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3. Version E141107 with Software OPTIc2 NET ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET TIMING Important Information General Before using your ALGE TIMING device read the complete manual carefully It is part of the device and contains important information about installation safety and its intended use This manual cannot cov er all conceivable applications For further information or in case of problems that are mentioned not at all or not sufficiently detailed please contact your ALGE TIMING representative You can find contact details on our homepage www alge timing com Safety Apart from the information of this manual all general safety and accident prevention regulations of the legislator must be taken into account The device must only be used by trained persons The setting up and installation must only be exe cuted according to the manufacturer s data Intended Use The device must only be used for its intended applications Technical modifications and any misuse are prohibited because of the risks involved ALGE TIMING is not liable for damages that are caused by improper use or incorrect operation Power supply The stated voltage on the type plate must correspond to voltage of the power source Check all con nections and plugs before usage Damaged connection wires must be replaced immediately by an authorized electrician The device must only be connected to an electric supply that has been installe
4. Q Focus near to have the best focus for objects near to the camera far to have the best focus for objects far from the camera R Iris lt bright gt opens the iris to brighten up the picture lt dark gt closes the iris to darken the picture S Zoom lt small gt zooms out of the picture wide angle lt large gt zooms into the picture to enlarge objects T Electronic Brightness Adjustment It is possible to electronically adjust the brightness Ideal adjustment is in the middle so this also allows automatic brightness adjustment Page 29 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 7 5 Electronic Gear Head Adjustment m When using an ALGE TIMING Electronic Gear Head 410 E it is possible to control it directly from the OPTIC2NET software Adjustable are pan tilt and roll Please note that the adjustment of each function works very slowly smooth adjustment at the beginning and speeds up the longer you click on the button E on a W PLIIIIIIIIIISII Pan U left ip 2 Tilt up Roll U Pan left camera moves to the left right camera moves to the right V Tilt up camera moves up down camera moves down W Roll left camera rolls to the left right camera rolls to the right Page 30 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 7 6 Image Adjustment The camera is a line scan camera which means it takes pictures by scanning the finish line not by taking a compl
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6. Exemple Photofinish for Athletic as it is not allowed to be uonoaig Buiuuny e EILSEIESEJEIEIEI Photofinish Camera Page 15 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET 5 1 Lens Angle O The lens angle is the recording angle of AGE Lens Angle the camera lens in vertical direction ML Zoom Lenses smallest lens angle To select the right lens for the camera the lens angle is most important A zoom lens has a variable lens angle a p E fix lens has not biggest lens angle T ne To calculate the camera angle you c xs ie need to knwo the measurements d i for L1 and L2 as well as the height S ES of the camera H Oo ic M C H 2 m F ilc C Et a n xs Cc min 20 i D M C IL d D es about wW zm EI Horizontal distance from camera to finish line width of the finish From the horizontal distance of the camera to the finish line L1 the width of the finish and the camera height the camera angle can be calculated Our most commonly used C Mount zoom lens Z75 has an adjustable camera angle from 7 75 mm to 31 12 5 mm Camera angles for C Mount Lenses 8 5 mm 1360 pixel resolution about 58 12 5 mm 1360 pixel resolution about 31 16 mm 1360 pixel resolution about 28 75 mm 1360 pixel resolution about 7 160mm 1360 pixel resolution about 3 To adjust the camera it is very important that the camera is horizontally leve
7. View 1 is the main picture in which you make the evaluation The win dow View 2 can be used e g as zoom window where you see the part of the picture that you evaluate in a bigger scale The window Overview is used to show long recordings on a small scale to have a good overview of the total picture All three pictures are linked with each other If you double click in one picture the others show the same picture in the adjusted scale 91 View 1 This is the main picture that you must use for evaluation You can adjust the zoom scale that is ideal for you Please note that if you use a zoom scale below 10096 you are not able to adjust the Time Cursor with the highest precision Therefore it would be good to have the view 2 on a zoom scale of 10096 or more and to check the Time Cursor in View 2 as well View 1 100m Serie E D M nner 1754 100m Serie D M nner _ mm vl JF 1 LAHE 17 56 54 5971 FE Zoom 60 Hee La TX gt eb ML G135458 C2253 R8 52 E36 L 2 ti ri i a d Pi a Zale 1 d DL i hc i at a pi E In the header of View 1 you see the event name and heat name In the top status line you can see data pu Time of day of the position of the Time Cursor Center Function If you double click in another evaluation window the position of the mouse is used as center for the pic
8. 26 18 27 Nikolai Golovin u UZ8 19 28 Christian Amundson NOR NOR 20 29 Amresh uma IND IND 21 30 2 T OR T nii l 2 3 A 22 31 Williams ParkerBarrick UcD IRE x M 4 H Tabellet LIT Tabelle3 AUTRE UR DU DEN T ET Click on to open the Excel import window Click on Import an Excel list x Import Excel list o A x Import Excel list Eie i x Import an excel list M Copy data to heat list Ey Column mapping Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET select the headers by clicking with the right Select the file that you want to import mouse button on the header that you the imported list is shown want to change Import Excel list SZ aa Import Excel list o x dk Import an excel list MJ Copy data to heat list 5 Column mapping dk Import an excel list M Copy data to heat list xj Column mapping Richardson Murray Nikita Pustrikan Deckert Navuti Boonratanatha Murat Almansoori 6 22 Pat O Conluain Dmitriy Lozovoy 7 23 Brian Clifford Ole Andersson B 24 Dmitriy Gaineyev Pankaj Singh 9 25 Thurakit Liphongyu Jaskirat le 26 Mansoor Albalooshi 4 The possible headers are shown Click on the header that you want to show a Import Excel list 3 E Import Excel list Ee ks dk Importan excel list J Copy data to heat list E Col
9. It is possible to select the language of the software at any time after the installation After changing the language it is not necessary to close and open the software again e Click on Setup e Click on the down arrow next to Language e Double click on the language that you want to use sik NL NN Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help amp Language English United States FL ET m Lin j oF B English United States T PETER Camera Distribution box F B Italian Italy OPTIc2 devices At the present time it is possible to select the following languages e English German Italian Finnish Norwegian Japanese Attention The language selection is always shown in English so that it is also readable for everybody if e g Japanese is selected If your language is not integrated in the software it is possible to translate it yourself You can load the language files by clicking on the second button E at the very top Press now the right mouse button of the file OPTIC2Net English United States xls and select Open with and Excel It now shows the English translation file in an Excel sheet Rename this file e g with the language that you translate Then you translate the text in the column text in trans lated language of all the spreadsheets of this Excel file Safe the changed file After finishing x the translation you can load this file with the second button at the very top If you send
10. Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET 4 5 Connection of several cameras You can connect up to three cameras at one PC and select the camera that you want to use No matter where you connect the camera s they work with the PC in an IEEE1394 network You can connect the cameras at the following sockets PC IEEE1394 sockets e OPTIC2 Camera IEEE1394 sockets e OPTICc20 Camera IEEE1394 sockets GOF sockets e OPTIc2n Camera IEEE1394 sockets GOF sockets RJ45 sockets Example Camera connected with network cable 100 240 VAC amp UU ASU VR is t o E o O E i N ar N c z Y Z Oy NS O Adapter K a Fotofinish Kamera Ru45 1394 Kabeltrommel mit 80 m Netzwerkkabel KT260 80 OPTIc2n Bahn 2 PS12A IEEE 1394 Kabel Notebook f r OPTIc2 Fotofinish Kamera OPTIc2n Bahn 1 Page 14 ALGE ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 5 Camera Position The camera of the photo finish system must be set exactly on a straight line with the finish line Depending on the sport discipline it needs a different angle to the finish line 2 1 Lens Angle M OAIN D NI Exemple Photofinish for Athletic uonoauig Buiuuny Photofinish Camera The picture above shows the camera straight to the finish line This is the correct way to set the camera The picture below shows the camera not straight to the finish line In such a way it is not possible to take correct pictures
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12. 2 Track 2 Track 3 Track 6 q E o U aa Page 19 Manual Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET The easiest way to adjust the camera to the finish line is with the help of the mass start line 1 AGE ACE AGE E For the example below the camera is situat ed outside the track The camera is moved slowly from behind the finish line towards 3 the finish line If you follow these instruc tions it should be easy to align the camera with the finish line s Mass Start Line Picture C Picture D Picture B Picture A Fotofinish Kamera As further as you scan with the camera behind the finish line as closer to lane 8 you will see the mark of If you move the camera closer to the finish line you will see the mass start line closer ta the top of the picture As coloser as you get to the finish line as closer the mass start line comes totrack 1 If you scan the finsih line you have an inverse picture you may see it as above only in the black white mode You can learn from the following table the necessary distance of the camera to the nearest lane as well as the necessary camera height for a track with 6 or 8 lanes The upper number in each box of the table is the camera angle see sketch one page back For a camera with standard lens Z75 and MZ75 at the highest resolution of 1360 pixel this angle should be between 6 8 and 31 4 If the first stated angle is more than 3
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14. IEEE1394 and the optical cables A built in adapter reduces the connected cables and makes the system more reliable The big advantage of an optical connection between PC or Distribution Box and camera is the distance you can bridge With the IEEE1394 cable you can go a maximum of 10 m without repeater but the optical cable allows you a cable of a several hundred meters From ALGE TIMING you can obtain the following optical adapter and fiber optic cables GLAS1394 KT G4LC200 Page 72 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 5 Lenses for the OPTIc2 The photo finish includes no lens as each sport has different requirements ALGE TIMING offers different lenses that suit optimal to the camera Universal Lens Z75 e manual zoom lens e very light sensitive e usable for most sports e 12 5to 75 mm F1 2 Motor Zoom Lens MZ75 motorized zoom lens operated from OPTIc2 PC software very light sensitive usable for most sports recommended if camera is not easily reachable 12 5 to 75 mm F1 8 Motor Zoom Lens MZ160 e motorized zoom lens operated from OPTIc2 PC software light sensitive used in big stadiums if the finish line is far away 16 to 160 mm F1 8 Wide Angle Lens L8 5 e wide angle lens e very light sensitive e used if the camera is very close to the finish line e 8 5mm F1 3 18 6 Tripod and Gear Head Tripod TRIMAN ALGE TIMING offers a professional tripod max height 2 27 m or 89 4 in A st
15. OPTIc20 has additionally an optical Firewire connection for long distance between camera and PC OPTIc2 The standard model has Firewire connections IEEE 1394 to connect a PC The maximum cable length for such a cable is 10 m ALGE offers longer cables with integrated repeaters OPTIc2n This model has in addition to the Firewire connections IEEE1394 an optical connection GOF LC duplex glass optical fiber connector and a connection for a network cable with RJ45 plug This allows transmitting data with a CAT7 cable over a distance of up to 80 m OPTIc20 This model has in addition to the standard Firewire connections IEEE1394 an optical connection GOF LC duplex glass optical fiber connector This allows transmitting data form the camera over a distance up to 300 m 1 2 Components of the System The OPTIc2 OPTIc20 and OPTIc2n include the following parts e Photo finish camera OPTIC2 OPTIC20 or OPTIc2n e C Mount adapter between lens and camera e OPTIc2 USB stick with PC software and manual Page 7 1 3 Manual ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET System Requirements PC Requirements 1 4 Intel ib Processor or faster Windows XP Windows Vista Window 7 Windows 8 and Windows 8 1 32 or 64 Bit Version 4 GB RAM the higher the better Hard disk with min 250 GB the faster the hard disk the longer the recording time Keyboard for PC Mouse for PC Graphic board with min 128 MB RAM Monitor with min 1
