• Instruction Manual ® Autostar #494 Computer Controller Meade Instruments Corporation. • QUICK START GUIDE WARNING: Never use Autostar to move a tel- escope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible dam- age to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. • Electronic Telescope) series. Please refer to your telescope’s instruction manual for information specific to your telescope model.

® The name “Meade,” the Meade logo, and “Autostar” are trademarks reg- istered with the U.S. Patent Office and in principal countries throughout the world. • Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Screen (2-lines, 16 characters each line) ENTER Key MODE Key GO TO Key Arrow Keys (Up, Down, Left, and Right) Scroll Up Key Scroll Down Key Speed/? (Speed/Help) Key Coil Cord Fig.

3: Autostar #494 Features. • AUTOSTAR FEATURES Control of nearly every telescope function is accomplished with just a few pushes of Autostar's keys. Autostar has soft- touch keys designed to have a positive feel. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is backlit with a red LED (Light Emitting Diode) for easy viewing in the dark. Simple Calculator Javascript Program. • Arrow keys are used to move the blinking cursor left and right across the LCD display.