Vintage telescope masterclass hand held telescopes part 3 duration. Autostar 497 vs audiostar meade computerized telescopes. With the audtstar controller plugged into your meade telescope the astronomical universe is in the palm of your hand. Meade autostar rj9 usb pc interface cable allows you to connect the meade 495497 autostar or meade audiostar keyboard to the usb port of a pc or laptop using the meade autostar suite software. Autobt meade autostar 497, audiostar bluetooth adapter. First you will need to get a rubber keypad repair kit of some kind, likely you will have to order this or look to a dedicated electronics repair store. Add the meade autostar to your etx telescope for fully automatic celestial objectlocation. Page 2 during a moving message, this key decreases message speed.
To recondition the touch pad contacts of your meade autostar 497 handset you will need a few things on hand. Meade autostar 495497 usb pc interface cable 3m astrogadget. View and download meade autostar operating instructions online. Meade autostar operating instructions pdf download. It turned out the unit had an older fw version and was not compatible with my telescope even though i could see my telescope model number in a menu selection. Meade audiostar hand controller telescope controller. I did a search, read my manuals, etc, but didnt learn much on the subject. The ability to guide the telescope on your computer screen is made possible with the appropriate software.
My laptop didnt have one so i had to connect the autostar to the new pc win7 64bit. The autostar ii controller is compatible with the following series of telescopes. It designed to control your computerized telescope from a laptop or pc through the various planetarium programs, connects to the usb port of the. It looked just like one i was attempting to replace. This page is your source for older versions of the meade autostar software. Outfitted with a builtin speaker and their astronomer inside technology, the familiar handbox now offers audio commentary on 500 celestial objects including the moon, planets, stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Meade autostar ii hand controller holder bracket opt. Example of telescope configuration and management with use of skysafari software. Meade autostar ii controller lowest prices free shipping.
To get this new version, use either the 43eg link to download and unzip the file to the ephemerides directory of the autostar update asu installation directory. Keep the hand control warm by putting inside your coat or pocket when not necessary to. Hw virtual serial port software creates a tcpcom bridge allow windows based astronomical aplications comunicate throught wifi moduls. My controller is the audiostar but no indication of it being a ii model. Ive seen other post about autostar problems but im having difficulty figuring this one out. Meades dsi camera control and basic image processing software. Procase deluxe soft case for meade autostar 497, autostar. This meade audiostar talking computer hand control is a replacement for a lost or damaged meade hand control from any meade telescope that uses a standard nontalking 30,000 object database autostar hand control etx premier and later, lxd55 and lxd75 scopes, lx90, etc. We are your source for astronomy telescopes, eyepieces, astroimaging cameras, and more.
Meade lxd75 with meade autostar 497 hand controller ota. Browse an extensive selection of astronomy equipment at. Meade lx200gps hand controller replacement fix youtube. Oct 14, 2015 demonstrating the meade autostar handset duration. Compatible with all meade etx90 and 125 models, lxd75 and lx90 series telescopes, and other 497 autostar equipped models. Meade autostar 495497 usb pc interface cable 3m astro. They appear to work identically except for the volume controls. If it still does not work then its the internal circuits in the scope on the lx200 the brains are inside the telescope control panel the hand controller is just a dumb terminal. The control box is a beep on his own and the display shows flash rom 3. This item connects the telescopes hand controller to your pc. Updating the 497 handbox posted in autostar suite software. The procase deluxe soft case protects your meade autostar 497, autostar ii iii and audiostar telescope hand controllers against dust, dirt, moisture and accidental drops during field use.
This free program is a product of meade instruments corporation. I plug in autostar handset and turn the telescope on. Any of autostars database objects can be called up and entered on the hand controller display. But no matter what i tried the computer would read connection not avaliable. This software provides an efficient way to transfer, browse, modify and distribute digital media. Use a personal computer pc to directly control a meade autostarcompatible telescope through the use of an astronomical software.
