StarLab Science First Digital STARLAB Setup And Operation Manual Download Page 2

Science First

®

STARLAB

®

 • 86475 Gene Lasserre Blvd, Yulee, FL 32097 USA

800-875-3214 • 904-225-5558 • FAX 904-225-2228 • www.starlab.com

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Getting Started

Helmut Albrecht

STARLAB

® 

Customer 

Service Specialist

Nathaniel Bell, 

Company Co-owner,

STARLAB

® 

 Technical 

Support 

Thank you for your purchase of the Digital 

STARLAB

®

 projection system. We welcome you to our 

family of educators! We hope the versatility and excitement inherent in the 

STARLAB

®

 will be delighting 

your students and visitors for years to come. 

In this section, we provide the information you need to set up and operate the Digital 

STARLAB

® 

 

projection system and dome successfully. In addition, we include a number of maintenance tips to keep 

your 

STARLAB

® 

system in peak operating condition.

Our commitment to you: 

Science First

®

 is committed to manufacturing the finest digital projection system available today 

combined with the highest possible level of service. You can contact us for any reason - a real person 

will answer the phone each time!

In addition to our team below (whom you may have met at trade shows throughout the country), our 

mechanical engineer and production foreman have spent many hours assembling our products from soup 

to nuts.  If we don’t know the answer the exact moment you call, we’ll find it for you!

We are always looking for ways to improve our products and service in any manner possible. Have an 

idea? Please give us a call!

Important Note

: Your system has been carefully calibrated by Starlab. It 

does not need any further adjustment. 

Do not

 adjust any mechanical fas

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teners (e.g. screws), or computer/projector settings unless specifically di

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rected to do so by a member of the Starlab Team! Damage to your system 

may occur, and any repairs needed may not be covered under warranty.

 

It is recommended that you contact Starlab prior to setting up your system for the 

first time. 

Summary of Contents for Science First Digital STARLAB

Page 1: ...2097 USA 800 799 8301 904 225 5558 FAX 904 225 2228 www starlab com Your Digital STARLAB is entitled to FREE lifetime technical support If you have any questions not covered by this guide or if you do...

Page 2: ...al projection system available today combined with the highest possible level of service You can contact us for any reason a real person will answer the phone each time In addition to our team below w...

Page 3: ...lee FL 32097 USA 800 875 3214 904 225 5558 FAX 904 225 2228 www starlab com Speakers MacBook Pro Computer Projector Power Cord Speaker Power Cord Projector Remote Mini Display Port to HDMI Cable Compu...

Page 4: ...as the stand and also holds all of the accessories for the Digital STARLAB We have left plenty of extra room in the pockets for you to add your own equipment if so desired See pages 5 6 for further i...

Page 5: ...re 1 4 Next remove all of the components from the bottom of the case starting with the projector Lift the projector from the sides where there are spaces in the foam see Figure 2 Place it on a stable...

Page 6: ...ugged into the Mini Display Port on your laptop 9 Plug the included speakers into an open USB port on your computer 10 Once everything has been plugged in turn on the computer and projector The projec...

Page 7: ...bar at the top of the screen far left 4 Unplug the speakers 5 Unplug the power strip from the wall then remove all of the cords 6 Remove all the cords from the computer and projector 7 Make sure you...

Page 8: ...e main window The toolbar has the following set of basic controls each set of controls is explained in a later section Time and Date Time Flow Rate Viewing Location Gaze Zoom Side Panes These panes ar...

Page 9: ...to the page you last visited Click again to move back through all the pages you ve seen Click Forward to go forward again through the same pages Click Home to go to the main SkyGuide page Click Refre...

Page 10: ...tatus bar shows the direction you re looking Altitude Alt measures the angle above the horizon in degrees An altitude of zero degree means you re looking straight ahead 90 degrees means you re looking...

Page 11: ...A Customizing Time Flow By default time in Starry Night advances at the same rate as real time If you run Starry Night for one hour its time advances one hour unless you re in one of the SkyGuide tou...

Page 12: ...teps Discrete time steps move the time by a specific increment every time Starry Night updates the display Discrete time steps are often useful when you re watching astronomical events For example if...

Page 13: ...nter values in degrees degrees and minutes or degrees minutes and seconds You must also enter a time zone which is calculated according to the time difference from London England For example all commu...

Page 14: ...inding the object To turn on the stick figures for the constellations press the K key on the keyboard Press K again to toggle them off More constellation display options are located in the Constellati...

Page 15: ...nify This zooms in on the object so that you get a close up view Objects within our solar system and many deep space objects have detailed images Searching a Specific Database By default Starry Night...

Page 16: ...p to 300 000 times When you zoom in on objects you are not changing your location or your elevation Think of zooming as looking through a powerful telescope while your feet remain firmly planted Deter...

Page 17: ...e 6 When leaving the STARLAB dome the instructor should check to make sure there is no one remaining in the entrance 7 Always make sure there is a clear path out of the STARLAB in the event of an emer...

Page 18: ...jector to try other ports 3 Click the live button in the upper left hand corner of the Starry Night window This allows Starry Night to talk to the projector 4 The computer has been programmed to detec...

Page 19: ...image isn t focused 1 Your Digital STARLAB is focused in the factory However rough handling in shipping can knock the focus out of alignment Caution do not try to focus the lens before reading these i...

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