IriSys IR16 series User manual

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IR16 Series
Dual View Thermal Imaging Cameras
User Manual
Safety Warning:
The e uipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser. Under no account should
anyone look directly into the laser beam or the laser beam exit aperture, irreversible damage
to the eye may occur. The laser should not be operated when there are personnel in the
imager’s field of view.
Caution – use of controls or adjustments or execution of procedures other than those
specified in this document may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure.
InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd
Park Circle, Tit e Barn Way, Swan Valley, Nort ampton, NN4 9BG, UK
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]o.uk www.irisys.co.uk
© 2011 InfraRed Integrated Systems Limited (Irisys). No part of t is publication may be reproduced wit out prior permission in writing from
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accept liability for any reliance on it. Irisys reserve t e rig t to c ange t e specification of t e products and descriptions in t is publication
wit out notice. Prior to ordering products please c eck wit Irisys for current specification details. All brands and product names are
acknowledged and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of t eir respective olders.

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Contents Page
1. CONTENTS. ........................................................................................................ 3
2. PRODUCT GUIDE .................................................................................................... 4
3. MAIN CONTROLS. .............................................................................................. 5
3.1. B ACK ................................................................................................................... 5
3.2. F RONT ................................................................................................................. 5
3.3. H OTKEY BUTTONS .................................................................................................... 5
4. GETTING STARTED. ............................................................................................ 6
4.1. S WITCHING THE CAMERA ON / OFF ............................................................................... 6
4.2. C HARGING THE BATTERY ......................................................................................... 6
4.3. C HANGING THE BATTERY ......................................................................................... 6
4.4. F OCUSSING ........................................................................................................ 7
4.5. S AVING AN IMAGE ................................................................................................. 7
4.6. T EMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................... 7
5. HOTKEY BUTTONS. ............................................................................................ 8
5.1 M OVING THE CURSOR ............................................................................................. 8
5.2. I MAGE ALIGNMENT ................................................................................................ 9
5.3. T URNING THE VISIBLE IMAGE OFF AND ON ....................................................................10
5.4. T HERMAL AND VISIBLE IMAGE BLENDING ......................................................................10
5.5. M ANUAL CONTROL ...............................................................................................13
5.6. L IGHT ..............................................................................................................13
5.7. I MAGE FREEZE ....................................................................................................13
5.8. M ENU ..............................................................................................................13
6. MENU STRUCTURE. .......................................................................................... 14
6.1. I NFRARED SETTINGS ..........................................................................................15
6.2. M EASUREMENT OPTIONS .....................................................................................17
6.3. C AMERA SETTINGS ...........................................................................................19
6.4. A UDIO SETTINGS .............................................................................................20
6.5. I MAGE B ROWSER ..............................................................................................21
6.6. D ATE & T IME SETTINGS ......................................................................................21
6.7. L ANGUAGE S ELECTION .......................................................................................22
6.8. D ISPLAY S ETTINGS ...........................................................................................22
7. ADDING CAPTIONS WHEN SAVING IMAGES. ........................................................ 23
7.1. V OICE MESSAGE .....................................................................................................23
7.2. T EXT CAPTIONS ......................................................................................................24
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 25
A1. E MISSIVITY TABLES ..................................................................................................25
A2. F ULL ICON LIST .......................................................................................................26
A3. T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .........................................................................................27

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1. Contents.
♦T e case.
♦Camera.
♦USB PSU and International adaptors.
♦CD – User manual and software.
♦USB cable (camera to PC).
♦Quick start guide.

