welcome to fieldlynx
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Welcome to FieldLynx. The next few slides will introduce you to FieldLynx – an easy to learn Field Event Administration device. Click with the mouse anywhere on the slide. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to FieldLynx• The next few
slides will introduce you to FieldLynx – an easy to learnField Event Administration device.
Click with the mouse anywhere on the slide.
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During this demonstration, little green circles will “magically” appear on the screen showing you how easy FieldLynx is to operate.
Like this one indicating the on/off button.
• Click the mouse on the button to “turn on” your FieldLynx unit.
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This screen will appear showing the events that are loaded on to the FieldLynx unit.
• Tap on the to open the Long Jump Event
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The Long Jump Event will “expand” to show all the rounds (flights, finals.)
• Tap on the to open the ROUND and show the FLIGHTS.
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You will now see all the flights in this round
• Tap on FLIGHT 1 to open it.
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The Long Jump Is Already in Progress…
• Click anywhere on the screen to move on…
• indicates that Melinda Childs is “UP.”
• that Lisa Wallin is “ON DECK.”
• that Sophia Marzan is “ON HOLD”.
All the athletes in this flight are listed.
On the real unit you can scroll up and down the list.
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• Click on the name of the athlete who is “UP” (Melinda Childs).
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Melinda’s athlete Data Record window will appear.
You can see that her first jump was 6.21 meters.
Her second was 5.36.
• Tap on the “Enter Measurement with Keypad” icon to enter her third mark.
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On the actual unit, you would tap on the keypad on the screen to enter the mark.
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On the actual unit, you would tap on the keypad on the screen to enter the mark.
• Now tap here to record the mark.
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Melinda’s Athlete Data Record now shows her third mark.
If you make a mistake you can correct it simply by tapping on the eraser icon and then re-entering the mark.
• Click to advance
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• Tap here to enter the wind reading for this jump.
Melinda’s Athlete Data Record now shows her third mark.
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To enter the wind reading you would use the keypad on the screen to enter the wind reading.
• Tap here to record your entry.
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To enter the wind reading you would use the keypad on the screen to enter the wind reading.
• Tap here to record your entry.
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The Athlete Data Record window will re-appear with the wind reading.
• If you wanted to know what this mark was in feet and inches you would tap on the CONVERSION icon to convert the mark.
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• Tap on the CONVERSION icon again to return to the Metric system of measurement.
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• Tap here to move on to the next athlete.
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Repeat This Process for Every Athlete
• You will see that now indicates that Lisa Wallin is “UP.”
• that Sophia Marzan is “ON DECK”.
• that Megan King is “ON HOLD”.
• It’s as easy as that.• Click anywhere on
the screen to move on…
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Other Features
Because FieldLynx stores every mark for every athlete, you can instantly view the RANKINGS for this flight.
• Tap on the RANKINGS icon to see them.
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Because FieldLynx can do rapid calculations you can easily convert marks between imperial and metric measurement systems.
• To view the rankings in Feet and Inches tap on the CONVERSION icon.• Tap anywhere to move on.
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Because a FieldLynx unit can easily be connected to a scoreboard, spectators can stay informed about the progress of the event.
• Tap on the SCOREBOARD icon to send information to an INFIELD DISPLAY.
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It is even possible to switch between standings for this FLIGHT or for the entire ROUND.
• Tap on the FLIGHT/EVENT toggle icon to switch.
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It is even possible to switch between standings for this FLIGHT or for the entire ROUND.
• Tap on the FLIGHT/EVENT toggle icon to switch.
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• Click anywhere to move on.
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Using FieldLynx to administer an event is really as easy as that. When the event is over it is simply a matter of connecting to the official computer and tapping an icon on the screen. In seconds every mark, every wind reading, for every athlete is transferred – with no typing or errors.
• Click anywhere to close.
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Thanks for Watching
• Just close the Slideshow and explore the rest of the CD.
• There you will find information on contacting Lynx and loading the software.
• There is even a simulator for you to use if you do not have your own Palm yet.
You can install a version of FieldLynx on
your computer or PDA to
practice with.
• Click anywhere to close.