Fotric 340M Series User manual

Fotric 320M/320F Series
User Manual

Contents
Legal Disclaimer
1.1 Legal Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Usage Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Export Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Information
Denition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Please read before using: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Product Conguration
1.1 Standard Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware
2.1 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operation guide
3.1 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Turning on and o the thermal camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 Adjusting the Infrared Lens Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4 Copying the TF card’s data to computer Via TF card reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5 Copying the TF card’s data to computer Via USB cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.6 The Laser Ranger as a pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.7 AI programmable key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.8 Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.9 NUC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main interface
4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Swipe-down menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 Digital zoom of real-time imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.4 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5 Temperature Scale Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.6 Measurement Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.7 Image mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.8 ROI measurement tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.9 Setting Sound Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4.10 Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.11 Color alarm(isotherms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SYSTEM SETTINGS
5.1 Capture mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.2 Video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.3 Time-lapse mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.4 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.5 Setting Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.6 Storage & Save options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.7 Device set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Image freeze interface
6.1 Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
6.2 Voice annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
6.3 Text annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6.4 Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Video freeze interface

7.1 Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7.2 Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Gallery
8.1 Favorite Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.2 Tags lter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.3 Open image and video les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.4 Thermal les analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.5 Deleting image or video le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8.6 Deleting multiple les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Thermal imager maintenance
9.1 Cleaning casing/ wires and other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.2 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.3 Cleaning uncooled infrared focal-plane detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.4 Lithium battery maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vocabulary
Emissivity Table

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Legal Disclaimer
1.1 Legal Disclaimer
Uncooled thermal imager manufactured by FOTRIC are entitled to 1 to 2
years warranty service (depending on the specic model) from the date of
initial purchase and delivery. Warranty covers defects caused by materials and
production processes, provided that such products are handled under normal
storage, use, and repair conditions and in accordance with FOTRIC instructions.
Products not manufactured by FOTRIC but included in the system that FOTRIC
sells to the original purchaser are covered by the specic supplier's warranty
terms (if any) and FOTRIC is not liable for those products. This warranty is
provided to the original purchaser and is not transferable. This warranty does
not apply to any product that has been damaged by misuse, neglect, accident,
or abnormal operating conditions. Consumable parts are not covered by this
warranty.
Any defects in the products covered by this warranty must be reported and the
product must not be used after, to prevent further damage. The purchaser must
report any defects to FOTRIC immediately, otherwise this warranty will not apply.
If the product is proven defective in relation to materials or manufacturing after
FOTRIC's inspection, it is up to the user whether it is to be repaired or replaced
(refer to FOTRIC warranty policy), provided that the product must be returned
to FOTRIC within 3 Months from abovementioned report date. FOTRIC has no
obligation or liability for any defects other than those mentioned above. This
product is exempt from any other warranties, expressed or implied. FOTRIC
hereby disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and applicability for
a particular purpose. FOTRIC is not responsible for any direct, indirect, special,
incidental or consequential loss or damage based on contract, civil, or any other
legal theory. This warranty clause shall apply the relevant provisions of the laws of
the People's Republic of China. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relate to this
warranty shall be nally settled through arbitration in accordance with the rules

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of the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court of the People's Republic of
China. The place of arbitration shall be Shanghai.
1.2 Usage Statistics
FOTRIC reserves the right to collect anonymous usage statistics to help maintain
and improve the quality of the products and services provided.
1.3 Copyright
No parts of this software (including source code) may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, or translated into any kind of language or computer
language in any form or by electronic, electromagnetic, optical, manual ways, or
any other means without the prior written permission of FOTRIC.
No parts of this document may be reproduced, photocopied, reprinted,
translated, or transmitted to any readable electronic medium or machine without
the prior written consent of FOTRIC.
The names and logos shown on the products herein are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of FOTRIC and/or its aliates. All other trademarks,
trade names or company names referenced herein are for identication purposes
only and are the property of respective owners.
1.4 Quality Assurance
The quality management system for the development and production of these
products in FOTRIC has been certied in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard.
FOTRIC is committed to a policy of continuous development, as we reserve the
right to modify or upgrade any product without prior notice.
1.5 Export Control
Thermal imaging products are listed as export-controlled products by U.S.
Department of Commerce, United Nations Security Council (UNSC), and
European Union (EU). This product contains a focal plane array and cannot be

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used in controlled countries (such as North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan,
Russia, etc.). Please do not bring this product into or used in controlled countries.
Any loss or liability arising from the above actions will be borne by the purchaser.

