Sony SXV-M5C user manual Installing the software

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Handbook for SXV-M5C Issue 1 August 2004

Connect the miniature 4 way power plug to the socket on the rear of the camera and screw the retaining ring into place. The LED on the rear of the camera will light a dim yellow. The other connections should not be attached until after the software has been installed.

Installing the software:

Switch on the computer and allow it to ‘boot up’. O nce you have the system ready to run, insert the program disk into your CD drive and select ‘Setup.exe’ if the disk does not autostart. The initial installation is to set up the USB drivers required by the SXV electronics. The files SXVIO.sys and Generic.sys are copied to your Windows\System32\Drivers folder and SXV_M5.inf is copied to Windows\Inf. After this, the program ‘SXV_M5.exe’ will be instal led into your ‘CCD’ directory and a new directory called ‘Autosave’ will now exis t on the same drive. ‘Autosave’ is where SXV_M5 will normally store its configuration file, ‘SXVM5.ini’, and any image files, which are recorded using the ‘Autosave’ mode in SXV_M5 and saved in FITs format.

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Contents SXV-M5C ‘Quick Starting’ your SXV-M5C system Connecting upInstalling the software Recording your first image Page Page Correcting and refining the colour image Decoding the image to colourEnhancing your image Getting the image onto the CCD Astronomical Imaging with the SXV-M5CPage Page Achieving a good focus Taking your first astronomical image Processing the deep-sky image Page Taking pictures of the planets Processing a planetary image Other features of SXVM5C ‘Slew & Sum’ imaging Taking and using a flat field Using the built-in serial ports Accessory portsStar What you need Starting to guide Page Exposure times and image calibration Using the add-on autoguiderPage Page Page Removing Dust Camera maintenanceDealing with condensation ProcedureSpectral response CCD sizePixel size QE peakConditions of Guarantee
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