PCE Instruments TC2 User manual

Users Manual
PCE-TC2
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PCE Deutschland GmbH & Co.KG
Im Langel 4
Deutschland
D-59872 Meschede
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Contents of the Case....................................................................................................................... 3
2. Main Features and Controls. ........................................................................................................... 4
3. Getting Started................................................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Switching the Camera on/off ................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Charging the internal battery ................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Focusing .................................................................................................................................. 6
3.4 Hotkey Buttons ........................................................................................................................ 6
3.4.1 Menu.................................................................................................................................... 7
3.4.2 Saving an Image.................................................................................................................. 7
3.4.3 Temperature Measurement ................................................................................................. 7
4. Thermal and Visible Image Blending............................................................................................... 8
4.1 Image Alignment...................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 Settinngs.............................................................................................................................. 9
4.1.2 Examples of alignment. ....................................................................................................... 9
5. Menu Structure. ............................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Infrared Settings .................................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Measurement Options ........................................................................................................... 12
5.3 Camera Settings .................................................................................................................... 13
5.4 Audio Settings........................................................................................................................ 14
5.5 Image Browser....................................................................................................................... 15
5.6 Date & Time Settings............................................................................................................. 15
5.7 Language Selection............................................................................................................... 16
6. Adding Captions when Saving Images.......................................................................................... 17
6.1 Voice message ...................................................................................................................... 17
6.2 Text Captions......................................................................................................................... 18
7. Appendix........................................................................................................................................ 19
7.1 Emissivity Look up tables. ..................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Technical Specification.......................................................................................................... 20

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1. Contents of the Case.
1. Case.
2. Camera.
3. PSU and International adaptors.
4. CD – User manual and Software.
5. USB cable (camera to PC).
6. Handle.
7. Quick Start Guide

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2. Main Features and Controls.
Laser button Save button
Microphone
Speaker
O
n/O
ff
button
Toggle
button
4 Navigation bu
t-
tons
Hotkey 4
Hotkey 3Hotkey 2
Hotkey 1
Save Button
Laser
Light
Visible Camera
Infrared Lens

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3. Getting Started
3.1 Switching the Camera on/off
3.2 Charging the internal battery
The camera’s built in battery is charged via the charg-
ing port. A fully charged battery will last approximately
6 hours. A red LED indicates charging which turns to
green when the battery is charged.
Press the on/off button to
switch the camera on.
Press and hold for a few
seconds to switch the cam-
era off.

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3.3 Focusing
Focus bar Out of focus Focused
When focusing a focus bar appears on the screen to assist in focusing the image. It indicates the
approximate distance in metres of a focussed target from the camera.
3.4 Hotkey Buttons
The Hotkey functions are indicated by the icons or text displayed on the screen above them. These
functions vary according to the operating options chosen by the user. A yellow box around the
icon for Hotkey1 or Hotkey2 indicates that this option is selected and this defines the operation of the
navigation and toggle buttons. In normal imaging mode, Hotkey 3 may be used to freeze the image;
pressing it again returns the camera to live operation. Hotkey 4 is used to enter and exit the menu.
Gently rotate the lens clockwise and anti-
clockwise to focus the image.
♦
Remember to remove the lens cap.
Hotkey1 Hotkey2 Hotkey3 Hotkey4.

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3.4.1 Menu
The Menu is selected by Hotkey 4. Use the Navigation buttons to move around and use Hotkey 3 to
select a menu function. Full details of menus in section 5.
3.4.2 Saving an Image
To save a live or frozen image, press the Save button once. If Caption Mode or Voice Annotation has
been turned on, a text caption or voice annotation can be attached to the image (see section 6)
3.4.3 Temperature Measurement
Temperature readings are displayed at the top of the display. In the default mode, a single tempera-
ture in °C is of the centre point of the cursor. The other readings at the top of the display are E settings
and reflected temperature setting. Two cursors or a measurement area can be selected from the mea-
surement options menu (see section 5). The temperature range within the scene is indicated by a
scale on the right hand side of the display.
The temperatures dis-
played are measured at
the centre of the cur-
sors
Temperature range
for the scene
Temperature diffe-
rence between cur-
sors.
Save Image Button

