Extech Instruments IR260 User manual

USERGUIDE
MiniInfraRedThermometer
WithLaserPointerandHigh‐LowAlarms
ModelIR260
99 Washington Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Phone [phone]
Toll Free 1-800-517-8431
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Introduction
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheIR260IRThermometer.Thisthermometermakesnon‐
contact(infrared)temperaturemeasurementsatthetouchofabutton.Thebuilt‐inlaserpointer
increasestargetaccuracywhilethebacklitLCDandhandypushbuttonscombineforconvenient,
ergonomicoperation.Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproperuse,will
provideyearsofreliableservice.
Features
Measuresnon‐contactsurfacetemperatureupto400°C(752°F)
12:1DistancetoSpotRatio(FieldofView)
Single‐pointlasertargeting
AutomaticDataHoldwhentriggerisreleased
DisplayBacklight
Maximum‐Minimumtemperaturefunction
Selectabletemperatureunits(°F/°C)
Dynamicbatterystatusindication
Adjustableemissivity
AudibleandvisiblealarmindicationforHighandLowTemperatureAlarm
Safety
InternationalSafetySymbols
Thissymbol,adjacenttoanothersymbolorterminal,indicatestheusermustrefertothemanualfor
furtherinformation
Warnings
oDonotdirectlyorindirectlypointthelaserattheeyesofapersonorananimal
oInspectfordamageorforanyshortageofpartsoraccessoriesbeforeuse
oReplacethebatteriesimmediatelyafterthebatteryindicatorflashes
oDonotusethethermometernearexplosivegases,steam,ordust
oNotethatanobjectwithhighreflectivitywillnormallycausethe
measuredtemperaturevaluetoreadmuchlowerthantheactual
temperature
oUsethedeviceonlyasdescribedinthisUserGuide
Cautions
Toavoidthermometerdamage,pleaseavoidthefollowinghazards:
oEMFfromweldingequipmentorelectro‐inductionheaters
oStaticelectricity
oThermalshockcausedbylargeorabruptenvironmentaltemperaturechanges;wait30minutesto
allowthethermometertostabilizetonewenvironmentalconditions
oDonotusethisdeviceinexcessivelyhightemperatureenvironments
<1mW Output at 650nm

