Meade Video mySKY Plus Bedienungsanleitung

InstructIon Manual

mySKY™PLUS

YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE FOR SKY EXPLORATION

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 offers the choice:

“Instructions” or “SkyMap.”

Introduction & Quick Instruction Video

If you are using mySKY for the rst time, press the up arrow

to select “Instructions”— you will see a brief introductory

video that explains how to get started using mySKY.

The instruction video will teach you how to use the keys,

what the trigger is for, how to use the identify function and

how to take a guided tour.

During the video, the three keys just below the screen

have the following functions: The Left Key is BACK. When

pressed, it will take you back to the beginning of the video

or to the previous video. The Center Key is PAUSE/PLAY.

When pressed, it will pause the video. When pressed again,

the video will resume. The Right Key is NEXT. It will advance

the video to the next segment.

Important Note About Your mySKY

Your mySKY uses very sensitive magnetic sensors to

determine where you are pointing it in the sky. The magnetic

lines of force that are detected by these sensors are bent

and distorted by any magnetic materials or large metal

objects such as cars, metal fences or steel reinforced

buildings. In order for your mySKY to work accurately,

you must be about 10 yards or meters from the average car.

The larger the metal object, the farther you should be from

it to get the best performance from your mySKY.

mySKY Keys

The TRIGGER The TRIGGER is located on the hand grip.

When the TRIGGER is pushed, you tell mySKY that you are

pointing at an object in the sky that you wish to identify and

learn about.

Three Lights on the Top of mySKY: The three small lights

on the top of mySKY are the sights to line up the celestial

object you wish to identify and learn about.

First, line up the light on the front between the two lights on

the back. Then line up the object you wish to identify just

above the front light. Pull the TRIGGER and mySKY will

identify the object you were pointing at.

ARROW KEYS: Use the four arrow keys shown in the gure

to the left to select options on the display screen. Press one

of the arrow keys to select the item you want. For example,

if you press the UP ARROW, the option at the top of the

screen is selected and so forth. In most cases, when you

press an arrow key, that option is automatically selected.

When moving through a list, use the up and down arrows to

move one item at a time. In a long list you can use the LEFT

or RIGHT ARROW keys to move a page up or down quickly

to nd the item you want.

ENTER: The ENTER key is the round key in the center of the

arrow keys. When entering numbers or selecting from a list

of items, rst move through the items using the arrow keys.

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Press ENTER to select a highlighted choice.

VOLUME: Press the + or – side of the volume control 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 mySKY

on. Press and hold it again to turn the mySKY off.

Soft Keys

The three keys just below the screen are called soft keys.

The labels on the lower part of the screen show the actions

that will be performed by the soft keys. In the picture above,

the left key is labeled BACK, the center key is labeled MORE

and the right key is labeled SKYMAP. Some of the most

common labels for the soft keys are:

BACK: The BACK key lets you go to the previous screen.

NEXT: The NEXT key moves you forward to the next step or

screen.

MORE: The MORE key takes you to another screen with

more choices.

OBJECT: The OBJECT key takes you to a series of menus

where you can choose an object to nd and learn about.

OPTIONS: The OPTIONS key takes you to a menu of

various settings for your mySKY.

TOURS: The TOURS key takes you to a menu of available

guided tours you can take to explore the night sky.

SKYMAP: The SKYMAP key displays the SkyMap on

the screen.

The labels for the soft keys will change from screen to

screen. Many of the labels are shortcuts that will take you to

other menus or screens.

Location, Time and Date

When the instruction video ends or when you select

“SkyMap”, mySKY needs to know your location, date and

time. The Time and Location screen displays the following

three choices:

• Accept the current Location, Time and Date displayed.

•Enter new Location, Time and Date

•Demonstration Mode.

If you have used your mySKY before, it remembers your last

location and the internal clock keeps track of the time and

date as long as your batteries are good.

If the current time, date and location is correct, select

the top choice and press ENTER.

To enter a new location, time and date, use the arrows to

Brightness Control

Volume Control

Enter

Soft Keys

Power ON/OFF

“Identify” Trigger

SD Card Slot

Arrow Keys

Illuminated Sights

scroll down to the “New Location/Time” line and press

DONE. Next, choose your state or country: Press the UP or

DOWN ARROWS to scroll through the list one line at a time.

Press the right or left arrows to scroll through the list one

page at a time. Once your country or state is highlighted,

press ENTER and the City list displays.

Scroll through the list of cities and choose the city nearest

to your location (the city can be as far away as 100 miles

or 160km). Once your choice is highlighted press ENTER.

Enter the date in the format: mm/dd/20yy. For example, if

you wish to enter March 6, 2008, press the following keys:

0 (zero), ENTER, 3, ENTER (mm)

0, ENTER, 6, ENTER (dd)

0, ENTER, 8, ENTER (20yy)

Press DONE after you have entered the date.

