1556800.REV C SmartScan User Manual 7
2. BASIC INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
NOTE:
Consult your Garrett walk-through metal detector user's
manual for basic information on installation, unit assem-
bly, and other requirements. Installation notes specic to
SmartScan are presented below. is section is intended
to provide general information for designing security
screening checkpoints.
SITE SELECTION AND REQUIREMENTS
Before choosing a site for the SmartScan-enabled walk-
through metal detector, it is important to consider the
volume and throughput requirements of patron trac,
space availability and overall environmental conditions.
SmartScan is intended to be used indoors in a controlled
environment.
• Electrical Power
Electricity is a critical element for successful, trou-
ble-free installations. Garrett metal detectors require
100-240 Volt, 50/60 Hertz power, and draw less
than one-half ampere each. Consequently, “power
load” is minimal for any group of detectors. Refer to
the setup procedure described in a later section ti-
tled, "MULTIPLE UNIT SITE INSTALLATION"
for multi- unit installations.
e use of a SmartScan-enabled Garrett walk-
through metal detector requires an additional cur-
rent draw on existing circuits. It is recommend that
no more than 20 units be on a 15A 110VAC circuit.
An AC adapter cable is provided with each Smart-
Scan to utilize power from existing walkthrough
connections.
• Physical Site
SmartScan is intended to be used indoors in a con-
trolled environment. e site must be at, level and
free from obstructions. e surface must be solid
and free from any vibration or movement. Exterior
sunlight or large objects with temperatures greater
than the operating temperature may aect tempera-
ture readings. Cold air blowing in front of Smart-
Scan should be avoided as this may alter temperature
readings.
• Checkpoint Conguration
A site must also allow for ecient spacing and con-
guration of metal detectors. As a general rule, a
rectangular block of space, 4’ wide and at least 10’
deep should be reserved for every checkpoint lane.
SmartScan detectors require sucient spacing in
front of the walk-through unit to allow for one face
to be detected at a time. Provide space in front based
on angled camera and width between units. Please
refer to the illustrations on the following pages for
configurations suggested by Garrett.
See Section 6 for additional equipment spacing
requirements and set-up information.
• Temperature Detection
In order for the digital camera to properly
detect a patron's face, any items that could
obstruct such vision must be moved. e IR camera
uses a digital image to provide temperatures from
the patron's face only, while ignoring surroundings.
Patrons should pass in front of the camera with-
out direct sunlight on their faces. Surface tempera-
tures in view of the camera should not exceed 90F
(32 C).
To ensure that SmartScan successfully records
a temperature, it is important that the face is not
obscured by hair, hats, or other objects while look-
ing up at the camera. ese obstructions will inter-
fere with SmartScan's ability to detect a febrile con-
dition.
Patrons causing alarms should be scanned with a
hand-held thermometer. In some checkpoints, this
hand-held thermal screening can also be handled by
the security person serving as the secondary screener
for metal detection. Please refer to the illustrations
on the following pages for configurations suggested by
Garrett.
