Guide THERMOPRO TP9 User manual

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USER MANUAL
THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera

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Thanks for selecting us, we advise you to read the user manual carefully before using the camera, which will help
you to use it properly. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The Quality Management System of Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd. is approved to ISO9001:2000 for the design
and manufacturing, stockholding, in-house repair and site servicing of non-contact temperature measuring
instrumentation.
Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make changes and improvements on any of the products
described in this manual without prior notice.
THERMOPROTM TP9 Thermal Camera complies with current European directives relating to
electromagnetic compatibility and safety. (EMC directive 89/336/EEC; Low voltage directive
73/23/EEC).
Copyright
© Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd, 2008. All rights reserved worldwide. No parts of the products 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 Wuhan Guide
Infrared Co., Ltd.
This manual 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 Wuhan Guide Infrared Co.,
Ltd.

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Table of Contents
1. Cautions............................................................................................................................................................ 4
2. System Configuration........................................................................................................................................5
3. Technical Specification...................................................................................................................................... 5
4. System Features................................................................................................................................................7
5. Parts Described.................................................................................................................................................9
6. Assembly/Disassembly LCD ............................................................................................................................10
7. SD card In /Out ...............................................................................................................................................11
8. Load in/Load out Battery ................................................................................................................................ 11
9. Charging Battery ............................................................................................................................................. 12
10. Operation Button Instruction ................................................................................................................13
11. Quick Start Guide................................................................................................................................... 14
12. Operation Instruction ............................................................................................................................ 14
13. Instruction on Configure the USB Driver ............................................................................................... 33
14. Data Transfer to PC ................................................................................................................................40
15. TP9 wireless network connection method ............................................................................................40
16. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................... 42
17. Typical Emissivity Values........................................................................................................................43

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1. Cautions
The following cautions must be adhered to at all times and must be considered in addition to any advised
precautions issued at the relevant worksite or work area
Keep the THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera steady during operation.
Do not use the THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera in temperature exceeding its working and storage
temperature ranges.
Do not direct the THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera at very high intensity radiation sources such as
the sun, carbon dioxide lasers or arc welders etc.
Do not expose the THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera to dust and moisture. When operating the unit
near water, ensure that the unit is adequately guarded against splashes. Always replace the lens cap when
the unit is not in operation.
When the THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera is not in use or is to be transported, ensure that the unit
and its accessories are stored in the protective carry case.
Do not jam the holes or loudspeaker on the camera body.
Do not re-switch on the camera until 15 seconds later after switching it off.
Do not throw, knock or vibrate intensely the camera and its components in order to keep them from
damage.
Do not attempt to open the camera body, as this action will void the warranty.
Keep the SD memory card for the exclusive use of the camera.
The THERMOPROTM TP9 IR Thermal Camera utilizes a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) rechargeable battery pack. The
following safety precautions must be adhered to at all times to ensure the safe use of this equipment:
Do not disassemble or attempt to open the battery under any circumstances.
Do not expose the battery to fire or high temperatures.
Do not make the battery short circuit.
Do keep the battery off moisture or water.
Charging of the battery should only be carried out by using the recommended or supplied charging device.

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2. System Configuration
Please ensure that the following items have been correctly supplied:
Standard Configuration:
IR Camera with visual camera, laser locator
35mm IR lens
5.7” VGA LCD Screen, 0.6” OLED viewfinder, touch pen
SD card & card reader
Two rechargeable Li-ion batteries and one special battery charger
AC Adapter & cable
VGA cable
USB extension cable
RS232/TV video cable
Guide IrAnalyser®analysis software
User manual
Packing box
Optional Configuration:
80mm Tele-lens
19mm Wide angle lens
2000℃High temperature lens
Car adapter
3. Technical Specification
Imaging Performance
THERMAL
Detector type:
Uncooled FPA microbolometer (640× 480 pixels, 25μm)
Spectral Range:
8-14μm
Thermal Sensitivity:
0.05°С at 30°С
Field of View/ Focus:
25.8°× 19.5°/ 35mm
11.5°× 8.6°/ 80mm
45.7°× 35.1°/ 19mm
Focus:
Automatic or motorized
Electronic Zoom:
×2, ×4, x8
VISUAL
Built-in Digital Video:
5M