Next enter the time: Enter the hour and minutes, as correct

to the minute as possible, in 12 hour AM/PM format. For

example, if you wish to enter 9:20 p.m. press the

following keys:

0, ENTER, 9, ENTER (hour)

2 ENTER, 0, ENTER (minutes)

0 ENTER, 0, ENTER (seconds)

Select PM. If you make a mistake, press the DEL key.

mySKY compensates for Daylight Savings automatically.

When you are nished entering the time, press DONE.

Your location, time and date are now stored in memory

until you change the batteries or they run down. The next

time you turn on mySKY, the Time and Location screen will

display current time and day with your last location as the

rst choice. If the information is correct, select the top line

and press DONE.

Select the Demonstration mode if you wish to get

a demonstration of mySKY’s operation during the daytime

or when you are inside.

Sensor Calibration

When mySKY has your time and location, you will be

asked to place mySKY on a stable surface while it adjusts

its sensors. This usually takes about 30 to 45 seconds.

If it takes longer, make sure the mySKY is not setting on

any operating machinery, speaker or other surface that is

moving or vibrating. When the mySKY is done adjusting the

sensors, the sights on the top of the unit will light up and

the screen will display the SkyMap screen. You are now in

the default “Identify” mode and you can immediately begin

identifying night sky objects and use other mySKY features.

Identify Mode

mySKY has several modes of operation. The most

important mode is “Identify” – this is the default mode.

mySKY is ready to identify celestial objects, such as

stars, constellations, planets and so forth. The SkyMap

on the screen shows the area of the sky where you are

pointing mySKY. Center an object in the sights and pull the

TRIGGER. mySKY will tell you what the object is.

Important Note: Once you have pressed the TRIGGER, you

no longer need to point mySKY at the object (you can relax

your arm and hold mySKY in a comfortable position to see

the display).

In many cases, an image of the selected object appears on

the screen. Press PLAY (if it is displayed) to see and hear a

multimedia description of the object. Pressing the INFO key

displays text about the object.

Take a Tour

Another mode is “Tour.” When you select the “Tonight’s

Best™Tour”, for example, mySKY will guide you to the best

objects in the sky for your time, date and location. When the

rst object of the Tour displays, you have several choices.

If this is an object you wish to learn more about, press the

UP ARROW key for “More”. If you wish to skip this object,

press the NEXT key. If you want to return to the last object,

press the BACK key. If you select “More”, press PLAY for

audio and video presentations or INFO for on-screen text

data about the object. If you wish to skip this object, press

the RIGHT ARROW to choose “Next” and proceed to the

next object on the Tour. If you wish to have mySKY nd the

object in the sky for you, press the UP ARROW to

select “GoTo”.

How to Locate an Object in the Sky:

When you press “GoTo” on any object screen, the screen

will display a star map and an arrow will appear. Move

mySKY in the direction the arrow 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 at the position of the object on the SkyMap.

Move mySKY slowly to center the crosshair in the circle at

the center of the display.

The circle will then ash to let you know that you have found

the object and the screen will display the object page.

Push the soft key labeled PLAY for audio descriptions,

video, and images of the object or INFO for on-screen text

data about the object. To exit a tour: Press the key labeled

END TOUR. If the END TOUR option is not displayed, keep

pressing the BACK key until END TOUR is displayed.

Catalogs of Celestial Objects

The sky is full of interesting and mysterious objects, not

just stars and planets. mySKY has a database that contains

over 30,000 celestial objects. Although most of these

objects cannot be seen with the naked eye, mySKY can

still show you where they are and give you images and

information about them. If you select an object from any of

mySKY’s catalogs, mySKY will display a screen like the one

above. If you select “GoTo,” mySKY will display an arrow

on the screen to guide you to the object you have chosen.

mySKY’s catalogs include: stars; double and variable stars;

planets; constellations; galaxies; and nebulas, just to name

a few. These objects are arranged in various catalogs:

Solar System—planets, the Moon, comets, and asteroids

Deep Sky—star clusters, nebulas, galaxies and more

Constellations—all 88 constellations with star maps

Stars—several catalogs of stars

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 three 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.

Press the UP ARROW to select “Solar System”. The Solar

System screen displays.

Notice the “Planets” option is at the top of the screen.

Press the UP ARROW to select “Planets”. The Planets

screen displays.

There are two Planets screens available. The rst screen

displays the four most commonly viewed planets: Venus,

Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. If you select MORE a second

Planets page will be displayed. Any time you see “More”

displayed on a screen, it means you can go to another

screen with more choices or information. Notice the

“Saturn” option is at the bottom of the screen. Press

the DOWN ARROW to select “Saturn”.

For most objects (in this case, Saturn), you will see an image

of the object or a similar object representing the object type.

If you press PLAY, you may see additional images of the

object on the screen and hear a description of the object

in your earbuds. All the planets, constellations, major stars

and most popular celestial objects have both audio and

visual information. If PLAY is not shown as an option or you

want technical data about the object, press INFO and text

with details about the object will be displayed.

If the object you selected is part of a list or catalog, you can

use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROWS to display the previous

or next object in the list. When the object you want is

displayed, press PLAY or “GoTo.”

