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Handbook for the TRIUS SX-825      Issue 1 January 2015 

 

 

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Dear Observer, 

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 might 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 an 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: 01184026898 

Email: 

[email protected]

  

Web site: 

www.sxccd.com

  

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for TRIUS SX-825

Page 1: ...lter wheel could use two of the USB ports and the third might connect to an electric focuser or similar peripheral The argon fill along with other improvements to the cooler stack has improved the del...

Page 2: ...ase move on to the Quick Start section which follows A more detailed description of imaging techniques will be found in a later part of this manual Quick Starting your TRIUS SX 825 system Please note...

Page 3: ...m First find a free USB socket on your PC and plug in the USB cable do not connect the camera at this time If you do not have a USB2 capable computer it is normally possible to install a USB 2 card in...

Page 4: ...rties and then update driver Following the on screen instructions will allow you to re select the correct inf file from the CD SXVIO_SX9_119 inf and driver files SXVIO sys and generic sys which should...

Page 5: ...ow click on the camera icon at the top of the screen If the USB connection is OK a message box will inform you of the Handle number for the SXVIO interface and various other version details etc Click...

Page 6: ...u are imaging during the winter months Under indoor conditions the low airflow will limit the cooling capability and you should use a set point of no lower than 5C for stable cooling You can determine...

Page 7: ...is introduces additional complications which are best avoided at this early stage There are two simple options one of which is available to everyone with a sheet of aluminium baking foil 1 Attach a st...

Page 8: ...es the image to darken 3 If the USB did not initialise properly the camera start up screen will tell you that the connection is defective Try switching off the power supply and unplugging the USB cabl...

Page 9: ...the CCD is from the camera barrel end When the par focal eyepiece is fitted into the telescope drawtube you can adjust the focus until the view is sharply defined and the object of interest is close t...

Page 10: ...be rather small in your images Achieving a good focus Your starting point will depend on the focus aids if any which you are using With the par focal eyepiece you should slip the eyepiece into the dr...

Page 11: ...e brands of CCD camera require a dark frame to be subtracted from your images to achieve the best results A dark frame is simply a picture which was taken with the same exposure as your light frame bu...

Page 12: ...te for uneven illumination and sensitivity of the CCD and it is better to avoid the need for one by keeping the optics clean and unvignetted I will ignore flat fielding for current purposes and descri...

Page 13: ...ce the background brightness and the image will begin to look rather more attractive although dark You can now try brightening the highlights with another Normal stretch in which you bring down the Wh...

Page 14: ...h the mouse Once the reference is selected you can either add directly or average the images together Averaging is generally better as you are less likely to saturate the highlights of the picture The...

Page 15: ...in your Autosave directory Dozens of images will be saved but only one or two will be satisfactory for further processing The Subframe mode of the SXV may be found useful for limiting the wasted area...

Page 16: ...s then a reduction to R 3 P 3 will probably give a more natural look to the image as too large a radius and power tends to outline edges with dark or bright borders As a finishing touch the applicatio...

Page 17: ...in Using the Binned modes Up to this point I have assumed that the full resolution imaging mode is being used This is fine for most purposes but it will often provide more resolution than the optical...

Page 18: ...m loosely across the aperture of your telescope and point the instrument high in the sky to avoid any gradient in the light near the horizon Now take several images with exposure times adjusted to giv...

Page 19: ...inder and unscrew the two top spacer pillars from the PCB Now gently lift the PCB off the 20 way connector NOTING THE ORIENTATION OF THE BOARD for correct replacement later Now remove the lower two sp...

Page 20: ...he filling tube may then be extracted and the second port re sealed N B DO NOT leave the camera switched on for long periods between uses The cold CCD will collect ice by slow diffusion through any sm...

Page 21: ...vice CCD type Sony ICX825AL EXview II interline imager CCD size Active area 8 8 mm x 6 63 mm CCD pixels 1392 x 1040 pixel array Each pixel is 6 54 x 6 54uM square Well depth Full res mode 23 000e Binn...

Page 22: ...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 unde...

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