Flir Tg165 User manual

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FLIRTG165

ImagingIRThermometer

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TableofContents

1Disclaimer...........................................................................................................................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InternationalSafetySymbols..............................................................................................................5

2.2Cautions..............................................................................................................................................5

3QuickStartGuide................................................................................................................6

3.1BasicSteps..........................................................................................................................................6

3.2PoweringandChargingtheTG165.....................................................................................................6

3.3TheIRThermalImagingDisplay.........................................................................................................6

3.4ControlButtonsandTrigger...............................................................................................................7

3.5TakingMeasurements........................................................................................................................7

3.6Save,Delete,andReviewIRImages...................................................................................................7

4Introduction........................................................................................................................8

4.1KeyFeatures.......................................................................................................................................8

4.2IRThermometerMeasurementOverview.........................................................................................8

4.3IRThermometerDistance‐To‐SpotRatio(24:1).................................................................................9

4.4IRImagerFieldofView.....................................................................................................................10

5Descriptions......................................................................................................................11

5.1RearDescription...............................................................................................................................11

5.2FrontDescription..............................................................................................................................11

5.3TopDescription.................................................................................................................................11

5.4BottomDescription..........................................................................................................................11

5.5DisplayIconandIndicatorDescriptions...........................................................................................12

6PoweringtheTG165..........................................................................................................13

6.1BatteryPower...................................................................................................................................13

6.2ChargingtheBattery.........................................................................................................................13

6.3APO(AutoPowerOFF).....................................................................................................................13

6.4ForcePowerOFF...............................................................................................................................13

7ButtonandTriggerControl...............................................................................................14

7.1POWER/BACKBUTTON...................................................................................................................14

7.2OK/MENUBUTTON.........................................................................................................................14

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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7.3UPandDOWNNAVIGATIONARROWBUTTONS............................................................................14

7.4TRIGGERBUTTON.............................................................................................................................14

8Operation.........................................................................................................................15

8.1SwitchONtheTG165........................................................................................................................15

8.2Capture/SaveImagesusingtheSDCard..........................................................................................16

8.3Review/DeleteImages......................................................................................................................16

9SettingsMenu...................................................................................................................17

9.1SettingsMenuOverview..................................................................................................................17

9.2BasicNavigationandEditing............................................................................................................18

9.3ImageReviewandDeleteAll(SDCardErase)..................................................................................19

9.4ColorPaletteSelection.....................................................................................................................20

9.5EmissivitySelection..........................................................................................................................20

9.6LaserPointerToggleON/OFF...........................................................................................................21

9.7TemperatureUnitsoC/oFToggle.......................................................................................................21

9.8CrosshairsON/OFFToggle................................................................................................................21

9.9AUTOPowerOFF(APO)Selection....................................................................................................22

9.10DateandTimeSetting....................................................................................................................22

9.11FirmwareInformationandCalibrationDateViewing....................................................................23

10Maintenance...................................................................................................................24

10.1BatteryServiceandReplacement..................................................................................................24

10.2Calibration......................................................................................................................................24

10.3Cleaning..........................................................................................................................................24

11Specifications..................................................................................................................25

11.1GeneralSpecifications....................................................................................................................25

11.2IRThermometerSpecifications......................................................................................................26

11.3IRThermalImagingSpecifications..................................................................................................27

11.4EnvironmentalSpecifications.........................................................................................................27

12Appendices.....................................................................................................................28

12.1EmissivityFactorsforCommonMaterials......................................................................................28

12.2InfraredEnergyandImagingOverview..........................................................................................28

13CustomerSupport...........................................................................................................29

14WarrantyInformation.....................................................................................................30

14.1FLIRTest&MeasurementImagingProduct2year/10yearLimitedWarranty.............................30

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FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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1Disclaimer

1.1Copyright

©2014,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latestmanualsandnotifications,gototheDownloadtabat:http://support.flir.com.Itonlytakesa

fewminutestoregisteronline.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.

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electronicwaste.

