IDEAL INDUSTRIES 160 User Manual

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HeatSeeker 160
Dual View Thermal Imaging Camera
Instruction Manual

Safety Warning:
The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser. Under no account should
anyone look directly into the laser beam or the laser beam exit aperture, irreversible damage
to the eye may occur. The laser should not be operated when there are personnel in the
imager’s field of view.
Caution – use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified in this document may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure.

© 2011 No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from IDEAL. Whilst IDEAL will endeavor to ensure that
any data contained in this product information is correct, IDEAL does not warrant its accuracy or accept liability for any reliance on it. IDEAL
reserves the right to change the specification of the products and descriptions i n this publication without notice. Prior to ordering products please
check with IDEAL for current specification details. All brands and product names are acknowledged and may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contents Page

1. CONTENTS OF THE CASE .................................................................................... 3

2. MAIN CONTROLS ................................................................................................... 4

2.1. BACK ................................................................................................................... 4

2.2. FRONT .................................................................................................................. 4

2.3. FUNCTION KEYS....................................................................................................... 4

3. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................. 5

3.1. SWITCHING THE CAMERA ON/OFF .............................................................................. 5

3.2. CHARGING THE BATTERY ......................................................................................... 5

3.3. CHANGING THE BATTERY ......................................................................................... 5

3.4 FOCUSING ......................................................................................................... 6

3.5. SAVING AN IMAGE ................................................................................................ 6

3.6. TEMPERATURE MEASUREME NT ................................................................................... 6

4. FUNCTION BUTTONS .......................................................................................... 7

4.1. MOVING THE CURSOR ............................................................................................ 7

4.2. IMAGE ALIGNMENT ................................................................................................ 8

4.3. TURNING THE VISIBLE IMAGE OFF AND ON .................................................................... 9

4.4. THERMAL AND VISIBLE IMAGE BLENDING ...................................................................... 9

4.5. MANUAL CONTROL .............................................................................................. 10

4.6. LIGHT ............................................................................................................ 10

4.7. IMAGE FREEZE................................................................................................... 10

4.8. MENU............................................................................................................. 10

5. MENU STRUCTURE. ........................................................................................... 11

5.1. INFRARED SETTINGS .......................................................................................... 12

5.2. MEASUREMENT OPTIONS ..................................................................................... 13

5.3. CAMERA SETTINGS ........................................................................................... 15

5.4. AUDIO SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 16

5.5. IMAGE BROWSER ............................................................................................. 17

5.6. DATE & TIME SETTINGS...................................................................................... 17

5.7. LANGUAGE SELECTION....................................................................................... 18

5.8. DISPLAY SETTINGS .......................................................................................... 18

6. ADDING CAPTIONS WHEN SAVING IMAGES ......................................................... 19

6.1. VOICE MESSAGE .................................................................................................... 19

6.2. TEXT CAPTIONS ..................................................................................................... 20

APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 21

A1. EMISSIVITY TABLES ................................................................................................. 21

A2. FULL ICON LIST. ..................................................................................................... 22

A3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ......................................................................................... 23

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1. Contents of the Case

Carrying Case.
Camera.
USB PSU and International Adaptors.
CD – 61-846 Instruction Manual and ThermalVision™ 160 Software and

Software Instruction Manual

USB Cable (Camera to PC).
Quick Start Guide.

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Microphone

Speaker

Power Button

Center Navigation
Key

4 Navigation Keys
Function Keys 1 to 4

Capture Button

Laser

Light
Visible camera

Infrared lens

Laser button

The Function Key functions are indicated by the
icons or text displayed on the screen above them.
These functions vary according to the operating
options chosen by the user.

Function
Key 1

Function

Key 2

Function
Key 3

Function
Key 4

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2. Main Controls

2.1. Back

2.2. Front

2.3. Function Keys

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Press the on/off button and
hold it for two seconds to
switch the camera on.

Press and hold for three
seconds to switch the camera
off.

The camera’s battery is charged via the

USB port. A fully charged battery will last
approximately 5 hours. A green LED
indicates charging which turns to red when
the battery is charged.

Remove battery.

Insert new battery, ensuring the
terminal pads are towards the front
of the camera.

Replace and lock the cover

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3. Getting started

3.1. Switching the camera on/off

After switching on, it will take up to 30 seconds for the infrared image to appear. The image
will periodically freeze for one or two seconds while the camera re-calibrates itself. This is
normal operation, and the time between these calibrations will increase as the operating
temperature of the camera stabilizes.

3.2. Charging the battery

Note: When the camera is connected to a PC via the USB cable it switches off and
the PC sees the SD card as an external memory.

3.3. Changing the battery

Open the lock on the battery cover and remove the cover

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Gently rotate the lens clockwise and
counter-clockwise to focus the
image.

Remember to remove the lens cap.

Save image button

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3.4 Focusing

Focus Bar Out of Focus Focused

When focusing a focus bar appears on the screen to assist in focusing the image. It
indicates the approximate distance in feet (in meters when °C is selected) of a focused
target from the camera.

3.5. Saving an image

To save a live or frozen image, press the Save button once. If Caption Mode or Voice
Annotation has been turned on, a text caption or voice annotation can be attached to the
image (see section 6).

3.6. Temperature measurement

One of the key functions of a thermal imager is obtaining temperature information about the
scene. The IDEAL 61-846 has a variety of measurement options to provide maximum
flexibility.

The display of temperature values and related items depends on the combination of the
measurement and display options selected. Temperature readings are displayed at the top of
the display. In the default mode, a single reading in C indicates the temperature at the center
point of the cursor. The other reading at the top of the display is the reflected temperature
setting(see section 5.1.). The temperature range within the scene is indicated by a scale on
the right hand side of the display.

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Function Function Function Function
key1 Ke y2 key3 key4

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4. Function buttons

Pressing any of the Function Key buttons reveals the icons which indicate the functions of
these buttons. A box around the icon for Function Key1 or Function Key2 indicates that this
option is selected and this defines the operation of the navigation buttons. With the default
settings, the key functions are as follows:

Function Key 1 toggles between Align Image and Cursor.
Function Key 2 cycles through Visible on/off, Auto/Manual, and Light on/off.
Function Key 3 toggles between Live and Freeze.
Function Key 4 opens the menu.

See appendix A2 for a full list of Function Key button functions.

4.1. Moving the cursor

4.1.1. Press Function Key 1 to toggle to the Cursor icon . The

emissivity value will be displayed at the top of the screen.

4.1.2. Use the left/right and up/down navigation buttons to move the cursor to the

desired position.

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4.2. Image alignment

As the visible and thermal cameras are not co-axial the visible and thermal image may need to
be aligned. This is usually required when moving to view objects at different distances.

4.2.1. Press Function Key 1 to toggle to the alignment icon .

4.2.2. Use the up/down and left/right navigation buttons to align the thermal

and visible images.

Note The visible image is moved during alignment.

Examples of alignment.

Fully Aligned

Align left Align right

Align up Align down

Four pre-programmed alignment distances are included. These are at 1.5ft, 3ft, 6ft and
12ft ranges. With the alignment option selected by function key 1, pressing the center
navigation button once aligns at 6ft. Pressing the center navigation button repeatedly
cycles through to 12ft, 1.5ft and 3ft.

Note: These values appear in Metres if °C is selected.

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