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Astrel Instruments
AST-8300-A
Astrel Instruments
AST-8300-A
MOUNTING FILTERS STEP BY STEP
USER GUIDE
rev C
Mounting Filters UG
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  • Page 1 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A MOUNTING FILTERS STEP BY STEP USER GUIDE rev C Mounting Filters UG rev C...
  • Page 2 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A Introduction This guide describes the complete procedure to be followed by the user to mount filters on the integrated filter-wheel. The guide refers to SW release 1.9. Filters mounting step by step On the wheel, filters are referenced as 1 (shutter) - 2 - 3 ... looking at the camera from the optical window side and counting CCW.
  • Page 3 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A 3. before opening the air valve to remove the vacuum insert the vacuum pump into the camera air valve and make vacuum on the tube (using the vacuum pump to fill air into the camera helps to avoid the air water vapor to condensate into liquid water inside the camera) 4.
  • Page 4 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A Not blocking position 8. open to Filterwheel app from the Camera Desktop menu 9. push the button of the selected filter (on the first row there are filter 1 (Shutter) - 2 - 3 - 4; on the second row there are filter 5 - 6 - 7 – 8)
  • Page 5 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A 10. using buttons place one of the blocking support so that it is accessible from the optical window hole 11. slightly unscrew its screw so that the blocking support is free to rotate, put it in the...
  • Page 6 Astrel Instruments AST-8300-A When putting/removing filters, weight distribution of the wheel changes and it could be necessary to adjust the filterwheel calibration using the provided app into the Admin tab of the camera Desktop (refer to the Admin Tools User Guide).

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