MRMC TRH Quick Start Manual

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TRH (Track
Robotic Head)
Quick Start Guide
QSG Product code: MRMC-2237-00
Product Covered: MRMC-2162-00, MRMC-2163-00
CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS

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  • Page 1 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide QSG Product code: MRMC-2237-00 Product Covered: MRMC-2162-00, MRMC-2163-00 CRANES AND RIGS | BROADCAST | HEADS & DSLR | PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY | RENTALS...
  • Page 2 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Product code: MRMC-2237-00 Product Covered: MRMC-2162-00, MRMC-2163-00 © 2023 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated by any means — graphical, electronic, or mechanical — including...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Overview ................. 3 Setting up the hardware ............4 Mounting PTA-2 on SLH/TRH Lift Column.... 4 Connecting the cables ............6 TRH-Track Panel and Base Panel Connections ..6 TRH-Example head (PTA-2) Connections ....7 ..................8 Appendix 1 TRH connectors............. 9 TRH Connector panel summary .........
  • Page 4 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Quick Start

    Chapter 1 Quick Start e T RH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Important safety instructions To ensure the best from the product, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover from the unit.
  • Page 6: Location

    Location Installation of this unit should be away from sources of excessive heat, vibration, and dust. Keep the brakes on caster wheels on when using the TRH lift column. Intellectual property This product includes confidential and/or trade secret property. Therefore, you may not copy, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, reverse...
  • Page 7: Overview

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Overview Thank you for using the TRH lift column from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC). The TRH (Track Robotic Head) is a low noise, broadcast specific Track system comprising a trolley on rails fitted with an SLH (-1 or -2) lift column to give movement in two axes.
  • Page 8: Setting Up The Hardware

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Setting up the hardware Mounting PTA-2 on SLH/TRH Lift Column PTA can be mounted overslung on a TRH /SLH type lift column. Cradle Side Plate Cradle Plate Electronics box Power up the lift column and use the rocker switch on the side of the control box to move the lift column up and down.
  • Page 9 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide into the cup – rotate the pan axis/head to line up before lowering it in place. The button will then ensure that the fixing bolts line up. Key slot Red mark and location button...
  • Page 10: Connecting The Cables

    While Tally Light, 10G camera network, Camera SDI 3G and Camera SDI 12G cable connections are directly connected to the track panel via the drag chain, other connections to the head and the column are routed via the base panel of the TRH.
  • Page 11: Trh-Example Head (Pta-2) Connections

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH-Example head (PTA-2) Connections Connection PTA-2 Panel via drag CAMERA POWER - 12V chain Teleprompter panel (Optional) Tally Light Power Cable wrap Tele. SDI TELEPROMPTER Video CAMERA-SDI Network Video Monitor Genlock PTA-2 ETHERNET...
  • Page 12 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Notes...
  • Page 13: Appendix 1 Trh Connectors

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH Connector panel summary MAINS SWITCH. You should only power on TRH when all mechanical parts are securely mounted in place and all cables are connected. 2, 6 SDI connectors are a pass through, umbilical goes in one, the cable from base to head on the other.
  • Page 14: Trh Motor Connector Panel Summary

    Ethernet devices in the TRH and PTA-2 system. These two connectors share a common Ethernet hub within the TRH panel. You normally connect one of these to the NETWORK connector PTA-2 connector panel and the other to the network hub in the rest of the network.
  • Page 15: Trh Track Motor Connector Panel Summary

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH Track Motor Connector Panel summary MOTOR POWER connector for power to the TRH track motor. MOTOR ENCODER connector is used to communicate with the track motor drive. ABSOLUTE ENCODER is used to communicate with BISS motor...
  • Page 16: Connector Pin-Outs

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Connector pin-outs 24V OUT connector General purpose 24VDC OUT 3-way XLR (female) connector. This is the 24V OUT connector on page 9. +24VOUT Sync connector This is a multi-purpose SYNC connector and can be used for...
  • Page 17: Sdi Connector

    Bitrate 1.45Gb/s Max output 720p for the video signal from the head/camera pass through from the other SDI connector on the TRH panel. This is the SDI connector on page 9. Video Out (HD or SD) Centre Mains In connector Power input connector for TRH and its attachments.
  • Page 18: Appendix 2 Specifications

    Appendix 2 Specifications TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Specification Weight TRH-1: 70kg TRH-2: 70kg Maximum payload TRH-1: 60kg / 132lbs (PTA-2 + Teleprompter + Camera) TRH-2: 45kg / 99lbs (PTA-2 +...
  • Page 19: Performance

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Connections  RJ45 Ethernet  SDI pass through  Genlock  Mains IN  24V OUT  Estop  Power: Supplied with 240V 16A Optional 110V 16A and UK/EU/US Performance Column Height Adjust Speed TRH-1: 75mm/s / 2.95in/s...
  • Page 20: Appendix 3 Dimensions

    Appendix 3 Dimensions TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide TRH-1 and TRH-2 TRH-1 TRH-2...
  • Page 21: Head Mounting Top Hat

    TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Head Mounting Top Hat...
  • Page 22 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 23 TRH (Track Robotic Head) Quick Start Guide Notes...
  • Page 24 Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd. Unit 3, South East Studios, Blindley Heath, Surrey RH7 6JP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 838000 info@mrmoco.com www.mrmoco.com...

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