FLIR MR160 User manual

USERMANUAL
FLIRMODELMR160
IMAGINGMOISTUREMETER
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TableofContents
1. DISCLAIMERS 4
1.1Copyright4
1.2QualityAssurance4
1.3Documentation4
1.4DisposalofElectronicWaste4
2. SAFETY 5
2.1SafetyNotes5
2.2LaserSafety5
3. INTRODUCTION 6
3.1KeyFeatures6
4. METERANDMENUICONDESCRIPTIONS 7
4.1MeterParts7
4.2ControlButtons8
4.3MenuIconsOverview9
5. OPERATION 10
5.1PoweringtheMeter10
5.1.1AutoPowerOFF(APO)10
5.2MoistureMeasurementsandDisplayOverview10
5.2.1MoistureMeasurementOverview10
5.2.2DisplayOverview10
5.2.3IMAGEMode11
5.2.4MOISTUREMode12
5.2.5InternalMoistureSensorMeasurements(Pinless)12
5.2.6ExternalMoistureProbe(Pin)Measurements13
5.2.7ReferenceModeMoistureMeasurements13
5.3ThermalImager(IR)14
5.4SETTINGSMode16
5.5ScreenCapture16
5.6CombinationMode:HeldThermalImagewithMoistureReading17
5.7HighMoistureAlarm18

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6. MAINTENANCE 19
6.1Cleaning19
6.2BatteryCharging19
6.2.1DisposalofElectronicWaste19
7. SPECIFICATIONS 20
8. TECHNICALSUPPORT 21
9. MATERIALGROUPS 22
9.1CommonNamesofTimbers(BS888/589:1973)withMR160GroupNos.22
9.2BotanicalnamesoftimberswithMR160programgroupnumbers24
9.3%WMETable(%WoodMoistureEquivalent)26
10. WARRANTIES 27
10.1FLIRTest&MeasurementImagingProduct2year/10yearLimitedWarranty27

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1. Disclaimers
1.1Copyright
©2015,FLIRSystems,Inc.Allrightsreservedworldwide.Nopartsofthesoftwareincludingsource
codemaybereproduced,transmitted,transcribedortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputer
languageinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,magnetic,optical,manualorotherwise,without
thepriorwrittenpermissionofFLIRSystems.
Thedocumentationmustnot,inwholeorpart,becopied,photocopied,reproduced,translatedor
transmittedtoanyelectronicmediumormachinereadableformwithoutpriorconsent,inwriting,
fromFLIRSystems.
Namesandmarksappearingontheproductshereinareeitherregisteredtrademarksor
trademarksofFLIRSystemsand/oritssubsidiaries.Allothertrademarks,tradenamesorcompany
namesreferencedhereinareusedforidentificationonlyandarethepropertyoftheirrespective
owners.
1.2QualityAssurance
TheQualityManagementSystemunderwhichtheseproductsaredevelopedandmanufactured
hasbeencertifiedinaccordancewiththeISO9001standard.
FLIRSystemsiscommittedtoapolicyofcontinuousdevelopment;thereforewereservetheright
tomakechangesandimprovementsonanyoftheproductswithoutpriornotice.
1.3Documentation
Toaccesstheusermanuals,extendedwarrantyregistration,firmwareupdates,andnotifications
gototheDownloadtabat:http://support.flir.com.Inthedownloadareayouwillalsofindthe
latestreleasesofmanualsforourotherproducts,aswellasmanualsforourhistoricalandobsolete
products.Theextendedwarrantypagecanalsobefoundatwww.Flir.com/testwarranty.
1.4DisposalofElectronicWaste
Aswithmostelectronicproducts,thisequipmentmustbedisposedofinan
environmentallyfriendlyway,andinaccordancewithexistingregulationsfor
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2. Safety
2.1SafetyNotes
Beforeoperatingthedevice,youmustread,understand,andfollowallinstructions,dangers,
warnings,cautions,andnotes.
FLIRSystemsreservestherighttodiscontinuemodels,partsoraccessories,andotheritems,
ortochangespecificationsatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
2.2LaserSafety
WarningStatement
Donotlookdirectlyintothelaserbeam.Thelaserbeamcancauseeyeirritation.
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3. Introduction
ThankyouforselectingtheFLIRMR160ImagingMoistureMeter.TheMR160
integrateshighqualitythermalimagingtechnologywiththebestinclassmoisture
detectionandquantification.QuicklyscanusingourLepton®thermalimagerandfind
theproblemareastoinvestigatefurtherwithbuiltinmoisturesensingtechnology.
