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1. T MacFinish File Document Camera Window Help T About MacFinish You will then see the following window with serial number Calibration number of your MF system Macrinish 20 USB 8 D 0 3 0 Information Model USE 2 0 camera Camera ID 72374804 Camera SM 004 004 003 Calb 1 0000000 Camera Soft ID 4 Camera Hw ID 00001 Computer Disk 74055660 KB Free an Computer Wem 1046620 KB TimeTronics 2009 If you continue to have problems with the connection of MacFinish to your pc completely restart your pc If your connection is ok but you do not see the Scrolling camera view Parameters Tools or Camera control window you can invoke these by the MacFinish menu selection Window EUN MacFinish File Document Camera Bs E 004 004 003 Scrolling camera view Parameters Tools Camera Contral Cascade Tile Arrange Icons 4 5 Entering Your Registration Key When starting up the program for the very first time you should not forget to enter your registration key Your key code can be found on a simple txt type of text file which is delivered together with the MacFinish system on a cd with the software Please look at the example file MF2Dkey 4 4 6 PRO txt here below Note Do not forget that the MacFinish camera should be connected to your pc by means of the USB cable and powered by battery and optional battery charger before you start the MF
2. 100 v Single Lines Before 25 E Lines After 25 s WindSpeed none v Default Predefined Default ET Hurdle races Default 200m Sprint 400m 200m x 400m Medium distance Long distance Medium distance Long distance TimeTronics 55 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 2 Single race recording one race at a time Action Window The Action window as shown below will always be visible on your computer screen for as long as the program is activated and the MacFinish 2D 100 camera is connected It is used to control the race recording and displays the timer 2 mj 0 00 00 00 JJ al s Top row from L to R Start list Split timing Time display Continue time on SB Buttons on middle from L to R Ready Start Finish Stop Save Empty trash Arrow button on bottom right Further open actions window Before the start of a race the operator presses the lamp icon to put the MacFinish in ready mode It is also possible to switch to Ready mode by the F5 key of the keyboard if functions keys are enabled in the preferences Automatically the lamp icon will turn yellow meaning that the system is ready to register the start of the race If you use a start detector on a start pistol the red led on the start detector will be on now At the same time the hand icon Stop button has turned grey As soon as the starting shot is fired or the start push button is
3. 44 7 3 Multiple races recording multiple races possible at a time RS 44 7 4 Testing the Starting SySEeTITssexssursezerbk baee EoESS FRLPEPDEXREDEVREREXESEREEXRURRPEEXEV KEEEEFESAF RZTUDCK ORC E VE 46 8 READING THE RACE RESULTS axsxaxsici uie oa cO e GI OR ORC CM OC R O 47 HOW IS the bhoto Window SEFHCEUE BO 22 uu EXREVERN annee ETE asd a nana dde tan 47 o L ZOOMMMGreacesceccecoetessetent ee ROS RERUM ERAI 0 elec cour 48 8 2 Filling the Results TADIG saison ciu Ga eX iara ward ex a rae 3 Sp e Roo x rc dad para op bd acra ipio 48 02 1 Races FiniShing In ER nes iu FUDPSSMRINED CGU DEDERE a Ed CUN DRUNK EE DE M II SIM 49 62 2 Races NOU FINISHING ID LOS uuu u uuu d uuu dan sens EUN DIE FIC V NV ERU UU UA SR c E Nd ERR INR 50 8 2 3 Time Lines When Filling In Results sise 51 8 2 4 Absolute or Relative times in the Result table 51 8 3 Using the Video ID system CODLEIOD eee s vado HER VRNYRUJN ERAS PAUTCRNY Ea EPRERSENVEPI nets 52 8 4 Using the Overview windOw eene Iehnh hh nnmmmeeerh hn ans 52 9 PRINTING THE PHOTO OR RACE RESULTS eere nnnm 53 9 1 Printing directiy to tne DAS uu u TT TIU tte a 53 9 2 Manually creating a jpg file that you can use and print later nnn 54 9 3 Automatic creating a jpg file that you can use and print late n nnne 55 Ty 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 10 USING A LINK WITH A MEETMANAGER DATABASE 56 10 1 One
4. J TechSmith 4 Timetronics aga ETE C3 VB and VBA Program w 4 gt My Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Timetronics MacFinish Ui Click respectively on the plus sign of Current User Software and TimeTronics Click once on the folder MacFinish 2D 100 and delete it Now you can again start up the MacFinish software You need to specify all the preferences and keys again TimeTronics cs 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX A SEND RESULTS FORMAT In the MacFinish program it is possible to send the result table via the same serial port which is used for the scoreboard This means that during the race we CAN send the running time trough this serial port depending on the scoreboard settings see chapter 6 2 and after the race when the result table contains the Place ID Time results we can send these results over the same serial port You just have to select Send Result from the document menu Underneath the Send Result protocol Format Definitions lt File name gt lt Wind result gt lt Place gt lt Lane gt lt Time gt Header Data Endofdata Header SOH STX Data lt File name gt TAB lt Wind result gt CR lt place gt TAB lt Lane gt TAB lt Time gt CR n times for n participants Endofdata ETX SOH 01 Hex STX 02 Hex ETX 03 Hex TAB 09 Hex CR 1
5. With earlier versions of MacFinish an infrared lens filter was delivered with your MacFinish configuration It is now BUILD IN your camera so that you do not have a choice any more to use it or not The advantage of using this infrared filter is that you will record CORRECT COLORS and SHARPER PICTURES by reducing the spectral range of the light that enters the lens 5 1 9 Steamy lenses You could sometimes struggle with a steamy lens in hot and moist countries When having stored the equipment in a cool or air conditioned room the wet air from outdoor may start condensing on the cold lens glass during the first quarter of an hour when exposed to this tropical weather Water may start dropping from the lens In this case we recommend you to just wait for a quarter of an hour to have the equipment adapted to this new temperature Subsequently you should dry both the lens glass with a dry and clean tissue TTE 25 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 5 1 10 Black Blocks on the Finish line only Athletics T amp F In this manual we have already repeatedly given instructions on how to correctly direct the camera on the finish line Well here s a new tip which will finish line prevent the athletes from running one centimetre too much For that the camera should be aimed at starting the very front side of the finish line To have this I accomplished in the easiest way the intersection of the white finish line and the white lane mark
6. 1 HARDWARE SETUP When opening the MacFinish carrying case for the first time you will notice that a variety of products are included Besides the main MacFinish camera plus lens and the supplied MacFinish interface box a number of cables and accessories are supplied to make up a complete configuration We will first try to explain how such a complete configuration look likes and how each component is interconnected with the other elements 1 1 Basic MacFinish Configuration with 5 wire cabling on the track Photo of cable reel with 50m P063 or 100m P064 cable of 5 wires and 5 pins connectors to connect the start detector and the photocell receiver to the MF interface box 1 ia 6 J co MacFinish Software PC not included Legend PXxx Lens to be calculated P024 MacFinish Arrival P041 Battery Pack 12V 7AH 5 Pole Cable P078 Carrying case MacFinish 2D P294 Professional Tripod 8 Pole Camera Cable P297 Professional Manual Geared Camera Head Ethernet Cable P336 MacFinish 2D 200 Camera Protection hood P933 MacFinish 2D 200 camera P503 MacFinish Ethernet Cable Crossed 5m P934 Battery Charger 110 220 Vac 2 7 A P968 Interfacebox MacFinish 2D 200 As you can see on the schematic drawing above with only a few connections you can start with photo finish timing Also an optional timing scoreboard can be connected to the serial port of your pc with a s
7. Horse races gt 800 1200 I s 3 Greyhound races gt 1000 1400 I s 4 Cycling gt 1400 2000 l s 5 Canoe amp Kayak gt 200 500 l s To change the Lines Before and Lines After the amount of lines recorded before and after interruption of the photocells click on the number and enter the new amount By typing here the desired numbers 1 100 YOU can define how wide the photo is recorded around each athlete to be sure that not only the body of the athlete is visible on the photo but also the arms and legs TTE 32 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 To select the mode of WindSpeed recording click None and select the required WS measurement Used as Recording 5S gt 60m race national rule for Germany and Lines PerSec Is 10s 100m race o DEN 10 10s 200m race automatic WS start 10 sec after race start Lines After 25 13s gt 110m hurdles race 100 meters hurdles race Manual gt 200m race WindSpeed measurement started by dedicated operator WindSpeed ione User Mode gt 200m race WindSpeed measurement started by MF operator Predefined see later Click the Apply and OK buttons to save the modified parameters You can later use this list of recording settings for the recording of real races by selection in the Parameters window OR in the Scrolling camera view window Parameters Recording Camera en D aL lt Lines Per Sec 100 v Single Lines Bef
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9. MacFinish 800m women nat 1 BEES Fil File Edit Document Box Window Help ID Time NIA mis 535K 600 ls 61111998 15 45 15 N Il 1003 f HUM s Eanes 3 11 35 PME ad Color BSB offer SEB accus LT T sa Bm mara mr Time Lines ENS Custom colors I BEB P P P D D Hue 160 Red 0 M Screen s mm sa ss s sm sm m safo Green 0 EB DRE E ERA ColorlSolid tum o Blue f0 E Printer _ Diher Cancel Add to Custom Colors With the Screen checkbox you can determine whether or not vertical time lines should be shown on the photo finish picture whenever times are read in the result table see example above If you also select the Printer checkbox these vertical time lines will also be printed on paper By clicking on the little arrow to the right side of the red colored rectangle the color selection window will appear in which you can determine the color of the time lines By clicking on Other you have the choice between any possible color that you select or choose by RGB values You can also change the thickness of these lines by modifying 1 to 2 or 3 CHE Note A thickness larger than 1 will only be visible in the Presentation mode see later Cancel Apply Apply makes changes active while the Preferences window stays open OK Apply Preferences window will be closed 2012v1 Manual MacFinish
10. On the photo finish window itself you will find in front of the WindSpeed indication telling you that the user mode was applied in this race 7 2 7 Running Time on Scoreboard After Arrival of First Athlete At arrival of the first athlete the unofficial time of that first athlete will be displayed on the scoreboard and in your Actions window Now suppose that we are dealing with a 1500m race in athletics Wouldn t it be interesting for the other runners that they could still keep an eye on their running time Indeed that is possible After arrival of the first athlete your box window might look like The time as portrayed in your Actions window and on your scoreboard is halted To display the running time for the other athletes simply click the small button in the top right corner showing a small arrow to the right As you will notice now the real time display starts running again Keep recording the photo finish photos for as long as athletes are arriving When the last athlete has crossed the finish line click the STOP button in your Actions window and read the photo finish photo 7 3 Multiple races recording multiple races possible at a time e ij 0 00 00 00 SEERE Note from the editor At this time march 2009 there is NOT YET a regatta version of the MacFinish 8 x software Let s have a closer look at the actions window and its operation method As you can see there are 4 chronometers ava
11. The next step is to connect the camera USB connector top left position A of the previous picture with a USB connector of your PC by means of the USB cable that we supplied with the system NOTE Preferably ALWAYS USE THE SAME USB CONNECTION ON YOUR PC 3 2 Mounting the camera on the tripod and lens on the camera P887 P893 TimeTronics x e Now attach the camera head on the tripod or camera pole Then attach the camera on the camera head Manual C mount lens Motorized C mount lens TimeTronics cl 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 FOR MacFinish 2D 100 with manual lens Attach the C mount 1 screw tread mount lens to the camera After you strongly turned the lens fully clockwise to the end you can turn the lens back so that the text indicators on the lens zoom focus iris are facing upward An internal lens mechanism will prevent that the lens will come out of the camera but of course do not turn back too far maximum 330 degrees The lens is now fixed to the camera Completely open the lens diaphragm iris on the smallest number for example F1 2 Adjust the focus between 10 meters and infinite and zoom out if you use a zoom lens FOR MacFinish 2D 100 with motorised lens Attach the C mount 1 screw tread mount lens to the camera After you strongly turned the lens fully clockwise to the end you can turn the lens back so that the lens comes to a normal position text not
12. e g a 1500m or 5000m race select ID in the Lane Popup Menu WITH THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON DOWN Now click the first field under ID to select it Now you can manually type the ID number of each corresponding athlete Press the Return key to jump to the following field under ID Follow the same procedure for all competitors As soon as all ID numbers have been completed you can again enter the times in the way as explained above l ana Time ID 1548 42 Lane 48 42 127 155881 31 18 ID Lane E z fes maa 98 17 31 67 E 148 1807 59 ia GEL 66 1811 13 1942 53 91 1942 53 TimeTronics 3 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 8 2 3 Time Lines When Filling In Results As we have already explained before you can attach vertical time lines to your photo finish picture when completing results To do so select Time Lines under the Document menu Select either Screen or Printer or both and finally select the color of the time lines This can look like this j 263M S U ls il 22 08i03 17 15 47 In the example above you can see that time lines can be helpful to distinguish the athletes that finished from the ones that were lapped and still had to run one or more laps The lapped athletes are on the photo but do not show a time line as they were not read out on that position of the photo Note You can also enable the automatic display of
13. for the MacFinish for that connector It is possible the following problem window will appear The file nl IER 7nlnslale cll an BS ystemR oo system32 win S BCalnstalers is needed ius the path wrete the le is l caled and then click Copy files from c windcws N86 v Locate File X Look in C2 system32 iv Q Es m CDappmamt Cicsxml CRTcoM 2 Backup me Setup ecent La CatRoot Cinetsrv CD ShelExt This means that you need to help XP to find the driver file Documents EE Due Seon E is m a om lacrome emp WinUSBCoInstallers You normally can find this find on the location 3 Bens Stoo en C WINDOWS system32 Point to this folder select the file VIN Qe Ds RR irecl npp ini olnstallers WinUSBColInstallers and click the button Open DEM E NemsData Brircon NS Document Eo i 55 winUSBColnstaller dll Therefore we advise you to always use the same USB connector on your pc 3s Bis Bree to connect the MF 2D camera v sunm m p m gt a File name WinUSBColnstaller dll Iv My Network Files of type winL SBColnstaller dllW inLI SB Colnstaller dl Caee 4 4 Getting familiar with the MacFinish windows When you have started the MacFinish 8 x software you can E lle acumen amera Inidow eip notice one or more of the following MacFinish windows 1 General box window window title is Actions to control t
14. mf4 CI e017ho01 mf4 2 test3000 1 mf4 E019h01 mf4 3 1500 echt mf4 My Documents E E021h01 m a 4H TimeTronics race _2 mF4 e test mf4 5 H TimeTronics race _3 m4 48 6race7 1 mf4 My Computer 7 3000m Women mf4 8 H Timing Services Ap1 mf4 9 test save 4 mf4 amp 10 test save 3 mf4 My Network File name E003h01 mt4 Y X Preferences PEE Save as type MacFinish files mf4 Cancel Quit Ctrl Q TimeTronics 5e 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 3 Document Menu a MacFinish E003h01 mf4 File Document Camera Window Help Competitors Ctri R Import Competitors from File Import TP data from File Export Results to File Export image to JPEG Ctrl Shift R a m Send Results AA Flip Image D gt Flip Lanes Crop Ctrl Del Table Ctrl T Overview ES Video TimeLines Presentation jw Properties 11 3 1 Import Export Show Competitors The upper part of the Document menu covers the interaction with the AthleticsManager database Obviously you should first connect to a AthleticsManager program in order to activate these menu selections For more details regarding the use of a two directional link with a AthleticsManager see chapter 10 2 11 3 2 Send Results Export Results to File Send Results Export Results to file By selecting Send Result you can send the results from the result table to another computer for ex
15. that SHOULD BE PLACED inside the MacFinish folder where you have your MacFinish software Inside this folder you should place the BMP bitmap files of the images that you would like to display see picture below In the Presentation window see above you can select which image you want to display 2 out of 4 in the example When you select an image from the list it will first be shown on the top left corner of the photo With the mouse you can then click and drag the image to any desired position inside the visible part of the MacFinish photo bottom left in the example Ez 7m Haman inane RS Plug Ins 87 x Timetronics NV A Bitmap Image TimeTronics logo Z 128 x 103 Bitmap Image You can further select the Time Line Size from a pull down choice list and when you click in the OK button your MacFinish photo will be Presented in Full screen mode Just click with the mouse button to end the Presentation mode 3 Pa 2 Sponsored by X Y Z electro onics a Bed Note Most of the time a photo finish operator does not have enough time to wait until the Television crew had the chance to broadcast the race finish photo but this should not be a problem as most or probably all external professional video converters to convert your RGB computer video signal to NTSC or PAL television video format have a freeze function to memorize a screen This means that the photo finish operator on
16. then one of the sensors inside the start detector is damaged Note If you smoothly knock on one side of the start detector for example with a finger then only ONE of the leds will illuminate You can even test which sensor is mounted on the top of the start detector and which one is mounted on the opposite side of the detector MAU 10 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 3 3 2 Electronic pistol start OPTION If an electronic starting pistol is available 2 OPTION an audio output can send a start sound to an external amplifier and one or more loudspeaker s both not included and the internal start switch can give the start signal to the MacFinish Some electronic pistols will give only a beep other have a user selectable sound beep shot bell lt 3 3 3 Manual Start Push Button If no starting pistol is used a manual start push button can initiate the timing process however without correct electronic timing but only with manual timing accuracy 3 3 4 Cable to switch of starting gate It is also possible to use your own switch a normally open contact with a closing contact when the race is started to get the MacFinish system started Please look for the correct pin connections in the appendix of this manual Do NOT worry if other people tell you that a normally closed contact is much better to be able to test the start cable BEFORE the start of the race This is because we have included a 2K2 re
17. 2 3 and push the switch on the Arrival Remote Control box to Manual position 1 2 3 Leave the actions window closed and use the Function key F9 4 Leave the actions window closed and click with the mouse in the split time button button on the left of the running time indicator with two vertical lines Time will be paused in your Actions window and on your scoreboards for a number of seconds as adjusted in your Scoreboard Preferences After that period the running time display will start again WARNING Be VERY CAREFULL that you do NOT press the STOP button hand icon inside the Actions window as this would STOP WWW 7 melronics Z 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 2 6 WindSpeed User Mode When having selected the WindSpeed User Mode see Preferences and Parameter setup window an air sock icon will appear on the Actions window enabling the MacFinish operator to manually give a start to the WindSpeed measurement for a 200m race According to the IAAF rules this should be done as soon as the FIRST runner enters the straight Please notice that the icon will remain grey for as long as a start hasn t been given Actions 2 nj 0 00 00 00 GIE A ONE 6 If a start signal is given the air sock icon becomes highlighted and the MacFinish operator can now click it in order to start a 10 seconds wind measurement The shortcut to do this is the F12 key on the keyboard if enabled
18. 2D 100 6 2 Scoreboards Preferences This window can be used to change the settings for a timing scoreboard that is connected to one of the RS232 or RS422 serial ports of your computer This can be a TimeTronics scoreboard or a board from another manufacturer Select the type of scoreboard driver that corresponds to the scoreboard that you are using by clicking on the little arrow under select scoreboard for example Select Scoreboard IE 101 if you use a Timelronics timing scoreboard Select Scoreboard IE Extended for sending a running time to television Select scoreboard Scoreboard IE 101 Settings Baudrate 9600 M Running time 1 gt tps Data bits 8 gt M Parity None Lap display time 5 gt Stop bits M s Port uA MacFinish MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Document Window Table General Scoreboard Cancel ppl Which scoreboard drivers you can select from the pop up list depends on the contents of the Plug Ins folder This Plug Ins folder should be present in the folder of your MacFinish program amp Plug ins Meetmanager Registrationkey Port Manager em Document General Scoreboard MacFinish File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i Select scoreboard Q Back lt p Search lc Folders Scoreboard IE Extended Addiess none Si Scoreboard Colorado Full