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Description
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MeterDescription
1. LCDDisplay
2. MAX‐MIN/DownButton
3. Backlight‐LaserPointer/UpButton
4. Laserpointerlens
5. IRThermometerlens
6. SETButton
7. MeasurementScanTrigger
8. BatteryCompartment
DisplayDescription
Emissivityvalueindication
Laserpointeractiveicon
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Scanmode(activewhilethetriggerispulled;displayed
temperaturetracksthetemperatureofthescannedsurfaces)
Holdmode(displayedtemperaturefreezeswithtriggerrelease)
Maximum/Minimumtemperatureicons
Batterycapacityindicator(flasheswhenbatteryvoltageiscritical)
DisplayBacklighticon
Temperatureunits(°F/°C)
TemperatureAlarmiconsandaudiblealarmdisableicon
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Operation
MeterPower
Themeterispoweredbytwo1.5VAAbatteries.Withfreshbatteriesinstalled,themeter
switchesONwhenthetriggerispulled.Thebatteriesarelocatedinthemeterhandle;pullthe
batterycompartmentlidawayfromthebodyofthemetertoopen.RefertotheMaintenance
sectionformoreBatteryInstallationinstructions.Thebatteryiconprovidesbatterystatus
indication.Replacethebatteriesassoonasthebatterystatusiconflashes.
SurfaceTemperatureMeasurements
1. HoldthemeterbyitsHandleGripandpointittowardthesurfacetobemeasured.Readthe
FieldofViewsectionbelowfordistancetotarget(spot)ratioinformation.
2. PullandholdtheTriggertoturnthemeteronandbegintestinginScanmode.Thedisplay
willlightifthetwo1.5Vbatteriesaregood.Replacethebatteriesifthedisplaydoesnotlight.
3. ReleasetheTrigger;thereadingwillholdforapproximately9seconds,afterwhichthemeter
willautomaticallyshutoff.
4. Themeterdefaultstotheprogrammedconditionsinusewhenthemeterwaslastswitched
OFF.Forexample,ifthelaserissettoONandthetemperatureunitsaresettooFatthetime
theunitisswitchedOFF,theunitwillswitchONandusethesamesettings.
Laser–ON/OFF
Pull the trigger and release.
PushandHOLDthe buttonforabout3secondstoswitchthelaserpointerONorOFF.
TheLasericonwillflashwhenthestatehaschanged.WhenthelaserisON,thelasericon will
appearontheLCD.Aimtheredlaserbeamapproximatelyahalfinchbelowthepointoftest
(pressingtheLaserbuttonagainturnsthelaseroff).
MAX‐MINMode
Pressthetriggerandrelease.
PresstheMAX‐MINbuttontoviewthemaximumtemperaturereading(MAX),pressagainto
viewthelowestreading(MIN).PressandholdtheMAX‐MINbuttontoswitchtheMAX‐MIN
modeoff.
DisplayBacklight
Pressthetriggerandrelease.
Pressthebacklightbutton momentarilytoswitchthebacklightONorOFF.
Over‐rangeIndicators(OLand‐OL)
Ifthetemperaturemeasurementexceeds779°F(415°C),thethermometerwilldisplayOLin
placeofatemperaturereading.Ifthetemperaturemeasurementisbelow‐25°C(‐13°F),the
thermometerwilldisplay‐OLinplaceofatemperaturereading.
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SettingMode
ReleasethetriggerandpresstheSETbuttontoaccesstheSettingMode.UsetheSETbuttonto
navigatethroughtheSettingModefieldsanduse(UP)andtheMAX‐MIN(DOWN)
buttonstomakechanges.Theavailableparametersarelistedbelow:
Emissivitysetting
°C/°Ftemperatureunitsselection
TemperatureAlarmAudibleBeeperEnable/Disable
HighTemperatureAlarmLimitsetting
LowTemperatureAlarmLimitsetting
Thecorrespondingparametericonwillflashwhenselected.ToexittheSettingMode,press
andholdtheSETbuttonfortwoseconds.
EmissivitySetting
The iconwillflashwhenselected.UsetheupandMAX‐MINdownbuttonsto
increaseordecreasetheemissivity(in0.01steps).Theemissivityrangeis0.10to1.00.Hold
theupordownbuttontorapidlyincreaseordecreasetheemissivityvalue.PresstheSET
buttontoconfirmandtosteptothenextoption.
SelectingtheTemperatureUnitofMeasure(°C/°F)
Usethe upandMAX‐MINdownbuttonstoselect°Cor°F.PresstheSETbuttonto
confirmandtosteptothenextoption.
Enable/DisableAudibleTemperatureAlarm
Thisparameterisusedtoenable/disabletheaudibletemperaturealarm.Theiconwillflash
inthismode.
UsetheupandMAX‐MINdownbuttonstotogglethesetting.Whentheaudible
alarmisdisabled,thedisplaywillshow‘HIGHLOW’.Whentheaudiblealarmisenabled,the
displaywillshow.Whentheaudiblealarmisenabled,thebeeperisallowedto
soundwheneverthemeasuredtemperaturegoesbeyondthehighorlowtemperaturelimit
values.PresstheSETbuttontoconfirmandtosteptothenextoption.
HIGHTemperatureAlarmLimitSetting
UsetheupandMAX‐MINdownbuttonstoincreaseordecreasetheHighAlarm
TemperatureLimit(in0.1stepsfor°Cor0.2stepsfor°F).Holdingtheupordownbuttonwill
rapidlyincreaseordecreasetheHIGHlimitvalue.AbeepwillsoundiftheHIGHtemperature
valuereachestheLOWtemperaturevaluewhileprogramming.PresstheSETbuttonto
confirmandtosteptothenextoption.
LOWTemperatureAlarmLimitSetting
UsetheupandMAX‐MINdownbuttonstoincreaseordecreasetheLowAlarm
TemperatureLimit(in0.1stepsfor°Cor0.2stepsfor°F).Holdingdowntheupordown
buttonwillrapidlyincreaseordecreasetheLOWlimitvalue.AbeepwillsoundiftheLOW
temperaturevaluereachestheHIGHtemperaturevaluewhileprogramming.PresstheSET
buttontoconfirmandtosteptothenextoption.

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LocatingHotorColdSpots
Todetectahotorcoldspot,aimthethermometerataregionbeyondthetargetandthenscan
theentireregioninaslow,up/downmotion.
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DistancetoSpotRatio(FieldofView)
Themeter’sfieldofviewis12:1(distancetospotratio).Forexample,ifthemeteris24inches
fromthetarget(spot),thediameterofthetargetmustbeatleast2inches.Otherdistancesare
shownbelowinthefieldofviewdiagram.
Notethatmeasurementsshouldnormallybemadecloserthan2feetfromthetarget.Themeter
canmeasurefromfurtherdistancesbutthemeasurementmaybeaffectedbyexternalsources
oflight.Inaddition,thespotsizemaybesolargethatitencompassessurfaceareasnotintended
tobemeasured.
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Itisnecessarytoensurethatthesizeofthetargetislargerthanthespotsize.Thesmallerthe
target,thecloserthedistanceshouldbe.Seetheaccompanyingdiagram.
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Emissivity
Emissivityrepresentstheenergyreflectivityofamaterial.Mostorganicmaterialsandpainted
oroxidizedsurfaceshaveanemissivityofapproximately0.95.Ifpossible,maskingtapeorflat
blackpaintshouldbeappliedtocoverthemeasuredsurface.
Waitaperiodoftimetoallowthetapeorpainttoreachthermalequilibriumwiththesurface
ofthecoveredobject.Measurethetemperatureofthesurfacecoveredwithtapeorpaintonly
afterequilibriumhasbeenachieved.

