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Flir 72001-0101 User Manual

User’s manual FLIR Cx series
User’s manual FLIR Cx series
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1 Disclaimers ........................... ................................. ............................1
1.1 Legal disclaimer ......................................................................... 1
1.2 Usage statistics ..........................................................................1
1.3 Changes to registry ..................................................................... 1
1.4 U.S. Government Regulations........................................................1
1.5 Copyright ..................................................................................1
1.6 Quality assurance .......................................................................1
1.7 Patents..................................................................................... 1
1.8 EULA Terms ..............................................................................1
1.9 EULA Terms ..............................................................................2
2 Safety information ......................... ................................. .....................3
3 Notice to user ............................ ............................... .. ........................7
3.1 User-to-user forums .................................................................... 7
3.2 Calibration.................................................................................7
3.3 Accuracy ..................................................................................7
3.4 Disposal of electronic waste..........................................................7
3.5 Training .................................................................................... 7
3.6 Documentation updates ...............................................................7
3.7 Important note about this manual....................................................8
3.8 Note about authoritative versions.................................................... 8
4 Customer help ........................... ............................... .. ........................9
4.1 General .................................................................................... 9
4.2 Submitting a question .................................................................. 9
5 Quick Start Guide .................. .. ............................... .... ....................... 11
6 Description..................... ............................... .. ............................... .. 12
7 Operation ........................... ............................... .. ............................. 15
7.3.1 General........................................................................ 15
7.3.2 Image capacity .............................................................. 15
7.3.3 Naming convention......................................................... 15
7.3.4 Procedure .................................................................... 15
7.4.1 General........................................................................ 15
7.4.2 Procedure .................................................................... 15
7.5.1 General........................................................................ 16
7.5.2 Procedure .................................................................... 16
7.6.1 General........................................................................ 16
7.6.2 Procedure .................................................................... 16
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7.7.1 General........................................................................ 17
7.8.1 Procedure .................................................................... 17
7.9.1 General........................................................................ 17
7.9.2 Procedure .................................................................... 17
7.10.1 General........................................................................ 18
7.10.2 Procedure .................................................................... 19
7.11.1 General........................................................................ 19
7.11.2 When to use Lock mode .................................................. 19
7.11.3 Procedure .................................................................... 19
7.12.1 General........................................................................ 20
7.12.2 Procedure .................................................................... 20
7.13.1 General........................................................................ 20
7.13.2 Procedure .................................................................... 20
7.14.1 General........................................................................ 21
7.14.2 Procedure .................................................................... 21
7.15.1 What is a non-uniformity correction?................................... 21
7.15.2 When to perform a non-uniformity correction ........................ 21
7.15.3 Procedure .................................................................... 21
7.16.1 General........................................................................ 22
7.16.2 Procedure .................................................................... 22
7.17.1 Setting up a peer-to-peer connection (most common
use) ............................................................................ 22
7.17.2 Connecting the camera to a wireless local area network
(less common use) ......................................................... 22
7.18.1 General........................................................................ 23
7.18.2 Procedure .................................................................... 23
7.19.1 General........................................................................ 24
7.19.2 Procedure .................................................................... 24
8 Technical data ........................ .. .. ............................. .. .. ...................... 25
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9 Mechanical drawings ............................... .. .. ............................. .. .. ..... 41
10 CE Declaration of conformity ........................... .. ............................... .. 45
11 Cleaning the camera......................... .. ............................... ................ 47
11.1.1 Liquids......................................................................... 47
11.1.2 Equipment.................................................................... 47
11.1.3 Procedure .................................................................... 47
11.2.1 Liquids......................................................................... 47
11.2.2 Equipment.................................................................... 47
11.2.3 Procedure .................................................................... 47
12 Application examples.... ............................... .... ............................. .. .. . 49
12.1.1 General........................................................................ 49
12.1.2 Figure.......................................................................... 49
12.2.1 General........................................................................ 49
12.2.2 Figure.......................................................................... 50
12.3.1 General........................................................................ 50
12.3.2 Figure.......................................................................... 50
12.4.1 General........................................................................ 51
12.4.2 Figure.......................................................................... 51
12.5.1 General........................................................................ 52
12.5.2 Figure.......................................................................... 52
13 About FLIR Systems ....................... ............................... .................... 54
14 Terms, laws, and definitions.......................... ................................. ..... 57
15 Thermographic measurement techniques ............. .. ............................. 59
15.2.1 Finding the emissivity of a sample...................................... 59
16 About calibration................... .. ............................... ........................... 64
16.4 The differences between a calibration performed by a user and
that performed directly at FLIR Systems......................................... 65
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17 History of infrared technology...... .. .. ............................... .................... 67
18 Theory of thermography.. .. ............................... ................................. . 70
18.3.1 Planck’s law .................................................................. 72
18.3.2 Wien’s displacement law.................................................. 73
18.3.3 Stefan-Boltzmann's law ................................................... 74
18.3.4 Non-blackbody emitters................................................... 75
19 The measurement formula.................. ............................... .. ............... 78
20 Emissivity tables .. ................................. ............................... ............. 82
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Disclaimers

