If that happens, your AutoStar may get rather confused. If you pre-place your AutoStar in Download modem, the Updater cannot determine your current firmware version and can make mistakes about how the User Body data are stored. UPDATER WARNING: DO NOT use the keypad to place your AutoStar II in 'download' mode before starting the Updater! Just have it on and start the Updater.

If your scope crashes or you lose internet connection while you are uploading a new version of software and your LX200GPS scope locks up, you can get to 'Safe' download mode by turning the scope on and immediately pressing 999. Meade posts new AutoStar II Updaters and firmware for your AutoStar II on their website. Go to Weasner's site for a wealth of information on tours. Thus, your tours can be used just fine as well as any out there for AutoStar. AUTOSTAR II TOURSĪll tours and ephemeris objects (comets, satellites, asteroids, etc.) will be commonly shared as their format will be acceptable to either AutoStar. The Moon program in the AutoStar II has six subset menus (Overview - Landing Sites - Craters - Mountains - Mare, Lakes - Valleys, Rills). Over 1000 named craters, mountains, valleys, rills, landing sites, seas, and lakes. It appears that cold nor heat affects the long-term dependability nor use of the internal circuit boards of the system based on the LX200 classic models, the LX90, and the ETX series of scopes. Note also that there have been many reports that suggest that the AutoStar is much more sensitive to cold when the humidity/dew/frost situation is high, suggesting that the water content of the air is also a contributing factor. Try to run the telescope ONLY off of a very good external DC power-station OR from AC power (better). Keep the hand control warm by putting it inside your coat or pocket when not necessary to observe. For dependable use, there are two things that should be remembered about the AutoStar that are typically NOT a factor with the LX200 classic hand box:

The AutoStar will fail altogether if exposed to temperatures lower than 20-28 Fahrenheit for more than about twenty minutes. At temperatures below 27 Fahrenheit, the LED readout becomes frequently muddled, as the temperature continues to fall, many users report a totally BLANK LED readout, yet the AutoStar continues to function. Those that are cold-sensitive are also typically heat sensitive as well. Some are more prone to temperature extremes than others.

If you'd like to contribute to this (or any other) list, please send us an email with a subject heading of 'LX200GPS Database', and we'll consider it! Thanks! THE AUTOSTAR II & TEMPERATURE EXTREMESĪll AutoStar units are different. It is taken from the LX200GPS Yahoo! User's Group database (with permission), unless otherwise indicated by the inclusion of the contributor's name.

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