Appendix A: Installing The Mks 5000 Usb Windows Driver; Windows Usb Driver Installation And Use - Paramount Fitness ME II User Manual

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Appendix A: Installing the MKS 5000 USB Windows Driver

When used with the Windows operating system, the Paramount MKS 5000 control system requires a one-
time software driver installation before TheSkyX Professional Edition for Windows can be used to control
the mount.

Windows USB Driver Installation and Use

The following procedure describes how to install the MKS 5000 USB driver under Windows 8, Windows 7
and Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit editions) and configure TheSkyX Professional Edition to use this port
once the driver has been installed.
1. From Windows Explorer, double-click the file named MKS 5000 Driver Installer.exe located in the
MKS 5000 Driver folder on TheSkyX Professional Edition for Windows DVD you received with your
mount.
This installer can also can be downloaded from the Software Bisque web site from the following
URL:
http://www.bisque.com/MKS5000
serial number at
this file.
2. Follow the installation instructions to complete the installation.
3. Once driver installation is complete, plug the USB 2.0 cable into the USB port on the Electronics
Box and the USB 2.0 connector into a free USB port on the computer.
The Paramount must be turned on before the operating system will recognize the USB port on
the Electronics Box and load the MKS 5000 driver.
4. Flip the Paramount power switch to the on position.
5. From TheSkyX Professional Edition's mount Settings window, select the COM port on the
Telescope > Telescope Setup > Mount Setup pop-up > Settings > Serial Port list with the
description Software Bisque MKS 5000 (Figure 90).
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. Remember, you must sign in and register your Paramount
www.bisque.com/register before your Software Bisque account can download