1.1 Legal disclaimer

All products manufactured by FLIR Systems are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the delivery date of the original purchase, provided such products have been under normal stor­age, use and serv ice, and in accordance with FLIR Systems instruction.
Uncooled handheld infrared cameras manufacturedby FLIR Systems are war­ranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the delivery date of the original purchase, provided such products have been under normal storage, use and service, and in accordance with FLIR Systems instruction, and provided that the camera has been registered within 60 days of original purchase.
Detectors for uncooled handheld infrared cameras manufactured by FLIR Sys­tems are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of ten (10) years from the delivery date of the original purchase, provided such products have been under normal storage, use and service, and in accordance with FLIR Systems instruction, and provided that the camera has been regis­tered within 60 days of original purchase.
Products which are not manufactured by FLIR Systems but includedin sys­tems delivered by FLIR Systems to the original purchaser, carry the warranty, if any, of the particular supplier only. FLIR Systems has no responsibility whatso­ever for such products.
The warranty extends only to the original purchaser and is not transferable. It is not applicable to anyproduct which has been subjected to misuse, neglect, accident or abnormal conditions of operation. Expendable parts areexcluded from the warranty.
In the case of a defect in a product covered by this warranty the product must not be further used in order to prevent additional damage. The purchaser shall promptly report any defect to FLIR Systems or this warranty will not apply.
FLIR Systems will, at its option, repair or replace any such defective product free of charge if, upon inspection, it proves to be defective in material or work­manship and provided that it is returned to FLIR Systems within the said one­year period.
FLIR Systems has no other obligation or liability for defects than those set forth above.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. FLIR Systems specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particularpurpose.
FLIR Systems shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage, whether based on contract, tort or any other le­gal theory.
This warranty shall be governed by Swedish law. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this war-
ranty, shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the StockholmChamber of Commerce. The place of ar­bitration shall be Stockholm. Thelanguage to be used in the arbitral proceed­ings shall be English.

1.2 Usage statistics

FLIR Systems reserves the right to gather anonymous usage statistics to help maintain and improve the quality of our software and services.

1.3 Changes to registry

The registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet \Control\Lsa\LmCompatibilityLevel will be automatically changed to level 2 if the FLIR Camera Monitor servicedetects a FLIR camera connected to the computer with a USB cable. The modification will onlybe executed if the cam­era device implements a remote network service that supports network logons.

1.4 U.S. Government Regulations

This product may be subject to U.S. Export Regulations. Please send any in­quiries to exportquestions@flir.com.

1.5 Copyright

© 2016, FLIR Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. No parts of the soft­ware including source code may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in anyform or by any means, electronic, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of FLIR Systems.
The documentation must not, in whole or part, becopied, photocopied, repro­duced, translated or transmitted to any electronic medium or machine read­able form without prior consent, in writing, from FLIR Systems.
Names and marks appearing onthe products herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of FLIR Systems and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, trade names or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners.