TheMR160offerstwomethodologiesformoisturemeasurementaninternal,non‐
invasive,pinlessmoisturesensorandanexternalpin‐basedprobe.TheMR160also
featuresacapturefunctionthatsavesthemeasurementsandimages.Thesaveddata
canbetransferredtoaPCusingtheUSBcable;reportscanbegeneratedwithFLIR
TOOLSPCSoftware.Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproper
use,willprovideyearsofreliableservice.
3.1KeyFeatures
FLIRLepton®microbolometerFocalPlaneArray(FPA)withintegratedshutter
deliversbestinclassthermalimaging
Quicklyindicatethemoisturecontentofmaterialsusingpin‐lesstechnology
withoutdamagingthetestsurface
Easytoread,colordisplaymonitorwithintuitivegraphicalinterfacefeaturing
tooltipsinlocallanguages
ViewThermalImages,Moisturereadings,orcombinethetwoononescreen
ExternalPinProbeincludedforresistivemoisturemeasurements
Nine(9)MaterialGroupselectionsforpin‐basedreadings
AudibleandVisualHighMoistureAlarm
CaptureandreviewThermalImagescreenshots
Laserpointeranddisplaycross‐hairsforbettertargeting
RuggedandReliable(over‐moldDesign)
InternalrechargeablebatterywithUSBbasedinternationalcharger
DedicatedmeasurementmodeswithlargedigitsandcolorBargraph
Filemanagement,ImageReview,andReportGenerationwithFreeFLIRTOOLS
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4. MeterandMenuIconDescriptions
4.1MeterParts
1. ColorGraphicalDisplay
2. ScreenCapturebutton
3. Four(4)Navigationbuttons(rim)
4. Selectbutton(center)
5. Backbutton
6. LaserPointer/Cross‐hairsbutton
7. Powerbutton
8. Ext.Probejack/USBport/ChargingLED
9. Laserpointerlens(back)
10. Thermalimaginglens(back)
11. InternalPinlessMoisturesensor(back)
12. USBPort(bottom)
13. ExternalProbeJack(bottom)
14. BatteryChargingLEDstatuslamp(bottom)
Fig.4‐1MeterDescription

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4.2ControlButtons
Presstosavea‘screen‐shot’.Animagefile‐namewillappearonthe
screen(FLIRxxxx.bmp).Usethe‘ImageReviewMode’toscrollimageson‐
screen.UsetheUSBinterfacetotransferimagestocomputerorother
compatibledevice.
Presstobackoutof(returnfrom)amenuscreen.
Presstoactivatelaserpointer/cross‐hairsinthermalimagingmodes.
PresstopowerthemeterON.PressandholdtopowerthemeterOFF.
PresstheSelectbutton(center)toaccesstheMainMenu.Usethisbutton
toselectitemsfromwithinthemenustructure.
Usethefourouternavigation(rim)buttonstomoveup‐down‐left‐right.

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4.3MenuIconsOverview
TheMenuIconsareoutlinedbelowandreferredtomorethoroughlythroughoutthisguide.The
centerSelectbuttonandthefour(4)Navigationbuttonsareusedtoopenandselectthevarious
modesofoperationavailablefromthemenus.
Icons1through5inthediagrambelowmakeuptheMainMenuicons(ImageReview,Image
mode,Moisturemode,Settingsutility,andHelpscreen,respectively).PresstheSelectbuttonto
opentheMainMenuandviewtheseicons.
Icons6through8areshownintheImagemodemenu(ThermalImageonly,ThermalImageplus
Moisturereadings,andMoisture‐onlyicon,respectively).Pressicon2toviewtheImagemode
list.
Items9through12aretheMoisturemodeselectionicons(MaterialGroup,Pinmode,Pinless
mode,andSetReferencemode,respectively).Pressicon3toviewtheMoisturemodeiconlist.
Abluedotisshowntotheleftofthepinicon(10)orthepinlessicon(11),dependingonwhich
oneisselected.
ThenumberedlistbelowcallsouteachiconinFig.4‐2:
1. ImageReviewicon(viewstoredimages)
2. Imagemodeicon:PresstoopentheImagemodeselectionlist(6,7,and8)
3. Moisturemodeicon:Presstoopenthe
Moisturemodeselectionlist(9~12)
4. Settingsmode:Presstoaccess
LANGUAGE,DATE/TIME,AUTOPOWER
OFF,andINFORMATIONutilities.
