY E XP L O R A TI O N[...]

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    mySKY ™ is an easy-to-use, multimedia tool that will guide you through the night sky . It’ s like having your own personal astronomer pointing out the wonders of the universe. Quick Start Follow the Quick Start Guide on the back cover to insert the batteries, plug in the earbuds and turn on mySKY . When mySKY starts up, a screen displays which [...]

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    Press ENTER to select a highlighted choice. VOLUME: Press the + or – side of the volume contr ol to get a comfortable level when using the ear buds or external speakers. BRIGHTNESS: Press the + or – side of the brightness key to brighten or dim both the sights on top of mySKY and the display . POWER Button: Press and hold the power to turn mySK[...]

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    scroll down to the “New Location/Time” line and pr ess DONE. Next, choose your state or country: Press the UP or DOWN ARROWS to scroll thr ough the list one line at a time. Press the right or left arr ows to scroll thr ough the list one page at a time. Once your country or state is highlighted, press ENTER and the City list displays. Scroll thr[...]

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    How to Locate an Object in the Sky: When you press “GoT o” on any object screen, the scr een will display a star map and an arrow will appear . Move mySKY in the direction the arr ow is pointing. As you move mySKY closer to the object, the arrow will get shorter and shorter . When you get very close to the object, a crosshair will be displayed [...]

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    Example of locating an object: Choosing Saturn from one of mySKY’ s catalogs If necessary , push the BACK key until you see the SkyMap screen. The thr ee soft keys are labeled OBJECTS, OPTIONS and TOURS. Press the key just below the “Objects” label. The Objects screen displays. Notice the “Solar System” option is at the top of the screen.[...]

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    Constellations If you choose a selection from mySKY’ s Constellation list and then select “T race,” mySKY will guide you to the major stars of the chosen constellation, one by one, tracing out its popular shape on the sky (for example, it will trace out the “dipper” shape of Ursa Major). The rst star in the constellation will be locate[...]

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    updated. In the unlikely event of a computer crash, start this step over . 6. After the software has been updated, r einsert the SD memory card back into mySKY . 7. T urn on mySKY . That’ s it! Y ou now have updated software. How to Reset mySKY if It Freezes Up First, press and hold the ON/OFF key . If that does not work, open the battery compart[...]

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    Notes[...]

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    MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY Meade’ s mySKY is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporations (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective p[...]

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