16. and lt Track and field without anemometer gt Niri te UM sl ETE RTT Term BD Move the Time Cursor to the right position View L Evert b Dosnersiag Input the bib ID number mus Bib x Bib Group name Group A OK Close If you open the field bib evaluation always the group is shown that you selected before When clicking on the arrow in the Group name gt field all possible groups are shown Page 54 Ji Click on arrow next to bib number and select group Bib e Bib Group name If you have the same bib in different groups you can see the bib in all groups here This speeds up the evaluation if you are not sure about the group of the competitor Fa iip name A Anl a GoTo Goto Goto GoTo GoTo GoTo GoTo GoTo GoTo GoTo Group name B 11 items Active Rank Bib y 3 1 i 10 il ump Active Rank Bib Golo GoTo GoTo GoTo 4 1 z 3 gr 6 B 21 22 24 Pat Briain Dmitriy bee Nikolai Christian Amresh Rahul Williams Bormann Richardson Murray Pustrikan Boonratanatha Almanscori Lozovoy Singh M Lokesh Collis Deckert Q Conluain Clifford Gaineyev Liphongyu arty in Amundson Kumar Naveen Parker Barrick 12 2 1 Start Time for a Class It is possible that each group start at a different time Therefore it is important that you can import a start time for the complete group To import the
17. display board or if the display board ignores impulses from the motion detection To output it on the display board press the button mum Page 47 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 11 Evaluation of Races The photo finish picture is not a usual picture It scans the finish line The scan rate is adjust able Each scan each real pixel in horizontal direction has a different time If you scan e g with 1000 lanes per second each pixel has a difference of 1 1000 seconds For an exact evaluation you should use the scan factor of 100 If you scan out of a picture you do not have the complete accuracy If a finish picture is shown on the monitor you press the left mouse button and move the mouse over the screen Together with the mouse cursor the finish line moves The time is shown in the Time Window With key you can move the finish line pixel by pixel to the left with to the right The color of the finish line can be changed so that it has a good contrast in the picture with the function System and Color of time line Eye 11 1 Time Window Event 1 Donners 52 A freely movable time window is automatically shown This win 1 312 o dow only shows the time of the evaluation not the running time 1 13 06 028 To evaluate a picture three different modes are possible Use the Manual Evaluation ji if you want to transfer the time to any individual competitor in the competitor list normally
18. for athletics e e When using athletics you can also input the lane number Bib X instead of the bib number Bib Lane Page 50 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE TIMING 11 5 We show three different lines on the photo finish picture Time sump Markers Evaluation Lines TNA Cursor T E M A OH 11 5 1 Time Cursor The Line Cursor is the line that shows the time net time and time of day of the race When you move the Time Cursor over the picture in horizontal direction the run time will change in the time window The color of the time cursor is adjustable in the menu Show we EX x i Event 1 Donner 52 Show He P 1 13 06 028 a i Pee Time Window cursor lines E Automatic HEHEHE HEEEE EEHEEHE BER EEO TERE al EN More Colors m m s JL HN Page 51 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE TIMING 11 5 2 Evaluation Lines This is the line that is shown for each evaluated competitor AUX x Emo Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help rm E L iet X az A Time Evaluation cursor lines 7 Time jump markers Evalua Wi Automatic EBREREEEE E Eee aT LEI EBRREEEeEE mz Bea bs e Fy P i More Colors 11 5 3 Time Jump Markers The Time Jump Markers show that there is a time jump in the picture If you record with the motion detection or with a photocell it only records sequences when a competitor goes through the finish Between these sequen
19. is only possible if Motion Detection gt is on Display Board Stop P When it shows the display stops for each photocell impulse When it shows 9 the display board continues to run after a stop impulse T Teststart CO k When you activate the lt Teststart gt in a heat the start is recorded For Track and Field events that are held under IAAF rules it is mandatory to make a teststart before the meeting to prove that the timing device starts exactly at zero You can find further information under point 5 3 1 Zero Control for Athletics Start Control Activate Recording when Loading Heat A When it shows the icon it will activate the recoding when loading a new heat in the empty Timing window When is shows the icon 3X it will deactivate the recording when loading a new heat in the empty Timing window Radio Start en The start impulse can be transmitted from the start to the photo finish system by cable or by radio If it is transmitted by cable there is no delay If you transmit it by radio it has a delay When using an ALGE TIMING radio TED or WTN there is an exact delay of 0 1 seconds If you activate the Radio start it automatically corrects the 0 1 delay of the radio impulse Manual Start Impulse ey If you press this button you trigger a manual start impulse Manual Intermediate Impulse d If you press this button you trigger a manual intermediate impulse Manual Stop Impulse ds If you press this button yo
20. not used Use the Lane Evaluation if every competitor has his own lane e g for sprint races in athletics rowing and canoeing Use the Bib Evaluation zie if you can read or have registered each start number of the finish arrival e g long distance races of athletics cycling horse races 11 2 Manual Evaluation You select the manual evaluation by clicking with the mouse on the button in the icon bar Mark the competitor in the heat list that you want to evaluate by clicking on Ej The field of the competitor is marked in orange color Press the left mouse button and move the time line to the competitor that you want to evaluate As soon as you press the right mouse button it transfers the time to the marked competitor in the competitor list Page 48 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 11 3 Lane Evaluation LANE If each competitor runs in fixed lanes e g sprint races in athletics it is the easiest way to use the track identification for the evaluation e Adjust the camera so you see all tracks as you need it for the race leave enough space on the top so you see the complete competitor there ph de o im GO C 1 RO S0 EO LO Import lane setting to prepared heats Import lane setting Export lane setting Lane color b Lane direction Overlay for lanes S Be 2 Number of lanes 8 T T ME e Adjust the Number of lanes that you need In View 1 the lanes are shown on the left s
21. shown like it is shown on the ALGE display board sf Display board GAZ or D LINE is inactive for this race If no other race has the focus the display is blank Page 44 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE SB REC Record Photo finish A RE It is possible to allocate more than one heat to the recording focus this means it can record photo finish pictures at the same time to different heats e When the button shows A the camera records as soon as it gets a recording impulse photocell push button F8 key motion detection e If it changes to tld it is recording this button is shown as long as the recording goes on e When the button shows e the camera does not record at all Start time In this field the start time of the heat is shown When you press on the left arrow the list of start impulses opens In case you missed a start impulse or if you have to correct the start impulse you can select the right start impulse in this list Double click the selected start time and confirm with YES to import the new start time m lr Timing Spring Meeting is the recording meet Eds x TESI ET EEM MSN 14 21 54 9696 T 37 03 PP ee 0 Erene V Mame Y Type Y Rec Y 2306 2014 E56105000 100 25 06 2014 S542 5000 100 tc 25 06 2014 43 409000 The free hard disk space is 290522 2sn6cma amp 5525000 0 2506 2014 tco 2506
22. software works When clicking with the left mouse button on this icon a pull down menu opens to adjust some IDCam functions i m Timy liia Timy that is used for the anemometer if the sport Track and field with an emometer is activated If the Timy is connected by USB and a communi cation from the OPTIC2NET software with the Timy is successful a green background of the Timy button is shown Otherwise the background is red no communication with Timy F8 Rec When clicking with the left mouse button on this icon a picture is recorded it does not matter if you have the camera ready for a heat or not the re cording will be in the meeting picture anyhow The recording duration is as long as you press with the left mouse button on this icon When the system records the icon changes its background from green to red The icon is gray if no camera is connected no recording is possible Page 33 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 8 3 Menus of the Software The OPTIc2 software has sub menus as is usual for Windows software 8 3 1 Menu File A X T Setup Connection Sport Show Select recording meet SprintMeeting T Create new meet rea spring Meeting li Load existing meet a Delete meet Import meet Export meet amp Print ld Save o Exit The menu File includes as in most Windows programs tools to open save print etc Select recording meet It shows
23. the currently open meet Exit o Exit the OPTIC2NET software 8 3 2 Menu TIMING axe ux Re Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help iS 03i Precision 1 10000 Synchronize master timer Timer Run time calculation In the menu Timer it is possible to make a synchronization of the timer e g with other timing devices and to select the precision that is used for the calculated run time ie chr r rim tfi Timer Synchronize master timer r4 icm due i The master timer is either the camera or Distribution Box OCD2 In case you do not make synchronization it S automatically takes the time of the PC If you want to pz E executed an external synchronization you can enter the time of day and then effect a start impulse through channel cO Start After you have input the preloaded time click on ENTER Now the icon changes from A A m Show this dialog at program start lio k If you click on Show this dialog at program start it automatically asks for a synchronization when starting the OPTIC2NET software u 041 Run time calculation Precision PREC It is possible to select the precision that is used for the calculated run time Select between 1 10 1 100 1 1000 1 10000 The run time is calculated from the start time and finish time The start and finish times are always used in highest precision with 1 10000 seconds for the calculation of the run time After the ca
24. this translated file to ALGE TIMING office alge timing com we will integrate the new language in the standard installation so it is also available when installing the software anew after an update Page 11 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 4 Connection of the Camera 4 1 Camera connected to IEEE1394 The OPTIC2 camera can be directly connected with the IEEE1394 cable at the PC The max imum cable length of the IEEE1394 cable is 10 m IEEE 1382 cable OPTIc2 Camera Power Supply 100 240 VAC Attention There are different types of IEEE1394 cables Depending on the PC connection and the camera model you have to use a certain IEEE1394 cable see point 18 2 IEEE 1394 Cable and Connections 4 2 Camera connected to an optical cable If you connect a camera with an optical cable you need an adapter GLAS1394 or Distribu tion Box OCD2 between camera and PC The camera model OPTIc20 and OPTIc2n can be connected directly with the optical cable without adapter GLAS1394 The optical cable is used for distances from 80 m onwards You can use it for distances of more than 600 m gm i OPTIc2 Camera Power Supply 100 240 VAC Specifications for the optical cable GOF LC duplex fiber optical cable 50 uim fiber optical cable Page 12 Manual ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET 4 3 Camera connected with Network cable If you connect an OPTIC2 camera with a network cable you need an adap
25. windows hme jump markers Evaluation colors Display Windows Log File If you activate the Show message dialog a log file that records everything that hap pens to the system is shown This file is very important for ALGE TIMING in case of problems Time Window A window opens that shows the net time of a race it is marked with the evaluation line Docking In case you lose a window of the OPTIC2NET software it is possible to get it back by clicking on Docking If is shown next to the docking window the window is shown on the screen If this sign is not shows empty the docking window is not visible To make it visible click on the docking window Connection Sport Show Help Show time Show Color dialog window the ofthe Display windows eo TD np markers a Spring Meeting X sE View 1 M m SET I i eben cies G View 2 Meet browser CE i G3278 C3561 RO Heat list Page 39 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE Time jump markers Show yy If the camera does not record continuously a picture and has missing parts in the pic ture because no athlete passed at this time a Time Jump Marker can be visible in on the screen TEE Picture without Time Jump Markers Set Color Ry It is possible to select the color of the Time Jump Marker Sport Show Help i Al MC Time Evaluation cur
26. 024 x 768 resolution and true color OHCI compatible IEEE 1394 interface Color printer to print the pictures and result lists color laser or ink jet Accessory For the all OPTIC2 models we can offer several additional products Please contact your ALGE dealer for further details IEEE 1394 PCI card for inserting in the PC IEEE 1394 PC card for notebooks Camera tripod TRIMAN for camera Gear head 410 for camera adjustment 3 dimensional camera adjustment Zoom Lens Z75 12 5 75 mm F1 2 Motor Zoom MZ75 12 5 75 mm F1 8 remote control from PC Motor Zoom MZ160 16 160 mm F1 8 1400 remote control von PC Wide angle lens L8 5 8 5 mm F1 0 Weather protection case for camera Several IEEE1394 cable Adapter RJ45 1394 from IEEE1394 cable to network cable Adapter GLAS1394 from IEEE1394 cable to glass optical fiber cable Cables and cable reels with network cable Cables and cable reels with glass optical fiber cable Electronic Startgun e Start with speaker system BANG otartmicrophone SM8 otartgun STP with 9 mm or 6 mm blanks Speech Amplifier SV4 SM Headset HS3 2 or HS2 1 Photocell PR1a R Distance 1 to 25 m Photocell PR1a d Distance up to 150 m 3 fold Photocell RLS3c with tripod for athletics Push Button 020 02 Numerical Display Boards e g GAZ5 or D LINE Matrix Display Systems for stadiums Cable Reel with 2 core steel cable extra strong military production several lengths Anemometer Windspe