PleasecontactyourFLIRSystemsrepresentativeformoredetails.

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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2Safety

2.1InternationalSafetySymbols

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Thissymbol,adjacenttoanothersymbolorterminal,indicatestheusermustrefertothemanualfor

furtherinformation.

2.2Cautions

oImproperusecandamagethemeter.Pleasereadandunderstandalloftheinformationprovidedinthis

UserGuideandotherincludeddocumentationbeforeuse.

oUseextremecautionwhenthelaserpointersareon.

oDonotpointthebeamtowardanyone'seyeorallowthebeamtostriketheeyefromareflectivesurface.

oDonotusethelasernearexplosivegasesorinotherpotentiallyexplosiveareas.

oRefertotheCAUTIONstatementlabel(shownbelow)forcriticalsafetyinformation.

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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3QuickStartGuide

3.1BasicSteps

TheTG165isintuitiveandeasytouse;herearethebasicsteps(coveredinmoredetaillaterinthisGuide):

1. PressandholdthePowerbutton for>2secondstopowerON.TheFLIRlogostartupscreenwill

appearfollowedbythethermalimagedisplay.Ifthebatteryrequiresrecharging,refertoSection3.2

below.

2. PointtheTG165towardtheareaorobjectofinterestandviewthethermalimage.Relativetemperature

isrepresentedbycolor,hottocold(lighttodark,respectively).TheIRTemperaturereading(upperlefton

thedisplay)representsthetemperatureofthespottargetedbytheCrosshairsandLaserpointers.

3. Pullthetriggertoactivatethelaserpointers.

4. Releasetriggertofreeze/capturetheimage.Presstosaveimage;presstodiscardimage.

3.2PoweringandChargingtheTG165

Pressandholdthepowerbutton for>2secondstoswitchONtheTG165.Astart‐upscreen(FLIRLogo)will

appear.TheTG165isnowreadytouse;toswitchOFF,pressandholdfor>2seconds.NotethattheAPO(Auto

PowerOFF)functionswitchestheTG165OFFautomaticallyafteraprogrammedperiodoftime(refertothe

SettingsMenusectiontoprogramAPOtime).

WiththepowerON,thebatterystatusiconislocatedatthetoprightofthedisplay.

Whenbatterypowerislow,connecttoanACsourceoracomputerUSBportusing

thesuppliedUSBcable(USBportislocatedattopoftheTG165,underflap).

WithpowerOFF,thebatterysymbolencompassestheentirescreenwhilecharging,

appearingasthesymbolontheleft(Fig3‐1)inasweepinganimationwhen

connectedtoanACsource,andasthesymbolontheright(Fig3‐1)when

connectedtoacomputerUSBport.

TheTG165canalsobepoweredupandinusewhilecharginginwhichcase

thebatterysymbolisanimatedontheupperrightinitsnormallocation.

3.3TheIRThermalImagingDisplay

1. IRThermometersurfacetemperaturereading

2. Crosshairs:Thermometertarget

3. Thermalimage

4. TimeClock

5. CurrentEmissivitysetting

6. Colorscale

7. DisplayIconsrow

Fig3‐2MainDisplay

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Fig3‐1Batterychargingicons

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3.4ControlButtonsandTrigger

Becomefamiliarwiththeoperationofthecontrolbuttonsandtriggerasdescribedbelow:

POWER/BACKBUTTONPressandhold>2secondstocyclethemeterpowerONorOFF;Short

presstoexitamenuscreen.Alsousedtodiscardanimageimmediatelyaftercapturinganimage(an‘X’

willappearonthedisplayabovethebuttonfor5secondswhenthisoptionisavailable).

OK/MENUBUTTONShortpresstoaccesstheSettingsMenu,toconfirmanedit,andtosavean

imagewhenprompted(acheckmarkwillappearonthedisplayabovethebuttonfor5secondswhenthis

optionisavailable).

UPandDOWNNAVIGATIONARROWBUTTONSScrolltheSettingsMenuandselectamenuitem

setting.PressandholdtheDOWNarrowfor4secondstoaccesstheImageReviewmode.

