Flir Cm174 c User manual

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FLIRCM174CLAMPMETER

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IMAGINGCLAMPMETERwithIGMTM

TRUERMS600AAC/DCCLAMPMETER

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FLIRCM174REFERENCEGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:CM174‐QS‐mul_AA

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CM174REFERENCEGUIDE‐EN

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USERGUIDELOCATION:ThedetailedUserGuideislocatedintheproductpackagingandonthesupport.flir.comwebsite

(downloadtab).TheUserGuidecoverstheCM174ingreatdetail,pleasereadtheentireGuidebeforeuse.

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POWER

TurnthefunctionswitchtoanypositiontopowerON.

Themeterispoweredbyfour(4)1.5V‘AAA’batteries.

AutoPowerOFF(APO)occursafter10mins.ofinactivity.Disable

APOintheprogrammingmenu(nextpage).

FUNCTIONSWITCH

ForconnectingtoFlexClampAdaptor

Lowimpedancemode

MeterPowerOFF

AC/DCVoltagetesting

 Resistanceandcontinuitytests

 Capacitanceanddiodetests

AC/DCCurrentClamptests

FUNCTIONBUTTONS

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SelectACorDCintheVoltage/Currentmodes.

SelectDiodeorCapacitance;ContinuityorResistance.

SelectHzinACVoltage,Current,andFlexClampmodes.

Navigation‘up’arrowforuseinmenus.

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SelectAutoorManualrangemode.InManualmode,presstochangetherange(scale);toreturntoAutorangemodefrom

Manualmode,pressandholdfor>2seconds.

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TogglenormalandHold(displayfreeze)modes

Pressfor>2secondstoactivateorexitMIN/MAXmode.

AlsouseasaRETURN/BACKbuttoninmenus.

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PresstoactivateordeactivatetheVFDmode.PressandholdtoswitchtheWorkLightON/OFF.Use‘down’arrowinmenus.

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PresstoenterorexittheIGMThermalImagemode.Pressandholdfor>2secondstoaccesstheProgrammingMenu.

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IntheDCAmode,presstozerothedisplay.IntheACAmodepresstoactivateordeactivatetheinrushcurrentmode.

Alsousedasconfirmation(OK)buttoninmenus.

FRONTDESCRIPTION

1. Jawopeningtrigger

2. MODE,Hz,uparrowbutton

3. VFD,Worklight,downarrow

4. Functionswitch

5. COM(‐)probeinputjack

6. Positive(+)probeinputjack

7. IGMthermalimagebutton

8. Zero,Inrush,&OKbutton

9. MIN/MAX&HOLDbutton

10. AUTO&RANGEbutton

11. ColorTFTdisplay

12. Clam

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BACKDESCRIPTION

1. WorkLight

2. ThermalImagingLens

3. TripodMount

4. Informationaltext

5. Batterycompartment

6. Compartmentlock

7. Laserpointerlens

CLAMPMETERDISPLAYICONS

Maximumreadingvalue(MIN/MAXmode)Ampere.UnitofmeasureforCurrent

Minimumreadingvalue(MIN/MAXmode)Volt.UnitofmeasureforVoltage

AutorangemodeFarad.UnitofmeasureforCapacitance

DataHoldmode(readingfreeze)Hertz.UnitofmeasureforFrequency

Batteryvoltagestatus103(kilo)

Autopowerofffunctionisenabled10‐3(milli)

Voltageis>30VDCorACRMS10‐6(micro)

ACcurrentorvoltageVFDmode

DCcurrentorvoltageDCZeromode

ContinuityfunctionInrushcurrentmode

DiodetestFlexClampAdaptormode

Ohm.ResistanceandContinuitymodesMatchFlexClamprangesettingtomatchtheCM174.

EmissivitysymbolLoZmode

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THERMALIMAGERandPROGRAMMINGMENU

IGMbutton(shortpress)openstheThermalImager(seeexample).IGMbutton(longpress)openstheProgrammingMenu(table

below).Usearrowkeystoscroll;useOKtoopenamenu/toggleasetting;usetheback/returnbuttontoexit.

IconDescriptionOptions

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ColorPaletteIron,Rainbow,&Grayscale

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Emissivity0.30,0.60,0.80,0.95,&custom

LaserpointerONorOFF

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Temp.unitsCorF

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CrosshairsONorOFF

DiodemodesCLASSICorSMARTmode

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AutoPowerOFFOFF,1,2,5,or10minutes

? HelpScreenContactinformation

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InformationFirmwareandcalibrationinfo

1. Temperature

2. ThermalImage

3. AutoRangeicon

4. HighVoltagealert

5. Voltagereading

6. Batterystatus

7. AutoPowerOFF

8. Crosshairs

9. Palettescale

10. Emissivitysetting

TheThermalImagermeasuresatargetedsurface’stemperature.

Colorvariationsreflecttemperaturedifferences:lightercolors=

highertemperaturesanddarkercolors=coolertemperatures.

TheDistancetoSpot(target)ratiois30:1soatadistanceof30”

thetargetspotis1”.UsetheCrosshairsandLaserpointerto

optimizesurfacetargeting.

WARNING:Donotpointthelaserbeamtowardtheeyes;

prolongedexposuremaycauseinjury.

USA–NASHUA

SupportSite

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9TownsendWest

Nashua,NH03063USA

Telephone+1855‐499‐3662

USA–PORTLAND

CorporateHeadquarters

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2770SWParkwayAvenue

Wilsonville,OR97070USA

Telephone:+1503‐498‐3547

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CustomerSupport

TechnicalSupportWebsite http://support.flir.com

TechnicalSupportEmail TMSupport@flir.com

ServiceandRepairEmail[email protected]

CustomerSupportTelephone+1855‐499‐3662option3(tollfree)

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CertificateofConformityandISO‐9001QualityManagementSystem

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FLIRCommercialSystems,Inc.,anISO9001:2008certifiedcompany,herebycertifythatourinstrumentsmeetorexceedthespecificationsstatedin

theusermanuals.

ThisinstrumentwasproducedunderthestringentguidelinesofFLIRCommercialSystem’scertifiedISO‐9001QualityManagementSystemfrom

designtodelivery.Allinstrumentsarecalibratedandinspectedtomeetthestatedspecifications.

FLIRCommercialSystems,Inc.inspectsitsincomingshipmentsusinganapprovedsamplingplanwithanAcceptableQualityLevel(AQL).All

incominginspectionsareperformedusingtestequipmentthatistraceabletoNationalStandards.OurISO‐9001QualityManagementSystem

extendstoaftermarketsupportwheretestedqualityproceduresareappliedtocustomersupport,service,calibrationandrepairprocesses.

ThisinstrumentwillprovideyearsofreliableservicewhenusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsprovidedintheUserGuide.Tohavethisdevice

certifiedpleasecontactyourlocalservicecenter.

QualityAssuranceManagement

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PublicationIdentificationNo.:CM174‐QS‐mul

Releaseversion:AA

ReleaseDate:  2015September

Language:  EN

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