OPTICSTAR
Microsoft Windows
(64-bit & 32-bit)
XP/Vista/7/8/10
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Страница 2: ...damage 3 Only use the supplied power supply unit 12VDC 2A regulated 4 Do not point the camera to a bright light source like the Sun without the appropriate filters 5 Do not over tighten adaptors attached to the camera 6 Treat the camera glass window with the same care as you would of a photographic lens CAUTION Manufacturer s Warranty This product has a 1 year back to base warranty For after sales...
Страница 3: ...MAGE QUALITY 14 HIGHER SPEED 14 STARVIEW 15 CAPTURE SETTINGS 15 COLOUR SYNTHESIS 16 SUPPORT 16 INSTALLING THE DS 616C XL PLUGIN FOR MAXIM DL V4 V5 17 BINNING MODES 18 HIGHER IMAGE QUALITY 18 HIGHER SPEED 18 STARVIEW 19 CAPTURE SETTINGS 19 COLOUR SYNTHESIS 20 SUPPORT 20 TROUBLESHOOTING 21 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 21 INSTALLATION ISSUES 21 Windows does not Recognise the Camera 21 Camera Driver Check 22 C...
Страница 4: ...h focus by itself A T threaded M42 x 0 75 mounted lens must be used with the camera or it must be attached to a telescope with the nosepiece adapter that is included with the camera The camera requires a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 with a fully specified USB 2 0 port If your computer s USB 2 0 ports do not meet the full specification of the USB 2 0 standard you may need to u...
Страница 5: ...epeater cable may be required for some computers 4 T mount to 2 Nosepiece for 2 telescope drawtubes 5 Printed setup guide this document 6 CD with software drivers and Nebulosity user manual 7 Mains Power Supply Unit for powering the camera System Requirements You will first need to install the camera and drivers before installing the Nebulosity software Please follow the instructions closely for a...
Страница 6: ...with the camera This will enable the camera to be attached to a telescope with a 2 draw tube 2 Connect the power supply unit to the mains 3 Insert the power lead into the camera s 12VDC socket 4 Plug the mains power supply to a mains socket 5 Attach one end of the USB cable to the side of the camera Additionally you may have to attach the USB 2 0 Repeater cable too on some computers 6 Attach the o...
Страница 7: ... to a USB2 0 port ideally to one attached directly on the motherboard of your computer 4 The Windows Device Manager will list the camera as TCC 6 1ICE T as shown below Once connected to the computer the Device Manager will show the camera During installation do not allow Windows to automatically select the best drivers If you allow Windows to automatically select the drivers installation will fail...
Страница 8: ...s will operate on 64 bit and 32 bit Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 operating systems The 64 bit drivers are situated in the Drivers 64 bit folder and the 32 bit drivers are situated inside the Drivers 32 bit folder Anti virus software may attempt to block the installation In such cases the anti virus software should be temporarily disabled Alternatively when prompted add the installation files ...
Страница 9: ...art the computer before proceeding please do so 11 Your camera and drivers are now installed Please refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide if the camera and driver installation failed to complete successfully Ignore the Windows warning The drivers installed successfully Note that if later you remove the camera from your computer and re connect it to a different USB 2 0 port Windows may...
Страница 10: ...emi video modes for real time visual observation of deep sky objects AstroArt Users of AstroArt v4 or later will be interested in the DS 616C XL plugin for AstroArt This plugin adds camera support with 6 binning modes including 1x1 2x2 and 4x4 all in colour Fast focus and preview modes are also supported Please refer to the following pages for detailed instructions MaxIm DL Users of MaxIm DL v4 or...
Страница 11: ...y all the files present inside that folder into the folder where Nebulosity has been installed on the hard disk e g C Program Files x86 Nebulosity2 7 To run Nebulosity double click LMB on the icon Please refer to the Nebulosity user manual found on the supplied CD in the Nebulosity2 folder for full instructions The Serial Number can be found on the inside front cover of the camera Setup Guide this...
Страница 12: ...he 2x2 mode reduces the image resolution to one quarter 1516x1007 of the original but it quadruples the camera s light sensitivity Similarly the 4x4 mode reduces the image resolution to one sixteenth 758x503 of the original but the light sensitivity increases by 16 times Unlike other colour cameras the DS 616C XL can perform binning in colour The exposure time can be entered in seconds and millise...
Страница 13: ...eo can be increased by reducing the size of the video image by ticking the Use max binning in Frame Focus option This option uses 4x4 binning 758 x 505 pixels Close the Preferences panel by clicking the Done Save button From now on the camera can be run in video mode by clicking the Frame and Focus button on Nebulosity s main right hand panel The camera will display video till the Abort button is ...
Страница 14: ...D drive 2 Navigate to the Plugins AstroArt folder 3 Copy all the files from that folder on the CD into the folder where AstroArt has been installed on the hard disk e g C Program Files x86 AstroArt 4 Run AstroArt 5 From the Plug in menu select CCD Camera 6 Select the appropriate camera model identified as OS 616C and click on the Check CCD button 7 The camera will be initialized and the StarView w...
