FLIR E5, E4 Operating Manual

User’s manual

FLIR Ex series

User’s manual

FLIR Ex series

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Table of contents

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 ............................................................................1

2 Safety information .......... .. ..................................... .. ..........................2

3 Notice to user ......... .. ..................................... .. ................................. 5

3.1 User-to-user forums .................................................................. 5

3.2 Calibration...............................................................................5

3.3 Accuracy ................................................................................ 5

3.4 Disposal of electronic waste........................................................ 5

3.5 Training .................................................................................. 5

3.6 Documentation updates ............................................................. 5

3.7 Important note about this manual.................................................. 5

4 Customer help .............. .. .. .. ............................... .. .. .. ......................... 6

4.1 General ..................................................................................6

4.2 Submitting a question ................................................................6

4.3 Downloads ..............................................................................6

5 Quick Start Guide ................. ..................................... .. ......................7

5.1 Procedure ...............................................................................7

6 Description............ ....................................... ....................................8

6.1 Camera parts ........................................................................... 8

6.1.1 Figure.......................................................................... 8

6.1.2 Explanation...................................................................8

6.2 Keypad................................................................................... 8

6.2.1 Figure.......................................................................... 8

6.2.2 Explanation...................................................................8

6.3 Connectors .............................................................................9

6.3.1 Figure.......................................................................... 9

6.3.2 Explanation...................................................................9

6.4 Screen elements .................................................................... 10

6.4.1 Figure........................................................................ 10

6.4.2 Explanation................................................................. 10

7 Operation ........ .. ..................................... .. ..................................... . 11

7.1 Charging the battery................................................................ 11

7.1.1 Charging the battery using the FLIR power supply ............... 11

7.1.2 Charging the battery using the FLIR stand-alone battery

7.1.3 Charging the battery using a USB cable ............................ 11

7.2 Saving an image ..................................................................... 11

7.2.1 General...................................................................... 11

7.2.2 Image capacity ............................................................ 11

7.2.3 Naming convention....................................................... 11

7.2.4 Procedure .................................................................. 12

7.3 Recalling an image.................................................................. 12

7.3.1 General...................................................................... 12

7.3.2 Procedure .................................................................. 12

7.4 Deleting an image................................................................... 12

7.4.1 General...................................................................... 12

charger.......................................................................11

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7.4.2 Procedure .................................................................. 12

7.5 Deleting all images.................................................................. 12

7.5.1 General...................................................................... 12

7.5.2 Procedure .................................................................. 12

7.6 Measuring a temperature using a spotmeter ................................. 13

7.6.1 General...................................................................... 13

7.6.2 Procedure .................................................................. 13

7.7 Measuring the hottest temperature within an area .......................... 13

7.7.1 General...................................................................... 13

7.7.2 Procedure .................................................................. 13

7.8 Measuring the coldest temperature within an area.......................... 13

7.8.1 General...................................................................... 13

7.8.2 Procedure .................................................................. 13

7.9 Hiding measurement tools ........................................................ 13

7.9.1 Procedure .................................................................. 13

7.10 Changing the color palette ........................................................ 14

7.10.1 General...................................................................... 14

7.10.2 Procedure .................................................................. 14

7.11 Changing image mode............................................................. 14

7.11.1 General...................................................................... 14

7.11.2 Procedure .................................................................. 15

7.12 Changing the temperature scale mode ........................................ 15

7.12.1 General...................................................................... 15

7.12.2 When to use Lock mode ................................................ 15

7.12.3 Procedure .................................................................. 15

7.13 Setting the emissivity as a surface property .................................. 16

7.13.1 General...................................................................... 16

7.13.2 Procedure .................................................................. 16

7.14 Setting the emissivity as a custom material................................... 16

7.14.1 General...................................................................... 16

7.14.2 Procedure .................................................................. 16

7.15 Changing the emissivity as a custom value ................................... 16

7.15.1 General...................................................................... 16

7.15.2 Procedure .................................................................. 17

7.16 Changing the reflected apparent temperature ............................... 17

7.16.1 General...................................................................... 17

7.16.2 Procedure .................................................................. 17

7.17 Changing the settings .............................................................. 17

7.17.1 General...................................................................... 17

7.17.2 Procedure .................................................................. 18

7.18 Updating the camera ............................................................... 18

7.18.1 General...................................................................... 18

7.18.2 Procedure .................................................................. 18

8 Technical data ......... .. ..................................... .. ............................... 19

9 Declaration of conformity ......................... .. ..................................... . 20

10 Cleaning the camera.......... .. ..................................... ....................... 21

10.1 Camera housing, cables, and other items..................................... 21

10.1.1 Liquids....................................................................... 21

10.1.2 Equipment.................................................................. 21

10.1.3 Procedure .................................................................. 21

10.2 Infrared lens .......................................................................... 21

10.2.1 Liquids....................................................................... 21

10.2.2 Equipment.................................................................. 21

10.2.3 Procedure .................................................................. 21

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11 Application examples..................................... .................................. 22