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2. Product Guide
IR16DE
Ideal for use by bot t ermograp ers and maintenance engineers. T e ig quality images may be
captured and manipulated in t e camera allowing problems to be resolved on t e spot. Images can also
be downloaded to a PC for analysis and reporting.
IR16DS
T e IR16DS as all t e features and functions of t e IR16DE wit t e additional capabilities of:-
•Multiple viewing options, wit fused images.
•User selectable temperature range allowing measurements up to 500°C.
•Alarms.
•Sequence recording.
IR16DB
T e IR16DB offers a better sensitivity making it especially suitable for building applications. T e
temperature range of -20°C to 125°C also makes it suitable for a variety of general purpose and
maintenance applications.
IR16DH
T e IR16DH combines t e temperature range of t e standard IR16DS wit an extended range up to
900
o
C, allowing users to monitor plant and equipment operating at ig er temperatures.
Products
IR16DE
IR16DB
IR16DS
IR16DH
Features
Visual Camera
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Se uencing
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3. Main controls.
3.1. Back
3.2. Front
3.3. Hotkey buttons
Microphone
Speaker
On/Off
button
Toggle
button
4 Navigation
buttons
Hotkeys 1 to 4
Save b
utton
Laser
Light
Visible camera
Infrared lens
Laser button
Hotkey1
Hotkey
2
Hot
key3 Hotkey4
T e Hotkey functions are indicated by t e icons
or text displayed on t e screen above t em.
T ese functions vary according to t e operating
options c osen by t e user.

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4. Getting started.
4.1. Switching the camera on/off
After switc ing on, it will take up to 30 seconds for t e infrared image to appear. T e image
will periodically freeze for one or two seconds w ile t e camera re-calibrates itself. T is is
normal operation, and t e time between t ese calibrations will increase as t e operating
temperature of t e camera stabilizes.
4.2. Charging the battery
Note: When the camera is connected to a PC via the USB cable it switches off and
the PC sees the SD card as an external memory .
4.3. Changing the battery
Open t e lock on t e battery cover and remove t e cover.
Press t e on/off button and
old it for two seconds to
switc t e camera on.
Press and old for t ree
seconds to switc t e camera
off.
T e camera’s battery is c arged via t e
USB port. A fully c arged battery will last
approximately 5 ours. A green LED
indicates c arging w ic turns to red w en
t e battery is c arged.
Remove battery.
Insert new battery, ensuring t e
terminal pads are towards t e front
of t e camera.
Replace and lock t e cover.

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4.4. Focussing
Focus bar Out of focus Focused
W en focusing a focus bar appears on t e screen to assist in focusing t e image. It
indicates t e approximate distance in metres (in feet w en °F is selected) of a focussed
target from t e camera.
4.5. Saving an image
To save a live or frozen image, press t e Save button once. If Caption Mode or Voice
Annotation as been turned on, a text caption or voice annotation can be attac ed to t e
image (see section 7).
4.6. Temperature measurement
One of t e key functions of a t ermal imager is obtaining temperature information about t e
scene. T e IR16 as a variety of measurement options to provide maximum flexibility.
The display of temperature values and related items depends on the combination of the
measurement and display options selected. Temperature readings are displayed at the top of
the display. In the default mode, a single reading in
° C indicates the temperature at the centre
point of the cursor. The other reading at the top of the display is the reflected temperature
setting (see section 6.1.). The temperature range within the scene is indicated by a scale on
the right hand side of the display.
Gently rotate t e lens clockwise and
anti-clockwise to focus t e image.
♦emember to remove the lens cap.
Save image button

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5. Hotkey buttons.
Pressing any of t e otkey buttons reveals t e icons w ic indicate t e functions of t ese
buttons. A box around t e icon for Hotkey1 or Hotkey2 indicates t at t is option is selected
and t is defines t e operation of t e navigation and toggle buttons. Wit t e default settings,
t e key functions are as follows:
Hotkey 1 toggles between Align Image and Cursor.
Hotkey 2 cycles t roug Visible on/off, Auto/Manual, and Lig t on/off.
Hotkey 3 toggles between Live and Freeze.
Hotkey 4 opens t e menu.
See appendix A2 for a full list of Hotkey button functions.
5.1 Moving the cursor
5.1.1. Press Hotkey 1 to toggle to t e Cursor icon . T e emissivity
value will be displayed at t e top of t e screen.
5.1.2. Use t e left/rig t and up/down navigation buttons to move t e cursor to t e
desired position.
Hotkey1
Hotkey
2
Hot
key3 Hotkey4
Temperature
Scale
Reflected
temperature
Emissivity
Cursor
temperatures
Units