27. 1 4 it is not possible to capture all athletes in the picture The bottom number in each box of the table shows you the angle to the runner on the outer lane If possible this angle should be more than 20 so that the runners cannot be occluded by each other Page 20 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET The table below shows good camera positions with black normal figures numbers for both upper and bottom values Blue italic figures means that the value ranges in a border area and red bold figures means that the camera position with this lens is not recommendable Tracks Tracks Horizontal A S F STATIV6 11 0 10 0 9 22 8 5 7 9 7 4 7 0 16 2 14 8 13 7 12 7 11 8 na b ee peranane 21 2 19 7 18 0 16 7 E m Re A eel a 24 8 23 8 22 9 20 6 19 2 18 1 BC E at gear ate 30 2 27 9 26 0 24 2 22 7 z oe atlar ae lariana 34 1 31 7 29 6 27 7 26 0 Vertical B Tas Tracks Horizontal A E EIE IER F STATIV6 7 6 7 0 66 6 2 5 8 5939 5 2 pin Be Be fe eet ee ar 13 2 12 3 11 5 10 8 10 1 26 9 1 Le ee ela ae ae ME 17 4 16 2 15 1 14 2 13 4 12 7 JEKINE HIE CAE HSEAEHIESN 21 4 20 0 18 7 17 6 16 6 15 7 Vertical B 12 0 14 9 Den Faaa IESESSE S 26 2 23 6 22 1 20 8 19 7 18 7 1 T 28 7 27 0 25 49 23 9 2275 21 5 20 5 Page 21 Manual Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET Fi
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29. 2014 l205516B546 100 Timing Spring Meeting is the recording meet 54 3 Tt um Zoe ou Emi TEF Run time Ip z 47154 9696 50 54 Manual start time Date a Display time Enter 25062014 The free hard disk space is 290300 MB k Running time In this field the running time of the heat is shown The time never stops if you have a start impulse Distance In this field you can input the distance in meters This is important for some calculations e g average speed Intermediate time No function yet Display time It shows the time that is shown on the display board If it shows no time for the current heat you might not have the focus on this heat 9 or you switched on time of day Q Page 45 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 10 1 Tool Bar of the Timing Window oS Timing Test 141021 is the recording meet Ls cole Cie ew amp amp m Motion Detection REC When you activate the Motion Recording it automatically records a photo finish when the picture is changing More information you will find in chapter 9 1 4 Motion Detection P Motion Detection to Display Board mmm When you activate the Motion Detection to Display Board the time of the display board stops by the impulses of the motion detection If this function is off the display board does not stop when you have a recording by motion detection This function
30. A time lag fuse ko PR Mains Power Supply 90 260 VAC 24 Fuse for power supply 1 A time lag fuse Page 75 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET ALGE 18 7 2 Examples for the Connection of the Camera 18 7 2 1 Indoor Track and Field In indoor arenas it is standard to have two different finishes One is for the sprints of up to 60 m and the other one is for the oval Therefore it is necessary to have two different selectable photo finish cameras If you use the distribution box for such an installation it is easy to install the cabling for the complete system Headset HS 1 100 240 VAC MUSAE Battery Box BB1 ALGE gcd Distribution Box OCD Battery Box Jes BE 1 Nia Phote Finish OPTICczZn Camera for 200 m lane Photo Finish OPTIc2n Camera for 60 m lane Display Board D LINE Notebook for OPTic2 100 240 VAC Photocell RLS3c Lap Counter Star microphone S with start gun RA Display Board D LINE Photocell RLS3c Headset HS2 2 Start microphone SM8 with start gun p Im i Headsel HS2 2 SVA SM speech amplifier n It is possible to adjust the channels of the distribution box in a way that you can trigger the recording of the photo finish of the sprint only with the sprint photocell and the oval with the photocell of the oval The Distribution Box OCD2 has a built in speech amplifier for
31. IEEE 1394a cable 4 5 m 6 pin to 6 pin i IEEE 1394a cable 10 m 6 pin to 4 pin EEE 1394b cable 10 m 9 pin to 9 pin EEE 1394b cable 4 5 m 9 pin to 6 pin IEEE 1394b cable 10 m 9 pin to 6 pin AC 10 Page 71 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 3 Network Cable with RJ45 Plug The OPTIc2n and the Distribution Box OCD2 have a network adapter built in This adapter is the interface between IEEE1394 and RJ45 cable connection A built in adapter reduces the number of cables and makes the system more reliable The advantage of the network cable is the maximum cable distance you can operate with With an IEEE1394 cable the maximum cable distance between PC or Distribution Box and camera is 10 m With a network cable you can operate with distances of up to 80 m The network cable ALGE uses for 50 or 80 m is a CAT cable with a bigger copper diameter This allows us to also send the power supply through the network cable from a Distribution Box to the camera This cable is made for outdoor use and supplied with a rugged cable reel Network Cable for OPTIc2n 10 m 260 10 Network Cable for OPTIc2n 20 m 260 20 Cable Reel with Network Cable for OPTIc2n 50m KT 260 50 Cable Reel with Network Cable for OPTIc2n 80m KT 260 80 18 4 Optical Cable and Fiber Optic Adapter The OPTIc20 OPTIc2n and the Distribution Box OCD2 have an integrated adapter for fiber optic cable This adapter is the interface between the
32. Nikita Pustrikan KAZ KAZ 5 5 Navuti Boonratanatha THA THA 5 5 Navuti Boonratanatha THA THA 6 6 Murat Almansoori UAE UAE 6 6 Murat Almansoori UAE UAE 7 7 Dmitriy Lozovoy UZB UZB 7 7 Dmitriy Lozovoy UZB UZB E 8 Ole Andersson NOR NOR B B Ole Andersson NOR NOR 9 9 Pankaj Singh IND IND Ms 9 Pankaj Singh IND IND 10 10 Jaskirat N Lokesh KYN IND hd 10 10 Jaskirat N Lokesh KYN IND Y nik nik mt gt 12 8 Export an Excel list E e Click on the icon X to export the heat list to Excel e Select were you want to store it on your PC and the file name Page 57 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 12 9 Export the Result list rupi There are certain ways to export a result Ea list The export can be e g as a text file XML file or RS232 interface To adjust the export you have to click on the icon in the meet browser 12 10 Import a List Layout For the heat list it is possible to select many different columns The columns you can than sort in an order as you like with drag and drop It is also possible to import list layouts that you stored in previous events 12 11 Export a Lit Layout LE To prepare the header of the heat list for an event might take some time It is possible to ex port the header in order to import it in other events later Page 58 ALGE ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 13 Meet Browser The meet browser is the center of the software Her you handle the race structure and i
33. TIc2 NET ALGE 15 1 Adjustment of the DCam The IDCam can work on the same PC you need a fast PC and a very fast hard disk or on a second PC that is connected with the PC of the OPTIC2 by Ethernet To adjust the IDCam Ethernet connections do the following adjustment e Click on lt Connection gt XX e Click on Setup IDCam gt cm Setup IDCam 7 15 1 1 OPTIc2 camera and IDCam are connected at the same PC e he IP address must be set on 127 0 01 This is adjusted if you click on the icon IDCam app is on this computers A i He Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help EN Automatic 7 Hold time sec vas Connect Setup IDCam IDCam EO Day time MI ay Connection to the IDCam z Int Meetin SET Over IP address of IDCam server p 7 EEE Bete a EX m G0 c 1 RO 50 EO LO IDCam app is on this computer hanmuumunnuuuuuunm Other settings Time cursor offset to IDCam 251 Bee 15 1 2 OPTIc2 camera and IDCam are connected at different PCs e Input the IP address of the PC of the IDCam Page 65 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 15 1 3 Offset between photo finish and IDCam In most cases the ID numbers of the athletes are not optimally readable at the finish line but some meters before Therefore it is of advantage to adjust a suitable offset time between IDCam and photo finish This shows you the best picture of the IDCam w
34. a 1428515007 VCl 1478561137 CI wn vei wirtu stop Enn _ sual Manual start time Date TER 150633090 133 0 H4 00 00 0000 fay 07112014 l400000 150633113 10331 UE 7 Pp HEH wey TOO 1534533 144 L06331 29087014 143030882 cl Wirin Page 55 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 12 3 Delete Line The active line in the heat list is deleted to activate a line click on this line 12 4 Insert Line Ed A line is inserted into the heat list always at the end of the list 12 5 Delete List mE This deletes the complete heat list 12 6 Erase all Times E Erases all the times of the heat list start time finish time run time 12 7 Import an Excel list X It is possible to import an Excel list into the OPTIC2NET heat list The Excel list must have the ending xls Excel 97 2003 file The Excel list must include all data of a competitor lane by lane It is not necessary to IENE an ua ix WB E D E F G H al meer LKT Cum Debes 9 Me Murray twm IRE Nikita metano l kaz 5 pm femensmeaon ma ma i s ww missi MAE MAE 7 7 Dmitriy Lozovoy u u 8 8 Fe esed 7 Wo NON 3 9 Pankaj Sinh IND IND 10 10 Jaskrat NLokesh KN IND u 11 ian jColis uco IRE 22 a 13 22 Pat jO Conluin UCD IRE 14 23 Brian Clifford WM IRE 5 24 25 17
35. able tripod is important for good pictures with a photo finish system Gear Head 410 Manual gear head to adjust the camera easily to the finish line The gear head allows a three dimensional adjustment of the camera Electronic Gear Head 410 E Electrical gear head to adjust the camera easily to the finish line The gear head allows a three dimensional adjustment of the camera from the software of the OPTIc2 It is ideal for a camera that is mounted out of reach of the operator e g on a high tripod ceiling Page 73 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 7 Distribution Box OCD2 The Distribution Box OCD2 is a professional accessory for your photo finish system It is of major advantage if the camera is far from the operator You can connect all cables from ex ternal devices to the OCD2 From the OCD2 to the camera you can use a network cable or an optical cable The Distribution Box OCD2 has an internal backup battery that also supplies the camera in case of a power failure for about one hour if you use a cable with power supply e g network cable 260 xx Further it includes a speech amplifier for communication between starter and timing operator Advantages of the Distribution Box synchronization of up to three connected photo finish cameras Connection of external devices next to the operator and not at the camera Built in converter for optical cable or network cable CAT5e with RJ45 Built in speech amplifi
36. all open files in the OPTIC2NET program and you can select in which meeting you can record races Only one meeting can be used for recording purpose The meeting that is selected for recording shows the following symbol Create new meet Ti Before you start to work with the OPTIC2NET you need to create a new meeting A meeting can be a single race or a series of competitions e g meeting over several days In this meet all the data of the meeting is stored The meeting is split in four sections Meet Session Events and Heats Example Meet opring Meeting Session Day 1 Event 100 m Qualification Heat Heat Load existing meet rs If you want to continue to work in an existing meet e g next day s sessions you have to open this meet You have to open a meet as well if you want to see results of this meet e g after a protest when you are already in another meet Delete Meet 5 It is possible to delete meets When deleting a meet you lose all information about this meet including all recorded images Import Meet It is possible to import a meet that was recorded on another PC with the OPTIc2NET soft ware Page 34 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE Export Meet It is possible to export a meet including all images so you can import it on another PC Print You can print lists for the race heat The list can e g be a start list bib list or result list Each list can have an integrated picture Save Save
37. ble to switch each cycle time between the gap and the x gpi symbol for same time by clicking on the arrow behind each time in the column The factory setup for the Cycle Time gap is 1 second 8 3 4 Menu Connection IF x m Timing Connection Sport Show Help RM E M I e il S EHE Automatic Hold time sec sf Setup IDCam D Day time IDCam Alge display IDCam See point 15 Integration of IDCam ALGE display Tto activate different modes for the ALGE TIMING display board D LINE or GAZ Run Time The running time of the active race that has the Finish focus is shown sa Automatic AUTO The running time of the active race that has the lt Finish gt focus is shown a If there is no running time the stopped time is shown for the duration of the lt Hold time gt After this hold time duration the time of day is shown until a new running time is active or until you activate a new race Time of Day D The display board shows the time of day hours and seconds Page 38 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE TIMING AEG OPTIc2Net General Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help Xe Typeofsport General Bii Ranking with precise time Type of sports Ranking method See point 6 1 Selection of Sport 8 3 6 Menu lt Show gt je m Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help SN Um s Docking Show Color Time Evaluation window 7 P cursor lines
