• Deep Sky Imager ™ The Basics Color Black and White Pro II Pro II Pro III. • Parts Listing When first opening the packing box, note carefully the following parts: • Deep Sky Imager camera • Parfocal ring • USB cable • DB-9 to RJ-11 adapter ® • LX200 serial cable ® • Autostar #497 serial cable •. • Install the Autostar Suite Software The following procedure is also found on the printed Quick Start Guide supplied with this product. Before you can operate the Deep Sky Imager camera, you must install the Autostar Suite software. Do not plug the USB cable into your PC at this time.

You will be asked to do so later in this installation. • PC configurations.

The driver is installed. Click “Finish. Super Audio Editor Serial. ” The camera driver is now installed and your PC will now be able to recognize the Deep Sky Imager whenever you connect it to the PC.

• You can open other programs of the Suite by going to the Image menu and selecting the desired program, or You can run Envisage from Start/All programs/Meade/Envisage. You can open the Operating Instruction manuals or the Meade General Catalog by selecting them from the Main Menu screen of the CD ROM. • Deep Sky Imager camera to an ETX Telescope: • While looking at the back of the telescope, orient the Deep Sky Imager camera into the eyepiece holder so that the USB cable points to the left of the telescope’s optical tube. • Open the Envisage Program ® To open the Envisage Imaging program, go to the Image menu of the Planetarium program and select Deep Sky Imager Imaging. The Envisage program will display. • Envisage Controls 1& 3& 2&.

Color Black and White Pro II. The “InstallShield® Wizard for the Meade Deep Sky Imager. Menu of the Planetarium program and select Deep Sky Imager Imaging.

• Key to Envisage Controls 1. Gain and Offset sliders 2. Preview and Exposure controls 22.

Magic Eye Focus 3. Auto Exp (Exposure) controls 23. CCD Temperature 4. Monochrome check box 24. File Name [grayed out for B&W model] 25. File Open and Settings menu 5. • Once you have connected your camera to the computer and opened the Envisage program, you’ll want to start taking pictures.

Follow the steps below to start taking simple pictures with your Deep Sky Imager camera. We recommend that the first time you take pictures, you do so during daylight hours. Point your telescope at a stationary landmark, such as a building, telephone pole or so forth—trees and other objects that move slightly. • Start Taking Pictures more. An image should be already displayed on the screen (39).