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Image Presentation
External Display:
5.7″ high resolution color VGA LCD, 640× 480 pixels
Viewfinder
0.6″ built-in high resolution color OLED, 640× 480 pixels
Video Output:
60Hz VGA/ 50Hz PAL/ 60Hz NTSC switchable
Measurement
Temperature Range:
Filter 1: -20 °С- +250°С; (Down to -40°С optional)
Filter 2: 200°С- +800°С (up to +2000°С optional)
Accuracy:
Filter 1: ±1°С or ±1% of reading;
Filter 2: ±2°С or ±2% of reading
Measurement Modes:
Auto hot spot & auto alarm in live/ zoomed image & video; 8
movable spots, 8 movable & changeable areas displaying either
max, min, or average, vertical & horizontal line profile, histogram &
isotherm in live/zoomed/frozen/saved image & video
Emissivity Correction:
Variable from 0.01 to 1.00 (in 0.01 increment)
Measurement Features:
Automatic correction based on distance, relative humidity,
atmospheric transmission and external optics
Optics Transmission Correction:
Auto, based on signals from sensors
Image Storage
Type:
16GB SD card (8GB/32GB for optional)
File Format:
JPEG (An individual file consists of infrared image, visual image,
voice annotation and remarks if any)
Voice Annotation:
Up to 60 seconds per file
Remark Annotation:
Selected from preset marks
Video Record:
H.264 Compressed Video With Temperature Measurement
MPEG4 Compressed Vide Without Temperature Measurement
Laser Locator
Classification Type:
Class 2 semiconductor laser
Power System
Battery Type:
Rechargeable Li-ion Camcorder battery, field- replaceable
Charging System:
In camera or in battery charger, Vehicle Power Adapter (optional)
Battery Operating Time:
Over 2 hours continuous operation
External Power Operation:
9V DC
Environmental Specification
Operating Temperature:
-15°С- +50°С
Storage Temperature:
-20°С- +60°С
Humidity:
Operating and storing 10% to 95%, non- condensing
Encapsulation:
IP54 IEC 529 housing

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Shock:
Operational: 25G, IEC 68-2-29
Vibration:
Operational: 2G, IEC 68-2-6
Interfaces
USB 2.0:
Real-time data transfer to PC; Image/Video transfer to PC
Video Output
VGA/PAL/NTSC
Wi-Fi
Built in 802.11.a/b/g
Illuminator
Built in adjustable LED
Physical Characteristics
Housing:
Magnalium
Weight:
0.85kg (excluding battery & LCD); 1.1kg(including battery & LCD)
Size:
186mm×106mm× 83mm (Standard Model)
Tripod interface:
1/4″- 20
4. System Features
4.1 New features
The highest-performance un-cooled IR detector (640×480 pixels, 25 microns) offers performance 300%
higher than traditional detectors of 320*240 pixels, 45 microns, more details is shown because of the small
pitch.
640*480 VGA LCD screen and 640*480 OLED viewfinders enable flexible high-resolution image
presentation.
Three options of the SD card (8G/16G/32G) enable the video storage in your IR camera.
Easily switchable VGA/ PAL/ NTSC video output simplifies video viewing; simultaneous video output on VGA
LCD screen, OLED viewfinder, a VGA display and a TV display is available.
Camera can be controlled by touch screen, voice, remote control handle or joystick & buttons, enabling the
camera use in any demanded application.
Intelligent auto speech recognition system and intuitive touch screen free hands or at least reduce hand
operation.
High-speed USB2.0 interface enables real-time data transfer, live video recording and camera control.
Real-time radiometric thermal video recording and JPEG image storage facilitate further analysis and report
generation.
Windows-style man-machine interface & status display screen showing component status reinforce the
user-friendly feature.
Compact & durable magnalium camera casing raises reliability and operation easiness.
4.2 Imaging Performance
Display 256-level gray and color thermal image on both VGA LCD screen and viewfinder.
Display 224 true color visual images.