19. 2D 100 G 2 Syntax format of a par file It is important that the syntax of a par file is followed very punctually as described below otherwise the software can give unexpected results A par file can begin with lines of comment starting with the character see example below picture 6 After that every line represents a competitor You have the possibility to define 4 fields of data for each competitor The fields are separated by a TAB character hex 09 The first field is the ID the second the lane the third the name and the last extra info Here is an example of a par file and how it looks in MacFinish length lz m place Bursa date 2009 02 26 comment Results Competitors Both Total race l 902261 photofinish operator bartr smolders ASEAPLAN Jorange blue AGKAPLAN orange blue CIYA lyellow vellow CINA y ellew sellew MEN ZERDorange orange MEN ZER arange orange OKAY DUSTY blue white OKAY DUSTY blue white P pis E a ue RED LIFE orange white Inopia un TAMBORA orange yellow dots er CAVIDANIM yellow blue u uarescri MISSES e white KIRIKHAN yellow green MISSES LOCKTER purple white SHARPLY DRAM lwhite blue SULTAM ME yellow SHARPLY DEAN white blue extra info SULTAN HAMINI wihite sellw aa lane TAB F e O0 Cc l cm on A C PS oF c m Fe A c pb Wo m rc F3 O Picture 6 You can use the name and info field theoretically f
20. 32 6 4 MacFinish Preferences ssssssssesseseeeeenhnhhhhhhhhhhhnn nnn nnne nenas esee eese eek eese 33 6 5 PPP CCS C TEE D mm 34 026 POM OTO O O T t TQ ESSENT 35 6 7 Key Registration PFefe ere nc es u u uu u u vbixopU EDU DU VEU DpU PU DbU UL Uc DbU UD bU pbuilonvd bia 35 6 8 MacFinish photo Window Preferences enhn 35 6 9 ReSUlt Table Preferelj CBS casi erates aan sas RUEDPP a SEDIS EDP aa EU aa MU DPF M a ae st a re rS 35 6 10 Closing the Preferences WindOW sssssssseeennnnnnnnnhnhnnnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nennen nhanh nnn 35 7 RECORDING A RACE 25i iik A Eri RORY CR CECCR PCR CR RH AR AER CC CC RR Wr Ew pawa 36 7 1 Selecting the recording speed nennen ehh nnnm nn 36 7 2 Single race recording one race at a time eene ennn nhanh nhanh nn 38 Z2 L Recording MUIDE Start Signals eissir eir d dada ici chou 00 39 7 2 2 Selecting after the race another line for the finish position 41 7 2 3 Recording extra participants after you saved the MacFinish file 42 7 2 4 Recording of Electronic Split Times by means of the Finish Photocells 42 7 2 5 Non electronic split times registration manual without photocells 43 7 2 6 WindSpeed User IdOGGuess usa v pud WINE UE vU DU UNIV PU DANI ee da anna cherie 44 7 2 7 Running Time on Scoreboard After Arrival of First Athlete
21. Competitors Both lane E020h01 MileWomen Time 1 28 4 29 29 40 4 30 01 51 x SIE x 4 32 46 42 433 13 45 4 36 01 298 4 39 36 41 DNF e For the identification of athletes second column in the Result table you can now also use this competitor list Simply Press the control key and click in the line of the competitor click on the ID or the athlete name field to automatically fill it into the Result table at cursor position 45 MVANDEN BEMPT SIGRIE 45 DEJAEGHERE YEERLE J PYEYDORIMOVA NATAL At IIISTIGG NA MARCEL A You can also pinpoint your cursor in your photo finish photo on the chest of the first athlete to identify his time press the Control key click your mouse button and drag towards the correct ID number of the athlete in question Loosen your mouse button again That way both ID numbers and times are filled in simultaneously in the Result table Follow the same procedure for all other competitors You can consult your competitor list to verify whether all competitors have received a result If you have to wait probably the case for the finish line judges for the finish order of the athletes you can already enter the times first and later add the identification by clicking in the competitor list in the correct order TimeTronics s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 The optional Video ID system of TimeTronics makes it of course much easier and fas
22. File and Folder Tasks tps c2 Make a new folder i Publish this folder to the Web v EZ Share this folder Scoreboard IE Extended Scoreboard Omega OSME Scoreboard Opti 1 Other Places z Port Inone i MacFinish H Scoreboard Colorado wait sb I Scoreboard Colorado sb E Scoreboard IE 2 1000 Miniprinter sb E Scoreboard IE 2 1000 sb E Scoreboard IE 101 Miniprinter sb i Scoreboard IE 101 sb E Scoreboard IE Extended sb E Scoreboard Omega OSM6 sb E Scoreboard Opti 1 sb Do NOT forget to select the Running Time check box to display the running time during the race on your board When the Result table checkbox is marked currently always then the software supports the send result command see later to send the Place ID Time results on the stadium scoreboard over the same serial port Baud rate databits parity and stop bits shouldn t normally be touched as they are normally correct by default Next to Lap Display Time you can select the amount of seconds during which the display of split times will be shown frozen on the scoreboard Next to Running Time you determine how many times pro second the scoreboard should be updated for TimeTronics electromagnetic type of scoreboards 1 tps for running time on television 10 tps 6 3 General Preferences In this window you can find a number of general settings MacFinish Ea MacFinish Meetmanager Registration
23. SN NI eG MIME TT ETT TETTE Dds IOO P y SS AN OEN EANA E AA EA dei UE geen 5 1 10 Black Blocks on the Finish line only Athletics T amp F RSS 5 2 Verification of camera and lens settings using the Scrolling camera view window 5 3 Checklist to align the camera and adjust the lens eere Hm nnnm www timetronics be TimeTronics NV Tel 32 0 14 23 1911 KBC Bank 414 4191871 52 Fax 32 0 14 23 2024 SWIFT KREDBE22 Lammerdries Oost 23B VAT BE0440 224 404 IBAN BE64 4144 1918 7152 B 2250 Belgium HR Turnhout 64540 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 6 MACFINISH PREFERENCES uasa E ERR ii REOR GRO SQ C WRDCR RE GR ERR Ru Ra CR DR RR 29 6 L Document Pr efer nces uu uy ee SN RUE UE INE ee 29 ok PROC Dii io IT Um s 29 O 1 2 DIS DIE RESONON uuu u u A E a mte ne a uat 29 6 1 3 Lane DF CEI osos ea NR COO PUT DURS ITA en URDU INE QUON a de MM ES Db M Kd 29 6 1 4 Automatic import participant list and export results 30 6 1 5 Automatic export MacFinish photo image as Jpg file 30 O L CENSENT IET E 30 Duo S COleDOal dS Preleroncr eS nada nox FOEDE ea FRED en FIDES SEV A 31 SNONECE I MEER TETTE 31 6 3 1 Number Time POUNGING soeurs iEpE Eu ENPE REPRE posa AS DEAD SPREN IUE PE YXUE kar ibl ess caca Pa aca gd 32 6 02 MAG DDOS YI ASSIST TINTE 32 5 5 5 Enable FURCLION KEYS as dans duree sans E X nS Pau a RECS ados NIXUS santa ie vante
24. Time Lines in the Preferences see chapter 6 1 5 8 2 4 Absolute or Relative times in the Result table Lets look at the following theoretical example of a cycling race where the times have a prefix C for Corrected we have typed a time of 5 26 47 for the winner and the other times are calculated by the pc There is also a prefix M as the start was given Manually by the mouse button instead of by the start pistol or push button C MS 25 4 7 D 4B C MEE 145 C MS 25 4 7 1 197 CMS 2547 3 bb C M5S 2B 47 5 fo CMa2b at 24 C M5 2B 4 7 9 19 C hNMS 27 D1 5 22 C M5 27 U1 5 If you would like to know the difference time between each participant you can select the mode Relative to Previous in the TOP OF THE Time column WITH THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON DOWN Very useful for most cycling races because then the participants will get the same time group time if there is LESS THAN 1 second between two successive participants Place I C MS 25 4 7 46 RPCMO 1 145 RPCHMU 1 15 RPCMU 66 RPCM O2 f RPC M 0 2 24 RPCMOS 19 RPCM13 6 22 RPCMO 1 Absolute Relative First Relative Previous You can also display the time difference between each participant and the winner by selecting Relative to First not shown TimeTronics 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 8 3 Using the Video ID system option The optional Video ID system of TimeTronics makes it much easier faste
25. battery remains fully charged Warning Be sure to protect the battery charger for rain or other water sources as it has an open structure and it is not protected against water This could be dangerous If photocells are being used check whether the led on the arrival remote control box is out Note This led is only out if nobody stands between the detectors if both detectors are correctly pointed towards each other and if the photocell transmitter is powered with a battery NOTE From a distance it is easier to verify the adjustment of the photocell transmitter and receiver than from a short distance in other words stand a few meters behind and besides the photocells to check the direction of the photocell transmitter and receiver modules You may now switch on your computer and your computer screen We take it for granted that the computer system software has already been installed If not please consult your computer manual The hardware configuration has now been installed we will explain in the next chapter how you can install the MacFinish software TTE s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4 1 General It will quickly become clear that operating a PC is quite simple and straightforward once you are used to the pull down menus and handling of the mouse as most programs can be operated in the same way including MF7 x A shortcut is also available for some MacFinish menu
26. camera sensitivity and the camera color calibration but also to live control the optional motorized lens Such a motorized lens has 3 motors for iris light control zoom and focus to record sharp pictures You also choose to press the auto iris button and or the auto focus button Note The auto iris button will make the MacFinish camera permanently control the motorized iris of the lens to let the photo have an average t MacFinish File Document m intensity equal to the moment that you pressed the button When you switch the auto iris function ON the manual iris control buttons are made invisible Of course it is possible to switch this auto iris function OFF again If we press the 2 D button the camera control window opens up to the full control with a 2 dimensional view of the finish line Warning This is only possible if the Actions window is stopped chapter 5 Camera m Camera control GLOBAL Red i 1 000 Gain Gain 3876 2657 H 2 Framerate 200 3876 Ti Auto White Balance Js PB scs Green 1 000 3 876 Gain 1657 Blue 1 000 3 876 T Gain 2807 m Lens control O A ell Em o a nl Vert resolution 600 px amp r Lines F B LAN PAR AAA AAA SUA GLOBAL 1 000 3 876 Camera m Camera control Came
27. cut out but this will have no influence however on the time display for the participants NEW FEATURE If you have cropped a photo and save the result you can revert this back to the original uncropped photo by pressing the shift button on the keyboard while you are opening that file 11 3 6 Hide table and Show table When selecting Table from the Document menu the table of results will disappear or appear The picture on the left shows no Table and the picture on the right includes a Table 004n01 mf4 BAX E004 h01 mf4 Joe 11 3 7 Hide Overview and Show Overview When selecting Overview from the Document menu the Overview window will disappear or appear DOORTOCHT1 BELOFTEN Fi DOORTOCHT1 BELOFTEN A NIA mis 240 00 M 2000 lis 7 11 2002 15 44 46 Pixelshift not calculated Eo B AA i my pr AN NMA m s 240 00 M 2000 l s 7 11 2002 15 44 46 Pixelshift not calculated Y P N J Ai Wi a AER A E R315H1 5000m Women FIN mf3 Jog R315H1 5000m Women FIN mf3 Loe Place Lane Time 1 L 1154842 15 59 81 16 31 18 16 31 61 17 31 67 18 07 59 18 11 13 19 42 53 15 59 81 16 31 18 16 31 61 17 31 67 1 18 07 58 18 11 13 19 42 53 P N Iw 5 mn 1640867 _ 200 tt lt if 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 3 8 Time Lines Document Box Window He
28. data to a simpler database program Note The reason that such a AthleticsManager program should run on a separate computer is NOT due to computer limitations but due to human limitations It is not possible for the photo finish operator to do other jobs during his photo finish recording activities If he also should take care of participant lists printing jobs sending data to scoreboards television etc that would create a disaster Let him concentrate on one of the most difficult jobs there are perform a perfect timing and remember he only gets ONE chance you can not re run the race Crop Ctrl Del Table Ctrl T Overview TimeLines k Presentation oob Properties 10 1 One directional data transfer to AthleticsManager There are NO limitations on the use of a one directional link In other words you can use the following menu commands without any special registration key or license code Send Results to send the results out over a serial port Scoreboard port Export Results to File where the results are written in a TXT file on your PC Document Box Window Help Import a a a Results Export Results to file x Of course you will need to make the correct setting of serial port baud rate speed etc before you can use the Send Results feature The feature Export Results to File can be set to be manually activated or automatically when you close the MacF
29. field under Lane Control key click in Lane field The following field is automatically selected Notice that the corresponding lane indication field has turned black meaning that it has already been used Follow the same procedures for ALL the lanes where a competitor has run or should have run To fill in the corresponding times you should follow subsequent procedure move the cursor to the field which is to be selected under Time and click The field is now being selected Next drag the vertical line on your image cursor to the front torso of the athlete wheel horse for athletics see APPENDIX F in question e g winning competitor in lane 1 pinpoint the cursor correctly press the Control key and click the mouse button The corresponding time rounded according to predefined parameters will now appear under Time The field underneath is automatically selected Follow the same procedure for all lanes In case there is an M positioned in front of the times the start has been given manually thus by clicking the pistol icon on the operator s Actions window If the start is given by pressing the Remote Control Start button or by the starting pistol itself there will be no M in front of the times as in the example above 1 To select multiple fields e g to copy them or to erase a number of fields you should select a first field by clicking in it then press the Shift button on the
30. first x athletes but do NOT press the stop button 2 Press the save button or F11 if the function keys are enabled Give a filename and save the file on disk 3 If you want you can create a partial official result by filling the result table 4 Atthe same time you can continuously record extra athletes that are finishing 5 After the finish of the last athletes you can merge add to the same file the photo and time recording of these participants by pressing the save button or F11 if the function keys are enabled again You will then see the following window on your screen MacFinish 2D USB ES The image is already saved as HilTiming Services Timing Services 2009KBCindoor 2009 MFfotos MacFinish2D Testen op 60m3000m Men rf Do you want to update iE Do keep all your work First save and close the original File than update it All our work will be saved the image will be updated Ma This window indicates that the MacFinish software already has a filename and request you to confirm to merge the two data packets The text message on that window informs you that an update on screen of the result table will only be done if you first have saved and closed the photo window and then pressed the save button in the actions window 7 2 4 Recording of Electronic Split Times by means of the Finish Photocells By means of the small arrow pointing down in the Actions window bottom right you can open the actions wind
31. for optimal light setting possibly adjust digital camera gain control in the Camera window 2 Adjust focus for sharpest image possible TTE 27 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 6 MACFINISH PREFERENCES MacFinish File Document Camera Window i The preference settings of the MacFinish program define the preferential way how YOU would gt Kal like the program to behave during the hundreds of races that you will record This contains the way how the program will automatically display the photo show the time results adjust the colors etc etc This does NOT mean that you cannot change a setting any more after the race but if you would have to do that same manipulation on dozens or hundreds of photos every day you would preferred to have it correct from the first time That s why we developed the Program Preferences So before recording real races with any version of MacFinish system it is wise to first determine your program preferences to gain a lot of time later on and they will be Print Setup automatically saved when you close the Preferences window To change or verify the Ltestlmf4 Preferences setting select Preferences under the File menu 2 Test 2 mf4 3 Test 1 mf4 EJ A Preferences Quit Ctrl Q MacFinish t3 6 1 Document Preferences Photo direction Display Resolution Document preferences are the settings given to a new document when an image i
32. gradually be filled with grey marking the amount of box memory that has been used so far So each time the Remote Arrival button is pressed we are recording a part of a photo finish photo In order to have a look at what we have recorded so far even if not all of the competitors have finished yet you should click the eye icon in the Scrolling camera view window The recorded image will be shown in your Scrolling camera view window As soon as all competitors have finished and the photo finish photo has fully been recorded the operator will click the Stop icon hand of that race Next we can read the recorded photo finish photo by clicking the disk icon of that race in the Actions window The program will now ask you to save the document now as type MF4 under a given name Save As Save in 3 FF Pictures bw 4x100m women Belfast pfc 100m Men cr 2 pfc 5 1 1 4 200 Jun Heren super x 100m Men cr ColCal pfc Fietsen pfc 100m Men cr MM pfc Greyhound 060995 pfc 100m Men cr pfc RACE 1 18TH JULY 85 pfc 41 1 BOH Sch Heren test pfc ROCKINGHAM RACE 5 pfc n File name Untitled pfc Save as type MacFinish for PC Files pfc Cancel Now type a filename and click SAVE In case you would select CANCEL the reading function will not be executed The chronometer automatically jumps back to 00 00 00 This means that the race photo has been read and saved to disk WARNING After
33. keyboard and click in the second field in the opposite corner The result EN Time 10 58 10 60 10 62 10 68 10 68 10 73 A much faster way to simultaneously fill in the lane numbers corresponding times select the next lane field then move your cursor in the photo finish photo press the Control key keep it pressed and click the cursor after having positioned the mouse so that the VERTICAL line is positioned on the torso wheels and the HORIZONTAL line is positioned in the correct lane field lane 7 in the example below TimeTronics 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Place Lanev Time 10 59 10 60 10 62 10 68 10 68 10 73 10 82 Now both lane numbers and corresponding times are simultaneously being filled Automatically the following field underneath Lane is selected Follow the same procedure for all competitors In the time fields you can also enter the following options DNF Did not finish DNS Did not start DIS Disqualified NR No result To do that press the Control key on the keyboard and click in a random time field and drag towards the required option R303H2 200m Women h2 mf R303H2 200m Women h2 mf3 Lane Time Place Lane Time E 4 24 04 1 4 24 D MEM 3 2433 g 2454 a 24 33 6 24 33 5 24 03 2 gu DNF 5 DNF DNS 7 DNS z S 1 MF 8 2 2 Races Not Finishing in Lanes For races not finishing in lanes
34. online Uby Print pictures Bitmap Image a Copy all items to CD Sponsor bmp S00 x 65 Bitmap Image File and Folder Tasks TimeTronics 53 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 10 USING A LINK WITH A MEETMANAGER DATABASE If you have a separate PC running some kind of database program with the list of events athletic or other sports the time schedule the names of athletes teams etc you can make a link between that AthleticsManager computer and the MacFinish computer to exchange information Such a link can be different in A Type of connection Serial connection cable or wireless RS232 or RS422 Network connection ethernet TCP IP File transfer USB memory key USB harddisk network oe B One or Two directional One directional MacFinish results are send to AthleticsManager Two directional MM data is send to MF and later the MF results are send to MM i MacFinish race 2 mf4 File Document Camera Window Help The top three menu selections of the Document menu are for the most interesting type the two directional data communication with a real AthleticsManager The following two items Send Results and Export to Import Competitors From File Import TP data from File Export Results to File Export image to JPEG Ckri2 5hiFE R Send Results i Flip Image Flip Lanes File are used for the simpler one directional transmission of
35. par 902264 par 902265 par 902266 par Lane Order Import participants Export results Export results to file en v Import competitors from file P 5 902267 par 902268 par Export image to JPEG 1 mf3 and par in the same folder ALOPEN AtSAVE Folder empty is mf3 folder DK Cancel Appl Picture 4 MacFinish file and par file in the same folder MacFinish x 90226 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help aw MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Document Window Table General Scoreboard Q Bak 5 ys nn i Photo direction Display Resolution C 1 10 1 100 C 1 1000 CATEMPIpar files 90226 wn r E E 902262 par 902263 par 902261 par 902265 par 902266 par 902267 par 902268 par 902264 par m Lane Order m Import participants Export results Export results to file M Import competitors from file Betd r empty is mf3 folder K CATEMP parfiles 90226 SEE wo jols Hel A m Export image to JF Qo Back 7 S Search AtOPEN AtSAVE Address CATEMPAMacFinishFilesi90226 Go Folder empty is mf3 folder Doc Doc 902262 mf3 902261 mf3 DK Cancel Apply Picture 5 MacFinish files and par files in different folder TimeTronics INI 2012v1 Manual MacFinish
