Testboy TV304 User manual

UNCOOLED FPA Infrared
Thermal Imaging Camera
TV304
Operator’s manual
Testboy reserves all rights for amendment without prior notice

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Warnings & Cautions
The infrared camera is a precision instrument and uses a very sensitive IR detector. Pointing the
camera towards highly intensive energy sources-such as sun or devices emitting laser radiation or
reflections from such devices-may affect the accuracy of the camera, or even harm-or irreparably
damage-to the detector, whether the power supply of the camera is switch on or off.
Avoid incorrect operation methods such as heavy pressing, shock or strong vibration during the
course of transportation, store and installation, otherwise the product could be damaged.
For protective reason please keep the product in the environment between -25°C and +60°C during
the course of transportation and store. Original packaging box should be used during
transportation.
For protective reason the camera should be stored in shady, dry and draughty environment avoids
electromagnetic interference.
Avoid contaminating and damaging the lens surface by oil stain or chemicals. Cover the lens cap
after use.
Backup is recommended to avoid latent loss of data. Please copy (back up) the data regularly.
Please take out the battery if the camera out of use for a long time, otherwise the product could be
damaged.

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Warranty
All products manufactured by Testboy are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a
period of one year from the delivery date of the original purchase, provided such products have been
under normal storage, use and service, and in accordance with TESTBOY’s instruction.
The warranty extends only to the original purchaser and is not transferable. It is not applicable to any
product which has been subjected to misuse, neglect, accident or abnormal conditions of operation.
Expendable parts are excluded from the warranty.
In the event of a defect in a product covered by this warranty the product shall not be further used in
order to prevent additional damage. The purchaser shall promptly report any defect to TESTBOY or this
warranty will apply.
TESTBOY will, at its option, repair or replace any such defective product without charge if it, upon
inspection, proves to be defective in material or workmanship and provided that it is returned to
TESTBOY within the said one-year period.
TESTBOY has no other obligation or liability for defects than above set forth.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. TESTBOY specifically disclaims the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
TESTBOY shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage,
whether based on contract, tort or any other legal theory.

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Copyright
© TESTBOY have all rights reserved worldwide. No parts of the software including source code may
be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in any
form or by any means, electronic, magnetic, optional, manual or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of TESTBOY.
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 TESTBOY.
Trademarks
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Quality Assurance
The Quality Management System under which these products are developed and manufactured has been
certified in accordance with the standard for ISO 9001.
TESTBOY is committed to a policy of continuous development; therefore we reserve the right to make
changes and improvements on any of the products described in this manual without prior notice.

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Content
1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................1
2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................2
3 PERIPHERALS.......................................................................................................................4
3.1 STANDARD PERIPHERALS..................................................................................................................4
3.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES...................................................................................................................4
4 APPEARANCE.......................................................................................................................5
5 INTERFACE............................................................................................................................7
6 KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................8
7 TUTORIALS............................................................................................................................9
7.1 BATTE RY OPERATION........................................................................................................................9
7.1.1 Load the battery........................................................................................................................9
7.1.2 Unload the battery...................................................................................................................10
7.2 QUICK OPERATION.......................................................................................................................... 11
7.2.1 Capture an image....................................................................................................................11
7.2.2 Color and scale.......................................................................................................................11
7.2.3 Saving an image......................................................................................................................12
7.2.4 Opening an image...................................................................................................................12
7.2.5 Transmit an image...................................................................................................................12
8 OPERATION GUIDE.............................................................................................................13
8.1 SCREEN OBJECTS............................................................................................................................. 13
8.1.1 Moving Temperature spot........................................................................................................14
8.1.2 Level and Span........................................................................................................................14
8.2 MENU FUNCTIONS...........................................................................................................................15
8.2.1 Measurement...........................................................................................................................16
8.2.2 Level/Span...............................................................................................................................16
8.2.3 Setup menu..............................................................................................................................16
8.2.4 File menu.................................................................................................................................22
9 TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................25
10 APPENDIX MATERIAL EMISSIVITY..................................................................................27