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Transfer live thermal video into PC via USB cable.
Auto or manual focusing of IR lens, manual focus on visual camera.
4.3 Temperature Measurement
Auto hot-spot tracing and center-cursor temperature measurement pinpoint the problem.
Auto calibration ensures high accuracy.
Up to 8 spots can be analyzed simultaneously in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images.
Up to 8 areas can be analyzed simultaneously in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images, showing
respective Max, Min or Average temperature within each area.
Line analysis can be done in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images; line profile can be switched into
horizontal or vertical coordinates system.
Isotherm analysis can be done in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images.
4.4 Image Storage
Live images can be frozen to be static images to do multiple-spot analysis, multiple-area analysis, line
analysis and isotherm analysis.
Frozen images, comprising radiometric data, infrared image, visual image, voice annotation and text
annotation, can be saved into 2GB SD card or the built-in flash memory in standard JPEG format.
Up to 60-second digital clip of voice can be recorded and saved for each image.
SD card can accommodate 1000 images and the built-in flash memory can store 450 images.
Live thermal video can be recorded onto PC via USB cable. Temperature measurement and different kinds
of analysis can be done on recorded video.
4.5 Image Playback
Images saved into SD card or the built-in flash memory can be replayed on the camera.
Temperature measurement and different kinds of analysis can be done on replayed images.
Voice annotation, text annotation and visual images saved together with thermal images can be replayed as
well.
Recorded thermal video can be replayed on PC.
Images saved in SD card and the built-in flash memory can be downloaded to PC for further analysis and
report generation with software Guide IrAnalyser®.

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5. Parts Described
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1. VGA LCD touch screen 2. IR lens
3. Laser indicator 4. Illuminator
5. Visual light 6. VGA video interface/ joystick interface
7. USB2.0 interface 8. Battery door
9. View finder 10. Microphone to record voice annotation
11. Joystick 12. F1~F4 keys
13. Shoulder strap interface 14. RS232/ TV video interface
15. External power supply interface 16. SD card slot
17.Button S、Button C、Button A 18. Power on button
1. Tightening gear; 2. Touch pen; 3. Hot shoe contact pins;
Lithium rechargeable battery Battery charger

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RS232 / TV video cable
External VGA video cable
USB cable
AC adapter
If connecting the VGA cable and the video interface of RS232/ TV video cable to corresponding devices,
such as a VGA display device and a TV video display device, you can view the live video taken by the camera
simultaneously on VGA LCD touch screen, OLED viewfinder, the VGA display device and the TV video display
device.
6. Assembly/Disassembly LCD
The camera adopts the advanced Hot-shoe technology to realize the connection between the LCD and the
host, so cables are saved.
Put the hot-shoe connector into the guide rail on the top-end of the camera until the end.
Rotate the fixed rotary knob in a clockwise direction to make the hot-shoe connector and connecting base
match and locked.
LCD can support pitch adjusting around the horizontal axis, in order to reach a convenient observation
angle.
If you want to remove LCD, rotate the fixed knob in an anti-clockwise direction to break the lock between

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the hot-shoe connector and the connecting base.
Slightly press the hot-shoe connector at the front end of the camera, and push it forward until it is
completely out of the guide rail of the hot-shoe connecting base.
Note：
Don’t forcefully install or disassemble LCD to avoid damaging the metal touch of the hot shoe.
Push LCD into the guide rail of the hot shoe, and make sure the fixed knob is locked well to avoid the bad
connect or separation of LCD.
Install or disassemble LCD in the shutdown mode.
7. SD card In /Out
Under power-off or boot-up status is both available for the SD card operation.
Open SD card door for the operation.
Insert SD card，please insert metal part into it and push it inside.
Take out SD card, press down and release it. Then it would be jump out.
If there is no SD card inside camera, the information bar will display as follows:
If there is a SD card inside it，this icon will disappear.
Caution：
Please do not turn off the camera when it is saving, opening and deleting images.
Please do not get out of SD card when it is saving, opening and deleting images.
Do not use this SD card for non-infrared thermal camera application.
8. Load in/Load out Battery
Pull out lock catch to open the battery compartment.
Push one battery metal part inside it until it knocked, and then close the battery gate.