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4. Thermal and Visible Image Blending
The camera can show a thermal image or a visible image of the scene, or a mixed blend of both.
1. Press Hotkey 2 until the Visible on/off icon appears
2. If off press the centre toggle button to toggle to Visible on .
3. Use either the up/down, or left/right navigation buttons to merge (blend) the visible and
thermal images. Blend options are 0%, 25%, 50% 75% and 100%.
a) 100% Thermal only. b) 100% Visible only.
c) 50% Thermal and
50% Visible
Centre toggle button
Up/Down, Left/Right
navigation buttons
Hotkey1 Hotkey2 Hotkey3 Hotkey4.

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4.1 Image Alignment
4.1.1 Settinngs
As the visible and thermal camera are not co-axial the visible and thermal image often need to be
aligned. This is usually required when moving to view objects at different distances.
1. Press Hotkey 2 to toggle through to the Visible on/off icon . If off toggle the
centre button to turn the Visible option on .
2. Press Hotkey 1 to toggle through to the alignment option .
3. Use the up/down and left/right navigation buttons to align the thermal and visible images.
4. The alignment facility is only available when the camera is on and in live mode
♦Note the visual image is moved during alignment.
4.1.2 Examples of alignment.
Fully Aligned
Align left Align right
Align up Align down
5. Four pre-programmed alignment distances are included. These are at 0.5m, 1m, 2 m and 4m
ranges. With the alignment option selected by HK1, pressing the toggle button once aligns at 2
metres. Pressing the toggle button again allows you to cycle through to 4m, 0.5 m and 1 m.

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. Menu Structure.
a) Select the menu by pressing Hotkey 4 .
b) Navigate through the menu using the navigation buttons and press Hotkey 3 to
select the required option. The highlighted item will have a yellow box around it.
c) Use the up/down buttons to move in the selected list and select the required item.
d) Use the left/right buttons to change values and options for the specific item.
e) Press Hotkey 4 to exit or Hotkey 1 to go back to the previous menu.
Measurement
Options
Infrared
Se
t-
tings
Image
Browser
Date &
Time
Settings
Audio
Settings
Language
Selection
Camera
Settings
Centre toggle button
Up/Down, Left/Right
navigation buttons
Hotkey1 Hotkey2 Hotkey3 Hotkey4.

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5.1 Infrared Settings
See frequently asked questions for more details of each item.
♦Emissivity
Set emissivity value between 0.10 and 1.00 for measuring temperature.
Pressing Hotkey 3 (εTable) gives a table of emissivity values of common materials from which a se-
lection can be made.
♦Palette
Display in image using different colour palettes.
1. Ironbow 4. High Contrast
2. Rainbow 5. Rainbow 16
3. Isotherm Style 6. Black Hot
4. Hot Metal 7. White Hot
♦Reflected Temp
Usually set to the ambient temperature.
Applies only when emissivity of less than 1 is selected.
♦Temp units
Choose between °C and °F.
♦Integration
Chose an integration period from 1 (fast) to 9 (slow).
This determines the trade off between display speed and noise.
♦Interpolation
Choose Off or On.
This shows or hides the thermal image pixelation.