TRIGGERPulltoactivatethelaserpointersandreleasetotakeasnapshotofthecurrentimage.Pullagain

todiscardimageandreturntoliveimagemode.

3.5TakingMeasurements

SwitchtheTG165ON.

Pointthelensestowardtheareaundertest.

ReviewtheIRImageandtheIRthermometerreading(aboveandtotheleftoftheIRImage).Ifthe

thermometermeasurementexceedsthepublishedtemperaturerange,thedisplayshowsOL.

IRimagesandIRthermometerreadingsarecapturedbytheIRimaginglensandtheIRthermometerlens

respectively.

Pullthetriggertoactivatethelaserpointers.Thelaserpointersapproximately‘frame’thespotwhoseIR

temperatureismeasured.ThedisplayCrosshairpinpointsthecenterofthespot.

ReviewthedisplayexampleinFig3.2earlierinthissection.AlsoreviewSections4.2IRThermometer

MeasurementOverview,Section4.3Distance‐To‐SpotRatio,andSection4.4IRImagerOverview.

3.6Save,Delete,andReviewIRImages

PointtheTG165towardtheobjectorareaofinterest.

Pullthetriggertoactivatethelaserpointersandreleasetocapturetheimage.Acheckmarkappears

abovethe button(presstosave)andan‘X’appearsabovethebutton(presstodiscard)

for5seconds.

Toreviewanimage,eitheraccesstheSettingsMenu(seeSection9)orpressandholdtheDownarrow

buttonfor4seconds.

TodeleteimagesformtheSDcard,accesstheSettingsMenuanddeletethestoredimagesasdescribedin

Section9SettingsMenu.

Warning:AllimagesaredeletedwhentheSDcardiserased.

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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4Introduction

ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheFLIRTG165ImagingIRThermometer.TheTG165isauniqueIRThermometer

thatblendsThermalImagingcapabilitywithtraditionalIRThermometerfunctionality.TheTG165purchase

includesawriststraplanyard,microSDmemorycard,universalACadaptor/charger,andQuickStartguide.Other

accessoriesareavailableatwww.flir.com/test.Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproper

use,willprovideyearsofreliableservice.Pleasevisitoursupportwebsitewww.flir.com/testtoregisterthedevice,

checkforthelatestversionofthisUserGuide,viewproductupdates,andtocontactCustomerSupport.

4.1KeyFeatures

Twolenses:onefortheThermalImagerandonefortheIRThermometer

60x80pixelthermalimagingsystem

Large,easy‐to‐read,brightgraphicalTFTdisplay

DualLaserPointers

Quickandeasyemissivityselectionwithfourpresetlevelsandacustomemissivitymode

TripodMount

Ruggedindustrialdesign

Lanyardonhandle

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4.2IRThermometerMeasurementOverview

IRThermometersmeasureanobject’ssurfacetemperature.Thethermometer’sopticssenseanobject’semitted,

reflected,andtransmittedenergy.

TheTG165translatesthesensedinformation(approximatelyframedbytheLasersandfurthertargetedbythe

Crosshairs)intoatemperaturereadingthatisdisplayedintextontheupperleftcornerofthedisplay.Ifthe

thermometermeasurementexceedsthepublishedtemperaturerange,thedisplayshowsOL.

TheamountofIRenergyemittedbyanobjectisproportionaltoanobject'stemperatureanditsabilitytoemit

energy.Thisabilityisknownasemissivityandisbasedonthematerialoftheobjectanditssurfacefinish.

Emissivityvaluesrangefrom0.1foraveryreflectiveobjectto1.00foraflatblackfinish.

TheTG165hasbothadjustableandpresetemissivitysettings.Therearefour(4)presetsandanadjustable

emissivityspanfrom0.1to0.99.SeetheAppendixforalistofcommonmaterialsandtheirrespectiveEmissivity

factors.AccesstheSettingsMenu(explainedinSection9)tosetthedesiredemissivityfactor.

