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Oculus PRO Colour handbook Issue 2 
January 2013 

 

Dear User, 

Thank you for purchasing a Starlight Xpress CCD Imaging System. We are confident that you will gain 

much satisfaction from this equipment, but please read carefully the accompanying instruction manual 

to ensure that you achieve the best performance that is capable of providing. 
As with most sophisticated equipment a certain amount of routine maintenance is necessary to keep the 

equipment operating at its optimum performance. The maintenance has been kept to a minimum, and is 

fully described in the manual. 
In the unfortunate instance when the equipment does not perform as expected, may we recommend 

that you first study the fault finding information supplied. If this does not remedy the problem, then 

contact Starlight Xpress for further advice. Our message board service on the Starlight Xpress web site 

will often provide solutions to any problems. 
The equipment is covered by a 12-month guarantee covering faulty design, material or workmanship in 

addition to any statutory Consumer Rights of Purchasers. 

CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE 

1) The equipment shall only be used for normal purposes described in the standard operating 

instructions, and within the relevant safety standards of the country where the equipment is used. 
2) Repairs under guarantee will be free of charge providing proof of purchase is produced, and that the 

equipment is returned to the Service Agent at the Purchaser’s expense and risk, and that the equipment 

proves to be defective. 
3) The guarantee shall not apply to equipment damaged by fire, accident, wear and tear, misuse, 

unauthorised repairs, or modified in any way whatsoever, or damage suffered in transit to or from the 

Purchaser. 
4) The Purchaser’s sole and exclusive rights under this guarantee is for repair, or at our discretion the 

replacement of the equipment or any part thereof, and no remedy to consequential loss or damage 

whatsoever. 
5) This guarantee shall not apply to components that have a naturally limited life. 
6) Starlight Xpress’s decision in all matters is final, and any faulty component which has been replaced 

will become the property of Starlight Xpress Ltd. 
 
For further info. or advice, please call: 
Mr Michael Hattey, 
Starlight Xpress Ltd., 
Unit 3, Brooklands Business Park, 
Bottle Lane, Binfield, 
Berkshire, 
England.  RG42 5QX 
Tel: 01184026878 
e-mail: [email protected] 
Web site: http://www.sxccd.com 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for 110-0027

Page 1: ...fish eye lens provides horizon to horizon coverage with very little star image distortion across the entire field The Oculus PRO Colour utilises a sensitive Sony CCD the ICX825AQ with an array of 1392...

Page 2: ...me Typically 0 6 seconds at full resolution using USB 2 0 Power requirements Camera Dew Heater require 12v at 1 amp max Input connection Mini B USB socket for USB2 0 and a 2 1mm jack for 12v Camera De...

Page 3: ...r computer 6 The first time you use the software click on File then Set Program Defaults You will get a message Warning No INI File found Please set defaults 7 Click OK The Set Program Defaults box wi...

Page 4: ...probably be necessary to have a fairly long lead if the Oculus PRO Colour is mounted high on a mast or roof As the camera power is taken from the 12V supply any long leads should be as heavy as possi...

Page 5: ...warm by powering the internal heater via the 12v socket on the rear of the assembly This socket can accept a 2 1mm coaxial power plug from any 12v DC supply capable of driving at least 1 amp the polar...

Page 6: ...e typically 1 second and click on the Play button Follow the steps below Start the Starlight Live Program by clicking on the icon Deselect the Auto Align button in the Channel Selection Select the Ima...

Page 7: ...s camera is the one inside your Oculus C Select the Colour Space to RGGB which is the correct decoding for your camera Ensure Binning is set to 1x1 Adjust the exposure time I would suggest 1 second is...

Page 8: ...ny colour offsets that you require using the sliders The AllSkEye software which is freely available at https allskeye com is fantastic software for use with the Oculus PRO Colour camera It has so man...

Page 9: ...et a warning about the ini file not found but ignore this and click on OK then open set program defaults from the text icon You should now see a screen similar to the one shown below The defaults show...

Page 10: ...Colour orientation and location to get the best views The focus should be good as supplied but if necessary it may be adjusted by unscrewing the large outer ring and lifting off the dome Loosen the sm...

Page 11: ...disk space so make sure that you have plenty available The maximum autosave number for AVI creation is 1000 images and this will cover about 8 hours of 30 second frames while filling about 1GB of hard...

Page 12: ...using the Max palette stretch options in the View menu Adjust the brightness and contrast to give a nice result and then run the AVI create The program will use your view settings on all the images w...

Page 13: ...be purchased from our dealers The Oculus PRO Colour dome is spaced off from the base ring by small pads This allows air to circulate through the vent holes and inside of the dome to reduce the tenden...

Page 14: ...d in the standard operating instructions and within the relevant safety standards of the country where the equipment is used 2 Repairs under guarantee will be free of charge providing proof of purchas...

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