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Getting
Started Guide
FLIR Bxxx series
FLIR Txxx series
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Rear view
A1 Touch screen LCD.
A2 Cover for the SD memory card slot.
A3 Zoom button.
A4 Stylus pen. Note: Push down the
stylus pen firmly into its holder when
not in use.
A5 Camera button: Switch between the
infrared camera and the digital camera.
A6 Joystick: Move up/down or left/right
to navigate on menus, in dialog
boxes, and in the image archive.
Push to confirm choices.
A7 A/M button: Push to switch between
automatic and manual adjustment
modes. Push and hold down for
more than 1 second to perform a
non-uniformity correction.
A8 Measure button: Push to dis-
play/hide measurement tools.
A9 Info button: Push to display/hide
image information on the screen.
A10 Setup button: Push to display/hide
the setup menu.
A11 Archive button: Push to open/close
the image gallery.
A12 Mode button: Push to display/hide
the mode selector.
A13 On/Off button: Push to turn on/turn
off the camera.
A14 Hand strap.
Front view
B1 Laser pointer button: Push to acti-
vate the laser pointer.
B2 Preview/Save button: Push and hold
down the Preview/Save button for
more than 1 second to save an
image. Push briefly to preview an
image and link additional annotations to the image.
B3 Focus button: Move left/right to
manually focus the camera. Push to
autofocus the camera.
B4 Attachment point for the neck strap.
B5 Video lamp.
B6 Digital camera lens.
B7 Release button for additional infra-
red lenses.
B8 Laser pointer.
B9 Infrared lens.
B10 Lens cap for the infrared lens.
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Connectors
C1 To connect a headset to the camera
to record and listen to voice annotations, use a headset cable and
this socket.
C2 To connect a video monitor to the
camera, use a CVBS (composite
video) cable and this socket.
C3 To connect a computer to the cam-
era to move images and files to and
from the camera, use a USB Mini-B
cable and this socket.
C4 To connect an external USB device
to the camera, use a USB-A cable
and this socket.
Procedures
Changing the language: To change the
language, do the following:
1. Push the Setup button (A10).
2. Move the joystick (A6) right to go to
the Regional tab.
3. Move the joystick (A6) down to select
Language.
4. Push the joystick (A6), then move the
joystick up/down to select your
language.
5. Push the joystick (A6) to confirm your
choice.
6. Push the Setup button (A10) to leave
the set-up mode.
Choosing palette and temperature
range: To change the color palette and
the object temperature range, push the
Setup button (A10) and use the joystick.
Focusing the camera: To focus manually, move the Focus button (B3) left/right.
To autofocus the camera, push and release the center of the Focus button (B3).
Auto-adjusting the image:
• To manually adjust the image, push
the A/M button (A7) to display M in the
top right corner of the screen, then use
the joystick.
• To automatically adjust the image,
push the A/M button (A7) to display A.
Choosing mode: Push the Mode button
(A12) to choose between various modes
of operation:
• Camera mode:This is the most commonly used operation mode of the
camera. You select this mode to save
an infrared image to the SD memory
card. If you push the Preview/Save
button, the documentation toolbar will
be displayed.
• Video mode: If you select this mode,
you can record video clips with the
camera. You start and stop the recording by pushing the Preview/Save
button.
• Simultaneous mode: If you select this
mode, and push and hold down the
Preview/Save button (B2) for more
than 1 second, the camera will automatically save a digital photo at the
same time as it saves the infrared
image.
• Program mode: If you select this
mode, you can periodically save images at a specified time interval.
• Panorama mode: If you select this
mode, you can create large images by
stitching normal images together.
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To save an image: Push and hold down
the Preview/Save button (B2) for more
than 1 second to save an image. Push
briefly to preview an image and link
additional annotations to the image.
To keep in mind:
• When closing a menu, use the same
button that you used to open it.
• Blank objects may appear as warm or
cold in the camera due to reflections of
other objects.
• Avoid direct sunlight on the details that
you are inspecting.
• Various types of faults, such as those
in a building’s construction, may result
in the same type of infrared images.
• Correctly analyzing an infrared image
requires professional knowledge about
the application.
Note: See the documentation on the CDROM for further information on camera
functionality, applications, the theory of
thermography, and thermographic
measurement techniques.
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