Clone uploads information from one AudioStar handbox
to another. Three options are available:
• Catalogs: Sends only user-defi ned object
information, such as new satellite orbits or
comet data to another AudioStar handbox.
• Software: Sends only the basic AudioStar
software. This is useful if one user has
downloaded a new version of AudioStar
software from the Meade website (www.meade.
com) and wants to pass this software along
to friends.
• All: Everything – user-defi ned information
and AudioStar software – is sent to
another AudioStar.
Statistics provides basic statistical data about
AudioStar, including:
• Characters Free: Shows how much room is
available in user-defi ned object memory.
• Version: Shows the current version of the
AudioStar software.
Reset completely resets AudioStar. Most values
entered into the menus revert to factory defaults.
• Select: Displays the currently selected
observing site. Use the scroll keys to cycle
through all available sites (see Add below).
Press ENTER when the site you wish to select
displays. Use this option when you move to a
different geographic location.
• Add: Allows you to add new observing sites to
the database (up to six sites may be stored).
Scroll through the list of Countries/States.
Press ENTER when the site you wish to add
displays. Then choose the desired city in the
same manner.
• Delete: Deletes a stored site from
the database.
• Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name,
latitude, longitude, and time zone. Time zone
refers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time
zone shift. Users West of Greenwich, England
use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours.
For the United States, look up the time zone
shift in the table at left.
AudioStar compensates for Daylight Savings
Time, if selected. See Setup Menu: Daylight
Saving, Page 41.
Owner Info accesses the owner information menu,
including:
• Name: Users may enter both their fi rst and last
names using the Up and Down Arrow keys to
cycle through the alphabet. Use the Right and
Left Arrow keys to move through the text. Press
ENTER when the entry is complete.
• Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys
to enter your street address, city, state, and
ZIP code. Press ENTER when the entry
is complete.
Download transfers information from another AudioStar
during cloning (see below). During the operation, the
warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.
Note: The Download function requires the optional
#505 Astrofi nder Software and Cable Connector Kit.
See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more
information on how to download. Also see OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES, Page 52.
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