Страница 15: ...us video mode and it does not set reset itself for every individual frame captures It continuously sends to the computer the data for every frame it captures rather than waiting for the user to request the data This ensures the highest camera speed and image acquisition The continuous data capture option is selected by default whether the camera operates in 8 bit or 16 bit mode The user has the op...
Страница 16: ...iew image It is also possible to invert of reflect the image displayed on the StarView window by ticking the Inv and Ref options in the bottom right hand corner of the StarView window Capture Settings The Capture Settings window includes two slide bars that control two of the camera s most important hardware functions The Gain settings increases the light sensitivity of the camera dramatically whe...
Страница 17: ...n be selected from AstroArt s main menu under Color CCD Color Synthesis In order to reproduce the colour information correctly the RGB layout RGB Matrix must be configured in AstroArt The X and Y Offset values must be set at 1 and 1 respectively as shown on the right hand side If a small region of data has been captured rather than the full CCD image area then it is likely that the offset values m...
Страница 18: ... supplied CD in the CD DVD drive 2 Navigate to the Plugins MaxImDL folder 3 Copy all the files from that folder into the folder where MaxIm DL has been installed on the hard disk e g C Program Files x86 Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V5 4 Run MaxIm DL 5 Click the Toggle CCD Control icon and select the DS 616C camera identified as Opticstar 616C 6 The camera will be initialized and the StarView windo...
Страница 19: ...o mode and it does not set reset itself for every individual frame captures It continuously sends to the computer the data for every frame it captures rather than waiting for the user to request the data This ensures the highest camera speed and image acquisition The continuous data capture option is selected by default whether the camera operates in 8 bit or 16 bit mode The user has the option to...
Страница 20: ...iew image It is also possible to invert of reflect the image displayed on the StarView window by ticking the Inv and Ref options in the bottom right hand corner of the StarView window Capture Settings The Capture Settings window includes two slide bars that control two of the camera s most important hardware functions The Gain settings increases the light sensitivity of the camera dramatically whe...
Страница 21: ...GB Matrix must be configured in MaxIm DL Select the camera as Generic RGB Typically the X and Y Offset values should be set at 1 and 0 respectively as shown on the right hand side However these values are not always appropriate for all binning modes Certain binning modes require different offset values For example for binning at 4x4 the offsets should be 1 and 1 If a small region of data has been ...
Страница 22: ... a working USB2 0 or USB 3 0 port Once Windows has recognised the camera it will proceed with driver installation Windows does not Recognise the Camera If you experience camera driver installation issues please ensure that 1 Your PC meets the minimum requirements 2 The drivers are present in the Windows Device Manager 3 The drivers are working properly In case the PC is unable to recognise the cam...
Страница 23: ...conflict before proceeding A conflict may be as a result of another device being present also showing a conflict If you are unable to resolve the conflict then you may have to remove or momentarily disable the offending driver You can re enable a disabled driver at any time using the same sub menu Camera Driver Removal You can uninstall the drivers while the camera is connected via the Windows Dev...
Страница 24: ...a faster processor or with a faster disk subsystem To increase performance on slower computers you may need to disable any anti virus spyware and adware software as these may affect the performance of your camera to a degree Sometimes but not always these can take considerable resources especially when scanning your computer hard disks The speed at which images will be transferred to the PC will d...
Страница 25: ...m the PC 2 Disconnect the USB2 0 repeater cable from the CCD camera 3 Connect the USB2 0 repeater cable to the PC without the camera 4 Wait for the USB2 0 repeater cable to be identified by Windows before continuing Repeat steps 3 4 if you use additional repeaters 5 Connect the CCD camera to the USB2 0 repeater cable 6 Wait for the CCD camera to be identified by Windows 7 Install the CCD camera dr...
Страница 26: ...ratch the glass and damage the optical coatings Only use special lens cleaning cloths and or pressurised air do not rub Camera Power Requirements Only use the supplied power supply unit that comes with the camera Using the wrong power supply will cause damage to the cooling subsystem and or camera Overexposing the Camera to Strong Light Never point the camera through a telescope to a bright light ...
Страница 27: ...n hardware with up to 100 sensitivity boost combined with noise reduction electronics Black Level In hardware Cooling mechanism Thermo Electric Cooling up to 30 C below ambient temperature Cooling fan 80mm x 80mm 5000 rpm Optical Interface T mount Computer interface USB 2 0 including cable Housing Robust all metal case sealed sensor and electronics Camera window AR antireflection no infra red IR c...
Страница 28: ... 616C XL Setup Guide 24 10 2017 Opticstar Ltd 27 OPTICSTAR Opticstar Ltd 87 Washway Road Sale Greater Manchester M33 7TQ United Kingdom Tel 44 0 161 969 9008 Web www opticstar com Email info opticstar com ...
