Meade Video mySKY Plus User Manual

InstructIon Manual

mySKY

™

PLUS

YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE FOR SKY EXPLORATION

InstructIons

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.

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.

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.

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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Soft Keys

Illuminated Sights

SD Card Slot

Arrow Keys

Brightness Control

Volume Control

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.

Enter

Power ON/OFF

“Identify” Trigger

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.

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.

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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