Fluke PTi120 Operating Manual
PTi120
Pocket Thermal Imager
Users Manual
April 2019 (English)
© 2019 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Each Fluke product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and
service. The warranty period is two years and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services
are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of a Fluke
authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which, in Fluke's opinion,
has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation
or handling. Fluke warrants that software will operate substantially in accordance with its functional specifications
for 90 days and that it has been properly recorded on non-defective media. Fluke does not warrant that software
will be error free or operate without interruption.
Fluke authorized resellers shall extend this warranty on new and unused products to end-user customers only but
have no authority to extend a greater or different warranty on behalf of Fluke. Warranty support is available only if
product is purchased through a Fluke authorized sales outlet or Buyer has paid the applicable international price.
Fluke reserves the right to invoice Buyer for importation costs of repair/replacement parts when product purchased
in one country is submitted for repair in another country.
Fluke's warranty obligation is limited, at Fluke's option, to refund of the purchase price, free of charge repair, or
replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Fluke authorized service center within the warranty
period.
To obtain warranty service, 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 difficulty, postage and insurance
prepaid (FOB Destination). Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will
be returned to Buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB Destination). If Fluke determines that failure was caused by
neglect, misuse, contamination, alteration, accident, or abnormal condition of operation or handling, including
overvoltage failures caused by use outside the product’s specified rating, or normal wear and tear of mechanical
components, Fluke will provide an estimate of repair costs and obtain authorization before commencing the work.
Following repair, the product will be returned to the Buyer transportation prepaid and the Buyer will be billed for the
repair and return transportation charges (FOB Shipping Point).
THIS WARRANTY IS BUYER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FLUKE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSE
DATA,
NG FROM ANY CAUSE OR THEORY.
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Since some countries or states do not allow limitation of the term of an implied warranty, or exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages, the limitations and exclusions of this warranty may not apply to every
buyer. If any provision of this Warranty is held invalid or unenforceable by a court or other decision-maker of
competent jurisdiction, such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
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U.S.A.
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5602 BD Eindhoven
The Netherlands
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1
How to Contact Fluke............................................................................................ 1
Safety Information................................................................................................. 1
Product Familiarization ......................................................................................... 2
Features........................................................................................................... 2
Controls and Connections ............................................................................... 2
Touch Screen (Display) ................................................................................... 3
Basic Operation .................................................................................................... 4
Turn On and Off the Product ........................................................................... 4
Capture Image ................................................................................................. 4
Save Images to PC.......................................................................................... 4
Menu Controls....................................................................................................... 5
Main Menu ............................................................................................................ 6
Image Menu .......................................................................................................... 7
Palette Menu......................................................................................................... 8
Display Menu ........................................................................................................ 8
Settings Menu ....................................................................................................... 9
Device Settings Menu...................................................................................... 9
IR Settings Menu ............................................................................................. 10
Emissivity Adjustment................................................................................. 11
Transmissivity............................................................................................. 11
Memory Menu (Memory Gallery) .......................................................................... 11
View Image ...................................................................................................... 12
Notes ............................................................................................................... 12
Notes with Single Image............................................................................. 12
Add a Note to Multiple Images ................................................................... 12
Delete Images.................................................................................................. 13
Delete an Image ......................................................................................... 13
Delete Multiple Images ............................................................................... 13
Delete All Images ....................................................................................... 13
Asset ID ........................................................................................................... 13
Asset Identification (Asset ID)............................................................................... 14
Assign Asset ID Tag with a QR Code or Barcode ........................................... 14
Assign Asset ID Tag Manually......................................................................... 14
Exit an Asset ID Tag ........................................................................................ 14
Assign a Different Asset ID Tag....................................................................... 15
Fluke Connect Desktop Software ......................................................................... 15
Download Fluke Connect Software ................................................................. 15
Update Firmware ............................................................................................. 15
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Maintenance.......................................................................................................... 16
Clean the Case ................................................................................................ 16
Lens Care......................................................................................................... 16
Battery Care ..................................................................................................... 16
Charge Batteries .............................................................................................. 16
Radio Frequency Data .......................................................................................... 17
Specifications ........................................................................................................ 17
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Introduction
The Fluke PTi120 Pocket Thermal Imager (the Product or Imager) is a handheld, infrared imaging camera for use
in many applications. These applications include equipment troubleshooting, preventive and predictive
maintenance, building diagnostics, and research and development.
The Product shows thermal images on a high-visibility, industrial-quality LCD touch screen. The Product saves
images to internal memory which can be transferred to a PC through a direct USB connection to the PC or by
wireless transfer to a PC or mobile device.
The Product includes Fluke Connect desktop software. Fluke Connect is a high-performance, professional
software suite for quality analysis and reporting.
How to Contact Fluke
To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone numbers:
• USA: 1-800-760-4523
• Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
• Europe: +31 402-675-200
• Japan: +81-3-6714-3114
• Singapore: +65-6799-5566
• Brazil: +55-11-3530-8901
• Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500
Or, visit Fluke's website at
To register your product, visit http://register.fluke.com
www.fluke.com.
.
To view, print, or download the latest manual or manual supplement, visit
http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals
To request a printed manual, vist www.fluke.com/productinfo
.
.
Safety Information
General Safety Information is in the printed Safety Information document that ships with the Product and at
www.fluke.com
. More specific safety information is listed where applicable.
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Product Familiarization
Use Table 1 to identify the features of your Product.
Features
Table 1 lists the features of the Product.
Table 1. Features
IR-Fusion Technology Image annotations
Visible Asset Identification
Fullscreen IR Autoblend Fluke Connect desktop software
Controls and Connections
Table 2 shows the controls and connections of the Product.
Table 2. Controls and Connections
Item Description Item Description
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F
LCD touch screen (display)
Image capture button
Fluke Connect indicator
Power button
USB port
Connector cover
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J
K
Hand strap
LED torch/flashlight
Infrared camera lens
Visual light camera lens
USB cable
Pocket Thermal Imager
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Touch Screen (Display)
The touch screen is the user interface of the Product. The touch screen has a backlight for work in dimly lit
spaces.
Table 3 shows the default information on the screen of the Product.
Table 3. Display
Item Description Item Description
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E
F
G
Center point marker
Center point temperature
Scale
Temperature range upper value
Range bar
The range of colors in the palette mapped to
a certain range of temperatures
Center point color in relation to the palette
Temperature range lower value
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K
L
M
Status bar
Background temperature
Emissivity value
Time
Date
Battery status
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