38. c2 The photo finish system OPTIC2NET always works with time of day This means it registers a start time and a finish time From this two times the run time is calculated The start time and finish time are always stored with the highest timing precision of 1 10 000 second In order to have realistic start and finish times the OPTIC2 camera is automatically synchro nized with the PC time of your computer If you want to synchronize the OPTIC2 camera with another timing device this is also possible In the footer the time of day is shown on the right side GoTo W 5 7 210858079 210950990 5295 GoTo J 6 2 2008580479 210951965 53 92 Goto W 8 2108580479 210954916 5687 GoTo i 5 2108580479 Lan Hu EN ELA x asame 12 11 38 t Yellow Background time from PC No synchronization waiting for sync impulse Synchronization by internal or external impulse e To carry out an external synchronization e g with another timing device click on lt Tim ing gt and lt Synchronize master timer gt ak File Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help KS Olt Precision 1 10000 x Syrich master timer Timer Run time calculation c MENGE e he window below opens Input the time from which you start the internal clock and con firm it with Enter E Synchronize day time x Day time Show this dialog at program start Page 62 ALGE Ph
39. ces parts of the picture is missing It is possible to show such picture jumps time jumps with the Time Jump Marker Page 52 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 12 Heat List The heat list is a flexible list that combines competitor data and results for each heat Its lay out is very flexible to give the operator possibilities to configure this list up to his wishes The heat list can have headers T ZEX different from those of the amp E 5r x PK ER printed list start list result Active Rank Lane Last name Nation Start time Finish time Eun time Delta list It is possible to sort GoTo V 4 l Antunes Diogo POR 1920329683 192043642 10 68 021 a opt each column by clicking GoTo vf 3 2 Abrantes Arnaldo POR 15 30 32 9683 15438501 1054 Diy i EL on the column In this way GoTo y 6 3 Somasundaram Sug SUI 15920329683 Wreaths 731 1077 0 30 i GoTo V 2 3 Guirirab Dandago NAM 1920329683 192043550 1055 ni JOU uel eres sort by bib or um TAS Raa tte SOR S iri a ye Dy TANK very easily Golo W 5 8 Fongue Rolf SUI 1920329683 19204708 wa 7 Attention GoTo Wl 8 7 Baumann Andress SUI 192032955 192043953 10 05M Itis possible to change the GoTo Vi 6 8 DomogalaPatrick GER 192032968 19204 33 107 amafl order of the headers with l drag with the mouse 12 1 Field Selector ee 3 If you click on this icon the field selector opens for the heat list In the Field Selector
40. cessing system The recorded picture is stored on the hard disk of the PC bitmap format and can be printed anytime with a printer that supports Windows Page 9 Manual ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 2 Layout of the OPTIc2NET The layout of the software is completely adjustable You can dock in or dock out windows as you want You can store your favorite layout s so that it takes just a click to go back to it The main windows are e Overview Picture Photo finish picture in a small scale overview e View 1 e g evaluation picture or camera 1 e View 2 e g zoom picture or camera 2 e Camera Preview shows the current camera picture e Meet Browser shows the event structure meet session event and heat e Impulse Log list shows all timing impulses in chronological order e Heat List result list of the heat with adjustable fields Menu Bar Meeting Register Icon Bar Oberview View 1 View2 Time Window Impulse List St Pak Cmn Eo ro a di 2 07 8165 ont m yp Fi r 4 Emi ber riti a gif u L Poet unl i i LN I Bae A i l f ibb aC dI Ec lc JAEIC seam ms st SS oe _ ee Eee it uw d ri Camera dialog Footer Timing Window Camera Preview Meet Browser Competitor List Page 10 Manual ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 3 Select Language of OPTIC2 NET Software
41. cond you want scanned settings between 100 and Scan rate Pixel lag Power Supply 3000 lanes per second ES Camera dialoq C am 1 C B Pixel lag B Desired value Noise level The pixel lag is a delay be Regulator ar tween red green and blue p Vit sensor of the CCD chip If you set the pixel lag at zero and the scan rate is correctly adjusted you obtain a homogenous pic ture If the scan rate is not cor rectly set or the Coming from N is incorrect the picture will not be congruent c SEM 07 C Power Supply It shows the supply voltage of LI the camera The value must always be above 9 V Gain D Regulator and Desired Value 7 p If you activate the regulator it adjusts the brightness automat ically to the Desired value he automatic brightness ad justment works only in a limited area This function controls the digital gain I automatically If you want to change the ad justable value you can use the arrows form the Desired Value 40 50 50 4095 to set a new reference setting Coming from right Exposure E Noise Level The nose level is an important indicator for the quality of the picture The lower the noise level the fewer noises you have in the picture The noise level is also very important for the automatic recording lt Motio
42. cture Now you select Upper image part for adjusting the upper picture part or Lower image part for editing the lower picture part Use this to adjust the Pixel Lag if the scan rate is not well adjusted or if the competitors reach the finish with a speed that is too fast or too slow The pixel lag is also adjustable globally also for future re cordings see chapter 7 1 Possible Camera Settings The adjust ments you always apply to all evaluation windows EN When you click on this icon the picture that is shown right now in View 1 is exported 92 View2 In View 2 the same picture of the recorded image as in View 1 is shown but you can adjust another zoom factor e g zoom factor to see a part of the picture with a higher resolution It is not possible to evaluate a race in View 2 9 3 OvVverview In Overview you can zoom in up to 5 of the original picture It is used as overview for races with long recording time When adjusting a finish line we recommend to control the adjust ment by switching on black white Page 43 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 10 Timing Timing Window Before you start a race you should start the timing window with the heat that you want to start and execute the timing It is possible to start several heats in the timing window e g for row ing events when more races are on the water at the same time e Before you start a race you need to establish a race structure in
43. d by an electrician according to IEC 60364 1 Never touch the mains plug with wet hands Never touch live parts Cleaning Please clean the outside of the device only with a smooth cloth Detergents can cause damage Never submerge in water never open or clean with wet cloth The cleaning must not be carried out by hose or high pressure risk of short circuits or other damage Liability Limitations All technical information data and information for installation and operation correspond to the latest status at time of printing and are made in all conscience considering our past experience and knowledge Information pictures and description do not entitle to base any claims The manufacturer is not liable for damage due to failure to observe the manual improper use incorrect repairs technical modifications use of unauthorized spare parts Translations are made in all conscience We assume no liability for translation mistakes even if the translation is carried out by us or on our behalf Disposal If a label is placed on the device showing a crossed out dustbin on wheels see drawing the European directive 2002 96 EG applies for this device Please get informed about the applicable regulations for separate collection of electrical and electronical waste in your country and do not dispose of the old devices as household waste Correct disposal of old equipment protects the environment and humans against negative consequences C 4 W Operati
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45. e camera or distribution box the old software OPTIc2 has to be used We hope we can soon integrate the hardware update tool into the OPTIC2NET software also 16 1 Direct links to download the updates PC Software for the OPTIc2 OPTIc2n OPTIc20 http www alge timing com alge download software OPTIc2NETSetup exe IEEE1394 Driver for OPTIC2 http Awww alge timing com download Software Driver OPTlc2Driver exe Camera Hardware and Software http www alge timing com alge download uC OP Tlc2CameraFlash exe 16 2 Update of the OPTIc2 PC Software Update the new OPTIc2NET software like any other PC software by double clicking on the file OPTIc2NET Setup exe Please follow the instructions of the install program 16 3 Update of the Camera At the moment this only works with the old OPTlc2 software To update the camera start the OPTIC2 software with a connected camera For the update the camera must not be in test nor record mode e Click on System x OPTIc2 TEST e Click on Flashing devic ans File Race Work Image Evaluation Image svn Show Window es Time 0 wind Precision 1 71 BR Camera settings Star e Now the flash communication 3 ETE Zoom scale opens gE Meeting Ho Zoom with windows magnify e Select the device that you p Type of sport ity af event PO TP want to flash usually Cam1 m Color of time line e Open the file that you down 5 E cone loaded There is a hardware Compet
46. ecording It is possible to connect a push button at the camera red and black banana socket stop or Distribution Box OCD2 red and black banana socket C1 A for manual recording 10 2 3 Photocell Recording It is possible to connect a photocell at the camera red and black banana socket stop or DIN plug or Distribution Box OCD2 red and black banana socket C1 A or DIN plug The photocell is set up at the finish line so each competitor that goes through the finish also trig gers the photocell The advantage of the photocell is that you have automatic recording of pictures with an ideal recording duration and you have an accurate finish time on the display board 10 2 4 Motion Detection Sar i REC Recording lines The motion detection works with changes of the picture i i before after The camera compares the pixels from pixel line to pixel line and if there are changes in the pixels it starts to on iti record In the camera dialog under configuration it is possible to AA es Ot ERRASSE adjust the pixels of the camera for the motion detection glaciers ML bna LE This is very important for a good result since there is Len S 10 often movement in the background that you do not want from pixel 1 Threshold 12 to use for your recording e g flags moving spectators Q T The camera has vertically 1360 pixels When using the motion detection it is possible to select if you want to write the impulse time to the
47. ed WS2 Page 8 TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET ALGE ALGE 1 5 Function The line scan camera has not the usual aerial sensor e g like a video camera but a CCD line scan sensor The photo finish camera does not record a complete picture at once but only one vertical line The recording speed for this vertical line is adjustable until up to 3000 times per second Each line is stored on the hard disk and is shown on the screen in chrono logical order If something moves in front of the camera e g an athlete you receive a picture of it Each vertical line is allocated to a time The following example shows how a picture is recorded If you use a scan rate of 1 1000 seconds it means that the finish line is scanned 1000 times per second Each of these pic tures records a small piece of the object If the speed is adjusted correctly it shows the ob ject in the right size 4s ug l o The next example shows the same object but now crossing the finish line with a higher speed and the same scan rate of 1 1000 The shape of the recorded picture depends on the speed of the picture and the scan rate Therefore it is very important to record with the cor rect scan rate to get the realistic shape of the image The image below shows the object shortened if using the same scan rate as at a faster speed Of course the object is scanned less often under such circumstances Recorded Object Part of the OPTIC2 is an electronic image pro
48. ed on the opposite shore on which the photo finish camera is focused If the camera is aligned with this line it can be swiveled vertically until all lanes are displayed 6 7 Cycling Races We recommend using the selection Cycling under Type of sport when you do the photo finish for a cycling race The result list for street cycling needs a special way to show the time It shows riders that arrive in a group with a group time but the ranking is by arrival order The OPTIC2NET soft ware allows doing this automatically When you do the evaluation for each rider the run times are written in the column Run Times If you activate the column Time Cycle gt as well a column appears with the times Page 24 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET that are important for cycling including group times You can input the gap for the group time by clicking on the menu lt Setup gt than lt Heat list setting gt and then input the gap for the lt Cycle Time gt With this gap you set the time difference for the group A rider that has more delay to the previous finisher than the gap in this field will have a new time if he is within this gap time he will be listed in the same group of riders The factory setup for the Cycle Time gap is 1 second ak cx OPTIc2Net General Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help Language EE English United States a 44 Importa screen layout Import a list layout Export layout Exporta list