36. photocells OV no arrival 12V arrival Scoreboard serial data RS232 data from PC to scoreboard WindSpeed serial command signal to WindSpeed WindSpeed serial result signal from WindSpeed 10 GROUND for Field Terminal 11 FieldTerminal serial command RS232 data from MM PC to FT 12 FieldTerminal serial result RS232 data from FT to MM PC WON A UQ 0 N Pin connections on cable reels or connection boxes in the field Anemometer uBR WN 12VDC Ground WindSpeed serial command signal to WindSpeed WindSpeed serial result signal from WindSpeed NC 2K2 4 i j ETM 7 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX F WHAT IS THE CORRECT TIME The following is an extract from the IAAF rulebook edition 2006 2007 RULE 164 The Finish The athletes shall be placed in the order in which any part of their bodies re torso as distinguished from the head neck arms legs hands or feet reaches the vertical plane of the nearer edge of the finish line as defined above The pictures below give you 3 examples how to read the athletes correct and official photofinish time Correct reading for picture 1 T1 Correct reading for picture 2 T3 Correct reading for picture 3 T6 si rs UTE 7 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX G WORKING WITH PAR PARTICIPANT FILES This document describes a way to import competitor s data into MacFinish files by u
37. ready icon which will always delete the recorded image or after having changed any recording parameters recording speed line before or after WindSpeed settings Note In case of a false start click the Stop button followed by the Ready button 7 2 1 Recording multiple start signals This new version of MacFinish also has the capability to record ALL start signals not just the FIRST start after the ready position but also multiple later signals from the start pistol AND all manually given start signals mouse click on start pistol icon or F6 function key In the past it could happen that an accidental shock was given to the start pistol only one or two seconds before the REAL start shot which resulted in an early start of the photofinish with incorrect race times Only when the operator was very concentrated and fast enough to press the stop button and ready again such a problem could be avoided This is not a problem any more as ALL start signals are recorded But we also provided a solution to be able to know WHICH of the multiple start signals is the correct one We will show you that the operator can LIVE press a keyboard button or a real button on a plastic box to indicate the MacFinish system immediately that he heard the real starting shot This will provide an extra timing indication in the start timing list so that the correct start time can be chosen from that list during or after the race We will d
38. select Hytek compatible by means of the list under Select AthleticsManager Precision 10 General Prefs Next to Precision you can select to which time resolution you would like to send the results to the AthleticsManager computer the choices are General Prefs or rounding to one tenth one hundredth or one thousandth of a second The Mode radio button defines how the Read Image command will work With the Mode set to Automatic the AthleticsManager list of races will automatically be shown to the user when the photo is transferred from the MacFinish box to the computer by the Read Image command see chapter 7 2 If not automatic the later import of AthleticsManager data can be executed manually under the Document menu A possible reason for not selecting automatic may be that the AthleticsManager link is temporarily not available The operator can then manually import the MM data later on for example after the races TimeTronics 53 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Note If you manually import AthleticsManager data by using the F4 key on your keyboard before the race the MacFinish will NOT ask again after the race which race this was as he already knows it MacFirish g 6 6 Po rt Ma nager Coctmart Wirdow Z General Sccreboaid Here both the Scoreboard serial port number Com x the AthleticsManager serial or Seaeboacpor OM z Ether
39. software Camera 4 4 6 Fey 4q9q3 OtZk7urqicorSleqsesas ifneo Start date 2009 3 13 End date 2099 33 13 Features Extended table active Highlight table active F4 import active par files active Automatic file import active Cnrerview active Presentation mode active Remote lens control active Auto focus active MFVideoID active Transponder import active Auto JPEG active Tee j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 To enter your key select Preferences under the File menu and the following window will appear F r z _ MacFinish X Ei MacFinish ES Document Camera Window Help s Window Table General Scoreboard MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Ctrl o Enter Kep Aa aura cSrbl2gBeBa3izn2d ADD 004 004 006 REMOVE ss Print Setup Print Preview Print 1 28 mF3 2 Test 3 mf4 3 Test z mf4 4 Test 1 mf4 I Preferences Quit Ctrl Bn If necessary click the Registration key tab and fill in the key by typing or copy from the txt file paste Press Add to add this key to your list This was not possible with earlier versions of the MFsoftware but you can now have a list of multiple keys for multiple cameras to be able to switch from one camera to another If you entered the right key you can click on the number of your camera 004 004 006 in the example below and see all options of this key Some featur
40. the contrast of any photo window or the Scrolling camera view window Note Remember that any modification of the Tools settings for a photo window is ONLY valid for that window where a modification for the Scrolling camera view window will be valid for the Scrolling camera view window AND all following recorded photos Just move the slider in the upper bar to the right or to the left and the image will become respectively lighter or darker The image contrast is increased if the slider in the lower bar is moved to the right and the contrast is reduced if the slider is moved to the left Both actions will be applied to all the colors present in the picture By clicking the small arrows on top of each bar arrows facing down it is also possible to return to the default original settings Here is an example of how you can manipulate a picture by means of the Tools window 3 60mH 1 RE 3d 60mH 1 SE CELA N A mis 292 K 1000 ls 211 2000 19 43 19 NA mis 892K 1000 ls 2 11 2000 19 43 19 m mis 892K 1000 Is a 100 Te 4 TimeTronics 63 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 In the above series the left picture was set to its default color intensity and contrast setting By sliding the lower bar to the right we have increased the contrast of the picture in the middle In the right photo we made the picture lighter by sliding the upper bar a little bit to the right Click the tiny arrows on t
41. the document has been saved on disk click the trash icon That way you can clear the used image memory The Memory Usage bar will then become empty to record the next finish In case you would forget to do this the memory used to record the last race will be adhered to the memory used to record the next race As a consequence the photo finish picture of the next recorded race will be attached to the photo finish photo of the race as previously recorded This would make everything very complicated and possibly prevent you of recording all competitors if the memory gets 100 filled up After having clicked the trash icon the following message will appear Click OK to delete or CANCEL to preserve the recorded image MUDEI 4s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 4 Testing the Starting System The test can be performed when the starter makes use of a starting pistol on which we attach an electronic start detector The test is merely meant to verify whether the start detection timing is functioning well It should be executed before the start of an important international meet or championship The starter should put the barrel of the pistol on top of the finish line and fire the gun Before that shot the MacFinish operator should click the Ready button in the Actions window and continuously press the F7 function key and function keys should be enabled until he hears the starting shot That way the camera will take an im
42. the settings gives you a live idea how the MacFinish window will be visible later Imanager ReJitratinn ey Prit Manager l able Gered Soorcbord 6 9 Result Table Preferences The settings in this window make it possible to choose If and how large you would like to show the Competitors Table Which column you want to work with to identify the participants How large each of the columns preferable should be 6 10 Closing the Preferences Window Close the Preferences window by clicking the OK button The modified parameters are automatically saved when quitting the program or closing the Preferences window MI5D LT 34 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 RECORDING A RACE In the previous chapters we have familiarized ourselves with the different MacFinish windows the adjustment of the camera and lens and the preferential settings of serial ports recording speed etc chapter 6 This means that we now can start with the real thing recording a race For most sports except regatta canoe kayak rowing there will only be one race at a time This means that we put the MF system ready to detect the start have a race record the finish transfer the data to the PC put the MF system ready for the next race and while we are waiting for the next start we can read the results of the previous race At regatta events it is common to have multiple races at the same
43. to the hard disk of the computer by clicking the disk icon in your Action window or press the key F11 if enabled The program will ask you to immediately save the document now as type MF4 under a given name Save As 21 x bwi Pe 4x100m women Belfast pfc 100m Men cr 2 pfc 5 1 1 4 200 Jun Heren super 100m Men cr ColCal pfc Fietsen pfc 100m Men cr MM pfc Greyhound 060995 pfc 100m Men cr pfc RACE 1 18TH JULY 85 pfc 411 50H Sch Heren test pfc ROCKINGHAM RACE 5 pfc Ej File name Untitled pfc Save as type MacFinish for PC Files pfc Cancel Type in a filename select the map in which to store the image and click Save If you select Cancel the reading function will not be executed This new version of MacFinish also has the capability to record participants even AFTER you have saved the image to a file on disk We will explain these functions in detail in chapter 7 2 3 The trash icon can only be clicked during a race to delete an image recorded by mistake for example a photographer walking over the finish line or a recording of an athlete s that still had to run a number of laps Do NOT first press the Stop button of the Actions window as this would also stop the timer After you clicked the trash icon a message will appear Click OK to delete the COMPLETE image and Cancel to preserve the recorded image The same dialogue box will appear after having clicked the
44. total image D MD 4 Buttons to move the recording frame Move left fast move left slow move right slow move right fast The 2D view of the finish line is a NEW function of MacFinish which makes it much easier to adjust Align the camera perfectly vertical Align the camera in extension of the FRONT of the finish line Adjust the camera sensitivity Adjust the camera color calibration manually or automatically Adjust the recording speed Frame rate in frames sec Adjust the vertical size resolution in pixels of the recorded picture Adjust the vertical position of the recorded picture Adjust a manual lens Zoom Focus Iris E c eee d ID n Adjust a motorized lens manually Z F I or select Auto function s of a motorized lens In the following chapters 5 1 1 and later we will explain how you can make these adjustments We will especially make use of the zoomed part s like on the picture above to fine tune the camera position to the FRONT of the finish line You see a narrow vertical GREEN RECTANGLE which indicates which 8 24 vertical lines will be recorded on disk These 8 24 lines will also be called the frame that we record when we speak about the recording speed expressed in frames sec Only one 1 of these lines will be used for the actual PHOTOFINISH timing The small red line see left indicates which line will be used for the photofinish timing result You w
45. 0 exe ZUM MacFinishzD USB MFC Applica Timetronics MW 7 Outlook Express Ean MacFinish 5 2 7 5 US Starting the MacFinish 8 x photo finish program is done by double clicking its icon see above or by means of the Windows START menu Ean MacFinish 9 0 0 0 Windows Media Player All Programs D fe older versi Connect Cameras connected to this computer The MFsoftware will now show a list with one or more MF T oT CES cameras that it has found Select the MFcamera that you want t FORCE CN to use by checking the serial number of your camera and the x ee OS items in the list and press Connect ME SUME TN A warning message could appear on your computer MacFinish 2D USB screen This message simply means that no user authorization key has been entered yet Just click OK to proceed now We will explain in chapter 4 5 how you can enter your key to enable the entitled functions of the software or your key has expired A You do not have a key Eo connect camera 004 004 006 Please check your registration key TimeTronics j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 4 3 Important note for windows XP users Please wai it while the wizard installs the software ey Eu Maclini h20 UCD ee EZ Windows XP users will notice that the first time you would plug in the USB cable from the MF camera into another USB connector on your PC XP will need to install a driver
46. 1 Helsi Menus CXPOC COXE OS a ni SUE DNE 101 H 1 2 Automatically export text files csse nennen enm nnn nnn 101 H 2 Syntax format of a results text file issue 102 APPENDIX I Connection Drawings ecce eene nennen nnn nnne 103 TimeTronics 4l 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 PREFACE MacFinish Photo finish Concept Idea The idea of photo finish is as the name indicates to take pictures of the finish line when an athlete or object arrives Contrary to ordinary still pictures taken with your camera the MacFinish system records only the finish line With a range from about 100 to 2400 times per second the MacFinish sends the resulting picture to the MacFinish PC This allows the operator to read times with an accuracy of up to 0 5 thousandth of a second Welcome to the MacFinish 2D 100 user manual The manual is primarily written for the use of our MacFinish 2D 100 type of photo finish system for athletics Track amp Field but where necessary the interfacing and differences are explained for other sports In this manual we will dilate upon the handling of MacFinish in an operational environment in other words on the track itself Of course you can start setting up the system and software in your office or at home but keep in mind that we will refer in the text to the track or race conditions and environment Please note that all pictures are examples the delivered version
47. 3 Hex 40 Hex name of the document in ASCII 10 x x _ space 13 x x optional 10 x x Man x x N A N A not available 1 up to 225 Lane number 1 up to 32 OR Athlete ID 1 up 99 999 MXHH 34MM 4S S T H M Manual Start Time OR DNF Did Not Finish DNS Did Not Start DIS Disqualified NR No Results EXAMPLE Note The characters between brackets are not printable characters 100 m Boys Series 1 TAB 10 1 3 CR 1 TAB 3 TAB 11 21 CR 2 TAB 4 TAB 11 37 CR 3 TAB 6 TAB 12 36 CR F TimeTronics ss 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX B IE 1 0 1 SB PROTOCOL The serial string that is send to the SB is ASCII and the string length 8 Chars Structure of the string D MMSShh CR MM minutes with leading spaces SS seconds with leading spaces hh hundredths of a second with leading zero D ASCII D space CR carriage return OD Hex Update period 0 1 or 1 second see SB preferences in the Lap display time 5 10 15 seconds MacFinish ready The system will send D JOOO CR Running time Every update period the system sends D MMSS CR Split time The system sends a split time record D MMSShh CR The system will wait for Lap display time seconds Arrival time The system sends the arrival time record D MMSShh CR Example with standard update period of 1 seco
48. M QE S qM SAT I EA 12 3 6 Serial port for Scoreboard OPTION nnn nnne nhan nn 13 3 7 Serial port for WindSpeed OPTION cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeagnaatesssauganeeenes 13 3 8 Serial port for Field Terminal OPTION cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessseugaeeeereegeaatesssauganeeegs 13 3 9 12Vdc battery POwer F Chal BE uu uu uuu u uu u usuy VpRade ra ip cere SOUL C rM pe pdt pa akha 13 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION stints 14 A L GON EMT Emu 14 4 2 Installation of the MacFinish Software ccccceccsseeseceeeeceecccccccccegeggagauaneeenseuaeeteensaane 14 4 3 Important note for windows XP users cece nennen nnne nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 17 4 4 Getting familiar with the MacFinish windows 17 Ao oe Entering rour TSegISbEabIOTi KO V nc u u a a ae pend 2v aod ne cen DE cine 19 5 ALIGNING THE CAMERA AND ADJUSTING THE LENS 5 1 Camera adjustments using the Camera window sis S Lo Mounting tne CIBO s u ua as ee canne ta S MEER Rua tV rio onde 5 1 2 Checking the Spirit Level on the Camera n mmm 5 1 3 In Extension of the Finish line cccccceeeesssececeecceeeeeeeeeeesneneeeeguguceeuuueeeennnneseaaguggs 5 1 4 Camera s Vertical Direction TILT and lens zoom 5 1 5 Camera s Horizontal Direction nnne eden eee aan nnn 51 5 ACU Seine TNC LENS APS 530 99 api ap enna sen seq aa ae GU DU DOE or ions 5l AIS CIN TP C bens JO u eser ee ee HEU HETII TELE PINE MIU II
49. TimeTronics F Manual MacFinish 2D 100 ll gt T ll gt ll B M D il I Version 2012v1 TimeTronics NV Lammerdries Oost 23B B 2250 Olen Belgium www timetronics be info timetronics be TIme ronics Table of Contents PREP GE ririri titan rine ari 5 Li HARDWARE SETUP iib cii ibi bano cr ean CK adn don wc ip b Clo pO ER Vana lec 6 1 1 Basic MacFinish Configuration with 5 wire cabling on the track 6 1 2 Extended MacFinish Configuration with 12 wire cabling RSS 7 Z MACFINISH STEP BY STEP uiuseis nkrk xk n2 va Ed n iR CU A RC RR ter ORC RR D CR Rc 8 3 HOW DO WE CONNECT ALL CABLES e enne rrn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 9 Da Calle basco IIMeCllOMSanceteccduwteccaieenenanieeacaumeenecenararenncnacaine PINE a GG ea EC den ac Ge v PEE 9 3 2 Mounting the camera on the tripod and lens on the camera RS 9 Bee Sg B ice yt 10 Pac GIO ice SOIN PI CO TETTE 10 2 992 Electronic DISCO SLare OP TION EE aa aan a nas aan eme ous 11 3 255 MaN Start PUS BUTON ae a de ai 11 3 3 4 Cable to switch of starting AS 2 588 ses ro cas Gauss sa VPeR E drap pas ces nas Kx dag xd adu PR sun 11 Se PS DSC ON RETE T IL Tn 11 Oud 1 PMOLOCEIIG RP IE 11 3 4 2 Manual Finish Push Button hehehe nmn n ananas 12 3 5 Arrival Remote Control BOX uuu usu a sa akaun EEUPd DN EFIE ee amants en UP
50. a command in the menu bar by means of the mouse The following table shows the most relevant shortcuts for MacFinish Every user who has mastered a program knows that it is faster to take a shortcut control key Shortcut Command Standard Command in Windows Control O Open Yes Control S Save Yes Control P Print Yes Control Q Quit Yes Control Z Undo Yes Control X Cut Yes Control C Copy Yes Control V Paste Yes Control W Close No Control I Read Image Only MacFinish Control T Show Hide Table Only MacFinish Control R Show competitors Only MacFinish Alt R Export image to jpg Only MacFinish Alt Del Crop Only MacFinish Alt M Import from MM Only MacFinish Alt N Export to MM Only MacFinish Alt I Import competitors from file Only MacFinish Alt T Import Transponderdata from file Only MacFinish Alt E Export results to file Only MacFinish Alt S Send results serial out Only MacFinish Alt C Open timecorrection dialog Only MacFinish Alt P Presentation mode Only MacFinish 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Why are there no official times after a manual start not electronically detected Because the manual start does not exactly coincide with the starting shot or signal these times may not be officially acknowledged The times in the result table are showed with a M prefix The images however can be used at championships to determine the competitors places How much light is required on the fini
51. age of the flash from the starting pistol start detector finish line flash from the gun on top of the finish line As soon as the sensor s inside the start detector register the explosion time will start running within 0 5 microseconds after the starting shot This should coincide with the camera registration of the flash from the starting pistol Picture of the flash from the gun on the finish line First vertical marker at 0 01 one hundred of a second after the 0 1 one tenth of a second after the starting starting shot shot Test OK time started runnin immediately 8 This time bar below the after the shot image can be made had been fired visible on paper by I selecting Print Window P TTTTTTTTITTI 01 Picture of the flash fram the qun on the finishing line As you can see from the picture taken a number of lines before and after the starting shot are recorded Note Be sure that the starter or any other person or object is not hiding the flash of the pistol for the camera ee l 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 8 READING THE RACE RESULTS How is the photo window structured 1 Optional 2 Amount of 3 Recording 4 Date and hour 5 Titling pop up menu indication of wind MacFinish speed of recording see Preferences speed type of memory that has predefined titles can be measurement been used for the selected by clicking and and result m s picture dragging Table of resu
