
When entry is complete, T-DAR locks the secure door. Once the secure door closes, T-DAR unlocks
the public door. The mantrap is now reset and the T-DAR controller waits for another input.___ 25
Site Considerations______________________________________________________________ 26
Consistent Downward Lighting _________________________________________________________26
Direct Sunlight______________________________________________________________________26
Reflections from Floor________________________________________________________________26
Before You Begin _______________________________________________________________ 27
Local Device Placement_______________________________________________________________27
Control Unit Placement _______________________________________________________________27
Annunciator Unit Placement ___________________________________________________________27
Event Camera Placement ______________________________________________________________27
Master/Slave Installation ______________________________________________________________28
Bidirectional Mantrap ___________________________________________________________ 28
The Bidirectional Mantrap consists of specialized software that prevents tailgating during entry and egress
through the mantrap area. A standard (unidirectional) mantrap will only prevent tailgating during entry.
Bidirectional software is specialty software and falls under part number F105. This software is not
standard and will need to be requested by the customer. ______________________________________28
T-DAR Stereo Heads_________________________________________________________________28
NTSC or PAL ______________________________________________________________________29
Lighting System –Visible or Near IR ____________________________________________________29
Distance from Stereo Camera Head to Floor _______________________________________________29
Distance between Cameras in a Two Head Mantrap _________________________________________29
Distance between Cameras in a Four Head Arrangement _____________________________________29
Stereo Tracking Head Placement________________________________________________________31
Tracking Head Placement in Mantraps One Camera Head ____________________________________32
The placement of a camera heads in a single head system should be, in the ceiling, centered between the
walls and doors. An installation of this type should be in a space no larger that 5ft by 5ft (1.5m x 1.5m). It
is recommended that the camera head be mounted perpendicular to the public door. A one head mantrap
will require single head mantrap software. For information on non-standard installation types, contact
Newton Security, ____________________________________________________________________32
Tracking Head Placement in Mantraps with Four Heads______________________________________32
The placement of camera heads in a large mantrap, which requires four camera heads, will vary
depending on the installation. Types of installation may include double doors for the public and/or secure
portals. Some installations will have doors at opposite ends of the mantrap space (as shown below),
whereas others will have the public and secure doors on the same wall of the mantrap. Any configuration
can be accounted for and will require a version of software designed for the specific space. The maximum
size of a mantrap, with the configuration shown below and camera heights at nine feet is 10ft by 10ft (3m
x 3m). For information on non-standard installation types, contact Newton Security, Inc. or your T-DAR
system distributor. ___________________________________________________________________32
Figure 17b –Stereo Tracking 4 Head ReferenceStereo Tracking Camera Height and Distance from Door
__________________________________________________________________________________32
Stereo Tracking Camera Height and Distance from Door _____________________________________33
Component Mounting and Electrical Connections ____________________________________ 34
Control Unit________________________________________________________________________34
Four Head Control Unit _______________________________________________________________34
The T4010 requires an A400, four head adaptor box, for connection of the fourth camera. The A400 will
plug in to the Cat5 port labeled N/C at the top of the control unit. This adaptor provides video to the T-
DAR control unit from camera four. Label video cables 4a and 4b; plug these into the A400. Label video
cables 3a and 3b; plug these into BNC ports ‘Event Cam 1’ and ‘Event Cam 2’ at the top of the control
unit. The Cat5 (sync/power) cables from camera 3 and camera 4 should plug into the ‘Event Cam 1’ and
‘Event Cam 2’ Cat5 portals.____________________________________________________________34
Stereo Tracking Head ________________________________________________________________35
Annunciator Unit ____________________________________________________________________35