FLIR BCAM User manual

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User’s manual
FLIR BCAM
FLIR BCAM SD
1558324Publ. No.
a267Revision
English (EN)Language
March 12, 2008Issue date

In some market regions these products are sold under the Extech
brand. For more information about Extech’s additional product lines,
please visit:
http://www.extech.com

Warnings & Cautions 1
Notice to user 2
Customer help 3
Important note about this manual 4
Contents of the transport case 5
Camera parts 6
Screen elements 7
Connecting the cables 8
Operating the camera 9
Cleaning the camera 10
Technical data 11
Dimensional drawings 12
Introduction to building thermography 13
About FLIR Systems 14
History of infrared technology 15

User’s manual
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Legal disclaimer
All products manufactured by FLIR Systems are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the
delivery date of the original purchase, provided such products have been under normal storage, use and service, and in accordance with
FLIR Systems instruction.
All products not manufactured by FLIR Systems included in systems delivered by FLIR Systems to the original purchaser carry the warranty,
if any, of the particular supplier only and FLIR Systems has no responsibility whatsoever for such products.
The warranty extends only to the original purchaser and is not transferable. It is not applicable to any product which has been subjected to
misuse, neglect, accident or abnormal conditions of operation. Expendable parts are excluded from the warranty.
In the case of a defect in a product covered by this warranty the product must not be further used in order to prevent additional damage. The
purchaser shall promptly report any defect to FLIR Systems or this warranty will not apply.
FLIR Systems will, at its option, repair or replace any such defective product free of charge if, upon inspection, it proves to be defective in
material or workmanship and provided that it is returned to FLIR Systems within the said one-year period.
FLIR Systems has no other obligation or liability for defects than those set forth above.
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particular purpose.
FLIR Systems shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage, whether based on contract, tort
or any other legal theory.
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© FLIR Systems, 2008. All rights reserved worldwide. No parts of the software including source code may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed
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without the prior written permission of FLIR Systems.
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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 described in this manual without prior notice.
Patents
This product is protected by patents, design patents, patents pending, or design patents pending.
One or several of the following patents, design patents, patents pending, or design patents pending apply to the products and/or features
described in this manual:
Reg. No.StatusDesignation
00809178.1ApplicationChina
01823221.3ApplicationChina
01823226.4ApplicationChina
235308Design PatentChina
ZL02331553.9Design PatentChina
ZL02331554.7Design PatentChina
200530018812.0PendingChina
1188086PatentEPC
01930377.5ApplicationEPO
01934715.2ApplicationEPO
27282912ApplicationEPO
000279476-0001Design PatentEU
1188086PatentFrance
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Reg. No.StatusDesignation
60004227.8PatentGermany
106017Design PatentGreat Britain
3006596Design PatentGreat Britain
3006597Design PatentGreat Britain
1188086PatentGreat Britain
DM/057692Design PatentInternational
DM/061609Design PatentInternational
2000-620406ApplicationJapan
2002-588123ApplicationJapan
2002-588070ApplicationJapan
1144833Design PatentJapan
1182246Design PatentJapan
1182620Design PatentJapan
2005-020460PendingJapan
PCT/SE01/00983ApplicationPCT
PCT/SE01/00984ApplicationPCT
PCT/SE02/00857ApplicationPCT
PCT/SE03/00307ApplicationPCT
PCT/SE/00/00739ApplicationPCT
0302837-0ApplicationSweden
68657Design PatentSweden
75530Design PatentSweden
518836PatentSweden
522971PatentSweden
524024PatentSweden
09/576266ApplicationU.S.
10/476,760ApplicationU.S.
466540Design PatentU.S.
483782Design PatentU.S.
484155Design PatentU.S.
5,386,117PatentU.S.
5,637,871PatentU.S.
5,756,999PatentU.S.
6,028,309PatentU.S.
6,707,044PatentU.S.
6,812,465PatentU.S.
7,034,300PatentU.S.
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Reg. No.StatusDesignation
29/233,400PendingU.S.
