TESTO 881 Reference guide

Brief instructions en
testo 881 · Thermal imager
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Changing assignment of the quick
select buttons
Change the left or right quick select button:
1Call up: Move Joystick to the left or right.
2Navigate: Move Joystick up / down.
3Confirm: Press [OK] .
or
Cancel: Press [Esc] .
Getting to know the quick select
buttons
Using the quick select buttons, the set functions are
called up directly. Factory settings:
Left quick select button : Adjust scaling.
Right quick select button :
testo 881-2: Change colour palette.
testo 881-1/3: Select image type.
Building inspection
Electrical maintenance work
Mechanical maintenance
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Image type
Light
Palette
Emissivity...
Scale...
Adjustment
Scale… Image type
0970 8809 en 01 V01.00 en-US

Commissioning
1Push the rechargeable battery all the way
into the rechargeable battery slot until this is flush
with the bottom of the handle.
- The thermal imager starts automatically.
2Remove protective film from the display .
- Instrument language (Language) and temperature
unit (Unit) can be set:
3Move Joystick up / down to select the desired
option.
4Press [OK] .
5Move Joystick up / down to change the setting.
6Press [OK].
7Press [Apply] function key to apply the
settings.
8Press [] to switch off the thermal imager.
9Connect power supply ().
10 Completely charge battery (3 hours).
11 Insert Memory card in the card slot (SD) .
- The camera is now ready for operation.
Recording the image
1Freeze image: Press trigger button once.
2Save image: Press trigger button again.
or
Discard image: Press [Esc] .
Getting to know the menu
1Open menu: Press [OK] .
2Navigate: Move Joystick up / down.
3Open submenu (only for menu points marked
with ): Move joystick to the right.
4Call up a function: Press [OK].
or
Exit menu: Press [Esc] .
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Focusing the picture
With motor focus (testo 881-3 only)
1Switch on motor focus: Slide motor focus
switch towards the display (position ).
2Focus: Move motor focus control .
Manual
testo 881-3 only: Caution! Manually turning while
motor focus is switched on damages the auto
mechanism.
Switch off motor focus: Slide motor focus
switch towards the lens (position: ).
Turn lens by hand.
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Apply
Switching on / off
Remove protection cap from the lens.
Switch on: Press [ ] .
- The measurement view is opened after the warm-
up period.
- The thermal imager performs an automatic
zeroing approx. every 60 sec. This can be
recognized by a “click”. The image is frozen
briefly when this occurs.
Switch off: Press [ ] again.
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Measurement
Image gallery
Scale...
Display...
Emissivity...
Palette
Audio…
Configuration
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