Handbook for the SXVR-H16
Issue 1 June 2009
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to see some results as soon as possible, so please 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 SXVR-H16 system
In the shipping container you will find the following items:
1) The SXVR-H16 camera head.
2) A power supply module and cable.
3) A 3 metre USB2 camera cable.
4) An adaptor for 2” drawtubes and M42 ‘Pentax’ thread lenses.
5) A guider cable for ‘ST4’ style mount guiding inputs.
6) A CD with the ‘SXVR-H16’ software and manual.
You will also need a PC computer with Windows XP or Windows Vista. This
machine must have at least one USB2.0 port and at least 500 Megs of memory. If you
intend to view the finished images on its screen, then you will also need a graphics
card capable of displaying an image in a minimum of 1600 x 1200 pixels and 32 bit
colour. A medium specification Pentium with between 1GHz and 3GHz processor
speed is ideal. Please note that the SXVR-H16 is not designed for USB1.1 operation
and will give inferior results if used on USB1.1.
Installing the USB system:
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 into an expansion slot.
The next operation is to run the software installer from the CD ROM provided. Insert
the CD into the computer and wait for Windows Explorer to open with the list of
folders on the ROM. Now find the SXVR-H16 folder and run the SETUP.EXE file
that it contains – this will initiate the self-install software which will guide you
through the process of installing the SX camera software (SXV_hmf_usb.exe) onto
your computer.
Now connect the USB cable to the socket on the camera rear panel.
