Meade LPI Manual de Instruções Página 1

Meade®LPI Camera Program The Basics

Once you have connected your camera to the computer and opened the LPI program, you’ll want to start takingpictures. Follow the steps below to start t

6. An image should be already displayed on the screen (25). Use the focuser on your telescope to focus theobject. Notice that in the Magic Eye Focus f

• The live image is displayed on the program’s display screen if the Live box is checked and the Live tab isselected (these are the default settings).

• The LPI program is continually resaving the composite image. If the Save Every Image box is checked, theprogram will save every image that added to

The Parfocal Ring114It is extremely useful to have the LPI camera and a telescope eyepiece be parfocal—it will save you time whenyou need to refocus.

1. Open the LPI program. 2. Insert the LPI camera into the telescope eyepiece holder. Do not tighten the eyepiece holder thumbscrew.Make sure the LPI

Gain and Offset sliders (1): Similar to a TV set’s contrast and brightness controls. These controls are automatically set after you pick an Object (10

Take Picture Tab (8): Click on the Take Picture Tab to display the Take Picturecontrols.Setting Tab (8): Click on the Setting Tab to display the Setti

Object Name (11): Type in a name for the object. Each time the LPI program beginsto accumulate a new composite image, it renumbers the image in a new

Image Acquire Status bars (15): Display while the LPI camera is taking pictures.Image Directory field and Browse button (26): You may select the direc

When first opening the packing box, note carefully the following parts:• LPI camera• Parfocal ring• USB cable • DB-9 to RJ-11 adapter• LX200 serial ca

Open button (28): Allows you to open a file you have previously created. Click on this button and your directorylist displays. Choose the desired file

The Magic Eye Focus displays a graphic representation of the focus as you adjust yourtelescope’s focuser. The orange triangles “grow” together to indi

22LPI Camera Program Advanced Concepts

Drawing a tracking box allows you to track (that is, to follow) a bright spot that is surrounded by a dark area.This is very much like your telescope’

The Histogram controls allow you more control of the brightness, contrast and mid-rangetones of your LPI camera. Experiment with these controls. Selec

Autoguider125For users familiar with the product, the LPI camera functions in a manner similar to the Meade Pictor 201XTCCD Autoguider.An autoguider h

Autoguider2266. In the Focal Length field, type in the focal length of your telescope. 7. Locate a star using your telescope’s alignment and Go To pro

Dark Frames is a useful feature for if you’re taking exposures longer than 1 second.Longer exposures and temperature can create noise in your LPI came

3. Select a value for the Avg Exp box. This is the number of exposures that areaveraged together to create each composite Dark Frame exposure. Typical

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The following procedure is also found on the printed Quick Start Guide supplied with this product.Before you can operate the LPI camera, you must inst

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To connect the LPI Camera to your PC, you need to install the LPI device driver and connect the USB cable:1. Connect one end of the USB Cable to the L

If the Autostar Suite icon doesn’t appear on your desktop, you can start the Autostar Suite program by going toStart/Program/Meade/Autostar Suite. The

6To connect the LPI camera to an ETX Telescope:• Orient the LPI camera into the eyepiece holder so that the USBcable points at the front end of the te

To open the LPI Imaging program, go to the Image menu of the Planetarium program and select LPI Imaging.The LPI program will display.Open the LPI Prog

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1. Gain and Offset sliders2. Expose control3. Auto Adj (Auto Adjust) button4. Mono (Black and white) check box5. Live Image check box6. Dark Sub check