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5.2. Image alignment
As t e visible and t ermal cameras are not co-axial t e visible and t ermal image may need to
be aligned. T is is usually required w en moving to view objects at different distances.
5.2.1. Press Hotkey 1 to toggle to t e alignment icon .
5.2.2. Use t e up/down and left/rig t navigation buttons to align t e t ermal and
visible images.
Note The visible image is moved d ring alignment.
Examples of alignment.
Fully Aligned
Align left Align right
Align up Align down
Four pre-programmed alignment distances are included. T ese are at 0.5m, 1m, 2m and
4m ranges. Wit t e alignment option selected by Hotkey1, pressing t e toggle button
once aligns at 2 metres. Pressing t e toggle button repeatedly cycles t roug to 4m, 0.5m,
1m, and 2m.
Note: These val es appear in feet if °F is selected.

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5.3. Turning the visible image off and on
5.3.1. Press Hotkey 2 to toggle to t e Visible On icon .
5.3.2. Press t e centre toggle button to toggle to Visible Off .
5.3.3. Press t e centre toggle button again to toggle to Visible On .
5.4. Thermal and visible image blending
T e Irisys IR16 Series T ermal Imaging Cameras feature bot a visual and t ermal imager,
and ave t e option to display t e images in a variety of ways:-
•Blended.- T e camera can s ow a t ermal image, a visible image of t e scene, or a
mixed blend of bot . Note blended is not available in the I 16DE.
•PiP - a t ermal picture in t e visible picture (PiP) t e t ermal image can also be
blended into t e visible.
•T ermal above/below. - as t e function of displaying T ermal bleed t roug on a
visual image, based on t e temperature range of t e scene.
Blended and PiP Images.
T e t ermal image ion t e PiP option can also be blended.
100% thermal
50% visible 50% thermal
2
5%
vi
sible 75% thermal
75% visible 25% thermal
Picture in Picture
100
%
visible

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THERMAL ABOVE
T ermal Above s ows parts of t e scene
w ic are at t e upper end of temperature
range.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures above 15% of t e displayed
temperature range are s own as a t ermal
image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is s own
as a visible image.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures above 50% of t e displayed
temperature range are s own as a t ermal
image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is s own
as a visible image.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures above 85% of t e displayed
temperature range are s own as a t ermal
image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is s own
as a visible image.
THERMAL BELOW
T ermal Below s ows parts of t e scene
w ic are at t e lower end of temperature
range.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures t at lie below 15% of t e
displayed temperature range are s own as a
t ermal image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is
s own as a visual image.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures t at lie below 50% of t e
displayed temperature range are s own as a
t ermal image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is
s own as a visual image.
In t is example t e parts of t e scene wit
temperatures t at lie below 85% of t e
displayed temperature range are s own as a
t ermal image; w ilst t e rest of t e scene is
s own as a visual image.

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5.4.1. Press Hotkey 2 until t e Visible On/Off icon appears
5.4.2. If off press t e centre toggle button to toggle to Visible On .
5.4.3. Use t e up/down navigation buttons to cycle t roug t e viewing options. Use
t e left/rig t navigation buttons to select t e blend levels and % of t ermal
above/below.
Blended
PiP
T ermal
Above
T ermal
Below
Blend
–
0%
-
25%
-
50%
-
75%
-
100%
-
0%
PiP
–
25%
-
50%
-
75%
-
100%
-
25%
T ermal above/below
--
in 5% steps
Up/Down
buttons
Left / Rig t Buttons

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5.5. Manual control
T e t ermal image gain and offset are normally controlled automatically in order to give a
meaningful display on t e screen. However, Hotkey 2 offers t e option of switc ing to manual
control if desired:
5.5.1. Press Hotkey 2 to toggle to t e Auto icon .
5.5.2. Press t e centre toggle button to toggle to Manual or Persistent
manual. If Persistent manual is selected, t en t e manual settings are
stored. W en t e camera is switc ed on again, and Manual selected, t e
stored span and level settings are used.
5.5.3. Use t e left/rig t navigation buttons to c ange t e span of t e displayed
temperature range.
5.5.4. Use t e up/down navigation buttons to c ange t e level of t e displayed
temperature range.
5.5.5. Press t e centre toggle button again to revert to Auto .
5.6. Light
T ere is a visible illuminator for use in poor ambient lig ting:
5.6.1. Press Hotkey 2 to toggle to t e Lig t Off icon .
5.6.2. Press t e centre toggle button to toggle to Lig t On .
5.6.3 Press t e centre toggle button again to turn t e lig t off.
It is advisable to turn t e lig t on only w en necessary in order to conserve battery power.
5.7. Image freeze
Pressing Hotkey 3 freezes t e bot t e infrared and t e visible image. Pressing again reverts
to a live image. T e image save facility works wit eit er a live or a frozen image, but once a
frozen image as been saved t e camera will revert to a live image.
5.8. Menu
Hotkey 4 opens t e menus. See section 6 for details of t e menu structure.

