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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.
Step 8: Connect the cables
Connection Box
EtherLynx Vision
Camera
DB 15 Cable
Cat 5 Ethernet
PoE
Switch
IdentiLynx
Camera
Cat 5 Ethernet
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
Power over Ethernet switch.
3. Connect an Ethernet cable to the network connection on
your computer and the other end to a port on the Power
over Ethernet switch.
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 button splitter to a 9-pin serial port, or a USB
port with the supplied adaptor, on your computer.
6. Connect the capture button cable to the 9-pin serial port
on the button splitter that is labelled
7. Depending on the distance between the scoreboard and
your computer or camera, connect the scoreboard serial
cable, either to the Serial Port
to the other 9-pin serial port on the button splitter.
FinishLynx G P Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
OLD ACKAGE
XLR
AC
USB
Cat 5 Ethernet
and a port on the
Capture Button.
on your Connection box, or
8. Turn on the camera by pressing and holding the black
power button on the back.
Step 9:
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
Sensor 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
Capture
Button
the top left hand corner of the FinishLynx
Control
Button Splitter
The icon turns green
AC
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 Remote Lens/Positioner Controls - Adjust the
remote lens/position controls on the right of the
FinishLynx hardware control screen.
Center Remote Camera Positioner
Click
remote positioner.
Remote Camera Tilt, Pan & Swivel
Use the remote Tilt, Pan, and Swivel buttons to adjust the
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.
Align the EtherLynx camera
screen.
and the 2-D video viewer
to center the camera automatically using the
in
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