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1. 0 463343 0 171875 Main Infield A 0605572 011523 0535191 014843 0192082 056835 0271251 041210 0341642 029296 Now you can judge easily any new race done with these camera positions The procedure must be redo if you change camera location or camera zoom Note During judgment you can always move vertically the zoom view with Shift mouse wheel it will move both zoom vertically Page 66 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 SCAN O VISION 4 9 9 Sounds oome sounds beep are played when actions are not possible In acquisition mode the C OSV STAR GI F StartSound wav is played when a start occurs default sound is a gunshot In case of manual start F4 key the GIF StartSoundManual wav is played default sound is a ding Delete these files to disable these sounds You can rename any wav sound to replace the default sounds 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 67 4 7 SMSS TIMING 9 MENU DESCRIPTION This chapter explains all the menus of the software Some menus can also be accessed by shortcut or icon 5 1 File menu 5 1 1 zt Hardware setup Select the Hardware setup tab of the configuration mode See chapter 4 1 1 5 1 2 Software setup Select the I Software setup tab of the configuration mode See chapter 4 1 2 5 1 3 Print shortcut Ctrl P Print the image following the print setup chapter 4 1 3 If an image has to be printed it starts with
2. Automatic cursor at When one of these boxes is checked when exiting the acquisition mode the finish time software will directly pass in judgment mode show the requested image and View 1 camera eventually place a time mark The time marks can then be adjusted with the detection and keys identified and validated Automatic cursor at finish time E Jugment Image position on 1st finish L Jugment Time mark on 1st finish Ta Jugment Jugment Image position on 1st camera detection Image position on 1st camera detection lon 1st camera detect No time mark placed Time mark on 1st camera detection Leen Um Armed finish impulse Trig start F8 or camera detection View 1 camera detection will only works if camera detection or finish contact or camera detection is selected in Preferences 1 of the Hace mode see 4 2 18 View Page 16 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 SCAN O VISION Display in the results The check boxes in this frame allow you to decide which columns are window displayed in the results window judgment mode Lane number Lane number of the competitor from the start list or to be introduced during judgment Bib number Bib number of the competitor from the start list or to be introduced during judgment Replaced by the Handicap when the Horse racing mode is selected Competitor first name First name of the competitor from the start li
3. Possibility to compute and display the Kilometric reduction In this case the Lane number will represent the handicap distance oee also 4 9 4 Possibility to compute and display the distance in horse lengths from the previous competitor and or from the first competitor These distances can be manually modified See also 4 9 3 oee also chapter 4 2 15 6 4 Rounding regulation The rounding regulation can be selected for the Standard mode and the Race online mode e Rounding down will truncate the times lower numbers are ignored e Rounding up IAAF will increase the time if the numbers to cut are not 0 e Medium rounding will truncate the times that are smaller than 5 and increase the times superior or equal to 5 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 73 4 7 SWISS TIMING 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 Example for the 9 8725 time with the different precision and rules Rounding down Rounding up Medium rounding 1 10000s 9 8725 9 8725 9 8725 1 1000s 9 872 9 873 9 873 ws 98 3 99 J ag Is 9 DA 10 10 O oee also chapter 4 2 17 Manual start regulation The regulation in case of manual start given from the keyboard can be selected for the Standard mode and the Race online mode e Normal display of time will make no difference as a normal start e Display only up to 1 10s IAAF will display all times with a precision of 1 10s oee also chapter 4 2
4. Race mode or Judgment mode and quickly change from one to the other by one click This can be used to switch between a test folder and a competition folder in acquisition or between main camera races and infield camera races in judgment 4 1 3 Print setup tab This tab is used to select the information to be printed two print modes are available Normal 7his mode is not recommended if you want to print the image In this mode some information is printed on top of the page the image is printed in the middle of the page and the results are printed below the image so all the race information can be printed on the same page You can choose which data is to be printed by checking the corresponding field For the classification the same columns as on the results window of the judgment mode are printed The print can be done in Portrait or Landscape mode Template This mode is recommended if you want to print the image In this mode the image and results are printed following a customizable template so almost any configuration can be printed Template 1 and Template 2 allow you to select the template to be used when printing The templates must be located in the OSV STAR Template sub directory The maximum number of result s lines printed can be selected with the Number of printed bibs to ensure it will not overflow the template If this field is empty the whole results will be printed if it fits on the template
5. time and kilometric reduction SOH DC3 DV SCH STX RANKOS5HANDO3BIBNO7TIMEI4KMRDO9 EOT SOH DCS DV SCD STX cx Salles E ewe 99 EOT SOH DCS DV SCD STX 92 2 laa SZ 998 Lb20 3 0316 EOT SOH DC3 DV SCD STX zl 9 aaa 2 3264 6 2034 603 EOT e Classification of 3 competitors with in order the rank first name time and horse distance table 2 SOH DC3 DV SCH STX RANKOSFNAMI6TIME14HDS215 EOT SOH DC3 DV SCD STX anl Johnna 2 33 UL Dronen EOT SOH DC3 DV SCD STX 22 Mike o 4444444444 442442 33 0364 short shead 44 4 EOT SOH DC3 DV SCD STX 34 Alexandre xTemI 46 2 993404249 32 9101engths 3 EOT 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 87 4 7 SMSS TIMING 9 KEYBOARD SHORCUTS For fast access it is possible to reach some functions with keyboard shortcut In judgment mode cancel the placement of a time mark See 4 4 1 In full screen mode exit the full screen mode See 4 7 In WEB mode exit the WEB mode See 4 8 Stop the loading of a race See 4 2 4 Qul eT In double instance judgment switch the zoom view between main and infield see 2 7 Cul 2 n double instance judgment horizontal flip of the other instance zoom s display see 2 7 Ctrl D Generate a PDF file using the template 1 see 4 1 3 The file name and location follow the setup made in the PDF section in the e Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 Ctrl Shift Generate a PDF file using the template 2
6. Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F12 Alt F4 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 89 4 7 SWISS TIMING T In judgment mode changes the lane number and bib number following the start list up arrow key order only possible between mouse button released and validation Can also be done with the mouse wheel See 4 4 1 If transponder judgment is used this function is not available instead it will scroll up the zoom green rectangle In acquisition mode increase the acquisition speed See 4 9 2 In full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to the top Can also be done with Shift mouse wheel up See 4 7 SE In judgment mode changes the lane number and bib number following the start list down arrow order only possible between mouse button released and validation Can also be Key done with the mouse wheel See 4 4 1 If transponder judgment is used this function is not available instead it will scroll down the zoom green rectangle In acquisition mode decrease the acquisition speed See 4 9 2 In full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to the bottom Can also be done with Shift mouse wheel down See 4 7 Shift 1 In race mode and in judgment mode move the zoom green rectangle to the top up arrow key Shift In race mode and in judgment mode move the zoom green rectangle to the bottom down arrow key Ctrl In judgment with transponder change the identifi
7. In the camera setting line scan mode 3 3 Page 12 You can use the V icon to activate the zoom to help adjust the sharpness see 4 5 3 The content of the zoom is selected by the green rectangle of the main window it can be moved vertically only by doing a right click and drag on it Click the S icon to stop the zoom You can also use the red and green vertical bar graph in the zoom window to help the sharpness adjustment see 4 5 8 Select the Camera setup tab Press the icon to disable the automatic light adjustment Move the Contrast and Colour contrast to get the optimum image quality The image can be fixed paused for analysis by pressing the icon Press the 3X icon if you want the online image again If you are doing an outdoor competition during the day and you have white and black parts on the finish line press the icon to enable the automatic light adjustment that will correct the contrast when clouds pass in front of the sun If you are doing indoor or night competition it is recommended to leave the automatic light adjustment disabled in this case you have to adjust the contrast when you are changing the acquisition speed Synchronisation and configuration of the system Click the El icon to go in the configuration mode In the Hardware setup tab select the kind of contact normally open or normally closed according to the start and finish devices you have connected to the camera Clic
8. is between 5 and 10 The stability adjustment can only be modified when the automatic light adjustment is disabled When the automatic light adjustment is working well the corresponding indicator is green in the status bar El If the automatic light adjustment is enabled but does not work image too dark not enough contrast in the image the indicator is red in the status bar El When the automatic light adjustment is disabled icon displayed the corresponding indicator becomes grey in the status bar El 4 5 7 Detection zone for the automatic recording by camera The OSV STAR camera can automatically detect objects It can be used to record automatically the competitor crossing the finish line without need of photocells The automatic recording by camera is choosing in the Preferences 1 tab see 4 2 18 when doing a new race and is then activated as soon as the finish channel is armed To work properly these functions have to be configured e n the Camera Setting mode in line scan mode the Detection Zone DZ has to be set When the Detection Zone is displayed if not click on the xi icon you can move vertically its top and bottom limits by drag and drop this is useful to ignore some moving background Competitors crossing the finish line totally out of the Detection Zone will not be recorded In the Camera Setting mode the object detected will generate a green bar DP on the top of the online i
9. If Print judgment cursor is not checked the time marks will not be printed over the image If Without time scale is checked the image will be printed without time scale To modify an existing template or create your own template you have to use the TemplatePrint exe software Please refer to the TemplatePrint user manual for more details file 3434 504 02 pdf in the OSV STAR Documentation sub directory If you create a new template the OSV STAR software has to be restarted to show this template in the list A modification of the active template when Page 18 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 W SCAN O VISION saved in the TemplatePrint software is directly used for the next print without needing to restart the OSV STAR software Some shortcuts exist to print directly what you want Ctrl P Print using the selected mode normal or template 1 full screen mode it will print a copy of the screen Ctrl Alt P Always print using the normal mode Ctrl Shift P Always print using the template 1 Ctrl Z Always print using the template 2 Ctrl D Generate a PDF file using the template 1 Ctrl Shift D Generate a PDF file using the template 2 4 1 4 Export setup tab This tab is used to give the parameters for the Export and the Export full image functions E ovo CANEMEEEEU ONERE File Race Judgment Regulation Scoreboard
10. In this case the wind measurement will start when the ARM FINISH F7 button is pressed When you enter in acquisition mode for a race shorter or equal to 100m the software will ask you which setting you want to use for the wind measurement hurdles or sprint if you need to change it after answering unarm the start and you can again do the selection 4 6 4 False Start If a false start detection system is connected to the Scan O Vision you have to select the ASC2 protocol if not select If an ASC with 5005 is used the settings of the COM must be 9600 N 7 1 If an ASC2 with CHRONOS is used the settings of the COM can be 9600 N 8 1 or 19200 N 8 1 depending on the CHRONOS configuration 4 6 5 Data Handling The data handling connections are used to download the start list and send the results to a data base or dedicated sport software Two data handling connections can be configured The first one DH works as input and or output the second one DH gt works only as output Type Description Files CONCAT SI All the start list in a single text file on the computer STARTLIST This type of data handling was already available on request on previous 4 Scan O Vision software OSV4 See 8 1 1 2 Different Lstxxx txt files are used do load the start list Compatible with some Data Handling software like 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 53 4 7 SMSS TIMING JI Athletica See 8 1 1 Files H
11. calculation Kilometric reduction Time to do one kilometre used for trotting races This check box only appears if the sport selected is Horse racing See also chapter 4 2 15 and 4 9 4 appear in the results list the display precision for these results is selected in the i Precision tab of the judgment mode and can be different for time and time difference the unit of these results depends of the choice made in the us Units Rules tab of the race mode Remark the rank will always be displayed When checked cropping images is allowed You must have judging authorization to be able to crop images See also 4 9 1 When checked semi automatic crop is allowed To check see this box Crop enable must be checked See also 4 9 1 Crop sensitivity Select the sensitivity of the automatic crop selection Higher the sensitivity is smaller the size of the detected object less image crop See also 4 9 1 Terminology This frame is used to change the text for the different possible status of the competitors These texts appear in the Identification tab see 4 4 22 and in the results printed amp on the screen Full screen template Selection of a custom template added over the image in full screen mode Possibility to choose a different template for races with lane numbering and without lane numbering See also 4 7 If the Copy Classification files box is checked at the end of the judgment the classification
12. right click on it in the results window and then modify it in the identification tab If the new BIB and lane number pair correspond to a competitor in the start list the name of the result list is changed if not the BIB and or lane number are changed in the start list When a time mark is validated it is not possible to move it To change its time you have to delete it see 4 4 13 and place it again 4 4 13 Delete a time mark To delete a time mark double click on the corresponding line in the results window and confirm the suppression You can also delete a result or the whole results by doing a right click on the results and use the context menu H Bib Name Nat Time H time 1 16 Usain Bolt JAM 9 81 0 178 N 85 Asafa Powell JAM 9 88 0 153 3 120 Darvis Patton USA 9 95 0 145 4 Es M Ce torgets EN Se 0 152 Dr Marc 0 158 us VES Frater hy tic 159 Richard Thompson TRI 10 13 014 Delete selected result 185 Martial Mbandjock FRA 10 26 0 14 g 14 Tyrone Edgar GBR 1020 04 Delete all results 4 4 14 Modify a time mark It is not possible to modify the time of an existing time mark If a time mark as been wrong placed it must be deleted see 4 4 13 and a new time mark must be placed To modify the BIB or the lane number of an existing time mark right click on the corresponding line in the results window then you can modify them in the identification tab 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 39 4 7 SMSS TIMING
13. see 4 1 3 The file name and location D follow the setup made in the PDF section in the i Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 Ctr F d Fast Open see 4 4 7 Cul G Start a race see 4 2 1 r Search see 4 4 24 W Select the Camera setting mode see 4 5 Ctrl L L Select the Race mode and do a New race see 4 2 3 Ctrl Shift Select the Race mode do a New race and load the next start list see 4 2 3 N Ctrl O LE Select the Existing races tab of the Race mode see 4 2 13 Ctrl P Print the image using the selected mode normal or main template in full screen mode print a copy of the screen see 5 1 3 E Ctrl Alt Print using always the normal mode see 4 1 3 p Ctrl Shift Print using always the template 1 see 4 1 3 p Ctrl R aaa Select the Palette tab in the judgment mode see 4 4 23 Ctrl Toggle between the default palette gamma 1 and the last palette used with Shift R gamma different from 1 see 4 4 23 Ctrl W E Display the WEB mode using the X Y factor defined in the configuration see 4 1 2 See also 4 8 Ctrl Z Print using always the template 2 see 4 1 3 Page 88 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION T2 In acquisition cancel the start False Start see 4 3 F3 In acquisition arm or disarm the start see 4 3 FA In acquisition set a m
14. the position of the camera the length of the finish line and the focal length of the lens To summarise if on the image the competitors are too narrow you have to increase the acquisition speed and if they are too wide you have to decrease the acquisition speed The acquisition speed can be decreased in the race acquisition mode For best results in the camera setting select the maximum acquisition speed you will need See also 4 3 and 4 9 2 Exposure time ms The exposure time sets how much light will be received by the sensor It is recommended to always set it at the maximum value depends on the acquisition speed If the image is too light before decreasing the exposure time decrease the contrasts and close the diaphragm of the camera lens Contrast This scroll bar is used to modify the contrast of the basic image black and white It can be set to a value from 0 to 1023 the value is displayed in a box to the right The higher the value the lighter the image but the image can also become noisy The contrast factor works with the contrast setting When the contrast is higher than 400 it is recommended to increase the contrast factor and decrease the contrast This scroll bar is used to modify the colour contrast colour level of the image It can be set to a value from 0 to 1023 the value is displayed in a box to the right The higher the value the more colour are in the image but the image can also become
15. 17 Units The units of distances can be selected for the Standard mode and the Hace online mode e Select the Metric m km h units to have the distances in meters and the speeds in kilometres per hour in the results e Select the Imperial ft Mphf units to have the distances in feet and the speeds in Miles per hour in the results oee also chapter 4 2 17 Precision The precision of times can be selected for the Standard mode and the Judgment online mode The General precision is used to display the finish times It will also affect the computing of the mean speed of the competitor The Precision for delta time is used to display the time difference from the first and from the previous competitor It will also affect the computing of the distance from the first and from the previous competitor The reaction times are always displayed to the 1 1000s The selected precisions are used for the Results window the prints and all the outputs scoreboards data handling oee also chapter 4 4 21 Save If you want to run two instances of the OSV7 EXE software on this computer see 6 9 check the Enable 2 instance box then select which configuration main or infield you want to save Page 74 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION Click on Finish to save the configuration select the main OSV STAR directory and close the ConfOmegaGen EXE software If you had checked Start OSV7 EXE software
16. 3 Event number of the race for scoreboard maximum 11 characters 3 Heat number of the race for scoreboard maximum 11 characters 3 Unique race identification code RSCcode format DDSEEEPUU 4 e DD Discipline e S Sex M W X Fill with 0 if not applicable e EEE Event Fill with O00 if not applicable e P Phase Fill with 0 if not applicable e UU Event unit Fill with 00 if not applicable 1 in the OSV STAR software the second line of the title is added to the first line only one line of title 2 Used in CHRONOS AT not in OSV STAR software 3 Only used in OSV STAR software for specific scoreboard OIN4 4 Not mandatory only used in some competition as the Olympic Games Data line In the order the fields for the lines dated are e 3 empty fields of which the first to identify the data line e Lane or order number number 0 to 255 e Bib number 0 to 999999 e Last name maximum 15 characters e First name maximum 15 characters e Nation or club maximum 25 characters Notes e he indicated maximum lengths are those valued by the software Scan O Vision The file can contain longer fields but they will be truncated at the time of the import e The data lines can or not contain the first name the last name and the competitor s nation If these three fields are empty the OSV STAR software will add the names automatically according to the CONCAT TXT file Example of STARTLIST C
17. 3 4 Zero test A good test is the zero test This test mandatory before each athletics session according to the IAAF rules consists of setting the starting device gun with transducer on the finish line and recording the image when a start is given On the photofinish you must see the flame of the gun shot corresponding to the 0 000 0 001s in the time scale It proves that your system is working correctly without delay and the camera is shooting on the finish line To do this test with the OSV STAR set the highest possible speed in the Camera setting enter in a new race arm the start with the F3 key and start recording manually the image with the F5 key just before the gun shot Then exit the race go in the judgment set the precision to the 1 10000s in the Preferences tab and judge on the first pixel of the flame Photofinish of a zero test Re 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 0 0 0 1 Page 13 4 7 SMSS TIMING 3 5 Recording a race In the race mode Select the A Existing races tab click on the button and select a folder on your hard disk where the races will to be recorded Click on New race icon Select the F Header tab and select your sport if it is not listed choose Athletics Select the 25 Units Rules tab and select the rules rounding and in case of manual start according the regulations of the sport you are timing Select the E Preferences 1 tab and choose fi
