lynx System Developers FinishLynx Assembly Instructions Manual page 6

Remotely adjust lens aperture to control the
amount of light in the lens. If your picture looks too
white or washed out, use the Close Iris button
FinishLynx to let less light in. Likewise, if your
picture looks too dark, use the Open Iris button
in FinishLynx to let more light in. To enable the Auto
Iris feature: click
Iris, and then click OK. FinishLynx will now
automatically remotely open and close the iris
depending on the amount of light.
Note: By default, the iris will be in the closed
position, so it is normal for the image in FinishLynx
to be very dark or black at first, until you open the
iris.
Manually adjust lens focus and zoom
lens is a varifocal lens, meaning it will not stay in
focus when you change the zoom. This step will
require some fine tuning to get the proper zoom and
focus in order to achieve a good image.
4. Once the camera appears to be aligned, click the
green alignment
then click on the red 1-D alignment icon
will know when your camera is aligned on the finish
line because the 1-D image will be primarily white.
See image below for proper 1-D alignment.
If you followed the steps closely in 2-D align, the
camera should already be aligned in 1-D mode as
well. The 1-D image should look similar to the
following screen capture:
Note: If your picture looks washed out by too much light,
turn the aperture ring to a higher f-number to let less
light in.
5. Have your assistant run through the finish line and
watch where they appear on the computer monitor.
The goal is for the runner's torso to be fully visible in
both the inside and outside lanes. Now, have your
assistant run through the inner-most and outer-most
lanes. Adjust the
tilt
clearly visible on both ends of the finish line.
Note: It may be necessary to move the camera
further back from the track if you cannot see all
lanes in the image.
FinishLynx Scholastic System Quick Start Guide
| Parameters tab; check Auto
rings. This
icon to close 2D alignment and
of the camera until they are
in
Tilt
6. After the image on the computer shows a white
background and black lane lines and your assistant
appears in the inner and outer-most lanes, adjust
the camera lens focus ring again until all lanes
appear crisp and in focus.
Step 10.
1. Click
2. Click the
your finish line in the
3. Check that
4. Click Ok.
5. Select
bar
6. Under the
. You
Port from the
Step 11.
1. Right-click on your computer desktop and select
New
change the name to Practice competition.
2. In FinishLynx, click
Browse
navigate to the Practice competition directory you
just created. Then, click Ok.
3. Still in FinishLynx, click
the
to the
Practice competition directory. Then, click Ok.
4. Now, start LynxPad by clicking the Windows
button and then
5. Click
Existing Results on Program Start
click Ok.
6. Open the sample competition by clicking
Open.
then double-click the
competition opens on the screen.
7. Still in LynxPad, click
Browse
Navigate to the Practice competition file you
created earlier. Select it and click Ok. Click
and then click
8. Still in LynxPad, click
to the Practice competition folder. Then, click Ok.
Pan
Adjust FinishLynx camera settings
| Parameters | AGC.
Setup tab and enter the number of lanes at
Lanes
Identify by...
is set to
File | Options from the FinishLynx Lite menu
General tab select the correct USB/Serial
Capture Button
Create a shared directory for
FinishLynx and LynxPad
| Folder. When the New Folder appears,
| Options.... Click the
File
button on the Event Directory:
File
Database tab. Click the
Output Directory: and navigate to the
All Programs
Options...
File | and uncheck the
Navigate to C:\LynxPadData\Sample
lynx.cmp
| Options.... Click the
File
button next to the Directory:
Ok again.
File |
Swivel
field.
Lanes
drop down listing.
and
Options...
| and click
Browse...
button next
Start
| LynxPad.
Load
box. Then,
File |
and
file. A practice
text field.
Apply
Save as...
and navigate
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