FLIR Scout Quick Start Manual

SCOUT

Q uick Sta r t Guide

Power Butt on – The Scout has 3 power modes: On, Off, and Standby.

• On – Press the Power button to turn the Scout on. Startup takes

appr oximately 90 seconds, during which there is a fast-fl ashing red LED on

the eyepiece display.

• Standby - After the camera is on, pressing the Power but ton again will

put the camera in St andby mode, during which there is a slow-fl ashing red LED on

the eyepiece display.

• Off - Push

and hol

d the power but ton for approximately 8 seconds to turn Scout off;

a shutdown timer will be shown on the display.

Capture Butt on* – Capture still images by pressing and releasing the Capture

but ton. Capture video clips by pressing and holding t he Capture butt on. Images and video

are saved to the SD card.

Display Brightness – Adjusts the brightness of the Scout’s eyepiece display.

White/Black Hot /Instalert

TM

– In White Hot mode, hot ter items appear as white or

light grey. In the Black Hot mode, hot ter it ems appear as black or dark grey. In the Instalert

mode, t he hottest objec ts and/or surfaces are highlighted RED wi th varying intensi ty via

four user-selectable levels.

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

Diopter Contr ols – The diopt er adjustment k nob allows a ±2 diopt er range.

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* – Enabled on Pro Models only

Eyepiec e

Lens Cap

Adjustable

Diopter

Display
Brightness

White Hot/
Black Hot /
Inst alert

TM

2× Zoom Image/Video

Capture

Power

Inst alling the Batt eries and SD Card

The batteries must be inst alled and char ged before using your camera. Install your SD card.

Alwa ys con sult fe dera l, state and l ocal la ws ass ociat ed wi th fi shing, hunt ing and sh ooting sp ort s prio r to the us e of a the rmal o r infr ared
view er/camera t o ensur e full c omplianc e wi th ap prop riat e reg ulat ions go verning spor tsm an us e. St ate a nd loc al la ws var y by s ta te and
can c hange on reg ular b asis. I t is t he us er/purchas er’s r espon sibilit y t o us e the prod uct in con for mit y wi th sta te la ws a nd re gulations
in the s tat e wher e opera ted.

1. Remove the small SD card cover by pinching
the tabs towards the center of the camera
and lifting the cover off. No tools are required.

2. Install the SD card.

3. Loosen the four captive scr ews securing
the battery cover.

4. Remove the battery cover by grasping its
front edge, which was exposed by
removing the SD card cover.

5. Install the batt eries as shown.

6. Re-install the battery cover, tighten the
screws, and sn

ap the SD card cover fi rmly

into place to ensure it is down and sealed.

Grasp SD card cover e dges
and pull

Bat tery cover

1. Connect the Hot Shoe to your camera, by
aligning the screw with threads, and pins
with pads; tight en with the thumb wheel.

2. Ensure that the plug is fully seated in
the Hot Shoe.

When charging correctly, the charging
indicat or will glow yellow and blink green
for one second within about 35 seconds.

The charging indicat or will continue to blink
at decreasing intervals until the batteries
are fully charged. When fully charged, the
charging indicat

or wil

l glow steady green.

The initial charge time is approximately
4 hours.

Char ging the Camera

The batteries in the camera must be fully charged prior to their fi rst use.

Power adapter plug

Char ging indicator

Stead y green