5. Helpscreen
6. IRThermalimageonlymode
7. IR+Moisturemode
8. Moisture‐onlymode
9. MaterialGroups(pinmodeonly)
10. Pinmode(forexternalprobeuse)
11. Pinless(forinternalsensoruse)
12. ‘SetReference’mode(forpinlessmodeonly)
Fig.4‐2MenuIcons
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5. Operation
5.1PoweringtheMeter
1. PressthePowerbutton momentarilytoswitchthemeterON.
2. PressandholdthePowerbuttonfor>1secondtoswitchthemeterOFF.
3. Ifthebatterystatusindicatorshowsthatthebatteryvoltageislow,orifthemeterdoesnot
poweron,chargethebattery.Seesection6.2BatteryCharging.Thebatterystatusindicator
isvisibleintheMainMenu(pressthecenterMenubuttontoaccesstheMainMenu).
5.1.1AutoPowerOFF(APO)
ThemeterswitchesOFFautomaticallyafteraprogrammedperiodofinactivity.Themeter
beepsseveraltimesseveralsecondsbeforepoweringoff.PressanybuttontoresettheAPO
timer.TodisableAPO,ortochangetheAPOtime‐outvalue,usetheSETTINGSutilityaccessible
fromtheMainMenu.Thedefaulttime‐outis20minutes.
5.2MoistureMeasurementsandDisplayOverview
5.2.1MoistureMeasurementOverview
Moisturemeasurementscanbeperformedusingeithertheinternalpinlessmoisturesensor
(rear)orbyconnectinganexternalpinprobe.
NOTE:Objectsincloseproximitytotheinternalpinlessmoisturesensor(locatedontherearof
theunit)willaffectthereadingonthedisplay;Keephandsandfingersclearofthesensorwhen
takingmeasurements.
Theinternalmoisturesensordetectsmoisturetoadepthofapproximately0.75”(19mm).The
actualdepthwillvarydependingupontheamountofmoisture,thematerialundertest,surface
roughness,andotherfactors.
Moisturereadingsareshownonthedisplay(digitallyandwithbargraph)intheMoisture‐only
modeorinsmalldigits(upperlefthandcorner)inIR+Moisturemode.SeeFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
Pinlessmeasurementreadingsarerelativescaled(0~100)whilepin‐basedreadingsare
representedin%WME(percentwoodmoistureequivalent)0~100%.
UsethecenterSelectbuttonandthefourouterNavigationbuttonstoaccessmenus,scroll,and
selectmodes.
5.2.2DisplayOverview
MostoftheMR160operationsarerepresentedintheiconsanddisplaysshowninFig.5‐1and
Fig.5‐2below.OtheroperationsarecoveredinthecontextofeachsectionofthisUserGuide.
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1. IRThermalImage
2. Cross‐hairs(pressLaserbuttontoactivate)
3. ReferenceValue(seeSetReferencemodeinformationinSections5.2.3and5.2.6)
4. HighMoistureAlarmsetting(seeSections5.4and5.7fordetails)
5. Pin‐basedmoisturereading0~100%WME(WoodMoistureEquivalent)orrelativereading
(0~100)whenusingthepinless,internalMoistureSensor
6. Pinlessicon
7. Laserpointeractiveicon(pressLaserbuttontoswitchLaserpointerON/OFF)
8. Moisturereading‐digitalformat
9. Moisturereading‐bargraphformat(appearsbluewheninnon‐Alarmstate)
10. HighMoistureAlarmsetting(seeSections5.4and5.7)
11. SetReferencevalue(seeSetReferencemodeinSections5.2.3and5.2.6);pinlessmode
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5.2.3IMAGEMode
PresstheSelectbuttontoaccesstheMainMenuandthenselecttheIMAGEmodeicon(1).
RefertoFig.5‐3.ChooseThermalIRImage‐onlymode(2),ThermalIRimage+Moisture
readingmode(3),orMoisture‐onlymode(4).
1. ImagemodeiconfromtheMainMenu
2. IRThermalImagemodeonly
3. IRThermalImage+Moisurereading
4. Moisturereadingonly
Fig.5‐1IR+MoistureImage Fig.5‐2Moisturereadingonly
Fig.5‐3Imagemodeicons
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5.2.4MOISTUREMode
FromtheMainMenuselecttheMOISTUREmodeicon(1).RefertoFig.5‐4.Thenchoose
fromthefourMoisturemodeoptions(items2,3,4,and5)asdescribedbelow.