EULA Terms
■You have acquired a device (“INFRARED CAMERA”) that includes software licensed by FLIR Systems AB from Microsoft Licensing, GP
or its affiliates (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or
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not sold. All rights reserved.
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INSTEAD, PROMPTLY CONTACT FLIR Systems AB FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED DEVICE(S) FOR A REFUND.
ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE, WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT
TO THIS EULA (OR RATIFICATION OF ANY PREVIOUS CONSENT).
■GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE. This EULA grants you the following license:
■You may use the SOFTWARE only on the DEVICE.
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HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE IN THE DEVICE, AND MS HAS RELIED UPON FLIR Systems AB TO CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING
TO DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE.
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ISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EFFORT (INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE) IS WITH YOU. ALSO,
THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE DEVICE OR THE SOFTWARE, THOSE WARRANTIES DO NOT
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the SOFTWARE, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
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Table of contents
11 Warnings & Cautions .....................................................................................................................
32 Notice to user ..................................................................................................................................
53 Customer help ................................................................................................................................
74 Important note about this manual .................................................................................................
95 Contents of the transport case .....................................................................................................
116 Camera parts ...................................................................................................................................
116.1 Front view .............................................................................................................................
136.2 Side view ...............................................................................................................................
146.3 Keypad ..................................................................................................................................
156.4 Controls & functions .............................................................................................................
166.5 Power indicator .....................................................................................................................
176.6 Battery condition indicator ...................................................................................................
186.7 Laser pointer .........................................................................................................................
207 Screen elements .............................................................................................................................
238 Connecting the cables ...................................................................................................................
238.1 Power cable ..........................................................................................................................
248.2 USB cable .............................................................................................................................
259 Operating the camera ....................................................................................................................
259.1 Installing the battery .............................................................................................................
269.2 Removing the battery ...........................................................................................................
279.3 Charging the battery .............................................................................................................
28
9.3.1 Using the combined power supply & battery charger to charge the battery when
it is inside the camera ...........................................................................................
29
9.3.2 Using the combined power supply & battery charger to charge the battery when
it is outside the camera .........................................................................................
309.3.3 Using the stand-alone battery charger to charge the battery ..............................
319.4 Starting the camera ..............................................................................................................
319.5 Stopping the camera ............................................................................................................
329.6 Adjusting camera focus ........................................................................................................
339.7 Operating the laser pointer ...................................................................................................
349.8 Saving an image ...................................................................................................................
369.9 Auto-adjusting an image ......................................................................................................
379.10 Adjusting an image manually ...............................................................................................
389.10.1 Increasing or decreasing the maximum temperature level ..................................
399.10.2 Increasing or decreasing the minimum temperature level ..................................
40
9.10.3 Changing both the maximum and minimum temperature level at the same
time .......................................................................................................................
419.11 Measuring a temperature using a spot meter ......................................................................
429.12 Setting a color alarm ............................................................................................................
439.13 Setting a dewpoint alarm ......................................................................................................
449.14 Setting an insulation alarm ...................................................................................................
459.15 Changing the colors .............................................................................................................
469.16 Changing emissivity .............................................................................................................
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489.17 Changing the reflected apparent temperature ....................................................................
509.18 Opening an image ................................................................................................................
519.19 Deleting an image .................................................................................................................
529.20 Deleting all images ...............................................................................................................
539.21 Changing camera settings ...................................................................................................
549.22 Moving images to a PC ........................................................................................................
569.23 Viewing streaming MPEG4 live video from the camera .......................................................
5710 Cleaning the camera ......................................................................................................................
5710.1 Camera housing, cables, and other items ...........................................................................
5810.2 Infrared lens ..........................................................................................................................
5911 Technical data .................................................................................................................................
6512 Dimensional drawings ...................................................................................................................
6512.1 Camera .................................................................................................................................
6912.2 Battery ...................................................................................................................................
7012.3 Stand-alone battery charger .................................................................................................
7112.4 Stand-alone battery charger with battery .............................................................................
7313 Introduction to building thermography ........................................................................................
7313.1 Important note ......................................................................................................................
7313.2 Typical field investigations ....................................................................................................
7313.2.1 Guidelines .............................................................................................................