52. ample to show it on a stadium scoreboard This is done via the same port as selected for the scoreboard and with a well determined protocol described in the appendix A of this manual By selecting Export Results to File you can create a TXT file on disk with the results from the result table The format of this file is described in the Appendix H of this manual For more details regarding the transmission of MacFinish results to a AthleticsManager see chapter 10 1 For more details regarding the Import Competitors from File see Appendix G 11 3 3 Flip Image By selecting Flip Image you can switch the direction in which the photo finish image is displayed to the left or to the right 2071 1009 te lt iif TimeTronics s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 3 4 Flip Lanes Determines the order of lanes 1 to 25 25 to 1 in the vertical direction This menu selection is only enabled shown in black for images which have already been saved on disk 11 3 5 Crop You can cut certain pieces of the Aa MacFinish image through the M Crop function Example n a We have selected a part that we wish to cut between the two vertical lines by pointing with the mouse press the mouse button move the mouse and release the mouse button Now we select Crop under the Document menu It will remove the part that we wanted to
53. ation sis 86 L1 5 2 Camera Control WI 06W u uuu u rites viu wa viscous ree ded ua VASE ART Gael wa wd E Wc VR tcu Papa 89 TOs Segre lt TT T TONS 90 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 90 19 TROUBLESHOOTING iod vi vba vd sd DRE ACA ERU a Qc E rie Rd C ol b E CA UR CO qaspa 91 APPENDIX A SEND RESULTS FORMAT a s 92 APPENDIX B IE 1 0 1 SB PROTOCOL e rere nnn rnm nnn 93 APPENDIX C IE EXTENDED SB PROTOCOL A asw 94 APPENDIX D EXPLANATION OF WORDS rernm mmn hmmm 95 APPENDIX E PIN CONNECTIONS usnumununnuunuanannanananan 96 APPENDIX F WHAT IS THE CORRECT TIME e nnn hnnhnhnnnnn nnn 97 TimeTronics sj 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX G WORKING WITH PAR PARTICIPANT FILES 98 3 1 Link MacFinish files text TS L wi Vanni Rad d a a ad Fra Rd a a b RC a a ad a a a nid 98 G 1 1 Manual link OWIED DOE TIIGS espbr ue EDU nada sani VPPERDU VPPE EU UPEPEDUDUMDDTUUKUPEEEDUVDPT EE POEM E PEE 98 G 1 2 Automatically link with par files RS 99 2 2 Syntax format of a par Fes ne Orb ER RC e ERE VR 100 APPENDIX H EXPORTING RESULTS TO TEXT FILES 101 Hi Link MacFinish files text Tfil eg uuua us UII PEE EDI renndi edena IP DERE ID VE BE tae 10
54. believes that you now can have the best of both worlds use the camera window for initial lens and camera adjustments and use the Scrolling camera view window for REGULAR verification even DURING the races of these adjustments These individual advantages also lead to the following warnings never to be forgotten WARNING for chapter 5 1 To COMPLETELY open the Camera window to see a 2D view of the finish line to change the recording speed change vertical resolution you first have to press the Stop button In other words the hand icon should be visible in RED color Auto White Balance m 2D Framerate 1200 E IS s Raer WARNING for chapter 5 2 To use the scrolling mode in the Scrolling camera view window the camera has to be active this means that the Actions window has to show a Ready status before the race or a Running status during the race In other words the lamp icon should be visible in YELLOW color Jeg El 2302 mj Gm 34 00 l 7 FCs 100 gt a E To record a normal image not too dark or too light we will need to give the MacFinish a good recording speed for example 400 frames second If a lot of light is available you can use more frames sec if it is very dark use less We will explain now how you can change the recording speed and then further step by step how the camera direction can be corrected and how the zo
55. can be different than the showed in this manual please inform before purchase May we recommend you to gently leaf through the entire manual first just to have an initial idea of how the book is structured As we cannot possibly explain all details simultaneously this might help you a bit in understanding and tracing things back Of course the table of contents will also help you in doing so If you after reading this document have any further question regarding the operation or service of this or any other TimeTronics equipment please contact your local distributor or TimeTronics directly by email info timetronics be or call us at 32 0 14 23 19 11 Please also contact us if you have any remarks or advise regarding this user manual info timetronics be Good luck with MacFinish and thank you for your confidence in the TimeTronics products and services The editors Copyright 2012 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimeTronics Lammerdries 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 Disclaimer Under no circumstances shall TimeTronics be liable for any loss damage or expense suffered or incurred with respect to any defective product In no event shall TimeTronics be liable for any incidental or consequential damages that you may suffer directly or indirectly from use of any product Windows Windows XP and Windows VISTA are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation MILD sj 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100
56. ck lanes as visible on your photo s E TTE os 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 6 1 4 Automatic import participant list and export results With two separate checkboxes you can have an automatic import of a participant Import participants Export results list and export of result list result table Place ID Time Such an automatic import is done when you read the MF photo from the camera and the export is done when you save the file again after you have read the results Import competitors fram file rank ID time You can specify which folder will be used for such an import Folder empty is mf4 Folder and export if you leave the folder field Te empty the folder with the MacFinish files will be used Export results to file 6 1 5 Automatic export MacFinish photo image as jpg file With two separate checkboxes you can have an automatic export of the Export image ta JPEG recorded photo as a jpg file when you want it Such an automatic export is AOPEN done when you open a MacFinish file and or when you save a MacFinish file You can specify which folder will be used for such an export if you leave the ALSAVE folder field empty the folder with the MacFinish files will be used Folder empty is rf Folder See also chapter 9 3 for more details on how to add a logo to this jpg or chapter 9 2 how you can manually make customized jpg or png file s 6 1 6 Time Lines
57. ck on the third or fourth rectangle which contains only a white background finish line and black horizontal lines black markers on each lane boundary you choose another line for the photofinish picture Note The MacFinish photo will be automatically updated but not the result table because all lines of a frame are recorded at the same time This means that if you already made up results in the result table you need to check them again and correct these readings if necessary TTE so 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 2 3 Recording extra participants after you saved the MacFinish file Sometimes you want to read the photofinish results IMMEDIATELY after one or two or athletes crossed the finish line if you want to announce the OFFICIAL photofinish results asap to the media TV radio and press You could already do this but to create one MacFinish file with ALL results you needed to create the Result table twice once with the first two or three participants and once with all participants It is now possible to let the MacFinish software MERGE the two parts together to one file even if you already read some results in the results table WARNING Never press the stop button of the action window if there are still athletes running Otherwise you will loose the timing information for these athletes Procedure to follow 1 Record the start of the race and the finish of the
58. cs j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Try to position the photocells as close as possible to the finish line but make sure that they do not obscure the view of your camera s The photocell transmitter is simply connected to a battery pack 12Vdc to receive power The photocell receiver is connected to the MacFinish system interface box or 12 wire cabling You can identify the transmitter and receiver by the following On the photocell transmitter you see an arrow gt pointing AWAY from the photocell On the photocell receiver you see an arrow pointing TO the photocell You can fix your photocells easily with Velcro strips on the L shaped metal plate which can be screwed on top of the included tripods Of course they can also be fixed more permanently by means of the screws When the IR light beam is interrupted between the transmitter and receiver a signal is sent to the MacFinish Interface Box indicating that a competitor is finishing or just has finished You may wonder how images are correctly being recorded when the photocells are placed just behind the finish line Well further in this manual see Parameter Setup window we will see how we can determine the amount of photo which is digitally recorded before and after the beam is interrupted Make sure that both photocell modules are correctly pointed towards each other enabling the receiver to correctly receive the infrared light from the
59. directional data transfer to AthleticsManager RS 56 10 2 Two directional data communication with AthleticsManager 57 10 2 1 Installation of the AthleticsManager function cesses mmn 57 10 2 2 Import AthleticsManager data eee nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 57 10 2 3 Filling in Results when Linked to AthleticsManager nnn 58 10 2 4 Export AthleticsManager Gata cccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeenneueuenseueuetsauerensage 59 11 OVERVIEW OF THE MACFINISH MENUS aasawa 60 RUE boo UE O OEEMEPRT 60 AR Ia LE O E E AE A E rises EN A E 60 LS DOC II it Y N ee EE E 61 11 3 1 Import Export Show COMPCTICONS uu uy u aaa a ea ir aAA 61 11 3 2 Send Results Export Results to File 61 i ne Io aga EE TOT mm 61 Ce S IIIEI Mm 62 IPM IO V HH 62 TiSo Aide table nd Soy tabe uuu u db caua den Rd VOIR VEN teal dE ME f 62 11 3 7 Hide Overview and Show OVESPVIEW ccccccccssccnceueeeueeuueeueeeusucueneureseuutecuctseautenserenas 62 LS PIS Ne R 83 LS S TMe COM CCUOM ssa a a NM NRI NEED ans 83 MEC TO PE OPT L lI O Rm om 83 SP Coli ha MCI isaccratasantacsveanvaanesantinevonntsasnedetaes teanveasteduteanpsnsoaunesageias peantsenbeannesneeeueeaens 86 IL 1 CORSA wa whuaaqaii 86 LL VIO OWS MEDU u uuu II TT 86 11 5 1 Tools Window with color calibr
60. disk your hard disk or anywhere on the network can be opened These files can be closed using the close box X in the upper right corner of the window or the Close command As soon as they are all closed the close command turns grey and can no longer be selected Save Is used to write the image onto the disk under a given name e Save as Is used to write an existing active image onto the disk under a new name In this case a dialogue box appears on the screen enabling you to give the image a new name You can also select the disk and folder on which to save the image Print setup For the Printing menu items see chapter 9 Printing the Photo or Race Results Pis The File menu can contain a list of up to ten previously opened MacFinish documents If you select any of them that document will be opened on top Preferences For the Preferences menu item see chapter 6 MacFinish Preferences Quit The Quit menu item will close all open documents after asking the operator if he wants to save any unsaved documents and will then end the MacFinish program A MacFinish Save As 3 File Document Camera Window He Jeg 3 open Ctrl 0 Save in O Testen op 60m X e er Eg los E003h01 mf4 2 E004h01 mF4 My Recent E006ho1 m4 Documents E006h02 mf4 B Print Setup 3 E En08h01 mf4 BE 01 1h01 mf4 p Desktop EJE015h01 mf4 E EO16h01 mf4 1 H TimeTronics YEOO3h01
61. e scrolling button double arrow The scrolling will also stop whenever a start signal is given or an arrival is detected Note Remember that we have explained that it is easier to adjust the lens settings and the camera angles by means of the 2D view in the Camera window so think twice before you move the camera or change the lens settings using this Scrolling camera view window Try it out for your self but we believe the camera window is the best to MAKE the camera and lens settings and the Scrolling camera view window to regularly VERIFY these settings even during the race 5 3 Checklist to align the camera and adjust the lens NOTE The order in which you try to adjust the camera and lens settings is important Although you cannot verify the camera direction if the iris of the lens is completely closed you have to start with reasonable settings you should not adjust the vert hor direction of the camera first and later adjust the spirit level because you will then have to start all over again from the beginning Camera Direction Control 1 Camera has to be horizontal adjust the spirit level of the camera and check regularly during the next steps 2 Position the camera in the extension of the finish line camera BAD OK BAD 3 Adjust vertical angle of the camera zoom of the lens camera 4 Adjust horizontal direction of the camera camera Bad OK Bad Lens Control 1 Adjustiris
62. eckboxes one for automatically importing competitor s data and one for automatically exporting result data to the text file after each time you save the MacFinish file Under the check boxes there is a field that can contain a folder The software will save the results text file in this specific folder If it is left empty the software will save in the same folder as the MacFinish file mf4 MacFinish MacFinish hM aeetmanager Registration key Port Manager Document Window Table General Scoreboard Photo direction Display Resolution C 1 10 1 100 C 1 1000 Lane Order 10 st El 1 9 Time Lines W Export results ta file iv Screen Import competitors fram file Printer m E Folder empty iz mf3 folder Export imate At OFEN At SAVE Folder empty is mf3 folder Cancel Picture 8 TTE 7s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 H 2 Syntax format of a results text file A results text file starts with one line of information concerning the image it contains the file name wind result file size lines per second of the recording and the time and date of the recording The second line is the header for the table below After that every line represents a competitor result There are at most 6 fields of data for each competitor The fields are separated a TAB character hex 09 The first field is the place the second the lane the third the time and the four
63. emonstrate this now F6 Make sure that are cables are connected the MF software is started and put the MF in Ready mode Now ask somebody to give a start signal with the start detector and you should react D 11 0 000000 17 50 39 IMMEDIATELY by pressing the F6 function key If you now click Crone with the mouse on the up arrow button above the start pistol lon you can see the start times list In the example below our AF OE z rs 0 152849 17 50 38 operator reacted in 0 152849 seconds which is VERY fast Most of the time this reaction will be about 0 1 to 0 25 seconds at least when you are a trained and concentrated operator which did not fall asleep or forgot to press the function key So this is an example of a Normal start with only ONE start signal from the pistol see pistol icon and one F6 timing record UTE 37 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Multiple starts In the following example we show you that there were 3 three start signals of the start detector on the pistol recorded and one timing record F6 from the keyboard The BLUE color indicates the ORIGINAL start of the MacFinish timing system The F6 record is recorded about 0 15 sec after the SECOND start signal 71 860596 which means that not the first or the third but the 2nd pistol signal was the REAL starting shot That will also mean that the running time in the actions window and on the timing scoreboa
64. ent result by clicking the air shaft icon before putting another race into the Ready mode The air shaft icon becomes highlighted If not the result will have vanished TimeTronics 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Note Manual start by clicking the pistol icon Lets imagine that the second race starts about one minute after the first race No problem for the operator again he should set the second chronometer bar in ready mode and have the race started You will notice that the timer of the second race indicates a time difference of about 1 minute compared to timer 1 You can do the same for the chronometer 3 and 4 Warning If you already recorded something in the image memory BEFORE the finish of the first competitor look in the Memory Usage bar top part of the Actions window clear that unwanted photo by clicking in the Trash icon As soon as any competitor is about to arrive the operator should press the Arrival Remote Control switch no photocells are used Then a photo finish photo is manually being recorded Naturally the operator needs to be sharp eyed and alert Each time the Arrival Remote Control button is pressed the flag icon will quickly flip over showing A arrival as if a real flag was being waved at the finish of each competitor Do notice that for as long as the Arrival Remote Control push button is pressed as long as recording is going on the Memory Usage bar on top will
65. er should NOT be painted completely black but only half or even smaller We will only paint the front side for example 2cm of the finish line with black and the rear will remain white This way we can easily identify on our computer screen if the camera is directed to the front of the finish line white background with black horizontal lines or Preview Scrolling the rear of the finish line completely white The C D schematic drawing will clarify what we mean bad perfect Still Now aim the camera at position B to get the best 100 00 m i mm homologated camera position Use the 2D view mode in the camera window or the Scrolling mode in the Starting point arrival point Scrolling camera view window to find the correct camera position A completely white background on a photo finish picture is also officially approved for example for World Record as the athlete then has run a few cm too much but it is far less recommended in the interest of the athlete NOTE The material used to color the black dots is mat black paint Never use tape or reflective paint Why When there is a lot of backlight from the sun reflective black paint will turn grey or even white on your screen 5 2 Verification of camera and lens settings using the Scrolling camera view window Selection which line of the narrow frame 1s used Vertical elevator X Y scale selector Zoom selector E no Data The Scrolling cam
66. era view window is a window that can be used to LIVE display the camera image series of successive lines registered by the camera In this so called scrolling mode the live recorded lines will be moving over your screen from left to right or from right to left depending on the camera direction in your Preferences settings In other words if we would turn the camera or change the lens settings we can immediately verify this on the computer screen And this can be done BEFORE or AFTER the start of the race Its like looking trough the lens but not with an internal prism system old fashion photo camera but by means of the digital recording of MacFinish camera and a display on your computer screen Press the Scroller button double arrow to start the scrolling function Now check the live camera data in the Scrolling camera view window when you turn your camera over the finish line If your recording speed lens settings AND digitally programmable camera gain is set correctly you could see something like the picture below The white part with the black horizontal lines IS THE FINISH LINE in athletics T amp F To the left of that you see the white lane numbers painted on the red track The distortion on the numbers comes from the fact that the camera is manually moved and the speed is therefore not constant TimeTronics gt 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 To stop the scrolling mode simply click again on th
67. erial Interface cable P244 and a 5 wire cable reel as above but if you think you will connect in the future also other optional interfaces like an ultrasonic WindSpeed anemometer one or more FieldTerminals with corresponding FieldScoreboard s WindSpeed and Laser Distance Measurements then it is wiser to immediately purchase the 12 wire cable system that is explained in the next chapter TimeTronics sj 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 1 2 Extended MacFinish Configuration with 12 wire cablin As an alternative to the above shown 5 wire extension cables you can choose to use the TimeTronics 12 wire cabling system The advantage is that with such a 12 wire system ALL the mentioned optional elements scoreboards WindSpeed FieldTerminals etc can be connected all around the track just with one loop of cables around your 200m indoor or 400m outdoor track Please notice already that you can further choose between the 12 wire mobile cable reels each 80m long and the 12 wire fixed underground solution with removable connection boxes to store these away during night and or winter periods Both the 12wire cable reels and the connection boxes have the same 5 pins connectors for 1 Start signal 2 Photocell 3 WindSpeed 4 Timing Scoreboard and 5 FieldTerminals and are thus fully compatible Cable reel with 80m cable of 12 wires connector panel 12 wire cable for underground use removable connectio
68. es can be enabled some could be disabled depending on the options ordered MacFinish Document Window Table General Scoreboard MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Enter Key ADD 04 004 006 Camera 004 004 006 REMOVE Creation date 2009 03 13 REMOVE Valid until 2099 03 13 Features Extended table active Highlight table active F4 import active Par files active Automatic file import export active Overview active Presentation mode active Remote lens control active Auto focus active MF ideolD active Transponder import active Auto JPEG active Cancel Apply Click Ok to leave Preferences and to return to the main screen Remember that a key is made specifically for a certain serial number of MacFinish camera in the example above 4 4 6 check your camera number and the number in your key code file the character O in a key code is always the number 0 and not the character O for example from the name Oscar If one or more features shows the status Disabled then that means that you are not authorized to use that optional function For example if the feature Presentation mode is Disabled then the menu selection Document Presentation will be shown in grey color disabled You can order a new key which can be send to you by fax mail email sms or even by telephone When you stop the MacFinish software in a n