1.6 Quality assurance

The Quality Management System under which these products aredeveloped and manufactured has been certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard.
FLIR Systems is committed toa policy of continuous development; therefore we reserve the right to make changes and improvements on any of the prod­ucts without prior notice.

1.7 Patents

000439161; 000653423; 000726344; 000859020; 001707738; 001707746; 001707787; 001776519; 001954074; 002021543; 002021543-0002; 002058180; 002249953; 002531178; 002816785; 002816793; 011200326; 014347553; 057692; 061609; 07002405; 100414275; 101796816; 101796817; 101796818; 102334141; 1062100; 11063060001; 11517895; 1226865; 12300216; 12300224; 1285345; 1299699; 1325808; 1336775; 1391114; 1402918; 1404291; 1411581; 1415075; 1421497; 1458284; 1678485; 1732314; 17399650; 1880950; 1886650; 2007301511414; 2007303395047; 2008301285812; 2009301900619; 20100060357; 2010301761271; 2010301761303; 2010301761572; 2010305959313; 2011304423549; 2012304717443; 2012306207318; 2013302676195; 2015202354035; 2015304259171; 204465713; 204967995; 2106017; 2107799; 2115696; 2172004; 2315433; 2381417; 2794760001; 3006596; 3006597; 303330211; 4358936; 483782; 484155; 4889913; 4937897; 4995790001; 5177595; 540838; 579475; 584755; 599392; 60122153; 6020040116815; 602006006500.0; 6020080347796; 6020110003453; 615113; 615116; 664580; 664581; 665004; 665440; 67023029; 6707044; 677298; 68657; 69036179; 70022216; 70028915; 70028923; 70057990; 7034300; 710424; 7110035; 7154093; 7157705; 718801; 723605; 7237946; 7312822; 7332716; 7336823; 734803; 7544944; 7606484; 7634157; 7667198; 7809258; 7826736; 8018649; 8153971; 8212210; 8289372; 8340414; 8354639; 8384783; 8520970; 8565547; 8595689; 8599262; 8654239; 8680468; 8803093; 8823803; 8853631; 8933403; 9171361; 9191583; 9279728; 9280812; 9338352; 9423940; 9471970; 9595087; D549758.

1.8 EULA Terms

• Youhave acquired a device (“INFRARED CAMERA”) that includes soft­ware licensed by FLIR Systems AB from Microsoft Licensing, GP or its af­filiates (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documen­tation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. All rights reserved.
• IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”), DO NOT USE THE DEVICE OR COPY THE SOFTWARE. IN­STEAD, PROMPTLY CONTACT FLIR Systems AB FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED DEVICE(S) FOR A REFUND. ANY USE
OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE, WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS EU­LA (OR RATIFICATION OFANY PREVIOUS CONSENT).
• GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE. This EULA grantsyou the following license:
◦ Youmay use the SOFTWARE only on the DEVICE. ◦ NOT FAULT TOLERANT. THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT TOLER-
ANT.FLIR Systems AB HAS INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE IN THE DEVICE, AND MS HAS RELIED UPON FLIR Systems AB TO CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING TO DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE.
◦ NO WARRANTIES FOR THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE is
provided “AS IS” and with all faults. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SAT­ISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EF­FORT (INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE) IS WITH YOU. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST IN­FRINGEMENT.IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES RE-
GARDING THE DEVICE OR THE SOFTWARE, THOSE WARRANTIES DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM, AND ARE NOT BINDING ON, MS.
◦ No Liability for Certain Damages.EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY
LAW,MS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPE­CIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTALDAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORM­ANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EX­CESS OF U.S. TWO HUNDRED FIFTYDOLLARS (U.S.$250.00).
◦ Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Dis-
assembly. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassem-
ble the SOFTWARE, except and only tothe extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
◦ SOFTWARE TRANSFER ALLOWED BUT WITH RESTRICTIONS.
Youmay permanently transfer rights under this EULA only as part of a permanent sale or transfer of the Device, and only if the recipient agrees to this EULA. If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade,any transfer must also include all priorversions of the SOFTWARE.
◦ EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that SOFTWARE is
subject to U.S. export jurisdiction. You agree to comply with all appli­cable international and national laws that apply to the SOFTWARE, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments. For additional information see http://www.micro­soft.com/exporting/.
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1.9 EULA Terms

