Specifications

SBIG ST-8300 Manual
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Installing the Software o 32-bit Windows Systems
This secti stem.
2. Installing the Software
n
on describes how to install drivers on a 32-bit Windows sy
Note: If you are installing the camera drivers on a 64-bit Windows
System, skip this section and follow the instructions in the next section.
Don’t plug the camera into the computer until instructed to do so below and
please follow the instructions carefully.
1. Disable Driver Signing – Windows XP adds an extra level of security
to installing drivers that will complicate our installation. To disable it
open the Control Panel in the Start Menu, select System and then select
the Hardware tab. Click the Driver Signing button and in the dialog
that appears select Ignore then click OK. Click OK one more time to
close the Control Panel.
2. Insert the SBIG Catalog and Software CD-ROM in your com uter
and on most systems the installer program will automatically start. If it
doesn’t, explore the CD-ROM drive and double-click on the
autorun.exe icon. Then click on the Setup a New Camera button.
Install CCDOps – Click on the Install CCDOps button to install it
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3. on
your computer, and then follow the on-screen instructions. CCDOps is
our powerful yet simple-to-use image acquisition and image processing
software and we’ll use it extensively throughout this manual.
Install the Driver Checker – Click on the Install Driver Che4. cker
button to install it on your computer and then follow the on-screen
instructions. The Driver Checker is a utility program that installs and
maintains the drivers that are required for operating the ST-8300 under
the Windows Operating System. At the end of the install when you are
given the option to launch the Driver Checker. Check that option.
When the Driver Checker starts it will ask you if you have an Intern5. et
Connection on this machine. If you do then answer Yes otherwise
answer No. The Driver Checker will install the camera drivers and at
this point all your drivers should all be current: