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Operating Manual
ST-402
Very Important:
Before you attach the ST-402 to your computer for the first
time you MUST install the software as described Section 2.
© 2015 Diffraction Limited. All rights reserved. The SBIG wordmark and logo are trademarks of Diffraction Limited, All other
trademarks, service marks and tradenames appearing in this brochure are the property of their respective owners.
SBIG Astronomical
Instruments, A Division of Diffraction Limited. | 59 Grenfell Crescent, Unit B, Ottawa, ON
Canada, k2G 0G3 Tel: 613.225.2732 | Fax: 225.225.9688| E-mail: tpuckett@sbig.com |
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the receiver and the equipment.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded I/O cables must be used when operating this equipment.
You are also warned, that any changes to this certified device will
void your legal right to operate it.
ST-402 Operating Manual
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Edition, January 2005

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  • Page 1 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • © 2015 Diffraction Limited. All rights reserved. The SBIG wordmark and logo are trademarks of Diffraction Limited, All other Shielded I/O cables must be used when operating this equipment.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Optional 2 Inch Nosepiece and Visual Cleaning the Window and Filters ............26 Back adapters are available from SBIG. In addition a screw-in Replacing the Desiccant ..............26 T-to-C adapter is available for use with C-Mount camera lenses or C-Mount adapters.

  • Page 3: Installing The Software

    Extremely Important! Installing USB drivers on a Windows system can be a difficult task if you In the past SBIG has shipped products like the STV, ST-5C and don’t follow the instructions to the letter. Please don’t plug the camera into ST-237/A that used a 12-Volt, Center-Negative power supply.
  • Page 4 PC at startup. If the LED is off the camera has not been booted. Please remember that. 13. Select the oem file not the sbig file (the second item above) by clicking Now plug the camera into the USB port on the computer with the on it then click the Next button.

  • Page 5: Using The Camera Inside

    You’ll be presented with the startup About Dialog that shows the SBIG logo and the version of CCDOps. To dispense with it click anywhere in the dialog other than the two blue fields or simply wait and the dialog will close itself.

  • Page 6: Brightness And Contrast

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual Hot pixels are simply the pixels where the dark current is higher than pixels are definitely obscuring it. Now use the Dark Subtract command in the average and thus they show up as white specs against the salt and the Utility menu.

  • Page 7: Establishing A Link

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual and decrease. Click the ones adjacent to the Range setting and you’ll see Use the Graphics/Comm Setup command in the Misc menu to make the image contrast increase and decrease. Here’s a summary of how this sure USB is selected for the Interface.

  • Page 8: Camera Setup

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual have the latest firmware periodically run the Driver Checker, Setpoint – When the Temperature Regulation is on, set this to the absolute which checks our servers for later drivers and updates your system temperature in degrees C to which the CCD should be cooled.

  • Page 9: Focus Command

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual automatically. Use the Focus command in the Camera menu and set it up in the Focus Setup dialog as shown below: Here we’re asking for a 1.0-second dark frame of the full CCD. Click the OK button and in a few seconds you’ll see an image that looks a lot like the...

  • Page 10: At The Telescope

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual Dark Frames – For most objects you won’t need to take dark frames in Focus mode to frame and focus the object because the exposures At the Telescope tend to be short and the build up of dark current minimal. On Connect the camera to the computer and start CCDOps.

  • Page 11: Finding And Centering The Object

    0.005 inch, so focus is critical. An adapter may be necessary SBIG Software and Catalog CD-ROM. It has an extensive tutorial section to allow the eyepiece to be held at the proper focus position. SBIG sells and detailed information about the software and its capabilities.

  • Page 12: Glossary

    Battery Adapter exposure. SBIG sells a battery clip adapter that allows you to run the ST-402 in the field off a car battery. Contact us for pricing and availability and make sure Correlated Double Sampling - Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) is you ask for the Center-Positive version.
  • Page 13 Quantum Efficiency - Quantum Efficiency refers to the fractional number Track and Accumulate - The Track and Accumulate function is a SBIG of electrons formed in the CCD pixel for a given number of photons.

  • Page 14: Appendix A - Connector And Cables

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual of images of an object. These exposures can be taken unguided as long as the "Snapshot time" does not exceed the length of time Appendix A – Connector and Cables before tracking errors of your clock drive become apparent. This...

  • Page 15: Appendix B - Maintenance

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual be time to replace the desiccant. You can get the replacement desiccant from us and it’s easy to replace with the following procedure: Appendix B – Maintenance This Appendix describes the periodic maintenance items you need to Remove the camera’s front cover by loosening the four socket-...

  • Page 16: Appendix C - Camera Specifications

    SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual Appendix C – Camera Specifications The table below lists the specifications for the ST-402 camera. Specifications are typical and can vary from camera to camera and are subject to change without notice. CCD Options Microlensed CCD...

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