1. MoistureModeIconfromtheMainMenu
2. MATERIALGROUPS
Selectamaterialwoodgroupthatbestmatchesthematerialundertest.Thisappliesonly
forexternalpin‐basedprobeuse;Usethenavigationbuttonstoscrollthroughthegroup
listandusetheSelectbuttontochoosethegroup.Theselectedgroupwillshowablue
dot.SeetheMaterialWoodGroupListAppendixin
Section9.
3. PINMODE
PINmodemustbeselectedwhentheexternalpin‐
basedprobeisused.Notethepinicon(3)onthe
upperleftofthemaindisplaywhenselected.
4. PINLESSMODE
PINLESSmodemustbeselectedwhenusing
theinternalsensor.Notethepinlessicon(4)
ontheupperleftofthemaindisplaywhen
selected.
5. SETREFERENCEMODE
SETREFERENCEisusedtocomparethedisplayedreadingsagainstastoredreference
measurement(seeSection5.2.7SetReferenceMode).Thismodeappliesonlytoreadings
takenwiththepinlessinternalsensor.
5.2.5InternalMoistureSensorMeasurements(Pinless)
1. FollowthestepsinSection5.2.1through5.2.4andselectthePinlessmode.
2. Placetheinternalmoisturesensor(back)onthesurfaceofthematerialtobetested.
Applylightpressuretoensurethattheinternalsensoriscompletelyflatagainstthe
surfaceofthematerialundertest.
3. Therelativemoisturereadingisdisplayedonthemaindisplayintheupperlefthand
corner(IR+Moisturemode)orasbargraphwithaccompanyingdigits(Moisture‐only
mode).RefertoexamplescreensshowninFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
4. Forbestresults,keephands,surfaces,andobjectsawayfromtherearinternalmoisture
sensorareawhentakingmeasurements.
Fig.5‐4Moisturemodeicons
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5.2.6ExternalMoistureProbe(Pin)Measurements
1. FollowthestepsinSection5.2.1through5.2.4andselectPinmodefromtheMOISTURE
modeoptions.
2. Connecttheexternalpinprobetothemeter’sEXTjackonthebottomofthemeter
(undertheprotectiveflap).
3. SelecttheappropriateMaterialGroupasdescribedinSection5.2.4(seeSection9forthe
MaterialGroupAppendices).Note:UseGroup9forbuildingmaterials.
4. Pressthepinsintothematerialundertest.
5. Themoisturereadingisdisplayedonthemaindisplay(in%WME)intheupperlefthand
corner(IR+Moisturemode)orasabargraphwithaccompanyingdigits(Moisture‐only
mode).RefertoexamplescreensshowninFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
5.2.7ReferenceModeMoistureMeasurements
1. FollowthestepsinSection5.2.1through5.2.4andselectSETREFERENCEfromthe
MOISTUREmodeoptions.Thismodeisonlyavailableforpinlessmeasurements(internal
sensor).
2. WhentheSETREFERENCEmodeisselectedanewdisplaylinewillappearprecededbya
delta(triangle)symbol.Thedigitsnexttothetrianglesymbolindicatethereferencevalue
(themeasurementrecordedwhentheSETREFERENCEmodeisselected).Referto
examplescreensshowninFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
3. Allmeasurementstakensubsequentlywillberelativetothereferencevalue.For
example,ifthereferencevalueis‘10’(representingthedriestareaofthematerialunder
test)andameasurementof‘50’istaken(inanareawithhighermoisturecontent),the
measurementlinewillshow‘40’(50–10=40).Asimplied,thismodeisusefulfor
comparingwetareastoadryareareference.
4. Thereferencevalueisdisplayedonthemaindisplayintheupperlefthandcorner(IR+
Moisturemode)ortotherightofthebargraph(Moisture‐onlymode).Refertoexample
screensshowninFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
5. Toremovethereferencevalueandexitthemode:Removethemetersensorfromthe
areaundertest,sothatthesensorisnolongertouchingasurfaceandisclearofany
objects(keephandsawayfromthesensoralso),andthenpresstheSetReferenceicon
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5.3ThermalImager(IR)
ThefullscreenIRThermalImagerisactiveintheIR‐onlymodeandintheIR+Moisture
modes(selectablefromtheIMAGEmodeicon intheMainMenu).