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MeasurementNotes
1. Theobjectundertestshouldbelargerthanthespot(target)sizecalculatedbythefieldof
viewdiagram.
2. Ifthesurfaceoftheobjectundertestiscoveredwithfrost,oil,grime,etc.,cleanbefore
takingmeasurements.
3. Ifanobject'ssurfaceishighlyreflectiveapplymaskingtapeorflatblackpainttothesurface
beforemeasuring.
4. Themetermaynotmakeaccuratemeasurementsthroughtransparentsurfacessuchas
glass.
5. Steam,dust,smoke,etc.canobscuremeasurements.
6. Themetercompensatesfordeviationsinambienttemperature.Itcan,however,takeupto
30minutesforthemetertoadjusttoextremelywideambienttemperaturechanges.
7. Tofindahotspot,aimthemeteroutsidetheareaofinterestthenscanacross(inanupand
downmotion)untilthehotspotislocated.
Maintenance
Cleaning
Tocleanthelensesusecompressedairtocleardustandotherparticles,thencarefullyclean
withawetcottonswab.Thecottonswabshouldbemoistenedwithcleanwater.
Tocleanthemeterhousing,wipewithadamp,softcloth.Donotusesolventsorabrasives.Do
notimmersetheIR260inwaterorotherliquid.
Troubleshooting
SymptomProblemAction
OLdisplayTargettemperatureexceedsrangeSelectatargetwithinrange
‐OLdisplayTargettemperatureunder‐rangeSelectatargetwithinrange
BatteryiconflashesLowBatterypowerReplaceBatteries
BlankdisplayscreenLowbatterypowerCheckand/orreplacebatteries
NoLaserpointerLowbatteryorenvironmental
temperaturehigherthan40°C(104°F)
Replacethebatteries ormovethe
IR260toanareawithalower
ambienttemperature

EXTECHINSTRUMENTS
8IR260‐en‐GB_V1.21/16
ReplacingBatteries
Whenthebatteryiconflashes,orwhenthemeterdoesn’tswitchON,replacethebatteries.
Thebatterycompartmentislocatedinthehandlegrip.Thebatterycompartmentlidislocated
justbelowthetrigger.Prythecompartmentlidofftoreachthecompartment.
Replacethe1.5VAAbatteriesfollowingcorrectpolarityandthenclosethebatterycompartment
lid.
BatterySafetyNotes:Pleasedisposeofbatteriesresponsibly;neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire,
batteriesmayexplodeorleak.Ifthemeterisnottobeusedfor60daysormore,removethe
batteryandstoreseparately.Donotmixbatterytypesorfreshnesslevels;pleaseusebatteries
ofthesametypeandofthesamefreshnesslevel.
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Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.
Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriatecollection
sites,theretailstorewherethebatterieswerepurchased,orwhereverbatteriesaresold.

Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuserisobligatedtotake
end‐of‐lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthedisposalofelectricalandelectronic
equipment.
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EXTECHINSTRUMENTS
9 IR260‐en‐GB_V1.21/16
Specifications
InfraredThermometerSpecifications
Range/Resolution‐20.0to400.0oC(‐4.0to752.0oF)
Accuracy‐20~0oC(‐4~32oF):±5°C(9°F)
0~400oC(32~752oF)±2°C(3.6°F)or2%ofreading(whicheverisgreater)
Note:Accuracyisspecifiedforthefollowingambienttemperaturerange:
21to25°C(70to77°F)
EmissivityAdjustablefrom0.10to1.00
FieldofView12:1DistancetoSpotratio
LaserpowerLessthan1mW
Spectralresponse630to670nm(wavelength)
GeneralSpecifications
Display BacklitLCDdisplaywithfunctionindicators
Displayrate500msapprox.
OperatingTemperature 0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
OperatingHumidityMax.75%RH
PowerSupplyTwo1.5VAAAlkalinebatteries
AutomaticPowerOffMetershutsoffautomaticallyafter9seconds
Weight 226g(8.0oz.)
Dimensions172x97x46mm(6.8x3.8x1.8”)
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