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Handbook for the SXVR-H18

Issue 1 March 2010

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Please take a few minutes to study the contents of this manual, which will help you to
get the camera into operation quickly and without problems. I am sure that you want
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-H18 system

In the shipping container you will find the following items:

1) The SXVR-H18 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-H18’ 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 2 core Pentium with between 1GHz and 3GHz
processor speed is suitable. Please note that the SXVR-H18 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-H18 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.

Содержание SXVR-H18

Страница 1: ...CCD surface gives the greatest possible throughput of light to the pixels and the resulting QE is very good over the entire visible spectrum Our new R type USB2 interface hardware gives an exceptional...

Страница 2: ...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 2 co...

Страница 3: ...IOClass device and the camera software will be able to access it You can confirm that the installation is complete by checking the status of the USB devices in the Windows Device Manager see above Sta...

Страница 4: ...the icon when you should see the main menu and image panel appear If this is the first time that it has been run you will receive a warning about the lack of an ini file just click on OK and then ope...

Страница 5: ...you 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 determi...

Страница 6: ...aptor to achieve approximately the correct focal distance 2 Create a Pin hole lens by sticking a sheet of aluminium baking foil over the end of the lens adaptor and pricking its centre with a small pi...

Страница 7: ...Also IR blocking filters are available from various suppliers True Technology Edmunds etc and are recommended for the best results when using a lens If you cannot record any kind of image please chec...

Страница 8: ...brighten or dull the image highlights and shadows A Normal stretch is a simple linear operation where two pointers the black and white limits can be set at either side of the image histogram and used...

Страница 9: ...nd select an exposure time of 1 second Press Take Picture and wait for the image to download There is a good chance that your selected star will appear somewhere within the image frame and with luck i...

Страница 10: ...a few stars however there is a great deal of data hidden from view You can get to see a lot of this without affecting the image data if you go to the View menu and select Auto Contrast Stretch Image T...

Страница 11: ...rocess in detail at a later stage Processing the deep sky image Below you will see typical examples of a dark frame and an uncalibrated raw image of M16 A typical 5 minute dark frame exposure Note the...

Страница 12: ...curately match your darks to the light image If you average many dark frames together to create a master dark the readout noise will be much reduced by the square root of the number of averaged darks...

Страница 13: ...are at the time of writing but Maxim DL can use this method The basic procedure is to capture a long exposure dark frame and then slice off all values below a threshold level which is selected so as t...

Страница 14: ...to noise ratio Summing can be done in the Merge menu and involves loading the first finished image selecting a reference point a star then loading the second image and finding the same star with the...

Страница 15: ...much better for this However lunar imaging is a different matter and the H18 can give impressive whole moon pictures Most deep sky objects are faint and relatively large so a long exposure is needed...

Страница 16: ...conditions If you have exceptionally good conditions 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 o...

Страница 17: ...really do need to use a flat field for image correction then it must be taken with care It is most important that the optical system MUST NOT be disturbed between taking your original images and takin...

Страница 18: ...des 4 active low opto isolator outputs and a common return line capable of sinking a minimum of 5mA per output This socket may be used for telescope control if the SXVR H18 is employed as an autoguide...

Страница 19: ...declination axis of your mount This is not absolutely essential as the training routine will learn the angle of the head and compensate for it but it is easier to understand the motion of the guide st...

Страница 20: ...on a 80mm refractor guide scope in the author s garden To use the autoguider please proceed as follows 1 Having started the SXVR H18 software open the autoguider control panel by clicking on the autog...

Страница 21: ...scope and mount You have the option of manually selecting values or asking the software to attempt to determine what they should be This is done by pressing the Train button and waiting for the softwa...

Страница 22: ...sation Removing Dust 1 Dust can be deposited on either the optical window not a big problem to cure or on the CCD faceplate difficult to eliminate entirely When small particles collect on the window t...

Страница 23: ...disturbed renew it with fresh compound before reassembling 7 Replace all the camera parts in reverse order and the job is done Dealing with condensation The SXVR H18 is designed to avoid condensation...

Страница 24: ...the CCD surface To make an adjustment slacken the appropriate set screw and then turn the adjacent cap head screw in the required direction Complete the adjustment by re tightening the set screw Avoi...

Страница 25: ...ly 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 fr...

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