FLIR IGM CM275 User manual

QUICKSTART
FLIRMODELCM275
ImagingClampMeterwithIGMTMandBluetooth®

FLIRCM275–QUICKSTARTDocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
CM275QUICKSTART–EN
ThelatestversionsofthedetailedUserManualandQuickStart,withtranslations,arelocatedonthe
support.flir.comwebsite(downloadtab).PleaseRegisterforExtendedWarrantyandProductUpdatesat
www.flir.com/testwarranty
QUICKVIEW(FRONT)
1. Jawopeningtrigger
2. NavigationPad/OKbutton
3. MODEbutton
4. RANGEbutton
5. DataHold(shortpress)/WorkLight(longpress)
6. Rotaryfunctionswitch
7. COM(negative‐)ProbeInputjack
8. Positive(+)ProbeInputjack
9. Image/DisplaySavebutton(shortpress)
10. Return/Exitbutton
11. IGMTMbutton(shortpress)
12. ColorTFTDisplay
13. Clampjaw
QUICKVIEW(BACK)
14. Worklights
15. Laserpointerlens
16. ThermalImaginglens
17. Tripodmount
18. Batterycompartment
19. Batterycompartmentlock/unlock
Note:AmicroUSBportislocatedinthebatterycompartmentfortransferringimagesanddatalogstoPC
THERMALIMAGINGQUICKSTEPS
a. Movetherotaryswitch(6)toanyposition.
b. Shortpress(11)toopenthethermalimager.
c. Pointthelens(16)towardtheareaundertest.
d. Usethecrosshairsandlaserpointertotargetasurfacespot(seeThermalSettingsMenusection).
e. Readthespottemperatureontheupperleftcornerofthedisplay.
f. PresstheImageSavebutton(9)tocaptureathermalimagewithfullradiometricdata.
g. View,delete,andtransfer(Bluetooth®)savedimages(seeGalleryMenusection).
METERPOWER
TheCM275usesthree‘AA’batteries(rearcompartment)ortheoptionalTA04RechargeableLi‐Polymer
Batterysystemforpower.Themeterenterssleepmodeafter10minutesofinactivity.SetAPOtimertoOFF,
1,2,5or10minutesintheGeneralSettingsmenu(SeeGeneralSettingsMenusection).

FLIRCM275–QUICKSTARTDocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
THERMALIMAGEDESCRIPTION
1. IRTemperaturemeasurementoftargetedspot
2. StatusIconBar
3. ClampMeterMeasurements
4. Crosshairsfortargeting
5. Thermalimage
6. MainMenu
7. Lowestreadingmeasuredinthecurrentframe
8. Thermalscalerangeofcolorsforthethermalimage
9. Highestreadingmeasuredinthecurrentframe.
NotestheDistance‐to‐Spotratiofortheimageris30:1meaning
thatthespotis30timessmallerthanthemeter‐to‐spotdistance.
Thethermalimager’sFieldofView(FOV)is50oby38.6o.
MENUSYSTEM
PressOKtoshowtheMainmenu: 
UseNavigationPadarrowstohighlighticonsandtheOKbuttontoopenthem.Lefttorighttheiconsare
ImageMode,ThermalSettings,Image/DataLogGallery,AdvancedFunctionMenu,andGeneralSettings.
PressOKtosetanoptionONorOFF.WhenanoptionisON,abluedotwillappearnextitsicon.
UsetheReturn buttontoexitmenulevelsandtoreturntothenormaldisplaymode.
Theselectedfunctionormodedetermineswhichiconsareavailableforuse.
IMAGEMODEMENU
TheImagemodehastwooptions: Image+Clamp:DisplayshowsClampmeterdataonthethermal
images. Image‐only:Displaydoesnotshowclampmeterdata.PressOKontheImagemodeiconand
usethearrowbuttonstoselectthedesiredoption.Thismenuisonlyavailableinthethermalimagemode.
THERMALSETTINGSMENU
PressOKtoopenthemainmenu.PressOKagainontheThermalSettingsmenuicon.Thismenuisonly
availableinthethermalimagemode.Refertothetablebelow.
IconDescriptionOperation
PalettePressOKtoselectacolorpalette(Iron,Rainbow,orGray)
Emissivity
PressOKandusearrowstoscrolltoapreset(0.95,0.85,0.75,or0.65)ortothe
finetuningԐicon.Tofinetune,pressOKatthefine‐tuneiconandusethearrows
toset;pressOKtoconfirm.(Range:0.10to0.99in0.01steps)
UnitsPressOKtotogglethetemperatureunits(oC/oF)
LaserPressOKtotogglethelaserpointerONorOFF
CrosshairsPressOKtoswitchthecrosshairsONorOFF
GALLERYMENU
1. PressOKattheGalleryicontoviewthesavedimagesanddatalogsets.
2. Usethearrowstoscrollthroughdatalogs(upperarea)andimages(lowerarea).
3. PressOKtoopenalogoranimage.