69. esults Note that the Result Table will be printed on a separate page than the MacFinish photo printout If you want to print the photo and the result table on ONE page optional with extra logo you can do this by first creating a jpg file see next chapter TimeTronics si 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 9 2 Manually creating a jpg file that you can use and print later Document Camera Window Help Import Export Competitors Ckri R Import Competitors From File Import TP data From File EA Export Results to File El Export image to JPEG Ctrl ShiFk R e Send Results Export to JPEG If you want to print the photo and the result table on ONE page optional with extra logo you can do this by first creating a jpg file which you could use to print on paper to include in a report to put on a website or Select Export image to jpeg or press the Alt R keys on the keyboard When you see the preview of the export window see picture below you can first select which part of this photo you want to export click on mouse move mouse and release you will see a blue rectangle Double click to take the full image x You have the possibility to add one or two logos to position them to show the timescale or not to show the time lines or not to show the result table or not to choose where you put this result table etc TimeTrenics Press t
70. extra ninth bit that holds a 0 or 1 depending on the data content of the byte Each time a byte is transferred or transmitted the parity bit is tested o Even parity systems make the parity bit 1 when there is an even number of 1 bits in the byte Odd parity systems make it 1 when there is an odd number of 1 bits Stop Bit o In asynchronous communications a bit transmitted after each character MU gt 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX E PIN CONNECTIONS NC means Not Connected Pin connections on front panel MacFinish interfacebox Start detection Arrival detection Battery power supply Ul WN uBR WN P 12VDC not used Same pin connection on cable reels Ground Ready led connect to anode of led connect cathode of Led to ground Start signal not connected 12V start det conn 6v start lt 1V NC Simulate start signal 4 Resistor by connecting pin to 2 12VDC Same pin connection on cable reels Ground Arrival Signal of photocells OV no arrival 12V arrival NC NC simulate arrival signal by connecting pin 3 to pin 1 12VDC 2 Ground 3 NC 4 NC 5 NC Pin connections of back panel MacFinish interfacebox 12wire cable to track 13 GROUND for start detector Ready Led for start detector Start Signal of start detector 12Vdc for Arrival detection photocells GROUND for ScoreBoard WindSpeed and Arrival Dection Arrival Signal of
71. functions by means of the control key another key Consult your computer manual for more information on the basic computer operation Microsoft windows 4 2 Installation of the MacFinish Software MF2D 8 0 0 3 D File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae The MacFinish software MacFinish2D 8 x is delivered on a CD If you Qs D sme E Fodes r gt insert the CD the installation will start automatically Before continuing Address DA v Elo the installation read trough this chapter Pannels prerequisits Note It is strongly recommended to preserve the original CD as a backup Before going to an event we would advise you to take a backup of the software and take the registration key with you E UJ We strongly advise you to first copy the complete CD contents onto your computer hard disk to have a backup of the software user manual user keys etc standalone autorun inf In the picture on the left you can see the content of the CD Your registration key s is are stored in the folder Keys When installation does not start automatically double click TT_INSTALLER exe to launch the installation lvapp rsc lyrt dil README txt te What follows is a list of the screens that appear TT_INSTALLER exe TT IMSTALLER ini Timetrronics Choose Prerequisits 7 7 Welcome to the TimeTronics Ee T TImeTrenics Setup Wizard oose the prerequisits to install The Setup Wizard will fi
72. gurations for cycling horse races etc For other configurations it is an option 3 5 Arrival Remote Control Box The use of any finish detector can be combined with an Arrival Remote Control box equipped with an Off Auto Manual switch plus a led which indicates the status of the finish detector Connect the plug of the Arrival Remote Control box to Arrival Remote Control at the front panel of the MacFinish Interface Box The switch on the control box makes it possible for the operator to disable off position or enable auto position the finish detector photocells for example if some athletes are passing the finish line but you do not want to take a picture if they still have to run one or more laps The third position of the remote control switch press completely down is to manually generate an arrival signal if there is no finish detector photocells connected there is no finish detector signal for example athlete diving under the photocell beam BIKDADL 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 3 6 Serial port for Scoreboard OPTION This connector should be connected by means of a TimeTronics serial cable with product number P244 to a RS232 serial port Comx of your MacFinish computer if you want to drive a timing scoreboard of any brand of type The scoreboard s itself should be connected to a cable reel mobile 12 wire cables OR connection box underground 12 wire cables by means
73. he button Make jpeg to go to Select the rectangle you want by clicking and dragging with the mouse Move the logo s by dragging them In each logo the color 00FFFF will be transparent th en ext screen Th ere yo u can g Ive M Timelines V Timescale M Info of the image M Resulttable V Place ID rient lv Lane V Name Right M Time M Information C Bottom Make JPEG Cancel File name Save az type M Logo 100 gt F Logo2 z the file a name and choose which TYPE of file you want to make a JPG file or a PNG file race PNG Images png Lancel FM Images pna JPEG images pc This photo on disk could look like 28 02109 15 03 17 vaxe 7 Z wf M 1 48 7 M 1 48 8 AKA 1392168 10000007 4 4 8 M 1 48 5 M 1 48 0 M 1 48 6 M 1 48 1 M 1 47 t ss Timelronics Place Lane Time ID Name Information I M 1 47 9 1 M 1 48 5 6 M 1 48 7 9 M 1 49 1 5 M1 493 2 M1 51 7 10 M1 2 7 8 M1 53 0 7 OO Ov cn NH TimeTronics MEI 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 9 3 Automatic creating a jpg file that you can use and print later In chapter 6 1 5 we already have explained that you can program the Preferences to have the MacFinish program automatically make a jpg file when the software is opening and or saving the MacFinish data file Export image to JPEG M At OPEN I At SAVE Folder empty i
74. he camera can be done by a small movement a few mm of one leg of the camera tripod in a direction so that the tripod and camera turns a little bit This is sometimes much easier than turning the camera head to the perfect direction and then loosing that direction if you turn the screws of the head to lock the head TTE 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 start line finish line For the optimal direction in the interest of the athletes move one tripod leg until you see the red orange color of the track before the finish and slightly turn right until the white finish line becomes again visible in your scrolling window from top to bottom Now you are aligned with the front edge of the finish line finish point 5 1 6 Adjusting the Lens Iris FOCUS ZOOM IRIS diaphragm By means of the iris on the lens you can determine the amount of light reaching the electronic camera sensor The F stop numbers on the iris of the lens may vary from for example 1 4 to 22 Small numbers iris open a lot of light entering the CCD for example F1 2 Large numbers iris closed limited or no light entering the CCD for example F22 Reduce or increase the aperture of the lens depending on the amount of light that is available NOTE if the camera is equipped with a MANUAL lens Of course if during the race or during your camera and lens adjustment the picture in the Camera or the Scrolling camera view window is to
75. he race recording 2 Tools window to control the light intensity and contrast of every photo window plus Recording Scrolling camera view window ag E Lines Before 3 Parameters window to check the Lines After MacFinish recording speed and WindSpeed Windspeed 2 a nemometer pa ra mete rs Predefined none 4 Scroling camera view window to verify the correct adjustment of the camera and lens settings even during the race Z100004033l ganow 5 Camera window to digitally control the recording speed red green blue sensitivity of the camera the motorized lens etc If you do not see the Actions window try to re connect the MacFinish camera by the menu selection Camera Connect camera You should then get the Connect window informing you about the camera ID serial number of your camera s that were found over the USB connection Select the camera of your choice and press the Connect button Connect Cameras connected to this computer t MacFinish File Document Camera Window Help ES Connect Camera TN TimeTronics 17 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 If this does not works check the USB connection again You can check at any time now and in the future if your connection with the MacFinish camera is working and read the identification of the MacFinish camera by using the menu selection Help About MacFinish
76. i MacFinish E020h01 MileWomen mf3 LE 57 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 OVERVIEW OF THE MACFINISH MENUS We would like to repeat that the MacFinish program is structured similarly to most programs on your PC as it contains the usual pull down menus Only those commands which are shown in black can be executed Commands in grey cannot be executed at that particular moment A command followed by three dots for example Print evokes a new selection window Some commands can be called up by means of a shortcut shortcut control key character for example control C for Copy There are currently 5 different menus in the MacFinish program although IE MacFinish most menu selections already have been explained in the previous chapters we would like to give here an overview of the different MacFinish File Document Camera Window Help menus 11 1 Help Menu The Help menu contains general information about the MacFinish program Select About MacFinish and a window similar to the one as portrayed below will appear rendering more information about your system About MacFinish 20 USB 8 0 0 0 D i MacFinish 3 S Information File Document Camera Window Help Cannot display camera information Computer Disk 1096344 KB Free on C T About MacFinish Computer Mem 1047856 KB TimeTronics 2008 11 2 File Menu Open By selecting Open a MacFinish file from
77. icates the ORIGINAL start of the MacFinish timing system Of course if you select another timing record as being the start moment all times in the photo and in the result table are recalculated If your new start record is an electronically recorded start the time in the result table wil only show the prefix C from Corrected if the new start record is a manual start then the prefix will be C M from Corrected Manual In that last case the result times will of course be displayed up to 1 10 of a second resolution 0 000000 13 18 00 1 860596 13 18 02 Ez 2012827 13 18 02 3227741 13 18 03 1 860596 13 18 00 0 000000 13 18 02 Eg 0 152231 13 18 02 IE 1367151 13 18 03 El MacFinish test4 part 1 mf4 File Document Camera Window Help Import Competitors From File Import TP data From File Export Results to File Export image to JPEG Ctrl Shift R Send Results Flip Image gt mn Flip Lanes Table Ctrl T Overview TimeLines gt Presentation jk Properties Starts 2D You can see the list with all the starts that were detected Select the correct one The blue one is the original start the green one is the one that is used now 13 18 00 13 18 02 13 18 02 13 18 03 Starts 2D You can see the list with all the starts that were detected Select the correct one The blue one is the original start the green one is the one that is used n
78. ilable on the box window enabling the operator to register and record four races simultaneously Each chronometer has got six different buttons a WindSpeed indicator and its timer Each time a race is about to start the operator presses the grey arrow on the left hand side of the next available chronometer The grey arrow will now turn green meaning that the operator has denominated the selected chronometer to record the race In fact by clicking a specific on air arrow the running time of that particular race will be shown on the scoreboard of course if connected and appropriate protocol selected Subsequently the operator clicks the ready icon lamp button to put the MacFinish ready to record the start time The lamp icon will turn yellow and the Ready modes of the other races are disabled turn grey Ez N A m s 0 00 11 00 eJ 5 6 J Ua Es N A m s 0 00 00 00 Like ES N mS 0 00 00 00 SWE Ua Ez N A m s 0 00 00 00 MFC As soon as the start signal is given starting pistol or manual push button the timer starts running the pistol icon rotates to a horizontal position and its red led turns green Also notice that the air shaft icon is highlighted whenever a WindSpeed apparatus is connected and if the wind speed measurement is selected see parameter window The wind speed can only be measured after the race has been started Pay attention always read the WindSpeed measurem
79. ill be able to select another position for this red line in other words to move the red line more to the left or right The reason that we record frames 8 or more lines on hard disk is that it will be possible to choose another line for the photofinish timing EVEN A LONG TimeTronics g 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 5 1 1 Mounting the camera There are different types of camera heads and depending on the distance from the camera to the closest edge of the finish line you can work with a simple camera head like on the left photo small distance 3 15m or you will need a professional camera head like on the right photo long distance 20 100m mounting of camera Y lever to adjust the camera s inclination w angle lever to adjust the camera s spirit level lever to turn the camera horizontally left right mounting of geared head on tripod or pole This camera head can be mounted on a tripod most common used for any sport very flexible and practical for mobile use a construction that is fixed on the floor wall or ceiling see 2 middle photos most practical for fixed installation a camera pole three pieces mobile or fixed used on inside of athletic track 5 1 2 Checking the Spirit Level on the Camera Use the spirit level mounted underneath the camera to position the camera PERFECTLY horizontally If the camera is tilted to the left or right you will have a lot of problems i
80. ing check that the pole is perfectly vertical camera horizontal finish line look at spirit level 5 1 4 Camera s Vertical Direction TILT and lens zoom You will have to adjust the camera so that all athletes in any lane 1 8 or horses or bicycles or are completely visible from top to bottom You can do this by looking to the 2D view and having two athletes standing near the finish line One should stand in the first lane and the other in the last lane both athletes must come into the camera s range of vision so that afterwards times can be read off properly This means that you will now have to adjust the vertical direction of the camera tilt AND the zoom of the lens of course if your lens has a zoom function camera NOTE For long distance races in Track amp Field you can zoom in on lane 1 and 2 to have a more detailed picture of these races but this will give you more work and always a risk of problems if an athlete would finish in lane 5 or 6 Be careful with this we do not advise you to do this if you are not yet very experienced with photo finish 5 1 5 Camera s Horizontal Direction camera Bad The next job is to direct the camera horizontally on the front of the finish line Bad The camera is positioned correctly for athletics T amp F when the image in the Scrolling camera view window is white with black horizontal lines TIP A smooth and accurate horizontal adjustment of t
81. ing camera view window is too dark or too light you can and should also control the m digitally programmable camera gain by means of the Gain slider s Try it out pu o res cese oer for yourself In the example below the gain is set for 3 094 and the gain range 3094 1532 2172 3876 is from 1 min to 3 1 max CUT cum PEZ 24 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 5 1 7 Adjusting the Lens focus Focus on the appropriate distance camera lt gt track Adjust the focus of the lens 0 1m infinite so that the image in the Camera 2 D view or the Scrolling camera view window is as sharp as possible Example of two scrolling camera windows B 004 004 009 Sites Boon Ch E PISI Black markers pict left between each lane should be sharp But the best focus is found when not only very thick lines like lane markers 5 cm wide but also very small objects like 2 or 3mm thick components of the granular synthetic track are clearly visible see right picture finizh line For this we recommend you to use the zoomed areas of the 2D view in the camera window or to zoom in the scrolling Scrolling camera view window track focus an thiz point For sprint races races that finish in all lanes we recommend to focus on a distance of 1 3 of the finish line see picture on left For long distance races we recommend you to focus on lane 1 i 5 1 8 Infrared filter
82. inish photo file See your Preferences explained in chapter 6 1 4 Results txt 08 08 1998 11 58 100m Sen Hen Bergen 10 0 6 11 1059 2 5 10 60 3 3 1062 4 6 1066 5 6 1069 6 2 10 73 7 7 1962 B 4 1059 ET s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 10 2 Two directional data communication with AthleticsManager The use of a two directional link with a AthleticsManager requires that you have a valid key code also called registration key to perform such a data exchange This is explained in the following chapter The large advantage of such method is that the MacFinish can LIVE use the event list and participants data of the AthleticsManager database and similar the AthleticsManager can LIVE receive and process the MacFinish race data MacFinish Document General Scoreboard MacFinish 10 2 1 Installation of the AthleticsManager function dues LIN nup pro Select meetmanager Hytek compatible v Settings The installation of the AM function with MacFinish takes the following two steps A Entering the valid registration key see chapter 4 5 Precision General Prefs p pana Port none C Manual B Enabling the AthleticsManager function and selecting an automatic or manual import of AM data see chapter 6 5 Cancel Apply 10 2 2 Import AthleticsManager data A If you selected Automatic import of data Mode Then you will get automatically when you started a Read Image command by sa
83. inish Interface Box OR in the start connector of the 12 wire cabling system cable reel or Connection box 3 3 1 Classic starting Pistol The start detector as shown below is a little blue aluminum box which should be attached to the barrel of the starting pistol STARTING PISTOL NOT INCLUDED If the detector cannot be attached to the barrel it must be positioned at a maximum distance of 10 cm from the pistol s barrel The start detector s sensitivity is later discussed in this manual Note TimeTronics now offers their customers a DOUBLE CHANNEL start detector which is completely compatible with the older not in production any more single channel start detector This double channel version has TWO build in start sensors and two electronic circuits to avoid a timing problem if suddenly their would be a breakdown of a sensor If one or both of these sensors detect a starting shot a start signal is given to the MacFinish system But how can YOU test that both sensors and corresponding circuits are still working correctly even after a number of years If you plug such a double channel start detector DIRECTLY IN THE START CONNECTOR OF THE MACFINISH INTERFACE so not in the 12 wire cable reel or connection box on the track and you give it a large shock to simulate a start you should see that both red test leds on the MacFinish interface or on the external testmodule will light up during a few seconds If only one of the leds flash
84. izard THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC LICENSE AGREEMENT ANY USE REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT 1 DEFINITIONS Contribution means v I accept the terms in the License Agreement Accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next Choose the location for installation default it is C Program Files TimeTronics MacFinish 2D Click Next and Install i MacFinish2D USB Setup az Ready to install MacFinish2D USB fimerranics i MacFinish2D USB Setup aE Destination Folder fimerranics Click Next to install to the default Folder or click Browse to choo Install MacFinish2D USB to Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard C Program Files TimeTronics MacFinish 2D Browse ee j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 i MacFinish2D USB Setup 36 Installing MacFinish2D USB TimeTranics ie MacFinish2D USB Setup Time ronics Completed the MacFinish2D USB Setup Wizard Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs MacFinish2D USB MacFinish2D USB Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Status The installation is successfully completed The new MacFinish folder on your hard disk contains at least the following items LJ Plug Ins zT MacFinishzD 8 0 0
85. key Port Manager Document Window Table General Scoreboard Number Manual Automatic Rounding Rounding Precision v Precision Y Std Athletics Precision Linked Maximize when zoom Enable Function Keys M Cancel TimeTronics so 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Humber 6 3 1 Number Time roundin TET ODE Rounding Rounding You can select the parameters for rounding of manual and automatic Precision a lt Precision times in the Result table Just click in the pop up field and select the required item For example round up round down or round Precision of 1 10 1 100 or 1 1000 of a second Std Athletics Precision Linked EXAMPLE Round up Round down Round 350 gt 35 350 gt 350 350 gt 35 351 gt 36 351 gt 350 351 gt 35 352 gt 36 352 gt 350 352 gt 35 353 gt 36 353 gt 350 353 gt 35 354 gt 36 354 gt 350 354 35 955 gt 196 355 350 355 gt 36 356 gt 36 356 gt 350 356 gt 36 357 gt 36 357 350 357 gt 36 358 gt 36 358 gt 350 358 gt 36 359 gt 36 359 gt 350 359 gt 36 You could also select a predefined standard rounding For example none athletics regatta For athletic events under IAAF rules select athletics Std Athletics hi nare TEA Athletics mess Regatta When selecting A