Qt4 Core and Qt4 GUI,Copyright ©2013 Nokia Corporation and FLIR Sys­tems AB. This Qt library is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version2.1 of the License, or (at your op­tion) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER­CHANTABILITYor FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License, http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html. The source code for the libraries Qt4 Core and Qt4 GUI may be requested from FLIR Systems AB.
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Safety information

WARNING
Applicability: Class B digital devices.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular in­stallation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING
Applicability: Digital devices subject to 15.19/RSS-210. NOTICE: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Op-
eration is subject to the following two conditions:
1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING
Applicability: Digital devices subject to 15.21. NOTICE: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by FLIR Systems
may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.
WARNING
Applicability: Digital devices subject to 2.1091/2.1093/OET Bulletin 65. Radiofrequency radiation exposure Information: The radiated output power of the device is below
the FCC/IC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized.
WARNING
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not disassemble or do a modification to the battery. The battery contains safety and protection devices which, if damage occurs, can cause the battery to become hot, or cause an explosion or an ignition.
WARNING
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
If there is a leak from the battery and you get the fluid in your eyes, do not rub your eyes. Flush well with water and immediately get medical care. The battery fluid can cause injury to your eyes if you do not do this.
WARNING
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not continue to charge the battery if it does not become charged in the specified charging time. If you continue to charge the battery, it can become hot and cause an explosion or ignition. Injury to persons can occur.
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WARNING
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Only use the correct equipment to remove the electrical power from the battery. If you do not use the cor­rect equipment, you can decrease the performance or the life cycle of the battery. If you do not use the correct equipment, an incorrect flow of current to the battery can occur. This can cause the battery to be­come hot, or cause an explosion. Injury to persons can occur.
WARNING
Make sure that you read all applicable MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and warning labels on con­tainers before you use a liquid. The liquids can be dangerous. Injury to persons can occur.
CAUTION
Do not point the infrared camera (with or without the lens cover) at strong energy sources, for example, devices that cause laser radiation, or the sun. This can have an unwanted effect on the accuracy of the camera. It can also cause damage to the detector in the camera.
CAUTION
Do not use the camera in temperatures more than +50°C (+122°F), unless other information is specified in the user documentation or technical data. High temperatures can cause damage to the camera.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not attach the batteries directly to a car’s cigarette lighter socket, unless FLIR Systems supplies a spe­cific adapter to connect the batteries to a cigarette lighter socket. Damage to the batteries can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not connect the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the battery to each other with a metal object (such as wire). Damage to the batteries can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not get water or salt water on the battery, or permit the battery to become wet. Damage to the batteries can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not make holes in the battery with objects. Damage to the battery can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not hit the battery with a hammer. Damage to the battery can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not put your foot on the battery, hit it or cause shocks to it. Damage to the battery can occur.
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CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not put the batteries in or near a fire, or into direct sunlight. When the battery becomes hot, the built-in safety equipment becomes energized and can stop the battery charging procedure. If the battery be­comes hot, damage can occur to the safety equipment and this can cause more heat, damage or ignition of the battery.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not put the battery on a fire or increase the temperature of the battery with heat. Damage to the battery and injury to persons can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not put the battery on or near fires, stoves, or other high-temperature locations. Damage to the battery and injury to persons can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not solder directly onto the battery. Damage to the battery can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Do not use the battery if, when you use, charge, or put the battery in storage, there is an unusual smell from the battery, the battery feels hot, changes color, changes shape, or is in an unusual condition. Speak with your sales office if one or more of these problems occurs. Damage to the battery and injury to per­sons can occur.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Only use a specified battery charger when you charge the battery. Damage to the battery can occur if you do not do this.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Only use a specified battery for the camera. Damage to the camera and the battery can occur if you do not do this.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
The temperature range through which you can charge the battery is 0°C to +45°C (+32°F to +113°F). If you charge the battery at temperatures out of this range, it can cause the battery to become hot or to break. It can also decrease the performance or the life cycle of the battery.
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CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
The temperature range through which you can remove the electrical power from the battery is -15°C to +50°C (+5°F to +122°F), unless other information is specified in the user documentation or technical data. If you operate the battery out of this temperature range, it can decrease the performance or the life cycle of the battery.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
When the battery is worn, apply insulation to the terminals with adhesive tape or equivalent materials be­fore you discard it. Damage to the battery and injury to persons can occur if you do not do this.
CAUTION
Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
Remove any water or moisture on the battery before you install it. Damage to the battery can occur if you do not do this.
CAUTION
Do not apply solvents or equivalent liquids to the camera, the cables, or other items. Damage to the bat­tery and injury to persons can occur.
CAUTION
Be careful when you clean the infrared lens. The lens has an anti-reflective coating which is easily dam­aged. Damage to the infrared lens can occur.
CAUTION
Do not use too much force to clean the infrared lens. This can cause damage to the anti-reflective coating.
Note The encapsulation rating is only applicable when all the openings on the camera are sealed with their correct covers, hatches, or caps. This includes the compartments for data storage, batteries, and connectors.
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Notice to user