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Please turn off the camera before changing the battery.
Pull out of battery lock catch, and then take out the battery.
9. Charging Battery
There are only one way to charge battery：
Charging battery with the special battery charger
Charging battery with battery charger
Put the battery on the battery charger.
Connecting battery charger power.
The battery charger will make a sound after it starts charging, it will display “**Hr**Min” on the screen to
show battery capacity status.
The battery charger will also make a sound when battery charging finishes. It will display “FULL” on the
screen to show battery capacity full.
Take out the battery to put it into the camera.
We don’t recommend using the battery uncharged fully, for it will reduce the effective capacity.
Notes
The capacity of charging battery would be reduced when it is not using. Please recharge it when it is not
used for a long time.
Please remove battery out when infrared thermal camera isn’t used, and put it under dry environment.
Please use dry soft cloth to wipe metal contact of the battery.
Please do not try to open or disassemble the battery.
Please do not let the battery short circuit.

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10. Operation Button Instruction
Power on/off
Press this button for 2 seconds to turn on/off the camera.
Joystick: Multifunctional Joystick
When it is under real-time infrared thermal status，moving up/down the joystick is manual focus, moving
right/left the joystick is zoom in.
Moving down the joystick to enter menu or parameter option，then moving the joystick to switch from each
menu and subsidiary menu, or changing the parameter value.
When the options on the menu are in high light, pressing the joystick vertically represents entering this menu or
the option.
When the tools bar is in high light, pressing the joystick vertically represents selecting and carrying out the
operations in these options.
Button S: Freeze/ Save
Press button S to freeze the image in real infrared thermal status, and press button again to save the picture into
SD card.
Button C: Cancel/Exit
Press button C to cancel without changing any parameters.
Press button C for 2 seconds in real infrared thermal status, then it will calibrate.
Button A: Palette/Filter
When it is in real time with basic information, shortly press button A for 2 seconds to swift from “auto” mode to
“manual” mode.
Press button A to switch from “max” to “min”, moving up/down joystick to change temperature value.
Press button A in real time without menu, then it could switch from standard temperature filter to high
temperature filter (250℃~800℃).
Button F1:
If the light option is on in the parameter setting，press “F1” button to open/close the light and adjust lightness.
Button F2: Infrared thermal image/Visual image
When there is no menu on the screen, press button“F2” to switch from thermal image to visual image.
Button F3: Laser Indication
When it is in real time without menu and laser indication option is on，pressing“F3”button to open/close the laser
indication.
Button F4: Auto Focus
When it is in real time without menu，press button“F4” to perform auto focus to make the image clear. (If the

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target has no obvious contrast, auto focusing effect isn’t very good.)
11. Quick Start Guide
Ensure that the battery is fully charged and the SD memory card is inserted in the camera.
Insert the VGA LCD screen into the hot shoe and ensure it has locked into place.
Press button On/ Off for 2 seconds to switch on the camera.
Wait till the boot-up screen image disappears and uncover lens cap.
Aim the camera at the target. Press button F4 to automatically focus or move the joystick up or down to
manually focus.
Press button A for 2 seconds to switch between Auto and Manual modes. In manual mode, press button A
to shift between T-max and T-min and up or down the joystick to setup the values. Follow the
above-mentioned methods to adjust the display effect if required.
Use touch pen to touch the palettes and make selection among the 8 choices. Click the palette type and the
right-side palette, and then the set palette type can be changed.
In the auto mode, long press button A for 2 seconds to shift between temp-range filter, which adapts for
the different temperature range.
Press button F2 to switch between live visual image and thermal image. The visual light camera is in auto
mode without manual operation.
Press button S to freeze the live image.
Press button S to store the frozen image into SD memory card.
Press button S for 2 seconds to enter video recording menu in real-time mode and in no menu mode.
12. Operation Instruction
Power-on the camera
Press button On / Off for 2 seconds to power on the camera.
Then the loading image and boot-up screen flash for about one minute appear in the screen as shown below:
After the boot-up screen flash disappears, live image as shown below is displayed. Touch the screen or move the joystick
downward, basic information will be shown.