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1 Introduction
Thank you for choosing the TV304 infrared thermal imaging camera.
The TV304 is a small and light handheld thermal imaging camera. It uses advanced uncooled
microbolometer. The camera is designed for variety applications including electrical predictive
maintenance, security, medical thermography, rescue and so on. The camera is very easy to use
and is operated by using a few buttons which are conveniently placed on the camera.
The compact design offers advanced features such as finger-tip controls, high quality thermal
images, on-board image processing, large capacity memory and versatile USB connectivity.
TV304 camera can be used as
Power Supply: Thermal condition checking, fault & defect diagnosis on transmission
lines and power equipment.
Petrol-Chemical: Inspection of oil pipeline, detection of material surfaces, heat spilling,
as well as on heat-preservation structure, power equipment, etc.
Fire fighting: Forest-fire prevention, searching for latent source of ignition, preventive
detection on specific material auto-ignition, and safety detection on electrical device for
fire-prevention.
Medical treatment: Body temperature measurement and analysis of temperature
distribution.
Others: Multiple-purpose for railway industry, construction industry, scientific research,
etc.

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2 Technical Specifications
Table 2.1 Technical Specifications
Detector Type Focal Plane Array (FPA), uncooled
microbolometer
Resolution 384×288
Thermal Sensitivity 0.06℃@30℃
Field of View/
Min Focus Distance 16°×12°/0.5m
Focusing Method Manual
Image
Performance
Spatial Resolution 0.88 mrad
Image display LCD display Built-in High resolution color 2.8”LCD
Temperature range ﹣20℃~500℃
Accuracy ±2℃or ±2% of reading whichever is greater
movable spot 4
Movable area 3
Line profile √
Max and Min
temperature for
areas
√
Average
temperature for
areas
√
Isotherms √
Temperature
Difference √
Alarm(voice, color) √
Measurement
Palette 11 palettes changeable
Image storage 1000 images
File format JPEG;14 bit thermal measurement data
included
Image storage
Voice annotation 40 seconds voice record along with every
image
Laser Pointer Class 2, 1mW/635nm (red)
Battery type Li-Ion, rechargeable
Battery operating
time 3 hours continues
Power
Power saving √
Operating
temperature ﹣15℃~+50℃
Environmental
characteristics
Storage temperature ﹣25℃~+60℃

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humidity Operating and storage：≦90％
non-condensing
Weight 0.91 kilogramPhysical
characteristics Dimension 310×127×90mm
Power input √
Audio output √
Video output PAL/NTSC Output impedance 75ohm
USB √
Interface
SD Card SD Card(1G)

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3 Peripherals
3.1 Standard Peripherals
TV304 infrared camera and its accessories are delivered in a hard transport case. The system
comprises:：
TV304 infrared camera
USB cable
Transport case
User’s manual
Two SAMSUNG L160 lithium batteries
Battery charger
Lens cap
Audio adaptor cable
Video cable
Browse software
Earphone
3.2 Optional Accessories
Optional accessories include:
75mmlens
Analyzing software

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4 Appearance
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Figure 4.1 TV304 camera appearance
Table 4.1 Appearance
Number Description
①Lens, manually focusing
②Tripod fix point LCD display
③Keyboard , it will be described in chapter 6
④Battery position
⑤Output interface cover
⑥Laser indicator
⑦Tripod mounting point
⑧Shortcut trigger
User-defined function，default setting is laser indicator
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5 Interface
Figure 5.1 Interface
Table 5.1 Interface Description
Number Description
①S type connector. For connecting video cable and audio cable.
②External power connector
③USB interface
For the thermal imager and computer data transmission.
④SD card slot
Note: The USB connector will show the images in the internal FLASH by default, please use SD
card reader to browse the saved images in SD card.
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6 keyboard description
Figure 6.1 Keyboard
Table 6.1 Keyboard Description
Name Description
Selections/ Auto
Hold this for three seconds to get the best image automatically.
Press this to set the emissivity, measurement method and palette alternately.
Cancel
Cancel the current operation.
Exit a menu, dialog box, or a prompt window.
Return to the real-time measurement mode.
Directions /Confirm
Press Confirm to show the pull up menu.
Press Confirm to save the changes and exit.
Press direction buttons to change the menu.
Press direction buttons to move the spot position.
If palette is chosen，press left/right button to change
If the imager is in manual adjustment condition, press up/down button to
change the temperature limit of the palette.
Power Switch Hold this button for three seconds to switch on/off the power.
Frozen/Save key
Press the button to freeze the image.
Press again to save the frozen image.
Hold the button to save a live image.
Power indicator Indicate the imager´s operating state