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5.2 Measurement Options
This menu enables the selection of options for tempera-
ture measurements. The symbols shown below indicate the icons shown for Hotkey 1 when the vari-
ous options are selected.
See frequently asked questions for more details of each item.
♦Cursors
. Choose between one or two cursors. When two cursors are chosen, the tempera-
tures at both cursors and the temperature difference between them will be displayed. When one
of the cursors is selected by Hotkey 1, it can be moved around on the display by the navigation
buttons.
♦Tracking
.Select “High”, “Low”, or “High & Low” in order to track and measure the hottest point, the
coldest point, or both hottest and coldest points in the image.
♦Area
.If this option is turned on, the highest, lowest, and average temperatures within the desig-
nated area will be displayed. Three different area size boxes can be selected via Hotkey 1
Note that the above three items are mutually exclusive, i.e. when one is turned on the other two
are disabled.
♦Isotherms
.Select “High”, “Low”, or “High & Low” in order to highlight areas of the scene with
temperatures within one or two temperature bands. The temperature bands are adjustable by
means of Hotkey 1 and the navigation keys.
♦Temp. profile
.Select “Horizontal” or “Vertical” to enable a histogram of temperature values along a
horizontal or vertical cross section to be displayed on the right hand side of the display. The posi-
tion of the cross section is indicated by small arrows at the left and right or top and bottom of the
image and can be adjusted by means of Hotkey 1 and the navigation buttons.
♦Temp alarms
.Select “High”, “Low”, or “High & Low”. Visual and audio alarms will be triggered if ei-
ther cursor or a point within the designated area is higher or lower than a set temperature. The
high and low set temperatures may be adjusted by means of Hotkey 1 and the navigation but-
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5.3 Camera Settings
See frequently asked questions for more details of each item
♦LCD Brightness
Select from 1 (low) to 9 (high) to control the screen brightness to save battery power.
♦Caption Mode
Select “On” to enable the addition of a text caption when saving an image. Options will then be dis-
played when 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 the camera to switch itself off after a defined period of
inactivity in order to save power.
♦Camera Reset
Select with Hotkey 3 to restore the factory settings.

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5.4 Audio Settings
See frequently asked questions for more details of each item
♦Imager Sounds
Select “Off” to mute all audible outputs.
♦Voice Annotation
Select “Session” to add a voice message at the start of a set of images (A session ends when the
imager is switched off).
Select “Individual” to add a voice message to each saved image.
Select “Combined” to add a common voice message at the start of a set of images and add addi-
tional comments for each image.
♦Voice Playback
Select “Speaker” or “Headset” for the desired method of audible outputs.
♦Volume
Select the volume of the audible outputs from 0 to 9.
If session is selected the voice message is recorded in the audio settings by pressing Hotkey 3. Re-
cording is stopped by pressing Hotkey 3 again. Hotkey 2 can be used to play back the recorded mes-
sage. Hotkey 3 can be used to re-record if necessary.

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5.5 Image Browser
The saved images are shown on the screen with the most recently saved image first.
Select the desired image by means of the navigation keys.
To display the selected image press Hotkey 3.
To delete the selected image press Hotkey 2, to confirm deletion press Hotkey 3.
When a stored image is displayed, press Hotkey 3 to return to live imaging.
5.6 Date & Time Settings
a) Use the left/right buttons to navigate in this menu, the item that can be changed is
highlighted in red. In the picture above the day (DD) 14 is highlighted.
b) Use the up/down buttons to change the value.

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5.7 Language Selection
a) When the language is highlighted (shown by a yellow box around it) press Hotkey 3
to select.
French German Italian
Spanish Portuguese Chinese
Korean Japanese

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6. Adding Captions when Saving Images
6.1 Voice message
When saving an image with Individual Voice Annotation turned on, there is the option of saving a voice
message with each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure:
a) Do you wish to attach a voice message to this
saved image?
Hotkey 2 for no . Hotkey 3 for yes .
b) Start voice recording? Hotkey 3 for yes.
c) Stop Recording Hotkey 3 to stop.
d) Option to Re-record the voice message?
Hotkey 2 for Yes Hotkey 3 for No
e) If caption mode is selected this option will now
be offered to save a text caption.(see 6.2)
f) Image with voice message is being saved.
Playback
The voice recording can be played back when viewing saved images in the browser.

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6.2 Text Captions
When saving an image with Caption Mode turned on, there is the option of attaching a text caption to
each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure:
b) Start Caption Entry
c) Example of a Caption.
♦Captions cannot be viewed with the saved images in the browser due to display con-
straints. The captions can be viewed using the PC software.
a) Do you wish to attach a text caption message to this image?
Hotkey 2 for No Hotkey 3 for Yes
1. Use the up/down arrow buttons to cycle
through letters and numbers until the one re-
quired appears. The available symbols are:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefg-
hijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789
2. Use the left/right arrow buttons to move to
the next space and repeat the above step until
the caption is completed.
3. Press Hotkey 2 to clear the whole
message.
4. Press Hotkey 4 to exit and save the
image and caption.

