FinishLynx Scholastic System Quick Start Guide
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Step 8.
Connect the cables
Sensor
USB
Cat 5 Ethernet
DB 15 Cable
XLR
Capture
Button
PoE
Injector
Cat 5 Ethernet
AC
AC
EtherLynx
Scholastic Vision
Camera
1. Connect an Ethernet cable between the back of the
camera labeled
POE 10/100/1000
to the port labeled
Out
on the Power over Ethernet injector.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the network
connection on your computer and the other end to a
port labeled
In
on the Power-over-Ethernet injector.
3. Connect the male end of the start sensor cable to
the DB15 to XLR Connection cable. Attach the start
sensor to the other end of the cable and keep the
start sensor close by.
4. Connect the capture button cable to the USB/Serial
adapter and connect this to a USB port on your
computer.
5. 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 LITE
. 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
First, connect the lens cable to the Remote serial
port on the back of the camera. Then, configure your
camera settings to use the 2.8-10mm P-Iris lens: in
FinishLynx, access the camera settings by clicking
. Under the Setup tab, locate the
Iris Type:
setting and select the
P-Iris
radio button. Click Ok.
Focus Adjuster
Zoom Adjuster