ForanoverviewofIRThermographyseetheAppendices,Section12.2InfraredImagingandEnergyOverview.

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FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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4.3IRThermometerDistance‐To‐SpotRatio(24:1)

Basics

TheTG165Distance‐to‐Spotratio(D:S)is24:1.Fromadistanceof24”theTG165measurestheaverage

temperatureofaspot1”indiameter.Fromadistanceof48”thespotdiameteris2”andfromadistanceof72”

thespotdiameteris3”.ThetemperatureisshownatthetopleftoftheTG165display.

ThermometerLens

InFig4‐1,thelens’fieldofviewisrepresentedbythegreendottedlinesemanatingfromthethermometer

lens.Thisfieldofviewisangled0.04o.Thespotsizes(greencircles1,2,and3”indiameter)areshowninFig4‐1

atdistancesof24,48,and72”.Twoviewsofthetargetspotsareshown:targetspotsasseenfromtheside,

andtargetspotsasseenfromtheuser’sperspective(pointingatthetargetspotswithTG165inhand).

LaserPointers

TheLaserpointerlensesareshownasred(rightsidelens)andblue(leftsidelens)coloreddots.Theselenses

arehorizontaltooneanotheronthemeterbut,asthemeterismovedawayfromthetarget,theLaserbeams

rotatecompletelyverticalsoastocreatea1”spotatadistanceof24”.Atadistanceof48”,theLasersrotate

further(2and8o’clockpositions)sothatthespotdiameteris2”.Thebeamsremainatthispositionforfurther

distances(comparethebeamrotationsat48”and72”).

DisplayCrosshairs

ThedisplaycrosshairsrepresentthetargetspotthattheIRThermometerlensissensing.

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Fig4‐1DistancetoSpotratioandtherotatingLaserpointerbeams

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4.4IRImagerFieldofView

Fig4‐2showsatopviewwherethetwodashedlines(1)representtheleftandright(horizontal)boundaries

oftheIRImagefieldofview(38.6o).

Fig4‐3showsasideviewwherethedashedlines(1)representthetopandbottom(vertical)boundariesof

theIRimagefieldofview(50o).

ItisimportanttonotethattheIRImageissquared(asopposedtoround,asinthecaseoftheIR

thermometerspot).

InFig4‐2thetwosolidlines(2)representtheIRThermometerfieldofview.

Item4(inbothfigures)istheIRImagefieldrepresentedbyaboxedshapewithboldlines.

InFig4‐2theellipses(3)representtheIRThermometer’smeasuredspotdiameter.

Asmentioned,theTG165’scrosshaircirclecloselyapproximatesthesespots.

InFig4‐2thelaserpointers(2)framethespots(3).InFig4‐3thelasers’plane(2)isshownasoneline

insteadoftwo(sincethelasersareonthesameplanewhenviewedfromtheside).

Notethatmeasurementsshouldnotbetakencloserthan10”(25.4cm)forbestresults.

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FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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Fig5‐1RearView

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Fig5‐2FrontView

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Fig5‐3TopView

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5Descriptions

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5.1RearDescription

1. TFTColordisplay

2. POWER‐BACKbutton

3. MENU‐OKbutton

4. UP‐DOWNarrowbuttons

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

5.2FrontDescription

5. IRImagingLens

6. DualLaserPointers

7. IRThermometerlens

8. Trigger

9. Lanyardaccess

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5.3TopDescription

10. CompartmentforMicroUSBportandMicroSDcardslot

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5.4BottomDescription

11. TripodMount

12. Lanyardaccess

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Fig5‐4BottomView

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FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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5.5DisplayIconandIndicatorDescriptions

IconDescriptionIconDescription

SettingsMenuiconGrayscalepalettemenuselection

CalibrationdateiconHotironpalettemenuselection

FirmwarerevisioniconMattefinish(emissivitypreset0.95)

LASERpointersONiconSemi‐mattefinish(emissivitypreset0.80)