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7. Appendix
7.1 Emissivity Look up tables.
0.98 = Carbon filed surface
0.98 = Frost crystals
0.98 = Human skin
0.97 = Slate
0.96 = Water distilled
0.96 = Ice smooth
0.95 = Soil saturated with water
0.95 = Carbon candle soot
0.94 = Glass polished plate
0.94 = Paint, oil
0.93 = Brick red
0.93 = Paper white bond
0.92 = Concrete
0.92 = Soil dry
0.91 = Plaster rough coat
0.90 = Wood planed oak
0.90 = Glazed earthenware
0.89 = Snow, granular
0.88 = Glazed Silica
0.87 = Cuprous Oxide at 38°C
0.86 = Emery Corundum
0.85 = Snow
0.85 = Stainless oxidized at 800°C
0.84 = Oxidised Iron at 500°C
0.83 = Cuprous Oxide at 260°C
0.82 = Snow, fine particles
0.81 = Brass, unoxidised
0.80 = Glass, convex D
0.79 = Steel oxidised
0.78 = Copper heavily oxidised
0.77 = Cotton cloth
0.76 = Sand
0.75 = Unglazed silica
0.74 = Oxidised iron at 100°C
0.73 = Coating No. C20A
0.72 = Basalt
0.71 = Graphitised carbon at 500°C
0.70 = Red Rust
0.69 = Iron sheet heavily rusted
0.67 = Water
0.66 = Black Loam
0.65 = White cement
0.64 = Iron cast oxidised
0.63 = Lead oxidised at 1100°F
0.62 = Zirconia on inconel
0.61 = Cu-Zn, brass oxidised
0.58 = Inconel sheet at 760°C
0.56 = Smooth white marble
0.55 = Al anodised chromic acid
0.21 = Iron cast polished
0.20 = Brass rubbed 80 grit emery
0.16 = Stainless steel 18-8 buffed
0.09 = Aluminium as received
0.07 = Steel polished
0.05 = Aluminium polished sheet
0.05 = Copper polished
0.03 = Brass highly polished

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7.2 Technical Specification
Performance
Temperature range: -10°C to +300°C
Field of view (FOV): 20°x 20°
Spectral Response: 8µm to 12 µm
Sensitivity: ≤0.3°C @ 30°C
Detector: 47 x 47 pixel array
Frame rate: 8Hz
Focus Range: 0.5m to infinity
Image Storage
Number: Up to 1000 images on SD card supplied
Medium: Micro SD Card
Display
3½” colour LCD with LED Backlight. 8 colour palettes. Mixed thermal and visible images.
Laser Pointer
A built in Class 2 laser is supplied to highlight the centre of the thermal image. (Aligned at 2 metres)
Beam Divergence <0.2mrad
Maximum Output <1mW
Measurement
Temperature range: -10°C to +300°C
Radiometry: Two moveable temperature measurement cursors
Temperature difference measurement
Emissivity Correction: User selectable 0.10 to 1.00 in steps of 0.01 with reflected ambient
temperature compensation
Accuracy: The greater of ±2°C or ±2% of reading in °C
Imager Power Supply
Battery: Lithium-ion field rechargeable.
Operation time: Up to 6 hours continuous operation
AC operation: AC adaptor supplied
Mechanical
Housing: Impact Resistant Plastic with overmoulded soft plastic and detachable
handle
Dimensions: 130mmx95mmx90mm (excluding handle)
Weight: 0.70kg
Mounting: Handheld & tripod mounting 1/4" BSW
Settings and Controls
• On/Off soft power control
• User selectable span control
• User selectable level control
• Auto adjust span and level
• Laser trigger switch
• Readout in °C or °F
• User selectable image integration
• User selectable emissivity setting
• User selectable reflected temperature
• Two moveable temperature measurement cursors
• Area analysis
• X-Y profiles
• Isotherms
• Text annotation
• Voice annotation
• Image capture, time and date