86. l rectangle in the Overview window on the top of the picture representing the large zoomed window with cyclist 33 and the others x 0 00 00 76 24 PEACH T TE EH xl p m wies v je v O 272 vi ss Results Cornpetitors Both Total EO020hD1 Mile Women 46 VANDEN BEMPT SIGRID 45 DEJAEGHERE VEERLE YEVDOKIMOVA NATALY 41 LUSTIGOVA MARCELA 51 ENGLAND HANNAH 49 AUGUSTO JESSICA MRISHO MOHAMED ZAK 298 BOBOCEL ANCUTA FER Xx WA mis 240 00 M 2000 ls 7 1 2002 15 44 46 Pixelshift not calculated Place ID Time By simply clicking somewhere in the overview window we can jump from one part of the photo to another part for example the end of the group of cyclists Notice the small rectangle on the top right corner of the picture 100 v 112 wid TimeTronics 50 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 9 PRINTING THE PHOTO OR RACE RESULTS 9 1 Printing directly to the printer The File menu contains 3 menu items to control the printing of the MacFinish photo and or the Result table These selections are Print Setup Print preview and Print E MacFinish race7 1 mf4 Printer File Document Camera Window Mame Maerax dc3S535 XEROx DC 3535 PracessPi Properties CA Open Chrl o Close m Print range Copies all Number of co
87. lp By means of this menu selection you can attach vertical time lines to the Toss torsos on your photo finish picture In fact you are making an imprint of your E e Import Competitors from File Select Screen and or Printer depending on the fact whether you want time Import TP data From File lines only on your screen or printed on the photo as well Now you can also Export Results to File select the color of the respective time lines E at mage to PEB Chr Our ES Send Results EI EE EEE FRIC B FG EG FG mm Flip Lanes ms r z sa u r m Crop Following window appears in which you SR Se eee v Table Ctri T can randomly select the color You will ann Overview only see these vertical time lines on heres Video your photo finish photo when you have m m m m m m m wasa Timelines n ED read the times in the result table ENENENEN UN O Timecorrectian k vI Define Custom Coler ColorSoid ius 0 Bue o Color Cancel Add to Custom Colors Presentation 11 3 9 Time correction The Time correction mode is a software feature to recalculate all participant times after you typed the real time of the first competitor If you did not register the real start of the race for example if you were not present a the start of a cycling race you can simply let the pc calculate all relative times Beene Box Window Help Timecorrection Timecorrection m Time of first c
88. lts places lanes explanation see Scroll bars by clicking the grey bars or arrows further up in the manual times rounding you can both horizontally and vertically walk according to predefined parameters through the photo finish picture en 1 100m sen Men Berg TOK 1400 1 5i27 06 1996 18 44 HO 0 6 m s P Eum Pace tee e T 1 1 1655 Rl 2 5 16 E 6 16 68 S s e el 2 1875 8 1389 pee wo ooo alj i BJ lj RE J j 1 15 f Las j dq jJ l pis RES ECS Aj d af k 22 Tip first acknowledge the size of all lanes first lane 1 Adaptation is valid for all images which are used from that moment on Pinpoint the cursor vertical time line and read the Zooming field click and drag corresponding time towards the required Times can be zooming scale Zoom selection rendered in one field click to thousandth one select horizontal vertical or hundredth or one horizontal and vertical tenth of a second zooming Simply click this field again and again Lane separation line Pinpoint the cursor exactly to this location The cursor s arrow will be converted into a small cross indicating that you re right on top of the separation line Press mouse button and drag the lane separation line to correct position Horizontal line moving simul
89. ly has to use the Presentation mode for a second just enough time to press the freeze button on the video converter and he can continue his normal photo finish job Timetronics 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 4 Camera Menu 11 4 1 Connect camera If the MacFinish 2D 100 camera has not been connected or powered on at the start of the program supply power to the interface box connect the camera and select Connect Camera under the Camera menu Should the connection between the MacFinish camera and the PC fail during operation for example due to a disconnection of the USB cable you can use Connect camera to re establish the link Now the program will start looking for the camera Subsequent window will appear Select the camera number that you want to use and click Connect 11 5 Windows Menu _ U X Connect Cameras connected to this computer Help Parameters N Tools Image Eve Camera Control Cascade For the use of the Scrolling camera view window see chapter 5 1 Tile For the use of the Parameters window see chapter 7 1 11 5 1 Tools Window with color calibration When selecting Tools the window as shown below appears Image Intensity and Contrast Arrange Icons w 1 Preview With the top part of the Tools window you can adjust the intensity and
90. m sends the arrival time record STX 05Hex HHMMSShh CR Arrival time Example Update 0 1 sec and lap display 5 sec Start of text and Mode are not printable chars program 00000000 MacFinish ready 00000010 After 0 1 sec 00000020 After 0 2 sec 00000100 After 1 sec 00000110 After 1 1 sec 00000120 After 1 2 sec 00000980 After 9 8 sec 00000990 After 9 9 sec 00000997 Split time 9 97 00001500 After 15 seconds 00001510 After 15 1 seconds 00013960 After 1 min 39 6 seconds 00013970 After 1 min 39 7 seconds 00013975 Arrival time 1 39 75 UTE j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX D EXPLANATION OF WORDS Baud o 1 The signaling rate of a line It s the switching speed number of transitions that are made per second Only at low speeds are bauds equal to bits per second for example 300 baud is equal to 300 bps However one baud can be made to represent more than one bit per second For example the V 22bis modem generates 1200 bps at 600 baud o 2 Commonly and erroneously used to specify bits per second for modem speed For example 1200 baud means 1200 bps See previous paragraph Baud Rate o A redundant reference to baud Baud is a rate Parity bit o An extra bit attached to the byte character or word used to detect errors in transmission Parity Checking o Anerror detection technique that tests the integrity of digital data within the computer system or over a network Parity checking uses an
91. menu File gt Preferences the tab Document Window Table General Scoreboard Document There are two check boxes one for automatically Etain qan cles TT importing competitor s data at each open and at each new file that is C 1 10 read from the camera and one for automatically exporting result data b PE to the result file RI Under the check boxes there is a field that can contain a folder The e t software will check for the file to load in this specific folder If it is left zi ca empty the software will check the same folder as the MacFinish file P ER mf3 1 port results to file creen l b Ad snae from file 3 is m IE A MacFinish file and a par file are linked by file name this means that Folder empty is mf3 folder J e g 902261 par will hold the data for 902261 mf3 Export imatrete AtOPEN At SAVE Folder empty is mf3 folder Cancel Apply Picture 3 In the two pictures below you can find two examples of settings one for an empty folder Picture 4 and one where the par files are in a separate folder Picture 5 x 90226 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help MacFinish MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Document Window Table General Scoreboard Q Bak C 27 P Saach Photo direction r Display Resolution v EG C 140 LE 6 1 100 C 1 1000 px 90g261 mf3 902261 par 902262 mf3 902262 par 902263
92. mn which will reveal a Lane Hip ID popup menu Select the item that you wish to use to fill in the result table using the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON e ane lane number Hip hip number usually coinciding with the lane number e D a registration identification number might be the chest number or a fixed ID federation number of the athlete e ID Lane Will show both the athlete ID and the lane number TimeTronics j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 8 2 1 Races Finishing in Lanes Note Preview Before you start filling in the results make sure that the lane indication fields in the photo are correctly positioned Do remember that it is the best to align these lane indicators in the Scrolling camera view window BEFORE the race This way you will have to do this only once as these alignments will then be used for all the next photo recordings also al MacFinish 60mH 1 SER x File Edit Document Box Window Help m Pace iane me fume seok to0ws 71120001 Ta El AL To select a random field in the result table just click in it The field is V FRS a now highlighted selected The fill color will depend on your system settings Windows First click in the field which is to be entered under Lane Next press the Control key and click the mouse in the correct Lane field lane 5 in the example on the right the number of the lane will now appear in the previously selected
93. mory 6 As soon as all competitors have finished the race the operator stops the recording 7 The operator commands the MacFinish software to permanently save the complete image to a file on the computers hard disk Subsequently the image appears on your computer screen with corresponding times 8 The operator sets the MacFinish system ready for the next race Before the start of or during the next race the operator can already read the competitors places and times draw up a result table print out the picture and the results of that previous race If you want this reading of the official results can be done on a second computer to divide the photo finish task and responsibility over two or more persons each with their own computer In that case you will connect all pc s in an Ethernet computer network and share the recorded photo finish files with any number of network users 9 We will later explain how it is optionally possible to connect the MacFinish PC with a AthleticsManager PC which is running a database program containing all race data participating athlete information time schedule etc By means of a simple serial cable or network connection Ethernet between the two PC s the MF pc automatically gets all race and athlete information from the AM pc and the AM pc receives all race results from the MF pc This way the MF system can show the live results running time and unofficial finish time from the first athlete on the
94. n box 5 Pole Cable 8 Pole Camera Cable 12 Pole Cable Ethernet Cable USB 2 0 Cable woe MacFinish Software PC not included Scoreboard WindSpeed Connector for motorized a The schematic drawing above shows the mobile configuration with cable reels With these 5 reels you have ALL connections available at the 5 most important locations around the track Similarly a fixed configuration can be made if you replace the 5 cable reels with 12 wire underground cables and 5 removable connection boxes TimeTronics 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 2 MACFINISH STEP BY STEP 1 The user sets up the complete configuration hardware software cables camera adjustment In the next chapters we will explain how to do this 2 The user prepares MacFinish for recording a race by choosing the settings and putting the MacFinish Ready 3 The starter gives the starting signal with the starting pistol or for some sports with a pushbutton and the start detector on the barrel of the pistol renders a start signal to the MacFinish 4 At the finish line recording of the arrival is performed automatically via photocells or manually via the arrival remote control push button The usage hereof is explained later in this manual 5 During the arrival of the athletes canoes etc the MacFinish camera sends the image and the corresponding times to the PC which will store it into his me
95. n the next chapters to record the FULL finish line in other words the line that you will record will cross the finish line and not overlap it IMPORTANT If you later move the camera to the left or right finding the extension of the finish line or up and down tilt adjustment then first check again that the camera is still perfectly horizontal check spirit level If not re adjust it before continuing 5 1 3 In Extension of the Finish line For every sport it is very important that the camera is set up exactly in the extension of the finish line and that the aen p BAD camera s range of vision covers the entire finish line all lanes OK NOTE For athletics T amp F the exact finish position is the FRONT of the finish line BAD line is 5 cm wide LUTTE 22 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 TIP Should your camera be mounted on a pole here s a trick Camera mith to exactly position the camera in the extension of the finish plumb line line Extend the finish line for example with a rope by holding one end of the rope stable at the furthest front of the finish line then pulling the rope and moving until the strait rope is hanging exactly above the closest front of the finish line Now hang a plumb line from the centre of the camera and smoothly move the pole with the camera until the plumb line is hanging Plumb line exactly above the rope extension of finish line Continuously 4 3 2 1 str
96. nd and lap time period of 5 sec D 000 MacFinish ready D 1 After 1 second D 2 After 2 seconds 9 After 9 seconds D 997 Split time 9 97 D 15 After 15 seconds D 19 After 19 seconds D 20 After 20 seconds D 2082 Split time 20 82 D 26 After 26 seconds D 59 After 59 seconds D 100 After 1 minute D 101 After 1 minute 1 second D 10107 Split time 1 01 07 D 107 After 1 minute 7 seconds D 139 After 1 minute 39 seconds D 13975 Arrival time 1 39 75 MacFinish program TTE 70 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX C IE EXTENDED SB PROTOCOL The serial string that is send to the SB is ASCII and the string length 11 Chars Structure of the string STX Mode HHMMSShh CR STX 02 Hex Start of text Mode 05 Hex Clock has stopped Mode 00 Hex Clock is running Mode 04 Hex Split time CR OD Hex carriage return HH hours with leading zeros MM minutes with leading spaces SS seconds with leading spaces hh hundredths of a second with leading zero ASCII space character Update period 0 1 or 1 second see SB preferences in the MacFinish Lap display time 5 10 15 seconds MacFinish ready The system will send STX 05Hex 00000000 CR Running time Every Update period seconds the system sends STX 00Hex HHMMSShh CR Split time The system sends a split time record STX O4Hex HHMMSShh CR The system will wait for Lap display time seconds The syste
97. ndSpeed mode MD 3 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 6 4 MacFinish Preferences MacFinish Document Window Table General Scoreboard MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager da Recording 200m Lines Per Sec 1000 se 400m In the MacFinish Preferences window you can make a list for every kind of race 800m 1500m Lines Before on with the corresponding recording settings You can give each element from this aia Lerate F5 list an appropriate name for example Sprint Long Distance or 1500m By now defining for each element race type the desired recording speed lines before lines after and WindSpeed measurement you can later gain a lot of Teas E time and avoid errors during the races when everything has to go very quickly The list already contains the first item Default and these settings will be used by default whenever the MacFinish operator starts up the system and not yet selected another race setting Cancel Apply Add Element e You can add an element to the list by clicking on the bd button Now the word empty will appear Point with the mouse and click empty twice and type a new name for example Sprint If you click the abel button again you can type the next item for example Hurdle races Continue like this for all required race types MacFinish Default Meetmanager Registration key Por
98. net port the WindSpeed serial port and the Video serial or Ethernet port number eu ae Eu can be chosen Do bear in mind that all ports should be different and available not yet vito E used by another program on your computer If you do not need or want to use a serially driven timing scoreboard or the AthleticsManager connection or the WindSpeed select none for that feature In case you want to use the Ethernet network as connection between your MacFinish PC and the AthleticsManager and or Video Identification system select TCP IP and type the TCP IP number the port number of the respectively connection on the other side MM and or Video ID systems 6 7 Key Registration Preferences See Entering your Registration Key in chapter 4 4 6 8 MacFinish photo Window Preferences _ The settings in this window make it possible to choose with what and how your photo met RENE ss etd window will be shown Seu If and where top bottom left right you would like to show the ResultTable P t 2 c If and where top bottom left right you would like to show the Video ID m T dim If and where top bottom you would like to show the Overview I e Also the size in pixels on screen of these windows can be adjusted Also the split position in pixels on screen of these windows can be adjusted sami pera The schematic representation below
99. nual position lines are recorded independent from finish detector signal until the memory is full It is also possible to give an arrival signal by the F7 key of the keyboard if functions keys are enabled in the preferences During the period that the MacFinish is storing image lines in its memory the Memory Usage bar in your box window will gradually be filled will turn grey and the flag icon will quickly flip over showing A arrival as if a real flag was being waved at the finish of each competitor MD ss 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 The easiest recording of photo finish pictures is in automatic mode with photocell detectors But practice has shown that it may sometimes very exceptionally occur that a hurdle runner stumbles just before the finish line and crosses the finish below photocell height If you do not react the athlete will not appear on the photo finish photo To avoid this kind of a situation you should switch immediately to manual recording just before the athlete in question would cross the finish line Of course here the operator must be capable to react in a fraction of a second As soon as all competitors have finished the operator must click the hand icon Stop button The hand icon will turn red and the pistol will again turn to the initial vertical position The trash icon turns grey and cannot be clicked upon Now we can transfer the recorded photo finish photo from the memory
100. o dark open the lens iris lower F stop number or lower the MacFinish recording speed in the Camera or the Parameters window If the picture is too light close the lens iris larger F stop number or increase the recording speed in the Parameters window Of course changing the recording speed is only possible for the NEXT race Do NOT press the stop button during a race as you would loose a correct time recording for that race NOTE if the camera is equipped with a MOTORIZED lens If during the race or during your camera and lens adjustment the picture in the Camera or the Scrolling camera view window is too dark open the lens iris lower F stop number n n by means of the Top left button in the Lens group of the Camera control window The longer you press the button with the mouse the more the iris of the motorised lens will O l p open The bottom left button is to close the lens The two buttons in the middle magnifying glasses with and sign are used to zoom in and out and the two buttons on Al HI the right are used to focus at a large and short distance The A button can be used to put E H the light control iris setting of the motorized lens in AUTOMATIC MODE The lt gt button can be used to put the focus control in AUTOMATIC MODE IMPORTANT NOTICE a ee oe EN 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 If during a future race the picture in the Camera or in the Scroll
101. of the 12m cable P229 that is supplied with the scoreboard or any compatible 5 wire extension cable P063 250m or P064 100m 3 7 Serial port for WindSpeed OPTION This connector should be connected by means of a TimeTronics serial cable with product number P244 to a RS232 serial port Comx of your MacFinish computer if you want to use an optional ultrasonic WindSpeed anemometer The WindSpeed itself should be connected by means of the P532 serial cable to a 12 wire cable reel or a 12 wire connection box on the track 3 8 Serial port for FieldTerminal OPTION This connector should be connected by means of a TimeTronics serial cable with product number P244 to a RS232 serial port Comx of your AthleticsManager computer if you want to use one or more FieldTerminal s The FieldTerminal s itself should be connected to a cable reel mobile 12 wire cables OR connection box underground 12 wire cables by means of the 50m cable P063 that is supplied with the FieldTerminal or any compatible 5 wire extension cable P229 212m or P064 2100m 3 9 12Vdc battery Power charger You can now power up the MacFinish system by connecting a fully charged 12Vdc battery pack P041 to the rightmost connector on the front of the MF Interface Box marked with 12VDC Power supply If you think that you will need to use the MacFinish for several hours you better immediately connect a battery charger to the battery pack so that the
102. om iris and focus of the lens can be adjusted TTE 2 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 5 1 Camera adjustments using the Camera window NOTE The camera window can be opened at any time also during the race for example to change the camera sensitivity or to control a motorized lens But as mentioned on previous page if you want to further open this camera window in 2D view you first need to STOP the camera function HILL Sn Click on the small arrow to the left of the word 2D and the camera window will further open to show m 2 the 2D view Er mF sb rs If the light settings are reasonable influenced by camera recording speed lens iris digital camera sensitivity you will already see a two dimentional view like live video of your finish line Three parts of this 2D view top middle center and bottom middle are also zoomed out to make your adjustments even more easy Eoo A Camera ET o s ar em Focus adjustment display higher is better GLOBAL Red Green Blue 1 000 1000 1 000 1 000 O A tl Hi 9 2 al sem T ar 3876 386 Auto align to finish line option Gain Gain Gain Gain 3094 1532 2172 3876 Auto White Balance EE 2 20 EE ue UM m i Vertical resolution Position ramerate 1200 Vert resolution lt 14 b RGB xxa E 800 NAS lines in recording frame 8 24 This zoom can be moved by clicking in
