Oxford Instruments Andor Apogee Aspen Series, Руководство по оборудованию, Страница: 23 / 45

Aspen
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CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA
SECTION 5: CONNECTING YOUR CAMERA
WARNINGS
• Refer to the safety and warning information at the start of this manual and Section 8 before installing
and using this product.
• Do not connect your Camera to a PC before installing the drivers. If you do and the “Add New Hardware”
wizard appears, please select the cancel button.
• Never connect or disconnect the camera from the PC during operation.
• Take care not to touch the camera window or other optical faces e.g. filters.
• Ensure that the cooling vents are not blocked. Allow 100 mm space for ventilation.
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The Aspen can be connected to a telescope, lens or other equipment using a wide range of plate-lens adapters and
other accessories.
Figure 5: Selection of Camera adapters
The general steps are outlined below:
1. Ensure the camera control software and drivers have been installed.
2. Line up the appropriate camera mounting adapter for your application to the camera face plate mounting holes.
3. Insert the supplied mounting screws and lightly tighten into position. If you are using a filter wheel, please refer
to Section 9 for further instructions on filter wheel and filter installation.
4. Once all mounting screws are fitted, torque them evenly across the mounting plate, taking care not to
overtighten or damage the mounting screwheads.
5. Attach the camera and mounting assembly to your telescope, lens or other equipment.
6. Once the camera is mounted securely, now connect signal and power connections as shown in the following
section.