FinishLynx Scholastic System Quick Start Guide
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Now, FinishLynx can get start lists created in
LynxPad, and LynxPad can import results generated
by FinishLynx.
Step 12.
Use FinishLynx with LynxPad Data
1. In FinishLynx, click
to load the schedule of
events from LynxPad. The
Go To Event
dialog
appears.
2. Click the
Load Schedule
button once. Click the
drop-down list under the
Load Schedule
button. A
list of events appears. Click to select the “
110 Meter
Hurdles Men (9, 3, 1)
” event in the list, and then
click
Ok
. The first heat of the third round of the
men’s 110m hurdles opens on the FinishLynx
screen.
3. Either use a starting gun, or knock the sensor
sharply against a hard object - this simulates the
firing of the starting gun and starts the yellow
FinishLynx timer.
4. Have your assistant run through the finish line while
you press down and hold the red capture button to
capture the image. Release the button as soon as
he/she has run completely through the finish line.
5. Practice evaluating the image by following the same
steps you followed earlier in Step 3
6. Click
File
|
Save
to save the race to the
Practice
competition
directory.
7. Crop space between competitors in your FinishLynx
image by right-clicking and drawing a box around
the unwanted space. Release the mouse button
and select
Crop
from the dialog that appears.
8.
(Optional)
Print the results and a portion of the
FinishLynx image by right-clicking on the image and
drawing a box around the portion you want to
appear in your printout. For example, the first place
finisher or a close finish between two competitors.
Click
Ok
and then select the printer from the
dialog to print the image and results.
9. Click
File
|
Close
window
and then click
Yes
to
save changes you made to the FinishLynx image
when you cropped it.
10. In LynxPad, click to highlight
Men 110 Meter
Hurdles
in the
Events
window. The start list
appears in the
Heats
window.
1. Still in LynxPad, click
Competition
|
Refresh All
Results
. The results from the race you just
evaluated appear in LynxPad.
This completes the
FinishLynx Scholastic System Quick
Start Guide
.