3.1 User-to-user forums

Exchange ideas, problems, and infrared solutions with fellow thermographers around the world in our user-to-user forums. To go to the forums, visit:
http://forum.infraredtraining.com/

3.2 Calibration

We recommend that you send in the camera for calibration once a year. Contact your local sales office for instructions on where to send the camera.

3.3 Accuracy

For very accurate results, we recommend that you wait 5 minutes after you have started the camera before measuring a temperature.

3.4 Disposal of electronic waste

As with most electronic products, this equipment must be disposed of in an environmen­tally friendly way, and in accordance with existing regulations for electronic waste.
Please contact your FLIR Systems representative for more details.

3.5 Training

To read about infrared training, visit:
• http://www.infraredtraining.com
• http://www.irtraining.com
• http://www.irtraining.eu

3.6 Documentation updates

Our manuals are updated several times per year, and we also issue product-critical notifi­cations of changes on a regular basis.
To access the latest manuals, translations of manuals, and notifications, go to the Down­load tab at:
http://support.flir.com It only takes a few minutes to register online. In the download area you will also find the lat-
est releases of manuals for our other products, as well as manuals for our historical and obsolete products.
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3.7 Important note about this manual

FLIR Systems issues generic manuals that cover several cameras within a model line. This means that this manual may contain descriptions and explanations that do not apply
to your particular camera model.

3.8 Note about authoritative versions

The authoritative version of this publication is English. In the event of divergences due to translation errors, the English text has precedence.
Any late changes are first implemented in English.
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Customer help

4.1 General

For customer help, visit: http://support.flir.com

4.2 Submitting a question

To submit a question to the customer help team, you must be a registered user. It only takes a few minutes to register online. If you only want to search the knowledgebase for existing questions and answers, you do not need to be a registered user.
When you want to submit a question, make sure that you have the following information to hand:
• The camera model
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• The camera serial number
• The communication protocol, or method, between the camera and your device (for ex­ample, SD card reader, HDMI, Ethernet, USB, or FireWire)
• Device type (PC/Mac/iPhone/iPad/Android device, etc.)
• Version of any programs from FLIR Systems
• Full name, publication number, and revision number of the manual