49. ely you can insert a PCl card or PCI Express card in a desktop PC Most IEEE1394 interfaces of desktops have a type A or C plug Notebook Most notebooks have an IEEE1394 interface included In most cases this is the 4 pin C type This plug does not supply other devices camera repeater through IEEE1394 Alternatively it is possible to plug a PC card also called PCMIC or CardBus or Express card for the Notebooks ALGE TIMING sells tested cards for IEEE1394 to use with different PC types PCI Card with IEEE 1394 sockets Desktop PC 1394PCI PCI Express Card with IEEE1394 sockets Desktop PC 1394PCle PC Card PCMCIA or CardBus with IEEE1394 sockets Notebook 1394PC Express Card with IEEE 1394 sockets Notebook 1394EXP Power Supply for IEEE1394 Notebook Interface Cards 16 VDC PS16F Page 70 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 2 IEEE 1394 Cable and Connections As many possible combinations of different plugs for IEEE1394 exist the cable is not included in the normal scope of supply Check the connection on your PC and camera decide what length you require and then specifically order the correct cable for your demands OPTIc2 connectors of type A and C OPTIc20 connectors of type C OPTIc2n connector for type A Depending on the PC you can have connectors of type A B or C ALGE CODE DESCRIPTION PICTURE ee 7 PS The following cables are available from ALGE IEEE 1394a cable 2 m 6 pin to 6 pin
50. ent is very important to have the competitors recorded correctly in the pic ture Coming from left means the competitors run into the finish from the left side seen from the camera If you select the finish direction incorrectly this results in a pixel delay between the red green and blue sensor The bibs would then be shown mirror inverted N Exposure At good light conditions leave this on day At bad light conditions at night select night Together with the gain range you can adjust the best picture quality at low light level Page 27 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 7 3 Camera Configuration JR ie wv Recording lines before after 200 200 Motion detection Check to pixel 1360 Diff Value 10 1300 10 P from pixel 1 Threshold 12 6 12 O Recording lines It is possible to adjust the recorded lines before and after triggering when using a photo cell This adjustment is very important for many sports in order to obtain a picture of the whole competitor Recording lines before recommendation for most sports 140 pixels Recording lines after recommendation for most sports 100 pixels P Motion detection It is possible to execute the automatic picture recording by changes in the picture In or der to get the best possible result it is possible to make some adjustments Area of the sensor that you want to check Adj
51. er to connect a headset for communication between starter and timing operator Connection of up to three independent input signals start IT finish for up to three differ ent photo finish cameras Built in battery pack to run the OCD2 and photo finish camera independently from mains Connection for the anemometer athletics Connection for protocol printer P5 Page 74 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 7 1 Connections of the Distribution Box OCD2 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 1011 12 1 I E 1 D UN I d i i 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 eee socket for RS232 interface LEES Socket for protocol printer P5 8 c Socket for photocell A 4 EE Socket for photocell B D ouis Socket for photocell C Oraison Socket for headset re Volume for headset Oana External power supply input 10 5 to 14 VDC 9 ee Socket GOF LC Duplex fiber optic cable to camera 10 Socket IEEE1394a 6 pin connection to PC iy m Socket RJ45 for Network cable to camera cross cable ee On switch o m Banana socket Impulse Start A CO 14s Banana socket Impulse Start B C3 Lan Banana socket Impulse Start C C6 IO Banana socket Impulse Stop A C1 T nsn Banana socket Impulse Stop B C4 18 xn Banana socket Impulse Stop C C7 T9 ores Banana socket display board identical with 20 2 sies Banana socket display board identical with 19 e sane Socket for anemometer Windspeed WS2 P2 canine Fuse for device 2
52. ete picture like normal cameras Connect OPTIC2 camera to PC via IEEE1394 cable network or glass fiber optical cable Connect external devices for start and finish Connect power supply for OPTIC2 camera green LED ready must be on Start OPTIC2NET software on PC The preview picture Cam preview shows the live camera scan picture Adjust scan rate A this is a sport specific value that is special for each sport or stadi um It depends on the speed of the object the distance and the zoom value focal length 7 Set Pixel lag B on zero This adjustment is optimal if the scan rate is corresponding with the actual speed 8 Depending on the brightness of Brightness the picture that you see on the monitor set the brightness of the lens or do it electronically in the Fockus Camera dialog R 9 Aim the camera at the finish line a m by looking along the sight 13 page 6 10 Adjust the focus at zoom lens or for a motor zoom through soft ware at lt Focus gt Q 11 Adjust the section of the lens that you want on the screen with zoom for a zoom lens When us ing a motor zoom adjust it from the software with lt Zoom gt S 12 Adjust camera that it scans the finish line and that it records the picture including the complete finish line and everybody moving through it 13 Check if you are on the finish line by clicking in the lt Cam preview gt window on x Set to black and white Cam previe
53. gt you can activate different headers for the list Active To activate or deactivate a competitor or track e g for empty tracks Aus delta Special calculated time behind for Australian horse racing Average speed Average speed in the race This works only if you input a distance for the event Bib Bib number ID number of competitor Club City City of competitor Code Class Class of competitor e g for use to export to other software Cycle time Club Club of competitor Delta Code Code of competitor often there is a code from federations Disa Cycle time For cycling run time for winner difference for others with group time yue Delta Time behind the winner UM Disqu Disqualification of competitor You can select different reasons for the dis CES qualification e g DNS did not start DNF did not finish DISQ disquali fication etc If you want to change a competitor from a disqualified sta tus to an active status again you have to check him in the field Activate ema nm Distance For races where not every competitor has the same distance If you have oce deer the same distance for all competitors you input it in Event enc same Finish time Shows finish time after evaluation of competitor Horse owner First name First name of competitor Horse units Gender Gender sex of competitor Jump Group name It is possible to use different groups for the ranking see also amp km time Horse driver Jockey of the hor
54. hen you make the result for an athlete Connection to the IDCam software SICLBServerOnSamePC 127 0 0 1 IDCam app is on this computer Input the offset time that is best suitable for your use Other settings Time cursor offset toT 150 sec 15 2 Integration of the IDCam at the same PC e Start the OPTIC2 NET software e Make sure that the photo finish camera OPTIC2 works You must see the picture of the camera e Start the IDCam software e Make sure that the IDCam works You must see the picture of the camera on the moni tor e Click in the menu on System e Click on Connect to IDCam IDCam IDCam not connected S WR 1 MM Icon in the footer has a red background Connection with IDCam activated but no connection yet Eg mr Icon in the footer has a yellow background IDCam connected and works Wam B Icon in the footer has a green background Page 66 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 16 How to keep the OPTIc2 updated Keep the OPTIC2NET software updated We permanently work on the software and add new functions or improvements The camera and distribution box also have integrated software that should be updated from time to time In case camera or distribution box need an update you receive a feedback on the PC monitor after starting the OPTIC2NET software At the moment the camera and distribution box update is not possible in this software To up date th
55. horse length is defined with 0 17 s and other 0 2 s Page 18 ALGE ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 6 1 5 Dog Race AU X x He Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help Xe Type ofsport Dograce E Ranking with precise time is fixed to 0 07 is fixed to 0 17 is T to 0 20 Type of sports Banking method Horse ordog units You can adjust the time for a dog length 6 1 6 Rowing Canoe You have several parameters that you can adjust to get the country specific results 6 1 7 Cycling You have several parameters that you can adjust to get the country specific results 6 2 Sports with Individual Starts The camera can be directed straight to the finish line as the athletes cannot be occluded by each other We recommend using the selection lt General gt under lt Type of sport gt 6 3 Track and Field Athletics We recommend using the selection Track and field with anemometer gt or Track and field without anemometer gt under Type of sport For track and field you should have an angle of the camera to the outside lane of a minimum of 20 If you have a smaller angle it is possible that athletes occlude each other The maxi mal angle should not exceed 50 The camera has to be directed straight to the finish line N a Ano N To calculate the camera angle it is necessa gla E DeL to know the measurements H L1 and L2 j B min 20 about 2m L1
56. ide of the picture picture 1 e Select the Lane direction lane 1 is on top or bottom of the picture m T m um e Select a good visible color by pressing fex SO you can see the lanes well e Move the mouse on a lane marker until is shown picture 2 e Press the left mouse button and move the line marker to the position that you need picture 3 T gt 4 e Repeat the same for all lanes picture 4 Page 49 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE e Now the lane number k uating the time z is shown e g lane 2 next to the mouse cursor when eval It is also possible to copy the lane setting to other heats or to all heats that are in the meet browser and do not have any pictures yet This is e g important if you change the camera optically e g zoom out during a competition day In such a case you set the lanes so it fits to the new camera adjustment and then click on Export lane setting and afterwards lt Im port lane setting to prepared heats 11 4 BIB Evaluation 13 Make the evaluation with bib numbers ID number e g for events with a mass arrival at the finish In this evaluation each competitor needs a bib number that is good visible e Move the lt Time Curser gt to the correct position for the evaluated competitor e Press the right mouse button e Input the bib number e lf you use the group mode you can also enter the group group is not possible
57. ime 09 58 32 Meet Session Event Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET Click on event and input the event name For athletics events you have to select the on the right side e g Men Quali 100 m distance for the automatic use of the anemometer s Meet browser Event 1 Heat 1 s n Meet browser Men Quali 100 m Heat 1 n x Int Meeting 2014 Discipline Distance Discipline Men Quali 100 Distance Event 1 Heat 1 Number Order Number Scheduled time Meet Session Event Heat Meet Session Event Heat Click on heat and input the heat name on the right side e g Men Quali 100 m E Meet browser Men Quali 100 m Heat 1 x Int Meeting 2014 ae Morning aie Men Quali 100 m eris Gat 17 Start time Heat name Heat number 1 Wind Meet Session Event Heat e f you want to insert additional sessions move the mouse to Session 1 of the race struc ture and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu opens and you click on lt ln sert new session gt e f you want to insert additional events move the mouse to Event of the race structure and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu opens and you click on Insert new event e f you want to insert additional heats move the mouse to Heat of the race structure and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu ope
58. ition number Hace Flashing aids and software file that you Distance D bene must upload It is necessary 1G to upload both files It does not matter which one first flashing devices open file File send file Target downloading programming Page 67 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 17 Technical Data of the OPTIc2n All technical data is the same for the camera OPTIc2 and OPTIc2o0 but the OPTIc2n has dif ferent connections Measuring Range 23 hours 59 minutes 59 9999 seconds Quartz Frequency TCXO 20 000 MHz temperature compensated quartz oscillator Frequency Deviation Temperature 2 5 ppm at 10 to 70 C 0 009 sec per hour Ageing 1 ppm per year Frequency Adjustment 0 1 ppm at 25 C Power Supply 9 to 34 VDC Temperature Range O0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Recording of Pictures on the hard disk of PC Storing the Races internal hard disk external hard disk recordable CD recordable DVD memory stick etc Input Impulse input resistance 10 kOhm against 5V resolution with 1 Volt falling flank hysteresis about 2 Volt Output 5V DC stabilized total max 120 mA Operation keys PC keyboard and mouse Connections 11 start input banana socket Green input channel O start Black ground 10 finish input banana socket Hed input channel 1 finish i Black ground 2 S DIN socket input channel O start 3 PR in
59. l fiber connector 4 Socket for motor zoom 2 SNR Socket for photocell 2 x A 6 Fuse for camera F1 T1 6A rm Input for external power supply 9 to 36 VDC o MER LED for OK status Discs Banana Socket Data output for display board 10 Banana Socket Finish Impulse 11 Banana Socket Start Impulse 2 x i 12 Spirit level 13 Sight to aim the camera at the finish line 14 RJ45 socket for CAT5 cable 12 Page 6 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 1 Introduction This manual can also be opened directly in the OPTIC2NET software pdf file by pressing the key lt F1 gt or if you go to the menu HELP and click on F1 Open the user manual The ALGE OPTIC2 system is an electronic photo finish system with integrated evaluation soft ware The Line Scan Camera CCD image sensor scans every movement on the finish line records it on the hard disk of the PC and displays it on the PC screen It is at any time possi ble to print the picture The photo finish system is built with latest technology The camera has an improved CCD line scan sensor that is suited to take excellent pictures at all possible light conditions The system allows up to 3000 lines per second A vertical resolution is possible of up to 1360 pixel at 16 8 million colors 24 bit 1 1 Models We offer three photo finish cameras The standard model OPTlc2 has only standard Firewire connections IEEE1395 whereas the model