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Icon
Significance
Function
Menu
Bring up the main menu upon
click of the touch pen
General Parameter
Display the mode
(auto/manual),temperature
unit and adjust T-max, palette,
T-min and emissivity for the
current image
Status bar
Show the status of the current
image: live, frozen, saved, auto
mode, manual mode, etc.
Zoom bar
Indicate the magnification of
the current image
Illuminator
Indicate on/off of the
illuminator and the
brightness level
Time
Indicate the local time
Battery Status
Indicate the power supply
type and the capacity
Tool Bar
Touch it to display tool
menu to operate
temperature analysis
Non Uniformity Calibration (NUC)
After powering on the camera and the boot screen flash disappears, the camera will automatically perform
a Non Uniformity Calibration (NUC). 3 times NUC will perform with 1min after power on. During operation,
NUC will perform regularly and the icon of NUC will display on the screen.
If necessary, manual NUC can be performed. To perform a NUC manually, keep button C depressed and
then press button S when there is no menu or dialog box in live thermal image.
During the NUC the live image pauses temporarily, whilst a shutter is placed in front of the detector
This process takes only a couple of seconds, however for best results, please ensure that camera is pointed

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at a low temperature uniform surface or the lens cap
Focusing
Thermal camera focusing
There are two methods to adjust focus in live image: manual and automatic focusing. Before focusing, ensure the lens cap is
uncovered and there is no menu or dialog box displayed in live thermal image.
To manually focus, aim the lens at the target and then move the joystick up or down
To automatically focus, keep button F4 depressed till a frame appears in the image, aim the frame at the target and
then release button F4, then the camera will automatically focus till getting a clear image of the target.
Note: When the temperature difference between the target and its surroundings is not obviously, it is advisable to focus
manually to get a clear image of the target.
Temperature range, Filter and Palette
When there is no menu displayed in live thermal image, press button A for 2 seconds and then release it to switch
between auto and manual modes. The prompt “Auto” or “Manual” will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the
screen. Or, touch the icon A/M in general menu to make the selection.
In Auto mode, contrast and brightness of the image are controlled automatically by the camera itself through T-max and
T-min. In manual mode, you can adjust the contrast and brightness manually by altering the values of T-max and T-min.
Switch from auto mode to manual mode, T-max or T-min will be highlighted by dark blue box, indicating being selected.
Press button A to shift between T-max and T-min and upward/downward the joystick to adjust the value, when the
background will be in yellow and the value will be in black.
In manual mode, use touch pen to slide upwards/downwards, the background of T-max/T-min value will be highlighted
in yellow, and the value will be in black and change meanwhile.
There are 8 palettes for selection. The object with different temperature will show strong contrast under the severely
changeable palette. Then the image noise will become manifest. The smooth transition palette will lead the image soft
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Click the palette with the touch pen, then the palette select menu is shown, select the needed menu, then
click the palette on the ride side of screen, then you could change the palette：
The standard temperature range of the camera is -20 to 800°C, which is divided into two filter ranges. The
range for filter position 1 is –20 to 250°C; the range for filter position 2 is 250 to 800°C
If the target temperature is beyond the current filter range, the symbol “+++” or “---” will appear in the
temperature display bar under the live image. It indicates that the filter range should be changed manually.
To change the filter range manually, go to the live thermal image, and press button A for an instant to
select the filter ranges.
While the live image under filter range 1 in auto model, the camera will automatically switch to filter range
2 when the object in the imaging area is higher than 250°C for 2 seconds. It is to protect the detector. In
manual mode, filter range shall not be changed automatically.
After changing the option values, press button C to save the change and exit the menu.
Emissivity setting
The emissivity is different for different surface materials. To obtain the true surface temperature we must divide
the actual output by the emissivity value before we convert to temperature.
Click the emissivity symbol on the right side via the touch pen, the emissivity value list will be shown which
includes the normal objects. Find the correct value and click return or Button C to quit the emissivity list.
It will be introduced in the menu introduction to set the emissivity on the sub menu.
Manually change the emissivity value also realizable. Click the emissivity value by touch pen and slide to up/down
and change the value.
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For basic temperature measurement, first ensure that a suitable temperature range is set and the image is in
focus. Two methods are available, dynamic real-time temperature measurement and static temperature
measurement
Dynamic real-time temperature measurement
It is to measure the temperature of real-time thermal image in this method.
There are two cursors on the live thermal image. One is always fixed in the centre of image; the other is
always tracing the hottest spot of the image. Under the live thermal image, two temperature values are
present on one side of the cursors.
There are several analyses for real-time thermal image: spot analysis, line analysis, area analysis, isotherm
analysis and etc. These will be introduced in farther below.
Static Temperature Measurement
This method is available when there is no menu displayed in frozen or saved thermal images.
Keep the camera steady when you have the image in focus or choose and open a saved image. Analysis the
temperature measurement via the spot, line, area function in the tool bar. The detailed introduction is
farther below
Adjusting temperature range of frozen/ saved image
Temperature range of a frozen or saved image can be changed as well to adjust the image quality when frozen or
replay the thermal image.
Image zoom
When there is no menu displayed in live thermal image, move the joystick up or down to adjust focus and left or
right to zoom in or out the image continuously, with the current magnification shown in the zoom bar under the
image. TP9 is available for x2, x4, x8 zooming.

