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 10     3.3.4 Loading/Saving  Settings   StackShot  automatically  saves  the  last  settings  used,  but  sometimes  it  is  more  convenient  to  save  different  configurations  for  differen…

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Figure3belowshowswherethesettlingtimetakesplace.

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Figure3‐SettleTime

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3.3.3 TimeOffBetweenPictures

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Timeoff(“Toff”)isthetimebetweenmultiplepictures.Thisonlyapplieswhenthenumber

ofpictures(“#pics”)isgreaterthanoneunlesstheoperatingmodeissetto“Continuous”.

In“Continuous”mode,“Toff”isthetimebetweenpictures.

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== Global Config ==

# pics: 3

Tsettle: 500.0 ms

Toff: 500.0 ms ->

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Seebelowtodemonstratewhere“Tsettle”,“ Toff”,and“Tpulse”allcomeintoplaywhen

takingmultiplepictures.

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Figure4‐TotalTimingDiagram

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3.3.4 Loading/SavingSettings

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StackShotautomaticallysavesthelastsettingsused,butsometimesitismoreconvenientto

savedifferentconfigurationsfordifferentsetups(oneconfigurationforinsects,forflowers,

orevenspecificlenses).Toloadorsavethesettings,presstheSELECTbuttonuntilthe

cursorisnextto“Load/SaveConfig”and presstheUPorDOWNbuttontoenterthenext

screen.

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== Global Config ==

> Load/Save Settings

Auto Return: No

Speed: 800 mils/sec ->

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Fromthisscreenyouhavetwooptions–toeitherloadorsavetheconfiguration.Pressthe

SELECTbuttontochangebetweenthetwooptions.Underthe“Load”screen,youwillsee

thefollowing:

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== Load Config ==

1. <empty>

Up/down to select.

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UsingtheUPorDOWNbuttons,youcanscrollthroughthetenavailableconfigurationsto

retrieve.Iftheyhaveneverbeenloadedwithaconfigurationbeforeitwillsho wupas

“empty”otherwiseitwillshowthenameyouhadpreviouslysaved.Onceyouhave

highlightedthedesiredconfigurationtoload,presstheSELECTb utton.Thiswilltakeyouto

themainscreenforthisconfiguration.Youcanaborttheloadingscreenbysimplypressing

theCONFIGbutton.

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Theprocessissimilarforsavingaconfiguration.Once“Save”isselected,youwillseethe

followingscreen:

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== Save Config ==

1. <empty>

Up/down to select.

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UsetheUPorDOWNbuttonstoselectwhichconfigurationyouwouldliketosave.Youcan

overwritepreviouslystoredconfigurations.Oncethedesiredconfigurationisselected,

presstheSELECTbutton.Atthispointyoucanente raname.Thecursorunderlinesyour

currentposition.TheUPandDOWNbuttonsmaybeusedtochangethecharacters.Each

timeSELECTispresseditwilltakeyoutothenextcharacterposition.Keeppressingselect

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untilallthecharactershavebeenentered(Atotalof12maybeused).Notallspacesneed

tobefilled,justkeeppressingselecttofinishtheentry.Uponsavingtheconfigurationthe

screenwillshow:

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== Save Config ==

1. 5X Spiders

Saved. Cfg exits.

Up/down to select.

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Inthiscasethesettingnamewassetto“5XSpiders”.PresstheCONFIGbuttontoexittothe

mainscreen.

3.3.5 AutomaticReturn

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WhenStackShotfinishesaseriesofstepsyouhavetheoptionofreturningtothebeginning

positionautomatically(“AutoReturn”setto“Yes”).Thisisusefulifyouwanttochangea

camerasettingandbeginanothersetofpictures.Tochangethissetting,usetheUPor

DOWNbuttons.Whensetto“No”,StackShotwillleavethecameraatthefinalposition.

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== Global Config ==

Load/Save Settings

Auto Return: No

Speed: 800 mils/sec ->

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BelowinFigure5isanexampleofwhenStackShotisconfiguredforfivesteps.Atthe

completionofthefivesteps(andwith“AutoReturn”setto“Yes”),therailwillmovebackto

itsinitialposition.If“AutoReturn”hadbeensetto“No”,therailwouldhaveremainedat

thefinalposition.

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Figure5‐AutoReturn

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3.3.6 MotorSpeed

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Themotorspeed(“Speed”)isanadjustableparameter.Whynotsetthespeedtothe

maximum?Therearetwodrawbacksfromgoingfaster: