Arec TP-100 User manual

TP-100
Auto Tracking System
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EnglishQuick Guide

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Safety precautions
Precautions before using your product for the first time:
1.Please open the package of your product with care. Please keep the packaging material as you may need
them for transport, storage, or return for service in future.
2.There is no switch or button inside your product that needs any operation from you. For your safety, DO NOT
open the outer case of your product, apply improper operations on it, e.g. turn or swing it with great forces,
as you may get an electric shock and/or void the limited warranty. Contact your local dealer should there be
any problem with your product.
3.For better tracking effect, please do not track in limited spaces. Install your product in open space without
surrounding walls. Avoid walls, barriers like large size glasses and metal objects, in the desired tracking
space.
4.The optimum installation distance: 4~7 meters away from the target object at height 2.5 meters above
ground.
5.Your product is designed for use in indoor environments and without direct sunlight.
6.Please use your product in proper environment. Please DO NOT install your product in the following
environment:
Unstable location or uneven surface
Location near strong magnetic field
Damp or leaking environment
Overheat or place near heater or wind pipes or location exposed to direct sunlight for long time
Dusty location
Vibrating location
Close to any amplifier
7.In case smoke or odor is detected, unplug the power adaptor and send to the service center for check.
8.Please insert the plug of the adaptor firmly in the power socket without exposing the pin to avoid electric
shock. Ensure the socket is of adequate capacity for the required current. DO NOT insert the adaptor in the
power socket before wiring to avoid personal injury.
9.Please remove the power plug if you are not to use your product for long time to maintain electric safety.
Remove the plug by holding the plug's plastic part with dry hands.
10.Please wire your product according to the installation guide and instructions printed on your product for
the optimal effect.
TP-100 Quick Guide

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Product specifications
Rotation
Tracking range
TP-100 Auto tracking system
Suggested network camera
AM-600 wireless microphone positioner**
Panning: 355 degree
Tilting: 60 degree (-25 ~ +35 degree )
A circle of 3~12 meter radius (from positioner to TP-100)*
Working temperature Celsius: 0~50 degree
Loading capacity 800g
Optional camera
AREC CI-218 (18X) digital network camera
AREC CI-303 (3X) digital network camera
AREC CI-430 (30X) digital network camera
Video format H.264, up to 1080p@30fps
Function key
* Based on actual results in AREC recommended indoor operation environment.
** The wireless microphone must work together with AREC media station.
*** Without wall, human body or any large size barrier in between.
Stop tracking and Mute function
Effective range of
microphone A circle of 12 meter radius (from microphone to audio receiving antenna)***
Sound input Φ3.5 audio input jack
Built -in microphone
Power input Built-in rechargeable lithium battery 3.7V 720mA
Interface: USB Micro-B port
Battery life 4 hours (approximate continuous operating time)
Manual operation
Setup function
Power supply
Webpage control
(via TP-100 setting page or <AREC media station> online director)
Joystick & console control via RS-485 interface
(Pelco-D/Pelco-P protocol)
DC12V 2A (TP-100 + CI-218 / CI-303 / CI-430)
Interface
RJ-45 port*2
Power socket*2
RS-485 connector*1
Enable panning/tilting control
Tracking sensitivity adjustment
Offset position definition
15 preset points and 3 patrolling path
One login user account and password management
Device name definition and software update
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Check items supplied
Power adaptor
Accessory installation pack
(including sticker, screws and nuts)
Camera power cables
Camera network cable
Quick GuideAREC TP-100 auto tracking system (with quick shoe)
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Getting to know your product
A
B
Front view
Front light indicators
Rear view
C C
A. Quick shoe (for camera mounting)
B. Standard 1/4" 20 UNC screw hole (to fix to the
quick shoe)
C. M3 screw holes (for fixing with included screws)
Power light indicator*
TP-100 network light indicator
Camera network light indicator
* Steady green: When powered ON
Flashing green: When the tracking target is
identified
A: TP-100 external network port *
B: TP-100 external power socket
C: RS-485 interface
D: Power and network interface for TP-100 and
network camera
E: TP-100 reset button, reset all settings to the
factory defaults, including the IP address.
* To connect to Local Area Network(LAN) or
AREC media station
TP-100 Quick Guide
A
B
C E
D

