How do I access the FinishLynx hidden settings?
Hold Shift + Ctrl and click File | Options. Every setting, with FinishLynx's own description and default, is on the Other Settings page.
Hidden settings let you program your own keyboard shortcuts ("hot-keys") for the commands you use most during a capture. In FinishLynx, hold Shift + Ctrl and click File | Options….
This video shows how to add custom shortcuts from the hidden settings. The built-in shortcuts are listed under Shortcuts & mouse functions in the manual.
The settings support gives out most often, listed by the problem each one fixes, are on FinishLynx "Other Settings", with every other setting and how to save a change that won't stick.
Goes deeper
- FinishLynx "Other Settings" — Guides & FAQs
Related questions
- My USB adapter is installed, but the COM port isn't listed in the dropdown. — FinishLynx reads COM ports when it opens, so plug the adapter in first and restart FinishLynx. If Device Manager shows a warning on it, reinstall its driver; current versions already list every port type (TypeMask -1).
- Can FinishLynx push results out live, and is there an API? — There is no API. Two ways get results out while a race is evaluated: the hidden setting Database\LIF\AutoSave rewrites the .lif every few seconds, and a scoreboard script can send results over the network.