60. layout A ARE Dustin m xport a screen layou Lie port a list layou Cercle tim amp BENT 00 00 01 0000 Language OPTIc2 devices Layouts 00 01 I ai Test 141001 X _ Example of a Printed Result List for Cycling Results list Cycling Festival Date 29 08 2014 Lustenau Start time 13 55 00 Wettkampf 1 Women Location Lustenau Center Distance 25000 Organizer Actual start time 13 37 50 Session name Street Races Number 1 1 1 Nation Average speed 285 COHEN Susan GER GBRI9571031 28 36 3233 41 95 km e 289 BELL Tracy GBR GBRI9640117 lt gt 41 94 km e 282 JOHNSON Kimbery USA USA19561007 c r 41 984 km a 288 M LLER Renate GER GER19610420 lt 41 93 km a 2902 LAKES Anne GER X GBR18560105 3 41 92 kmo 287 MILLER Catherine GBR GBR19600505 lt lt 41 92 krve 284 ANDERSON Marion NOR NOR19600125 41 92 kmo 290 HRUBESCH Ciwistine GER GER19621029 41 91 km a 283 KONIG Brigitte GER GER19591101 29018 41 88 kme 316 FRANZ Maria GER X GER19491126 549 37 8 34 86 km e 319 SCHLEPPER Elizabeth AUS AUS19441022 c 34 85 km a 3413 LAHM Doris GER GER 8540506 S 34 85 km a 314 DICKENSON Tracy USA USAT9540507 gt gt 34 85 kine 381 BELINDA Anetia BEL BEL19340514 amp 01 4178 29 FLAVRE Martine FRA FRA19590727 9 49 0536 31 23 km e 311 JASON Mana GER X GER18521222 10 29 2441 30 70 km e 361 HEINRICH Brinhikte GER GER19390121 16 37 BB8 26 53 km e 370 MIGRET Paula FRA FRA193407 16 26
61. layout of a heat list is completely adjustable see also 12 Heat List Import a list layout It is possible to load the default layout of a heat list or a layout that the operator creat ed himself Export a list layout It is possible to store the present layout of the heat list Page 37 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 8 3 3 5 Other Settings Heat List Setting 3 So far the only adjustment is the Cycle Time under Other settings and Heat List Setting Cycle Time For the result list for street cycling needs a special way to show the time It shows riders that arrive in a group with a p group time but the ranking is by arrival order The OP Heat list TIc2NET software allows doing this automatically settings When you do the evaluation for each rider it will write the run times in the column Run Times If you activate as well the column Time Cycle gt it will show you a column with the times that are important for cycling including group times The gap for the group time you can input by clicking on the menu Setup than Heat list setting and then input the gap for the Cycle Time With this gap you set the time difference for the group A rider that has more delay to the previous finisher than the gap in this field will have a new time if he is within Run time this gap time he will be listed in the same group of riders Cycle tine 00 00 00 000 M 28 363 26353 It is possi
62. lculation of the run time the run time is converted to the adjusted precision Page 35 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 8 3 3 Menu lt Setup gt a E 3 OPTIc2Net General File Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help QU Language EE English United States les NES m a um yal e Camera Distribution Import a Export a Importa Exporta Heat list Box screen layout screen layout list layout list layout settings Language OPTIc2 devices Screen layouts Heat list layouts Other settings In the menu lt Setup gt you can adjust several settings for the software and hardware 8 3 3 1 Language fal Select the language of the software and printed lists At the moment you can select the fol lowing languages EH German Germany Dutch The Netherlands B English United States de Finnish Finland EE German Germany 8 B Italian Italy ES Norwegian Bokmal Norway 4B Japanese Japan The language selection menu is always in English so that everybody can still read it if the software is e g in Japanese 8 3 3 2 OPTIc2 devices Here you can adjust the OPTIc2 hardware such as the camera OPTIc2 or the distribution box OCD2 Camera a See point 7 Setting the Camera Distribution Box Ss In case you use a distribution box see OPTIC2 accessory you can adjust as follows tart EE D C DEG Select which channels are used for a start ned 3 impulse Usual CO is used for start F
63. led To guaran tee this the camera is equipped with a spirit level on its back Page 16 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 5 2 Focusing the Camera An important factor to receive good quality photo finish images is to focus the camera Only a good adjustment of the aperture focus guarantees good pictures Additionally it is im portant that you select the correct scan rate 5 2 1 Adjustment of Focus Aperture Brightness Adjust the aperture with the first front ring of the lens Zoom for manual lenses If you have a motorized zoom Fockus execute the adjustment from the OPTIc2NET soft l ware on the PC see chapter 7 4 Motor Zoom Lens Adjustment Adjust the zoom so that you see the required finish area on the monitor Look at the middle part of the finish line The more details you see at this part of the picture the better is the adjustment 5 2 2 Scan Rate fas Aleta a The finish line is scanned by the photo finish 3 camera between 100 and 3000 times per sec ond The adjustable scan rate depends on the speed of the object that you want to record and of the distance between the camera and the recorded object Scan rate Pixel lag Power Supply Desired value Moise level Regulator re 27 41 FE As reference value for the scan rate for different sports at a full vertical camera resolution of Ee 1360 pixel refer to below stated table please E cs note that the give
64. ling Click on Sport Click on the arrow at the right side of Type of sport A pull down menu opens and shows the possible selections Click on the sport that you want to use If it does not show your sport select General 6 1 1 General Use for sports that are not listed below It is adjusted for general use standard 6 1 2 Track and Field with Anemometer Set this mode for track and field when using an ALGE TIMING anemometer WS2 If you select the correct distance for each heat the wind measurement is executed automatically When selecting track and field it also executes the time calculation by IAAF rules rounding the time always up to the next 1 100 6 1 3 Track and Field without Anemometer Set this mode for track and field when not using an ALGE TIMING anemometer WS2 e g for indoor events or without ALGE TIMING anemometer When selecting track and field the time calculation is carried out according to IAAF rules always rounding up to the next 1 100 6 1 4 Horse Race A x OPTIc2Net Horse race Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help E Type of sport Horserace gu Ranking with precise time race is fixed to 0 20 method pres eats Ranking method Horse or dog units Calculation of kilometer time You have several parameters that you can adjust to obtain the country specific results that you need In many countries there are different values used for the results e g depending on the country a
65. n detection gt At a noise level of 40 or higher is motion de tection almost impossible F Intensity of the Colors R Red G Green B Blue The color modulation is shown Colors can be adjusted by using levers H 1 and J G Intensity Brightness It shows the level of brightness small bar dark picture large bar bright picture You can adjust the brightness at the lens or with the lever K Page 26 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET TIMING 7 2 Sensor Adjustments e ae Gain M L Coming from e eft right M Exposure N H Lever for Red To adjust the red color of the camera At daylight we recommend to leave red adjust ment on 40 Lever for Green To adjust the green color of the camera At daylight we recommend to leave green ad justment in the middle on 50 J Lever for Blue To adjust the blue color of the camera At daylight we recommend to leave the blue ad justment in the middle on 50 K ntensity Brightness Electronic brightness adjustment If possible do not move this lever all the way to the top or bottom Such an adjustment will influence the picture quality in a negative way L Gain The brightness can be enhanced electronically The adjusted value should be 1 if possi ble If you have too low light conditions at this gain range you go up with the value until you have the best possible picture quality M Coming from Finish Direction This adjustm
66. n values may vary extremely if one of the above given parameter does not T 8 l apply values stated in lines per second e Athletics 1200 to 1800 e Horse Racing Gallop 1200 to 3000 e Horse Racing Trotting 1200 to 2000 ka ie AE s e Rowing 100 to 250 e Cycling Street 2000 to 3000 uer e Cycling Track 2500 to 3000 i e Greyhound 1000 to 1500 e Short Track 400 to 1000 e Cross Country Skiing 1700 to 2700 vue maesti e Biathlon 1700 to 2700 e Ski Cross 2000 to 3000 e Boarder Cross 2000 to 3000 eoe e Ski Alpine 2000 to 3000 a Page 17 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 6 Photo Finish for Different Sports It is possible to use the photo finish OPTIc2 for almost all sports The software OPTIC2NET allows you to measure the start time finish time and run time 6 1 Selection of the Type of Sport The software OPTIC2NET has integrated the most common sports that use photo finish If you select the sport sport specific adjustments open or rules that are specific for this sport are included e g for athletics the time calculation works differently than in any other sport Fe Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help XE Typeofsport General Ei Ranking with precise time ki General Track and field with anemometer Track and field without anemometer Ranking method Rowing Canoe i Cyc
67. ndow opens the time window JA Camera settings opens a window where you can make the camera adjustments Display Board Run Time Display Board Automatic Mode 44 Display Board Time of Day Page 32 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE TIMING 8 2 Footer The footer is a status bar that shows the connected devices of the system and some basic information 7 2108580479 2108580479 2108580479 21 09 50 990 5295 2109 51965 53 92 2109 54 916 56 87 210858 0479 Distribution Box OCD2 If a Distribution Box OCD2 is connected this symbol must have a green background If no Distribution Box is integrated into the system the back ground is red When clicking with the left mouse button on this icon a pull down menu opens to adjust some OCD2 functions OPTIC2 Camera This icon must be green for confirming a working communication with the camera If the icon is red there is no communication between PC and camera Then check the connection of the camera if the camera has power supply green LED ready must be on or if the driver for the IEEE1394 connection is working When clicking with the left mouse button on this icon a pull down menu opens where you get to the camera dialog camera adjustment IDCam This icon is red if you have no IDCam connected It is yellow if the con nection with the IDCam is activated but communication is not successful It is green if the communication with the IDCam
68. ng ranges and interferences ES The ALGE WTN operates in 4 2 GHz frequency band the same as WLAN This is also used by other services The operating range as well as the operation may be disturbed by devices working at the same or neighboring frequencies Copyright by ALGE TIMING GmbH All rights reserved Any duplication either in full or in part requires the prior written consent of the copyright holder Page 2 ALGE ALGE TIMING Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET Declaration of Conformity We declare that the following products comply with the requirements of the listed standards We ALGE TIMING GmbH Rotkreuzstrasse 39 A 6890 Lustenau declare under our sole responsibility that the photo finish camera of the type OPTIc2 OPTIc20 and OPTIc2n is in conformity with the following standard s or other normative documents s Safety EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 EMC EN55022 2006 A1 2007 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN61000 3 3 2008 Additional Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC also the EMC Directive 2004 108EG and accordingly carries the CE marking Lustenau 10 02 2010 ALGE TIMING GmbH Veter Albert Vetter General Manager Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Manual Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET Table of Contents uiigero lLeyi o p accesses secre UTI OESTE 7 1 1 MOGO
69. nish Line of Athletics Track The finish line must be painted in white on the track At the point where the track markings cross each other on the finish line you must have a black marker see drawing This marker is necessary so that you see on the monitor the lanes white and the lane markers black if picture set on black and white mode If you have the picture of the track and markers inverse you are not positioned on the finish line The camera has an aim to make a rough adjustment You have to make the final ad justment on the monitor For this adjustment we recommend to set the camera picture on the PC monitor to black and white If you use the OPTIC2 with a Tripod F STATIV6 with a height of 3 66 m for the camera you should use a wide angle lens for a track with 8 lanes Otherwise you do not cover all 8 lanes or you are too far away and have a very flat angle with the runners not being captured completely Wide Angle Lens L8 5 8 5 mm Stadium with 6 Tracks Tripod about 1 5 m from the nearest track Stadium with 8 Tracks Tripod about 1 7 m from the nearest track Track 1 5 mm Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 m Track 8 Fhotofinish Camera Black markers are necessary for the track finish line We recommend to make these over the half finish line 25 mm at the beginning of the line seen from the running direction This will help to make the adjustment of the photofini
