
3in1Non‐ContactInfrared
ForeheadThermometer,NCT‐301
Q1:Wheredoyoupositiontothethermometertomeasurebodytemperature?
Thedefaultpositionofthisthermometeris1.2to2inchesfromthecenteroftheforeheadfor
measuringbodytemperature.
Q2:Whydoesthereadingsvarywithseveralmeasurements?
Tipsforproperreadings:
Makesurethesensorlensis1.2to2inchesfromthecenteroftheforehead
Thereisnohairocclusionorsweatonthispartofforehead
Ensurenowindblowingthroughthethermometerandtheforehead.Accuracyofthemeasurementis
guaranteedifusedcorrectly.
Q3:CanImeasurebodytemperaturefromanotherpartofthebody?
Itisnotrecommended,butthismodelofthermometerdoesprovidetheoptiontomeasurefrom
bodypartsotherthantheforeheadifthereisnohairocclusiononthisspot.However,youshoulduse
therecalibrateoperationbeforeyouchangethemeasuredpart.Thereisdetaileddescriptioninthe
UserManualonhowtomakerecalibration(F4function).Makesureyoufullyunderstandthe
operationstepsbeforetrying.
Q4:Igotmeasurementreadingsquiteconsistentverytime,butitseemsaround0.5F
lowerthanthereadingsfromaconventionalthermometer.Isitthequalityproblem?
HowdoIperformarecalibration?
No.Itisunderstandablethatthenon‐contactthermometermeasuresthesurfacetemperatureofthe
forehead,andtheforeheadtemperatureisnotthesameasbodytemperature.Thereforethe
manufacturermakesacompensationforthedifferencewithavaluegeneratedfromstatisticsbasing
onthenormalaveragepeople,thenwecangetthebodytemperaturevaluedirectlyfromthereading.
However,thatdoesnotruleoutthepossibilityofminorcompensationdifferencesforverysmall