FinishLynx Bronze System Quick Start Guide
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Step 8.
Connect the cables
Connection Box
Sensor
USB
Cat 5 Ethernet
DB 15 Cable
XLR
Capture
Button
PoE
Injector
Cat 5 Ethernet
AC
AC
EtherLynx Vision
Camera
1.
Connect the female end of connection box cable to the
port on the back of the camera labeled
Connection Box
and the male end to the left side of the connection box.
2.
Connect an Ethernet cable between the back of the
camera labeled
POE 10/100/1000
to the port labelled
Out
on the Power over Ethernet injector.
3.
Connect an Ethernet cable to the network connection on
your computer and the other end to a port labelled
In
on
the Power over Ethernet injector.
4.
Connect the male end of the start sensor cable to the
connection box where it says
Start
. Attach the start
sensor to the other end of the cable and keep the start
sensor close by.
5.
Connect the capture button to a 9-pin serial port, or a
USB port with the supplied adaptor on your computer.
6.
Turn on the camera by pressing and holding the black
power button on the back.
Step 9.
Align the EtherLynx camera
Note
: The EtherLynx Vision camera can be aligned using
either 1-D mode or 2-D EasyAlign mode. We recommend
using EasyAlign. If you are using an older model EtherLynx
camera, however, it must be aligned using classic 1-D mode.
NOTE If running a wireless Ethernet card on your computer,
we recommend that you disable it while the camera is
booting.
Start FinishLynx
. Wait while the green status bar in the lower
right corner of the screen completes its cycle.
Align Vision Camera in EasyAlign 2-D Video Mode
1.
Activate EasyAlign
by clicking on the 2D align Icon
in
the top left hand corner of the FinishLynx
Hardware
Control
screen.
The icon turns green
and the 2-D video viewer
appears within the software. The 2-D viewer makes it
easy to see how your camera is aligned on the finish
. The
goal is to align the green vertical line with the painted
finish line and near its front edge.
2.
Adjust Camera Orientation
Use the tripod's
Tilt, Pan
, and
Swivel
knobs to adjust the
camera orientation of the camera on the finish. You want to
ensure that the green vertical line is perfectly aligned on the
white finish line and that all lanes are visible in the viewer.
Tilt
Pan
Swivel
Have your assistant run through the finish line and watch
where he/she appears on the computer monitor. The
goal is
for the runner’s torso to be fully visible in both the inside and
outside lanes. Once the camera position is correct, you can
then optimize the remote lens settings.
3.
Adjust & Optimize Lens Settings
-
Adjust lens aperture
ring
to control the amount of light
in the lens. If your picture looks too white or washed
out, turn the aperture ring to a higher f-number, to let
less light in.
-
Adjust lens focus ring to infinity (
∞
).
This ensures your
Far Focus
(lanes farthest from camera) appears crisp.
.
aperture ring
focus ring
After your far lanes appear in focus, ensure that your
near lanes are similarly in focus as well. This will usually
be the case automatically. Note: If you are having a hard