SDmemorycarddetectedSemi‐glossfinish(emissivitypreset0.60)

SDcarddelete(erase)iconGlossfinish(emissivitymenupreset0.30)

ImagecolorpaletteiconCustomEmissivitymenuicon

Date/TimemenuiconTemperatureunits

HourglassiconPrevious/NextPageindicatorarrows

TargetingCrosshairsAccept/Saveindicator

AutoPowerOff(APO)iconAbort/Deleteindicator

OperationcompleteOperationfailed

Emissivityicon

InformationMenushowsfirmware

revisionlevelandcalibrationdate

Batteryfullpower: Batteryempty: ACchargingicon*:USBPortchargingicon*: 

*BatterychargingiconsshownrepresentchargingwithmeterpowerOFF.Whenchargingwithmeter

powerON,thebatterystatusicon(top,rightofdisplay)animatesinasweepingmotion.

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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6PoweringtheTG165

6.1BatteryPower

Pressandhold for>2secondstoswitchtheTG165ONorOFF.TheTG165ispoweredbya3.7VLi‐ion

rechargeablebattery.TheBatterystatusicon,locatedontheupperrighthandcornerofthedisplay,showsfull

whitewhen100%powered.Thewhitecenterofthebatteryicondecreasesasthebatterypowerdiminishes.

Thebatterystatusiconappearsemptywhenthebatteryrequiresarecharge.Notethattemperaturereadings

displayedwhilethebatterysymbolisemptywillbeaccurate.AccuracyisassuredupuntilthemeterswitchesOFF.

6.2ChargingtheBattery

ThebatteryischargedbyconnectingthesuppliedUSBcabletotheTG165(USBportundertopflap)andthentoan

ACsourceortoaUSBportonacomputer.

WithpowerOFF,andtheTG165chargingfromanACsource,thesymbolisdisplayedovertheentirescreen.

WithpowerOFF,andtheTG165chargingfromaUSBport,thesymbolisdisplayedovertheentirescreen.

TheTG165canalsobechargedwithPowerON(ifthebatteryhasenoughchargetopowertheunit).While

chargingwithpowerON(fromeitheranACsourceorUSBcomputerport),thebatterystatusindicator(toprightof

display)appearsanimatedinasweepingmotion.

6.3APO(AutoPowerOFF)

TheTG165automaticallyshutsoffafteraselectableperiodofinactivity.PleaserefertoSection9,SettingsMenu,

forinstructionsonsettingtheAPOtime.TheAPOoptionsareOFF(whereunitdoesnotpoweroffautomatically),1

minute,2minutes,5minutes,or10minutes.

6.4ForcePowerOFF

IntheeventthattheTG165displayfreezesor‘locksup’,theTG165canbeforcedtoresetandpowerdown.

Pressandholdand,whileholdingitdown,pressandhold for10seconds.Themeterwillresetand

powerdown.

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FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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7ButtonandTriggerControl

TheTG165hasfour(4)controlbuttonslocateddirectlybelowthedisplay,inadditiontothetrigger.Hint:Usethe

thumbforbuttoncontrolandtheindexfingerforthetriggercontrol.

7.1POWER/BACKBUTTON 

Pressandhold:CyclemeterpowerON‐OFF

Shortpress:Exitamodeordiscardanimage(whenan‘x’appearsonthedisplayabovethebutton)

7.2OK/MENUBUTTON 

Shortpress:AccessestheSettingsMenu,confirms/opensamenuparameter,togglesamenuoption,and

storesanimagewhenacheckmarkisdisplayedaboveit.

7.3UPandDOWNNAVIGATIONARROWBUTTONS 

Shortpress:ScrolltheselectionsintheSettingsMenuandscrollstoredimagesintheImageReviewmode:

Fromthenormalmodeofoperation,a4secondpressoftheDownarrowaccessesImageReviewmode;

alternatively,accessImageReview/DeletemodeasdescribedinSection9,SettingsMenu.

