2.0. CAMERA SOFTWARE
This section gets you up and running right away with your STXL camera. First you’ll install the
Application Software and Drivers, then you’ll have Windows Link the Drivers to the Camera and
finally you’ll connect to the Camera and take a few sample images. Please follow these
instructions in order and
do not attach your Camera to your Computer until instructed
.
Note:
The STXL Drivers require Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (or
later). They will not work under older Windows versions like Windows 98.
2.1 Installing Software
Before you can use your camera you’ll have to install the
CCDOps
Application software and the
Windows
Drivers
for the camera. We’ll walk you through that in this section.
Installing CCDOps
SBIG’s Application Software for our cameras is called
CCDOps
. It gives you full
control of your camera’s features. To install
CCDOps
follow the instructions below:
•
Insert the CD-ROM that came with your camera into your computer’s CD drive.
If the CD doesn’t auto-run Explore the CD and run the
autorun.exe
file in the
root directory.
•
Click the
Setup New ST Camera
button.
•
Click on the
Install CCDOps
button and follow the onscreen instructions.
Installing the SBIG Drivers
SBIG Cameras require
Drivers
to be installed in Windows before you can communicate
with them. Our
Driver Checker
program downloads the latest
Drivers
from our website
and Installs them on your computer. Follow the instructions below to install the SBIG
Drivers for your camera:
•
Going back to the SBIG CD ROM program, click on the
Install 64-Bit Driver
Checker
. You must use the 64-Bit Driver Checker with the STXL and it works on
both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows.
•
Follow the onscreen instructions to install the
Driver Checker
. At the end of the
Install opt to
Launch the SBIG Driver Checker
.
•
The
Driver Checker
will ask you about any older ST Series Camera you may
have with or without the Remote Guide Head capability. Read the options
carefully, select the appropriate setting then click
OK
. Click on the
Update
button to Install the Drivers.. In the process of installing the drivers it will show
you a
ReadMe
file with notes about the current drivers and it will ask you to
verify that you want to apply the Update. After clicking
Update Me
it will install
the drivers on your system.
•
Before you quit the
Driver Checker
you should see that all the Drivers are listed
as
Current
in the table as shown below. If not click on the
Download
button to
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