If you select “GoTo” with the UP ARROW, mySKY will

display the SkyMap and guide you to Saturn with an arrow

as described earlier. Congratulations! You have

located Saturn!

Use this technique to nd other objects in the sky. mySKY

contains over 30,000 celestial objects and you can locate

any of these objects just as easily.

30,000 objects may seem overwhelming at rst and you

may never check all of these out. Start with the planets

and constellations. Then move to Messier objects and

Named Stars, or perhaps Variable Stars (stars that vary

in brightness). You will not be able to see many of these

objects without a telescope, but you will become more and

more familiar with the night sky and with the objects that

inhabit it. mySKY can be a personalized astronomy course

that lets you learn at your own speed while having fun.

Constellations

If you choose a selection from mySKY’s Constellation list

and then select “Trace,” 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 located when you

select “Trace”. Select “Next” and the second star will be

located. Continue to select “Next” to locate each star in the

constellation.

Other Options

Explore the features of the “Options” menu—you may nd

them quite useful while using mySKY. The features include

Night Vision, Connection, Lights, Technical Info

and Auto-Off.

Battery Level

After selecting “Options,” press the DOWN ARROW to

select “Technical Info.” Press the right Soft Key labeled

BATT to select “Battery”. A screen will display showing your

current battery level.

If you notice mySKY acting erratically, it may be time

to change the batteries.

Night Vision Screen Mode

Press the UP ARROW to toggle between Night Vision and

the Full Color Display. When you select Night Vision, the

screen is displayed in red to protect your night vision.

Lights

The Lights menu offers you two submenus: Blink Sights

and Light Balance:

Blink Sights: This option allows you to blink the three sights

on top of mySKY. This will help when you’re lining up with

a celestial object that is dim. Select the Blink Sights option

and then press the LEFT ARROW to enable blinking. Press

the LEFT ARROW again to turn on the lights

without blinking.

Light Balance: Select the Light Balance option and then

press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW to change the brightness

of the three sights on top of mySKY. Press DONE after you

have set the brightness level. Note that the Brightness key

on the side of mySKY sets the brightness level for both the

sights and the display. The Light Balance option does not

set the brightness level of the display.

Auto Power-Off

mySKY has an auto-power-off control that is set to ON by

default. This control automatically turns off the power if no

movement is detected or no keys are pressed for about 5

minutes. This protects your batteries from running down

when you are not using the mySKY. If you wish to change

the auto-off setting, press the Soft Key labeled AUTO-

OFF. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the

mode you want to use. If you turn this feature off, please

remember to turn off the mySKY’s power when you are

nished using it.

Connection

This option allows you to connect the mySKY to a Meade

computerized telescope (cable sold separately). Use the UP

and DOWN ARROWS to toggle between the two selections.

Select DONE after you make your choice. This will allow

you to command your telescope to move to any object

you have selected with mySKY. Your telescope must rst

be set up and aligned as usual. Then connect one end of

the cable to mySKY and the other to your telescope. See

the instructions that came in the cable package for details.

When connected, all you need to do is select “Point Scope”

from the Object screen and if the object is above your

horizon, the telescope will move to center the object in the

eyepiece of the telescope.

Updating mySKY software:

1. Install Autostar®Suite Astronomer’s Edition software

on your computer. Insert the Autostar Suite DVD into

your DVD drive. The installation software should start

automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions (be sure

your computer has an internet connection).

2. Power off mySKY.

3. Remove the SD memory card by moving the rubber

cover on the side of the mySKY and pushing in on the

edge of the SD card. The card will pop-out.

4. Insert SD card into a PC SD card reader. If your PC does

not have a built-in SD card reader, you will need to obtain

a stand-alone reader (inexpensive and available at most

local PC and electronic stores). Connect the SD card

reader to a USB port on your computer and insert the

SD card into the card reader.

5. Find the “Update mySKY” icon that was installed on

your computer desktop and double click it. In the

Updater window, click on the drive letter that contains

your SD card. Now click on the “Update mySKY SD

card” key. The update process will start, the “Update

mySKY SD card” key will be grayed out, and the progress

bar will begin to ll in. About half way through, you will be

asked to remove the SD card and then re-insert it.

After you have put the SD card back into the reader, click

on OK. Wait until the progress bar is completely lled in

and the “Update mySKY SD card” key is no longer

grayed out before you remove the SD card. Do not

remove the SD card, close the updater program, or

turn off your computer while the SD card is being

updated. In the unlikely event of a computer crash, start

this step over.

6. After the software has been updated, reinsert the

SD memory card back into mySKY.

7. Turn on mySKY. That’s it! You 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 compartment and

remove one battery for 15 seconds. Replace the battery.

Press the ON/OFF key again to restart mySKY.

Compatibility:

Microsoft®Windows®98se / Me / 2000 / XP/ Vista™

Credits

Meade would like to thank the following people and

institutions for materials used in mySKY.

NASA

NASA/CXC/SAO

STScl

Jack Newton

Jason Ware

Mark Sibole

Steve Hamilton

And many others who have submitted their astrophotos to

Meade over the years.

Notes

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