Connecting your Opticstar Camera to a Telescope
Please handle your new Opticstar astro-video camera at all times with great care as
you would handle an expensive eyepiece. The procedure for connecting an Opticstar
camera to any telescope is near identical.
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Please follow the following steps below to attach your Opticstar camera to your
telescope.
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ensure that your telescope can accept 1.1/4” eyepieces.
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set up your telescope according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
yepiece if one is installed, you do not need an eye-piece in place.
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locate the Opticstar adaptor.
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remove your Opticstar camera with great care from its holder.
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remove the camera cap and carefully screw the Opticstar adaptor in its place.
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attach the camera to the telescope as if it was as an eyepiece and tighten up the
locking screw. Make sure the locking screw is securely tightened.
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attach the Opticstar RF cable to the camera and to your Opticstar-TFT
monitor, TV (SCART cable). video or computer via a video grabber.
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connect power leads, ensure that they are arranged in a tidy manner.
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power-on all devices.
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point you telescope to the sky and enjoy the views through your video camera.
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remove the e
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video camera
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power adaptor
Adaptor
Video Grabber
Personal Computer
Opticstar RF cable
Modulator/SCART
Caution:
Ensure that any air vents on the camera body remain
unobstructed during operation. Failure to observe this will cause
overheating that may subsequently damage your camera.
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