7.4TRIGGERBUTTON

Activateslaserpointersand,whenreleased,takesasnapshot.

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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8Operation

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8.1SwitchONtheTG165

Pressandhold for>2secondstoswitchtheTG165ON.Iftheunitissufficientlycharged,themeterwilldisplay

theFLIRlogostart‐upscreenasshownbelowinFig8‐1.Afterthestartupperiod,theTG165willshowarealtimeIR

thermalimagealongwithanIRTemperaturereading(intextabovethethermalimage).Ifthemeterdoesnot

switchON,pleaserefertoSection6PoweringtheTG165,forinformationregardingbatterycharging.

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Fig8‐1Start‐upScreen

FLIRTG165USERGUIDEDocumentIdentifier:TG165‐en‐US_AA

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8.2Capture/SaveImagesusingtheSDCard

TheTG165canstorethousandsofimagesonaMicroSDmemorycard.WhenconnectedtoaPCviathesupplied

USBcable,theMicroSDcardfunctionsasanyexternalstoragedrive.Tostoreimages,acompatibleMicroSDcard

mustbeinsertedintheMicroSDcardslotatthetopofthemeter(undertheprotectiveflap).

WhenacompatibleMicroSDcardisproperlyinsertedintheTG165thememorycardiconwillappearatthe

toprightoftheTG165display.Tocaptureanimageandsaveitto

memory:

1. PointtheTG165atanobjectoranareaofinterest.

2. Pullthetriggertoactivatethelaserpointers.

3. Releasethetriggertocapturetheimage;theimagewill

freezefor5seconds.

4. Presstosavetheimageortodiscardthe

image(seeFig8‐2)within5seconds.

5. IftheimageisstoredsuccessfullyontheMicroSDcard,a

largecheckmarkwillappearonthecenterofthe

display.Iftheimagefailstosave,thisiconwill

appearonthedisplay.Afailuremayindicateafull,

faulty,orincorrectlyinsertedMicroSDcard.

6. Toerase/formatanSDcardpleaserefertoSection9SettingsMenu.

Hint:Afteranimageiscaptured,acheckmarkappearsabovethe button(saveimage)andan

iconappearsabovethe button(discardimage)for5seconds.RefertoFig8‐2.Ifnotbuttonsare

pressedwithin5seconds,theimageisautomaticallydiscarded.

8.3Review/DeleteImages

UsetheReviewModetoviewordeletestoredimages.

1. ToaccesstheImageReviewmode(fromthenormaloperatingmode),pressandholdtheDownarrow

buttonfor4secondsandthenusethearrowbuttonstoscrollthroughtheimages.Alternatively,access

theSettingsMenu(Section9)toreviewanddeleteimages.

2. Pressthebackbuttontoexittheimagereviewmode

3. Todeleteallimages,pleaseaccesstheSettingsMenuasdescribedinSection9andreformattheSDcard.

4. ConnecttheTG165toaPCusingthesuppliedUSBcableandusetheSDcardasanexternaldrivefor

storinganddeletingimages.

Fig8‐2ImageSaveorDiscardscreen

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9SettingsMenu

9.1SettingsMenuOverview

TheSettingsMenuallowstheusertoconfiguretheTG165inavarietyofways.RefertotheTable(Fig9‐1)below

foralistofoptions.MenusettingschangedbytheuserremainsavedeachtimetheTG165ispoweredOFFandON.



IconDescription



Imagereviewanddeletemode(seeSection9.3)



Color(HotIron)paletteselection

Black&Whitepaletteselection

Toggleusingthebutton

Emissivitysetting(seeSection9.5)

LaserPointers:Press totogglelasersON/OFF

TemperatureUnits:PresstotoggleoC/oF

Crosshairs:Press totogglecrosshairsON/OFF

AutoPowerOFF(APO)setting(seeSection9.9)

DateandTimesetting(seeSection9.10)



Firmwareversiondisplay

Calibrationdatedisplay

SeeSection9.11

Fig9‐1SettingsMenuItems

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9.2BasicNavigationandEditing

Press toentertheSettingsMenu(seeFig9‐2).Usethearrowbuttonstoscrollthroughthedisplayedmenu

itemsandpages(notallofthemenuitemscanbeseenononepage).Thecurrentoptionwillbehighlighted.Press

toopenamenuitemortotoggleanoption(itemsthatcanbetoggledusingthe buttonare:color

palette,laserpointerON/OFF,TemperatureUnitsC/F,andCrosshairsON/OFF).

