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PC cam manual 6.07 Q6  6/11/07  11:53 AM  Page 2

Summary of Contents for 626-3233

Page 1: ...1 MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Meade PC Camera Color USB PC Camera www meade com PC cam manual 6 07 Q6 6 11 07 11 53 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ... O W W T T O O F F O O C C U U S S T T H H E E P P C C C C A A M M E E R R A A 6 6 H H O O W W T T O O O O P P E E R R A A T T E E T T H H E E P P C C C C A A M M E E R R A A 7 7 S S E E L L E E C C T T S S N N A A P P S S H H O O T T O O R R V V I I D D E E O O 7 7 S S e e l l e e c c t t S S n n a a p p s s h h o o t t 7 7 T T o o c c a a p p t t u u r r e e v v i i d d e e o o 8 T T o o s s t t...

Page 3: ...disk drive D D O O N N O O T T P P L L U U G G T T H H E E C C A A M M E E R R A A U U N N T T I I L L Y Y O O U U A A R R E E P P R R O O M M P P T T E E D D T T O O D D O O S S O O 2 A splash screen displays See Fig 1 Click on Install PC Camera Driver to begin the installation of the PC Camera driver Follow the on screen instructions See Figs 2 through 5 3 When the installation is complete resta...

Page 4: ...llation Screen Select Yes I want to restart my computer now Fig 6 Plug the shutter release cable into the PC Camera Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun Do not look through the telescope as it is moving PC cam manual 6 07 Q6 6 11 07 11 53 AM Page 4 ...

Page 5: ...Then select All Programs followed by USB folder Select the newly installed software You ll find it in a folder named USB 2 0 Camera See Fig 7 3 Double click on Meade PC Camera to run the program 4 The software screen Meade PC Camera opens 5 You will see a live image of what the camera sees If you re not connected to a telescope you will just see fuzzy light or darkness See Fig 8 Fig 7 Running the ...

Page 6: ... u r r e e n n o o t t t t o o c c h h a a n n g g e e t t h h e e p p o o s s i i t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e t t e e l l e e s s c c o o p p e e o o r r w w h h a a t t i i t t i i s s p p o o i i n n t t e e d d a a t t Tighten the thumbscrew in the eyepiece holder to secure it in place 4 Refocus the telescope s while watching the image on the computer screen See Fig 12 Fig 9 Aim and fo...

Page 7: ... i g g h h t t t t i i m m e e to capture an image of a star or fainter object This is the default setting C C h h o o o o s s e e M M o o o o n n P P l l a a n n e e t t to capture an image of the Moon or a planet Fig 13 Camera Settings and the Default button S S e e l l e e c c t t S S n n a a p p s s h h o o t t o o r r V V i i d d e e o o S S e e l l e e c c t t S S n n a a p p s s h h o o t t...

Page 8: ...e minute or so as a two minute file take up one gigabyte of memory or more Set 0 for no time limit make sure you have lots of memory 3 The Ready to Capture dialogue box opens Click OK to start the video capture or Cancel to cancel the video See Figs 18 and 19 4 After clicking OK the camera will begin to record video The number of frames captured is shown in the lower left hand corner of the Meade ...

Page 9: ...deo in the folder Video Capture USB 2 0 Telescope Camera in the My Documents folder N N o o t t e e While you capture a snapshot or video of a celestial object you will notice the object you are imaging will drift across the screen This is due to the Earth s rotation you are in fact taking photos on a moving platform You will need to g g e e n n t t l l y y move the telescope up and down and from ...

Page 10: ...n 2 The Properties dialogue box will open 3 Select the image setting Daytime Moon Planet or Nighttime 4 In the Exposure Value box uncheck the Auto option to give you control of the exposure value With an image on the screen move the slider back and forth to see the effect of changing the exposure value See Fig 21 5 Select the exposure value that is most pleasing to your eye Click Ok to continue 6 ...

Page 11: ...snapshots and video that you capture until you select another special effect or check the cancel box at the bottom of the screen Fig 23 The Special Effect screen SURF THE WEB ON LINE RESOURCES The Meade 4M Community http www meade4m com Sky Telescope http www skyandtelescope com Astronomy http www astronomy com Astronomy Picture of the Day http antwrp gsfc nasa goc apod Photographic Atlas of the M...

Page 12: ... n c c e e d d U U s s e e r r s s This control changes the intensity of the pixels on your monitor in order for you to view colors accurately You will not use this control to set the intensity from image to image but rather to set your monitor setting If you do not understand gamma it is recommended that you do not changed the gamma setting W W h h i i t t e e B B a a l l a a n n c c e e F F o o ...

Page 13: ...r calling 800 626 3233 Each returned part or product must include a written statement detailing the nature of the claimed defect as well as the owner s name address and phone number This warranty is not valid in cases where the product has been abused or mishandled where unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed or where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear and tear Meade ...

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