Setup Menu - Orion StarShoot 52099 Instruction Manual

• If no COM port exist on
computer (such as the case in
most laptops) then use included
USB to RS-232 adapter and
drivers. See the USB to Serial
device manual for details.
• Run HD Camera control
software.
• Select COM PORT (number will
vary according to your computer
see below) and select open
COM Port (Figure 7).
• The SSHD can now be
controlled via computer.
Please note no menu options will func-
tion until the camera control software
has a valid open COM port. Once a
valid COM port has been opened, the
menu options will activate allowing
user selection.
The COM port number can be located
using either SetCOM.exe tool (Figure 8) provided on the USB to Serial device
CD or by looking at the COM setting of the USB to serial adapter (Prolific) from
within Device Manager (Windows) (Figure 9).
The SetCOM.exe tool also provides a convenient way to reassign the device to
another COM Port.
Computer Control Software
Select the tabs at the top of the submenus to navigate between submenus
(Figure 10).

Setup Menu

Display Control
(Figure 11)
SDV Display Mode
Select SDV Display mode to suit your TV from the following drop down menu
choices:
• 4:3
8
Figure 7. Com Port settings.
Figure 8. SetCOM.exe tool.
Figure 9. Com Port settings.
Figure 10. Submenus.
Figure 11. Display Control.
HDV Mode Frame Rate
720P60 60 FPS
(74.25MHz/16 bit)
1080P30 30 FPS
(74.25MHz/16 bit)
720P30 30 FPS
(74.25MHz/16 bit)
720P30 30 FPS
(37.125MHz/16bit)
720P30 30 FPS
(74.25MHz/8 bit)
1080i60 60 FPS
(74.25MHz/16 bit)
Figure 12. HDV display modes.
• Full
• Wide
Aspect button – Toggles aspect ratio
HDV Display Mode
Select from the 6 available HDV Display modes to best match users viewing or
recording devices. For best results we recommend either the largest resolution
1080P30 mode or 720P60 as this mode has the fastest frame rate (Figure 12).
Resolution Bit Depth Scan
1280 x 720 16 bit Progressive
1920 x 1080 16 bit Progressive
1280 x 720 16 bit Progressive
1280 x 720 16 bit Progressive
1280 x 720 8 bit Progressive
1920 x 540 16 bit Interline
9