FLIR Imaging Moisture Meter Plus IGM MR176 User manual

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FLIRMR176‐GETTINGSTARTEDDocumentIdentifier:MR176‐QS‐mul_AA
MR176‐GETTINGSTARTED‐EN
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USERGUIDELOCATION:PleasereadthedetailedUserGuide,locatedintheMR176internalmemory,forcomplete
detailsonallMR176featuresandfunctions.ConnectthemetertoaPCusingthesuppliedUSBcableandopenthe
folderentitled‘DOC’toaccesstheUserGuide.TheUserGuideisalsoavailableonthewebsitewww.flir.com.
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RegisterforExtendedWarrantyandProductUpdatesatwww.flir.com/testwarranty
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QuickSteps
ChargethebatterybyconnectingthesuppliedUSBcabletoaPC
beforefirstuse.
Press topowerON(pressandholdtopowerOFF).
TheMR176firstpowersupintheIGMCustommode.UsetheMain
Menutochangemodes(pressSelectfortheMainMenu).
ViewIRThermalImage,Moisture,AirTemperature,Relative
Humidity(RH%),DewPoint,andMixingRatioonthedisplay.
PresstheLaserbuttontoactivatethelaseranddisplaycrosshairs.
Placetheinternalpinlessmoisturesensoragainstatestsurface
(applylightpressure)totakerelativemoisturemeasurements.
Presstheimagecapturebuttontofreezetheviewandstorea
screen‐shot.Pressimagecaptureagaintoconfirm,orbackto
cancel.UseImageReviewmode(fromMainMenu)toview/delete
storedimages.TransferimagestoPCusingsuppliedUSBcable.
RefertotheinformativeUserGuidefordetailedinstructionson
ExternalProbeuse,MaterialGroups,Relative(SetReference)
mode,HighAlarm,Psychrometrics,andmore.
ForFig.1atright,seethedescriptionsbelow:
1. TemperatureandRelativeHumiditySensor(MR01)
2. ColorGraphicalDisplay
3. ScreenCapturebutton:Presstohold/record/storeIRimages
4. Navigationbuttons(ring)forup/down‐left/rightscrolling
5. Selectbutton(center):PressforMainMenu
6. Backbutton:Presstoreturnfromamenuscreen
7. LaserPointerandCrosshairsbutton
8. Powerbutton:ShortpressON,longpressOFF.
9. USB,ExternalProbejack,andBatterychargingLED
10. Laserpointerlens(back)
11. Thermalimaginglens(back)
12. InternalPinlessMoisturesensor(back)
13. MicroUSBPort(bottom)
14. ExternalProbeJack(bottom)
15. BatteryChargingLEDstatuslamp(bottom)
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Fig.5(a)IGM MoisturemodeFig.5(b) IGMCustommode
MAINMenu
PresstheSelectbuttontoaccesstheMainMenu(Fig.2)andtoselecticons.Usethefournavigationbuttons
tomoveleft‐right‐up‐down.UsetheBackbuttontomoveoutofamenu.
1. ImageReviewmode(viewanddeletedstoreddisplayimages)
2. Imagemodeselection
3. Moisturemodeselectionandoptions
4. Lock/UnlockPaletteauto‐scaling
5. Settingsmenu
IMAGEModeSelection
PressSelecttoaccesstheMainMenuandthenselecttheIMAGEmodeicon(1).SeeFig.3.
1. ImagemodeiconfromtheMainMenu
2. IRThermalImagemodeonly
3. IGMCustommode:IRThermalimageandacustomsetofparameters(Moisture,AirTemperature,RH%,
DewPoint,MixingRatio,andVaporPressure);configurableintheSettingsmenu.
4. IGMMoisturemode(IRThermalimageandMoisturereading)
5. Psychrometricsscreen.DisplaysAirTemperaure,RH%,DewPoint,MixingRatio,&VaporPressure
6. Moisturereadingwithbargraph 
MOISTUREModeSelection
PressSelectfortheMainMenuandselecttheMOISTUREmodeicon(1).SeeFig.4.
1. MoistureModeIconfromtheMainMenu
2. MATERIALGROUP:Selectamaterialwoodgroup(pinmode);seeUserGuideforgrouptables.
3. PINMODE:Forexternalpin‐basedprobeuse
4. PINLESSMODE:Forinternalsensoruse
5. SETREFERENCE:Comparedisplayedreadingstoastoredreference(pinlessmodeonly)
SettingsMenu
AccessSettingsbypressingtheSelectbuttonandselectingtheSettingsmodeicon 
1. LANGUAGE:FromtheSettingsmenu,scrolltoLanguageandpressSelect.UsetheNavigationbuttonstoscrolltothedesiredlanguageand
thenpresstheSelectbutton.Theselectedlanguagewillshowabluedottoitsright.
2. CONFIGUREIGMCUSTOM:ChoosetheparameterstodisplayintheIGMCustomMoisturescreen(seeImageModeselectionsectionabove).
3. PALETTE:Selectthecolorscheme(Iron,Rainbow,Ice,Grey)forIRThermalimageviewingbypressingtheSelectbutton.
4. ALARM:ScrolltoAlarmandpressSelect.Usetheup/downbuttonstoturnthealarmON/OFF.Usetheleft/rightbuttonstoselecta
thresholddigitandthenusetheup/downbuttonstochangeitsvalue.PressSelecttosaveandreturn.
5. AUTOPOWEROFF:ScrolltoAutoPowerOFFandthenusetheSelectbuttontostepthroughtheoptions(1,5,20minutes,orOFF).Navigate
toanotherSETTINGSoptionorpressthebackbutton toexittheSettingsmode.
6. UNITS:Selectthedesiredtemperatureunits(oCoFandGPPg/kg)usingtheSelectbutton.
7. DATE&TIME:FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoDate&TimeandpressSelect.UsetheNavigationandSelectbuttonstoprogramtheYear,
Month,Day,Hour,&Minute.PressSelecttosaveandreturntotheSETTINGSMenuorpresstheBackbutton tocancel.
8. HELPSCREEN:Viewtechnicalsupportandtrainingcontactinformation.
9. METERINFORMATION:ScrolltoMeterInformationandpressSelecttoviewtheModel,SoftwareVersion,andLastCalibrationDate.Press
thebackbuttontoreturntotheSETTINGSmenu.
BasicDisplayDescriptions(RefertoFig.5)
IGMMoistureModeFig5(a)
1. ThermalImage
2. SetRelativeiconandreferencevalue
3. AlarmiconandAlarmThresholdvalue
4. MoistureModeicon(Pinlessmodeshown)
5. Moisturereading
6. Laserpointericon
7. Cross‐hairs
IGMCustomModeFig5(b)
1. Thermalimage
2. Mixingratio
3. DewPointtemperature
4. RH%(solidgreendot&greenreadingwhenstabilized)
5. AirTemperaturereading
6. Moisturemodeicon(Pinlessmodeshown)
7. Moisturereading
8. Alarmicon
9. SetReferencemodeicon
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Fig.4–MoistureMode
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FirmwareUpdates
TocheckforMR176firmwareupdatespleasevisitthetechnicalsupportwebsite(above)forcompleteinstallationinstructions.
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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.:MR176‐QS‐mul
Releaseversion:AA
ReleaseDate:  2015September
Language:  EN
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