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Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
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Step 5:
Configure the Network for Windows 7 & 8
(if applicable)
Note: Sections 1 and 2 should be completed on both FinishLynx and Meet Management computer.
1.
Go to the Windows
Control Panel
. On the top right is
View By
with
a drop down arrow. Click the drop down arrow and choose Small or
Large Icons.
2.
Find and double click on
Network and Sharing Center
. They are
listed alphabetically by icon name.
3.
This will open the
Network and Sharing Center
. On the left is a
blue section titled Control Panel Home.
4.
Click on the
Change Adapter Settings
icon.
5.
A new window will open displaying your network connections. Right
click on the
Wireless Network Connection
and select
Disable
from the list of items. This is only necessary for the FinishLynx
Capture computer.
6.
Right click on the
Local Area Connection
and select
Properties
from the list of items. A new window will appear with a list of
connection items. Click to select
Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)
and click the
Properties
button.
7.
A Properties window will appear and is typically set to
Obtain an IP
address automatically
. Click to select the radio button for
Use the
following IP address
. In the box for IP address, enter 192.168.0.5
for FinishLynx and hit
Tab
key to auto fill in Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
8.
Click OK and navigate back to the Control Panel. In the control
panel click on the Windows Firewall icon. Under Control Panel
Home, on the left, click on
Turn Windows Firewall on or off
.
9.
Turn off both Home and Public Firewalls (Domain for Windows Pro).
Step 6:
Set Up the Camera and Tripod
Set up the tripod in line with the finish line, preferably on the infield and approximately
10 feet back
.
Note
: Minimum recommended camera distance
from track is eight feet (at this distance you may not be able to see the feet of the athlete in Lane 1
– being able to see the feet is not a requirement for
accurate timing on the Torso of the athlete). If you need to be closer than this you may have to use the optional 6mm lens supplied with your Gold
package.
1.
Extend the tripod legs so the geared head is approximately seven ft
high.
2.
On the near side of the finish line, hold a plumb bob so that it is
suspended directly above the middle of the finish line. This is the
plumb line
, shown as
a
in the image below.
3.
Tie string to the screw on the top of the tripod head. Have your
assistant take the other end of the string to the far side of the finish
line and hold the string taught. This is the
sight line
, shown as
b
in
the image below.
4.
Move the tripod to the left or right until the plumb line and sight line
touch at position
C
in the image below. The tripod is now in the
plane of the finish line.
Step 7:
Attach the Camera to the Tripod
1.
Secure the remote positioner to the camera bottom by turning the
black handled thumbscrew. Make sure the FinishLynx label faces
in the same direction as the camera lens will face.
Note:
Cables omitted for clarity and actual lens may vary from model shown
2.
Connect the cable that comes with the remote positioner to the port
on the positioner and the port on the back of the camera labeled
Remote.
3.
Connect the cable on the remote lens to the remaining serial port on
the remote positioner.
4.
Secure the geared head to the top of the tripod.
5.
Note how the mounting plate is attached to the top of the geared
head. Then, pull back on the lever at the top of the geared head to
release the mounting plate.
6.
Tighten the mounting plate to the bottom of the remote positioner by
turning the screw with a flathead screwdriver. Make sure the
Lens
marking on the bottom of the plate is facing the front of the remote
positioner (where the Lynx label is affixed).
7.
Attach the camera with the remote positioner and mounting plate to
the tripod by clicking the mounting plate into place on the geared
head.
8.
With the camera lens lined up with and facing the finish line, make
minor adjustments to the tripod legs so both bubbles on the tripod
are centered.
9.
Turn the black knob on the geared head that controls the
tilt
of the
camera so that it is at about a 30 degree angle to the ground.
Sight
Line
Plumb
Line