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Safety Information
This product complies with the restrictions for Class A digital equipment in
Chapter 15 of the FCC Rules. These restrictions are designed to prevent harmful
interference to civilian installations. If not installed and used in strict accordance
with the instructions , this device will generate, use and emit radio frequency
energy, which may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Denition
! Warning> Represents a hazardous situation or behavior that could result in
personal injury or death.
! Caution > Represents conditions or actions that could result in damage to the
device or permanent loss of data.
! Notice> Represents useful information for users.
Please read before using:
! Warning > This is class A product. In a domestic environment, this product
may cause radio interference in which cause the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
! Warning > Do not disassemble or do modications to the battery of the
thermal imager . The battery contains safety and protection devices, which, if
damage occurs, can cause the battery to become hot, or cause an explosion or
an ignition. If there is a leak from the battery and you get the uid in your eyes,
do not rub your eyes. Flush well with water and immediately get medical care.
The battery uid can cause injury to your eyes if you do not do this.
! Warning > The thermal imager is equipped with a laser pointer. Do not look
directly into the laser beam. The laser beam can cause eye irritation.
!Caution> The thermal imager uses a very sensitive thermal sensor, so do

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not point the infrared camera (with or without the lens cover) at strong energy
sources, for example, devices that cause laser radiation, or the sun This can have
an unwanted eect on the accuracy of the camera. It can also cause damage to
the detector in the camera
!Caution> Original packing box must be used during transportation Please do
not strongly hit the thermal imager during use and transportation.
! Caution > When storing the thermal imager, it is recommended to use the
original packing box and place it in a cool and dry place, away from a strong
electromagnetic eld.
!Caution> Please avoid oil and various chemical substances from contaminating
or damaging the surface of the lens. Please cover the lens with caps after use.
!Caution> Do not use the camera in temperatures higher than +50° C (+122° F),
unless other information is specied in the user documentation or technical data.
High temperatures can cause damage to the camera.
!Caution> To prevent the potential risk of data loss, please copy (back up) the
data to a computer or server as period.
! Caution > Please do not open the thermal imager's shell or modify it without
permission. Repair services can only be performed by authorized FOTRIC
personnel.
! Notice> After the thermal imager is turned on, it may take about 10~15
minutes to warm up before accurate measurement.
!Notice> Every thermal imager's temperature correction has been performed
before delivered from factory.

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Product Conguration
1.1 Standard Conguration
FOTRIC 320 series Infrared Thermal Imager (included lens)
• A handheld thermal camera(Lens included)，
• 2 pieces of batteries
• One set of USB-Type C cable
• One set of Micro-HDMI to HDMI cable
• TF card & TF card reader
• Documentations & Quick-start user manual
• One set of Power adaptor
• Portable soft bag (for specic models)
• Portable hard case (for specic models)

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Hardware
2.1 Front View

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2.2 Rear View

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2.3 Top View

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2.4 Right View

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Operation guide
3.1 battery
3.1.1 battery charging
1. Use a battery charging dock to charge the battery by connecting to a USB
Type-C cable and power adaptor.
2. Or charge the battery from the USB interface of the thermal camera when it is
plugged in.
The LED indicator lamp on the front view of thermal imager:
Signal Type Explanation
The LED indicator ashes in Green
When the power charger is
plugged in, and the battery is
not fully charged.
The LED indicator glows continuously
Green
When the charger is plugged in,
and the battery has been fully
charged.
The LED indicator lamp on the independent accompanying battery charger
Signal Type Explanation
The LED indicator glows continuously in
red The battery is being charged
The LED indicator glows continuously in
green The battery is fully charged
3.1.2 Low battery warning
1. If the thermal camera’s battery level is below 20% when turned on, the
battery-warning window will pop up.
2. If the thermal camera’s battery level is below 20% during operation, the