70. nput important information about the meeting session event and heat As soon as you lt Create a new race gt you are asked to input a lt Meet name gt fe Create a new meet ac Meet name City Mation Organizer Promoter Timing name Altitude Entry date 04 07 2014 Type of spart General ZEE Here you can also input other important information for the meeting that is also printed Im portant is to also select the correct SPORT Type of sport there are sport specific differ ences in the OPTIC2NET software As soon as you Create a new race a default meet browser is configured for this meeting In most cases the photo finish system is used with a sport specific evaluation program that can provide the data to OPTIC2NET In this case you can import the complete race structure from this program If you have to build your own race structure you have to follow the steps as below The default meet browser automatically shows the meeting name that you created MeetbrowserEvent Heat 0 Click on session and input the session name on the right side e g morning Meet bosen Event Cc Ela OD I D JEA aie Event 1 Heat name Heat 1 Heat number i Scheduled time Start time Meet Session Event I Int Meeting 2014 ele Event 1 Heat 1 Page 59 Name Session 1 Number 1 Location Type Date 04 07 2014 Scheduled t
71. ns and you click on Insert new heat gt Meet Men Quali 400 m MQ1 400m Meet browser Women Quali 10m WQ2 100m Int Meeting 2024 ae Morning Ei Men Quai 100 m 2 M vos E o 2 MQ2 100m za 093300 Bl onis 093600 Wind m s Bl oco Ej o Ell women Quai 100 m Morning ee Men Quali 100 m Bl oroo Bg 023000 A ooi 093300 Pal MQ3 100m 023600 Start time A MQ4 100m 02 39 00 Wind Heat name Heat name Heat number Heat number 6 Scheduled time Scheduled time 09 48 00 Start time 9 56 27 5350 ale Women Quali 100 m PA worm 09 45 00 2 Tct WQ2 100m 094800 PR wo3 200m 025200 P amp wo3 200m 0255 00 a Men Quali 400 m PAMET rU 10500 ABB on Fa 094500 WOQ2 100rm 09 48 00 PR wos 200m EI Men Quali 400 m PR morsom 10 15 00 A MQ2 400m 10 20 00 oe Mmmm mm Musi ANN m MQ2 400m 102000 em Women Quali 400 m Meet Session Event Heat Meet Session Event Heat S MURS AM ns hr Page 60 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE TIMING e It is also possible to insert several heats at once Move the mouse to the heat were you want to add below new heats and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu opens and you click on Insert new heat Heat name Heat number Scheduled time e Adjust the amount of heats that you want to insert and then click on Insert more new heats Page 61 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 14 Synchronizing of the OPTI
72. oto Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE If you always want to have such synchronization when you start the OPTIC2NET software click on Show this dialog at program start e he start gun icon is now shown which means the system is ready for a sync impulse e T re Synchronize day time E Preload time k 08 00 00 0000 Enter amp D0 00 If you want to synchronize it with another timing device connect the start banana sockets of both systems with each other green with green black with black e Make an external impulse on channel CO start channel or by clicking with the mouse on the start gun icon Page 63 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE T T 15 Integration of IDCam The IDCam is a webcam that is controlled by the timing and records the finish arrival The pur pose of the IDCam is to read the ID number of each athlete for a fast and efficient result With the IDCam the operator of the photo finish system does not depend on the written finish proto col and he can start to evaluate the result immediately after the finish arrival The OPTIC2 NET software allows you to integrate the AGE IDCam This has the advantage that the recording of the IDCam is also controlled by the OPTIC2 NET software and also that the picture of the IDCam moves synchronous with the movement of the photo finish picture 22 48 Be i LNF S wA ALGE TIMING Page 64 ALGE Photo Finish OP
73. put channel 1 stop S PE common ground 4 4 input external supply 9 34 VDC Dis output 5 VDC stabilized 6 input channel 2 intermediate time 5 s display board banana socket Yellow output data Black ground Ganan motor zoom 1 empty 2 inns empty San Focus near D acis Iris open T ard Zoom out 8 Focus far LM IEEE 1394a 6 pol M GOF LC duplex glass optical fiber connector 14 CAT5e cable with RJ45 plug T power supply C _ Ground 49 to 34VDC Page 68 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE Requirements for IEEE 1394 interface for PC Compatibility IEEE 1394A or 1394B OHCI compatible Transfer Rate min 400 MBit per second Minimum Requirements for the PC Desktop or Notebook Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 Processor Intel i5 or better Hard Disk minimum 250 GB the faster the better Storage minimum 4 GB RAM Graphic minimum 128 MB graphic RAM Monitor resolution minimum 1024 x 800 better 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1024 or 1920 x 1200 Interface IEEE 1394A or 1394 OHCI compatible Display Board Interface display board Transfer Format 1 start bit 8 data bit no parity bit 1 stop bit Transfer Speed 2 400 Baud Transfer Protocol ASCII Data Format The data format has 24 ASCII characters The 24th character is carriage return It sends every 1 10 second one data string The fourth characte
74. r is a point for the running time running time a blank for a zero time or a C for a stop time run time For a standing time run time you can have depending on the adjusted precision 1 10 1 100 1 1000 or 1 10 000 seconds Using this adjustment only the winner time is sent to the interface and intermediate times d 2 123456789012345678901234 Number of ASCII characters C HH MM SS zht CR runtime with 1 10000 precision HAS MMe SSZ CR running time the fourth character for running time the 17th character for separation between seconds and 1 10 seconds HH hours MM minutes SS seconds C 1 10 seconds Hegan 1 100 seconds depending on the precision Tons 1 1000 seconds depending on the adjusted precision CR the 24th character is Carriage Return Page 69 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 Accessories for Photo Finish For the ALGE photo finish we offer very useful accessories 18 1 IEEE 1394 PC Interface Depending on the PC there are different possibilities for the IEEE1394 connection to the cam era Depending on the connectors of the PC and camera as well as the camera distance to the PC you have to select the ideal cable see next page Desktop PC Most desktop PCs have an IEEE1394 interface included You can use this interface but in most cases these interfaces do not allow to supply the camera or cable with repeater directly from the PC by using the IEEE1394 cable Alternativ
75. s banana socket 1 x RS232 DIN socket 1 x Printer DIN socket 3 x Photocells DIN socket 1 x Headset DIN socket 1 x Windspeed WS2 1 x Camera IEEE1394a 6pol bilingual 1 x Camera GOF LC duplex glass optical fiber 1 x Power Supply 9 15 VDC 1 x Mains 100 240 VAC Page 78 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE Page 79 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE Subject to changes Copyright by ALGE TIMING GmbH Rotkreuzstr 39 6890 Lustenau Austria www alge timing com Page 80
76. se Lane Horse name Name of the horse Last name Horse owner Owner of the horse Missing laps Horse units Distance between horses in finish e g nose neck heat length etc TW Jump If you have a run time for a competitor and you click on the Go To the x picture with the time line shows this competitor Km time Special calculated time for horse racing Lane For events that use lanes e g athletics Last name Last name of competitor EI Missing laps For events that have laps For the ranking first the competitors that have egeret no missing laps are calculated and ranked with the time then the competi Saeed tors with one missing lap etc Ean ieee Nation Nation of competitor Start time Rank Rank of competitor Team name Reserve Five reserve fields are available for your own use of text Year Run time Shows the calculated run time calculation form start time and finish time Start time Start time of the competitor Team name Team name of competitor Year Year of birth of competitor Page 53 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 12 2 Group Mode If you click on this icon the 4s heat list is shown separated by group names Of course it is necessary to input a group mode and to input bib and group with the evaluation use lt Bib evaluation fe In the group mode it is possible to use the same bib numbers in each group The group mode is not available if you select lt Track and field with anemometer gt
77. sh camera more preceise to the finish line Page 22 ALGE ALGE Photo Finish OPTIC2 NET 6 3 1 Zero Control for Athletics Start Control There is the possibility to record the flame of the start gun fired on the start line or flash of the e Start With this test the referee can see that the time in the picture is correct without any delay If you select this mode the start sequence is also recorded Load the prepared Heat in the Timing container by double click in the meet browser Click on the button Activate test start on C1 Now the next start will be recorded Click on Timing and select the precision on 1 1000 or 1 10000th Prepare the start gun or e Start as for a normal race at the finish line Lay the start gun or e Start on the finish line and put something dark e g black paper under the start gun or e Start where the smoke comes out of the barrel or the e Start flashes to get a better contrast e Fire start gun or e Start e The start shot or flash is automatically recorded and shown in the picture on the screen At the start of the flame in the picture the If you move the time cursor inside the flame you time must show 0 000 must see that the time increases e g 0 001 sec m x n PRESE imm m EE ee ad je lt a me I s A Event 1 Heat 1 5g cy Event I Heat 1 sz 0 000 0001 It is possible
78. sor lines Automatic i colors M BHENHEEHEHNEHEB WHHENHENHH us More Colors Evaluation Colors It is possible to select the color of the Time cursor and Evaluation lines Time Evaluation cursor Y lines v Automatic HENHNHEHNEENH BEEBE ES BS cmnmmummu Ln HOTENE m te oo a eee n s bea m Automatic BHEHMNBMENBEN BHENHNHEHNHEE BENI More Colors 21 hd 22 m More Colors Page 40 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 8 3 Menu lt Help gt A Ec X He Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help rm OPTIcZMet Software Version 1 1 7 11 EB F1 Open the user manual Information In the menu Help you can see the current version number of the software and you get to the manual of the software The manual will be shown as a pdf file You can also open the manual by pressing the key F1 If you press on the arrow behind the software version it will open a table that shows all the information about the software and hardware of the system OCD Software DCO Hardware Production date MO7 Y12 Serial number 60 Caml Software 14 70 2014 Caml Hardware 1504 2013 Production date MOO YOO Serial number 1 Page 41 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 9 Evaluation Windows The software OPTIC2NET allows you to see the photo finish picture in three different win dows The window
79. start time for the complete class you must first switch to the class mode by clicking on the icon amp 12 2 1 1 Import a Start Time from the Impulse Log for a Class UzB NOR Mation Start time GER IRE IRE THA 16 51 00 0625 156510000625 16 51 00 0625 l1 amp 51 00 0625 16 51 00 0625 LES 100 0628 LES 100 0628 1051000628 1051000628 15651300625 LES 00 0625 Nation Start time GER IRE UZB NOR IND IND IRE 1651000628 1051000628 1651000628 16 51 00 0628 15651300625 1651 00 0628 15100 0628 1 amp 5100 0628 16513000628 165 100 0628 Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET Finish time E1X10172 amp 1310057 amp 1310776 513 10 556 E1T108 5 amp 1310745 amp 13104956 amp 1311672 81 11879 13 11 505 E1312 683 amp 1310465 amp 1310551 E1311090 amp 1311413 amp 13 11312 E1312001 E amp 1312480 amp 1312174 E1312 771 Kun time 1310172 Z13 10 057 21310776 Z1310 556 Z1310878 Z1310745 2135 10496 Z1311L672 21311879 21311505 Run time 213 12 683 21310465 21310651 27 13 11 090 21311413 xix Zix12001 21312 460 1312 174 21312 771 e Grab with the mouse the start time in the log list that you want to import e Release the start time over the field Start Time next to the mouse it must now show a 12 2 1 2 e Click with the right mouse button on the field Start Time Input a Start Time for a Class 29 08 2014 29 08 2014 ng nja Th TT
80. t in front of the finish line e Activate the race mode and record e Move the camera slowly in running direction over the finish line e g move the gear head with constant speed in horizontal direction A normal deformed picture of the finish area is originated Print that part of the picture that shows the finish line End the race and start the test mode Move the camera until the pixels show a similar pattern as in the area of the finish line in the printed picture e lf a mirror is installed test if the mirror is also captured by the camera when someone moves across the finish line For horse races it is possible to adjust different sport specific adjustments for the evaluation e g horse units or kilometer time 6 5 Dog Races We recommend using the selection Dog Race under Type of sport Please read the description for track and field For dog races no painted finish line exists Read the above section of horse races and adjust the camera as described as well for dog races 6 6 Howing or Canoe We recommend using the selection Rowing Canoe under Type of sport Please follow the instructions for athletics and horse racing For rowing and canoeing you have no finish line and the buoys are often not fixed exactly on the finish line If possible have the buoys adjusted so they are exactly on the finish line This facilitates adjustment and evaluation a lot lane identification Usually a finish line is situat
