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- Page 1 Timing Manual Download Latest Manual at http://www.eagleeyedv.com/ProManual_s/622.htm Save .pdf file to C: Program Files > EagleEye > EagleEyePro > Help Download Latest Software at http://www.eagleeyedv.com/SoftwareUpdates_s/615.htm Posted January 20, 2013...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
II. CROSS COUNTRY IN THE BAG A. SYSTEM OVERVIEW EQUIPMENT LIST 1. Camera Options LICENSING & USB KEY 2 Manual vs. Automatic Start 3. Entering Bib Numbers I. TRACK & FIELD 4. Camera Alignment A. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1. General Overview & Suggestions B. -
Page 3: Equipment List
Your Eagle Eye Pro software is licensed and controlled by a USB key. The USB key must remain plugged into a USB port while Eagle Eye Pro is running. If the USB Key is not in use, Eagle Eye Pro software will operate as a READ ONLY version. -
Page 4: Track & Field
A. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1. General Introduction & Suggestions Your Eagle Eye Pro timing system is an easy to use combination of software and hardware. As with all electronic equipment and computer software, it is important that you understand its many features. The information below will help lay the foundation to begin learning your system and working with this manual. - Page 5 The full frame video of Eagle Eye Pro offers a significant advantage. If a hip number of a finishing athlete is obscured at the finish line, the video can easily advance forward or backward to reveal the number. However, as is common with all competitions, hip numbers often fall off during a race. For this reason it’s important to have a plan for the retrieval of hip numbers (athlete identity) immediately...
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Page 6: Operational Overview
5. ➔ software (such as Hy-Tek Meet Manager, RaceberryJAM, Race Tab, etc.) A press of the keyboard automatically assigns the finishing time to the appropriate athlete within Eagle Eye Pro. This file is accepted into the management software for seamless integration. -
Page 7: Software Overview
4. Software Overview Eagle Eye Pro timing software is sophisticated yet easy to use. Its graphical interface is designed to make operation both intuitive and efficient. Tab structure shown below. The Race Results tab is Eagle Eye Pro uses a convenient tab used for each event. -
Page 8: Operation Instructions
B. OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Import Athletes Create an Event File (.evt) or Excel (.xls) template 1. ➔ Described on pages 11 and 12. Import & Pre-Name the Race Video 2. ➔ SELECT the Results tab and CLICK Import and navigate to the created .evt or .xls file. -
Page 9: Read A Race
3. Read a Race After stopping the record process, the captured video is immediately available for review. When using Event Markers “bookmarks” LEFT-CLICK and HOLD the timeline button with your mouse and proceed to drag the video time-line left to right. Use arrow keys or mouse roller wheel to make frame by frame adjustments as needed. -
Page 10: Wireless Trigger Unit
6. Wireless Trigger Units The benefits of Sure-Start Technology begin as soon as both units are powered on. Within moments, flashing lights turn solid red as the transceiver and receiver synchronize with one another. Both units are technically transceivers that make possible two-way communication via a series of green and red lights that communicate the systems readiness, Transmitter effectively replacing the need for a ‘ready flag’... -
Page 11: File Sharing
You need only accept the thumb drive once on each computer during initial set up. Within the Eagle Eye Results Tab, SAVE a results file to the USB thumb drive 6. ➔ connected to the USB Switch. You need only map this drive once during set up. -
Page 12: Creating Files
Within Eagle Eye Pro >Results Tab > Choose the import button and navigate to the Lynx.evt file. * If Eagle Eye is not an option in an earlier version, choose FinishLynx File Sharing. ** Hy-Tek requires their Photo Finish Interface license for this feature to activate the Get Times button within the Run mode. -
Page 13: Using Excel .Xls File (Option 2)
Your Eagle Eye Pro system has the ability to integrate with an .xls file. This file can be imported into Eagle Eye Pro as a blank template (without names, schools, etc.) in order to print results or as a customized template containing athlete names, teams, heats, lanes, etc. -
Page 14: Hardware Set Up
Green mode only (see page 10). Sensitivity: The transmitter is set at 50% gain before shipment. If you believe an increase in sensitivity is necessary for your facility, please contact Eagle Eye for details. Test: Be sure to test your wireless start system for successful transmissions prior to each track meet. -
Page 15: Pre-Meet Set Up
LAYOUT the long (300 foot) data cable from the camera to the timing computer. 2. ➔ ESTABLISH a live video image within Eagle Eye Pro software. 3. ➔ MOVE the timing computer to the finish line and re-establish a live-image on the 4. -
Page 16: Camera Alignment
3. Camera Alignment Proper camera alignment assures finish line accuracy. The goal is to square the camera both horizontally and vertically. This is accomplished with the help of the calibration tool within the Finish Line tab. PLACE the timing computer in a stable location near the camera aligned on the finish-line 1. -
Page 17: Camera Adjustments