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6. Menu structure.
♦Select t e menu by pressing Hotkey 4.
♦Navigate t roug t e menu using t e navigation buttons and press Hotkey 3 to select
t e required option. T e ig lig ted item will ave a box around it.
♦Use t e up/down buttons to move in t e selected list and select t e required item.
♦Use t e left/rig t buttons to c ange values and options for t e specific item.
♦Press Hotkey 4 to exit or Hotkey 1 to go back to t e previous menu.
Measurement
options
Infrared
settings
Image
browser
Date & Time
settings
Audio
settings
Language
selection
Camera
settings
Display
Settings
Centre toggle button
Up/Down, Left/Right
navigation
buttons
Hotkey1
Hotkey
2
Hot
key3 Hotkey4

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6.1. Infrared settings
IR 16 DS and IR 16DH IR16DE and IR16DB
♦Emissivity
Set t e emissivity value between 0.10 and 1.00 using t e left/rig t navigation
buttons.
Pressing Hotkey 3 (ε Table) gives a table of emissivity values of common materials
from w ic a selection can be made.
Note that if more than one c rsor is selected,
individ al emissivity’s can be assigned to
each c rsor. ( Not available on the IR16DE )
♦Palette
Display t e image using different colour palettes.
1. Ironbow 5. Hig Contrast
2. Rainbow 6. Rainbow 16
3. Isot erm Style 7. Black Hot
4. Hot Metal 8. W ite Hot
♦Reflected Temp.
Set t is to t e ambient temperature to correct for reflected radiation w en an
emissivity of less t an 1 is selected.
♦Temp. units
C oose between °C and °F.
♦Integration
C ose an integration period from 1 (fast) to 4 (slow).
A longer integration time will reduce t e noise in t e image, but will slow down t e
response to moving images.
♦Interpolation
C oose Off or On.
T is s ows or ides t e t ermal image pixelation.
♦Temperature Range
C oose between Standard (-10°C to +250°C) or
Extended range (+200°C to +500°C) on t e IR16DS and also
Hig range (+450°C to +900°C) on t e IR16DH.

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Standard Setting Extended High
IR16DS and IR16DH IR16DS and IR16DH IR16DH
Note: The temperature range for the I 16DE is -10°C to +250°C and the I 16DB is -20°C to +125°C.
On t e IR16DH w en selecting t e Hig range, please also screw in t e detac able filter
provided on to t e front lens. Eac IR16DH is uniquely calibrated to t e filter.
To select t e Hig temperature range on t e imager:-
6.1.1 Fit t e filter by screwing it onto t e imager lens as s own below.
Figure 1. Filter being fitted. Figure 2. Filter being screwed into place
6.1.2 Select t e correct calibration setting as described below.
6.1.2.1 Press Hotkey 4 to select t e menu.
6.1.2.2. Select Infrared Settings
6.1.2.3. Navigate down to Temperature Range.
6.1.2.4. Select HIGH option.

