User manual

3.1 The Camera Setup Screen

The first step in an eye-tracking session is to set up the participant and eye

tracker. Begin by pressing ↵ (ENTER) on the Host PC’s keyboard to display the

Camera Setup screen. You will see two camera-image windows in the middle of

the display, a global view of the tracked eye on the top and a zoomed view at the

bottom. Navigation button to access other Tracker screens are on the right,

while selection buttons for tracking mode and other functions are on the left of

the screen.

Figure 3-1: Example Camera Setup Screen (Tower Mount).

Throughout the EyeLink 1000 software, you can use the Host PC mouse to

select options and navigate throughout the tracker screen. Almost every button

has an equivalent key shortcut. The key shortcut mappings available for the

currently displayed screen can be accessed via the Help button, or by pressing

F1.

In the Camera Setup screen, you can select one of the camera views by pressing

the ⇐ and ⇒ keys. If an experiment is open on the Display PC (like

TRACK.EXE) then pressing the “Image → Remote” button from the Camera

Setup screen will start displaying an image of the selected camera on the

Display PC’s monitor.

3.2 Participant Setup

To practice setting up the camera, you will need a subject. If none is available,

you can practice this part of the procedure on yourself. It is actually easier to

practice on yourself first, but be sure to repeat with several subjects later.

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