18. 5 9 amp QUII SR er eee er eee eee ere ee ret 47 4 5 10 Y Image quality tab 48 45 11 Lens remote tab ettet 48 4 5 12 Al Detection sensitivity tab 49 45 13 Motorized ET ee laD E 49 LEE MO SETTING MODES en a ro cet 50 4 6 1 10O Settings tab EE 50 O2 DOC DOM a ae S 51 AGS WOC 1010 ge Eeeg 53 RO EMA OO A ea eh Em 53 46 9 Vala Ee ee ere ea es eee tte eme ec mn 53 RO OO POS D ln 54 4T FULLSCREEN ee 55 4 8 WEB MODE EE 57 e OTER TUNC TION e n E E T R A ee 59 A O E 59 4 9 2 Modifying the acquisition speed 61 4 9 3 Distances in bhorselenoths ss 61 494 MKINOMETHC reduction mEE 64 4 9 5 Use OF ACUV CLI aa ea ae ni ne ce en 64 4 9 6 Logo over the Image issus 65 4 9 7 Judgment with transponder help ss 65 PO OO AIMS M E 66 LP Ne a ee Le A a de EE 67 5 MENU DESCRIP HONN usgegs eggin gees ge egeg g deg usdnsaunddnMa aun S C RP d Ex4 P Ua us 68 5 1 FE MENU H AR 68 5 1 1 zx Hardware BE 68 5 1 2 Fi Software sein 68 5 1 3 Print shortcut Ctrl P enne 68 5 1 4 Print Template 1 shortcut Ctrl Shift PJ 68 5 1 5 Print Template 2 shortcut Ctrl 7 66 5 1 6 Print Setup tetti 68 5 1 7 Create PDF with Template 1 shortcut Ctrl D 66 5 1 8 Create PDF with Template 2 shortcut Ctrl Shift D 68 5 1 9 Export shortcut Ei 69 5 1 10 Export full image Shortc
19. Language Help it D D SES i353 URE Hardware setup Ej Software setup E Print setup Be Export setup File name i For auto display Image format Same as the race name Bitmap BMF Olympic format ASC V JPEG JPG To be defined at each record JPEG quality 1 993 939 Add before the name Display PDF after creation Add YYY Y MMDDHHMMSS at the end Saving directory J Same as the race Last directory used Always in the directory E My Documents IPTC V Use IPTC photo tagging Configuration file for IPTC pictureTagsipte v In the top left of the window a list box is used to set the parameters for Three simultaneous exports Screen copy done when you press F8 800x600 screen copy done when you press F8 from the web mode Full image Full image exportation done when you press Ctrl F8 PDF PDF file generation using a template like the print template done when you press Ctrl D or Ctrl Shift D 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 19 4 7 SMSS TIMING You can change the other settings of this tab independently for each selection of this list box Image format Two check boxes offer a choice of format bitmap and or JPEG for the exported image If no check box is checked the export is not done When the JPEG check box is checked you can choose the JPEG quality from 1 low quality to 99 high quality The JPEG is a file format with compre
20. Race mode Judgment mode Full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to the left on block Can also be done with the mouse wheel See 2 8 Ctrl In Race mode Judgment mode Full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to Shift the right half screen See 2 8 tT Ctrl In Race mode Judgment mode Full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to Shift the left half screen See 2 8 lt lt Zoom in in Full Screen mode and WEB mode Zoom out in Full Screen mode and WEB mode Page 90 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 mouse wheel rotation Shift 4 mouse wheel up Shift 4 mouse wheel down Ctrl mouse wheel up Ctrl mouse wheel up 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION Action depends of the field having the focus Most of the time it will scroll horizontally the image or scroll vertically the choice in a list During identification of a time mark it will scroll the competitors in a specific order see 4 1 2 Scrolling identification order by Or if transponder judgment is used scroll in not assigned transponder time ID ocroll the zoom to the top during judgment cursor identification see 2 7 In full screen mode scrolls the image to the top Can also be done with 7 up arrow key In other mode scroll the thumbnail to the left long races ocroll the zoom to the bottom during judgment cursor identification see 2 7 In full screen mode scrolls the image
21. THE SOFTWARE This chapter explains how to use the software in logical order It will only explain the basic functions for all details please refer to chapter 4 If no camera is connected to the computer judging computer after the chapter 3 1 you can directly pass to the chapter 3 6 3 1 Language selection Selection with the Language menu changes the fixed text menus and buttons to your preferred language See also chapter 7 3 2 3 2 1 Page 8 Camera setting and alignment First adjustment Enter in the camera setting mode by pressing the icon or with the Ctrl J shortcut The camera image will scroll in the main window line scan mode If the video image is displayed matrix mode press the Ae icon If the 5 icon is displayed press it to display the amp icon instead to disable the automatic reduction of light flickering If the amp icon is displayed press it to display the amp 9 icon instead to disable the automatic light adjustment Select the a Camera setup tab Select the Direction in which the competitor passes in front of the camera from right to left or from left to right Select the speed according to the sport you are timing Keep the Exposure time as its default value Open the aperture of the camera lens set the smallest number possible for the current light conditions Move the Contrast scroll bar to have an image black amp white If the scroll bar is too much
22. Version 1 8 Page 69 4 7 SWISS TIMING 5 2 9 Test Select the amp Tes tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 10 5 3 Judgment 5 3 1 1E Existing races Select the LE Existing races tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 2 13 5 3 2 amp Parameters Select the ef Parameters tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 2 14 5 3 3 Header Select the ZZ Header tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 2 15 5 3 4 Precision Select the Precision tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 4 21 5 3 5 Identification Select the Z Identification tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 4 22 5 3 6 ti Palette shortcut Ctrl R Select the ai Palette tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 4 23 5 3 7 Search Select the Search tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 4 24 5 3 8 3 Time Select the Time tab of the judgment mode See chapter 4 4 25 5 4 Regulation menu 5 4 1 Camera setup Select the ef Camera setup tab of the camera setting mode See chapter 4 5 9 5 4 2 Y Image quality Select the U Image quality tab of the camera setting mode See chapter 4 5 10 5 4 3 Lens remote STAR 20x0 Select the Lens remote tab ot the camera setting mode See chapter 4 5 11 Page 70 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION 5 5 Scoreboard menu 5 5 1 Setup select the O Setting tab of the IO Setting mode See chapter 4 6 5 5 2 Send results shortcut Ctrl
23. acquisition mode and the Actual start time time used for the start of this race are displayed with their type 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 27 4 7 SMSS TIMING Start time modification Original start time 109 19 49 9763 Type Armed trigger Actual start time 09 19 48 9763 Type Manual Cancel New start time Ho Restore or difference regarding to the actual start time Warning the new start time will be treated as a manual start Modification following finish time of first The start time can be modified by three methods 1 Introducing a new start time For example 08 54 23 0123 2 Introducing a time difference applied on the Actual start time For example 1 23 or 0 1 3 By forcing the finish time of the first competitor jugged check first the Modification following finish time of first box then enter the new finish time To confirm the start time modification click on the OK button If some judgment cursors are already existing the question Do you want to change all cursor time is asked e f you answer Yes all the times contained in the classification will change in the same way as the start time as the image time will also change the position of the time marks will not change in the image This is the default answer e f you answer No the times contained in the classification will not change as the image time will change the position of the time marks in the image will chang
24. any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Swiss Timing Ltd is strictly forbidden La reproduction de ce document sous quelque forme que ce soit et sans l autorisation crite de Swiss Timing Ltd est strictement interdite Die Vervielf ltigung oder Wiedergabe in jeglicher Weise ist ohne schriftliche Genehmigung von Swiss Timing Ltd strengstens untersagt SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l Envers 1 Phone 441 32 488 36 11 2606 Corg mont Switzerland Fax 41 32 488 36 09 e loe die i B ue A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP www swisstiming com info swisstiming com 1 1 1 YS SCAN O VISION INTRODUCTION This manual explains the use of the software for the Scan O Vision 7 for a general description of the whole system please refer to the Main User s Manual of the Scan O Vison STAR 3434 500 or 3434 505 This manual is divided in 3 main parts e Ageneral description of the software chapter 2 e How to use the system in logical order chapter 3 e he description of all the functions chapter 4 The software can be configured in different manner in order to block some rules to do simultaneous judging and to run two instance of the software on the same computer please refer to chapter 6 for these specific configurations All the shortcut and specific mouse function can be found in chapter 9 Definitions Currently the Scan O Vision STAR family includes the following models STAR 100 Black
25. doing a right click in the start list and use the context menu La Bib First name Family name Nation Club 425 Jingjing ZHAO GGD n Delete selected entry Delete the whole startlist To modify settings for the next race do not forget to click on the LI New race icon first To apply the modified settings to all following races do not forget to click on the ti Save configuration icon When a data handling input has been configured see 4 6 5 a start list can be loaded by selecting it at this time the corresponding start list is displayed in the table at the bottom of the tab and press e All parameters to download everything including title identification sponsor and start list a double click on the event in the program list will do the same action e Start list only to download only the start list without modifying the title the identification nor the sponsor By entering in the Parameters tab the list of events program is automatically updated You can also do it manually with the Load program button If the CONCAT TXT file exists in the data handling sub directory the Attrib names is shown By clicking on this button the names in the CONCAT TXT file are assigned to the corresponding bib number of the inserted start list With this function you can create the start list just before doing the race by entering only the lane numbers and bib numbers then by pressing the Attrib names button the first name family
26. file race ID with c extension is also written in the specified directory selectable by using the button In any case the classification file is always up to date in the race directory Logo settings This frame indicates the logo selected and their properties repeated and or transparent To select or change the logo click on the Choose logo button that s open a window where you can select one of the logo contains in the 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 17 Classification Files Setting 4 7 SWISS TIMING logo sub directory generally C OSV STAR logo You can add your own logos in this directory they must be in bitmap format bmp In this window if you check the Repeat box the logo will be horizontally repeated over the whole length of the image if you check the Transparent box the selected colour of the logo will be displayed as transparent Please refer to chapter 4 9 6 to know how to place the logo over the image WEB export screen Selection of a custom template added over the image in web mode template Possibility to choose a different template for races with lane numbering and without lane numbering Possibility to choose if the time marks are displayed or not oee also 4 8 Advanced competition Use double race folder not checked is the standard mode and provide you a single race folder in Race mode and in Judgment mode When Use race folder is checked you can define two working folders in
27. name and nation will be automatically inserted in your start list Page 26 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION Bienne Aen Mueller Omer Load program Bottom part of this tab is only shown if a DH input is configured 4 2 15 Race header tab In this tab you can select e the date of the race e the sport Athletics Cycling or Horse Racing this will affect the animation displayed in the acquisition mode some functions in the judgment and some calculations in the results See also chapter 6 3 To modify settings for the next race do not forget to click on the LI New race icon first To apply the modified settings to all following races do not forget to click on the ti Save configuration icon except if you are not working in Basic mode see 6 1 In this tab you can also see some parameters of a race already run e the time of start and finish the kind of start the rule in case of manual start used for this race the rule for time rounding used for this race the version of the software during the image recording When a race has been acquired the Modify start button allows to modify the start time see chapter 4 2 16 4 2 16 Modify start time shortcut Ctrl M When an image race is opened it is possible to modify its start time by Ctrl M or by the button Modify start in the Header tab of the Race or Judgment mode The Original start time time recorded in the
28. noisy If the colour contrast is too high incorrect colours can appear saturation Colour contrast factor The colour contrast factor works with the colour contrast setting When the colour contrast is higher than 400 it is recommended to increase the colour 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 47 Contrast factor Colour contrast 4 7 SMSS TIMING contrast factor and decrease the colour contrast STAR 100 This scroll bar is used to modify the general luminosity Luminosity of the image It can be set to a value from 0 to 255 the value is displayed in a box to the right It is recommended to leave this value as low as possible 45 10 Image quality tab 4 5 10 1 Colour balance SEAR 00 This function permits calibration of the camera and restore the correct colours The goal is that a white element on the finish line is white in the Scan O Vision image too The colour balance can be made manually or automatically recommended e he manual procedure can be made from the line scan mode or from the matrix mode Select the Manual radio button and then use the R decrease red level R increase red level G decrease green level G increase green level B decrease blue level and B increase blue level to adjust the colour to your preferences e For an automatic procedure you must be in matrix mode except for STAR 110 and STAR 210 and have a white surface as big as possible framed
29. powered Connection idle normal status between commends Connection OK during commands mn meu 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 49 4 7 SAISS TIMING 4 6 VO setting mode This mode allows you to select the connection to different optional peripherals Generally these peripherals are connected through serial port COM to the computer Some peripherals need RS232 connection others need RS422 connection in this latest case some interface may be needed for example the INT131 provide two RS232 and two RS422 connection from a USB port 4 6 1 IO Settings tab This tab is used to do the configuration of all the serial line IO Settings in IO Test 1 0 Type COM Port COM Settings TCP Socket Port TCP IP Server IP Nb Clients 4 SCB1 GEMINI 12 COM3 SCB2 I SCB3 RollerT ime Wind 9600 N 8 1 VI Wind Gauge SIROCCO COM4 S500 N 8 1 Vv False Start ASC 2 SOCKET Client 5566 127 0 0 1 MI DH Files HYTEK _ d DH gt OMEGA SOCKET Host 1234 2 Time Trial remote Swiss Timing Time Trial 9600 N 8 1 dl DH Parameters Folder for DH Files Startlist csv C ADSV STARSDH a Folder for results files hw HYTEK J CNOSV STARNSDH A I O Kind of peripherals The box must be checked to enable the serial line or the socket connection Click in an empty box to check it if the check does not appear that indicates a problem of access to the specified port see the file OXOUT LOG in the OSV STAR LOG directo
30. support permitting the setting of its position according to 4 axes Here are the definitions used in this manual Horizontal displacement perpendicular to the finish line Rotation in the horizontal plane Rotation in the vertical plane in the axis of the finish line owivel Rotation in the vertical plane perpendicular to the finish line to have the sensor vertical in the plan of the finish line Other definitions or abbreviations Number identifying a competitor in the start list used for the judgment DQ JL DNF Disqualified DNF Did Not Finish Did Not Start NN Identification of a race a name maximum 8 characters used to identify the race on the hard disk of the computer 1 2 Starting the software To work with this manual we are assuming that the installation and Windows configuration have been completed as described in the Scan O Vision STAR camera User s Manual document 3434 500 or 3434 505 The same Scan O Vision SFAR software can be used with or without a camera connected to the computer When a camera is not connected to the computer only viewing and judging images functions are available The Scan O Vision STAR software is started by launching the OSV7 EXE file on your computer or by a shortcut to this file if a camera is connected it will be automatically detected If the camera was not connected to the computer or not powered when you start the OSV7 EXE software it is automatical
31. the race name of the folder containing all the data for this race Length Length of the race Title of the race Hour Date Hour and date of the race To open a race select the corresponding line in the table and click on the icon or double click on the corresponding line in the table If Use double race folder is checked in the Software setup tab of the Configuration mode you can select two different folders and then quickly hange between then by clicking on the corresponding radio button if a race is opened it will be closed See also 4 1 2 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 25 4 7 SMSS TIMING D X COR AE Existing races H EMJISV DatasSauvegarde D ohasDaoha M ain am BR TI 7 Online loading OS Y Cata Lausanne2011 Lausanne M ain am B eng tle Hour D ate K 201 100 m 100m Boys Fara 06 05 2011 17 55 30 Ta h1068FIOC 100m 100m Boys 06 05 2011 17 45 26 Ta MIESFIOO 1500 m 1500m Men 06 05 2011 20 20 34 a kA 2nnrimn IMM ee Nm Man DC n 7011 10 End 5 4 2 14 lt Parameters tab This tab defines the title of the race the place of the competition the sponsor the ID and the length of the race This data cannot be modified when you are in judgment mode The table is used to enter the start list with the lane number BIB first name family name and nation or club of competitors The amp button is used to clear the start list You can also delete a single line or the whole start list by
32. then each line correspond to a competitor e The first field of a line is the bib number of the competitor 0 to 999999 e The first field of a line is the first name of the competitor maximum 15 characters e The first field of a line is the family name of the competitor maximum 15 characters e The first field of a line is the nation or club of the competitor maximum 25 characters Notes e The indicated maximum lengths are those valued by the OSV STAR software The file can contain longer fields but they will be truncated at the time of the import e The fields are separated by the character e The fields can be not mandatory be inserted between characters Example 1 of CONCAT TXT file Bib Firstname Family name Nation 2 Alison BAKER VIC Diane BARRETT NZL oara Jane CATTERMOLE WAU Kimberley COLTMAN VIC Kelly EXCELL NSW Yuan Yu FANG MAS 8 Carolyn FERGUSON VIC 1388 Jeffrey HUNT NSW 1389 John KOSGEI KEN 1390 Paul KELLEHER NSW TOD O1 amp Co Example 2 of CONCAT TXT file Bib Firstname Name Nation WS ae ee SALE R LOLS ITA Alison BAKER VICT Diane BARRETT NZL Sara Jane CATTERMOLE WAU Kimberley COLTMAN VIC 7 Kelly EXCELL NSW Yuan Yu FANG MAS sg 9 Carolyn FERGUSON VIC 1388 Jeffrey HUNT NSW e WA JIohn s EOSGEI S EBN KR DC A Pau 2 A D EREM NSW 4 4 4 A4 s ON 2 2 2 2 3 3 SOOD D D N
33. to the right you can increase the factor x1 gt x2 x4 to have less noise in the image If the scroll bar is fully to the left you can decrease the factor x4 x22 x1 Move the Colour contrast scroll bar to have the correct intensity of colour in the image If the scroll bar is too far to the right you can increase the factor x1 gt x27 x4 to have less noise in the image If the scroll bar is fully to the left you can decrease the factor x4 gt x2 gt x1 Warning if you set too much colour the colours can become erroneous Enter 5 for the Stability number Press the icon to enable the automatic light adjustment Press the icon to display the matrix image If needed change the Exposure time to get a correct image Version 1 8 3434 501 02 NUS SCAN O VISION e On the camera lens turn the focus ring to get a sharp image e Place a large white surface in the camera target area or turn the camera support to point to a white surface e f the image is too light decrease the Exposure time if the image is too dark increase the Exposure time e Select e Image quality tab then the Automatic radio button and finally the Apply button to calibrate the colour balance 3 2 2 Camera alignment The most important setup before timing with photofinish is to correctly align the camera on the finish line If the camera is not perfectly aligned the results may be wrong In the athletic sample below the c
34. 4 4 15 Modify the start list To modify a number or a name in the start list you have two possibilities e Inthe results window do a right click on the data to modify e In the function window select the ef Parameter tab and modify the data then validate the modification with the keyboard Enter key To delete a competitor double click on the corresponding line in the results window and confirm the action or right click on it and use the context menu To add a competitor in the start list select the ef Parameter tab and enter his data in an empty line 4 4 16 Reaction time In athletics reaction times of sprint races can be measured with the ASC2 Athletic Start Control device This device can be connected to the OSV STAR acquisition computer with a RS422 serial line in order to transmit the reaction time in the OSV7 software To configure it please refer to the chapter 4 6 4 You can introduce or modify the reaction time of a competitor by clicking on his reaction time in the results window the reaction time column must be displayed to allow this operation see 4 1 2 4 4 17 Competitor status You can set a status of a competitor in the start list that does not have an assigned time e Select single click the requested line in the results window The identification tab is automatically displayed in the function window e Select the status Disqualified Did not start Did not finish with the radio button in the rig