11.1 Moisture & water damage ......................................................... 22

11.1.1 General...................................................................... 22

11.1.2 Figure........................................................................ 22

11.2 Faulty contact in socket ............................................................ 22

11.2.1 General...................................................................... 22

11.2.2 Figure........................................................................ 22

11.3 Oxidized socket...................................................................... 23

11.3.1 General...................................................................... 23

11.3.2 Figure........................................................................ 23

11.4 Insulation deficiencies.............................................................. 24

11.4.1 General...................................................................... 24

11.4.2 Figure........................................................................ 24

11.5 Draft .................................................................................... 25

11.5.1 General...................................................................... 25

11.5.2 Figure........................................................................ 25

12 About FLIR Systems .................. .. ..................................... .. ............. 26

12.1 More than just an infrared camera .............................................. 27

12.2 Sharing our knowledge ............................................................ 27

12.3 Supporting our customers......................................................... 27

12.4 A few images from our facilities .................................................. 28

13 Glossary .... ..................................... .. ..................................... .. ...... 29

14 Thermographic measurement techniques .............................. .. .......... 32

14.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 32

14.2 Emissivity.............................................................................. 32

14.2.1 Finding the emissivity of a sample.................................... 32

14.3 Reflected apparent temperature ................................................. 35

14.4 Distance ............................................................................... 35

14.5 Relative humidity .................................................................... 35

14.6 Other parameters.................................................................... 35

15 History of infrared technology................................. .. .. .. .................... 37

16 Theory of thermography.. .. ..................................... .. ........................ 40

16.1 Introduction ........................................................................... 40

16.2 The electromagnetic spectrum................................................... 40

16.3 Blackbody radiation................................................................. 40

16.3.1 Planck’s law ................................................................ 41

16.3.2 Wien’s displacement law................................................ 42

16.3.3 Stefan-Boltzmann's law ................................................. 43

16.3.4 Non-blackbody emitters................................................. 44

16.4 Infrared semi-transparent materials............................................. 46

17 The measurement formula....................... ..................................... .. .. 47

18 Emissivity tables ..................................... .. ..................................... . 51

18.1 References............................................................................ 51

18.2 Tables .................................................................................. 51

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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 service, and in accordance with FLIR Systems instruction.

Uncooled handheld infrared cameras manufactured by FLIR Systems are
warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of two
(2) years from the delivery date of theoriginal 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 included in 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 any product which has been subjected to misuse, neglect,
accident or abnormal conditions of operation. Expendable partsare excluded
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 particular
purpose.

FLIR Systems shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or
consequential loss or damage, whether based on contract, tort or anyother
legal theory.

This warranty shall be governed by Swedish law.
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with thiswar-

ranty, shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The place of ar­bitration shall be Stockholm. The language to be used in thearbitral 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 service detects a FLIR camera connected to the
computer with a USB cable. The modification will only be executed if the
camera device implements a remote network service that supports network
logons.

1.4 U.S. Government Regulations

This product is subject to US Export Regulations. Please refer to exportques­[e-mail] with any questions.

1.5 Copyright

© 2013, 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 any form 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, be copied, photocopied,re­produced, translated or transmitted to any electronic mediumor machine
readable form without prior consent, in writing, from FLIR Systems.

Names and marks appearing on the 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 are developed
and manufactured has been certified in accordance with the ISO 9001
standard.

FLIR Systems is committed to a policy of continuous development; therefore
we reserve the right to make changes andimprovements on any of the prod­ucts without prior notice.

1.7 Patents

One or several of thefollowing patents and/or design patents may apply to
the products and/or features. Additional pending patents and/or pending de­sign patents may also apply.