4.3 Downloads

On the customer help site you can also download the following, when applicable for the product:
• Firmware updates for your infrared camera.
• Program updates for your PC/Mac software.
• Freeware and evaluation versions of PC/Mac software.
• User documentation for current, obsolete, and historical products.
• Mechanical drawings (in *.dxf and *.pdf format).
• Cad data models (in *.stp format).
• Application stories.
• Technical datasheets.
• Product catalogs.
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Quick Start Guide

5.1 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Charge the battery for approximately 1.5 hours, using the FLIR power supply.
2. Push the On/off button
3. Aim the camera toward your target of interest.
4. Push the Save button to save an image.
(Optional steps)
5. Download FLIR Tools from http://support.flir.com/tools.
6. Install FLIR Tools on your computer.
7. Start FLIR Tools.
8. Connect the camera to your computer, using the USB cable.
9. Import the images into FLIR Tools.
10. Create a PDF report in FLIR Tools.
to turn on the camera.
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Description

6.1 View from the front

1. Camera lamp.
2. Digital camera lens.
3. Infrared lens.
4. Attachment point.

6.2 View from the rear

1. On/off button.
2. Save button.
3. Camera screen.
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6.3 Connector

The purpose of this USB Micro-B connector is the following:
• Charging the battery using the FLIR power supply.
• Moving images from the camera to a computer for further analysis in FLIR Tools.
Note Install FLIR Tools on your computer before you move the images.

6.4 Screen elements

1. Main menu toolbar.
2. Submenu toolbar.
3. Result table.
4. Status icons.
5. Temperature scale.
6. Spotmeter.

6.5 Auto-orientation

The camera has an auto-orientation feature, which means that the camera automatically adjusts the measurement information on the display to the vertical or horizontal position of the camera.
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Note The auto-orientation feature is enabled by a setting. Select Settings > Device set-
tings > Auto orientation > On.

6.6 Navigating the menu system

The camera has a touch screen. You can use your index finger or a stylus pen specially designed for capacitive touch usage to navigate the menu system.
Tap the camera screen to bring up the menu system.
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Operation

7.1 Charging the battery

WARNING
Make sure that you install the socket-outlet near the equipment and that it is easy to get access to.
Follow this procedure:
1. Connect the FLIR power supply to a wall outlet.
2. Connect the power supply cable to the USB connector on the camera.

7.2 Turning on and turning off the camera

• Push the On/off button to turn on the camera.
• Push and hold the On/off button onds) to put the camera in standby mode. The camera then automatically turns off after 2 hours.
• Push and hold the On/off button
until the screen goes off (for less than 5 sec-
for more than 5 seconds to turn off the camera.

7.3 Saving an image

7.3.1 General

You can save images to the internal camera memory. The camera saves both a thermal image and a visual image at the same time.

7.3.2 Image capacity

Approximately 500 images can be saved to the internal camera memory.

7.3.3 Naming convention

The naming convention for images is FLIRxxxx.jpg, where xxxx is a unique counter.

7.3.4 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. To save an image, push the Save button.

7.4 Recalling an image

7.4.1 General

When you save an image, it is stored in the internal camera memory. To display the image again, you can recall it from the internal camera memory.

7.4.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Images
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3. To view the previous or next image, do one of the following:
• Swipe left or right.
• Tap the left arrow
4. To switch between a thermal image and a visual image, swipe up or down.
5. Tap the camera screen. This displays a toolbar.
• Select Full screen normal views.
• Select Thumbnails thumbnails, swipe up/down. To display an image, tap its thumbnail.
• Select Delete
• Select Information
• Select Camera
or the right arrow .
or Exit full screen to switch between the full screen and
to display the thumbnail overview. To scroll between the
to delete the image.
to display information about the image.
to return to live mode.

7.5 Deleting an image

7.5.1 General

You can delete an image from the internal camera memory.