35. 4 7 SWISS TIMING User s Manual Scan O Vision STAR Software y ALL SCAN O VISION 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Edition November 2012 CAUTION a This program may be modified at any time without prior notification The information contained within this document may be modified without warning Swiss Timing LTD cannot be held responsible for errors within this document nor for any subsequent nor consequential damages including loss of profit arising from its provision nor performance or use of products described herein which will be covered by another guarantee contract or other legal document New functions are indicated with this logo the first software version including this function is indicated under the NEW This manual is based on the Scan O Vision STAR Software version 01 009 001 048 For the latest information please check the ReadMe txt file delivered with the latest upgrade 4 7 SMSS TIMING TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION en 1 1 DENON a a idee da da 1 2 STARTING THE SOFTWARE eesesseessessenssensonsenseensensersernsensernetrstsernsonsensenernsen 1 3 DURATION OEARACE 2 4 MODE eELECTION hhhes sse er hete sse ne eher essen rrr St MANWNDOW geeiert Abee EA ee 2 6 FUNCTION WINDOW ss ee nennen ensem nnn essen eer hhh essent rr tees e nennt eee Za LOI VIN DOWN E 2 8 THUMBNAIL WINDOW rennen nennen nnn es sse er hhh tese et nrte esent rere 20 DIASPAR m 3 USEOF ITHE SOFWARE u
36. 9 Set default value for contrast Apply STAR 20x0 4 3 4 Start type o me scroll bar modifies the contrast same as the contrast in the camera setting mode see 4 5 9 uuu om P scroll bar modifies the colour contrast same the colour contrast in the camera setting mode see 4 5 9 BEEN EE keyboard key m the contrast BEEN the colour contrast D in the same time The keyboard key noreases the contrast AND the colour contrast D in the same time The ft keyboard key increases the acquisition speed The acquisition speed can also be done with the mouse by selecting another speed in the list box See also chapter 4 9 2 The keyboard key decreases the acquisition speed The acquisition speed can also be done with the mouse by selecting another speed in the list box See also chapter 4 9 2 By clicking on the Apply button you set the contrast at the original value when entering in the acquisition mode It is useful if by mistake you change a contrast you lose colour for example or if the automatic regulation is lost The and buttons are used to control the iris aperture of the remote controlled lens oee also chapter 4 5 11 For most of races you will be ready to receive the start impulse that means the software is in acquisition mode and the start input channel is armed In some specific situation or by an operator mistake you can re
37. AN O VISION ident0O2 14 32 23 845 70 1232 0 153 0 1 1012 3 0 023 1 0 08765 5 1 0 167 kal Rame 112 128 9876575777711 2 123 99993319876535442442412 123 27331 34259876525494929220 167 23 1544812 34 56 789 9999 2 154 812 34 56 789 331548 43 232212 34 56 789 9999 2 123 212 34 56 789 373507775751 235257575750 153 SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX ident002 1 8 m s n 3319876575777 2 123 37123711 237212 34 56 789 SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX EOT STX ident002 Version 1 8 EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT EOT Page 85 4 7 SMSS TIMING 8 1 4 OMEGA Suppl Info In addition to the OMEGA DH protocol see 8 1 3 this protocol add some messages Protocol information type have two different values SCH Supplementary Classification Header and SCD Supplementary Classification Data Between the STX and EOT it could be any number of information normally from 1 to 15 The character length of each information is 6 for SCH type and variable for SCD type The information are not separated by any character Information for SCH type Each information is always composed of 6 characters the first four define the field and the two last define the character length of the field in the SCD type message List of the actual availa
38. Envers 1 Phone 41 32 488 36 11 ee 2606 Corg mont Switzerland Fax 41 32 488 36 09 A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP www swisstiming com info swisstiming com 12 12 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 11 AIS Wit Semi automatic EE 25 4 2 12 Black amp white image display 2 4 2 13 XY Existing races tab shortcut Ctrl O LL 25 4 2 14 G Parameters ob 26 4 2 15 latie Su os g mE 2 4 2 16 Modify start time shortcut Ctrl M 27 4 2 17 WE Units Rules e trt to toe teta nene classes artiste 29 4 2 18 ai i ice mabcocE 29 4 2 19 Preferences 2 tab issus 30 ACQUISITION MODE s a a dtes er M M Um UE 32 PO IN SOUS OF IC TCC a a 32 4 3 2 Thumbnail in acquisition mode 33 4 3 8 Functions in acquisition mode 33 SR TT 34 PDO TINE a an m 35 EE JUDGMENT MODERNER 37 rs sa EU NT 37 4 4 8 CS Loadargce 37 4 4 3 X Delete arace teet tenere 37 4 4 4 tz Enable z5 Disable lane numbering sese 37 4 4 5 WE Colour of time marke aenn 38 4 4 6 Mask Display time marks during judgment shortcut F7 38 4 4 7 D Fast Open shortcut Ctrl al 38 4 4 8 Basa Active Link and B amp BS Active Link 38 44 9 ll Show only local time marks or all 38 44 10 Active suspend the data handling output shortcut Ctrl F12 38 44 11 Q Black amp white image display LST 39 4 4 12 iNOSUNSTUIDOOVU ARR MURS pMORDIPita ane daI MERI MN NM HM 39 44 3 DOIGT
39. F10 Send the results to the scoreboards and data handling automatically done in judgment mode 5 5 3 Clear shortcut Ctrl F2 Clear the scoreboards 5 5 4 Daytime shortcut Ctrl F3 send the day time to all scoreboards which are configured to display daytime will automatically do a clear before 5 5 5 End of judgment shortcut Ctrl F9 To validate a judgment send the whole classification and signals the results as official 5 5 6 Automatic end of judgment When this menu is checked End of judgment is automatically executed when a race is closed when doing a new race or opening another race 5 6 Language menu This menu allows choosing the language of the user interface Select the requested language New languages will be available from our web site See also chapter 7 5 7 Help menu 5 7 1 E About software version shortcut Ctrl F1 Display a window with the software version Press the ESC key or click in this window to close it 5 7 2 i About camera version Display a window with the camera type and serial number as well as the different versions of camera internal hardware and software Press the ESC key or click in this window to close it 5 7 3 S Lens about Display some information about the lens and the version of the lens command board This function is only available for STAR 2020 cameras 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 71 4 7 SMSS TIMING 6 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION The Scan O Vision
40. Function window 2 7 Zoom window This window mainly displays the image in the green rectangle of the main window at full resolution or with some selectable zoom As only this window displays all the pixels it is very important to use it for the judgment by placing the time marks exactly in reference to this view To change what is displayed in the zoom window you have to move the green rectangle in the main window Place the mouse cursor in the green rectangle Press and hold the right button of the mouse Move the mouse to drag the green rectangle to the required location Release the right mouse button and the image is updated in the zoom window When you are in judgment mode and you are placing a time mark the zoom window automatically follows the movement of the time mark You can zoom in by clicking on the E icon on the left side of the zoom window or by Ctrl mouse wheel up You can zoom out by clicking on the F icon or by Ctrl mouse wheel down When Active Link or Active Link is enabled you can switch the zoom view between the one of your instance or the one of the other instance with Ctrl 1 or by clicking on the button The other instance zoom view can be flipped horizontally with Ctrl 2 of by clicking on the button These two functions are mainly used when you are judging main and infield images on a single screen computer If the zoom window size of the other instance is smaller than th
41. HRS STX ident002 EOT SOH DC3 HTSNC STX 23 EOT SOH DC3 HIPIT GIN ident002 100Mfinal 100m Men 11 iride Ie Casati EOT SOH DC3 HTSIC STX 2 123Jean Claude Rapidolet BSV ABS aa EOT SOH DC3 HTSIC STX 3 1012Denis VonVallen CEP ACOECALL OM 3 93 EOT SOH DC3 HTSIC SIX 598765Chris B Werguster Ath letic Club Macolin EOT SOH DC3 HTSET EOT Classification transmission gt SOH DC3 DVSNR STX ident002 EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRW STX 541 8n5m s EOT M gt SOH DC3 DVRDC STX 2 EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRCC STX 219876545222442212 123 EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRCC STX 2 123 212 34 56 780 EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRCC STX ek eck H LZ soe ERES EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRCC STX tui2945127DNS5 t 3 EOT gt SOH DC3 DVRFC EOT 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 83 4 7 SMSS TIMING 8 1 3 OMEGA Message syntax sx Hes Her Hee ke Hee Type Information Description IFF Recover Finish IEN Hh Mm Ss dcm Valid Finish Impulse NT ISF False Start ISV Hh Mm Ss dcm Valid Start Impulse DT SNH aaaaaaaa Start of new Race RCC rrmnnnnccHh Mm Ss dcm Result of a ranked competitor NT RCS nnnnncc Delete a result RCV nnnnnccHh Mm Ss dcm Result of a competitor NT instantaneous RDC m Start of transfer of ranking HFC End of transfer of ranking RFJ aaaaaaaa End of judgement Now the results are valid RTC ttttrrrnnnnnccHh Mm Ss decm Result of Temporary Classification RWM svv v uuu Result of Anemometer DT indicates the time of th
42. N Page 80 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION 8 1 2 HyTek Bidirectional The recommended parameters are 9600 Baud 8 Data Bit 1 Stop Bit no parity and no handshaking Please note that for large start list the Hy Tek software must be configured with the input output buffer size of the serial line at 9500 2048 by default Message syntax OSV gt Hy Tek DH son Hoos Hor Hee HE Hess HET CS RS A CE Valid Finish Impulse NT Sr False Stat Valid Start Impulse D7 a competitor competition Request a Start List Start of new Race frrnnnnneocHh Mmss5s d Result of a ranked competitor NT cm Delete a result nnnnnooeHh Mm ss doenm Result of a competitor NT instantaneous RDO II Stat of transfer o ranking RFC TC Endeftansferofranking RFJ M End of n m t m m Now the results are n m t m m Bo NEN Mm Result of Temporary Classification SS Om RWM svv voauuu SVvv v ouuu Result of Anemometer of Anemometer DT indicates the time of the day at the moment an impulse is received NT indicates net time difference between the start time and the finish time 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 81 4 7 SWISS TIMING Message syntax Hy Tek DH OSV sonHecsH sr Hes Hen Hesse Hor Type Information Description i BE End of Text EE SSDonsor number of races SET Start List End of Text ccnnnnn otart List Identific
43. S me malk EE 39 4 4 14 Modify a time mark issus 39 4 4 15 Modify the start list 40 44 10 SI eU NUMINI 40 44 1f eege e 40 4 4 18 LP Existing races tab tette 40 44 19 4f Parameters ob 40 4 4 20 EEEE TAO 41 Adal CS D Nm 41 4 4 22 Identification tab 41 4 4 23 Sei Palette tab shortcut Ctrl R 41 44 24 4 Search tab shortcut Ctrl HL 42 44 25 OG Tmetab rennes 42 ir CAMERA SETTING MODE SHORTCUT CTRL J 43 4 5 1 F Horizontal reterences nnn 43 4 5 2 Colour of reference lines eene eene nennen 44 4 5 3 GS Online zoom tetti 44 EECH MAU MOOG T 45 4 5 5 SE Light fickering 45 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Swiss Timing Ltd is strictly forbidden La reproduction de ce document sous quelque forme que ce soit et sans l autorisation crite de Swiss Timing Ltd est strictement interdite Die Vervielf ltigung oder Wiedergabe in jeglicher Weise ist ohne schriftliche Genehmigung von Swiss Timing Ltd strengstens untersagt SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l Envers 1 Phone 41 32 488 36 11 e A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP Fax 41 32 488 36 09 info swisstiming com 2606 Corg mont Switzerland www swisstiming com 4 7 SMSS TIMING 4 5 6 S Automatic light aciustment 45 4 5 7 Detection zone for the automatic recording by camera 46 4 5 8 Sharpness adiusiment ss 46 4
44. STAR software can have different configurations these configurations are selected or modified by the ConfOmegaGen exe software contained in the OSV STAR main directory 6 1 Working modes There are 5 working modes of the OSV7 software Description Text written in the title bar when a race is opened Default mode after installing the Nothing software You can do acquisition and judgment but not simultaneous judgment Standard You can do acquisition and simultaneous judgment Race online You can do acquisition but sims judgment no acquisition Expert You can set what you want block only Expert mode some tabs or a whole function judgment setting See E RB mw online 1 only if a camera is connected MVC ow All the modes except the Basic mode are set using the ConfOmeagGen exe software To set back the Basic mode you have to delete the OSV CFG file contained in the main OSV STAR directory Simultaneous judging This configuration allows to judge a race during his acquisition even if it is not totally finished so you can judge for example the first competitors of a cycling road race when some other still have not crossing the finish line Online loading must be checked in the Existing races tab of the judgment mode to be able to see the races with the red flag and use this function Page 72 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 SCAN O VISION 6 2 Mode setting When you run the ConfOmegaGen exe
45. SV file Event Code Date Time Lane order Bib No Name First Name Nation Length Title 1 Title 2 Sponsor Record 1 Record 2 Record Code 1 Record Code 2 SCB text length SCB category SCB event SCB heat RSC code WLOHFRO1 16 08 2011 9h20 7100 Women s 100m Hurdles Rd 1 Ht 1 OMEGA 12 21 12 47 WR OR 100m Hurd Women 1 1 ATW115101 WIDHEROZsS16 05 2011 OQh28zrzrz22 l1005 Womern s 100m Hurdles Rd 1 Ht 2 OMEGA 12 21 12 47 WR OR 100m Hurd Women 1 2 ATW115102 M1K5FR01 16 08 2011 9h45 z71500 Men s 1500m Rd L Ht 1 OMEGA 3 26 00 3 33 27 WR OR 1500m Men 2 1 ATM116101 EIC 78060 7XU Seong 7PLA Pere ee es HALO 28560 FAR Cheng ENN rrr ee eee 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 79 4 7 SMSS TIMING CONCAT TXT Principles e All the competitors bib numbers and names are introduced in one single file e he CONCAT TXT file can be edited in any text editor It can also be generated by a data base software e By default this file CONCAT TXT must be contained in the DH subdirectory of the OSV STAR software the parameters of the DH IO Settings permit to choose this repertory to point for example on a unit network e When you do a new race you can simply enter the bib numbers in the start list and then press the Attrib names button to assign names from the CONCAT TXT file according to the introduced bib numbers Definitions The first line of the file is planned for the commentaries and is not used for the competitor list
46. Synchronisation This function is used to set the correct daytime in the Scan O Vision time base inside the camera This is very useful if there are several systems If there is a problem and all the systems were synchronised you can enter the race start time from another device to restart a race time In the synchronisation function a bitmap is displayed The camera has not been synchronised since its power is on A synchronisation has already occurred since camera power on When you start the Scan O Vision software after booting the camera the computer time is automatically set inside the camera time base this is not a synchronisation To perform a synchronisation e Enter the time of the synchronisation time of the next start pulse in the edit box with the format hh mm ss dcmx for example 09 45 00 0000 and validate it by pressing the Enter key e Arm the start by pressing the F3 key e At the entered time give a start impulse or manually press the F4 key You can also program another device connected to the start input to send a pulse at the given time e The bitmap will be displayed on the function window and the camera is now synchronised e The time of day of the camera is always displayed in the status bar Press the Esc key to exit this function Page 24 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION 4 2 10 amp Test function This function allows you to verify the connection and configuration of
47. The light flickering self regulation is disabled by pressing the dr icon the corresponding indicator becomes grey in the status bar 4 5 6 S Automatic light adjustment The automatic light adjustment is enabled by pressing the icon it is disabled by pressing the amp icon When the automatic light adjustment is enabled you cannot modify the contrast nor the contrast factor these parameters are modified automatically following the light condition in the IZ zone Before enabling the automatic light adjustment you have to select the IZ zone and the stability IZ zone The IZ zone is used as reference for the automatic light adjustment for a correct regulation this zone must contain on the finish line a white zone and a black zone The regulation will modify the contrast and luminosity to get the lighter part 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 45 4 7 SMSS TIMING of this zone to the white and the darker part of this zone to the black If you change the IZ zone you have to disable and re enable the automatic light adjustment to validate the new zone otability The stability represents the quantity of used image blocks to make the automatic light adjustment In case the stability is low a passage in the field of the camera will have a great influence on the adjustment of the light but during a short period In case the stability is high the result of the passage is weaker but lasts longer Recommended value for Stability number
48. YTEK OSV7 needs a single text file for all start See 8 1 1 4 Check the box to generate one hw per race for results Folder for results files hw HYTEK C N0SV STARSDH Compatible with Hy Tek Meet Manager version 4 0 or above HyTek Standard OMEGA bidirectional data handling output Bidirectional compatible with the OMEGA type See 8 1 2 3 OMEGA Standard OMEGA data handling output with results See a 8 1 3 OMEGA Same as OMEGA but with supplementary information Suppl Info following the columns displayed in the Results See i 8 1 4 1 Serial line requested on the OSV STAR computer output only 3 Serial line requested on the OSV STAR computer input and output 4 No serial line requested For the Files type the folder where the files are located is defined and can be modified for all other types a serial line has to be defined 4 6 6 IO Test tab After doing the configuration in the IO Settings tab this tab is used to test the connection and the peripherals Select the peripheral to test and then use the bottom part of this window to choose and run the test Note for false start system The logo is displayed if the alive message is received from the false start detection system so if the connection is correctly established The a5 logo is displayed if the alive message is not received from the false start detection system It can be because e The wrong COM has been selected The serial li
49. ab in the configuration mode ef Hardware setup Software setup Print setup Ez Export setup x Y display x Display in results window M Lane number V Time difference from winner M Bib number lv Time difference from previous competitor Competitor firstname M Distance from winner Competitor family name lv Distance from previous competitor Competitor nation club DUBII RBS lUKFlatdistancecsv ei lv Time TON v Average cm or inch Reaction time be 3 Swiss Flat distance csv lv Kilomete gms emp v All compqUK hurdles csv M The cm or inch selection will display the distance in centimetres or inches according to the units chosen in the Units tab of the Race mode Different tables can be selected to fit special circumstances for example a table for flat races and another for hurdles races In this case you have to change the table to use when the race type changes The distances are automatically computed by the software using the selected table Then the computed distance can be manually changed by clicking on it Note changing the distance from previous competitor will change the accumulative distance distance form first but changing an accumulative distance will not change the following accumulative distances nor the distance from previous competitor The calculation is done using a table definition file contained in the Distance sub directory normally CAOSV STAR Distance Each tabl
50. age to mark blocks according to the settings If final adjustment is needed a manual crop can be done after the automatic crop selection to mark or unmark any image block e g to provide for separation in a print Execute the crop To erase all the marked image blocks press the 4 button This action is permanent therefore a confirmation is required If the original image should be retained use the save as function and crop the copied image Warning after validation this operation deletes some image blocks and cannot be cancelled Cancel the selection of the crop Pressing the button will remove all marks with a single action no image blocks are deleted Page 60 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ve SCAN O VISION 4 9 2 Modifying the acquisition speed The acquisition speed must be selected prior to the acquisition in the Camera Setting mode 4 5 but it can also be modified in the acquisition mode even during recording an image In acquisition mode the exposure time is never changed when you modify the acquisition speed so the contrast of the image will remain the same so before entering in the acquisition mode it is important to set the camera with the highest acquisition speed you will use for the race then in acquisition mode you can also select a lower speed using the mouse on the Speed list box or with the 7 and Keyboard keys This can be particularly useful for road cycling where the first compe