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7 Tutorials
7.1 Battery Operation
7.1.1 Load the battery
The battery compartment is located in the handle of the unit.
To open the battery compartment just simply hold the release trigger, and take it out.
Figure 7.1.1.1 Position of Release Trigger
Put the battery in the battery box with the connectors facing to each other. Then keep it
steadily flat. The connectors are shown by the arrows below.
Figure 7.1.1.2 Position of connectors
Then put the battery in the compartment, hold and push it forward，until it is optically charged.
Release Trigger

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Figure 7.1.1.3 direction of charging the battery
To replace the battery cover back just insert the forward part of cover to the notch，and press
the backwards to lock the release trigger.
7.1.2 Unload the battery
To unload the battery, just take off the cover by pressing the release trigger.
Figure 7.1.2.1 Position of the release trigger
Then hold the battery and pull it backward to take it out.
Figure 7.1.2.2 Direction of unload the battery
Release trigger
Notch

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Put the cover to the box and push down the cover buckle to finish the unloading operation.
7.2 Quick Operation
7.2.1 Capture an image
Please follow the steps below to capture an infrared image:
step Operation
1 Put the battery in the compartment.
2 Hold the ON/OFF power button to switch on the camera. Then wait for a few seconds to let the
machine start up.
3 Point the camera to a warm object. You can press and hold the ‘F’ trigger to turn on the laser indicator
to exactly locate the target.
4 Adjust the lens ring clockwise or anticlockwise to obtain the best display.
5 Move the target object to the center of the screen, if the target becomes unclear, adjust the lens ring
again to get the best focus.
6 Press and hold down the ‘A’ button to calibrate the focus automatically.
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If different position is needed to measure, just press ‘S’ button to freeze the image, and press ‘A’
button to select the point, and then move the point to the position of the target.
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If multiple points need to be measured, or even areas need to be measured, press to call the
main menu function. Choose ‘Measurement’ to add points, profile and areas to the screen, but there
are 4 points, 1 horizontal or vertical profile, and 3 areas can be added at most. Details can be
consulted in chapter 8.
Note: When the temperature of the target object is higher or lower than the value of corresponding camera
temperature range, the temperature value shown on the screen will be in the form of <XXX°C or >XXX°C.
7.2.2 Color and scale
In some occasions, you may find out that the images you have captured do not appear satisfying.
You can change the color palette prior to saving the image and can change the palette of the image.
There are eleven different Palette scales available.
To switch between the palettes, you just need to press ‘A’ button continually to choose the scale until the
scale is shown in yellow frame. Then press left, right button to switch between the palettes.
Note: you need to press ‘A’ button several times to go to the palette change function. The scale will be
framed in yellow, but not the temperature value, the temperature value framed in yellow is used for adjusting
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7.2.3 Saving an image
There are four ways to save the current thermal image:
Methods Operation
1 If an image has been frozen, press ‘S’ button again to save the frozen image.
2 If an image has been frozen, press the Confirm button(the middle button of the joystick) to show
the pull up menu, select “File”, and “Save” to save the image to the memory.
3 If the unit is in live mode, hold ‘S’ button for three seconds to save the current live image.
4 Set the shortcut trigger to “Save”, then press the shortcut trigger to save the image.
7.2.4 Opening an image
Please follow the descriptions below to open an image
Steps Operation
1 Press Confirm button to activate the main menu，choose “File” and then “Open” to show the saved
images. The images’ name will be shown as IR_XX(position of the current image/total images) on
the left top corner.
2 Move the joystick left or right to change the current displaying image.
3 Press ○,Cbutton to exit the operation, and back to the measuring mode.
7.2.5 Transmit an image
The imager can be connected to a computer by the attached USB cable. Use the given software to
analysis or manage the images.
Note: Please use the imager’s own function to format the FLASH memory. The format operation on the
computer is not recommended.