Meade Instruments 626-3233 - Manual (Page 3)

3
INTRODUC
TION
The PC Camer
a is an e
xc
ell
ent beginner's
tool f
o
r t
e
lesc
ope imaging. Y
ou will be abl
e
to
t
a
k
e
s
till images or video of bright
c
e
le
s
tial objects, such as the Moon and
planets. The c
amer
a c
an be used in the daytime
al
ong with the t
e
lesc
ope's 45° er
ecting
prism t
o
c
aptur
e images of dis
tant objects,
such as bir
ds, tr
ees, buildings, et
c. Objects
need t
o
be at l
eas
t 100 y
a
rds away
.
The PC Camer
a is shipped with the f
oll
o
wing
parts: •
Camer
a, with att
ached USB c
abl
e and
remot
e shutt
er r
e
lease c
abl
e.
•
CD-Rom with imaging softwar
e
This manual c
o
ve
rs
the f
oll
o
wing t
opics:
• How t
o
Ins
tall Y
our Softwar
e
• How t
o
run the softwar
e
• How t
o
f
ocus the PC Camer
a in a t
e
lesc
ope
• How t
o
oper
at
e y
our PC Camer
a
• Adv
anc
ed Tips
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EE
1
Insert the supplied softwar
e disk int
o y
our
PC's disk driv
e.
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2
A
splash scr
een displays. See Fig. 1. Click
on "Ins
tall PC Camer
a Driv
er" t
o
begin
the ins
tallation of the PC Camer
a driv
er
.
F
oll
o
w
the on-scr
een ins
tructions. See
Figs 2 thr
ough 5.
3
When the ins
tallation is c
ompl
et
e, r
e
s
tart
your PC.
4
Plug the shutt
er r
e
lease c
abl
e int
o the
c
amer
a. See Fig. 6. This c
abl
e mus
t be
plugged int
o
the c
amer
a bef
or
e y
ou plug
your c
amer
a int
o the USB port of y
our PC.
5
Aft
er the c
omput
er r
e-s
tarts, insert the
PC Camer
a's USB c
abl
e int
o y
our PC's
USB port.
6
When the PC r
e
c
ognizes the new de
vic
e
,
"ins
tall
ed and r
eady t
o
use" displays.
Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
ir
re
ve
rsible
damage to y
our e
ye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is mo
ving.
Fig. 1: Click on "Ins
tall PC Camer
a Driv
er" t
o
begin the ins
tallation
Fig. 2: Ins
tallation Scr
een: Pr
eparing
setup.
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