ATIK Cameras 4000 Quick Start Manual

Atik 4000/11000 Quickstart Guide
Thank you for purchasing the Atik 4000/11000 CCD camera. This guide serves the purpose of getting your
camera up and running with minimal effort. The installation is very straightforward, with minimal steps
needed.
Your camera is supplied with a 3 meter long USB cable and a 1.8 meter power cable with a car lighter plug.
The car lighter plug will allow you to connect the camera to most of the power tanks and emergency battery
packs available on the market today for field use. Also included is a mains power supply, so that you can
run it from 110/220V.

Installing the camera in 3 steps:

1 - Power the camera on. The fan should start rotating immediately.
2 - Plug the USB cable on the camera, then on your computer. A "New hardware found" message should
immediately be visible.
3 - When asked for the drivers, point to the \Drivers\ on your CD-ROM drive. You can answer "Yes" on any
dialog box informing that the drivers aren't certified, etc.
That's it! The camera is now installed and ready to use.

Installing the capture application

Your camera came with a simple and easy to use image capture application called "Artemis Capture", which
allows you to capture your images and display them, control several camera options, and help you focus-
ing your telescope. This application doesn't do any image processing, but it can export to several popular
formats for opening on your favorite image processing application.
To install the application, simply run the "SetupArtemisUniversal.exe" file in the "Artemis" folder of your
CD. Follow the prompts, and it should install effortlessly.

Using the camera and software for the first time

Although the full operation of the software
is discussed in it's user manual (on the CD-
ROM, in PDF format), the following steps
will help you get your first image without
too much hassle.
After loading Artemis Capture, you will
see a screen like the one at right. Operation
is very simple.
The top window controls exposure dura-
tion, binning and other camera options.
You can leave most of them at their default
settings.
The bottom window controls the way the
image is displayed. Keep in mind that any-
thing that you do here is only intended for display purposes only, not affecting the image in any way.
The window on the left controls the cooling system. Set point temperature, as well as current temperature
are displayed.