51. and white camera without matrix alignment standard STAR 110 Colour camera without matrix alignment compact STAR 2 0 Colour camera with remote control of the focus and aperture without matrix alignment compact STAR 1000 Colour camera with matrix alignment standard STAR 1070 Colour camera with matrix alignment compact STAR 2000 Colour camera with matrix alignment and remote control of the focus and aperture of the lens standard STAR 2070 Colour camera with matrix alignment and remote control of the focus and aperture of the lens compact STAR 2020 Compact colour camera with matrix alignment and remote control of the focus and aperture of the lens for new lenses for new lenses with electronic command of the focus This manual applies to all models the following icons are used to indicate differences between models This paragraph or chapter does not apply for the ocan O Vision STAR 100 This paragraph or chapter does not apply for the ocan O Vision STAR 100 STAR 110 nor 7270 This paragraph or chapter applies solely for the Se EE ocan O Vision STAR 100 This paragraph or chapter applies solely for the Scan O Vision STAR 1000 STAR 1010 STAR 2000 STAR 20 0 and STAR 2020 This paragraph or chapter applies solely for the Scan O Vision STAR 210 STAR 2000 STAR 2010 and STAR 2020 camera with lens control 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 1 4 7 SMSS TIMING The camera is typically supplied with a
52. anual start see 4 3 Shift FA In acquisition enable the Time Trial mode see 4 3 5 F5 In acquisition start or stop the recording of the image see 4 3 In judgment place a time mark to the previous unassigned transponder finish time Fe In acquisition recover cancel the finish see 4 3 In judgment place a time mark to the next unassigned transponder finish time F7 In acquisition arm or disarm the finish after the first finisher enable or disable the automatic recording see 4 3 In judgment toggle to mask unmask the existing time marks during judgment AM see 4 4 6 Shift F7 In acquisition arm the finish for an intermediate no image recording only intermediate time display on scoreboard see 4 3 F8 In acquisition set a manual finish Trig Finish see 4 3 e Everywhere except in acquisition zu Export the image see 5 1 9 F9 23 Enable the thumbnail view see 2 4 exit the full screen mode Shift F9 IBM Disable the thumbnail view see 2 4 exit the full screen mode F10 e Display the full screen mode using the X Y factor defined in the configuration e 4 1 2 See also 4 7 F11 F12 Shift F11 Shift F12 Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F5 In judgment place a time mark to E po transponder finish time even if already assigned Ctrl F6 In judgment place a time mark to the next transponder finish time even if already assigned
53. ation of a competitor lt FirstName gt lt Name gt lt Nation gt Start List Number of competitors Do o e Lane number _ m we tor nt fish Ub or quai __ USE for user defined status 13 Number fisted competiors 553 Number of competiors inthe statist 7777S ees t eeeeer Number of ace inthe programs ooo men E Sign of wind speed or S Gender sex of competitor M for male F for female X for unknown uuu eel Number of the intermediate 0 Reaction time m Attribution of false start m x false start S possibly sign s dmc Reaction time 9999 Finish measured vv v Windspeed xxxxxxx Lengthofrace Title of the race 60 characters OO Sponsor LogoofSponsor 25characters O Page 82 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION First name of competitor 15 characters Last name of competitor 15 characters o O Nation or Club of competitor 25 char o Non standard ASCII Codes SOH 01h SIX 02h EOT 04h DC3 13h 4 20h space Transmission example gt means OSV to Hy Tek direction lt means Hy Tek to OSV direction SOH DC3 DVHRP EOT SOH DCS HIPNR SIX 54 2 EOT SOH DC3 HTPIT STX ident0011234567Mtitle6789012345678901234 56789012345678901234567890 Sponsor890123456789012345 EOT v SOH DC3 HIPIT GIN ident002 100Mfinal 100m Men 1 iced aioe E eL dr E EET EM EOT SOH DC3 HTPET EOT gt SOH DC3 DV
54. automatic light adjustment is enabled but has a problem due to the image content in the defined reference zone Greyed if the automatic light adjustment is disabled see also chapter 4 5 6 F Light Green if the light correction is enabled and is working well correction amp Red if the light correction is enabled but has a problem due to the image content in the defined reference zone Greyed if the light correction is disabled see also chapter 4 5 5 4 Green if a camera is connected connection 35 Greyed when no camera connected H Camera Green if the speed is gt 1Gbs i Network Blinking red when the speed is 1Gbs speed Greyed when no camera connected Battery level Green when camera works on battery and the battery voltage is OK SS Red when the camera works on battery and the battery voltage is low A bip sound is emitted by the camera and by the a zw E Ww computer if the external power is not reconnected the camera will automatically switch off within 5 to 10 minutes 4 Greyed when external power is connected or no camera connected External SS Green when the external power is connected power ii Red when the camera works on its internal battery BI Greyed when the internal battery is not used K Mirror Link Blue when Mirror Link is enabled specific function not documented Greyed when Mirror Link is disabled 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 7 4 7 SWISS TIMING 3 USE OF
55. automatically enable the lane numbering for races up to 400m length and disabled it for races longer than 400m Switch Off for races longer than m Edit box to enter the length of the races until which the lane numbering has to be displayed The default value is 400 This parameter is disabled if On Off automatic switch is not checked Remark the lane numbering can be displayed or not by using the zZ z icons Images recording with e finish contact in acquisition mode when the finish is armed the images are recording during the finish pulses A photocell or a pushbutton need to be connected on the FINISH input of the camera e camera detection in acquisition mode when the finish is armed the images are automatically recorded following the parameters given in the Camera Setting mode it records automatically the image when an object is detected in the selected area See also 4 5 7 e finish contact and camera detection use of the two previous mode simultaneously Priority is given to the record it means the image is recorded is the camera detect an object OR if a finish impulse is received In all modes the image can be recorded at any time in acquisition mode with the F5 key Number of image blocks to record A before starting each pulse represents the number of image blocks to record before each finish pulse or automatic recording This is used to be sure to record the beginning of the competition depending on the s
56. ble field RANKO5 Rank LANEO3 Lane number HANDO3 Handicap in meter BIBNO7 Competitor bib number FNAMI 6 Competitor first name LNAM1 6 Competitor last name NATI26 Competitor nation CCAT36 Competitor concatenation First name last name and 3 first characters of nation TIME14 Finish time RTIMO8 Reaction time DTI114 Time difference from the first competitor DTI214 Time difference from the previous competitor DST108 Distance from the first competitor DST208 Distance from the previous competitor HDS115 Horse distance according to table 1 HDS215 Horse distance according to table 2 SPED12 Competitor average speed KMRD09 Kilometric reduction Notes for new software release e Some field could be added without prior announcement but the four first characters of the actual fields will not be changed e The character length defined by the two last characters may change Page 86 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 cn SCAN O VISION Information for SCD type The character length of each information is defined by the SCH type message The information is in the order defined by the SCH type message Generally the last character of each information is a vertical separator The characters between the STX and the EOT will be exactly the same as the line in the results Samples In the following samples represent the SPACE character e Classification of 3 competitors with in order the rank handicap bib number
57. by network Use this method to work with the DISPLAY software Use the button to select the directory 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 21 4 7 SMSS TIMING IPTC All photofinish in JPG format can be tagged in their header following the IPTC International Press and Telecommunications Council standard It is activated hen Use IPTC photo tagging is checked basic configuration file pictureTags iptc is created when the box is checked it is a text file you can modify with the Notepad software the explanations are included in the header You can choose another iptc file priory customized with the list box this file must be placed in the Template sub directory generally C OSV STAR Template Specialized photo software can read these IPTC tags IrfanView www irfanview com sample IrfanView IPTC information File name E OS V D atas Sauvegarde D aha sDroha M ain ait M 1 OUOFTOL jpg Copyright Caption RH ank Bib Lane LastH ame FirstM ame Nat Time React Ti meMind5 peed 1 288 7 AL EDR CR ashid HAT 11 43 0 158 ATA AAL HAIDOUS J assim AbdulrAT 11 47 0 150 3 131 1 AL JAFAL amp bdulhameed HAT 17 61 0 157 44474 SHARSHANIAagoub QAT 11 73 x ah E Caption writer OMEGA Scan vision STAF Headline 100m Bous Special instructions Note for batch mode Same IPTC can be added to all files see OUptions T ab The specific IPTC CAPTION field can contain up to 2 000 signs This can be
58. can O Vision STAR software and select this new file language in the Language menu When you have created a new language please send it to our after sales service SO it will be included in the next software release 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 77 4 7 SMSS TIMING 8 PROTOCOLS 8 1 Data Handling 8 1 1 Files CONCAT amp STARTLIST There are two possibilities e f the files Startlist csv and Concat txt are not present in the specified directory the software will use the Lstxxx txt files compatibility with OSV4 software Please refer to the document 3334 530 available on request for more details e f the files Startlist csv and Concat txt are present in the specified directory these files will be used to define the start list and or the competitor s names STARTLIST CSV Principles e The start lists are all introduced in one single file e The STARTLIST CSV file can be edited in any text editor It is nevertheless more comfortable to use an Excel file STARTLIST XLS and to save it as STARTLIST CSV at the end of the edition e By default this file STARTLIST CSV must be contained in the DH subdirectory of the OSV STAR software the parameters of the DH IO Settings permit to choose this repertory to point for example on an unit network e If the names are not contained in the start list it is possible to assign them according to the CONCAT TXT file Definitions The first line of the file is planned for the comm
59. cation of the competitor following the Shift 1 transponder order only possible between mouse button released or F5 F6 and up arrow key validation Ctrl In judgment with transponder change the identification of the competitor following the Shift transponder order only possible between mouse button released or F5 F6 and down arrow validation key W W In judgment mode moves the time mark of one pixel to the right only possible between mouse button released and validation If the key is maintained pressed the speed of movement increase See 4 4 1 In acquisition mode increase the contrast if the Automatic light adjustment is OFF oee 4 3 In full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to the right Can also be done with mouse wheel up See 4 7 In judgment mode moves the time mark of one pixel to the left only possible between mouse button released and validation If the key is maintained pressed the speed of movement increase See 4 4 1 In acquisition mode decrease the contrast if the Automatic light adjustment is OFF See 4 3 In full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to the left Can also be done with mouse wheel down See 4 7 In Race mode Judgment mode Full screen mode and WEB mode scrolls the image to DC right arrow key lt lt left arrow key the right on block Can also be done with the mouse wheel See 2 8 Ctrl In
60. ccurs at the same place than the timekeeping equipment no connection between the start and the photofinish for example in stages road cycling races In this case the starter can transmit by phone the start time to the photofinish operator To ensure an accurate timing the device used to record the start time must be synchronised before the start with the OSV STAR or both equipments must be synchronised with GPS signal Below the race status a running time is displayed When a start has been given it is the race running time displayed in green in other cases the day time is displayed in red 4 3 5 Time trial 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 35 When the race is not started Time Trial mode can be enabled with Shift FA This mode is used when competitors start not all together cycling road time trial for example When enabled you can arm the finish and record as a normal start with image detection and or photocell pushbutton or contact strip 4 7 SWISS TIMING Start type Time Trial 2 Arm 25 v Auto Delay s 30 J B Trig C Nat Name SWE HARGIN AUT PRANGER FRA LIZEROUX FRA GRANGE ITA ROCCA m O Start time 09 22 35 2859 09 22 35 0212 09 22 02 4136 09 21 42 3033 09 21 30 9897 09 20 43 5690 A Startlist defined prior entering in acquisition mode Next competitor to start is at the top of the list List can be sorted by any column B Arm Disarm button When armed the nex
61. ceive the start impulse when the software was not ready No worries the system records all start pulses and you can retrieve them in acquisition mode Page 34 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION In acquisition mode when the status of the race is not started start armed or not armed you can choose the type of the start Start type Description The race starts at the next armed start impulse default type Edit The race will start with an introduced start time you have to type the start time hour The pulse of a previous armed start will be taken as start time to start the race An unarmed start pulse will be taken as start time To be used if the start occurs when the software was not in acquisition mode or if you forget to arm the start Used when competitors starts not all together See 4 3 5 Start type Old v Time Trial Old 13 58 27 9199 T v deb O de Ll d ig le When Old or Missed is selected the list of corresponding pulses is listed to the right A T after the time indicates it is a time coming from the start input a M indicates it is a manual start pulse given with the F4 key Select the wished start time in the list and click on the Enable button to validate it O When Edit is selected then you have to click in the edit time enter the start time and validate it by clicking on the Enable button This method is used when the start did not o
62. cking the Cancel button The maximum number of time mark is 999 per race Remark some other vertical lines are displayed in the image 4 4 2 A green line indicates the start A white line and a black line on its right indicate a cut of time image not contiguous due to a break during the recording A hashed line black and coloured is displayed when a cursor is being placed on another linked instance CG Load a race Same function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 4 4 4 3 X Delete a race Same function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 7 4 4 4 iz Enable Disable lane numbering Same function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 8 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 37 4 7 SWISS TIMING 4 4 5 MM Colour of time marks The colour of time marks can be modified with the I list box between the 7 and Ill icons in order to be visible on different background 4 4 6 Mask Display time marks during judgment shortcut F7 When some competitors are close to the others it can be difficult to judge due to the existing time marks that hide the image The button All or the F7 shortcut is used to mask display the existing time marks during the placement of a new time mark 4 4 7 Fast Open shortcut Ctrl F When fast open is selected click on 9 on a judging computer the software will search and open the actual race in acquisition in the rac
63. clicking on the corresponding line of the Existing races list If this race has no bitmap in the status box it does not yet contain an image and you can do the acquisition of this race with the icon If this race has a bitmap in the status box it contains an image and this image can be displayed You can examine the image or access judgment mode oee the chapter 4 2 13 for the explanation of the bitmaps in the status box 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 23 4 7 SWISS TIMING Long races takes time to be loaded if by mistake you open the wrong race and don t want to wait until the end of the loading you can cancel it by using the Esc key 4 2 5 SI Copy a race Save as This icon is used to make a copy of the actual race in another folder hard disk with the same ID 4 2 6 ki Save race parameters This icon is used to save the race parameters This is useful if you have modified an existing race image and you want to save it for the next open modification of the lane numbering or rules for example This icon is also used to save the race title and start list before entering acquisition mode to prepare all the start lists of the day before the first race for example 4 2 7 X Delete a race After selecting a race line in the X Existing races table click the X icon to delete it 4 2 8 iz Enable Disable lane numbering These icons toggle the display of the lane numbering to the left of the image 4 2 9 CG
64. d instance can be identified by the nfield text in the title bar and the icon E instead of ME in the status bar You can pass from one instance to the other by the Alt Tab keys Windows features If you have a second screen on your computer minimize one of the instances move it to the other screen and maximize it this setting will be remembered for the next start of the software Warning when you have two instances verify which instance has the focus for the keyboard functions Hemoving a double instance 3434 501 02 If you want to go back in Basic mode delete the OSV CFG file contained in the main OSV STAR directory If you want only to suppress the second instance run the ConfOmeagGen exe software on the first page load the OSV CFG file on the last page uncheck the Enable the 2 instance click on the Finish button Version 1 8 Page 75 4 7 SMSS TIMING 6 10 Networked computers To be able to judge from another computer it is mandatory to share the data directory of the acquisition computer with the full rights with write modification rights by default it is share as read only During acquisition the image storage must always be done on the hard disk of the acquisition computer not through the network The same version of the OSV STAR software must be installed on all computers acquisition and judging computer The computers must be networked but not on the same interface than the camera so
65. data from the race itself can be placed over the image This is useful to generate a nice image The TemplateFullScreen software has to be used to modify or generate 800x600 templates Exit WEB mode Press the Esc key to exit the WEB mode and go back in the previous view Press F9 key to go back in the view with the thumbnail or Ctrl F9 to go back in the view with only the main image and the zoom without the thumbnail see also 2 4 Page 58 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 NL SCAN O VISION 4 9 Other functions 4 9 1 Crop The crop function allows you when an image is displayed in Race mode to delete parts of the image image blocks The image blocks can be manually or semi automatically selected First the crop function has to be enabled in the Software setup Configuration mode please refer to chapter 4 1 2 Then some image blocks have to be marked in order to be deleted The marking can be done manually or automatically A marked block is indicated by a red rectangle on the top of the corresponding thumbnail a marked image block is also displayed with red cross hatching in the main window A Execute the crop 4 B Delete the selection of the crop C The zone for the automatic crop selection is displayed 1 or hided L I D Create the automatic crop selection la E Active zone for the automatic crop selection F Marked image block G Manual crop selection scale Manual crop select
66. de but also works in the judgment mode and race mode Warning if the logo is placed too low in the full screen mode it will not be displayed in the others mode race and judgment modes so it may request to do twice the Ctrl L to show the logo as it is out of the image the first Ctrl L will hide it and the second will display it again The logo is only displayed over the image on the screen it is not printed excepted in full screen mode and not exported with the Export full image function Ctrl F8 4 9 7 Judgment with transponder help The Scan O Vision STAR software can be linked with a transponder system with antenna placed on the finish line and transponder embedded on each competitor Then during the judgment the time marks can be automatically pre positioned and the identification came directly from transponder system Ask for the specific 3434 508 user s manual for more details 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 65 4 7 SMSS TIMING 4 9 8 Zoom training When you are judging with dual instances main and infield images and ActiveLink enabled you can train the vertical zoom position in order that when you click in an image the other instance place vertically the zoom at the same location even if camera angle are not the same 1 Be sure your cameras are correctly setup specially the framing zoom 2 Verify the dual instance mode is enabled on the judging computer see 6 9 3 Record a race with ma
67. ding F4 finishers at day time because they all have a different start time See 4 3 5 F5 Start or stop the manual recording of the image It can be used anytime even before the start Recover finish Only available if an armed finish has already occurred This function will cancel the finish and the system will be ready for a new finish Any image already recorded will remain Arm or disarm the finish A finish impulse will only be used if the finish 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 33 4 7 SMSS TIMING is armed After the first armed finish pulse or image detection F7 can be used to disable and enable the automatic recording unarm arm the finish for additional recording Use for example to disable recording when you see a judge or a photograph will cross the photocell between finishers Arm or disarm a split time When armed an impulse on the finish input and or a competitor detected by the camera will trig the split Split time are not saved they are only displayed on scoreboards They are numbered from 1 to 99 e rig finish Only available when the finish is armed Gives a manual finish instead of receiving it from the finish input e rig split Only available when the split is armed Cives a manual split time instead of receiving it from the finish input perhaps not available depending on the setting done in Possibility to arm and disarm of the E Preferences 2 tab of the race mode see 4 2 1