81. ter RJ45 1394 or a Distribution Box OCD2 The camera model OPTIc2n and Distribution Box OCD2 can be con nected directly with the network cable without additional adapter RJ45 1394 The network cable is used for distances from 10 to 80 m RJ45 1394 OPTIc2 Camera Power Supply PS12A 100 240 VAC Specifications of the network cable e Cross cable CAT5 max 50m e Cross cable CAT6 max 65m e Cross cable CAT7 max 80m The network cable reels offered by ALGE TIMING with 50 m or 80 m cable have a larger cop per diameter and are made for heavy duty The larger copper diameter is important to supply the camera directly from the Distribution Box OCD2 via network cable 4 4 Camera connected at Distribution Box OCD2 If you have a Distribution Box OCD2 you can connect the camera with an Ethernet CAT7 cross cable with RJ45 plugs or an optical cable direct at the Distribution Box Using a cross cable the camera is also supplied by the Distribution Box When using the special ALGE TIMING cable reel cross cable it is possible to supply the cam era up to 80 m with this cables With standard cable it is only possible up to about 30 m The maximal cable length of such a cable is 80 m From the distribution box to the PC you have to use an IEEE1394 cable m gi PC for Photofinish Distribution Box OCD OPTIc2n Camera Camera is powered through CAT7 cable directly from Distribution Box OCD2 Page 13 Manual ALGE
82. that the flame flash is not shown very sharp in the picture The reason is the pixel lag Either you must correct the pixel lag or you must switch to the black white mode Switch between color picture and black white picture with button 6 3 2 Evaluation for Athletics If you select athletics the group function will not work If you make the results by using BIB evaluation l it is possible to input the bib number or the lane number This function is very helpful if you have a long dis tance race and the athletes have a side number with the track In most cases the bib number is not reada ble but the track number side number is easy to read Page 23 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 6 4 Horse Races alk OPTIc2Net Horse race File Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help 8 Type of sport Horse race M Ranking with precise time fixed to 0 07 Type of International Finnish race v fixed to 0 20 eti O method Type of sports Ranking method Horse or dog units Calculation of kilometer time We recommend using the selection Horse Race under Type of sport Please read the description for track and field For horse races no painted finish line exists but there might be a mirror that should be focused on As the picture of a photo finish camera always shows the same pixels it is often difficult to focus correctly on the finish line We recommend the following trick e Set the camera with the sigh
83. the communication between starter and timing operator This means the timing operator connects the headset to the OCD2 and is able to communicate with the starter using the start wire for the communication No ad ditional cable is necessary Page 76 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 7 2 2 Horse Racing with Several Tracks Horse race tracks often have more than one track next to each other e g sand track and grass track For such an installation a Distribution Box makes the cable installation for the cameras and external devices much simpler Display Board D LINE Photofinish camera OPTIc2n Mirror fo photofinish Teledata TED TX Photocell PRia c Teledata TED RX Teledata TED TX Distribution Box OCD2 Color Printer e PC for Photofinish OPTIc2 ALGE Page 77 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 18 7 3 Technical Data of the Distribution Box OCD2 Quartz Frequency TCXO 20 000 MHz temperature compensated quartz oscillator Measuring Range 23 hours 59 min 59 999 sec Frequency Deviation Temperature 2 5 ppm at 10 to 70 C 0 009 sec per hour Ageing 1 ppm per year Frequency Adjustment 0 1 ppm at 25 C Internal Battery lead battery 12 V 2 2 Ah Power Supply 9 15 VDC Temperature Range 0O to 50 C Connections 3 x start input banana socket 3 x finish input banana socket 3 x finish input DIN socket 2 x display board
84. the meet browser see chapter 13 Meet Browser e Double click on the heat that you want to open in the meet browser e he timing window comes up showing the selected heat e lf the bar of a heat in the Timing window is yellow see below it means that you show the picture of this heat in the Overview window View 1 window and View 2 window Other wise the bar is light blue Timing Test 141027 is the recording meet Coy 5 57 J unm Display Start time k i a hl 7 0 00 00 0000 Intermediate time Display time D T ki 0 00 00 The free hard disk space is 273730 MB Heats 1 Start k A K When you click on this button it changes to another icon Each icon has a different function Start is ready The starter can start this heat at any time X Start is blocked If you receive a start impulse the time does not start Race is started X To make a false start reset the race so another start is possible This icon is only shown if you move the mouse over the icon amp Display P With this function you select the display board If more than one started heat is active in the Timing window you have to select which time of the two heats you want to show on the display board In case you have only one race started you can blank the display board by clicking on this icon 9 Display board GAZ or D LINE is active for this heat In the field Display time the time is
85. ture shown in lt View 1 gt Zoom 60 Pull down menu to adjust the zoom factor of View 1 It is also pos sible to zoom in and out with the wheel bar of the mouse LANE Menu to setup the lanes see also 6 3 Track and Field Athletics e e If you activate this icon the latest recording is always shown immedi ately This function is used if the photo finish system is used as back Page 42 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE up without a person that will evaluate a picture without any certain reason e g protest In you click on it the picture is shown in black and white To change back to color click again on If you click on you can adjust the brightness contrast and gamma of the recorded picture These adjustments apply to all evaluation windows Brightness g 0 Validation SGN en La i Whole image Original Contrast 47 c Upper image part Te Linper hase por Border line Gamma p 221 o7 ha LLL EL BL BG Jg rr rb bbb tb bbb bee If you click on Whole image the adjustments are carried out for the complete picture It is possible to adjust only the upper or lower part of the picture This is necessary if you have e g half of the picture in the shadow the other half in the sun In order to adjust this you have to input the Border line This is the border pixel of your picture The lowest pixel is 1 the topmost pixel is 1360 If you adjust e g 680 this is the exact middle of the pi
86. u trigger a manual stop impulse Page 46 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 10 2 Photo Finish Recording There are several possibilities to do the photo finish recording It can be done manually by pressing the key F8 or a push button or automatically by a photocell or motion detection in the picture data Normally the recording channel for external impulses is C1 When using a Distribution Box OCD2 it is possible to select the recording channel C1 C4 or C7 Recording lines It is possible to adjust the recorded lines before and after the trigger impulse This adjust ment is very important for many sports to obtain a picture of the whole competitor The ad justment is made in the Camera dialog Lines before recommendation for most sports 140 pixels Lines after recommendation for most sports 100 pixels 10 2 1 Manual Recording This recording works any time even if you do not have a heat opened in the timing window No timing window is open If you press F8 on the keyboard of the PC it records the picture to the total picture of the meeting To evaluate such a picture open the heat that you need in the timing window Click on the symbol H pictures of this heat Now it changes to the symbol pictures of the complete meeting It is now possible to evaluate the time in your heat A timing window is open The picture in the heat that is open in the timing window is recorded 10 2 2 Push Button R
87. umn mapping dk Import an excel list Copy data to heat list z Column mapping Clear this mapping E x Clear this PETES 3 nnum a ONIS ARDOR USER x Bib 2 C Bib A UcD IRE Lane 3 Lane LWM IRE 4 First name 4 First name KAZ KAZ 5 Lastname 5 O Lastname THA THA E L First name Last name 1 First name Last name UAE UAE 7 L Last name first name 7 1 Lastname first name UzB UZB B Club g Club NOR NOR 5 O City 9 O City IND IND 10 Horse name Horse name KIN D Horse driver Ej c9 1 Horse driver s 0 Horse owner 1 Horse owner LI Year 1 Year Team name Team name Distance Distance Code Code Gender 1 Gender Class Class C Nation 1 Nation Starttime Start time 1 Reservedl 1 Reservedi Reserved2 Reserved2 Reserved3 1 Reserved3 C Reserved4 Reserved4 Reserved5 L Reserved5 Click on Copy data to heat list to Change all headers as you need them import list in OPTIC2NET software x Import Excel list S YS Import Excel list o X importan excellit M Copy data to heat list zj Column mapping Importan excel list PJ Copy data to heat list E3 Column mapping E Bib Firstname Last Nation x5 EEE fe tries m Copy data to heat list resins nd lob Ben Richardson ucD IRE 2 2 Ben Richardson UcD IRE 3 3 3 John Murray LWM IRE 3 3 John Murray LWM IRE 4 4 Nikita Pustrikan KAZ KAZ 4 4
88. ur ther you can select if you receive the start J4 C0 W C3 W C6 Start channels impulse by cable or radio el c zl Connection mode Cable connection for start 2 MM SUA Radio connection for start L Attention A radio start with an ALGE TIMING radio device e g TED or WTN has an exact delay of 0 1 seconds In order to correct this delay you have to select the option radio con nection for start Page 36 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE WiC wc wc Stop channels 7 C5 CS Inter channels select which channels are used for recording Usual C1 is used for recording Setting muumuumunumuunmuuanuuumumuu Start Record Settings Anemometer 7 over OCD2 over limy For Athletics it is possible to connect an anemometer at the photo finish system OPTIc2 In case you use the Distribution Box OCD2 you have the possibility to connect the anemometer ALGE Windspeed WS2 directly at the distribution box or through a Timy directly at the PC 8 3 3 3 Screen Layout 4 The layout of the screen is completely adjustable You can dock in or dock out windows as you want You can store your favorite layout s so that it takes just a click to go back to it Z Import a screen layout It is possible to load the default layout or a layout that the operator created himself Export a screen layout It is possible to store the present layout of the screen 8 3 3 4 List Layout Heat List L gt The
89. ust the area of the sensor that you want to use for recording Therefore it is neces sary to adjust the pixels used for recording Often you do not want to use the lower or upper pixels since there is something unstable in the picture e g spectators or flags that move The sensor has 1360 vertical pixel The counting starts with pixel 1 on the bottom and ends with pixel 1360 on the top Check to pixel lt 1360 Top pixel that you want to use for the movement recognition Check from pixel 21 Bottom pixel that you want to use for the movement recogni tion Diff value 10 gt Fine tuning for motion detection A good reference value is 10 works very well in most conditions The lower you go with the Diff value the more sensitive the recording gets less pixel changes Threshold 12 gt Fine tuning for motion detection This value you should change only if you have big problems In general keep the Threshold on value 12 Page 28 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 7 4 Motor Zoom Lens Adjustment 2 When using an AGE TIMING Motor Zoom Lens it is possible to control it directly from the OPTIc2NET software Adjustable are focus iris and zoom Please note that the adjustment of each function works very slowly smooth adjustment at the beginning and speeds up the longer you click on the button EREA LS Focus AE O QO Iris bright w di b Zoom 3 small Q 4095
90. w 1 v IH X Li Ae a Zoom Set to black and white 14 Readjust the focus of the camera Page 31 ALGE Photo Finish OPTIc2 NET ALGE 8 Software OPTIC2NET The software for the OPTIC2NET runs with Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Win dows 8 and Windows 8 1 If you record with the OPTIC2NET software you should close all other programs These other programs can block tasks processor power or use the hard disk This could reduce the sta bility and recording time of the OPTIC2 system If the OPTIC2 PC is not operated in a network we also recommend closing the antivirus soft ware Make sure that at least such software should not start an automatic check of the hard disk during the photo finish operation The OPTIC2NET is designed in the Windows standard look and tries to follow the rules for Windows programming This makes the operation for Windows experienced users very easy Most functions of the OPTIC2NET are integrated in the menu bar a amp File Timing Setup Connection Sport Show Help The most important functions are in the icon list on the left screen border 8 1 Icon List 34 Print printing of lists and pictures Manual evaluation manual time evaluation of the race Lane evaluation time evaluation of the race by lanes ID evaluation time evaluation of the race by start number Picture selection show picture of current heat or all races of a meeting Time Wi

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