Fluke 572 User Manual
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Precision Infrared Thermometer
Users Manual
March 2005
© 2005 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved.
All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
This Fluke product will be free from defects in
material and workmanship for one year from the
date of purchase. This warranty does not cover
fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from
accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or
handling. Resellers are not authorized to extend
any other warranty on Fluke’s behalf. To obtain
service during the warranty period, contact your
nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain
return authorization information, then send the
product to that Service Center with a description
of the problem.
THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY. NO
OTHER WARRANTIES, SUCH AS FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED. FLUKE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING
FROM ANY CAUSE OR THEORY. Since some
states or countries do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of an implied warranty or of incidental
or consequential damages, this limitation of liability may not apply to you.
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Warning
A Warning identifies conditions and actions that pose hazards to the user. To avoid electrical shock or personal injury,
follow these guidelines:
• Do not point laser directly at eye or indirectly off
reflective surfaces.
• Before using the thermometer inspect the case. Do not
use the thermometer if it appears damaged. Look
for cracks or missing plastic.
• Replace the batteries as soon as the battery indicator
two or less segments.
• Do not use the thermometer if it operates abnormally.
Protection may be impaired. When in doubt, have the
thermometer serviced.
• Do not operate the thermometer around explosive gas,
vapor, or dust.
• Do not connect the optional external probe to live
electrical circuits.
• To avoid a burn hazard, remember that highly reflective
objects will result in lower than actual temperature
measurements.
• Do not use in a manner not specified by this manual or the
protection supplied by the equipment may be impaired.
Caution
To avoid damaging the thermometer or the equipment under
test protect them from the following:
• EMF (electro-magnetic fields) from arc welders,
induction heaters, etc.
• Static electricity
• Thermal shock (caused by large or abrupt
ambient temperature changes- allow 30 minutes
for thermometer to stabilize before use).
• Do not leave the thermometer on or near
objects of high temperature.
Safety Information
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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................. 5
Symbols and Safety Markings ..................... 7
Laser Warning and Serial Number Labels .... 8
Delivery Content ........................................... 9
Functions and Display .................................. 10
Batteries and Measurement ......................... 11
Field of View and Emissivity ......................... 12
Spot Size ...................................................... 13
Emissivity ...................................................... 14
Mode and Setup Alarm ................................ 15
Graphic Display and DIP Settings ................ 16
DIP Switch Factory Settings ........................ 17
Troubleshooting ............................................ 18
Maintenance ................................................. 19
Emissivity Table (Selected Values) ................ 20
CE Conformity .............................................. 21
Specifications ............................................... 22
Factory defaults ............................................ 22
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The Fluke Model 572 Infrared Thermometer (the
thermometer) is for non-contact temperature
measurement. This thermometer determines
an object‘s surface temperature by measuring
the amount of infrared energy radiated by the
object‘s surface.
Contacting Fluke
To contact Fluke, call one of the following
telephone numbers:
USA: 1-888-44-FLUKE (1-888-443-5853)
Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
Europe: +31 402-675-200
Japan: +81-3-3434-0181
Singapore: +65-738-5655
Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500
For USA Service: 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888-993-5853)
Or, visit Fluke's Web site at www.fluke.com.
To register your product, visit register.fluke.com.
Introduction
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Symbol Explanation
Warning. Laser.
Symbols and Safety Markings
The laser sight simplifies
A
The laser automatically
turns of
f
trigger.
symbol
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