SXVR-M26C handbook.pdf - Starlight Xpress

Handbook for the SXVR-M26C Issue 1 March 2010
the output image, can be used to recreate a high quality colour picture when processed
by suitable software.
The full-frame download time is approximately 10 seconds and a binned 4x4
download takes only 3 seconds, so finding and centring are very quick and easy in this
mode.
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-M26C system
In the shipping container you will find the following items:
1) The SXVR-M26C camera head.
2) A universal AC power supply module.
3) A USB camera cable.
4) An adaptor for 2” drawtubes and M42 Pentax thread lenses.
5) A guider output to guider port lead.
6) A disk with the SXVR-M26C control software and this manual.
Optional extra items include:
1) A serial port adaptor and cable.
2) An add-on guide camera head.
You will also need a PC computer with Windows 7 or Windows XP installed. This
machine must have at least one USB 2.0 port available and at least 256 Mbytes 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 with a minimum of 1024 x 768
pixels and 65,000 colours. A medium specification 2 core Pentium with between
1GHz and 4GHz processor speed is ideal. Please note that USB 2.0 operates at a very
high speed and cannot operate over very long cables. Five metres of good quality
cable is the maximum normally possible without boosters or extra powered hubs.
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