lynx System Developers FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Manual page 5

FinishLynx Gold Package
Step 7: Connect the Cables
Connection Box
EtherLynx Vision
Camera
DB 15 Cable
Cat 5 Ethernet
PoE
Switch
IdentiLynx
Camera
Cat 5 Ethernet
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
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.
Step 8: Align the EtherLynx Camera
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
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
the top left-hand corner of the FinishLynx
screen.
The icon turns green
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.
FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
Sensor
XLR
AC
Capture
Button
Button Splitter
USB
AC
and a port on the Power-over-
Hardware Control
and the 2-D video viewer appears
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 labeled
7. Depending on the distance between the scoreboard and your
computer or camera, connect the scoreboard serial cable,
either to the Serial Port
other 9-pin serial port on the button splitter.
8. Turn on the camera by pressing and holding the black power
button on the back.
Center Remote Camera Positioner
Click to center the camera automatically using the 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.
in
Quick Start Guide
Capture Button.
on your Connection box, or to the
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