FLIR E4 User manual

Operator’s manual
1 558 017Publ. No.
a62Revision
English (EN)Language
August 19, 2004Issue date
ThermaCAM™ E4

ThermaCAM™ E4
Operator’s manual
Publ. No. 1 558 017 Rev. a62 – ENGLISH (EN) – August 19, 2004

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.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. FLIR Systems specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
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.
Copyright
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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.
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readable form without prior consent, in writing, from FLIR Systems.
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All other trademarks, trade names or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective
owners.
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.
PCT Pat. Pend. No. PCT/SE01/00983; PCT Pat. Pend. No. PCT/SE01/00984; US Pat. Pend. No. 09/849524; PCT Pat. Pend. No. PCT/SE02/00364;
Swedish Pat. Des. No. 68657; US Pat. Des. No. 466540; UK Pat. Des. No. 2106017; Japan Pat. Des. No. 1144833; Int. Pat. Des. No. DM/057692;
China Pat. Des. No. 235308.
Contact details
FLIR Systems AB ■P. O. Box 3 ■SE-182 11 Danderyd ■SwedenPostal address
[phone]Telephone
[phone]Telefax
www.flirthermography.comWeb site
[email protected]E-mail
➲For contact details for regional offices, see the back cover of this manual.
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Table of contents
11 Warnings & cautions ..................................................................................................................................................
22 Important note about this manual .....................................................................................................................
33Welcome! .........................................................................................................................................................................
33.1 About FLIR Systems ........................................................................................................................................
53.1.1 A few images from our facilities .............................................................................................
63.2 Comments & questions ................................................................................................................................
84 Packing list .....................................................................................................................................................................
95 System overview .........................................................................................................................................................
106 Connecting system components .........................................................................................................................
117Tutorials ...........................................................................................................................................................................
117.1 Switching on & switching off the camera ..............................................................................................
117.1.1 Switching on the camera ..........................................................................................................
117.1.2 Switching off the camera ..........................................................................................................
117.2 Working with images .....................................................................................................................................
117.2.1 Acquiring an image ....................................................................................................................
117.2.2 Freezing an image .......................................................................................................................
127.2.3 Saving an image ...........................................................................................................................
127.2.4 Opening an image .......................................................................................................................
127.3 Working with measurements .....................................................................................................................
127.3.1 Laying out a spot .........................................................................................................................
137.3.2 Laying out a measurement area ............................................................................................
137.4 Working with alarms ......................................................................................................................................
147.4.1 Setting the reference temperature .......................................................................................
147.4.2 Setting up a color alarm ............................................................................................................
147.4.2.1 Setting up a color alarm using the menu system ....................................
157.4.2.2 Setting up a color alarm without using the menu system ...................
157.4.3 Setting up a silent alarm (i.e. a visual alarm) .....................................................................
167.4.4 Setting up an audible alarm ....................................................................................................
167.5 Creating a text comment file ......................................................................................................................
177.6 Changing level & span ..................................................................................................................................
177.6.1 Changing level ..............................................................................................................................
177.6.2 Changing span ..............................................................................................................................
187.7 Changing system settings ...........................................................................................................................
187.7.1 Changing language ....................................................................................................................
187.7.2 Changing temperature unit .....................................................................................................
187.7.3 Changing date format ...............................................................................................................
187.7.4 Changing time format ...............................................................................................................
197.7.5 Changing date & time ................................................................................................................
197.8 Working with the camera .............................................................................................................................
197.8.1 Removing the lens ......................................................................................................................
217.8.2 Adjusting the focus .....................................................................................................................
217.8.3 Inserting & removing the battery ..........................................................................................
217.8.3.1 Inserting the battery ..........................................................................................
227.8.3.2 Removing the battery ........................................................................................
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238 Camera overview .........................................................................................................................................................
238.1 Camera parts .....................................................................................................................................................
268.2 Keypad buttons & functions .......................................................................................................................
278.3 Laser LocatIR .....................................................................................................................................................
288.4 LED indicator on keypad ..............................................................................................................................
299 Camera program ..........................................................................................................................................................
299.1 Result table ........................................................................................................................................................
299.2 System messages ............................................................................................................................................
299.2.1 Status messages ...........................................................................................................................
309.2.2 Warning messages ......................................................................................................................
309.3 Selecting screen objects ...............................................................................................................................
309.3.1 Selecting screen objects ...........................................................................................................
309.3.2 Examples of selected screen objects ....................................................................................
329.4 Menu system .....................................................................................................................................................
329.4.1 Navigating the menu system ..................................................................................................
339.4.2 Meas. mode ....................................................................................................................................
349.4.3 Manual adjust/Automatic adjust ...........................................................................................
359.4.4 Emissivity ........................................................................................................................................
