Taking Pictures
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Please make sure EOS Utility and
BackyardEOS are already installed on
the PC which will be connected to the
camera first. You can operate the
camera with the following instruction.
Please follow the order of the
instruction.
1.
Turn off the camera on/off switch and the cooler
on/off switch on the backside of the camera.
2.
Connect the 2” nosepiece (or the camera lens
adapter) to the camera body.
3.
Connect the camera to a telescope (or a camera
lens) securely.
4.
Connect the USB cable to the camera USB port.
5.
Connect the DC cable to the camera’s power port.
6.
Please make sure you route the USB cable and the
DC power cable through the cable holder to ensure
reliable communication between the camera and the PC and prevent
any damages on the USB port by any loose connection.
7.
Connect the power cable to the power adapter.
8.
Turn on the PC with EOS Utility and BackyardEOS installed to control
the camera remotely.
9.
Once the PC is started, plug in the USB cable from the camera into
the PC and turn on the camera.
10.
Check the LED light on the camera is on. If the green LED is on, the
camera is being powered properly.
11.
Run EOS Utility from the PC.
12.
Take some test pictures after clicking Camera Settings / Remote
Shooting.
*Please refer to the EOS Utility instruction manual in the [EOS
DIGITAL Software INSTRUCTION MANUAL] for detailed usage of
the software.
13.
If test photos were not taken properly, please turn off the camera
and check the USB cable connection. Then turn on the camera
again and take another test picture.
14.
If you successfully took a picture, turn on the cooler (move the
switch to the left) to start TEC cooling. If the red LED is on, the
cooling module is being powered properly.
15.
Check if the cooling fan for the heat sink is operating properly
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