SBIG ST-8300 Manual
Use
the
Graphics/Comm Setup
command in the
Misc
menu to make
sure
USB
is selected for the
Interface
. Click
OK
to set/confirm that and
then use the
Establish COM Link
command in the
Camera
menu.
CCDOps will try to connect to your camera, which can take several
seconds to complete. If successful you’ll hear the shutter emit a series of
clicking sounds as it finds home and you’ll see updated information in the
Link Status
fields show in the lower-right corner of the CCDOps window
as shown here:
This shows the link has been established to your camera. It says ST-402 in
the status bar because the ST-402 uses the same drivers as the ST-8300.
However, if you click on Camera Info (below) the ST-8300 will be
correctly identified. This box also indicates that the Temperature of the
CCD is 18.48°C and that the TE cooling is disabled (0%). The clicking is
not a death rattle – it is simply the shutter homing against a stop.
Camera Info
After establishing a link to the ST-8300 use the
Information
command in
the
Camera
menu and you’ll see the dialog shown below;
The
Camera Information
command shows you the capabilities of your
camera. There are a few key items here that you should be aware of should
you ever need technical support:
Firmware Version/Driver Info
– Over time we revise the camera firmware
and drivers to add new capabilities and fix software bugs. The ST-
8300 actually has its firmware downloaded to it every time it
connects to the PC after a power-up sequence, which makes it very
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