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Available Articles in MaxIm DL Basic
  1. What is the "ultimate" calibration method?
  2. What is stiction and how can I overcome it?
  3. Do I need to take bias frames?
  4. MaxIm DL v5 Manual Uninstall Instructions
  5. Can I install MaxIm DL to more than 1 computer?
  6. I have two cameras. Can I use one to image while using the other as an autoguider?
  7. Can I upgrade a copy of MaxIm DL that I bought second-hand?
  8. Do I have to align the autoguider with the telescope axes?
  9. Why would I want to do a "sky flat"? How is it done?
  10. I have a new DSLR camera, will it work?
  11. I just installed MaxIm DL, and every time I start it, it crashes. What's wrong?
  12. Can I adjust the autoguider settings during an exposure?
  13. When I start guiding, the star initially stays put, but then starts moving rapidly back and forth until it leaves the guide box. What is wrong?
  14. If I have v4, and v5 of MaxIm DL, and I uninstall one version, will it affect the other version?
  15. Should I average dark frames?
  16. My USB interface camera seems to lock up the application occasionally. What is wrong?
  17. How can I control an SBIG CFW8, Optec, or Homeyer filter wheel using the parallel port?
  18. System Requirements
  19. Are flat-field frames necessary?
  20. Will a new installation of MaxIm DL v5, recognize an exisiting full version of Pinpoint?
  21. I have a model of camera that is obsolete. Will it work with MaxIm DL v5?
  22. An installer comes up when I am using MaxIm DL. What is it installing?
  23. What is needed to run a Meade Pictor 416XT or 1616XT via SCSI?
  24. Is MaxIm DL Optimized for Hyperthreading?
  25. Calibration seems to be very complicated. Do I need to do it?
  26. Is there a recommended file structure for captured images?
  27. I have a new Canon or Nikon camera, will it work?
  28. Are any special system settings required for SBIG cameras?
  29. What is your upgrade policy?
  30. Can MaxIm DL handle multiple cameras?
  31. Can MaxIm DL display images or video to a second monitor?
  32. After I upgrade, can I continue to use the old version, or sell it to someone else?
  33. Can I use My DSLR as an autoguider?
  34. I am receiving message "Please wait while windows configures Maxim DL v5" when running MaxIm DL.
  35. Do you support "Track and Accumulate"?
  36. Is it better to do all the calibration in one step, or to do each in turn?
  37. I lost my current license, how can I recover it?
  38. Does it make any difference if the autoguider has larger pixels than the imaging camera?
  39. What does the Aggressiveness setting do?
  40. The images I took with my DSLR appear too red, what is causing this?
  41. Is MaxIm DL supported on Mac computers?
  42. Can MaxIm DL perform terrestrial viewing/imaging?
  43. Can I autoguide image sequences on a dual-chip camera?
  44. Do the light frames have to be of the same duration as the dark frames?
  45. When I try to open a file I receive the error "Could not open file "FILE NAME" [6]"
  46. Will I loose data if I compress my FITS image?
  47. What are the backlash settings for?
  48. Can you help me with my 3rd party driver?
  49. How do I setup a sequence of monochrome dark frames?
  50. How do I power a CFW8 filter wheel without using an SBIG camera?
  51. I am having problems uninstalling MaxIm DL, what can I do?
  52. My camera doesn't have temperature regulation. How can I make sure the dark frames subtract properly?
  53. Where can I download my software?
  54. I just upgraded my operating system. Why will my camera not work?
  55. Can I use other "Control Via" methods instead of "Guider Relays" with an AO device?
  56. How do I register?
  57. Do you support CMY imaging?
  58. How do I get customer support?
  59. Every time I try to open the help files, MaxIm DL crashes. How do I fix this?
  60. Are any of the other functions available while taking exposures?
  61. My Shoestring Astronomy GPINT-PT adapter is not recognized by MaximDL
  62. I need help with my FLI device, can you help me?
  63. Once I have created a tricolor composite image, can I do additional processing on it?
  64. Filter Wheel Error 100
  65. Subscription or upgrade request rejected
  66. I have Windows "Color Quality" set to "High (32-bit)". Why can't I display all the colors in a 16-bit image?
  67. How do I do dark frame subtraction for STAR2000 cameras?
  68. My camera or filter wheel has a small connector with three wires. What are the equivalent pins for the 9-pin connector?
  69. How do I get the Pictor SCSI interface to work under Windows 2000?
  70. I need help with my Yankee Robotics device, can you help me?
  71. I occasionally get an error when downloading images with the Pictor SCSI interface. How can I avoid this?
  72. "% of Image" VS. "CAT Expand Factor"
  73. How autoguider calibration works
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