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Operation on the x1 image is also available for the zoomed image.
Note: for Infra-fusion function, the image must at original rooming x1.
Frozen live images and save images
Keep the camera steady when you have the image in focus, then press Button S to freeze the live image.
Now the image status changes to be frozen. Prompt Frozen is shown in the status bar under the image
screen.
Pressing button S again can save the frozen image directly into SD card. Then the camera will be back to live
image. The name of the saved image “IR*******” will be displayed in the status bar under image screen for
2 seconds.
Or you can do multiple kinds of operation on the frozen image before saving it into the memory media, such
as static temperature measurement, temperature range adjustment, spot analysis, line analysis, area
analysis, isotherm analysis, visual image display, recording and playback of voice annotation, adding text
annotation, histogram analysis, etc.
When there is no menu displayed on the frozen image, you can do static temperature measurement and
temperature range adjustment as per instruction aforesaid.
To do the left operation listed above, press the joystick or use the touch pen to click at the bottom left of
the screen to bring up the frozen toolbar as shown below.

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Functions of the icons in the toolbar are listed below. Moving the joystick up, down, left or right can toggle
between each icons, pressing the joystick can select an icon and execute its command. Then the button will
change to yellow. Or you can simply use the touch pen to click each icon to select a certain one. Here is the
brief description. “Press” includes the cooperation of joystick and touch pen.
Button
Description
Function
Spot analysis
Multi-spot temperature analysis on static image
Line analysis
Direct line temperature analysis on static image
Area analysis
Multi-area temperature analysis on static image
Isotherm analysis
Isotherm analysis on static image
Delete
Delete the spot, line or area analysis objects on
static image
Visual image
Display the corresponding visual image of current
frozen infrared image
Voice recording
Record voice annotation
Special mark
Mark the special image
Save
Save the frozen image into storage media, including
infrared image, digital visual image, voice
annotation (if any) and text annotation (if any).
Spot analysis, line analysis, area analysis and isotherm analysis will be explained in latter chapters. Voice
annotation and special mark will be introduced here.
If voice annotation is needed, press button “voice recording”, and, the voice recording menu will display as
follows:
Click button , the voice recording start with time count down. During recording, the red button will
always flicker.