FLIR BHS-Series Quick Start Manual

BHS-Series Bi-Ocular Quick Start Guide

Manual Focus CaptureZoomWhite hot/

Display

Black hot

Interocular
Adjustment

Eyepiece

Power

Brightness

Ring

Power Button – The BHS-Series Bi-Ocular camera has 3 power

modes: On, Off, and Standby.

• On - Takes approximately 90 seconds (during bootup there is a
fast-flashing red LED on the eyepiece display).

• Standby - After the camera is on, pressing the Power button will
toggle the camera between On and Standby mode. (In Standby
there is a slow-flashing red LED on the eyepiece display.)

• Off - Push and hold the power button for 8 sec. to turn off.

Capture Button – Takes snapshots (press and release) or
video clips (press and hold 3 seconds to start video recording).
The files are stored on the integrated SD card.

Display Brightness – Toggle through five brightness settings.

White/Black Hot – In White Hot mode, hotter items appear as

white or light grey.
In the Black Hot mode, hotter items appear as black or dark grey.

Zoom –When enabled, causes the image to zoom to 2X.

Interocular Adjustment – The interocular adjustment lever allows

you to adjust the distance between the two eyepiece displays for
the most comfortable viewing.

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Installing the SD Card and Batteries

Grasp spring loaded buttons
on SD card door edges and pull

Battery
cover
latch

Plug from power adapter

Charging
indicator

Solid
green

The batteries must be installed and charged before using your
camera.

1. Remove the SD card door.

No tools are required.

2. Install the SD card into card

slot with label facing the front
of the camera.

3. Pull off the battery cover by lifting the

latch as shown at the right.

4. Install the batteries as shown.

5. Snap the SD card door back into place and re-install the

The batteries in the camera must be charged prior to first use.

1. Connect the Hot Shoe to your

2. Ensure that the plug is fully seated in

battery cover—it only fits one way.

Charging the Camera

camera.

the Hot Shoe.
When charging correctly, the

charging indicator will be lit yellow
and will blink green for one second
within about 35 seconds.

to blink at decreasing intervals until
the batteries are fully charged.

When fully charged, the charging indicator will be lit solid green.
The initial charge time is approximately 4 hours.

The charging indicator will continue

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