000279476-0001; 000439161; 000499579-0001; 000653423; 000726344;
000859020; 001106306-0001; 001707738; 001707746; 001707787;
001776519; 001954074; 002021543; 002058180-001; 1144833; 1182246;
1182620; 1285345; 1299699; 1325808; 1336775; 1391114; 1402918;
1404291; 1411581; 1415075; 1421497; 1458284; 1678485; 1732314;
2106017; 2381417; 3006596; 3006597; 466540; 483782; 484155; 4889913;
5177595; 60122153.2; 602004011681.5-08; 6707044; 68657; 7034300;
7110035; 7154093; 7157705; 7237946; 7312822; 7332716; 7336823;
7544944; 7667198; 7809258; 7826736; 8,018,649 B2; 8,153,971; 8212210
B2; 8289372; 8354639 B2; 8384783; D540838; D549758; D579475;
D584755; D599,392; D615,113; D664,580; D664,581; D665,004; D665,440;
DI6702302-9; DI6903617-9; DI7002221-6; DI7002891-5; DI7002892-3;
DI7005799-0; DM/057692; DM/061609; EP 2115696 B1; EP2315433; SE
0700240-5; US 8340414 B2; ZL01823221.3; ZL01823226.4; ZL02331553.9;
ZL02331554.7; ZL200480034894.0; ZL200530120994.2;
ZL200610088759.5; ZL200630130114.4; ZL200730151141.4;
ZL200730339504.7; ZL200820105768.8; ZL200830128581.2;
ZL200880105236.4; ZL200880105769.2; ZL200930190061.9;
ZL201030176127.1; ZL201030176130.3; ZL201030176157.2;
ZL201030595931.3; ZL201130442354.9; ZL201230471744.3;
ZL201230620731.8

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 OF ANY PREVIOUS CONSENT).

• GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE. This EULAgrants you the following
license:

• Youmay use the SOFTWARE only on the DEVICE.

• NOT FAULT TOLERANT. THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT TOL-

ERANT.FLIR SystemsAB HAS INDEPENDENTLYDETERMINED
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 WARRANTYAGAINST INTERFERENCE
WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST
INFRINGEMENT.IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES

REGARDING 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 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PER­FORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS LIMITATION SHALL
APPLYEVEN 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 FIFTY DOL­LARS (U.S.$250.00).

• Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Dis-

assembly. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disas-

semble the SOFTWARE, except and only to the extent that such
activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding
this limitation.

• SOFTWARE TRANSFER ALLOWED BUT WITH RESTRIC-

TIONS. You may 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 prior versions 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 tothe SOFT­WARE, including the U.S. Export AdministrationRegulations, 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/.

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 PublicLicense as published
by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it willbe
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 Qt4GUI may be re­quested from FLIR Systems AB.

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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.

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 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.

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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.

CAUTION

Applicability: Cameras with one or more batteries.
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 built­in 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.

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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),
unless other information is specified in the user documentation or technical data. 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.

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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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 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

latest releases of manuals for our other products, as well as manuals for our historical
and obsolete products.

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.

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://www.infraredtraining.com/community/boards/

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

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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

• The camera serial number

• The communication protocol, or method, between the camera and your device (for ex­ample, 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:

• 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.

Customer help

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to turn on the camera.

3. Open the lens cap by pushing the lens cap lever.

4. Aim the camera toward your target of interest.

5. Pull the trigger to save an image.

(Optional steps)

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.

Quick Start Guide

5.1 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Charge the battery. You can do this in three different ways:

• Charge the battery using the FLIR stand-alone battery charger.

• Charge the battery using the FLIR power supply.

• Charge the battery using a USB cable connected to a computer.

Note

Charging the camera using a USB cable connected to a computer takes considerably longer
than using the FLIR power supply or the FLIR stand-alone battery charger.

2. Push the On/off button

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6.1.2 Explanation

1. Digital camera lens.

2. Infrared lens.

3. Lever to open and close the lens cap.

4. Trigger to save images.

5. Battery.

6.2 Keypad

6.2.1 Figure

6.2.2 Explanation

1. Camera screen.

Description

6.1 Camera parts

6.1.1 Figure

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Function:

• Push to open the image archive.

3. Navigation pad.

Function:

• Push left/right or up/down to navigate in menus, submenus, and dialog boxes.

• Push the center to confirm.

4. Cancel button

.

Function:

• Push to cancel a choice.

• Push to go back into the menu system.

5. On/off button

Function:

• Push to turn on the camera.