The case is made with top grade polyurethane material that looks and feels like real leather. Meade 497 autostar theres not a whole lot you can say that hasnt already been said about the autostar controller. The autostar screen is lit up but displays nothing but the red glow of the backlight no messages being displayed. Meade 10 inch schmidt newtonian this is a 10 inch f4 newtonian reflector with a corrector plate on the front to help with coma stars at the edge looking like footballs meade. After about 10 minutes your autostar 497 hand controller back into her old condition and works again very carefully and correctly. This is a computer to autostar or audiostar connector cable only. This meade audiostar talking computer hand control is a replacement for a lost or damaged autostar hand control from a meade etx, lxd75, or lx90 telescope, as well as an upgrade to an existing autostar hand control from any of these scopes. The autostar ii has improved upon the previous model in many ways, such as an expanded 3. Next generation meade autostar, now with audio files and an internal speaker. Procase deluxe soft case for meade autostar 497, autostar ii. Updating meade autostar 497 handset getting started. In this article we will show you one way to fix or recondition your meade autostar 497 handset to reliable and easy one touch operations again. It appears my autostar hand controllers are all dying.
The autostar handbox plugs into the same hbx connector on the telescope as the ec handbox. Meade autostar ii hand controller cable this is a replacement cable for the meade autostar ii cand controller. This meade autostar ii hand controller bracket is a holder for the meade autostar ii hand controller that clamps on to the form arm or tripod of your telescope. Im having trouble performing the update for the 497 handbox. The meade usb to serial cable provides the capability of using the usb port on a personal computer to connect to a. Updating the 497 handbox autostar suite software meade 4m. Even if you still have your standard hand control, you can replace it with the audiostar to upgrade any of these scopes to. Autostar handbox dead autostaraudiostar controllers. Meade autostar ii controller meades autostar ii hand controller system comes with refined astronomy software suitable for operating lx200acf, lx600acf, and lx850acs meade model telescopes only. Connect autobt bluetooth adapter to rs232 serial port on the hand controller and to aux port on the mount before turning on the power of the telescope. The unit was clean however, the grommet around the connect was missing. It grumbled a lot about a number of things but i found that by simply reducing font to system standard size the update program ran just fine.
At which point the use of a range of software becomes possible. Coiled cable is about 14 ft extended length, about twice as long as the factory cable. Comfortable to use standing about 8 feet from the scope without stressing the cable or connectors. Meade expanded the use of the autostar hand control and software to offer a wide choice of robotic telescope systems. Now you have approximately 3040 seconds to set a new update to the control box. Then connect the autostar to the pc via the serial port. On your mobile device, turn on bluetooth mode and connect to the bluetooth adapter. Meade autostar ii hand controller cable scopestuff. Jan 10, 2009 autostar handbox dead posted in autostar audiostar controllers. The hand controller stays connected to the mount and the pc connects to the hand controller via a rs232 cable usbrs232 converter as necessary, wifi, or via cathys bluetooth system. Firstly, yes connect the handset and power on the scope. Ive been given an etx90 as a wedding present from my wife. So i tried again, this the handbox was in the safe mode.
Versuson the lx90 the 497 hand controller is the computer. Meades autostar ii hand controller system comes with refined astronomy software suitable for operating lx200acf, lx600acf, and lx850acs meade model telescopes only. Before turning on the power of the telescope, connect the wifi adapter autofi in connector rs232 serial port on the hand controller and in aux port on the mount. Autostar 497 vs audiostar posted in meade computerized telescopes. Our website provides a free download of autostar suite 6. Photo shows the meade autostar ii controller which is sold separately. Upon installation, please use serial number 783a36800007296416. Starpatch uses your windows pc to perform a onetime, quick and easy installation that reprograms.
I purchased this meade hand controller used from a third party. View planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, comets and moreall at the push of a button. The first time during the update something went wrong and i ended up with the flashing display. This cable and software are compatible with computers running microsoft windows.
Page 3 automatic calibration of the motors happens only once, the first time autostar is used. The moon program in the autostar ii has six subset menus overview. Installs a driver for telescope control systems that speak the merlin controls astronomy. Meade audiostar computer hand controller buy telescopes. Steve bedairs telescope site gladewater, texas updated 52004 meades 497 autostar controller. Computer pointing technology along with a list of features and an extensive database that can be easily upgraded from the internet makes the autostar a first class controller. Meade instruments built on the success of their iconic autostar and upgraded it to the audiostar goto hand controller.
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