7313.2.1.1 General guidelines ............................................................................
74
13.2.1.2 Guidelines for moisture detection, mold detection & detection of
water damages ..................................................................................
7413.2.1.3 Guidelines for detection of air infiltration & insulation deficiencies ...
7513.2.2 About moisture detection .....................................................................................
7513.2.3 Moisture detection (1): Low-slope commercial roofs ..........................................
7513.2.3.1 General information ...........................................................................
7613.2.3.2 Safety precautions ............................................................................
7713.2.3.3 Commented building structures .......................................................
7813.2.3.4 Commented infrared images ............................................................
8013.2.4 Moisture detection (2): Commercial & residential façades ..................................
8013.2.4.1 General information ...........................................................................
8013.2.4.2 Commented building structures .......................................................
8213.2.4.3 Commented infrared images ............................................................
8213.2.5 Moisture detection (3): Decks & balconies ..........................................................
8213.2.5.1 General information ...........................................................................
8313.2.5.2 Commented building structures .......................................................
8513.2.5.3 Commented infrared images ............................................................
8513.2.6 Moisture detection (4): Plumbing breaks & leaks ................................................
8513.2.6.1 General information ...........................................................................
8613.2.6.2 Commented infrared images ............................................................
8813.2.7 Air infiltration .........................................................................................................
8813.2.7.1 General information ...........................................................................
8813.2.7.2 Commented building structures .......................................................
9013.2.7.3 Commented infrared images ............................................................
9113.2.8 Insulation deficiencies ..........................................................................................
9113.2.8.1 General information ...........................................................................
9113.2.8.2 Commented building structures .......................................................
9313.2.8.3 Commented infrared images ............................................................
9513.3 Theory of building science ...................................................................................................
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9513.3.1 General information ..............................................................................................
9613.3.2 The effects of testing and checking .....................................................................
9713.3.3 Sources of disruption in thermography ................................................................
9913.3.4 Surface temperature and air leaks .......................................................................
9913.3.4.1 Pressure conditions in a building .....................................................
10513.3.5 Measuring conditions & measuring season .........................................................
10513.3.6 Interpretation of infrared images ..........................................................................
10713.3.7 Humidity & dew point ...........................................................................................
10713.3.7.1 Relative & absolute humidity ............................................................
10813.3.7.2 Definition of dew point ......................................................................
108
13.3.8 Excerpt from Technical Note ‘Assessing thermal bridging and insulation
continuity’ (UK example) ......................................................................................
10813.3.8.1 Credits ...............................................................................................
10913.3.8.2 Introduction .......................................................................................
10913.3.8.3 Background information ...................................................................
11013.3.8.4 Quantitative appraisal of thermal anomalies ....................................
11313.3.8.5 Conditions and equipment ...............................................................
11413.3.8.6 Survey and analysis ..........................................................................
11513.3.8.7 Reporting ...........................................................................................
11713.4 Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................
11713.4.1 Copyright notice ...................................................................................................
11713.4.2 Training & certification ..........................................................................................
11713.4.3 National or regional building codes .....................................................................
11914 About FLIR Systems .......................................................................................................................
12014.1 More than just an infrared camera .......................................................................................
12014.2 Sharing our knowledge ........................................................................................................
12014.3 Supporting our customers ...................................................................................................
12114.4 A few images from our facilities ...........................................................................................
12315 History of infrared technology ......................................................................................................
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1 Warnings & Cautions
WARNING This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause in-
terference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with
■
the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interfer-
ence when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his
own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to
correct the interference.
■(Applies only to cameras with laser pointer:) Do not look directly into the laser
beam. The laser beam can cause eye irritation.
■Applies only to cameras with battery:
■Do not disassemble or do a modification to the battery. The battery contains
safety and protection devices which, if they become damaged, can cause the
battery to become hot, or cause an explosion or an ignition.
■If there is a leak from the battery and the fluid gets into your eyes, do not rub
your eyes. Flush well with water and immediately get medical care. The battery
fluid can cause injury to your eyes if you do not do this.
■Do not continue to charge the battery if it does not become charged in the
specified charging time. If you continue to charge the battery, it can become
hot and cause an explosion or ignition.