FLIRCM275–QUICKSTARTDocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
4. UsethearrowsandOKbuttontonavigateandactivatethe‘fillscreen’,transfer,anddeletefunctions
(iconsshownbelowopenedimageordatalog);seeUserManualforspecificinstructions.
ADVANCEDFUNCTIONMENU
PressOKattheAdvancedmenuicon.HighlightafunctionusingthearrowsandpressOKtoselectorde‐
selectit.RefertotheClampMeterBasicssectionlaterinthisguideandtheUserManualfordetails.
(lowpassfilter):FilterhighfrequencynoisefromACmeasurements
MAX‐MINReadings:Viewhighestandlowestreadings
InrushCurrent:Capturestart‐upACcurrent(in100mswindowaftertriggerpoint)
DCAZero:NulldisplaybeforetakingDCCurrentmeasurements
Datalogger:Automaticallyrecordupto40,000readingsin10sets
GENERALSETTINGSMENU
PressOKtoopenthemainmenuandpressOKattheSettingsicon .Seethemenuoptionsbelow:
IconDescriptionOperation
DiodePressOKtotoggleSMART/CLASSICdiodemodes

APOAutoPower
OFF
PressOKtoopen.ScrolltoatimeroptionOFF,1,2,5,or10minutes
andpressOK.ThenpressRETURN
LoggersampleratePressOKtoaccesstheselector.Usethearrowbuttonstosetrate
from1~99seconds;pressOKtoconfirm
Real‐timeclockPressOKtoopen.Usethearrowbuttonstoscrollandtoselectthe
currentdateandtime;pressOKtoconfirm
BatterytypePressOKtoselectbatterytypeinuse:AlkalineorLithium
Bluetooth®PressOKtotoggleBluetooth®ON/OFF.RefertotheUserManualfor
completedetails.
ButtonpresstonePressOKtotogglethebuttonpresstoneON/OFF
Language DisplaylanguagePressOKtoopenmenu.ScrolltothedesiredlanguageandpressOK.
PressRETURNtoexit
ClearlogreadingsPressOKtodeletealldataloggerrecords
ClearImagesPressOKtodeleteallsavedimages
HelpScreenPressOKtoviewFLIRsupportcontactinformation
InformationPressOKtoseefirmware,Lepton,Bluetooth®,andlaser 
icons.PressOKatthedesiredicontoviewitsinformation.
STATUSBARDISPLAYICONS
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Lefttoright,row1:Datalogger,DataHold,AutoRange,Laser,WorkLight,Bluetooth®,APO,Battery
Lefttoright,row2:Inrushcurrent,DCAZero,FlexClamp(iconandrange),VFD,LowImpedancemode
NotethatDiodeandContinuitysymbolsalsoappearintheStatusbarareaofthedisplay.
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FLIRCM275–QUICKSTARTDocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
CLAMPMETERBASICS
AUTO‐MANUALRANGE
InAutomode(default),themeterautomaticallyselectstheoptimalscale.InManual,therangeisuser‐
selected.InAutomode,the indicatorappears.ToswitchtoManualmodefromAuto,shortpress;
thenshortpress repeatedlytochangethescale.ToreturntoAutomode,longpress.
OUT‐OF‐RANGE(OL)MEASUREMENTS
InManualrange,iftheinputisaboveorbelowtheselectedrange‘OL’isshown;inthiscaseswitchto
anotherrange.InAutomode,theinputisbeyondthemeter’smeasurementcapability.
DATAHOLD/WORKLIGHTBUTTON