103. ompetitor mport Competitors From F No timecorrection Hours I Export Results to File Timecorrection Minutes n2 Flip Image Seconds LEN said Thousands o Table Ctrl T Overview TimeLines gt 11 3 10 Presentation Donner o wes Heb The presentation mode is a software feature to display a photo finish picture Full screen on is Ctrl4R your PC in other words without any window header or the windows menus The purpose is Import Competitors from File to have a nice looking photo for a live display on local or national television without Export Results to File disturbing elements end Results Flip Image It is possible to show or hide the Time Lines even with a selectable line width and it is Flip Lanes i A i C further possible to display your own BMP type of images made for example with Paint s software on top of the photo finish picture De IMeLINEs N ote z Timecorrection To use this feature you need a suitable registration key see chapter 4 4 as the presentation feature is optional After the selection of the Presentation menu item you will see the following window Presentation L camera bmp laga TimeT ranics bmp Sponsortekst bmp L TimeTronics logo 2 bmp Spensared hy XY 7 electrontes Time Line size E E K Cancel TimeTronics 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 For the example above we have created a folder named Graphics
104. op of each bar to return to default settings Tip We recommend to use the standard setting both sliders as close as possible to the middle position for the Scrolling camera view window for the recording of new races RGB Color Calibration The Red Green and Blue on screen color calibration is a tool for color fine tuning of the photo finish picture To select the RGB color calibration function click the little arrow facing down in the tools window and the extension in the tools window will appear see right As you have noticed the RGB color calibration is divided in both Offset Offset can in fact be compared with the Intensity function be it that now you can adjust the intensity per separate color You can enter a value between 31 and 31 decreasing or increasing the color components Gain in 96 adjusts the color contrast per color It is an amplification or el attenuation of each separate color It is valid for the entire picture The Offset Gain 2 100 gain is a default setting D Dn Suppose we would get the following photo finish picture on our screen after recording and for example we amplify the red color contrast by 265 the green color contrast by 150 and leave the blue untouched Just fill in these values in the rectangles under Gain Ej 100m Men 1 100m Men 1 0 6 701K 1400 ls 10 0 6 mis 701 K 1400 Is Calibration T Offset Gain Red 100 p fo Green 0 100 Blue 0 100 No
105. or whatever purpose you want Some customers put in the name field a name of a competitor other use it for the name of a team other put the athlete name his her team name in it Also the info field is sometimes used for special purposes like for example the category or the class of the competitors the handicap of the horse or the owners name the country name etc MD z 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 APPENDIX H EXPORTING RESULTS TO TEXT FILES This document describes a way to export results from MacFinish files by using simple text files Together with importing competitor s data from par files this creates an alternative for a database connection H 1 Link MacFinish files text files There are two methods to export the results from a MacFinish file to a text file manual and automatic File Camera Window Help H 1 1 Manual export text files Click in MacFinish on menu Document Export Results to File or by shortcut key ALT E and select a folder and file name in the browser Import Competitors From File Alt I Import TP data from File Alt T tj Export Results to File Alt E Export image to JPEG Alt R A Flip Image Flip Lanes O Table Ctrl T Overview Video TimeLines gt Timecorrection Alt C Presentation Alt P Properties Picture 7 H 1 2 Automatically export text files Select in the preferences menu File gt Preferences the tab Document There are two ch
106. ore 25 C Lines After 25 E Default WindSpeed none v Hurdle races Predefined Default Default 200m Sprint 400m 200m Le 400m Medium distance Medium distance Long distance Long distance 6 5 Preferences MacFinish is able to communicate with a AthleticsManager database system and it does the communication via a serial RS232 or over an Ethernet network connection In that case you need to know the TCP IP address of the AthleticsManager PC and the port number that is used by the MM MacFinish Document Window T able General Scoreboard M acFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Select meetmanager Hytek compatible Settings The concept is that the MacFinish MF requests the AthleticsManager AM database for the complete list of races and after the MF operator has selected the race from a list the MF will m Import mode w Automatic C Manual Precision General Prefs Part none request the MM for the names team lane etc of all the participants of that race caret Aso After the race the MF will send on command of the MF operator the result data Place ID Time over the same serial cable or Ethernet connection to the AM database which can print it out send it to the stadium scoreboard send the results to television etc If you want to use the AthleticsManager communication and it is enabled by your user key please
107. ormal way File menu Quit selection or Ctrl Q on the keyboard then the software will save most settings including the MacFinish key code so that you can immediately start the next time with the real work recording photo finish during the races TimeTronics 1 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 5 ALIGNING THE CAMERA AND ADJUSTING THE LENS If you have read trough chapters 1 4 and completely installed the hardware and software including the user key you already have familiarized yourself with the different MacFinish windows chapter 4 3 In this chapter we will explain how we will use the scrolling mode in the Scrolling camera view window or the 2D view in the Camera window to adjust the lens and to align the camera exactly on the finish line These two windows and their corresponding methods for camera adjustments are explained in the following chapters 5 1 and 5 2 But what are the differences or individual advantages of the two methods for camera adjustments e The Camera window can show a 2 dimensional 2D view of the finish line which makes it much easier to make adjustments But this wide 2D view can only be used before the races or in between two races when you have enough time to switch from the 1D view photofinish mode to 2D view camera adjustment mode make the adjustments and switch back to photofinish mode e The Scrolling camera view window can be used during the race TimeTronics
108. our computer if you do not follow the right steps We advise to contact a computer specialist if you need to follow these steps If due to any wrong operation or computer crash one of the MacFinish windows e g actions tools parameters is INVISIBLE or out of reach for example on a second or third unused computer screen follow next steps Solution First of all close the MacFinish software Make sure that you have somewhere a copy of your registration key because these steps will delete all the MacFinish preferences and you will have to specify all settings in the preferences window again Click then on the Start button at the bottom of your computer screen in the left hand corner and select Run Type regedit and click OK u Run 3 4 3 xJ Type the name af a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it Far vou Open Cancel Browse d Registry Editor Registry Edit View Favorites Help C Console Name Type Data ca Control Panel ab Default REG SZ value not set J Environment C Identities J Keyboard Layout CA Printers fea RemoteAccess CA Software H Adobe J Canon CA Classes CA Group Mail H Hilgraeve Inc Intel Kodak z E A H E Local AppWizard Ger J Microsoft H E Netscape Nico Mak Computing ODBC J Policies H SmartDraw Software H E SystemQQx task
109. ow Relative time Daytime a 00 00 01 860596 13 18 00 13 18 02 13 18 02 13 18 03 TimeTronics 5e 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 7 2 2 Selecting after the race another line for the finish position Like we explained in the previous chapter 7 2 1 you can open the Properties window of any earlier recorded MacFinish file and click on the 2D TAB field You now see the following window which allows you to show the 2D view of the finish line or a window with the 8 or 16 or 24 different lines of each frame that was recorded MacFinish wr ij Ah TN Em LL T AR SENS ien m Show possible lines d A I fad SEN AES gt A as s asss V OK Cancel Press the escape key Esc to close the 2D view Here below you see a MacFinish photo the Possible lines window from the Properties menu selection The bottom half of the photo shows a white finish line with the black lane markers but on the top half of the photo you can recognize the red color of the synthetic track in front of the finish line This means that the camera was not perfectly aligned ON the finish line If you study the 7 different rectangles on the front window named Possible lines you see that the leftmost rectangle has a RED contour The RED color means it is the ACTUAL selected line for photofinish If you double cli
110. ow to be able to electronically record a split time using the photocells As you can see the box window has now a Split timing flag 0 nitas J disabled this means inclusive a red cross but is still in Arrival mode check box Al ON see picture below There is NO difference with this condition and the previous w situation before you further opened the actions window or after you close the window again Actions M 0 09 53 00 24 SEC A Arrival mode image recording SPLIT timing disabled If you disable the arrival check box no finish time can be displayed on a timing scoreboard but a photo could be recorded Record check box is still ON El v Record We Arrival Split mode image recording SPLIT timing disabled Actions If you now click on the split flag the red cross is gone left picture to indicate 0 aj mj 0 26 34 00 2 timing mode so the arrival check box is out The next signal of the photocells will initiate a split timing time paused on the scoreboard for a predefined time IF your arrival remote control box is set in auto position For split timing you can choose to enable or disable the photo recording see 2 pictures below El Iv Record that split timing is now enabled During split timing mode there can be no finish DJ W TimeTronics o 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Actions Actions aj mu 00236 00 nj 0 1402 00 SEC msc a E
111. pies C Pages from 1 ta z Save As x E q Image Table T M Print Image Photo M Print Results i C wind Print Competitors Print Preview S 7 Window Print compe Mee Selection Print Total Table FA Print 11 Ctrl F L PX Cancel 1 race 1 mf4 z 3000m wwamen mf4 Print setup enables you to adjust your page size orientation for the printer When selecting Print Preview an example of how the photo will eventually be printed on paper will be shown on screen You can then make selections Image Result table Both Photo Window Image lines or not and when approved you can give the printer the assignment to print the portrayed example You can also cancel the printing process If you want to print out a selected image select Print under the File menu If you want to print the WHOLE PHOTO possible more than visible on screen click the Photo radio button Now the entire picture which is recorded will be printed for example the red rectangle race 3 6 9 95 msi CCkiteCO 1 3 06 03 1395 1 08 If you only want to print the window ONLY THE VISIBLE part click the Window radio button Now you will get a print out of that part of the image that is visible on your MacFinish window and in the very same condition for example zoomed in or out In case you also want a printout of the place and time results select Print R
112. pressed the timer starts running the light on the start detector goes out the pistol icon rotates to a horizontal position its red dot turns green and a starting shot is heard through the computer speaker s The operator himself can also manually give a start by clicking the pistol icon for example if the automatic start detector did not function He will always hear a superficial starting shot from the computer speakers In that case all timing results for that race will indicate a prefix M indicating that the start was given manually This new version of MacFinish also has the capability to record ALL start signals not just the first start after the ready position It is also possible to give a manual start signal by the F6 key of the keyboard if functions keys are enabled in the preferences We will explain these functions in detail in chapter 7 2 1 TimeTrenics Remote Arrival Control EAR u to Manual When the athletes horses cyclists are crossing the finish line the arrival detector photocells E or manual push button will give an arrival signal to the MacFinish system At that moment the switch of the arrival remote control box see picture below decides whether or not a photo and time is recorded in memory Off position no images will be recorded even when a finish detector gives a signal Auto position an image will automatically be recorded if the finish detector gives a signal Ma
113. r and with less errors to identify the participants athletes in a long distance race or the participants in a BMX cycling race or You can play the finish video file in a separate window see picture or just point in the MF photo window to any participant and see automatically that athlete finishing in the video window video ID system will search the corresponding point in the video file select it and show a static picture You can modify a time offset between the MF photo and the Video window but you can also modify the light intensity and contrast of the video window Use the 3 controls on top of the video window Last but not least you can zoom the video window just by clicking In the example on the right you see that the next finishing athlete is ID 46 To fill the identification column for place 4 of the result table you simply press the control key on the keyboard and click on the number 46 in the ID column Of course the Video identification system can also be used in combination with the the pop up list see chapter 10 2 3 8 4 Using the Overview window fal DOORTOCHT1 BELOFTEN The overview window which is placed by most operators on top of the actual picture window shows the complete race and can sometimes very practically be used to select the next competitor As you can see on the photo above the competitor nr 33 has won the race because we selected the first part of the race see smal
114. r Ress l val Arrival I CS 5 US EQ Split mode NO image recording SPLIT timing Enabled When the photocells are now interrupted by the leading athlete or you press F7 and the function keys are enabled in the preferences the MacFinish system will register a split time which is displayed on your Actions box window in the example Actions below 51 44 sec and on your scoreboards for a number of seconds period is adjustable in the scoreboard Preferences The Split flag automatically is disabled aj m 0 00 51 i zi again red cross until YOU enable it for the NEXT split time probably the next me E wE fi lap or the next kilometer or the next mile DO NOT FORGET Bj Record Before the finish of the first athlete activate recording of a photo finish photo plus a Arrival final time by enabling the Arrival check box You will notice that automatically the Record check box is selected as well Of course the switch on the Arrival Remote Control box should be set on AUTO position for a finish of a race Note When closing the split times extension again Arrival and Record will be automatically ON 7 2 5 Non electronic split times registration manual without photocells For a manual non electronic registration of split times you can use any of the following methods Open the actions window see 7 2 3 and use the Function key F7 Open the actions window see 7
115. ra Window Help Preview Parameters Tools Camera Control Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Lens control Gain 1001 Red 1 000 3 875 Gain 2001 m Green 1 Blue 1 1000 3 875 Gain Gain 1501 O 2 ell Nm A a You can see that you can here control the 1 Camera recording speed amount of FRAMES recorded pro second zu sp OU P E M Height of frame Vertical resolution of each recorded frame Lines 8 16 or 24 2 amount of vertical lines recorded for each frame Vertical position of the recorded frame if height is set to 1000pixels or less Vertical position of the upper zoomed window yellow click in live window Horizontal position of the recorded frame use arrows to move the GREEN rectangle L and R Horizontal position of the PHOTOFINISH position use arrows to move the RED line L and R The window on the top right shows a live chart how good or how bad the actual focus control of the lens is If you are doing the focus control manually using manual lens or using a motorized lens controlled manually by pressing the buttons on the screen find the MAXIMUM highest value in this chart curve TimeTronics oc 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 6 Shortcuts In the MacFinish software there are some menu commands which are used more frequently than others such as Read Image Save etc character than to select
116. rds and perhaps even on TV is NOT correct But if you now use the mouse to point to that second record 1 860596 and release the mouse button the running time on the scoreboards will be corrected IMMEDIATELY If you click again on the arrow the list is updated with the new relative times and the GREEN color will now indicate the CURRENT start moment of the MacFinish timing system Note The BLUE color still indicates the ORIGINAL start of the MacFinish timing system You can always switch back to the original start record or to another start record Correction after the race We will now show you that a correction of the start moment is also possible AFTER the race Open the MacFinish file from which you want to verify or change the start times list and select Properties from the Document menu You can now see the list with start time records This example shows the same 4 relative start times as shown on the previous page Note There is also a second Tab field on top of the window which allows you to see a 2 D view of the finish line This allows you to verify the alignment of the camera on the finish line See chapter 7 2 2 for this feature Also on this window you can select the second start as the real start Then you will see that the list is updated with the new relative times and the GREEN color will now indicate the CURRENT start moment of the MacFinish timing system Note The BLUE color still ind
117. rst install Prerequisists on Prerequisits your computer Then the Setup Wizard will install the TimeTronics product s Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Cancel Cancel First the prerequisites will be installed A prerequisite is a software component that has to be installed before MacFinish can run For MacFinish2D version 8 0 x the only prerequisite is Microsoft Visual C 2005 Redistributable If it is already present on your computer it will be grayed like in the image above BID 14 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Choose Products Timelronics Choose the products to install Time ronics The Setup Wizard is now ready to install your components TimeTronics Products Z MacFinish2D 8 0 0 3 The Setup Wizard will now install the software you have selected Several installer windows will popup and guide you trough the installation process Click Install to start installation or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Cancel Click Next and Install to start the actual installation Cancel TO MacFinish2D USB Setup m i MacFinish2D USB Setup Time Tronics End User License Agreement TimeTronics Welcome to the MacFinish2D USB Setup Please read the Following license agreement carefully Wizard MacFinish2D USB The Setup Wizard will install MacFinish2D USB on your TimeTronics Software License computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup W
118. s mid tolder CAD ocuments and Settings E ia You can leave the folder address field empty so that the file will be save in the folder where the original MacFinish file is saved or you specify another folder use the button to point to the desired folder The filename of the automatically created jpg file will be the same as the filename of the MacFinish file that you opened but of course of the type jpg O MacFinish 2D File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address le C Program Files Timetronics MacFinish 2D Qsak P search dE Folders FE P File and Folder Tasks A LJ Plug Ins LJ Graphics Make a new Folder Ed Publish this Folder to the Web Gad Settings E Share this Folder MacFinishzD 8 0 0 0 exe MacFinishzD USB MFC Applica Timetronics Mv i lt lt Other Places If you have a logo picture file saved in the folder Graphics this folder should be present next to the MacFinish software and this picture file is named logo jpg or logo bmp or logo gif then this logo wil be automatically included in the created jpg files on the fixed position bottom right of the created picture C Graphics File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address C C Program Files Timetronics MacFinish 2D Graphics C9 Back r T E Search Folders loga bmp S00 x 65 Bitmap Image LJ View as a slide show fe Order prints
