Fluke TiR2 User manual

®
TiR2,TiR3,TiR4,
Ti40,Ti45,Ti50,Ti55
IR FlexCam Thermal Imager
Getting Started Guide
PN 2808417
January 2007, Rev.2, 5/09
© 2007, 2009 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Each Fluke product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship
under normal use and service. The warranty period is two years and begins on the date of
shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty
extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of a Fluke authorized reseller,
and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which, in Fluke's
opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or
abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Fluke warrants that software will operate
substantially in accordance with its functional specifications for 90 days and that it has
been properly recorded on non-defective media. Fluke does not warrant that software will
be error free or operate without interruption.
Fluke authorized resellers shall extend this warranty on new and unused products to end-
user customers only but have no authority to extend a greater or different warranty on
behalf of Fluke. Warranty support is available only if product is purchased through a Fluke
authorized sales outlet or Buyer has paid the applicable international price. Fluke re-
serves the right to invoice Buyer for importation costs of repair/replacement parts when
product purchased in one country is submitted for repair in another country.
Fluke's warranty obligation is limited, at Fluke's option, to refund of the purchase price,
free of charge repair, or replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Fluke
authorized service center within the warranty period.
To obtain warranty service, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain
return authorization information, then send the product to that service center, with a de-
scription of the difficulty, postage and insurance prepaid (FOB Destination). Fluke as-
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was caused by neglect, misuse, contamination, alteration, accident, or abnormal condition
of operation or handling, including overvoltage failures caused by use outside the prod-
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Following repair, the product will be returned to the Buyer transportation prepaid and the
Buyer will be billed for the repair and return transportation charges (FOB Shipping Point).
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ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
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such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
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To register your product online, visit http://register.fluke.com.

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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction .......................................................................................... 1
How to Contact Fluke ........................................................................... 1
Safety Information ................................................................................ 2
Standard Accessories ............................................................................ 3
Charge and Insert Battery ..................................................................... 6
Power Camera On................................................................................. 6
Insert Memory Card.............................................................................. 7
Focus..................................................................................................... 7
Set Temperature Level and Span .......................................................... 8
Set IR-Fusion®Blend Level.................................................................. 9
Capturing an Image............................................................................... 10
SmartView Software for Your PC ........................................................ 11

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List of Tables
Table Title Page
1. Symbols ................................................................................................ 3
2. Standard Accessories ............................................................................ 5

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List of Figures
Figure Title Page
1. Standard Accessories ............................................................................ 4
3. Turning the Power On and Off ............................................................. 6
4. Inserting a Memory Card ...................................................................... 7
5. Focusing the Camera ............................................................................ 7
6. Setting the Level and Span ................................................................... 8
7. Setting the IR-Fusion®Blend Level...................................................... 9
8. Capturing an Image............................................................................... 10

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IR FlexCam Thermal Imager
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the IR FlexCam®portable infrared camera (hereafter,
“Camera”).
The IR FlexCam is available in 7 models. The TiR2, Ti40 and Ti45 cameras
use a detector with 160 x 120 resolution. The TiR3, TiR4, Ti50 and Ti55
cameras use a detector with 320 x 240 resolution. The visible light camera
module (VLCM) and IR-Fusion®functions make it easier than ever to manage
and analyze images captured with this system and improve reporting abilities.
The unique control image and IR-Fusion®technology enables you to combine
visible light images—like a normal digital camera—and infrared images
together to create a single image with greatly enhanced detail. This is
especially helpful in low contrast scenes where the temperature differential is
minimal and the infrared image appears to be all one color.
This Guide describes the basic functions of the camera. Refer to the CD for
complete user information.
How to Contact Fluke
To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone numbers:
1-800-760-4523 in USA
1-800-363-5853 in Canada
[phone] in Europe
[phone] in Japan
[phone] in Singapore
[phone] from anywhere in the world
Or, visit Fluke's website at www.fluke.com.
To register your product, visit http://register.fluke.com.
To view, print, or download the latest manual supplement, visit
http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals.

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Safety Information
Use your Camera only as specified in this manual.
A WWarning identifies hazardous conditions and actions that could cause
bodily harm or death.
A WCaution identifies conditions and actions that could damage the camera
or cause permanent loss of data.
WCaution
•To avoid damaging your Camera, treat it with care as you
would any type of precision equipment.
•Your infrared camera is a precision instrument that uses a
sensitive infrared (IR) detector. Pointing your camera
towards highly-intense energy sources—including devices
that emit laser radiation and reflections from these
devices—may adversely affect camera accuracy and may
harm or permanently damage your camera’s IR detector.
•Your camera requires three minutes to warm up before
accurate measurements are available.
*WWarning
•Your camera contains a Class 2 laser pointer. See diagram
in Appendix B of the Users Manual for laser aperture
location.
•To avoid eye damage, do not point laser directly at eye or
indirectly off reflective surfaces.
•Use of controls or adjustments or performance or
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous laser radiation exposure.
•Do not use camera in a manner not specified in this
manual or the protection provided by the equipment may
be impaired.

