lynx System Developers FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Manual page 4

FinishLynx Gold Package
Connection and select Disable
only necessary for the FinishLynx Capture computer.
6. Right click on the Local Area Connection
Properties from the list of items. A new window will appear
with a list of connection items. Click to select
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
button.
7. A Properties window will appear and is typically set to
an IP address automatically. Click to select the radio button
for Use the following IP
Step 5: Set Up the Camera and Tripod
Set up the tripod in line with the finish line, preferably on the infield
and approximately 10 feet back.
Note: Minimum recommended camera distance from track is 8
feet (at this distance you may not be able to see the feet of the
athlete in Lane 1. Being able to see the feet is not a requirement
for accurate timing on the torso of the athlete. If you need to be
closer than this, you may have to use the optional 2.8-10mm P-
Iris Lens supplied with your Gold Package. (See last past of QSG
for these instructions)
1. Extend the tripod legs so the geared head is approximately 7
ft high.
2. On the near side of the finish line, hold a plumb bob so that it
is suspended directly above the middle of the finish line. This
is the plumb line, shown as a in the image below.
3. Tie string to the screw on the top of the tripod head. Have
your assistant take the other end of the string to the far side
of the finish line and hold the string taught. This is the sight
line, shown as b in the image below.
Step 6: Attach the Camera to the Tripod
1. Secure the remote positioner to the camera bottom by turning
the black handled thumbscrew. Make sure the FinishLynx
label faces in the same direction as the camera lens will face.
Note: Cables omitted for clarity and actual lens may vary from
model shown
2. Connect the cable that comes with the remote positioner to
the port on the positioner and the port on the back of the
camera labeled Remote.
FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
from the list of items. This is
and select
Internet
and click the Properties
Obtain
address. In the box for IP address,
enter 192.168.0.5 for FinishLynx and hit
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK and navigate back to the Control Panel. In the
control panel click on the Windows Firewall icon. Under
Control Panel Home, on the left, click on
Firewall on or off.
9. Turn off both Home and Public Firewalls (Domain for
Windows Pro).
4. Move the tripod to the left or right until the plumb line and sight
line touch at position C in the image below. The tripod is now
in the plane of the finish line.
Plumb
Line
3. Connect the cable on the remote lens to the remaining serial
port on the remote positioner.
4. Secure the geared head to the top of the tripod.
5. Note how the mounting plate is attached to the top of the
geared head. Then, pull back on the lever at the top of the
geared head to release the mounting plate.
6. Tighten the mounting plate to the bottom of the remote
positioner by turning the screw with a flathead screwdriver.
Make sure the Lens marking on the bottom of the plate is
facing the front of the remote positioner (where the Lynx label
is affixed).
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.
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