TheThermalImagerlensislocatedonthebackofthemeter.Facethelenstowardtheareaof
interestandviewtheimageonthemeterdisplay.
Hottocoldtemperaturesforimagesarerepresentedbythiscolorpaletteprogression:
white>grey>black>blue>white.Seethecolorpaletteexamplebelow.
Theleftofthescaleisthehottestpixelintheframe,andtherightofthescaleisthecoldest.Wet
areaswillbecolderthanthebackgroundandwill,therefore,showupasblue;lighterbluesare
‘wetter’thandarkerblues.
Fig.5‐5ThermalImage‘ColorPalette’
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WhentheLaserPointerbuttonispressedtoactivatethelaserpointer,thedisplaycross‐hairs
alsoswitchon,foradditionaltargetingflexibility.
1. Lasericon(PressLaserbuttontoactivate)
2. Batterystatusiconisvisiblewhenaprogrammenuisaccessed
3. IRThermalImage
4. Cross‐hairs(PressLaserbuttontoactivate)
5. Tooltips
6. Imagemodeiconsrow(IRThermalImage‐onlymode,IRThermalImage+Moisturereading
mode,andMoisture‐onlymode,respectively)
7. Imagemodemenuaccessicon
Fig.5‐7‐ThermalIRImage
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5.4SETTINGSMode
AccesstheSETTINGSmodebypressingtheSelectbuttonandchoosingtheSETTINGSmodeicon
(shownabove).TheSETTINGSmodeoptionsaredescribedbelow:
1. LANGUAGE.FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoLanguageandpresstheSelectbutton.
UsethefourNavigationbuttonsandtheSelectbuttontochoosethedesiredlanguage.
Theselectedlanguagewillshowabluedottoitsright.PresstheSelectbuttontosavethe
valueandreturntoSETTINGSmenuorpressthebackbutton tocancelandreturn.
2. DATE&TIME.FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoDate&TimeandpresstheSelect
button.UsethefourNavigationbuttonsandtheSelectbuttontoprogramthecurrent
dateandtime(year,month,day,hour,andminute).PresstheSelectbuttontosavethe
valueandreturntoSETTINGSmenuorpressthebackbutton tocancelandreturn.
3. ALARM.FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoAlarmandpresstheSelectbutton.Usethe
navigationbuttonsandtheSelectbuttontosetthehighalarmthresholdandtoswitch
thealarmON/OFF.RefertoSection5.7forAlarmmodedetails.TheAlarmcanbeusedin
pinorpinlessmodeofoperation.PresstheSelectbuttontosavethevalueandreturnto
theSETTINGSmenuorpressthebackbutton tocancelandreturn.
4. AUTOPOWEROFF.FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoAutoPowerOFFandthenusethe
Selectbuttontoscrollthroughtheavailableoptions(1,5,20minutes,orOFF).Navigate
toanotherSETTINGSoptionorpressthebackbutton toexittheSETTINGSmode.
5. METERINFORMATION.FromtheSETTINGSmenu,scrolltoMeterInformationandpress
theSelectbuttontoviewtheModel,SoftwareVersion,andLastCalibrationDate
information.PressthebackbuttontoreturntotheSETTINGSmenu.
5.5ScreenCapture
PressingtheImageCapturebuttonrecordsthecurrentMR160screen(withminor
restrictions).Afteronesecond,animagefile‐namewillappearonthescreen(FLIRxxxx.bmp).
Imagesaresavedin.bmp(bitmap)16‐bitformat.ImagescanbeaccessedontheMR160screen
usingtheImageReviewicon availableintheMainMenu.Thenscrolltheimagesusingthe
navigationbuttons.
ImagescanalsobetransferredtocomputerorothercompatibledeviceusingtheMR160USB
port(bottomofmeter,underflap)andsuppliedUSBcable.

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5.6CombinationMode:HeldThermalImagewithMoistureReading
TheMR160offersanadvancedfeaturethatallowstheuserto‘freeze’athermalimageand
continuetakingmoisturereadings.The‘held’thermalimage,withcontinuousmoisturereading
shownonthesamescreen,canthenbecapturedasexplainedinsection5.5above.
1. EntertheIR+MoistureImagemode(refertoSection5.2.3ImageMode).
2. HoldtheCapturebuttonuntilcrosshairsappearandlaserarevisible(Fig.5‐8a)
3. WhilecontinuingtoholdtheCapturebutton,aimthelaseratthemeasurementspot
4. ReleasetheCapturebutton.Theimagewillfreezebutthemoisturereadingwillflashand
continuetoupdateasitwaitsforameasurement.
