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Quick Guide
苏州振旺光电有限公司
Suzhou ZWO Co.,Ltd.
Thank you for purchasing a ZWO ASI camera. This guide is brief summary of the
installation procedure to get you up and running with your new camera. Please be sure
to read the user manual for more complete instructions.
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- Page 1 苏州振旺光电有限公司 Suzhou ZWO Co.,Ltd. Thank you for purchasing a ZWO ASI camera. This guide is brief summary of the installation procedure to get you up and running with your new camera. Please be sure to read the user manual for more complete instructions.
- Page 2 CD-ROM that came with your camera. After plugging in the camera, you will see your ZWO camera model listed under the “Imaging devices” category of the Device Manager if the driver is installed successfully. NOTE: To open device manager in windows, you may use one of the following methods: a) All Windows: Open Control Panel;...
- Page 3 3. Download and install ASCOM driver from our website or CD-ROM. Important note:Please install newest ASCOM Platform first! Then you should install the ASI camera ASCOM driver:...
- Page 4 4. Download one of various imaging software programs from our website That’s all! You are ready to use your ASI camera to begin imaging the night sky, including planetary objects as well as deep sky objects(DSO). To learn more about your camera, you may find a more detailed user manual can be found at our website: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/manuals/ Definations:...
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Page 5: Camera Ports
Camera ports USB 2.0 Hub: USB3.0 Port: Connect to your computer Connect to a guide camera or EFW LED: Power on Chamber seal screw: Do not open it. Cooler power supply: Cooler and fan need an external power supply. We recommend at least a 12V@3A AC-DC adapter or battery from 9-15V is also suitable. - Page 6 Connecting the camera to the telescope Color camera connection diagram (depicted without EFW): Mono camera connection diagram (depicted with EFW, OAG& Guide camera):...
- Page 7 1. 1.25” nose-piece 6. M42 21mm extender 2. 1.25” filter (optional) 7. OAG 3. M42-M48 adapter 8. Focal reducer (optional) 4. T2 extender 11mm 9. M42-M42 adapter(male to male) 5. M42-M48 16.5mm extender 10. ZWO EFW...
- Page 8 Controlling your camera through ASCOM ASCOM is a standard platform for astronomy software, many astronomy imaging programs support ASCOM. When you want to use ASCOM to control the camera, the ASCOM Platform(6.2 or newer) must first be installed. After you have installed the ASCOM Platform, you may then install the ASI Camera ASCOM driver.
- Page 9 You can select a predefined setting depending on your conditions. Then press “Set” button to apply the preset and press “OK” to save the settings. The Highest Dynamic Range setting gives better results with longer exposures, as well as with brighter (light polluted) skies. This setting avoids saturated stars, provides good SNR and very low read noise.
- Page 10 Trouble shooting problems with your ASI camera Q: Why is my camera cooler not working? A: Please check and verify that a 12V DC power cable is connected and the red LED is on. This power cable may come from an AC-DC adapter, or a 9V-15V battery, and the connector must be a 2.1x5.5mm center positive standard.
- Page 11 Q: Why is the preview screen is black and the FPS stuck at “0”? A: The camera may be having trouble communicating effectively with the computer. This may be due to your USB configuration. Please try reducing the “Turbo USB” slider from a high value like 100 to a lower value like 40 to...
- Page 12 As a last resort, you may try to close any anti-virus software and re-install the driver. (NOTE: Make sure you only install an ASI camera driver downloaded from the ZWO web site or from the CD-ROM, and not from any other driver suppliers, to prevent issues with malware!)
- Page 13 You may also update the driver manually if re-installation doesn’t work. Right click the “Unknown device”, choose the “Update Driver Software…”option and choose the driver directory. Normally, the driver directory is: C:\Program Files (x86)\ZWO Design\ZWO_USB_Cameras_driver\...
- Page 14 苏州振旺光电有限公司 SuZhou ZWO Co,. Ltd. Tel: +86 0512 65923102 Website: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com E-mail:info@zwoptical.com Scan to visit our website Facebook: ZWO Astronomy Cameras Forum: http://zwoug.org/ ZWO 天文摄影 QQ 群:292736278...