68. e it is even possible that some time marks are no longer visible in the image because no images were recorded for these times Remarks e Modified start time are always considered as Manual start time e The Restore button allows at any time to get back the Original start time as Actual start time Restrictions e lf an image has been recorded without start it is not possible to introduce a start time with this function the start time introduction must be done in the acquisition mode e It is not possible to check the Modification following finish time of first if no judgment has been done e f the Actual start time is the Original start time no modification the Restore button is disabled Page 28 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION 4 2 17 Units Rules tab This tab is done to select the units and the rules for the race Units e Select the Metric units to have the distances in meters and the speeds in kilometres per hour in the results e Select the Imperial units to have the distances in feet and the speeds in Miles per hour in the results Rules Rounding e Down will truncate the times lower numbers are ignored e Up IAAF will increase the time if the numbers to cut are not 0 e Medium will truncate the times that are smaller than 5 and increase the times superior or equal to 5 Example for the 9 8725 time with the different precision and rules Rounding down Rounding up Medi
69. e client Server If you select a client socket you should inset in this column the IP TCP IP address of the host computer with xxx xxx xxx xxx format Nb If you select a host socket this column informs you how many clients Clients are connected on this socket You can have up to 8 clients connected on the same socket When you select an I O by clicking on it some additional parameters can appear below the list of peripherals you can then modify some parameters and validate these modifications by clicking on the Apply button 4 6 2 Scoreboards Up to three different scoreboards may be defined on different serial ports SCB1 SCB2 and SCB3 Compatible peripherals GEMINI e Same as Swiss Timing UNT l e n addition compatible with the GEMINI alphanumeric scoreboard to display race title during the race and names of classified competitors GEMINI Wind e To display the wind measurement on a dedicated 7 scoreboard type UNT4 UNT6 UNT7 or GEMINI a different serial line from running time is requested OIN4 e OIN4 alphanumeric scoreboard 2 lines of 10 characters RTD Galactica e Matrix scoreboard allowing alphanumeric character graphics and animation RollerTime e Rollerlime 6 or 9 digits scoreboards to display running time and net time with BIB or rank and lane 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 51 4 7 SWISS TIMING with a 9 digits SCB RollerTime Wind e To display wind measurement
70. e day at the moment of fhe reception of an impulse NT indicates the net time difference between the start time and the finish time Aaaaaaaa Race identification CC Lane number Hh Mm Ss dcm Time DNS for not started DNF for not finished DQ for disqualified USE for user defined status 111 Number of ranked competitors nnnnn Bib number TIT Rank S Wind speed sign or tttt Number of intermediate with 0 Reaction time m False start attribution m x false start S possible sign s dmc Reaction time 9999 Finish uuu Wind speed unit m s MPH N A if no wind speed measurement VV V Wind speed Non standard ASCII code SOH 01h STX 02h EOT 04h DC3 13h a 20h space Page 84 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Transmission example Enter in the race Start impulse Heaction time Wind speed Finish impulse Judging of the 1 Judging of the 2 Modif Of nbr Of 2 Send classification End of judging 3434 501 02 SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH SOH DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DC3 DVSNR DVISV DVRTC DVRTC DVRTC DVRWM STX DVIFV DVRCV DVRTC DVRTC DVRCV DVRTC DVRCS DVRCV DVRTC DVRTC DVSNR DVRWM STX DVRDC DVRCC DVRCC DVRCC DVRCC DVRTC DVRTC DVRTC DVRFC DVRFJ WVA SC
71. e directory the race with the red flag el If the acquisition computer is not in the acquisition mode the Fast Open waits is displayed until the acquisition computer enters in acquisition mode Then the recording images will automatically be displayed on the judging computer and judgment can start even if the acquisition computer still records some images Warning only one computer can place a time mark at a time you need to validate or delete the time mark before any other computer can place another time mark Note the Online loading box must be checked to use the Fast Open function see also 4 4 18 4 4 8 35 35 Active Link and 5 Active Link This button is only present if the corresponding configuration has been made in the ConfOmegaGen exe software two instances see chapter 6 Click on this button to change the status of the Active Link When 4 is displayed the Active Link is disabled When is displayed the Active Link is enabled Press the Ctrl key and click on the Active Link button to enable the Active Link JM roc When is displayed the Active Link is enabled but at least one of the instance did not have image loaded When is displayed the Active Link is enabled and both instance have the image loaded See also chapter 4 9 5 4 4 9 All Show only local time marks or all When an image has been or is judged with the Active link this toggle button allows to choose to display on the image al
72. e is in a separate CSV file These CSV files can be created or modified with the Notepad software or Microsoft EXCEL software not provided Page 62 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 WVA SCAN O VISION Description of a table definition file CSV On a line the fields are separated by semi colon Numbers are directly written if needed with a point to separate the unit and the decimal Text is written between quotes o The first line of the file are general information separated by semi colon in the order Text for accumulative distance distance from first competitor This text will be displayed in the header of the accumulative distance column of the Result window maximum 14 characters length Text for flat distance distance from previous competitor This text will be displayed in the header of the flat distance column of the Result window maximum 14 characters length Length text text written after a number of lengths less than 2 in fact it is the needed translation of horse length singular Lengths text text written after a number of lengths higher or equal than 2 in fact it is the needed translation of horse lengths plural Length rounding This number indicates the rounding used to display the Accumulative distance Allowed values are 1 rounding to 1 length 2 rounding to 1 2 length 4 rounding to 1 4 length default value 8 rounding to 1 8 length 16 rounding to 1 16 length 32 rounding to 1 32 le
73. e selected instance white will be display at the right and bottom of the zoom image See also chapters 4 4 8 and 4 9 5 In acquisition mode the zoom window is used to display the keyboard functions In camera setting mode the zoom window can display a zoom of the main window or a diagram to help with the camera setting 2 8 Thumbnail window This window not present in camera setting mode or if disabled with ll see chapter 2 4 displays a miniature of the race Below the image a horizontal scroll line is displayed with some divisions grey blue and red sectors A red rectangle in the thumbnail represents the section of the image displayed in the main window to move it you have to drag an drop the red part of the horizontal scroll line or drag an drop the red rectangle when it is on the side of the screen the thumbnail is automatically scrolled You can also move this red rectangle with Ctrl and Ctrl movement of one block or with Ctrl Shift and Ctrl Shift movement of half screen You 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 5 4 7 SMSS TIMING can also click in the thumbnail to place the red rectangle at this place or do a drag and drop of the red rectangle When the focus is on the image the mouse wheel also allows moving this red rectangle For very long images only a part of the thumbnail can be displayed on the screen it is represented by the blue sector on the horizonta
74. ed can be modified using the t and keys o Press the Esc key and answer Yes to exit the acquisition mode this function may not be available depending on the configuration selected in f this function may not be available depending on the configuration selected in e 2 To record other races just click on LI New race icon and continue from the point g above Page 14 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION If you exit from the acquisition mode and have recorded anything an image is displayed In any other case you will first have to open a race e Active the LE Existing races tab e f requested change the folder where the race you want to judge is by clicking on the button and select the folder on your hard disk e In the race list click on the line corresponding to the race you want to open and click on the amp icon to open it You can also double click on the line corresponding to the race Select the judgment mode with the icon then you can make the judgment e Press and hold the left mouse button in the main window you can move the mouse cursor to place the time mark at the correct location according to the rules of the sport on the wheel the nose the skate The zoom window content follows the position of the mouse cursor e Release the left mouse button when the time mark is approximately at the correct location the dentification tab is automatically selected e Adjust e
75. eferences The horizontal references are displayed by clicking the icon and hidden by clicking the F icon The colour of the references can be selected with the Em list box between and Gh icons The references horizontal line in the image can be moved vertically by doing a drag amp drop on it 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 43 4 7 SWISS TIMING There are two reference zones Light regulation zone LZ This zone is defined by the two shorter horizontal lines The height of this zone is fixed so these two lines will always move together This reference is used with the light flickering self regulation function it must be placed on a light part of the finish line where nothing and nobody will pass generally the bottom of the image Q Image regulation zone lZ This zone is defined by the space between the two longer horizontal lines Each line can be moved independently but cannot pass over the other one This zone is used to compute the focus and outdoor light regulation 4 5 2 Colour of reference lines The list box between the and icons allows you to select the colour of e the horizontal references e the rectangle for the zoom selection e the vertical line in the matrix mode You can change this colour to have better contrast between these lines and the colour of the finish line 4 5 3 Online zoom In line scan mode a part of the main image can be zoomed to view details This a
76. ene 5 5 4 Daytime shortcut Ctrl F3 5 5 5 End of judgment shortcut Ctrl F9 esses 5 5 6 Automatic end of judgment ss 5 6 ee TC E EE 5 7 1 E About software version shortcut Ctrl EI 5 7 2 About camera version 5 7 3 B Lens about 6 4 ROUNDING BEGUILATION 6 5 MANUAL START BREGULATION 6 9 DOUBLE INSTANCE oeensesoonsonsensonsensensosstseest ontot s onson treener esenee enee nsen eene oe eenen 6 10 NETWORKED COMPUTERS o EREECHEN OX MEMEP PA CAN DEN eee 8 1 1 Files CONCAT amp STARTLIST essen 8 1 2 HyTek Bidirectional ss Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Swiss Timing Ltd is strictly forbidden La reproduction de ce document sous quelque forme que ce soit et sans l autorisation crite de Swiss Timing Ltd est strictement interdite Die Vervielf ltigung oder Wiedergabe in jeglicher Weise ist ohne schriftliche Genehmigung von Swiss Timing Ltd strengstens untersagt SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l Envers 1 Phone 41 32 488 36 11 ee 2606 Corg mont Switzerland Fax 41 32 488 36 09 A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP www swisstiming com info swisstiming com 70 EON 70 4 7 SAISS TIMING RS MSULCoO 84 O14 OMEGA SUPP ere BE 86 9 KEYBOARD SHOR GUUS a ess 00 9 KEYBOARD SHORCUTS uere eee OO Reproduction in
77. entaries and is not used for the start lists then the STARTLIST file can contain two line styles e If the first field of the line is not empty it is the beginning of a new start list line title The following fields of the line define the title and the date of the race e If the first field of the line is empty it is an entry for the start list data line This entry is for the race defined by the first line titles above e Ina line the fields are separate by the character Line title In the order the fields for the lines title are e Identification or code of the race maximum 8 characters minimum 1 character e Date planned for the departure of the race maximum 10 characters recommended format JJ MM AAAA e Hour planned for the departure of the race maximum 8 characters recommended format hh mm ss 5 empty fields Length of the race in meters number maximum 6 numbers First line of the title of the race maximum 50 characters 1 oecond line of the title of the race maximum 50 characters 1 Name of the sponsor of the race maximum 25 characters Time of Record 1 format hh mm ss dc 2 Time of Record 2 format hh mm ss dc 2 Text for Record 1 2 characters as WR OR NR 2 Page 78 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 SCAN O VISION Text for Record 2 2 characters as WR OR NR 2 Length and type of the race for scoreboard maximum 11 characters 3 Title of the race for scoreboard maximum 11 characters
78. f Test mode is checked Version defined in Parameters Hevision defined in Parameters H if generated with Ctrl D or Ctrl Shift D L if generated from the web mode with F8 Not present with other kind of exportation F8 or Ctrl F8 Extension depending of the file bmp jpg or pdf Men s 100m DEL 2 D 100FR 02 amp TM212100 2008 Beijing Olympic Games TOU m Photofinish publishing Version D 29 1 Revision 0 99 0 OMEGA Write ver rev Restore ver rev To be defined at each record the name and the directory of the file will be requested each time you select export The BMP or JPG extension is automatically added Add before the name add the given characters before the given name Used for example to select the sport when export in a multi sport directory or database or to identify main and backup camera images of the same race If the check box Add YYYYMMDDHHMMSS at the ena is checked the date and hour of the export is added at the end of the file name This will always create a unique filename Saving directory Same as the race the image will be saved in the directory defined in the Existing races tab of the Race mode or Judgment mode Last directory used the directory is requested By default the last directory used for export is proposed Always in the directory save the image in the selected directory You may choose a directory of another computer connected
79. fferent images exportation in 3 different directories for example can be made at the same time In full screen mode the logo and or full screen template will also be exported see chapter 4 7 5 1 10 Export full image shortcut Ctrl F8 Export the full image can be a very long image in a bitmap and or JPEG format following the setup made in the Full image section in the E Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 5 1 11 Ser Export setup Select the x Export setup tab of the configuration mode See chapter 4 1 4 5 1 12 WE Exit shortcut Alt F4 Exit the software You can then unplug the camera power cable to switch off the camera 5 2 Race menu 5 2 1 O New Select the L1 New tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 3 5 2 2 1E Existing races Select the Existing races tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 13 5 2 3 ZZ Race parameters Select the ef Parameters tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 14 5 2 4 Race header Select the Race header tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 15 5 2 9 Units Rules Select the 25 Units Rules tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 17 5 2 6 Preferences 1 Select the E Preferences 1 tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 18 5 2 7 CZ Preferences 2 Select the E Preferences 2 tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 19 5 2 8 CG Synchronisation Select the Synchronisation tab of the race mode See chapter 4 2 9 3434 501 02
80. he results of these races by enabling the Active Link function click on 35 will be displayed see also chapter 4 4 8 When races are linked together their start list and results are merged Warning Generally the start list of the races linked together are the same if not it is possible that some entries and or results are lost if same BIB and lane number exists with different names and or results This function is mainly used in two cases e When you have two cameras one on each side of the finish line so you have less risk to do a bad judgment because a competitor hide another one e When you have two cameras for the same race but each one on a different finish line pursuit track cycling When races are linked and you are placing a time mark on an instance the corresponding image is automatically displayed on the second instance and a hashed bi colour time mark move at the same time placed on the same race time This function used with a computer with dual screen is very powerful to do fast and precise judgment When a new time mark is confirmed both results list are updated the time marks are displayed on the image depending on the Show only local time marks or all parameter select Ill if both cameras point on the same finish line or if each camera films another finish line see also chapter 4 4 9 Time marks are displayed with the colour used in the instance they have been placed As with separate computers on ne
81. ht of the function window The terminology of the status can be changed in the Software setup tab of the Configuration mode see 4 1 2 4 4 18 P Existing races tab oame function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 13 In addition in the right of the used directory the Online loading checkbox is placed When this box is checked it allows you to open a race in progress acquisition in process on another computer and do the Fast Open see also 4 4 7 and 6 1 4 4 19 6 Parameters tab oame function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 14 In addition Version and Revision of the picture can be edited 1 0 by default This is manually managed and can be used to identify different print version these data are available in the print template editor Test mode can be checked to add some object on the print template during test procedure Page 40 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION 4 4 20 Header tab Same function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 15 4 4 21 Precision tab This tab is used to select the precision of the times The General precision is used to display the finish times It will also affect the computing of the mean speed o the competitor The Precision for delta time is used to display the time difference from the first and from the previous competitor It will also affect the computing of the distance from the first and from the previous competito
82. humbnail After clicking on this button the thumbnail is Shortcut Shift F9 no more displayed allowing more height to display the main image and the zoom d Full screen mode To display the image in full screen for TV Shortcut F10 Web mode Shortcut Ctrl W transmission or camera setting for example press the Esc key to exit this mode To display the image in 800x600 resolution for publishing low resolution images on the web for example press the Esc key to exit this mode The tool bar can be moved to be placed at your favourite position 2 5 Main window This window shows the image section selected as red in the thumbnail window Due to the high definition of the camera not all the pixels can be shown in this window You can also use the zoom window during judgment The zoom displays the content of the green rectangle of the main window You can move the green rectangle by doing a right click and drag on it In judgment mode a results window is added in the upper part of the main window In camera setting mode this window shows the online image from the camera In acquisition mode this window shows the time and the status of the race Page 4 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 YS SCAN O VISION This window changes for each mode Generally it displays the different settings corresponding to the mode In acquisition mode this window is used to display the events of the race 2 6
83. iis cree een een d 3 1 LANGUAGE SELECTION 3 2 CAMERA SETTING AND ALIOGNMENT Sad ICI eee ene eee ee oe eee nen eee comer eee ener Qu ES nce CSS NE TP m iini n iE 3 3 SYNCHRONISATION AND CONFIGURATION OF THE SYSTEM or AROE RE 3 5 HRECOpRDINGADACE 3 0 mY TE eelef EN 4 FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTIONS nsc 4 1 EX CONFIGURATION Mon 4 1 1 Hardware jc 0 AO E ae 41 2 E ooltware SCIUD TAD E FUME SOUD E NE EM aeuE U coE 42 RACE MODE nec ae septi UE en aies ae tete an 4 2 1 9 Start a race shortcut Ctrl G 4 2 2 Wi Continue the race EE 4 2 8 New race shortcut Ctrl N enne 4 2 4 Load FACE tette tette tette tenebo 4 2 5 RM Copy a race Save as 4 2 6 kd Save race parameters eene 427 W Delete EE 4 2 8 tz Enable z5 Disable lane numbering see 4 2 9 Synchronisation ettet tette tts 42 10 WW Test function tenete 4 1 3 FE Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Swiss Timing Ltd is strictly forbidden La reproduction de ce document sous quelque forme que ce soit et sans l autorisation crite de Swiss Timing Ltd est strictement interdite Die Vervielf ltigung oder Wiedergabe in jeglicher Weise ist ohne schriftliche Genehmigung von Swiss Timing Ltd strengstens untersagt SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l
84. in and infield cameras On the judgment computer for each instance go in judgment mode and open this race main image on instance 1 and infield image in instance 2 4 Enable the Active Link 4 or the Active Link see 4 9 5 5 In the second instance select the Zoom training tab 5a Check the Training mode box 5b and click on the Delete all examples button 5c 6 Place a time mark in the second instance image no need to validate it it is important that the magenta horizontal line is placed vertically at the position corresponding to do the judgment for this lane chest in athletics skate in speed skating wheel in cycling 6 7 Click on the corresponding location in main window of the first instance an horizontal magenta line is also displayed 8 In the second instance select the Zoom training tab 8a and click on the Add new example button 85 9 Repeat points 6 to 8 for every lane that will give the best results You must enter a minimum of 3 points to allow the algorithm to work properly 10 Uncheck the Training mode box 10 If your sport did not have lane separation do the training with the farthest position a middle position on the finish line and the nearest position File Race Judgment Regulation Scoreboard Language Help iB te con WER A amp xm 9 4 le ER Existing races Parameters Header amp 4 Precision amp Identification ES Palette 4 Search 6 Time Training mode