Eachmenuitemisdetailedinthefollowingsections.



1. SettingsMenuicon

2. Scrollupicon(usetheUparrowbuttontoviewmoremenuitems)

3. Highlightedbackgroundindicatestheselecteditem

4. Menuitemicons(scrolltheseusingthearrowbuttons)

5. Scrolldownindicator(usetheDownarrowbuttontoviewmoremenuitems)

6. Currentmenuitemsettings

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Fig9‐2NavigatingtheMainMenu

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9.3ImageReviewandDeleteAll(SDCardErase)

ToreviewordeleteallimagesstoredontheSDmemorycard:

1. Press toaccesstheSettingsMenu

2. ScrolltotheSDcardicon.

3. Press toopenthemenuitemandtwoiconswillbeshown:

TheImageReviewicon(top)andtheSDCardEraseicon(bottom)

asshowninFig9‐3.

4. WiththeImageReviewiconhighlightedpress and

thenusethearrowkeystoscrollthroughthestoredimages(the

imagefilenamesareshowndirectlybelowtheimages).SeeFig9‐4.WhenfinishedpresstheBackbutton

toreturntotheSettingsMenu.

5. PresstheMenubuttonwiththeSDCardEraseicon

highlightedtoerase/reformataninstalledSDcard.ALLDATA

WILLBEERASED.Thehourglassiconwillbedisplayedfor

approximately20secondswhilethecardisbeingreformatted

asshowninFig9‐5.Afterreformatting,theTG165willreturn

totheSettingsMenu.

6. Usethearrowbuttonstoselectanothermenuitemorpress

theBackbuttontoreturntothenormaloperating

mode.

Fig9‐3SelectingtheImageReviewIcon

Fig9‐5DeletingSDCardImages

Fig9‐4ScrollingImageswithArrowButtons

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9.4ColorPaletteSelection

TheTG165supportstwocolorpalettes,GrayscaleandHot‐Iron.ThedefaultpaletteisHot‐Iron.

1. PresstoaccesstheSettingsMenuandusethearrowstoscrolltotheCOLORPALETTE icon.

2. Usethe buttontotoggleGrayscale 

andHot‐Iron selections.

3. Whenselectioniscomplete,usethearrowbuttonstoscrolltoanothermenuitem.

9.5EmissivitySelection

Theemissivityisadjustablein0.01stepsfrom0.01to0.99;thedefaultvalueis0.95.RefertotheAppendixfora

listofcommonmaterialsandtheirrespectiveEmissivityfactors.

1. Press toaccesstheSettingsMenuandusethearrow

buttonstoscrolltotheEMISSIVITYicon.

2. Presstoopenthemenuitem.

3. PRESETEMISSIVITYSELCTION:Usethearrowbuttonstoscroll

tooneofthepresetemissivityfactors(95,80,60,30)as

showninFig9‐6andthenpress  toconfirmthe

selection.ThemeterwillreturntotheSettingsMenu.

4. CUSTOMEMISSIVITY:Usethearrowbuttonstoscrolltothe

CustomEmissivityicon asshowninFig9‐7andpress toinitiateediting.Nowusethearrow

buttonstoselectthedesiredemissivityvalue(from0.01to0.99).Presstoconfirmthecustom

settingandthemeterwillreturntotheSettingsMenu.

5. Usethearrowbuttonstoselectanothermenuitemorpress

toreturntothenormaloperatingmode.

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Fig9‐7SelectingaCustomEmissivity

Fig9‐6SelectinganEmissivityPreset

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