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battery-warning window will pop up; If the operation continues, the battery-
warning window will pop up again when the battery level is below 10%.
3. If the thermal camera’s battery level is below 20% during use, the battery-
warning window will pop up; if plugged in the power charging adaptor, the
battery warning window will disappear.
3.1.3 Plugging out the battery when the camera is on charging
1. When the camera is turned o, and no battery inside:
If connected to a power adaptor or computer via USB cable, the camera will not
be turned on.
2. When the camera is turned on, and the battery is inside;
if the battery is plugged out when the camera is being charged, a prompt
window will pop up: “Battery not detected, auto shutdown in 10 seconds”, and
start 10 seconds countdown.
If plugged battery within 10 seconds, the camera will not shutdown
3.1.4 USB interface functions
The thermal camera’s USB Type-C interface to support 3 functions:
1）Support MTP connection to computers, for reading and quickly transfer data
from the TF card.
2）Support real-time communication with PC and camera, for full-radiation
video streaming and analysis. When the camera is on video streaming, the
camera’s screen will be locked from touch-screen or panel operations.
3） Support battery charging in the camera. When the camera is turned o with
the battery in, the USB cable can still support charging, but no data transfer or
video streaming.
4）When connect the camera to a computer via USB cable, the default mode

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is MTP mode, for data transfer and video streaming. Users can change settings
mode to charging mode, which supports charging and video streaming at the
same time.
3.1.5 Screen-o settings
1）When the screen is on, it supports manual screen-o, Auto screen-o with
timer, and Never screen-o option.
2）When the screen is on, press the power button to turn o the screen
manually.
3）When the screen is o press the power button to wake up the screen.
4）In Auto screen-o mode, the camera can automatically turn o the screen
after a certain time of non-operation, such as 5, 10, 30 minutes, or never o.
When selecting ‘Never-screen o’, users can only use the power button to turn
the screen o and on.
5）when the screen is o, plugging in the USB cable to a computer or a power
adaptor will wake up the screen.
3.2 Turning on and o the thermal camera
To turn on the thermal imager, long-press the Power Button
To power o or restart the thermal imager, long-press the Power Button

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（for about 5 seconds), and select “Power-o” or “Reboot” from the pop-up
window.
3.3 Adjusting the Infrared Lens Manually
Operation Figure
• For far focus, rotate the focus ring clockwise (align the LCD facing towards
you).
• For near focus, rotate the focus ring counterclockwise (align the LCD facing
towards you).

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3.4 Copying the TF card’s data to computer Via TF
card reader.
Operation procedures
After capturing photos and videos, the les are saved in the TF card.
The image and video les can be copied to a computer via TF card and TF card
reader.
• Pull out the TF card in the thermal imager
• Insert the TF card into a card reader, and insert the card reader into a
computer’s USB port
• In the le explorer, open the ‘/Gallery’ le of the TF card disk, and copy
desired les to the computer
• Import the data to the PC software for further analysis and reporting
3.5 Copying the TF card’s data to computer Via USB
cable.
After capturing images or videos, the les are stored in the TF card.
The image and video les can be copied to a computer from the TF card, via USB
cable.
Operation procedures
1. Open the lid on the top of the thermal camera, and nd the USB Type-C
interface.
2. Use a USB- Type-C to USB cable to connect the thermal imager to a
computer.

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3. Turn on the thermal imager
4. In the le explorer, open the ‘/Gallery’ le of the camera disk, and copy
desired les to the computer
5. Import the data to the PC software for further analysis and reporting
3.6 The Laser Ranger as a pointer
The laser ranger can serve as a laser pointer. When turned on, a laser dot is
visible on the target object
1. To turn on the laser, press the laser button
2. When the laser is activated, there will be a visible “ ” symbol on the top-
right corner of the screen and the laser dot will be approximately on the
center of the screen.
3. To turn o the laser, release the laser button .