4. Camera Adjustment The procedures on this page will help maximize your camera image quality while adapting easily to changing lighting conditions. With the camera aligned on the finish line, powered on and a picture on your computer screen: A. At the Camera TURN the focus dial (outside ring) slowly until you obtain 1. -
Page 18: Set Up Options
* No Camera Power Needed Your Eagle Eye Pro timing camera is PoE enabled, allowing it to draw power from a powered PoE Ethernet switch without the need for its own power source. The examples above using a PoE Ethernet Switch does not... -
Page 19: Pre Meet Precautions
It’s very important NOT to run a fire wall or anti virus (Norton, McAfee, etc.) software program during a track meet. Because your computer is off- line there is no risk of a virus. Your Eagle Eye computer was shipped to you with the fire wall turned off for this reason. -
Page 20: Misc. Features
2. ➔ 2. Print Proof of Performance / Images Eagle Eye Pro supports printing images in several ways via the File menu. For Proof of Performance images we recommend performing a PRINT SCREEN function using the built in Windows print screen feature. -
Page 21: Record & Review Simultaneously
5. Practice Mode – Virtual Grabber Eagle Eye Pro software incorporates several options that allow you to practice using the software without having to set up the entire system. The Virtual Grabber as shown at the right, will act as a live image that can be recorded and interacted with as if it were an image from the camera. -
Page 22: Cross Country
Results tab of the Eagle Eye Pro software. To do so, the cross country option must be checked within the Results tab. Details on page 26. -
Page 23: Operation Instructions
B. OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Time a Race Follow the steps below to prepare both Eagle Eye Pro software and your preferred meet management software for a cross country or road racing event. Prepare the Software 1. ➔ SELECT the Cross Country Timing option within the Race Results tab. -
Page 24: Camera Alignment
2. Camera Alignment Below are examples of camera alignment for cross country races. Depending on the role of your Eagle Eye Pro timing/ video system, you may choose a side view or a frontal view to assist with reading bib numbers. -
Page 25: Choose A Camera
(frame rate, image size, pan, tilt, etc.) as needed. TIP: Eagle Eye Pro software will default to the frame rate for the particular camera you are connected to and its settings. Your windows computer will also allow you to change... -
Page 26: Results & Files
(you will only have one heat for each XC event). This will make it easier to add a runner as needed. Close seeding. CREATE the Lynx.evt file via Run > Interfaces > Photo Finish – Eagle Eye Pro > Update 6. ➔... -
Page 27: Video Analysis
III. VIDEO ANALYSIS Your Eagle Eye Pro Timing software and high speed camera have the ability serve as a tremendous teaching tool. The ability to record and replay video in super slow motion (100fps), bookmark key events as they happen, and review during live recording are just a few of the many features used for motion analysis. -
Page 28: Export .Seq To .Avi
4. Export .seq to .avi The default video file created by Eagle Eye Pro Timing software is an .seq file. This file type will not play in most third party software or video players. For this reason, follow the steps below to export the .seq file to a common .avi format that will play in Windows Media Player, Eagle... -
Page 29: Support
Be sure the volume is turned up. The USB adaptor should be selected from the Device drop down menu within the Trigger tab. If not listed, shut down Eagle Eye Pro and reopen the software. The adaptor should be automatically detected by the computer. -
Page 30: Supplements
Dropbox is a FREE online file and storage solution that will allow you to easily share the file (created by the meet management software) and the .lif results files (created by the Eagle Eye software) between two or more computers. Sharing these files will allow auto-population of the track times from Eagle Eye into Hy-Tek (or other meet management software) via the GET TIMES feature. -
Page 31: Windows Ad Hoc Wireless Network
Once you have created the network connection as described above, the results file (created by the Eagle Eye timing computer) can be saved by selecting Save Times within the Race Results tab. The meet management computer will then retrieve the results file from this same location (for example,... -
Page 32: Optional Display
Even choose to display a custom message to the board. All controls are conveniently located within the Eagle Eye Pro software Results tab. Once the initial driver is installed on your Eagle Eye computer, each operation is a simple plug-n-play process. -
Page 33: Optional Extended Range Set-Up
LED display on the finish line. INSTALL the USB to Serial Cable software driver on the Eagle Eye computer as instructed. 1. ➔ INSTALL the USB Extender software driver on the Eagle Eye computer as instructed. -
Page 34: Discontinued Products
1. ➔ 2. ➔ LAUNCH the Go!Suite program on the results computer. PLUG the other end of the cable into a USB port on the Eagle Eye computer. 3. ➔ 4. ➔ CHOOSE the Folder Sync option on both computers. -
Page 35: Wireless Start System (Blue Trigger)
Starter or wear in a pocket. The body may attenuate (reduce) the signal. Elevate: Do not try to send a signal through a crowd of people on the infield, etc. Elevate the receiver if necessary. A longer audio cable may be required (purchase from Eagle Eye or retailer such as Radio Shack, etc.
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