• Push and hold for more than 1 second to turn off the camera.

6.3 Connectors

6.3.1 Figure

6.3.2 Explanation

The purpose of this USB mini-B connector is the following:

• Charging the battery using the FLIR power supply.

• Charging the battery using a USB cable connected to a computer.

2. Archive button

Note

Charging the camera using a USB cable connected to a computer takes considerably longer than
using the FLIR power supply or the FLIR stand-alone battery charger.

• 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.

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6.4.2 Explanation

1. Main menu toolbar.

2. Submenu toolbar.

3. Spotmeter.

4. Result table.

5. Status icons.

6. Temperature scale.

6.4 Screen elements

6.4.1 Figure

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3. Put the battery into the stand-alone battery charger.

Operation

7.1 Charging the battery

7.1.1 Charging the battery using the FLIR power supply

Follow this procedure:

1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet.

2. Connect the power supply cable to the USB connector on the camera.

Note

The charging time for a fully depleted battery is 2 hours.

7.1.2 Charging the battery using the FLIR stand-alone battery charger.

Follow this procedure:

1. Connect the stand-alone battery charger to a wall outlet.

2. Remove the battery from the camera.

Note

• The charging time for a fully depleted battery is 2 hours.

• The battery is being charged when the blue LED is flashing.

• The battery is fully charged when the blue LED is continuous.

7.1.3 Charging the battery using a USB cable

Follow this procedure:

1. Connect the camera to a computer using a USB cable.

Note

• To charge the camera, the computer must be turned on.

• Charging the camera using a USB cable connected to a computer takes considerably longer than
using the FLIR power supply or the FLIR stand-alone battery charger.

7.2 Saving an image

7.2.1 General

You can save multiple images to the internal camera memory.

7.2.2 Image capacity

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

7.2.3 Naming convention

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

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7.3 Recalling an image

7.3.1 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.

7.3.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the Archive button

.

2. Push the navigation pad left/right or up/down to select the image you want to view.

3. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays the selected image.

4. To return to live mode, push the Cancel button

repeatedly or push the Archive

button

.

7.4 Deleting an image

7.4.1 General

You can delete one or more images from the internal camera memory.

7.4.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the Archive button

.

2. Push the navigation pad left/right or up/down to select the image you want to view.

3. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays the selected image.

4. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

5. On the toolbar, select Delete

.

7.5 Deleting all images

7.5.1 General

You can delete all images from the internal camera memory.

7.5.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

Operation

7.2.4 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. To save an image, pull the trigger.

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. This displays a dialog box.

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.

7.6 Measuring a temperature using a spotmeter

7.6.1 General

You can measure a temperature using a spotmeter. This will display the temperature at
the position of the spotmeter on the screen.

7.6.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

2. On the toolbar, select Measurement

. This displays a toolbar.

3. On the toolbar, select Center spot

.
The temperature at the position of the spotmeter will now be displayed in the top left
corner of the screen.

7.7 Measuring the hottest temperature within an area

7.7.1 General

You can measure the hottest temperature within an area. This displays a moving spot­meter that indicates the hottest temperature.

7.7.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

2. On the toolbar, select Measurement

. This displays a toolbar.

3. On the toolbar, select Auto hot spot

.

7.8 Measuring the coldest temperature within an area

7.8.1 General

You can measure the coldest temperature within an area. This displays a moving spot­meter that indicates the coldest temperature.

7.8.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

2. On the toolbar, select Measurement

. This displays a toolbar.

3. On the toolbar, select Auto cold spot

.

7.9 Hiding measurement tools

7.9.1 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

2. On the toolbar, select Measurement

. This displays a toolbar.

3. On the toolbar, select No measurements

.

Operation

2. On the toolbar, select Settings

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. This displays a toolbar.

3. On the toolbar, select a new color palette.

7.11 Changing image mode

7.11.1 General

The camera can operate in five different image modes:

• MSX (Multi Spectral Dynamic Imaging): The camera displays an infrared image where
the edges of the objects are enhanced.

• Thermal: The camera displays a fully thermal image.

• Picture-in-picture (large): The camera displays a digital camera image with a large
superimposed infrared image frame.

• Picture-in-picture (small): The camera displays a digital camera image with a small
superimposed infrared image frame.

Operation

7.10 Changing the color palette

7.10.1 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.

7.10.2 Procedure

Follow this procedure:

1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.

2. On the toolbar, select Color

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