7.5.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Images
3. To display the previous or next image, do one of the following:
• Swipe left or right.
• Tap the left arrow
4. When the image you want to delete is displayed, tap the camera screen. This displays a toolbar.
5. On the toolbar, select Delete
6. In the dialog box, select Delete.
7. To return to live mode, tap the camera screen and select Camera
. This displays an image in the image archive.
or the right arrow .
. This displays a dialog box.
.

7.6 Deleting all images

7.6.1 General

You can delete all images from the internal camera memory.

7.6.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
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1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
3. In the dialog box, select Device settings. This displays a dialog box.
4. In the dialog box, select Reset options. This displays a dialog box.
5. In the dialog box, select Delete all saved images. This displays a dialog box.
6. In the dialog box, select Delete.
7. To return to live mode, tap the upper left arrow Save button once.
. This displays a dialog box.
repeatedly. You can also push the

7.7 Measuring a temperature using a spotmeter

7.7.1 General

You can measure a temperature using a spotmeter. This will display the temperature at the position of the spotmeter on the screen.
7.7.1.1 Procedure
Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Measurement
3. On the submenu toolbar, select Center spot The temperature at the position of the spotmeter will now be displayed in the top left
corner of the screen.
. This displays a submenu toolbar.
.

7.8 Hiding measurement tools

7.8.1 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Measurement
3. On the submenu toolbar, select No measurements
. This displays a submenu toolbar.
.

7.9 Changing the color palette

7.9.1 General

You can change the color palette that the camera uses to display different temperatures. A different palette can make it easier to analyze an image.

7.9.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Color
. This displays a submenu toolbar.
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3. On the submenu toolbar, select the type of color palette:
• Iron.
• Rainbow.
• Rainbow HC.
• Gray.

7.10 Changing the image mode

7.10.1 General

The camera captures both thermal and visual images at the same time. By your choice of image mode, you select which type of image to display on the screen.
The camera supports the following image modes:
• Thermal MSX (Multi Spectral Dynamic Imaging): The camera displays an infrared im-
age where the edges of the objects are enhanced with visual image details.
• Thermal: The camera displays a fully infrared image.
• Digital camera: The camera displays only the visual image captured by the digital
camera.
To display a good fusion image (Thermal MSX mode), the camera must make adjustments to compensate for the small difference in position between the digital camera lens and the
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infrared lens. To adjust the image accurately, the camera requires the alignment distance (i.e., the distance to the object).

7.10.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Image mode
3. On the submenu toolbar, select one of the following:
• Thermal MSX
• Thermal
• Digital camera
4. If you have selected the Thermal MSX mode, also set the distance to the object by doing the following:
• On the submenu toolbar, select Alignment distance
• In the dialog box, select the distance to the object.
.
. This displays a submenu toolbar.
.
.
. This displays a dialog box.

7.11 Changing the temperature scale mode

7.11.1 General

The camera can operate in two different temperature scale modes:
• Auto mode: In this mode, the camera is continuously auto-adjusted for the best image
brightness and contrast.
• Lock mode: In this mode, the camera locks the temperature span and the temperature
level.

7.11.2 When to use Lock mode

A typical situation where you would use Lock mode is when looking for temperature anomalies in two items with a similar design or construction.
For example, you have two cables, and you suspect that one is overheated. With the cam­era in Auto mode, direct the camera toward the cable that has a normal temperature, and then activate Lock mode. When you then direct the camera, in Lock mode, toward the sus­pected overheated cable, that cable will appear in a lighter color in the thermal image if its temperature is higher than the first cable.
If you instead use Auto mode, the color for the two items might appear the same despite their temperature being different.

7.11.3 Procedure

To go between Auto mode and Lock mode, tap the top or bottom temperature value in the temperature scale.
A gray padlock icon indicates that Lock mode is active.
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7.12 Setting the emissivity

7.12.1 General

To measure temperatures accurately, the camera must be aware of the type of surface you are measuring. You can choose between the following surface properties:
• Matt.
• Semi-matt.
• Semi-glossy.
As an alternative, you can set a custom emissivity value. For more information about emissivity, see section 15 Thermographic measurement tech-
niques, page 59.