369.4.5 Palette ..............................................................................................................................................
369.4.6 Range (extra option) ...................................................................................................................
369.4.7 Hide graphics / Show graphics ...............................................................................................
379.4.8 File .....................................................................................................................................................
389.4.9 Setup ................................................................................................................................................
389.4.9.1 Settings ...................................................................................................................
409.4.9.2 Date/time ...............................................................................................................
419.4.9.3 Local settings ........................................................................................................
419.4.9.4 Camera info ..........................................................................................................
419.4.9.5 Factory default .....................................................................................................
4210 Electrical power system ...........................................................................................................................................
4310.1 Internal battery charging .............................................................................................................................
4410.2 External battery charging ............................................................................................................................
4510.3 Battery safety warnings ................................................................................................................................
4711 Maintenance & cleaning ..........................................................................................................................................
4711.1 Camera body, cables & accessories ..........................................................................................................
4711.2 Lenses ..................................................................................................................................................................
4812 Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................................................
5013 Technical specifications & dimensional drawings ......................................................................................
5013.1 Imaging performance ....................................................................................................................................
5013.2 Image presentation ........................................................................................................................................
5013.3 Temperature range ........................................................................................................................................
5013.4 Laser LocatIR .....................................................................................................................................................
5113.5 Electrical power system ................................................................................................................................
5113.6 Environmental specifications .....................................................................................................................
5113.7 Physical specifications ...................................................................................................................................
5113.8 Communications interfaces ........................................................................................................................
5213.9 Pin configurations ...........................................................................................................................................
5213.9.1 RS-232/USB connector ...............................................................................................................
5313.9.2 Power connector ..........................................................................................................................
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5313.9.3 CVBS connector ............................................................................................................................
5413.10 Relationship between fields of view and distance .............................................................................
5813.11 Camera – dimensional drawing (36 mm IR lens) .................................................................................
5913.12 Camera – dimensional drawing (17 mm IR lens) .................................................................................
6013.13 Camera – dimensional drawing (9.2 mm IR lens) ................................................................................
6113.14 Battery charger – dimensional drawing .................................................................................................
6213.15 Battery – dimensional drawing ..................................................................................................................
6314 Glossary ...........................................................................................................................................................................
6715 Thermographic measurement techniques .....................................................................................................
6715.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................
6715.2 Emissivity ............................................................................................................................................................
6815.2.1 Finding the emissivity of an object .......................................................................................
6815.2.1.1 Using a thermocouple .......................................................................................
6815.2.1.2 Using reference emissivity ...............................................................................
6815.3 Reflected temperature ..................................................................................................................................
6916 History of infrared technology .............................................................................................................................
7317 Theory of thermography .........................................................................................................................................
7317.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................
7317.2 The electromagnetic spectrum ..................................................................................................................
7417.3 Blackbody radiation .......................................................................................................................................
7517.3.1 Planck’s law ....................................................................................................................................
7617.3.2 Wien’s displacement law ..........................................................................................................
7817.3.3 Stefan-Boltzmann's law .............................................................................................................
7817.3.4 Non-blackbody emitters ...........................................................................................................
8117.4 Infrared semi-transparent materials ........................................................................................................
8218 Emissivity tables ..........................................................................................................................................................
8218.1 References .........................................................................................................................................................
8218.2 Tables ..................................................................................................................................................................
99Index ..................................................................................................................................................................................
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1 Warnings & cautions
10474103;1
■This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interfer-
ence 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 interference
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 ex-
pense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the
interference.
■An infrared camera is a precision instrument and uses a very sensitive IR detector.
Pointing the camera towards highly intensive energy sources – such as devices
emitting laser radiation, or reflections from such devices – may affect the accuracy
of the camera readings, or even harm – or irreparably damage – the detector. Note
that this sensitivity is also present when the camera is switched off and the lens
cap is mounted on the lens.
■Each camera from FLIR Systems is calibrated prior to shipping. It is advisable that
the camera is sent in for calibration once a year.
■For protective reasons, the LCD (where applicable) will be switched off if the detec-
tor temperature exceeds +60°C (+149°F) and the camera will be switched off if
the detector temperature exceeds +68°C (+154.4°F).
■The camera requires a warm-up time of 5 minutes before accurate measurements
(where applicable) can be expected.
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2 Important note about this manual
As far as it is practically possible, FLIR Systems configures each manual to reflect each
customer’s particular camera configuration. However, please note the following ex-
ceptions:
■The packing list is subject to specific customer configuration and may contain more
or less items
■FLIR Systems reserves the right to discontinue models, parts and accessories, and
other items, or change specifications at any time without prior notice
■In some cases, the manual may describe features that is not available in your par-
ticular camera configuration
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