1.Remove the ceiling panel at the target installation
location.
2.Open the positioning sticker, affix it to the desired
location at the target ceiling.
How to install your product
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Ceiling mounted installation
1. The standard 1/4” 20 UNC and three M3 screw holes at bottom of TP-100 enable it to mount on a wall or on
a stand.
2. Fix the mount or stand to a wall or floor, then mount your TP-100 to the quick shoe or the screw holes in the
hanger.
Note: Some mounts may feature a screw locking place with limited size. The bottom of your TP-100 may thus
fail to fully snap to it and lead to vibration during panning or tilting and, in turn, poor recording. Please
use a mount with larger screw locking place.
Wall mount or on a stand
TP-100 Quick Guide
3.Drill holes with a drilling tool.

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How to enable the auto tracking function?
1.Connect your TP-100 to power source and the green
power indicator lights up
2. Power ON AM-600 by pressing and holding the
button for more than 3 seconds. Its light indicator is
steady green when powered ON.
4.Align the screw holes in your TP-100 to the holes you made earlier, lock it with the included screws and nuts
5. Replace the ceiling with TP-100 to its original location, connect both the network and power cables, and the
installation is completed
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3.Fix your AM-600 to the target person or object properly. After your AM-600 is detected by your TP-100, its
power indicator flashes and then the latter follow the movement of the former automatically.
1.Pull open your TP-100's QUICK SHOE lock, remove
the QUICK SHOE.
2.Lock the QUICK SHOE to network camera's standard
screw holes by referring to directions shown in
QUICK SHOE's instruction label.
3.Pull open your TP-100's QUICK SHOE lock, insert the network camera until the DRB lock snaps back to its
original position.
How to install a network camera?
* Note: Fix your AM-600 to the target personor object properly.
For better tracking effect, wear a positioner with the
smooth and transparent side facing out.
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1.Connect your TP-100 to your computer with standard network cable, set the computer's network domain to
192.168.11.xxx and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
2.Open up your network browser, type in IP address of your TP-100: 192.168.11.100 and you are in the
TP-100 setup page now.
3.Type the account ID and password, admin and admin respectively, and the setup page displays. See your
user's guide for function details.
How to enter the TP-100 setup page?
4. Prepare the power wire to connect your TP-100 and
the network camera. If your network camera comes
with a power terminal block, then lock it to the power
wire first. Please make sure you have the anode and
electrode aligned correctly. *
5. Connect the network and power cables by referring
to the printed instructions at the back of your TP-100
and the installation is completed.
Via computer connection
See User's guide of AREC media station for the connection of your integrated smart recorder and player.
Note: If you failed to enter the setup page, try several times by
repeating the above steps. If the problem persists, connect
your TP-100 to a router, discover it by scanning with the
“Device Search” utility.
After the new IP address of your TP-100 is acquired, set the
first three numbers of your computer's IP address to the
same as that of the newly found IP address of your TP-100,
open up your network browser, type in the newly found IP
address of your TP-100 and it should work now.
* wire wrapped in white: positive (+) end;
in black: negative (-) end.
TP-100 Quick Guide
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to 255.255.255.0
y
pe in IP address o
f
your TP-100: 192.168.11.100 and you are in the
setup pa
g
e?
Note: I
f
you
f
ailed to enter the setup page, try several times by
repeat
ing
the above steps. If the
prob
lem persists, connect
y
our TP-100 to a router,
di
scover
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t
by
scann
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g
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
“Dev
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ce Searc
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” ut
ili
ty.
After the new IP address o
f yo
ur TP-100 is acquired, set the
first three numbers of
y
our computer's IP address to the
same as that o
f
the newly
f
ound IP address o
f
your TP-100,
op
en u
pyo
ur n
etwo
rk b
rows
er
type
in the newly found IP
v
e (+) end;
192.168.11.100

AREC Inc.© All Rights Reserved 2017. l www.arec.com
All information contained in this document is Proprietary
Made in Taiwan
Version : 2017
Part Number : 34-10001-EV1