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Oculus handbook Issue 2 January 2013

gritty dirt, or you may scratch the plastic. A spare dome is supplied with the Oculus and replacements
may also be purchased from our dealers.

The Oculus 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 tendency for dew to condense on the inner surface.
Please ensure that these pads remain in place when removing the dome for cleaning.

Dear User,

Thank you for purchasing a Starlight Xpress CCD Imaging product. 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 common 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 THE 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 c/o Starlight Xpress Ltd.,

The Office, Foxley Green Farm,

Ascot Road, Holyport,

Berkshire,

England. SL6 3LA

Tel: 01628 777126

Fax: 01628 580411

e-mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk

Содержание Oculus

Страница 1: ...has a very low dark signal and very little readout noise so it can be used to image faint stars with a very short exposure time The small pixel size and high resolution lens give excellent definition and a good sized screen image format A strong polycarbonate hemispherical dome houses the lens assembly and this dome is easily removed for cleaning when necessary A 12v DC input socket is also provid...

Страница 2: ...e Setup exe file on the supplied CD will install the drivers and operating software automatically If you are installing manually copy the appropriate files into a convenient folder on drive C and then connect the USB cable to the Oculus Point the installer at this folder when it asks for the location of the drivers and you should see it set up the hardware as a BlockIOClass device in Device Manage...

Страница 3: ...nd improve your low altitude view Mounting the camera assembly is usually done by using the Whitworth tripod screw hole in the attached bracket A camera tripod will provide an adequate mounting for temporary use or a suitable mast and fixing screw can be erected to permanently mount the Oculus several feet above the ground It is wise to mount the unit as high as possible so that the effects of low...

Страница 4: ...roblems but these are very common in optical systems that are cooled by radiation to the sky It is very likely that you will have dewing on humid nights unless the dome is kept 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 polarity is not important He...

Страница 5: ...creen similar to the one shown below The defaults shown above are a typical example but you can change the settings to suit your preferences The main thing to do is to set up the address of the Autosave folder so that your images will be saved to a defined location The Ignore VID PID may be selected if the software fails to recognise your Oculus camera but is not normally necessary Once the defaul...

Страница 6: ...lus 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 small lock screw on the lens and gently rotate the top lens ring to refine the focus Re lock the lens when satisfactory and replace the dome You can greatly improve the image brightness and contrast by set...

Страница 7: ...sult but this option is available if you need to suppress any hot pixels etc Cover the Oculus dome with a black cloth or opaque container and then take an exposure to match the length being used in your image sequence The resulting dark frame should be saved to c dark def and the Auto remove dark frame check box selected in the camera menu The dark will then be subtracted from all future images No...

Страница 8: ...from the Edit menu The slider will permit you to set a threshold for the hot pixels and you should adjust this so that it detects no more than 100 or so Setting it too low will damage your image quality Record the resulting map and then select this from the AVI generator menu As your source images are unaffected by the creation of the AVI you can search through them for meteors satellites etc as s...

Страница 9: ...lems 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 THE 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 guarante...

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