Shutter
How to see if the shutter is not
functioning
properly:
In case of shutter trouble, you will notice one of the followings:
- It does not open in UI.
- There is no reaction on UI when
pressing
Open or Close buttons.
- All star images are elongated (or
shows
long streaks) in Y-direction on exposed CCD image.
Solution:
- Press <Shutter> button in UI
screen
and open the Shutter Control Dialogue.
- Press <Reset> from the
dialogue,
and wait for about 3 seconds until the resetting is finished.
- Press the "Open Shutter" button in
UI screen. Check the shutter section and see if the shutter actually
opens on the UI.
- Press the "Close Shutter" button. Check the shutter section and see if the
shutter
actually closes on the UI.
- Type exposure time, e.g., 3 sec, at the shutter section on the
UI,
and press <Enter>. Check the
shutter section
and see if the shutter actually opens and closes in specified (3)
seconds
on the UI.