85. in the image Then select the Automatic radio button and finally click on the Apply button 4 5 10 2 Gamma A gamma factor can be selected to modify the restitution of the image lighter dark levels as the gamma becomes lower than 1 0 The gamma factor given here cannot be modified when the image is recorded so it is recommended to use only a factor from 0 7 to 1 0 1 0 is the default factor no modification of the image During the judgment a modifiable gamma factor can be selected to enhance the recorded images 45 11 Lens remote tab STAR 20x0 The buttons in this tab allows modifying the lens aperture and the lens focus Button Effectonirisaperture Effect on focus BH 0 0 ee so the image becomes darker for a shorter distance so the image becomes lighter for a longer distance The aperture is closed a lot so The focus is modified a lot for a the image becomes darker shorter distance The aperture is open a lot so The focus is modified a lot for a the image becomes lighter longer distance The limit of movement of the focus ring is not detected When the limit of the iris control is detected the corresponding buttons are greyed Page 48 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 SCAN O VISION 4 5 12 l Detection sensitivity tab This tab is only visible when the Detection zone is displayed In this tab you can select the size of the objects to detect by choosing the Detection sensit
86. ion Right click in the scale in the top of the thumbnail to mark a block to be deleted a right click amp drag will mark several blocks A right click in a marked block will unmark it 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 59 4 7 SMSS TIMING Automatic crop selection By giving a sensitivity level and a vertical zone to analyse the automatic crop selection will mark automatically any block without visible objects in the target zone The sensitivity is selected in the software configuration see chapter 4 1 2 If the sensitivity is too small some objects or competitor s limbs could be marked as to be deleted If the sensitivity is too high and if the image is noisy high contrast level rain light flickering it is possible the automatic crop selection will not mark any image block to be deleted The active zone for the automatic crop selection is displayed in place of the lane numbering by pressing the T button or hidden by pressing the AL button Only the red zone will be used for image analysis You can click amp drag on the top and bottom of the red zone to modify its position and size You can exclude some parts of the image where something is moving and must not be taken in consideration for the crop spectators or officials in the background for example To do the automatic crop selection the active zone must be displayed and you can then click on the M button First all marks are removed and then the software scans the im
87. ivity higher the sensitivity is smaller is the size of the detected object See also 4 5 7 4 5 13 BP Motorized support tab When optional 4 axis motorized is connected by serial line to the camera it is controlled by this tab de al f Camera setup V Image quality Detection sensitivity BP Support motoris Swivel Slide Tilt de al Jee a v L wl Current angle 0 805 B Align horizontal plan Steps pace Commands Profiles Serial 1 10 100 9 1 Set Get 10 Set Get Le r CRC Read Statuses 100 Set Get El Gop Continuous 10 100 1000 A Button to do movement on the indicated direction with the step selected in C During movement is displayed When movement is no more possible reach the limit e is displayed B Button for automatic swivel C Radio buttons are used to select the number of steps for the movement When Continuous is selected the movement occurs as long as you keep pressing on one of the A buttons To change a number of step value modify it and click on the corresponding Set button 1 represents a very small movement of about 0 01 1000 represents a very large movement These buttons load preset values in Steps pace C This button is used to immediately stops all movements otatus of the serial line Connection is not working verify the cable between camera and support verify the support is correctly
88. k the icon to go in the race mode Select the test function by clicking the icon o If a start transducer is connected to the start its ready LED can be tested by using the F2 key o On the screen the green start indicator must be off and must blink during a start impulse If not the start is not correctly connected or the kind of the start contact is wrong in the configuration o On the screen the green finish indicator must be off and must blink during a finish impulse If not the finish is not correctly connected or the kind of the finish contact is wrong in the configuration o Press the Esc key to exit this function Select the synchronisation function by clicking the G icon If synchronisation of the camera has already occurred since power on the e bitmap is displayed in the function window if not the amp bitmap is displayed Version 1 8 3434 501 02 e To do a synchronisation W SCAN O VISION o Enter the time of the synchronisation time of the next start pulse in the format hh mm ss dcmx for example 14 15 00 0000 in the edit box and validate it by pressing the Enter key o Arm the start by pressing the F3 key o At the entered time give a start impulse or manually press the F4 key o The GI bitmap will be displayed on the function window and the camera is now synchronised o The time of day of the camera is always displayed in the status bar o Press the Esc key to exit this function
89. l scroll line To move it you have to drag and drop the blue sector of the horizontal scroll line In acquisition mode the thumbnail cannot be moved but an online image is always displayed It enables you to adjust some camera settings during the race and to visualise what is recorded Depending on the settings on top of the thumbnail a scale allows the selection of image blocks to delete crop see chapter 4 9 1 for more detail Page 6 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION 2 9 Status bar The status bar at the bottom of the screen contains some important information LS 16 14 04 amp HW gt EK HI oO oO Designation Description Time of day of the camera only if a camera is connected m amp Green if the zoom is activated in camera setting mode setting amp Greyed if the zoom is not activated in camera setting E For the first instance of the software standard E For the second instance of the software See chapter 6 Inclinometer It indicates the same thing as the two yellow LEDs at the back of the camera see the Scan O Vision STAR camera user s manual 1 Vertical green line if the orientation level of the camera is correct the sensor is vertical sh X Ze Red line when the sensor is not vertical I Greyed when no camera connected E Automatic Green if the automatic light adjustment is enabled and is light working well adjustment Red if the
90. l the time marks placed on this image or on the linked image when IIl is visible or only the time marks placed on this image when is displayed See also chapters 4 4 8 and 4 9 5 4 4 10 i Active suspend the data handling output shortcut Ctrl F12 If a data handling DH is connected to the Scan O Vision and uses the online protocol not only the final classification judgment must be done in the rank Page 38 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION order Sometimes in tight finish it is difficult to judge in the rank order so to prevent wrong provisory rank on the DH you can suspend the DH output When the DH output is suspended no data is sent on the DH serial line When the DH output is re activated all data are re sent indicates the DH output is activated W indicates the DH output is suspended 44 11 Black amp white image display Same function as in the Race mode please refer to chapter 4 2 12 4 4 12 Results window The results window is placed on top of the main window It displays the time of the competitors judged and the other competitor in the start list The lines can be sorted by any column Click on a column header to display the lines following the alphabetic order of this column Click again in the same column header to display the lines in the reverse order By default the lines are displayed in rank order You can modify the BIB or the lane number of a judged competitor by doing a
91. llows a precise setting of the camera and the lens Click on the D icon to activate the online zoom the corresponding indicator becomes green in the status bar To choose which part of the main image is zoomed click and drag the green rectangle in the main window The position can only be modified in the vertical direction and only when the online image is active The zoom view is not always online display is made when the computer has nothing else to do So the refresh rate will be higher with slower acquisition speed or with smaller size of the zoom window it also depends on the processor of your computer Click on the icon to stop the online zoom the corresponding indicator becomes grey in the status bar the colour may change following to the setting of the Cursor colour Page 44 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION 4 5 4 a Matrix model STAR4XO The matrix mode is a patented function allowing easy alignment of the camera on the finish line by having a video image instead of mw the line scan mode It is activated by clicking on the icon In this matrix mode to align the camera you just have to move it in x a way that the green vertical line is perfectly superposed to the Si finish line and the sensor is vertical look at the yellow LED at the La rear of the camera The image luminosity can be adjusted by changing the Exposure time distinct from the line scan mode The automatic colou
92. ly detected later when you connect it or power it The camera and the software supports small Ethernet disconnection 5s in case of longer disconnection the software will exit from Camera Setting mode and Acquisition mode The corresponding function will again be available after the camera has been reconnected 1 3 Duration of a race The maximum duration of a race time between the start and the last recorded image is between 24 and 48 hours In facts the software allows only one midnight passage during a race So if your race starts at 23h00 on day 1 you can record images until 23h59 on day 2 so about 25h race duration if your race starts at 1h00 in the morning of day 1 you can record images until 23h59 on day 2 so about 47h of race duration Note this is not related to the image recording duration For each race you can record images during at least 3 minutes this limit increase when you reduce the acquisition speed Page 2 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 LS SCAN O VISION 2 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION This chapter is a short description of the design and the main part of the software 2 1 Main screen The screen is divided in different parts H kW d E teeyan dJ regen LL Lm ovn E Itm O onm Poen D Pte iaden Diim Ame T reng 1 om Ls s Race title En Menu Mode selection Main window Function window Zoom window Thumbnail window Status bar ee MI UU IP n The different windows are se
93. m the selection made in the software configuration you can access the full screen mode or change the X Y factor within the full screen mode with F10 or S Display the full screen mode using the X Y factor defined in the configuration Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 1 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 2 Shift F11 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 3 Shift F12 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 4 Zoom and movement in full screen mode It is possible to zoom in and out and to move the image horizontally and vertically small arrows on right left top and bottom are displayed when the movement is possible Functions With keyboard Scrolls the image to the top Shift mouse wheel up up arrow key Scrolls the image to the bottom Shift mouse wheel down down arrow key A cs EE right arrow key ns on RENE left arrow key Scrolls the image to the right one block mouse wheel up Ctrl Shift OU UN Ctrl Shift Zoom out Ctrl mouse wheel down If a zoom in is done when you exit the full screen mode the next time you enter in full screen mode or in WEB mode the same zoom factor will be used and the image will be placed corresponding to the mouse position in the main window if the mouse pointer was not in the main window the image display will correspond approximately to the zoo
94. m window green rectangle Scrolls the image to the left one block 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 55 4 7 SAISS TIMING Add a logo in full screen mode See chapter 4 9 6 Full screen template In full screen mode a custom template composed of logos free texts and data from the race itself can be placed over the image This is useful to send a nice image to TV or on the Web or to print a part of the image with some logo of sponsors MEN S 100M 1ST ROUND HEAT 4 4 enis m X e GE TISSOT DETIRI stissoT GOTISSOT HE TISSOT GE TISSOT HE TISSO i N7 cores To modify an existing template or create your own template you have to use the TemplateFullScreen exe software Some possibilities of the function e Display a gif with transparency e Display some components only if a result is not empty Please refer to the TemplateFullScreen user manual for more details file 3434 507 02 pdf in the OSV STAR Documentation sub directory If you create a new template the OSV STAR software has to be restarted to show this template in the list A modification of the active template when saved in the TemplateFullScreen software is directly used for the next time you enter in full screen mode without needing to restart the OSV STAR software See also chapter 4 1 2 for the configuration Ai D Print in full screen mode In full screen mode at any time you can print what you have on the screen
95. mage e The size of the objects to detect can be selected by choosing the Detection sensitivity in the KL Detection sensitivity higher the sensitivity is smaller is the size of the detected object e As for the image recorded by photocells the number of image blocs recorded before and after the automatic detection by camera can be set in the Preferences 1 tab see 4 2 18 when doing a new race 4 5 8 Sharpness adjustment In line scan mode a green vertical bar graph is displayed in the left part of the zoom window it is the sharpness indicator referring to the image regulation zone see 4 5 1 Page 46 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION Ideally you have to set the image regulation zone where a black and white transition exists and where you want the maximum sharpness generally the centre of the image Then turn the focus ring of the lens to have the highest green bar graph as possible The maximum is represented with a red horizontal line This maximum depends on the conditions finish line light camera setting and can be very different from one day to another the important thing is to set it at the maximum for the actual conditions 4 5 9 lt 4 Camera setup tab This tab contains the main settings of the camera camera from right to left lt or from left to right Acquisition speed l s The acquisition speed has to be selected according to the chosen precision the speed of the competitors
96. n contains up to 200 distances if it contains more than 200 distance definitions the last ones will be ignored You can have up to 20 different tables csv files in the distance sub directory The name of the file is used to identify the table in the listbox of the software setup tab 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 63 4 7 SMSS TIMING 4 9 4 Kilometric reduction When the Horse racing sport is selected in the Header tab 4 2 15 the supplementary Km Red column can be added in the results through the Software setup tab of the Configuration mode 4 1 2 This column will show the time done to do one kilometre so it is important that the race length has been set correctly With the Horse racing sport selected the lane number parameters is transformed in handicap distance in meter So you can insert in the start list or during the cursor s identification the handicap for each horse to have the correct kilometric reduction calculation If the horse has no handicap make sure that 0 is entered in the handicap field The kilometric reduction is computed with the formula Km Red finish time length of the race handicap The kilometric reduction is displayed with the general precision 4 4 21 and is always rounded using the medium rounding 4 9 5 Use of Active Link When two instances have been configured see chapter 6 9 and both instances are in judgment with a race opened it is possible to link together t
97. nd without being on the finish plane THIS IS WRONG The vertical pole on the finish line must be seen on the photofinish The only way to have it is to have the sensor perfectly vertical and exactly on the continuation of the finish line nanc ELO 4Correct alignment of the camera Ev TN STAR In the camera setting matrix mode the goal is to superimpose the vertical line onto the finish line while the sensor is perfectly vertical e Swivel the camera to set the sensor vertical The sensor is perfectly vertical when the two yellow LEDs are ON at the rear of the camera When the sensor is not vertical the yellow LED blinks on the side where the camera is too high The faster the LED blinks the closer the sensor is to vertical e Pan the camera to be near the finish line e f needed tilt the camera and adjust the zoom to frame perfectly the finish line making allowance for the tallest objective at the furthest point e g an athlete e The final alignment is done by doing three movements until the camera is perfectly aligned on the finish line and the sensor is vertical o Translation o Swivel o Pan e To control the alignment pass in line scan mode by pressing the l icon the image must be completely of the colour of the finish line except for the background beyond the finish line Wrong alignment of the camera ls 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 11 4 7 SMSS TIMING 3 2 3 Final adjustment
98. ne is not open check box not checked The transmission parameters speed number of data bit are not correct The serial cable is not connected to the devices or an incorrect cable is used The alive message is not sent by the false start detection system because the device is not running or it did not include this feature Warning The ASC2 false start detection system with CHRONOS inside sends the alive message The ASC false start detection system with 5005 inside never sends the alive message so the ay logo can never be displayed even if everything works perfectly Page 54 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 4 7 YS SCAN O VISION This mode displays the main image on the whole screen It is useful to send an image to the TV with an optional video adapter 33 Full screen mode If the full screen mode is enabled from the race mode the time mark will not be displayed If the full screen mode is enabled from the judgment mode the time mark will be displayed and you can do judgment you can place a time mark and identify it as in judgment mode The full screen mode can also be activated from the camera setting mode when the display is in line scan mode this allow to have a larger view from the camera when you adjust it X Y ration and zoom are not available for this mode X Y ratio in full screen mode The full screen mode can be displayed with the different X Y factor display from x1 to x4 independently fro
99. ngth Si Ze Si Ze Si Ze Si Ze Si Ze Si Ze o Then each line represents an entry with in the order Time field time in second precision up to the 1 1000s used for the comparison Distance field distance in horse lengths precision up to 1 32 0 03125 used for accumulative distance calculation Text field text display in the result window if the time difference is less or equal lt to the Time field maximum 14 characters in length The text field must be inserted between quotes o Onaline each field is separated by a semi colon o The last line represents the text for all the lengths greater than the longest defined so the Time and Distance fields are ignored for this line ila Acc Distance Sample Distance ength lengths 4 sample file 0 000 0 Dead Head 0 009 0 03125 Nose 0 019 0 0625 Short Head 0 039 0 125 Head 0 079 0 25 Neck 0 129 0 5 cw length 0 174 0 75 a length 0 224 1 1 length 0 274 1 25 4 length 0 325 1 50 1 length 0 374 1 75 1 length 0 449 2 0 2 lengths 0 549 2 5 2 lengths 0 649 3 0 3 lengths 0 749 3 5 3 lengths 0 849 4 0 4 lengths 1 0995 02 5 lengths 1 299 6 0 6 lengths 1 499 7 0 7 lengths 1 699 8 0 7 8 lengths 1 899 9 0 9 lengths 2 099 10 10 lengths Distanced Each table definition file ca
100. nish contact for the Image recording with Select the Preferences 2 tab and choose if the arming will be automatic or manual for the start and the finish Select the f Parameters tab If needed enter the data for the race title location sponsor ID length If needed enter the start list Use amp clear start list button to clear the start list Click on the ed icon to memorize your settings will be used for the next races Click on the icon to enter acquisition mode and record the race o When you are ready to receive the start press the F3 key to arm the start o Wait for the start impulse or manually start the race with the F4 key o In the case of a false start press the F2 key to go back to the armed status o Before the first athlete arrives at the finish line press the F7 key to arm the finish o Each time a finish impulse is received the corresponding image will be recorded If there is no photocell on the finish line connected to the finish of the camera you can connect a pushbutton and press it each time that it is necessary to record the picture o At any time even before the start you can start or stop the recording of images with the F5 key o Atany time even during recording of an image you can modify the contrast colour contrast D or acquisition speed The contrast and colour contrast D can be modified simultaneously using the and keys The acquisition spe