119. s read C Vno from the MacFinish camera If not yet selected click on the document tab the label ae k vitm on top of the window with the name Document F A ail pet Top Import participants Export results Time Lines Screen I m Let s have a look at the various items listed in this window Mus 2 rine MET Export image to JPEG r a Folder empty is mf4 folder Cancel Fhoto direction 6 1 1 Photo Direction Select the desired photo direction by clicking the corresponding radio button once 6 1 2 Display Resolution pe isplay Resolution Choose between a display resolution of 1 10 1 100 or 1 1000 of a second This simply C 0 means that the times underneath your photo finish photo will automatically be displayed as such see later The accuracy of timing will NEVER change you will always record pictures 1100 with the maximum timing resolution C 1 1000 6 1 3 Lane order Ta 090208154730 Here you can define the number of lanes on the track and the order up or down To increase the number of lanes click the upper small arrow Select the lane order counting VE downwards or upwards by clicking the bigger arrows rt These selections will determine the lane fields in your Ve Scrolling camera view window which are used for all later recorded photo finish pictures Further up in this manual JJ we will see how to align these fields with the tra
120. sh line to obtain a good image quality You must obtain a clear image which can possibly be adjusted by the iris on your lens We advise you to have 300 lux on the finish line if you would like to record up to 1000 lines per second and if you have a lens of F 1 4 Other examples 2400 lux 1000 lines per second F 4 600 lux 500 lines per second F 2 8 1200 lux 1000 lines per second F 2 8 REMEMBER the more light you dispose of the better image quality Especially the depth of field is better when you have more light because you can further close the iris of your lens Can I change the sensitivity of the start detector This item is actually meant for operator using a starting pistol From experience the manufacturer knows how to perfectly balance and adjust the start detection device with click system for a common starting pistol As such it is delivered with a factory adjustment that we think is the best TimeTronics can change the sensitivity but the customer should not try to do this Why is it important that the start detection is adjusted well elf the start detection is too sensitive the MacFinish box may register starts which haven t actually been given fixing the pistol s fuse pin causes a click on the pistol and may thus be interpreted by the start detection as being the starting signal For this starters should bear in mind to fix the fuse pin with great caution eIf the start detection is not sensitive enough i
121. sing simple text files As you may know there are two methods of importing competitor s data name team id lane info into the MacFinish software One method is by using a LIVE serial or ethernet BIDIRECTIONAL link to a MeetManager especially useful for athletics the other method is by using par text files The syntax format of such par files will be described later in this document G 1 Link MacFinish files text files There are two methods to import data from a text file into a MacFinish file manual and automatic G 1 1 Manual link with par files Click in MacFinish on menu Document gt Import Competitors from File or by shortcut key ALT I and select the par file in the browser notice the All Files selection File Edit BEEN Camera Window Help Import Alt M Export Alt M w Competitors Cri R Import Competitors From File Import TP data from File Export Results to File Export image to JPEG Send Results Flip Image Flip Lanes Crop Alt Del Table Ctrl T Overview Video TimeLines Timecarreckian Presentation Picture 1 Look in E horseracing File name 802262 par Files of type L All Files L ancel pen as read only Picture 2 TTE 75 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 G 1 2 Automatically link with par files achinish MacFinish Meetmanager Registration key Port Manager Select in the preferences
122. sistor in parallel to the start switch so that the MacFinish system can also test the start cable and give a warning beep if the cable is BROKEN or if the cable is SHORT CIRCUITED Our method is therefore better than a start switch with normally closed contact which can only test a broken cable 3 4 Finish Detection The system can use different finish signal sources depending on the sport for which the system is being used photocells for example with athletics manual finish push button for example with cycling road races of many hours Plug the cable of the chosen finish sensor into Arrival on the front of the MacFinish Interface Box OR in the finish connector of the 12 wire cabling system cable reel or Connection box 3 4 1 Photocells Photocells are used to give an arrival signal to the MacFinish Interface Box so that the recording of photo and time could take place automatically The photocells consist of an infrared light transmitter and receiver module which should be installed close to the finish line on the left and right side of the track Mount them at a suitable height between athlete chest and hip height depending on the age of the athletes that you want to record Make sure that you do not mount them too high as small athletes who do not interrupt the photocells will not be recorded automatically The schematic representation may give you an idea finish line photocells distance X TimeTroni
123. t Manager Document General Scoreboard MacFinish Sprint Default Hurdle races Recording Default Lines Per Sec Hurdle races I 200m Lines Before EW Lines After Medium distance Caneta Long distance e fe Single C Dual Use Harddisk N ida abe 96 Delete Element e To delete an item from the list just click it once highlighted and press the sue button its Click on the button in case you want a dotted line between two items in the list Now you can start to specify the required settings for each item from the list first for Default then for Sprint Please click on each item in the list and control all its settings e The recording speed is expressed in Frames Per Sec which means that the camera will record so many times the second the photographic image of the finish line and of course also registers the corresponding time for each frame Remember e The faster the race the more frames pro sec you will need to show a good picture e Thehigher the vertical resolution you choose the more frames pro sec you need to show a normal picture f e bicycle wheel round and not oval The more light there is available the more frames you can record pro second Guidelines for min amp max recording speed depending on race type 1 Athletics T amp F gt 800 1200 I s Sprint races gt 600 1000 l s 400 1500m gt 400 800 l s Long distance 2
124. t exactly a pretty sight is it But of course this example was only to demonstrate what the Gain function is all about To return to the default Offset and Gain settings click the button covering the two green arrows Calibration Offset Gain Hed lo 265 Green t 125 Blue tU 100 m TimeTronics 64 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 Obviously the idea is to look for the ideal combination so as to become the perfect color proportions The most important and therefore first step is to calibrate the colors so that a white object becomes really white on your computer screen We all know that for athletics T amp F the finish line is or should be perfectly white so that we should also become a more or less white background being the finish line in our picture In the default picture of our previous example this is not the case The background shows a slightly yellow undertone due to The uncalibrated RGB sensitivity of the CCD camera sensor The use or absence of the IR filter The illumination by non white light artificial light or even sunlight To change this yellow into a more or less white finish line select a part of the photo finish picture that represents that finish line To do so point press the mouse button move to another point and release the mouse button As you can see that part of the picture is selected Then click the white rectangle in your RGB color calibration windo
125. t may occur that the start detection does not see or register certain starts which have indeed been given For example a wet bullet may cause the start detection to skip the start How many serial ports on your PC are needed It is possible that you need one or more RS232 serial ports on your desktop or portable PC for example to drive the timing scoreboard for a serial link with the AthleticsManager for a connection with the WindSpeed only for MacFinish II or III ETHERNET F TimeTronics s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 What to do if you do not have enough serial ports on your PC You can plug in extra PCI serial interface card s if you have a desktop PC or you can connect an USB to serial converter for desktop or portable PC s We advise the Keyspan 4 port adapter to immediately have enough serial ports available When do i need to have my MacFinish system recalibrated We advise our customers to send their MacFinish system each 3 years to TimeTronics for regular check up and timing verification and re calibration procedure This period is agreed with some national athletic federations and has nothing to do with the stability of the timing reference of the MacFinish which is much better but is proposed by the federations to all photo finish manufacturers to avoid technical problems if photo finish systems would never be checked 13 TROUBLESHOOTING Note Following actions are DANGEROUS and can harm y
126. taneously with the cursor This line helps you to identify and determine the lanes LUTTE j 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 8 1 Zooming You can make your selection by simply clicking the particular zooming fields underneath the photo finish photo The first thing what you can do is change the vertical to horizontal relationship to make an object athlete horse bicycle look wider or taller In other words to make it look more natural or realistic If the picture of a bicycle would look like this then we could change the vert hor relationship to 1 2 to make the bicycle look normal The result would be Now we can start zooming in or out Notice that when zooming out to a line width on screen that is smaller than 1 100 sec a is put before the times corresponding with your cursor on the picture The reason for this is that when zooming out so much the times as shown will no longer be accurate enough for an official time reading The maximum zooming scale is 600 8 2 Filling the Results table Lane Popup Menu The second column we call the Identification column where we need to fill in the identification of the athlete Normally you will use lane numbers for sprint races that are run in lanes and ID s or HIP numbers for long distance races in which the competitors do not finish in separate lanes but normally all in lane 1 Click the small vertical arrow in the Lane colu
127. ter to identify the participants athletes in a long distance race or the participants in a BMX cycling race or See also chapter 8 3 You can play the finish video file in a separate window see picture or just point in the MF photo window to any participant and see automatically that athlete finishing in the video window video ID system will search the corresponding point in the video file select it and show a static picture In the example on the right you see that the next finishing athlete is ID 46 So to fill the identification column for place 4 in of the result table you simply press the control key on the keyboard and click on the number 46 in the ID column Of course the Video identification system can also be used in combination with the the pop up list see top of this page 10 2 4 Export AthleticsManager data DR eun CF vineis vir vir Results Competitors Bon Total E020h01 MileWomen 45 41 ENGLAND HANNAH 49 AUGUSTO JESSICA 40 MRISHO MOHAMED ZAK 298 BOBOCEL ANCUTA The Rank and ID and Time and Wind and results for the active MacFinish document are exported to the AthleticsManager PC through selection of Export under the Document menu File Edit Document Box Window Help Import Export w Competitors Import Competitors From File Import TP data fram File Export Results to File Export image to JPEG
128. th the ID After that you can have the name and extra info this is only present when using par files or AthleticsManager to gather competitors information Here is an example of a results text file and how it looks in MacFinish Results Competitors Place ID Time 1 161 2162 2 164 217 1 169 2 182 170 218 6 168 2189 6 171 2208 163 2 20 3 8 160 224 0 9 165 2262 162 DNF 172 DNF 12 167 DNF test utd Wa m 3 72 M 152 158 160 170 153 141 165 169 172 167 151 154 Both Total ID Name Information Ismail Ismail 000 SUD MONO James 0000 GBR Letting Edwin D DD KEN Fono Geoffrey 0000 KEN Jansen Joeri 0000 BEL Moustaoul Mohammed MAR Kombich Ismael Kipnge 0000 KEN Sim two Suleiman 0000 KEN Fiet Deveughele 0000 BEL Kimutal Philemon 0000 KEN kaki Abubaker 000 SUD Ali Belal Mansoor 000 BRM 800 l s 24 2 2008 16 28 01 Picture 9 AIDE x 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 ion Drawi Connect APPENDIX I ings E LEUTE IPUILLLI p 9tJ peedspuIm p120q2109S SOUOL SUN LLOZ AieniqeJ L0 uonnjos 8301 SION OOF dz usiur3oeyy Joopjno sonejuiv Jobeuew sone uiv 9JeM1JOS yslulJpew 91989 O ASN lqeO 1eujeui3 9 q85 210d CT 2 qe eJeuje od 9 lqe2 210d S 80 TimeTronics 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 86d Jobeuey sona yiy JeuiuuJe a4 au
129. thletics or Regatta or the manual and automatic parameter rounding are disabled grey Yet they show the standard parameter settings for either Athletics or Regatta When printing the result table these rounding parameters will be printed on the right bottom of the paper Precision Linked When selecting Precision Linked marked with v the times in the Result Table will NOT be rounded but will be shown with a resolution identically to the time resolution underneath the photo finish photo for example 1 10 sec on photo gt 1 10 sec in result table For athletics we advise to disable the Precision Linked feature and to display print an IAAF rounded time result 6 3 2 Maximize when zoom Maximize when zoom If you select Maximize when zoom your photos will be extended over your entire screen when zooming in 6 3 3 Enable Function Keys Enable Function Keys Select this function if you would like to use function keys F4 F11 of your keyboard during a race F4 Participant import from AthleticsManager BEFORE the race F5 Set MacFinish in Ready mode F6 Give an operator start signal as reference in case of multiple starts recorded from start pistol see later F7 Manual arrival signal F9 Record a split time F11 Save MacFinish data to a file on disk in a new file or merge to existing file already created F12 Start manual WindSpeed if selected in parameters window to use manual Wi
130. time to prevent too much delays and time loss Therefore a start is given for example every five minutes but the races themselves take 8 to minutes so there can be 2 or 3 races going on simultaneously Therefore we have developed two versions of the MacFinish software a standard version and a regatta version Note from the editor At this time march 2009 there is NOT YET a regatta version of the MacFinish 8 x software The first one has a simple Action window which controls 1 timer and the image memory for the Single races The second has an extended Action window which controls the 4 timers and the image memory for the Multiple races This software has a suffix r in its name for example MF6 2 7r and can only be used if the registration key is made for this kind of regatta races see Multi race in chapter 4 4 7 1 Selecting the recording speed If you know which is the next race to run you can choose the desired recording speed in the camera window and the number of lines before amp after and the required type of WindSpeed measurement in the Parameters window But if you have predefined all the recording settings for all types of races in the Preferences window See chapter 6 4 you can now simply choose from the list of race types Select it in the Parameters window or in the Scrolling camera view window This is much easier and faster Parameters Recording Camera Lines Per Sec
131. timing scoreboard s and the MM system can show the official results to the public on stadium scoreboards television screens HTML screens paper printouts website MD sj 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 3 HOW DO WE CONNECT ALL CABLES Note in advance Please first install the software otherwise the USB driver for you camera will not be found In Addendum I you can find connection schedules In this chapter we will explain the connections of the MacFinish system We trust that you have an USB 2 0 interface on your pc A suitable USB 2 0 cable is included in the delivery of each complete MacFinish configuration Longer lengths of such an USB cable up to 5m can be delivered by TimeTronics or your local computer shop Make sure that it is a fully 2 0 compliant version Be sure that your computer is switched OFF and that the battery for the MacFinish Interface Box is NOT YET plugged in Let us first take a look at the back panel of the MacFinish Interface Box and you see on the left the cable to the camera with 8pins round metal connector carrying power supply and start and finish signals and on the SSES interface B N right the optional 12 pin connector with signals to and from the track sess asa RN amp A 3 1 Camera connections First you connect the camera cable with the 8pins round metal connector to the rear of the MacFinish 2D 100 camera top right position C see picture below
132. transmitter You can later verify this when you have powered the MacFinish system with a battery the led on the arrival remote control box see chapter 3 5 should be out Note TimeTronics also offers their customers a DOUBLE CHANNEL photocell pole which is completely compatible with the older single channel standard finish detector This double channel version is a blue lacquered aluminum bar with TWO build in photocell beams and an electronic circuit to give the MacFinish an arrival signal only when BOTH parallel beams are broken The purpose of the two beams is that the scoreboard can now be stopped showing the UNOFFICIAL time of the first competitor when the body or torso of an athlete is passing the finish line and not yet when a hand of a competitor is blocking a single infra red beam The result is a statistically more correct unofficial time on the scoreboard and on television We can not GUARANTEE that it will always be correct because it could still be possible that the hand of one athlete is blocking the upper beam and the hand of another athlete is blocking the lower beam But as said statistically the scoreboard time will be MUCH MORE CORRECT 3 4 2 Manual Finish Push Button MacFinish I1 MacFinish can also be used without the use of photocells In that case recording of a photo finish picture will be done manually by operating the Manual Arrival Button This button is normally delivered in confi
133. upside down An internal lens mechanism will prevent that the lens will come out of the camera but of course do not turn back too far maximum 330 degrees The lens is now fixed to the camera You can now connect the lens control cable to the camera 7 pins connector on bottom left position B on the camera We will soon control the initial lens settings from the computer screen after we made all the cable connections and installed the computer software Let us now take a look at the front panel of the MacFinish Interface Box for the connections from left to right 1 the start detector 2 the finish detector 3 the arrival remote control 4 5 6 serial ports of your pc and 7 the battery for power supply Note In older versions you could see at the left side two red Leds to test the two channels of the NEW double channel start detector explained later In the latest versions these Leds have been removed and mounted in an external module 3 3 Start Detection The system can use different start signal sources depending on the sport for which the system is being used e Classic starting pistol for example with athletics e Electronic start pistol e Manual start push button for example with cycling road races of many hours e Cable to be connected to a starting switch of the race track for example at greyhound races Plug the cable of the chosen start sensor into Start leftmost connector on the front of the MacF
134. ve button e diskette icon or by pressing the F11 key if function keys are enabled the Automatic AthleticsManager Link window where you see a list of races Automatically the next race is C Manual selected but you can always change the order and select the corresponding race Then press the Select button B If you selected Manual import of data Made t Automatic You simply first read the Photo finish data and later you can manually add competitor data T from the MM by the Import menu selection Manual Document Box window Help Export N x Show Competitors Ctrl F But even if you enabled the automatic import you can re import new MM data by the Import menu selection If a communication error occurred the following alert and reconnection windows can appear MacFinish A Mo response From MeetManager Verify communication channel Ok Press the Link button to try to re establish a link with the MM computer and then select the race in question TimeTronics 55 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 10 2 3 Filling in Results when Linked to AthleticsManager E020h01 MileWomen mf3 xl pm Kp wies vi 39 v O 272 v If you have recorded a photo with a link to a AthleticsManager you can choose to display the competitor list in the Result table and you can choose how to display it width of column ID or Results
135. w Calibration 2 T The result of this is visible here below you can see that the following RGB factors 100 109 167 are much better than the standard numbers 100 100 100 in case you recorded the photo with sun light and used the IR filter in front of the lens f 100m Men 1 ez 100m Men 1 H0 06m s 701K 14007 184440 10 0 6 mis 701K 1400 us 6 27 1996 18 44 10 n Calibration Offset Gain Z Red o 100 Green 0 100 Blue lo fioo Cove aes 100m Men 1 EEK 6 2711 996 18 44 10 Now you can also calibrate the black offset Select a black part on the photo and click the black rectangle on the bottom of the Tools window After you have done this the new values under Gain and Offset will be automatically displayed The RGB color calibration is also applicable to the Scrolling camera view window We recommend you to use this feature because this color calibration will be valid for all the following recorded pictures When saving this picture after you changed the color calibration numbers these new adjustments will be saved as well The original data are always preserved meaning that you can always return to the original recording if desired TimeTronics s 2012v1 Manual MacFinish 2D 100 11 5 2 Camera Control Window The picture right shows the basic Camera control window not yet further opened It can be used to live control the

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