SKF TKTI 10 User manual

Instructions for use
SKF TKTI 10

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EC Declaration of conformity ....................................................................................3
Safety recommendations ..........................................................................................4
1. Description .......................................................................................................5
2. Getting started .................................................................................................5
2.1 Contents.......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Charginginternalbattery............................................................................................. 6
3. Basic features of the SKF Thermal Camera TKTI 10 ..........................................7
3.1 Hardware........................................................................................................................ 7
3.2 SwitchingontheTKTI10............................................................................................. 8
3.3 Focusing.......................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Usingthelaserpointer................................................................................................. 9
3.5 Fieldofview..................................................................................................................10
4. Using the direct access buttons .......................................................................10
4.1 Directaccessbutton1................................................................................................11
4.2 Directaccessbutton2................................................................................................13
4.3 Directaccessbutton3................................................................................................14
4.4 Directaccessbutton4...............................................................................................14
 4.4.1MenuInfraredSettings...................................................................................15
 4.4.2MenuMeasurementOptions...........................................................................17
 4.4.3MenuCameraSettings.....................................................................................20
 4.4.4MenuAudioSettings........................................................................................21
 4.4.5MenuImageBrower.........................................................................................22
 4.4.6MenuDate&TimeSettings............................................................................22
 4.4.7MenuLanguageSelection...............................................................................23
5. Saving and annotating pictures.......................................................................24
5.1 Savingapicture...........................................................................................................24
5.2 Addingavoicemessage.............................................................................................24
5.3 AddingaCaption.........................................................................................................25
6. Technical specications ...................................................................................27
Table of contents

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EC Declaration of conformity
We,SKFMaintenanceProducts,Kelvinbaan16,
3439MTNieuwegein,declarethat
SKF Thermal Camera
TKTI 10
Conformstothefollowingstandards;
• EMCDirective89/336/EECasamended
 “CouncilDirectiveontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStates
relatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility”asoutlinedinharmonizednorms:
 EN61000-6-2:2005Immunityforindustrialenvironments
 EN61000-6-3:2007Emissionstandardforresidential,commercialand
light-industrialenvironments
• FederalCommunicationsCommissionregulationCFR47:2007subpart15b
Thelaserisclassiedinaccordancetothe
21CFR1040.10and1040.11exceptfordeviationspursuanttolasernotice
No.50datedJuly26th2001
andcomplieswithIEC/EN60825-1(2001).
TheNetherlands,January2009
SébastienDavid
ManagerProductDevelopmentandQuality

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Safety recommendations

Warning
• TheequipmentdescribedinthisdocumentusesaClass2laser.
Donot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camera’seldofview.
Caution
• Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthan
thosespeciedinthisdocumentmayresultinhazardouslaserradiation
exposure.
• Tohelpminimizeburnhazards,beawarethatthermalimagesofhighly
reectiveobjectswillshowlowerthanactualtemperaturemeasurements.
• Donotuseinamannernotspeciedinthisinstructionforuse.
• Donotuseinexplosiveatmospheres.
• Alwaysusethelanyardprovidedtohelpminimisedamagetothethermal
imagerandpersonalinjuryaccidents.
• OnlyusegenuineSKFsparesandaccessories.Othersparesand
accessoriesmaydamagethethermalcamera.
• Thethermalcameracontainsnouserserviceableparts.Openingthe
imagercasingvoidswarranty.Allserviceworkmustbecarriedoutbyan
authorisedSKFworkshop.

