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Appendix A: Installing the MKS 5000 USB Windows Driver
When used with the Windows operating system, the Paramount MKS 5000 control system requires a one-
time software driver installation before
TheSkyX Professional Edition
for Windows can be used to control
the mount.
Windows USB Driver Installation and Use
The following procedure describes how to install the MKS 5000 USB driver under Windows 8, Windows 7
and Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit editions) and configure
TheSkyX Professional Edition
to use this port
once the driver has been installed.
1.
From Windows Explorer, double-click the file named
MKS 5000 Driver Installer.exe
located in the
MKS 5000 Driver
folder on
TheSkyX Professional Edition
for Windows DVD you received with your
mount.
This installer can also can be downloaded from the Software Bisque web site from the following
URL:
Remember, you must sign in and
register your Paramount
serial number
at
before your Software Bisque account can download
this file.
2.
Follow the installation instructions to complete the installation.
3.
Once driver installation is complete, plug the USB 2.0 cable into the USB port on the Electronics
Box and the USB 2.0 connector into a free USB port on the computer.
The Paramount must be turned on before the operating system will recognize the USB port on
the Electronics Box and load the MKS 5000 driver.
4.
Flip the Paramount power switch to the on position.
5.
From
TheSkyX Professional Edition’s
mount
Settings
window, select the COM port on the
Telescope > Telescope Setup > Mount Setup pop-up > Settings > Serial Port
list with the
description
Software Bisque MKS 5000