101. not checked the Scoreboard Send results menu will also display results on Scoreboards Format of time to display General time format Kind of time to display for running time and results HH MM SS H MM SS T MM SS TH Results format Display bib number or rank and lane number in the three first digits Daytime Format of the day time with or without seconds 24h or AM PM If No daytime is selected the daytime will never be displayed on this scoreboard See also 5 5 4 Running Time Format of the running time 1s for electromechanical scoreboards 1 10s for LED scoreboards Page 52 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION 4 6 3 Wind Gauge Compatible peripherals ALIZE Aliz ig SIROCCO SIROCCO u Windmeter Manual Sportissimo Mistral BOREAS GILL one dimension Ki Windmeter Sportissimo Mistral BOREAS Remote Controlled ie 2 Serial line requested on the OSV STAR computer input only 8 Serial line requested on the OSV STAR computer input and output Wind gauge can be operated by a judge or by the OSV STAR software When the wind gauge is controlled by the OSV STAR software you have to define the duration of the measurement and when the measurement has to start following the competition rules The delay between the start of the race and the beginning of the wind measurement can be set to 0 if no delay is requested 1 to 60s 255 ifa manual command has to start the wind measurement
102. ompetitor in lane 5 will be favoured in relation to the competitor in lane 1 For a finish line of 5cm wide athletics and a speed of 36km h 10 m s the error wil be 5 thousandths of a second When the speed decreases long distance races the time error increases Alignment error photo seems OK When you are looking at photofinish you cannot see the error alignment the finish line is white and you have the black lines for the lane separation This is the reason why we recommend a white finish line of 5cm according to the IAAF rules but setting black tape for the lane separation only in the two first centimetres of the line With a good camera like the Scan O Vision STAR you will have no problem correctly aligning on these two centimetres even if 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 9 qc SMSS TIMING the camera is far away from the track in the top of the stand Here you can see on your photofinish that the camera is not aligned Lanes 4 and 5 seem OK but not the others Alignment error photo is not OK All the competitors will be judged correctly Alignment correct photo is OK Page 10 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 WS SCAN O VISION The camera must be aligned in the plane of the finish line three dimensional That means if you have a vertical pole on your finish line you must see it top to bottom You can see in the sample on the right that we can align the camera on the finish line on the grou
103. on a dedicated RollerTime 6 or 9 digits scoreboard a different serial line from running time is requested owiss Timing Std ocoreboards generally connected to Longines timing equipment TL5005 OGM5005 UNT4 UNT6 UNT7 and GEMINI with specific configuration owiss Timing UNT Scoreboards generally connected to OMEGA timing equipment OSV OSM OTR UNT4 UNT6 UNT7 and GEMINI with standard configuration 1 Serial line requested on the OSV STAR computer output only Depending on the scoreboard type different additional setting or parameters are displayed below in this window these parameters are not used for the GEMINI Wind protocol Duration of net time display at finish You can choose how many seconds the net time is displayed after the first competitor passes the finish line and then the running time is displayed again We generally choose a permanent display for races up to 1500m and 5 to 10 seconds for races from 1500m length Number of line of the scoreboard The OSV STAR software has to know how many lines of results the scoreboard can display So according to the number of classified competitors it will send additional pages one after the other if the Page scrolling is enabled Page split time Display duration of a result page until the OSV STAR software passes to the next result page Page scrolling Must be checked to allow automatic page split and automatic display of judgment if
104. ormal view The full screen mode helps to adjust the camera position when you are a little bit far from the computer 4 5 w Camera setting mode shortcut Ctrl J j Signification of the toggle icons at the top of the function window The online i _____ is paused click to start it The online The online image is displayed click to pause it it BARRE MR camera regulation are displayed Click to mask them e PIE al camera regulation are masked Click to display them i The online zoom is displayed Click to pause it HE The online zoom display is paused Click to active it The line scan mode is displayed same image as during the timing Click STRIO to change to matrix mode The matrix mode is displayed image like a video camera Click to change to line scan mode The light flickering self regulation function is enabled Click to disable it 4x The light flickering self regulation function is disabled Click to enable it Manual mode the automatic light adjustment is disabled Click to enable the automatic light adjustment hd The automatic light adjustment in the IZ zone is enabled Click to disable it Al The display of the detection zone for automatic recording by camera is enabled Click to disable it SI The display of the detection zone for automatic recording by camera is disabled Click to enable it 4 5 1 E Horizontal r
105. ove the thumbnail a red bar B represents the limit of recording when it reaches the right of the thumbnail you can no more record images in this race file you have to exit the race and start a new file with the highest acquisition speed you can record about 3 minutes this time increase when you decrease the acquisition speed Below the thumbnail you can sometime see a blue bar C It represents images inside the memory of the computer which are not yet saved on the hard disk When this bar is not staying low at left it indicates a problem of storing on the hard disk It can be due because the hard disk is too slow because the hard disk must be defragmented or because you have selected a networked or USB hard disk 4 ee SSL LS a on Se 7 4 3 3 Functions in acquisition mode The function window displays all impulses received on the start and the finish inputs The zoom window is the user interface for this mode the useful keys are Exit the acquisition mode end of the race A confirmation will be asked False start Only available if the race is started This function will cancel the start and the system will be ready for a new start impulse Fo Arm or disarm the start A start impulse will only be used if the start is armed F4 Trig start Only available when the start is armed Gives a manual start instead of receiving it from the start input Shift When the race is not started enable the Time Trial mode recor
106. parated by splitters The position of splitters can be moved to resize the windows There are limits in place to ensure usability A Main splitter B Zoom splitter C Thumbnail splitter 2 2 Race title When a race is open or in progress the ID and the title of the race are displayed 2 3 Menu The menu of the software allows you to access the functions Typically it is not used the icons and tabs in the function window being the preferred option 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 3 4 7 SWISS TIMING 2 4 Mode selection The selection of a mode is done by clicking on an icon of this tool bar E Configuration mode For example to select the kind of contact you have on the Start and Finish input tid Race mode To visualize the races without judgment and record new races Acquisition mode The acquisition mode is a sub mode of the race mode It is used to record the image and is accessible by pressing the icon Judgment mode To judge existing races ri Camera setting mode To set and align the camera on the finish line Two sub modes exist o line scan mode same image as during the acquisition o matrix mode LSTARHX Video image to easily align the camera on the finish line an I O setting mode To configure and command some peripherals such as DH scoreboards and wind meters LE Enable thumbnail After clicking on this button the thumbnail is Shortcut F9 displayed in the bottom of the screen LE Disable t
107. port and the height of the photocell A can be between 1 and 12 the default value is 1 B after finishing each pulse B represents the number of image blocks to record after each finish pulse or automatic recording This is used to be sure to record the end of the competition depending on the sport and the height of the photocell 8 can be between 1 and 12 the default value is 2 To modify settings for the next race do not forget to first click on the New race icon To apply the modified settings for all following races do not forget to click on the tl Save configuration icon 4 2 19 CZ Preferences 2 tab Possibility to arm and disarm When the box is checked the corresponding timing input Start or Finish can be armed and disarmed in acquisition mode with the F3 F7 keys If the box is not checked the corresponding timing input is always armed See also 4 3 otart auto switch This button allows entering a time which will be automatically added to the start time This time can be negative The modified start time will be considered as a manual start time Original and modified start times are Page 30 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION displayed in the events window of the acquisition mode Later on the original value can be restored by the Modify start function see chapter 4 2 16 This function is used when the start time is sent by radio wireless with a known and constant delay Refer to the radio manual to know
108. r The reaction times are always displayed to the 1 1000s The selected precisions are used for the Results window the prints and all the outputs scoreboards data handling See also chapter 6 7 4 4 22 Identification tab This tab is used to enter the BIB and lane number that need to be assigned to a time mark It is also used to change the status of a competitor in the start list The texts of the status can be defined in the Software setup tab of the Configuration mode see 4 1 2 The identification tab automatically appears when you release the mouse button after placing a time mark At the bottom of this tab the time of the time mark before the validation is displayed The Go to button is used to show the time mark of the selected competitor in the results window the mouse cursor will be placed exactly on the corresponding time mark 4 4 23 ti Palette tab shortcut Ctrl R This function is a gamma correction applied to the image in the display and printing memory The original image is kept without modification It is possible to apply a lighting correction to the image after it has been recorded just like correcting an underexposed photograph This correction can be made at any moment during the judgment by selecting a curve 1 to 6 or multi points You can also go back to the original image by selecting the curve 1 The multi points curve can be drawn by the operator simply by clicking in the curve to add
109. r balance has to be done in this mode see 4 5 10 1 In this mode the zoom window displays the level of the different colours of the sensor on the finish line the left part of the curves represents the bottom of the finish line the right part of the curves represents the top of the finish line It may help to do a manual colour balance by superimposing all the curves on a white part of the finish line Click on the l icon to go back in the line scan mode the colour may change following the setting of the Cursor colour 4 5 5 3t Light flickering Artificial lights are generally flickering at a frequency of 50 or 60Hz This flickering cannot be seen by human eyes but creates vertical dark bars on photofinish images If nothing passes on a light part of your finish line you can select the light flickering self regulation function by clicking on the ZS icon the light correction indicator in the status bar becomes green or red Then you have to place the light regulation zone see 4 5 1 at the correct place light part where nothing passes With this setting the light flickering effect on the photofinish images will be suppressed When the light flickering self regulation is working well the corresponding indicator is green in the status bar tel If the light flickering self regulation is enabled but does not work image too dark somebody passing in the light regulation reference the indicator is red in the status bar
110. r within the web mode with Ctrl W or EB Display the WEB mode using the X Y factor defined in the configuration Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 1 F12 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 2 Shift F11 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 3 Shift F12 Display the full screen mode with X Y factor of 4 Zoom and movement in web mode It is possible to zoom in and out and to move the image horizontally and vertically Functions With keyboard Scrolls the image to the top Shift mouse wheel up up arrow key Scrolls the image to the bottom Shift mouse wheel down down arrow key right arrow key left arrow key mouse wheel up i Ctrl Shif Ctrl Shift e S UN NN UN Zoom in Ctrl mouse wheel up Zoom out Ctrl mouse wheel down If a zoom in is done when you exit the WEB mode the next time you enter in WEB mode or in full screen mode the same zoom factor will be used and the 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 57 4 7 SMSS TIMING image will be placed corresponding to the mouse position in the main window if the mouse pointer was not in the main window the image display will correspond approximately to the zoom window green rectangle Add a logo in WEB mode See chapter 4 9 6 Web template In WEB mode a custom template composed of logos free texts and
111. responding image the mouse cursor will move to the corresponding time mark and highlight the corresponding line in the results window When the All identical box is checked the search does not care about the data entered in the field but searches all lanes BIBs or times which are used at least twice The Next button allows displaying the next line in the search list Notes e When a time is searched the list shows mage in addition to possible corresponding time marks After selecting this line the Go to button will move the mouse cursor to the nearest time in the recorded image e When the mouse cursor is moved onto a time mark it is placed vertically on the lane number of this result or in the middle of the image if lane numbering is not displayed 4 4 25 3 Time tab This tab displays the mouse cursor time in a large font in the function window This time is also visible in the bottom of the dentification tab and in the tooltip following the mouse cursor when placing a time mark Page 42 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 JS SCAN O VISION This mode is used to adjust the image of the camera and to align the camera to the finish line In this mode the live image of the camera is displayed in line scan mode or in matrix video mode When you are in line scan mode you can switch the image in full screen by clicking on the S button or by using the F10 key use the ESC or F9 key to switch back in n
112. ry to have the details of the problem generally it is because this port is not present or already used by another peripherals or software Remove the check by clicking in the box to stop the connection For the DH by files the box can t be checked Type Click to show a list of the possible compatible connections and select the one corresponding to your peripherals If your peripheral is not present please have a look on our web site to know if an update is available or contact our after sales service to ask for an adaptation s offer COM Click to show a list of the available COM port and select the one Port where your peripheral is connected You can also select SOCKET to connect to software on a computer using Ethernet network connection COM Click to show a list of the possible COM settings and select the one oettings corresponding to your device referring to the manual for some types it is possible that only one setting is offered Page 50 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION TCP If SOCKET is chosen in COM Port you can choose here the kind Socket of connection Host Server or Client If you chose Host the other computer software you want to communicate to must be set as Client If you chose Client the other computer must be set as Host This is a 4 digit number identifying the connection This number must TCP IP be the same on the host and on th
113. s a vertical line placed in the image to give a time to a competitor The time marks appear in the main window the zoom window and the thumbnail window as a vertical line To place a new time mark In the thumbnail move the red rectangle with a click and drag on the red horizontal scroll bar to display the competitor to judge in the main window Press and hold the left mouse button in the main window you can move the mouse cursor to position the time mark at the correct location according to the rules of the sport on the wheel the nose the skate The zoom window content follows the position of the mouse cursor If needed block the time mark move no more following the mouse cursor by pressing the Shift key This is used to then modify the vertical position of the mouse to fix the lane number Helease the left mouse button when the time mark is approximately at the correct location the Identification tab is automatically selected Adjust exactly the position of the time mark by using the left and right arrow keys lt and of the keyboard and looking in the zoom window Enter the bib and or the lane number in the function window sm Identification tab or use the top and bottom arrow keys or the mouse wheel to choose the bib and the lane number in the start list Validate the bib lane and time mark position by pressing the Enter key or clicking the Validate button or cancel it by pressing the Esc key or cli
114. software contained in the main OSV STAR directory the first page allows you to choose the working mode see 6 1 If you want to modify the existing configuration instead to select all the parameters you can load it by using the button the select the OSV CFG or IF OSV CFG see 6 9 file in the main OSV STAR directory Then each time you press the Nexf button you will have some setting to choose depending of the working mode selected e n these pages setting if you check the Force values it means this parameter could not be modified in the OSV7 exe software e The selected parameters sport rules precision will be used as default for any new race even if you have set another parameter and save the configuration in the OSV7 exe software so select them carefully Note The expert mode will not be explained in this manual 6 3 Sport The sport can be selected for the Standard mode and the Hace online mode Some specification of the different sports Athletics Possibility to have and edit reaction time in the results window If the general precision of the times is not set to 1 100s the background of the software will be magenta as a warning Possibility to use the parameter same time during the identification of a competitor in judgment For faster judgment possibility to create group during judgment you have not to place a time mark for every runner you can just enter his BIB number
115. some reference points A reference point can be moved by a click and drag A reference point is deleted by a right click on it The reference point in 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 41 4 7 SMSS TIMING the bottom left and top right corner are fix The curve between all the reference points is automatically computed and displayed in red Ctrl Shift R is used to toggle between the last palette used gamma correction different from 1 and the default palette no correction gamma 1 This is useful to judge an image with half of the image on the sun and the other half on the shadow with this toggle you can quickly have the best image to judge the competitor depending of his location shadow or sun This function also works in judgment full screen mode 44 24 od Search tab shortcut Ctrl H The Search function allows finding a time or a competitor identified by his BIB number or his lane number This is particularly useful in a very long image in cycling when judging and the message same number appears This means that one of the BIB numbers has been entered incorrectly but where are they on the image This function helps to find them Select the criteria of search by lane BIB or time and then enter the data in the corresponding field Then start the search with the Search button the result is displayed in the list below Click on the desired line and use the Go to button or double click on the desired line to show the cor
116. ssion and some loss of data It is possible to create both formats bitmap and JPEG at the same time Advantage and disadvantage of both formats Bitmap bmp JPEG jpg Size of the file Big JjSmal A Loss of information Read write time For the PDF generation you can choose if you want to display or not the generated file with the Display PDF after creation check box File name For auto display the image is always recorded with the same name imgosv bmp or imgosv jpg If the file already exists it is replaced without any warning This method must be used to work with the automatic DISPLAY software The bitmap BMP format is recommended in this case Same as the race name during the export the file name will be automatically created from the actual race name with the adding of the BMP or JPG extension A warning message is displayed if this file already exists Page 20 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION Olympic format RSC The file name is created by RSCcode idt V H ext or RSCcode idt V H T ext where RSCcode defined in the Race Parameters Format DDSEEEPUU where DD discipline S Sex M W X Fill with 0 if not applicable EEE Event Fill with 000 if not applicable P Phase Fill with 0 if not applicable UU Event Unit Fill with 00 if not applicable If RSCcode is empty Race ID is used instead OSV if Test mode is unchecked production mode TST i
117. st Competitor family name Family name of the competitor from the start list Competitor nation club Nation or club of the competitor from the start list Concatenation Automatically made from the first name the family name and the first three letters of the nation club Time Finish time of the competitor from judgment Reaction time Reaction time for some athletics races To be introduced or comes automatically by a serial line from the False Start Detection System automatically computed Delta time 2 is the time difference from the previous competitor automatically computed Distance from winner DeltaD1 is he approximate distance between the competitor and the winner on the finish line times of competitors and race length are involved in the calculation Distance from previous competitor Delta D2 is the approximate distance between the competitor and the previous competitor on the finish line times of competitors and race length are involved in the calculation Distances listbox Possibility to give the distance from the previous competitor and from the first competitor in horse length instead of cm or inch The conversion is done using the selected table used for dog and horse races This listbox only appears if the sport selected is Horse racing See also chapter 4 2 15 and 4 9 3 Average speed Speed is the average speed of the competitor competitor time and race length are involved in the