7.12.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
3. In the dialog box, select Measurement parameters. This displays a dialog box.
4. In the dialog box, select Emissivity. This displays a dialog box.
5. In the dialog box, select one of the following:
• Matt.
• Semi-matt.
• Semi-glossy.
• Custom value. This displays a dialog box where you can set a value.
6. To return to live mode, tap the upper left arrow Save button once.
. This displays a dialog box.
repeatedly. You can also push the
7.13 Changing the reflected apparent
temperature

7.13.1 General

This parameter is used to compensate for the radiation reflected by the object. If the emis­sivity is low and the object temperature significantly different from that of the reflected tem­perature, it will be important to set and compensate for the reflected apparent temperature correctly.
For more information about the reflected apparent temperature, see section 15 Thermo- graphic measurement techniques, page 59.

7.13.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
3. In the dialog box, select Measurement parameters. This displays a dialog box.
4. In the dialog box, select Reflected temperature. This displays a dialog box where you can set a value.
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5. To return to live mode, tap the upper left arrow Save button once.
repeatedly. You can also push the

7.14 Changing the distance

7.14.1 General

The distance is the distance between the object and the front lens of the camera. This pa­rameter is used to compensate for the following two facts:
• That radiation from the target is absorbed by the atmosphere between the object and
the camera.
• That radiation from the atmosphere itself is detected by the camera.
For more information, see section 15 Thermographic measurement techniques, page 59.

7.14.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
3. In the dialog box, select Measurement parameters. This displays a dialog box.
4. In the dialog box, select Distance. This displays a dialog box where you can set a value.
5. To return to live mode, tap the upper left arrow Save button once.
. This displays a dialog box.
repeatedly. You can also push the

7.15 Performing a non-uniformity correction

7.15.1 What is a non-uniformity correction?

A non-uniformity correction (or NUC) is an image correction carried out by the camera software to compensate for different sensitivities of detector elements and other optical and geometrical disturbances

7.15.2 When to perform a non-uniformity correction

The non-uniformity correction process should be carried out whenever the output image becomes spatially noisy. The output can become spatially noisy when the ambient temper­ature changes (such as from indoors to outdoors operation, and vice versa).

7.15.3 Procedure

To perform a non-uniformity correction, tap and hold the appears on the screen.
1. Definition from the imminent international adoption of DIN 54190-3 (Non-destructive testing – Thermographic
testing – Part 3: Terms and definitions).
1
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icon. The text Calibrating...
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7.16 Using the camera lamp

7.16.1 General

You can use the camera lamp as a flashlight, or as a flash when taking an image.

7.16.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Lamp
3. Tap one of the following:
• Flash (to use the lamp as a flash when taking an image).
• On (to turn on the lamp and use it as a flashlight).
• Off (to turn off the lamp).
.

7.17 Configuring Wi-Fi

Depending on your camera configuration, you can connect the camera to a wireless local area network (WLAN) using Wi-Fi, or let the camera provide Wi-Fi access to another device.
You can connect the camera in two different ways:
• Most common use: Setting up a peer-to-peer connection (also called an ad hoc or P2P
connection). This method is primarily used with other devices, e.g., an iPhone or iPad.
• Less common use: Connecting the camera to a WLAN.

7.17.1 Setting up a peer-to-peer connection (most common use)

Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
3. Select Device settings.
4. Select Wi-Fi.
5. Select Share.
6. (Optional step.) To display and change the parameters, select Settings.
• To change the channel (the channel that the camera is broadcasting on), select
Channel.
• To activate WEP (encryption algorithm), select WEP. This will check the WEP check
box.
• To change the WEP password, select Password. Note These parameters are set for your camera’s network. They will be used by the
external device to connect that device to the network.
. This displays a dialog box.
7.17.2 Connecting the camera to a wireless local area network (less common
use)
Follow this procedure:
1. Tap the camera screen. This displays the main menu toolbar.
2. Select Settings
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