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6.2. Measurement options
T is menu enables t e selection of options for temperature measurements. T e symbols
s own below indicate t e icons s own for Hotkey 1 w en t e various options are selected.
♦Cursors
. C oose from one to four cursors. (Two cursors on t e IR16DE) W en more
t an one cursor is selected, t e temperatures of all t e cursors are displayed in a table
or are tagged next to t e cursors (see section 6.8). W en two cursors are c osen, t e
temperature difference between t em is also displayed. W en one of t e cursors is
selected by Hotkey 1, it can be moved around on t e display by t e navigation buttons.
If two or more cursors are selected t en individual emissivity values can be assigned to
eac cursor. W en an emissivity less t an 1.00 is selected for a cursor, t en t at
cursor flas es on t e screen. Note individual emissivity selection is not available in the I 16DE .
Tabular temperature values Tagged temperature values
♦Tracking
.Select “Hig ”, “Low”, or “Hig & Low” in order to track and measure t e ottest
point, t e coldest point, or bot ottest and coldest points in t e image.
♦Area
.If t is option is turned on, t ree different rectangular areas can be selected via
Hotkey 1. T e maximum, minimum, and average temperatures wit in t e designated
area will be displayed in t e top left and corner of t e display.
Note that the above three items are mutually exclusive, i.e. when one is turned on the
other two are disabled.
IR16DS, IR16DH and IR16DB IR16DE

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♦Isot erms
.Select “Hig ”, “Low”, or “Hig & Low” in order to ig lig t areas of t e scene
wit temperatures wit in a ig (red) or low (blue) temperature band. T e temperature
bands are adjustable by means of Hotkey 1 and t e navigation keys.
Red isotherm Blue isotherm Combined isotherms
♦Temp. profile
.Select “Horizontal” or “Vertical” to enable a istogram of temperature values
along a orizontal or vertical cross section to be displayed on t e rig t and side or t e
bottom of t e display. T e position of t e cross section is indicated by small arrows at
t e left and rig t or top and bottom of t e image and can be adjusted by means of
Hotkey 1 and t e navigation buttons.
Vertical Profile Horizontal profile
♦Temp alarms
.Select “Hig ”, “Low”, or “Hig & Low”. Visual and audio alarms will be
triggered if eit er cursor or a point wit in t e designated area is ig er or lower t an a
set temperature. T e ig and low set temperatures may be adjusted by means of
Hotkey 1 and t e navigation buttons. Note: not available in the I 16DE.

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6.3. Camera settings
♦Caption mode
Select “On” to enable t e addition of a text caption w en saving an image.
Options will t en be displayed w en saving an image, to be selected by means of
Hotkey 2 and Hotkey 3.
♦Auto off
Select “5 Mins”, “10 Mins”, “20 Mins” to allow t e camera to switc itself off after
a defined period of inactivity in order to save power or select t e “Always On”
option. In addition t ere is a “10 Min (dim)” w ere t e LCD display is dimmed
after 10 minutes of inactivity.
♦Camera Reset
Select wit Hotkey 3 to restore t e factory settings.
♦Sequence Record
Select t is to save a set of images of t e scene. T e images are saved to t e
micro SD card and can be saved at intervals of 5 Sec, 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 1
Min, 2 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 1 Hour and on Alarm. T e alarm
setting works in conjunction wit t e ig low alarm function. W en t e
temperature in t e scene exceeds t e user defined ig alarm t res old
temperature an image is saved. Equally w en t e temperature in t e scene goes
below t e user defined low alarm t res old temperature an image is saved.
Note this is not available in the I 16DE.
♦Sequence Capture
If Sequence Record is selected, t en t is option is switc ed on and allows t e
user to define t e number of images to be saved. C oices available are 10, 50,
100, 500 and 1000 images.
IR16DH, IR16DB and IR16DS IR16DE

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6.4. Audio settings
♦Imager sounds
Select “Off” to mute all audible outputs.
♦Voice Annotation
Select “Individual” to add a voice message to eac saved image.
Select “Session” to add a voice message at t e start of a set of images (A
session ends w en t e imager is switc ed off).
Select “Combined” to add a common voice message at t e start of a set of
images and add additional comments for eac image.
♦Voice Playback
Select “Speaker” or “Headset” for t e desired met od of audible outputs.
♦Volume
Select t e volume of t e audible outputs from 1 to 9.
If “Session” or “Combined” is selected t e voice message is recorded before exiting
t e audio settings menu by pressing Hotkey 3. Recording is stopped by pressing
Hotkey 3 again. Hotkey 2 can be used to play back t e recorded message. Hotkey
3 can be used to re-record if necessary.