FLIR MR55 User manual

Quick Start
Pin Moisture Meter with
Bluetooth®
Model MR55

Quick Start
INTRODUCTION
The latest versions of the detailed User Manual and Quick Start,
with translations, are located on the http://support.flir.com web site
(download tab). Please read these documents carefully before use.
QUICK STEPS
1. Ensure that two fresh 1.5V ‘AA’ batteries are installed in the me-
ter’s rear compartment.
2. Long press the Power button to switch the meter ON. The
meter automatically switches OFF after 20 minutes (APO).
3. Short press the button to select a material group 1~11 (see
Measurement Considerations section).
4. Remove the protective cap and firmly insert the test pins into
the material under test.
5. Read the moisture level in %on the meter’s large display digits.
6. Read the ambient temperature or relative humidity on the small-
er digits. Long press the button to select ℉,℃, or RH
display.
7. Long press the button to switch the meter’s backlight ON/
OFF. Short press the button to switch the meter’s worklight
ON/OFF.
8. To freeze/unfreeze a displayed measurement, short press the
HOLD button.
9. To transmit a held reading, refer to the Bluetooth section below.
10. Replace the protective cap after each and use caution when the
sharp pins are exposed.
11. Verify calibration using the test points in the protective cap as
described in the User Manual.
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METER DESCRIPTION
1. Temperature / RH sensors
2. Electrode pins
3. Backlit LCD
4. Data Hold / Transmit button
5. Worklight / Backlight button
6. Power ON-OFF button
7. Material group select and Temperature/RH button
8. Worklight
9. Battery compartment lock
10. Battery compartment
Note: Protective pin cap not pictured.
Note: QR code on back of meter provides website link to material
group information for wood and building materials.
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FUNCTION BUTTONS
Long press to power the meter ON/OFF
HOLD Short press to freeze/unfreeze displayed readings (readings must
be held before they can be transmitted via Bluetooth)
Long press to transmit held reading to remotely connected device
using Bluetooth
Short press to switch worklight ON/OFF
Long press to switch display backlight ON/OFF
Short press to select a material group number (1~11)
Long press to select ambient temperature or relative humidity dis-
play on lower left of screen
DISPLAY DESCRIPTION
1. Bluetooth icon appears when meter is paired with remote
device
2. Transmission icon appears for 3 seconds while transmitting
3. Data Hold freezes displayed reading
4. Battery status
5. Material Group Number. Refer to User Manual for reference
tables
6. Moisture reading
7. Ambient temperature or Relative Humidity display
MEASUREMENT CONSIDERATIONS
• Moisture Measurement ranges:
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Wood 7 to 99%
Building materials (Group 10) 1 to 99%
Building materials (Group 11) 1 to 35%
• Moisture readings are automatically temperature compensated
• When testing wood, always insert the pins perpendicular to the
wood’s fiber structure
• Take a number of readings in several locations for the best repre-
sentation of the moisture present
• Material Groups 1~8 are for timber; Group 9 is for plywood and
oriented strand board (OSB); Group 10 is for brick, cement
screed, and concrete; Group 11 is for cement mortar, anhydrite
screed, lime mortar, and plaster. Download the User Manual at
http://support.flir.com for complete details.
BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION
When connected to a remote device running the FLIR Tools™ mo-
bile app, the MR55 (using the METERLiNK® protocol) can send
readings for display on the remote device. When connected to a
compatible FLIR camera that supports BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy),
the MR55 can send meter readings for display on the camera.
Download the FLIR Tools mobile app from the Google Play™ Store,
the Apple App store, or from here:
https://www.flir.com/products/flir-tools-app/
• When successful communication between the meter and a re-
mote device or FLIR camera is established, the Bluetooth icon
appears on the MR55 display.
• Refer to the FLIR Tools help utility (in the mobile app) for detailed
information regarding FLIR Tools.
• To transmit a displayed reading, first short press the MR55
HOLD button to freeze the reading (the ‘H’ icon appears) and
then long press the button to transmit.
• The transmission icon appears for 3 seconds during the trans-
mission of the moisture reading, material group number, and
temperature/humidity readings. Date/time stamp can be taken
from the remote device at the time of transfer.
• To unfreeze the displayed reading, short press the HOLD button
again (the ‘H’ icon will switch OFF).
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Customer Support
Customer Support Telephone List: https://support.flir.com/contact
Repair, Calibration, and Technical Support https://support.flir.com
Three-Year Limited Warranty
This product is protected by FLIR’s 3-Year Limited Warranty. Visit
www.flir.com/testwarranty to read the 3-Year Limited Warranty
document.
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Publ. No.: NAS100098
Release: AB
Commit: 80702
Head: 80849
Language: en-US
Modified: 2021-11-02
Formatted: 2021-11-11
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