InDataHoldmode,thedisplayedreadingorthermalimageisfrozen.Toenter/exitDataHoldmode,short
press.InHoldmode,the indicatorappears.LongpresstoswitchworklightsON/OFF.
VFDMODE
VFDeliminateshigh‐frequencynoisefromACcurrent/voltagemeasurementsusingalow‐passfilter.
1. PressOKtoaccesstheMainmenu
2. PressOKattheAdvancedMenuicon
3. PressOKattheVFDicon;thebluedotnexttotheiconandtheVFDdisplayiconwillappear
4. De‐selecttheVFDmodebypressingOKagain.
MAX‐MINMEMORY
Displaymaximumandminimumreadings,updatingonlywhenahigher/lowervalueisregistered.
1. PressOKtoaccesstheMainmenu
2. PressOKattheAdvancedMenuicon
3. PressOKattheMAX‐MINicontoshowMaximum andMinimum readings.
INRUSHCURRENT
InInrushCurrentmode(),themeterdisplaystheACRMScurrentreadingforthefirst100msperiodafter
thetriggerpoint(currentdetectionthreshold)isreached.PleaserefertotheUserManualfortheCurrent
detectionthresholdspecifications.
DCCURRENTZERO
TheDCzerofeatureremovesoffsetandimprovesDCCurrentaccuracy.Beforeexecutingthestepsbelow,set
theclampmetertotheDCCurrentmeasurementmode.
1. PressOKtoaccesstheMainmenu
2. PressOKattheAdvancedMenu icon
3. PressOKattheDCAZeroicon,thedisplaywillzero
DATALOGGER
Logupto40,000totalreadingsovertenmemory‘sets’.Eachtimethedataloggerisstartedanew‘set’is
created.PressOKtoaccesstheMainmenu,pressOKattheAdvancedMenu icon,andpressOKatthe
dataloggericontobeginlogging.RefertotheUserManualandtotheGallerySettingsMenu,General
SettingsMenuandAdvancedMenusectionsearlierinthisQuickStartforadditionalinformationon
dataloggerfunctionality.

FLIRCM275–QUICKSTARTDocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
TESTLEADMEASUREMENTSCURRENTCLAMPMEASUREMENTS
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FLEXCLAMPADAPTORMEASUREMENTSSMARTDIODEBASICS
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InSMARTDiodemode,themetersendsa
polarity‐alternatingtestsignalthroughthe
diode(noneedtoreversepolaritymanually).
1. Select‘SMART’diodeasshowninthe
GeneralSettingsMenusection.
2. Setthefunctionswitchtothediode
positionandusetheMODEbuttonto
selectdiode(ifnecessary).
3. Connectredandblacktestleadsto
meterandmeasureacrossan
unpowereddiode.
Themeterwillshow±0.400~0.800Vfora
gooddiode,‘BAD’forashorteddiode,and
‘O.L’foranopeneddiode.Fordetailed
information,pleaserefertotheUser
Manual.

FLIRCM275–QUICKSTART DocumentIdentifier:CM275‐QS‐en‐US_AB
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CertificateofConformityandISO9001QualityManagementSystem
FLIRCommercialSystems,Inc.,anISO9001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
Manual.Tohavethisdevicecertifiedpleasecontactyourlocalservicecenter.
QualityAssuranceManagement
PublicationIdentificationNo.:CM275‐QS
Releaseversion: AB
ReleaseDate:November2017
Language:en‐US
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