118. t start pulse received will be assigned to the selected Bib in A or the one at the top of the list if no line is selected If Auto is checked as soon as a start pulse occurs the button will re arm after the editable delay 30 seconds by default C Trig button create a manual pulse will be indicated by in Flag column of F D New pulse button allows to enter manually a start time will be considerate as a manual start and indicated by in Flag column of F E New bib button to add a new Bib at the end of the A list F Start pulses are listed with the assigned Bib number Other functions To assign a Bib to a pulse Select the Bib in the A list Do a right click on the time on the B list Chose Assign selected Bib Do a right click on the time on the B list Chose Unassign selected pulse The Bib returns in the A list Right click on the competitor in the A list Chose DNS To cancel a DNS do a right click on it in the B list and chose un DNS To un assign a Bib to a pulse Competitor did not starts During judgment time scale will indicate a time of day not the race time If a start time has been assigned or recorded to the judged competitor its race time is calculated and displayed in the results Page 36 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 4 4 YS SCAN O VISION Judgment mode In this mode you can visualize and judge the competitors 4 4 1 Time mark A time mark i
119. tection of competitors in the image The finish is armed for a recording by impulse on the finish input or by competitor detection in the image A manual recording F8 can also be made The first competitor has already crossed the finish line Image is being recording The image recording by finish impulse and camera detection is disabled Toggled with F7 key after the first competitor already crossed the finish line To be used if judges cross the finish line between finishers more than 2 seconds more than 2 seconds it can be normal if a lot of competitors are passing in front of the finish photocells or it can indicates a problem missing connection to the device wrong setting of the device Below the status of the race the time of the race is displayed If the start is not armed or in Time Trial mode the time of day is displayed in red if the race is started the race time is displayed in green When an armed start occurs a sound is played see chapter 4 9 9 for more information Page 32 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION The thumbnail window displays online a small view of the camera image and the image recorded If camera detection or finish contact and camera detection has been selected for the mages recording with parameter the detection zone S is displayed in red at the beginning of the thumbnail A 4 3 2 Thumbnail in acquisition mode EE AL TED C Ab
120. the OSV7 EXE software will start automatically 6 9 Double instance With a specific configuration done with the ConfOmegaGen EXE software it is possible to run automatically two instances of the OSV7 EXE software on the same computer this is useful for example To do acquisition and simultaneous judgment on the same computer To judge two different images at the same time on the same computer for example the images from the main and infield cameras In addition you can use the Active Link function to decrease the judging time see 4 9 5 In all cases it is recommended to have a second screen connected on the computer to run each instance on a separate screen setting a double instance e Run the ConfOmeagGen exe software on the first page select the wished mode for the first instance If a camera is connected to the computer the first instance must control it on the last page check the Enable the 2 instance select Save in osv cfg main configuration click on the Finish button e Run again the ConfOmeagGen exe software on the first page select the wished mode for the second instance the second instance can never access to the camera on the last page check the Enable the 2 instance select Save in if osv cfg infield configuration click on the Finish button e Run the OSV7 EXE software When two instances are set both starts automatically when you run the OSV7 EXE software The secon
121. the acquisition computer must have two network cards It is highly recommended to network the computer with 1Gb connection because of the size of the images a 100Mb connection will slow down the operations If you are using more than two computers a 1Gb switch must be used OSV STAR F OSV STAR Main camera Infield camera Ethernet 1Gb cable Ethernet 1Gb cable Laptop Infield camera with PCMCIA Ethernet 1Gb adapter Ethernet 1Gb cable Ethernet 1Gb cable Laptop Main camera with PCMCIA Ethernet 1Gb adapter Ethernet 1Gb cable Laptop Judging Main amp Infield with a 2nd monitor Ethernet switch 1Gb Page 76 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 7 WVA SCAN O VISION SOFTWARE TRANSLATION The Scan O Vision 739 software can easily be translated in different languages by any user Each language is defined by a file named lang OSV7 xxx in the Lang sub directory xxx is the name of the language appearing in the Language menu To do a translation it is recommended to use the LangManager exe software included in the Lang sub directory This software allows you to display two languages simultaneously the base one and the one to translate In addition some comments explain the abbreviation and some texts can have a specific or maximum length Please refer to the LangManager user manual for more details file 3434 503 02 pdf in the OSV STAR Documentation sub directory After creating a new language start the S
122. the part of the image on the main window Exception when you do Ctrl P in full screen mode you will print a copy of the screen with the possible logo and screen template If you print a template which includes a zoom object you will have to select the oom factor and the part of the image to zoom 5 1 4 Print Template 1 shortcut Ctrl Shift P Print the image using the template 1 chapter 4 1 3 5 1 5 s Print Template 2 shortcut Ctrl Z Print the image using the template 2 chapter 4 1 3 5 1 6 Print setup Select the Print setup tab of the configuration mode See chapter 4 1 3 51 7 Create PDF with Template 1 shortcut Ctrl D Generate a high definition PDF file using the template 1 chapter 4 1 3 The file name and location follow the setup made in the PDF section in the Tei Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 5 1 8 2 Create PDF with Template 2 shortcut Ctrl Shift D Generate a high definition PDF file using the template 2 chapter 4 1 3 The file name and location follow the setup made in the PDF section in the Gei Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 Page 68 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SUN O VISION 5 1 9 Export shortcut F8 Export a copy of the screen in a bitmap and or JPEG format following the setup made in the section 1 2 and 3 in the Ex Export setup tab of the configuration mode chapter 4 1 4 Up to 3 di
123. the sport you are timing 4 2 2 b Continue the race The lk icon is used to continue enter again in acquisition mode the opened race Any race with a start time can be continued not only the last one You can for example open a race and continue it The continuation of a race is mainly used if you need to do changes such as white balance in the camera setting Some changes such as the race direction will not be taken into consideration for a race continuation The race continuation is also used when races occurs during another race For example you can start a Marathon race in the stadium when the Marathon racers are out of the stadium you can time other races such as 100m when the first runners of the Marathon race arrive open the Marathon race and lk Continue the race to record the arrivals 4 2 3 L3 New race shortcut Ctrl N This icon generates a new empty race in the default folder You then enter the title and ID of the race and a start list if necessary The short cut Ctrl Shift N select the Race mode do a New race and load the next start list from the race program of Data Handling or startlist csv file see also 4 2 14 Then you can record this race with the icon or save this empty race Ii to prepare another race and record this race later 4 2 4 GC Load a race After selecting a line in the list of the XX Existing races click on the amp icon to load this race You can also load a race by double
124. the start and finish sensors e fa start transducer is connected to the start its ready LED can be tested by using the F2 key The ready LED must be ON when the green indicator on the screen is ON and OFF when the indicator on the screen is OFF dark green e On the screen the green start indicator must be off and must blink during a start impulse If not the start is not correctly connected or the kind of the start contact is wrong in the configuration e Onthe screen the green finish indicator must be off and must blink during a finish impulse If not the finish is not correctly connected or the kind of the finish contact is wrong in the configuration Press the Esc key to exit this function 4 2 11 1 1 1 Semi automatic crop Please refer to chapter 4 9 1 4 2 12 Q Black amp white image display This function will display the image in colours e or in black amp white GH When an image is noisy the black and white display can help to place correctly the time mark 4 2 13 17 Existing races tab shortcut Ctrl O The button selects the folder where the races are saved or opened The actual folder is displayed on the left of this button Below a table displays the existing races in the defined folder otatus otatus of the race blank Defined race not yet run Race in acquisition progress Race finished not judged amp Judgment in progress amp Judgment finished Identification of
125. this delay typical value is 0 1s Enter 0 or space if this function is not used To modify settings for the next race do not forget to first click on the New race icon To apply the modified settings for all following races do not forget to click on the til Save configuration icon This tab also shows the direction in which the image has been recorded or gt 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 31 4 7 SWISS TIMING 4 3 Acquisition mode This is a sub mode of race mode You access it by clicking the Pi icon after opening an empty race or creating a new race L or by clicking the IF icon when a race which is already started is open continuation of a race 4 3 1 Status of the race The main window displays the status Si the race competitor aspect change in function of the selected sport ge See 4 2 15 The race has not red nor is ready to start le The race is ready to start the start is i the next start impulse will be taken as the start for this race The race is started The split is armed with Shift F7 when the race is started and the finish is not A Detection will be done by the photocell or a push button connected on the finish input or by camera detection A manual recording F8 can also be made Finish The finish is armed for a recording with the photocell or a push button connected on the finish input A manual recording F8 can also be made The finish is armed for an automatic recording de
126. titors arrive at high speed sprint while the rest of the pack passes the finish line at reduced speed In acquisition mode with STAR 100 10x0 amp 20x0 cameras you select any speed lower than the original speed when entering in the acquisition mode In acquisition mode with STAR 110 amp 210 cameras only some speeds are usable depending of the original exposure time E el se oe oe Pv Te Tv Tv Te Tv 4 9 3 Distances in horse lengths When the Horse racing sport is selected in the Header tab 4 2 15 the distance from the previous competitor and from the first can be displayed in horse length instead of cm inch 5 Acc Distance Flat Distance E 6 2 32 4307 1 03 513 2 14 2 32 4962 Neck Neck 1 03 541 3 12 2 32 6472 1 length length 1 03 603 4 10 d 7852 1 length 4 length 1 03 661 2 4 lengths b 3 2 33 0162 2 lengths amp length 1 03 75 rd b 2 33 0357 3 lengths Head 1 03 765 d 9 2 33 0677 3 lengths Head 1 03 778 g 2 33 1707 3 lengths amp length 1 03 821 10 2 2 33 4267 4 lengths T length 1 03 328 TE 11 2 33 6412 5 lengths 1 length 1 04 01 12 5 2 33 949 lengths 1 length 1 04 146 13 13 2 34 150 8 4 lengths 1 length 1 04 230 14 1 2 34 2082 8 2 lengths Neck 1 04 253 15 15 2 35 4527 14 amp lengths 6 lengths 1 04 772 16 115 2 42 0902 Distance Distance 1 07 538 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 61 4 7 SMSS TIMING The table to be used can be selected in the software setup t
127. to 1 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 15 4 7 SMSS TIMING 4 FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION This chapter explains all the functions of the software 4 1 Ll Configuration mode In this mode only the function window is visible and fill all the screen 4 1 1 zt Hardware setup tab In this tab you can select the kind of contact you have for the start and the finish connection Normally Closed or Normally Open Please refer to the manual of your start and finish sensors and set the same parameter as described You can then verify the correct connection with the test function see 4 2 10 In this tab you can also choose if the not armed pulses will be displayed or not in the function window during the acquisition mode check the box to display the not armed pulses This setting can be made independently for start and finish inputs 4 1 2 Software setup tab In this tab you can select some software parameters X Y display ratio Horizontal zoom factor to display the image x1 x2 x8 or x4 x2 is the recommended value for athletics x3 is the recommended value for cycling and horse races Scrolling identification Select which can of scrolling you want to use during the identification of a order by time mark in the judgment mode The scrolling can be done with the and keys of the keyboard or with the mouse wheel and the order can be by lanes 0 to 99 by Bibs 0 to 99999 or by start list competitors contained in the start list
128. to the bottom Can also be done with up arrow key In other mode scroll the thumbnail to the right long races Zoom in for Full Screen mode see 4 7 and for the zoom window see 2 7 Zoom out for Full Screen mode see 4 7 and for the zoom window see 2 7 Version 1 8 Page 91 SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l Envers 1 Phone 41 32 488 36 11 set 2606 Corg mont Switzerland Fax 41 32 488 36 09 A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP www swisstiming com info swisstiming com
129. twork only one computer instance can place a time mark at a time Page 64 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION Active Link The Active Link do the same function as the Active Link and in addition will automatically replicate the Open and Fast Open commands on the other instances that means that during a normal judgment you only operate one instance This is very helpful if you are using the dual instance mode with a single screen computer to judge main and infield camera image combined with the zoom switch see chapter 2 7 You enable the Active Link by pressing the Ctrl key and click on X see also chapter 4 4 8 4 9 6 Logo over the image With the keyboard shortcut Ctrl L it is possible to add over the image a logo to add publicity before doing exportation or giving the image to the TV or to a video scoreboard To select the logo please refer to chapter 4 1 2 When you active the function by Ctrl L the logo follow the mouse cursor until you click the left mouse button at the wished position To hide the logo use again the Ctrl L shortcut When the logo is placed in the image its position is fix referring to the top left corner of the image window it did not move with the image scrolling nor when you change the height of the image modification of the horizontal splitter it is not affected by the zoom in the full screen mode This function is mainly used in the full screen mo
130. um rounding 1 10000s 9 8725 9 8725 9 8725 1 1000s 9 872 9 873 9 873 1 100s 1 10s 98 1 DD is D 10 10 O Rules Manual start This setting defines the case for a manual start given from the keyboard e Normal display of time will make no difference a normal start e Display only up to 1 10s IAAF will display all times with a precision of 1 10s must both be select for the IAAF International Amateur Athletic Federation rules The rules cannot be changed for a race already run To change the rules for a new race click the LI icon select this Units Rules tab and change the rules before clicking on the icon to enter in acquisition mode oee also chapters 6 4 to 6 6 4 2 18 Preferences 1 tab Lane Numbering From X To Y oelect the lane number to display from X to Y X and Y can be a number from O to 99 It is possible to display a maximum of 20 lanes so X Y lt 20 Y can be smaller than X to invert the lane order Example of correct setting From 1 To 20 From 8 To 3 From 90 To 75 Example of refused setting From 1 To 21 From 90 To 100 On Off automatic switch When this box is checked the lane numbering display is automatically enabled or disabled when doing a new race in accordance to the race length and the Switch Off for races longer than m parameter 3434 501 02 Version 1 8 Page 29 4 7 SMSS TIMING This function is used in athletics to
131. used to contain the ranking When the separator variable is correctly defined this ranking can be written in a CSV style and then can be copied in EXCEL and transformed into data columns i Home Insert Fage Layout Formulas Data Review View Add Ins Team SE SL EL Si E Es Connections DR Td CG Clear Fa WC Sr St GE 33 Properties I C Reapply From From From From Other Existing Refresh ere xl Sort Filter Y Textto Re Access Web Text Sources Connections Alls Edit Links i Advanced Columns Duy Get External Data Connections Sort amp Filter Rank Bib Lane LastName FirstName Nat Time React Time WindSpeed 1 298 7 ALKUWAF Rashid QAT 11 43 0 168 2 124 2 ALHAIDO Jassim Abdulr QAT 11 47 0 16 3 131 1 ALJAFAL Abdulhameed QAT 11 61 0 157 4 447 4 SHARSHAI Yagoub QAT 11 73 2 124 99 11 86 b 449 6 AREF Mohammed QAT 12 03 0 197 1 6 m s Page 22 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 Ae os SCAN O VISION 4 2 13 Race mode This mode is used to prepare the races and visualize the images A sub mode acquisition mode allows you to create races and record images see 4 3 To judge the image you have to use the judgment mode see 4 4 4 2 1 amp 0 Start a race shortcut Ctrl G The icon is used to enter in acquisition mode after the download of an empty race or creating a new race Ll See chapter 4 3 Before clicking on this icon verify that all the settings especially the rules correspond to the regulation of
132. ut Ctrl F8 69 5 1 11 Ew FOF SOU i cedat Pim ie sted DRM E A DIN DM 69 5 1 12 F Exit shortcut Alt EA 69 IL RC d CU 69 QUEE rU a 69 5 2 2 VJ Existing races tette tette tette tet 69 5 2 3 Race parameters re 69 5 2 4 FACS ee 69 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Swiss Timing Ltd is strictly forbidden La reproduction de ce document sous quelque forme que ce soit et sans l autorisation crite de Swiss Timing Ltd est strictement interdite Die Vervielf ltigung oder Wiedergabe in jeglicher Weise ist ohne schriftliche Genehmigung von Swiss Timing Ltd strengstens untersagt SWISS TIMING LTD P O Box 138 rue de l Envers 1 Phone 41 32 488 36 11 ee 2606 Corg mont Switzerland Fax 41 32 488 36 09 A COMPANY OF THE SWATCH GROUP www swisstiming com info swisstiming com 525 UNI Ni i i nnn ee ene eee ene ne r ee 5 2 6 Preferences e 5 2 7 E Preferences 3 5 2 8 Synchronisation reel PAUSE Test c JUDGMENT RR 5 3 1 UE Existing races 5 3 2 ef Darameierg eerte tenete 5 3 3 nisle PR 5 3 4 ZG Drecieion 5 3 5 Lientittcation tees 5 3 7 Wee BE 5 3 8 D fme rennes 5 4 REGULATION a ee 5 4 1 i Camera SEHUD eene eee ene nee nennen eene eene n e nennen 5 4 2 MI Image quality ire 5 4 3 PF Lens remote tette DD SOOBBBSARD MENU io ends ae da a ae Ea On E E 5 5 2 Send results shortcut Ctrl F10 5 5 8 Clear shortcut Ctrl F2 e
133. with Ctrl P So you can print a zoom of a part of the image and if you had placed a logo and or selected a full screen template they will also be printed Exit full Screen mode Press the Esc key to exit the full screen mode and go back in the previous view Press F9 key to go back in the view with the thumbnail or Ctrl F9 to Page 56 Version 1 8 3434 501 02 YS SCAN O VISION go back in the view with only the main image and the zoom without the thumbnail see also 2 4 Camera setting amp full screen The full screen mode can also be called from the camera setting line scan mode it will display the live image over the whole screen When you move the camera for the alignment and the computer is not near the camera this function is useful because the displayed image is bigger For a complete list of the mouse and keyboard function see chapter 9 ES WEB mode This mode displays the main image with 800x600 pixels resolution It is useful to generate a small image for the web Functions in this mode are the same as in full screen mode 4 7 except you can t judge nor print in this mode Time marks are displayed or not following the setting in Software setup see chapter 4 1 2 X Y ratio in web mode The web mode can be displayed with the different X Y factor display from x1 to x4 independently from the selection made in the software configuration you can access the web mode or change the X Y facto
134. xactly the position of the time mark by using the left and right arrow keys of the keyboard and looking in the zoom window e Enter the bib and or the lane number in the function window or use the top and bottom arrow keys or the mouse wheel to choose the bib and the lane number in the start list e Validate the bib lane and time mark position by pressing the Enter key or clicking the Validate button or cancel it by pressing the Esc key or clicking on the Cancel button e o delete a time mark double click on the corresponding line in the classification window and confirm the action You can also right click on the corresponding line in the classification window and select Delete selected result Repeat these operations for each competitor to judge You can change the image displayed in the main window by moving the red bar in the thumbnail window 3 6 Judging a race You can assign a status as DNS DNF DQ to a competitor in the start list who has no time e Select by clicking the competitor in the classification window the Identification tab is automatically selected e Select the status in the function window If needed the precision of the results can be modified in the Precision tab If an image or part of the image is too dark shadow on a part of the finish line the sii Palette tab can be used to modify the image appearance You can at any time go back to the original image by selecting the Palette curve

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