5. PresstheSelectbuttontomakeameasurementandcapture(save)theimagewhichwill
includethemoisturereading(Fig.5‐8b)orpresstheBackbuttontocancelandreturnto
thenormaloperatingmode.
Fig.5‐8aLaser andCross‐hairsvisible;
AimtheLaseratthetestsurface
Fig.5‐8bSavedimagewithTargetarea
andMoisturereading

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5.7HighMoistureAlarm 
TheMR160offersaHighMoistureAlarmutilitywhereanaudibleandvisualalertactivateswhen
themoisturereadingexceedstheprogrammedhighlimit.
1. PresstheSelectbuttontoaccesstheMainMenu
2. SelecttheSETTINGSmode fromtheMainMenu
3. ScrolltoALARMandpresstheSelectbuttontoopentheAlarmprogrammer
4. UsetheNavigationandSelectbuttonstoswitchthealarmONorOFFandtosetthe
thresholdfrom0%to100%
5. PresstheSelectbuttontoreturntotheSETTINGSmodeandsavethevalueorpressthe
backbuttontocancelandtoreturntothenormaloperatingmode
6. WhentheHighAlarmissetON,themaindisplaywillshowthealarmbellicon(shown
above)andtheHighAlarmthresholdvalue.RefertoexamplescreensshowninFig.5‐1
andFig.5‐2.
7. Whenthemeasurementexceedsthethreshold,thetextfortheactualmeasurement
readingwillappearredincolorandwillflash;thebeeperwillalsosound.Notethatinthe
Moisture‐onlymode,thebargraphturnsredwhentheAlarmthresholdisexceeded.
RefertotheexamplescreensinFig.5‐1andFig.5‐2.
8. ToswitchthealarmOFF,presstheSelectbuttonandthenselectSETTINGSfromthe
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6. Maintenance
6.1Cleaning
Cleanthemeterwithadampclothandmilddetergent;donotuseabrasivesorsolvents.
6.2BatteryCharging
1. Theinternalbatteryisnotuserserviceable.
2. ConnectthemetertoanACsourceoracomputerUSBportusingthesuppliedUSB
chargercable.TheUSBportislocatedonthebottomofthemeter,undertheprotective
flap,nexttotheEXTProbejack.
3. Whilethemeterischarging,ablueLED(bottomofmeterunderprotectiveflap)indicates
thatchargingissuccessfullytakingplace.
4. Viewthebatterystatusiconontheupperlefthandcornerofthemeter’sdisplaywhena
programmenuisactive.
6.2.1DisposalofElectronicWaste
Aswithmostelectronicproducts,thisequipmentmustbedisposedofinanenvironmentally
friendlyway,andinaccordancewithexistingregulationsforelectronicwaste.

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7. Specifications
Display 320x240pixel2.3”64KcolorTFTgraphicaldisplay
ThermalimagingcameraFLIRLepton®module,microbolometerFPA
Thermalresolution 80x60pixels
Thermalfieldofview51°horizontal;38°vertical
Thermalframerate 9Hz
Laserdiode Visiblelight
Safetyclass2
Maximumpower1.0mW
Wavelength650±20nm
MoisturemeasurementsInternalpinlesssensormeasurements0to100(relativereadings)
Externalpinbasedmeasurements0to100%(%WME)
Moisturesamplingrate2samplespersecond
Internalmemory 4GB
Powersupply 3000mAh(2x1500mAhLi‐ionrechargeablebatteries)
Batterylife 10hoursminimum
AutoPowerOFF Programmable:OFF,1,5,or20minutes
LowbatteryindicatorisdisplayedintheMainMenuscreen
Operatingtemperature32to122°F(0to50°C)
Storagetemperature14to140°F(‐10to60°C)
Operatinghumidity ≤  90%,32‐86°F(0‐30°C)
≤75%,86‐104°F(30‐40°C)
≤45%,104‐122°F(40‐50°C)
Storagehumidity 90%RH
Dimensions 5.5×2.9×1.7″(14×7.2×4.2cm)
ProductWeight 10.6oz.(300g)
CertificationstandardsEN61326(EMC),EN61010(Battery+Charger),EN60825‐1Class2(Laser)
Agencyapprovals FCCClassB,CE,UL
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