FLIR Txxx series User manual

Getting
Started Guide
FLIR Bxxx series
FLIR Txxx series

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A14 Hand strap.
Rear view
Front view
A1 Touch screen LCD.
A2 Cover for the SD memory card slot.
A3 Zoom button. B1 Laser pointer button: Push to acti-
A4 Stylus pen. Note: Push down the vate the laser pointer.
stylus pen firmly into its holder when B2 Preview/Save button: Push and hold
not in use. down the Preview/Save button for
A5 Camera button: Switch between the more than 1 second to save an
infrared camera and the digital cam- image. Push briefly to preview an
era. image and link additional anno-
A6 Joystick: Move up/down or left/right tations to the image.
to navigate on menus, in dialog B3 Focus button: Move left/right to
boxes, and in the image archive. manually focus the camera. Push to
Push to confirm choices. autofocus the camera.
A7 A/M button: Push to switch between B4 Attachment point for the neck strap.
automatic and manual adjustment B5 Video lamp.
modes. Push and hold down for B6 Digital camera lens.
more than 1 second to perform a B7 Release button for additional infra-
non-uniformity correction. red lenses.
A8 Measure button: Push to dis- B8 Laser pointer.
play/hide measurement tools. B9 Infrared lens.
A9 Info button: Push to display/hide B10 Lens cap for the infrared lens.
image information on the screen.
A10 Setup button: Push to display/hide
the setup menu.
A11 Archive button: Push to open/close
the image gallery.
A12 Mode button: Push to display/hide
the mode selector.
A13 On/Off button: Push to turn on/turn
off the camera.
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Choosing palette and temperature
Connectors range: To change the color palette and
the object temperature range, push the
Setup button (A10) and use the joystick.
Focusing the camera: To focus manu-
ally, move the Focus button (B3) left/right.
To autofocus the camera, push and re-
lease the center of the Focus button (B3).
Auto-adjusting the image:
• To manually adjust the image, push
the A/M button (A7) to display M in the
top right corner of the screen, then use
the joystick.
C1 To connect a headset to the camera • To automatically adjust the image,
to record and listen to voice anno- push the A/M button (A7) to display A.
tations, use a headset cable and
this socket. Choosing mode: Push the Mode button
C2 To connect a video monitor to the (A12) to choose between various modes
camera, use a CVBS (composite of operation:
video) cable and this socket. •Camera mode:This is the most com-
C3 To connect a computer to the cam- monly used operation mode of the
era to move images and files to and camera. You select this mode to save
from the camera, use a USB Mini-B an infrared image to the SD memory
cable and this socket. card. If you push the Preview/Save
C4 To connect an external USB device button, the documentation toolbar will
to the camera, use a USB-A cable be displayed.
and this socket. •Video mode: If you select this mode,
you can record video clips with the
Procedures camera. You start and stop the re-
Changing the language: To change the cording by pushing the Preview/Save
language, do the following: button.
1. Push the Setup button (A10). •Simultaneous mode: If you select this
2. Move the joystick (A6) right to go to mode, and push and hold down the
the Regional tab. Preview/Save button (B2) for more
3. Move the joystick (A6) down to select than 1 second, the camera will auto-
Language.matically save a digital photo at the
4. Push the joystick (A6), then move the same time as it saves the infrared
joystick up/down to select your image.
language. •Program mode: If you select this
5. Push the joystick (A6) to confirm your mode, you can periodically save im-
choice. ages at a specified time interval.
6. Push the Setup button (A10) to leave •Panorama mode: If you select this
the set-up mode. mode, you can create large images by
stitching normal images together.
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To save an image: Push and hold down
the Preview/Save button (B2) for more
than 1 second to save an image. Push
briefly to preview an image and link
additional annotations to the image.
To keep in mind:
• When closing a menu, use the same
button that you used to open it.
• Blank objects may appear as warm or
cold in the camera due to reflections of
other objects.
• Avoid direct sunlight on the details that
you are inspecting.
• Various types of faults, such as those
in a building’s construction, may result
in the same type of infrared images.
• Correctly analyzing an infrared image
requires professional knowledge about
the application.
Note: See the documentation on the CD-
ROM for further information on camera
functionality, applications, the theory of
thermography, and thermographic
measurement techniques.
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