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    1 MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Meade PC Camera Color USB PC-Camera www .meade.com PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 1[...]

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    WARNING! Never use a Meade ® Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near t he Sun will cause instant and ir re v ersible damage to y our e y e. Ey e damage is of ten painless, so t here is no w arning t o t he obser ver that damage has occurred until it is too lat e. Do not point t he telescope at or near t he Sun. Do not look t hrough the t [...]

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    3 INTRODUCTION The PC Camera is an ex c ell ent beginner's tool for t el escope imaging. Y ou will be able to tak e still images or video of bright cel estial objects, such as the Moon and planets. The camera c an be used in the daytime along with the te lesc ope's 45° er ecting prism to captur e images of dis tant objects, such as bir d[...]

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    4 Fig. 3: Installation Scr een: Install Wizar d. Press Ne xt. Fig. 4: Installation Scr een: Install Wizar d. Running the software. Fig. 5: Installation Scr een: Select "Y es I want to r estart my computer now ." Fig. 6: Plug the shutter r elease cabl e into the PC Camera. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your e[...]

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    5 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. H H O O W W T T O O R R U U N N T T H H E E S S O O F F T T W W A A R R E E 1. Insert the PC Camera's USB cabl e into the USB port on your PC. 2 Go to the "Start" [...]

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    6 H H O O W W T T O O F F O O C C U U S S T T H H E E P P C C C C A A M M E E R R A A I I N N A A T T E E L L E E S S C C O O P P E E Perf orm these steps after y ou have plugged in the camera and hav e started the "Meade PC Camera" softwar e. Insert a 25mm wide- field eyepiec e in your telesc ope. 1 Aim your tel escope at a bright object[...]

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    7 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. H H O O W W T T O O O O P P E E R R A A T T E E T T H H E E P P C C C C A A M M E E R R A A Select "Options" fr om the menu and choose the "Video Captur e Settings[...]

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    8 • T T o o c c a a p p t t u u r r e e v v i i d d e e o o : 1 Select the “Fil e” menu and choose “Set Captur e File.” See Fig. 15. Give your fil e a name (e.g., “Moon,” “V enus,” “Bird,” “T elephone Pol e,” etc.). Select a f older in which to save your images. The default folder for the Meade PC Camera is located in “M[...]

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    9 A A N N o o t t e e a a b b o o u u t t t t h h e e A A u u d d i i o o C C a a p p t t u u r r e e O O p p t t i i o o n n Although there is an "Audio Capture" setting in the "Options" menu, this menu is disabled. Your camera has been optimized for astronomical photos and does not record any audio. Looking at or near the Sun [...]

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    10 A A D D V V A A N N C C E E D D T T I I P P S S Use the “Video Captur e Filter” to change the PC Camera's settings. The “Exposur e Control ” slider is the most useful contr ol for capturing images. The slider will allow y ou to contr ol the length of an image exposur e. It is especially useful when you ar e imaging the Moon. Changin[...]

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    11 T T o o u u s s e e t t h h e e S S p p e e c c i i a a l l E E f f f f e e c c t t s s c c o o n n t t r r o o l l s s : : 1 Select the “Options” dr op down menu and choose the “Video Captur e Filter…” option. 2 The “Pr operties” dialogue bo x will open. 3 Sel ect the “Special Effects” tab at the top of the dialogue bo x. See [...]

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    12 M M O O R R E E A A D D V V A A N N C C E E D D T T I I P P S S The Video Pr ocessing Amplifier gives you further contr ol over your c aptured images and softwar e. See Fig. 24. Adjust the sliders on each setting to obtain the desir ed effect. Practice the f ollowing contr ols to see how they aff ect your captur es: • • B B r r i i g g h h t[...]

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    MEADE LIMITED W ARRANTY This accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp. (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is [...]

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    16 www .meade.com Meade Instr uments Corporation 6001 Oak Canyon, Ir vine, Califor nia 926 18 1-800 626-3233 PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM Page 16[...]