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Table 1. Symbols
Symbol Description Symbol Description
*Class 2 laser pointer Hg Contains Mercury. Dispose
Properly.
DOn Off Symbol WImportant information. See
manual.
PConforms to requirements of European Union and European Free
Trade Association.
~Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. Go to
Fluke's website for recycling information.
/
This camera contains a lithium battery. Do not mix with the solid
waste stream. Spent batteries should be disposed of by a qualified
recycler or hazardous materials handler per local regulations.
Contact your authorized Fluke Service Center for recycling
information.
Standard Accessories
If any of the standard accessories shown in Figure 1 and described in Table 2
are missing or damaged, contact a Fluke customer service representative. The
Users Manual is available on the CD-ROM that ships with your camera.

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Figure 1. Standard Accessories

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Table 2. Standard Accessories
Number Description
APortable Infrared Camera with Lens Cap
BCamera Carrying Case
CLCD Cleaning Cloth
DAC adapters (2) or equivalent
EAuxiliary AC Power Supply (TiR2, TiR4, Ti45 and Ti55 only)
or equivalent
FAC Patch Cord or equivalent
GNeck Strap
HVideo Cable
IAC Power Supply
JBattery Charger
KCompact Flash Memory Card
LTwo Rechargeable Batteries
MMultifunction Memory Card Reader with USB Adapter
NGetting Started Guide
OSmartView® Software CD (includes SmartView Users Manual)
PFlexCam Documentation CD (Users Manuals)

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Charge and Insert Battery
Charge the batteries for 3 hours before use. Use only the rechargeable batteries
and charger supplied with your camera. A battery is fully charged when the
green LED light on the charger remains solid. To begin using, insert a charged
battery into the bottom of the Camera as shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2. Charge and Insert the Battery
Power Camera On
With a charged battery inserted, press Das shown in Figure 3. Dlights
up green, and the start-up screen appears after approximately 10 seconds. IR
Images will appear in about 30 seconds and calibrated temperature reading will
appear in about 3 minutes.
On/Off
F2
F3
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Figure 3. Turning the Power On and Off

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Insert Memory Card
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Insert Memory Card
1. Pull cover up and rotate as shown in Figure 4.
2. Insert the Compact Flash memory card into the slot with the card’s
connection end pointed at the camera and the label with MB size facing
the back of the camera.
3. Look for the “Compact Flash Card inserted” message on the camera
display screen.
4. Close the cover.
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Figure 4. Inserting a Memory Card
Focus
Remove the lens cap, point the lens at the target, and manually rotate the lens
with your finger, as shown in Figure 5, until the image is in focus.
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Figure 5. Focusing the Camera

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Set Temperature Level and Span
1. Press Gas shown in Figure 6 to automatically set the camera’s
temperature level and span.
2. Press Gagain as needed to properly scale the image.
Note
Repeat Focus and Set Temperature Level and Span as needed to
obtain desired image quality.
Level & Span
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Figure 6. Setting the Level and Span

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Set IR-Fusion® Blend Level
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Set IR-Fusion®Blend Level
Note
Fusion blending is disabled with optional 10 and 54-mm lenses.
Set the IR-Fusion®blend level with the following steps:
1. Press and hold Guntil the IR-Fusion®blend level control box appears on
the display screen.
2. While continuing to press G, use the mouse controller shown in Figure 7
to slide the IR-Fusion®blend level bar in the control box to the desired
setting.
3. Tap the trigger button as shown in Figure 8 to retain settings.
F2
F2
F3
Level & Span
Mouse Controller
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Figure 7. Setting the IR-Fusion®Blend Level

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Capturing an Image
1. Tap the trigger button once to pause the live image.
2. Review the image and camera settings.
3. Press and hold the trigger button for 2 seconds to capture (save) the image.
The image file name appears in the upper left-hand corner of the display
screen indicating the image is saved on the memory card.
Note
The memory card must be inserted into the camera to save and store
images.
4. Tap the trigger button to return to scan target mode.
Trigger
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Figure 8. Capturing an Image

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SmartView Software for Your PC
Your system includes a CD containing SmartView®software that you install
on your personal computer. SmartView, together with your Camera, enables
you to:
•Transfer thermographic images to a computer and efficiently manage them
•Optimize and analyze your infrared and visible light control images
•Create and print detailed, professional reports containing important image
data
SmartView image analysis software is compatible with any personal computer
running Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (32 bit). This software is provided
on the SmartView CD-ROM disk included with your camera.
To install SmartView software on your computer:
1. Start your computer and close any open applications.
2. Insert the CD-ROM disk containing the SmartView software in the
CD-ROM drive.
If the SmartView CD does not start automatically, use Windows explorer
to locate the file named "setup.exe" on the CD-ROM. Start the CD by
double-clicking the "setup.exe" file.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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