■Only use the correct equipment to discharge the battery. If you do not use the
correct equipment, you can decrease the performance or the life cycle of the
battery. If you do not use the correct equipment, an incorrect flow of current
to the battery can occur. This can cause the battery to become hot, or cause
an explosion and injury to persons.
■Make sure that you read all applicable MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and
warning labels on containers before you use a liquid: the liquids can be dangerous.
CAUTION ■Do not point the infrared camera (with or without the lens cover) at intensive energy
sources, for example devices that emit laser radiation, or the sun. This can have
an unwanted effect on the accuracy of the camera. It can also cause damage to
the detector in the camera.
■Do not use the camera in a temperature higher than +50°C (+122°F), unless
specified otherwise in the technical data section. High temperatures can cause
damage to the camera.
■(Applies only to cameras with laser pointer:) Protect the laser pointer with the
protective cap when you do not operate the laser pointer.
■Applies only to cameras with battery:
■Do not attach the batteries directly to a car’s cigarette lighter socket.
■Do not connect the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the battery
to each other with a metal object (such as wire).
■Do not get water or salt water on the battery, or permit the battery to get wet.
■Do not make holes in the battery with objects. Do not hit the battery with a
hammer. Do not step on the battery, or apply strong impacts or shocks to it.
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■Do not put the batteries in or near a fire, or into direct sunlight. When the battery
becomes hot, the built-in safety equipment becomes energized and can stop
the battery charging process. If the battery becomes hot, damage can occur
to the safety equipment and this can cause more heat, damage or ignition of
the battery.
■Do not put the battery on a fire or increase the temperature of the battery with
heat.
■Do not put the battery on or near fires, stoves, or other high-temperature loca-
tions.
■Do not solder directly onto the battery.
■Do not use the battery if, when you use, charge, or store the battery, there is
an unusual smell from the battery, the battery feels hot, changes color, changes
shape, or is in an unusual condition. Contact your sales office if one or more
of these problems occurs.
■Only use a specified battery charger when you charge the battery.
■The temperature range through which you can charge the battery is ±0°C to
+45°C (+32°F to +113°F). If you charge the battery at temperatures out of this
range, it can cause the battery to become hot or to break. It can also decrease
the performance or the life cycle of the battery.
■The temperature range through which you can discharge the battery is −15°C
to +50°C (+5°F to +122°F). Use of the battery out of this temperature range
can decrease the performance or the life cycle of the battery.
■When the battery is worn, apply insulation to the terminals with adhesive tape
or similar materials before you discard it.
■Do not apply solvents or similar liquids to the camera, the cables, or other items.
This can cause damage.
■Be careful when you clean the infrared lens. The lens has a delicate anti-reflective
coating.
■Do not clean the infrared lens too vigorously. This can damage the anti-reflective
coating.
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Typographical
conventions
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Semibold is used for menu names, menu commands and labels, and buttons in
dialog boxes.
■
■Italic is used for important information.
■Monospace is used for code samples.
■UPPER CASE is used for names on keys and buttons.
User-to-user
forums
Exchange ideas, problems, and infrared solutions with fellow thermographers around
the world in our user-to-user forums. To go to the forums, visit:
http://www.infraredtraining.com/community/boards/
PC software
updates
FLIR Systems regularly issues PC software updates and service releases on the
support pages of the company website:
http://www.flirthermography.com
To find the latest updates and service releases, make that sure you select USA in
the Select country box in the top right corner of the page.
Calibration (This notice only applies to cameras with measurement capabilities.)
We recommend that you send in the camera for calibration once a year. Contact
your local sales office for instructions on where to send the camera.
Accuracy (This notice only applies to cameras with measurement capabilities.)
For very accurate results, we recommend that you wait 5 minutes after you have
started the camera before measuring a temperature.
Disposal of
electronic waste
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As with most electronic products, this equipment must be disposed of in an environ-
mentally friendly way, and in accordance with existing regulations for electronic waste.
Please contact your FLIR Systems representative for more details.
Training To read about infrared training, visit:
http://www.infraredtraining.com
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