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1. Description
TheSKFTKTI10isadigitalcamerawithadvancedthermalimagingcapabilities.
ItisidealforuseasaPredictiveMaintenance(PdM)tool.Thermographyisanon-invasive
techniqueandiswellsuitedformechanicalandelectricalinspections,energyconservation
andplantsafetyactivities.TheTKTI10hasalargebacklit31/2”colourscreen,which
givesaclear,sharpresolutionusinganyoftheeightcolourpalettes.Designedforeasy
operation,multipletemperaturescanbemeasuredandthedifferencesbetweenthem
displayed.Otheradvancedmeasurementoptionsarealsoavailable.Imagescanbestored
asradiometricdataanddigitalimagesonthemicroSDcard(supplied).PowerfulPC
softwaresuppliedwiththeTKTI10,allowstheimagestobefurtheranalysedandtobe
optimisedforeaseofinterpretation.
2. Getting started
2.1 Contents
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    1
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Figure 1. Contents of the case
1. SKFThermalCameraTKTI10
2. Powersupplyunit(12V)andInternationaladaptors
3. CD-Softwareandinstructions(MP5358)
4. USBcable(cameratoPC)
5. Detachablehandle
andQuickStartguideSKFThermalCameraTKTI10(MP5361)
Inspectalltheitems.Ifanyitemisdamagedormissing,pleasenotifyyourdealerorlocal
SKFofceimmediately.

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2.2 Charging internal battery
• TheTKTI10’sbatterycanbechargedinthecamerabyconnectingthesupplied12V
powersupplyunitintotheDCsocketinthehatchofthethermalcamera(seegure2;
connectionports).
• Thebatteryconditionindicatorappearsonthescreenwhentheimagerisswitchedon
(seegure3).
• Theredledindicatesthatthecameraischarging.Thegreenledmeansthatthe
cameraisfullycharged(seegure2).
• TherechargeablebatterywillpowertheTKTI10forapproximately6hours.
red/green charging indicator
Figure 2. Connection ports

Temperature
Span
Level
Spot Emissivity Reected Battery
temperature  temperature condition
StatusofDirectaccessbuttons
Theyellowborderediconistheactivefunction.
Figure 3. Screen overview

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3. Basic features of the SKF Thermal Camera TKTI 10
3.1 Hardware
TheTKTI10isdesignedforuseasahandheldthermalcamera.Youcanusethe
detachablehandleifconvenient.ThermalimagesarestoredonamicroSDmemorycard
(suppliedsizeis1GB).TheseimagescanbetransferredtoaPCusingtheUSBcable
provided.PCsoftwareisincludedforviewingandanalysisofsavedthermalanddigital
images.
Hatch
On/offbutton
4navigation
buttons&
Centretoggle
button
Screen
Directaccessbuttons1to4
Figure 4. Main camera controls
Laserbutton
Focusring
Exposure
button
Light
Digital
cameralens
Thermal
cameralens
Connectionports:
-12Vcharger
-USB
-MicroSD
-Headset
Detachable
handle
Exposure
button
Screw
Figure 5. Front panel
Speaker
Microphone

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3.2 Switching on the TKTI 10
• TheTKTI10isswitchedonandoff
bypressingandholdingdownthe
powerbutton.
• TheTKTI10takesapproximately
tensecondstobecome
operational.
Figure 6. Camera on/off button
3.3 Focusing

Sharpentheimagebyrotatingthe
focusring
Figure 7. Focusing
Ifthecameraisnotfocused,thethermalimagequalitywillbepoorandtemperature
measurementswillnotbeaccurate.Tofocusmakecertainthatthedisplayblendingisless
than100%visible(seechapter4.2).
Rotatingthefocusringinaclockwisedirection(fromuserpointofview)focusesthe
imagesatshorterdistancesdowntoaminimumof30cm.
Rotatingthelensintheoppositedirectionfocusestheimageratlongerdistancesupto
innity.
Rotatethelensuntiltheimagehasasharpdenition,withthesharpestcontrastatobject
edges.
Focused Not focused
Figure 8. Focusing

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Whenfocusing,afocusbarappearsonthescreenshowingthefocuseddistance.
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Figure 9. Focus bar
3.4 Using the laser pointer
WhentheTKTI10isswitched‘ON’,thelasermaybeactivatedbypressingandholding
downthelaserbuttononthefrontoftheimager(seegure5)orthelaserpointerbutton
onthehandle.
Laserpointerbutton
Figure 10. Laser pointer button
Thelaserpointerisusedtoilluminateandidentifyfeaturesintheimage.
Note:Thelasercentreisalignedtoobjectsatadistanceof3m.