StackShotManual_1_5.pdf - 第15页

 15   DOWN  button.  The  backlighting  may  be  adjusted  from  a  range  of  1  –  10.   == Global Con fig == > LCD Backlight : 10 ->    

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== Global Config ==

> Units: Metr

c/mm

Torque: 5

Hi Precision: Off ->

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3.3.11 MotorTorque

IfStackShotishavingadifficulttimemovingyourcamera/lens,youmayhavetoincr ease

theamountoftorqueprovidedtothemotor.Youmayadjust“Torque”from1‐10.Whynot

alwaysusemaximumtorque?IfyouareusingbatteriestopowerupStackShot,youwill

wanttousetheminimum torquesettingthatallowsthecamera/lenstoproperlymove.At

hightorquesettings,StackShotisquitehungryandwillmorereadilydepletethe(optional)

batterypack.

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== Global Config ==

c/mm

Torque: 5

Hi Precision: Off ->

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3.3.12 HighPrecision

StackShotisquiteprecisebuttherearesomeapplications,specificallywhenusing

microscopeobjectivesathighmagnification,wheresqueezingoutthatlastbitofprecision

maybenecessary.UsingtheUPorDOWNbuttonwilltogglethisfeature.

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== Global Config ==

c/mm

Torque: 5

Hi Precision: Off ->

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With“HiPrecision”setto“On”resolutionsof1μmarepossible.Aswithmostthingsinlife

therearetrade‐offs.First,youwillnoticeahigh‐pitchwhinefromthemotor.Secondly,

therewillbeadramaticreductioninbatterylife(ifbatteryoperationisinuse).

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3.3.13 LCDBacklighting

Backlighting(“LCDBacklight”)isonthefourthconfigurationpageandistheamountoflight

thatthedisplaygeneratessothatyoucanseethetextonthescreen.Itmaybebeneficialto

adjustthebacklightinglowerifworkinginlowlightsituations.Thispreservesyoureyes

sensitivitytolightandalsodoesn’tcauseunwantedsecondarylightinyourexposure.To

increasethebacklighting,presstheUPbutton.Todecreasethebacklighting,pressthe

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DOWNbutton.Thebacklightingmaybeadjustedfromarangeof1–10.

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== Global Config ==

> LCD Backlight: 10 ->

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3.4 MovingtheRail

Themacro‐railmaybemovedinand outmanuallyusingtheFWD/BACKbuttons.Thesetwo

buttonswillalwaysgiveyoucontrolovertherailunlessacaptureiscurrentlytakingplace.If

StackShotiscurrentlyrunningacapturesequenceanybuttonpresswillabortthesequence.If

thecameracarriageisrunintooneofthestopsateitherendaclickingnoisewillbeheard.This

willnotcausedamagetotherail.

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CAUTION:Alwayskeepyourbody,cables,andequipmentclearoftherailwhileitisinmotion.

Therailcanpinchandcrush.Beawareoftheenvironmentyouareoperatingin.Thecenterof

gravitywillchangeasStackShotmovesthecamera.Movingtherailcanpotentiallycausea

tippinghazard.Besurethatyourtri podissecuredandbalancedproperlytopreventdamageto

equipment.Monitoryourcamera,lens,andotherequipmentatalltimeswhiletherailis

movingtopreventdamagetoyourequipment.Themotorcablemayposeasatrippinghazard.

Usecaution.

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3.5 ShutterDisable

BypressingdowntheCONFIGbutton,andthensimultaneouslypressingtheSHUTTERbutton,

youcanactivatethe“ShutterDisable”feature.StackShotwillfunctionnormallyexceptthatit

willnotallowtheshuttertofire(norwilltheshutterLEDilluminate).Toindicatethatthis

featureisactive,“SD”willflashintheupperright‐handcorneroftheLCDDisplay.Usethe

abovebuttoncombinationtorevertbacktonormaloperations.PressingtheSHUTTERbutton

willalsode‐activatethe“ShutterDisable”feature.

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3.6 OperatingModes

Fromthemainscreen,thefirstlineoftheLCDdisplayshowswhichoperatingmodeStackShotis

currentlyusing.PresstheSELECTbuttontomovetheindicatornextto“Mode”.Tochangethe

operatingmodepressandreleasetheUPorDOWNbutton.Thedifferentmodesarediscussed

below.

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