Uni-Trend UTi26OB User manual

UTi260B
P/N:110401109510X
Professional Thermal Imager
User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing this brand new product. In order to use this product safely and
correctly, please read this manual thoroughly, especially the safety notes.
After reading this manual, it is recommended to keep the manual at an easily accessible
place, preferably close to the device, for future reference.
Uni-Trend guarantees that the product is free from any defect in material and workmanship
within one year from the purchase date. This warranty does not apply to damages caused
by accident, negligence, misuse, modification, contamination or improper handling. The
dealer shall not be entitled to give any other warranty on behalf of Uni-Trend. If you need
warranty service within the warranty period, please contact your seller directly.
Uni-Trend will not be responsible for any special, indirect, incidental or subsequent damage
or loss caused by using this device.
1. Specifications ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2. Structure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3. Display ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
4. Power On/Off ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
5. Measurement ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
6. Palette ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
7. Point Temperature ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
8. Image Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
9. Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
9.1 Language --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
9.2 Date and Time --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
9.3 Temperature Unit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
9.4 HI/LO Alert -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
9.5 Measuring Modes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
9.6 Measurements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
9.7 Display Brightness ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
9.8 Auto Power Off -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
9.9 USB Mode -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
9.10 System Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
10. Temperature Compensation and Calibration ---------------------------------------------- 18
11. Image Viewing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
12. Image Capture ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19
13. LED Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
14. USB Communication and Image Projection ----------------------------------------------- 20
15. SD Card -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
16. Charging -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
17. Maintenance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
18. Safety Instructions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
19. Notice for Use ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
20. Appendix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Preface
Limited Warranty and Liability
Table of Contents
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Sensor
Temperature range
Measurement resolution
Accuracy
Response time
IR resolution
Pixel size
Color palette
Infrared spectral bandwidth
Field of view (FOV)
Spatial resolution (IFOV)
Thermal sensitivity
Frame rate
Temperature
measurement display
Image format
Buttons
Image mode
Temperature
measuring point
Visual light camera
Visual light resolution
Image blending ratio
PC software
Real-time image
transmission
Data transmission
Product size (L x W x H)
Display type
Display resolution
Battery
Auto power off
Battery life
Charging time
Charging voltage/current
Image storage
Transportation/Storage
environment
Operating environment
IP Rating
Drop test
Operating altitude
Standard accessories
UFPA
High-gain: -15°C~150°C; low gain: 150°C~550°C
0.1°C
±2°C/±2% (whichever is greater)
≤500ms
49,152 pixels (256 × 192)
12μm
Iron, Rainbow, White Hot, Red Hot,
Black Hot, Lava, Rainbow HC
8μm~14μm
56° (H) × 42° (V)
3.8mrad
<60mK
<25Hz
ROI, center point temperature, high
temperature tracking (default)
BMP
10 buttons: Power, Image trigger, Back, direction
buttons (left/right/up/down), SET, Replay, Flashlight
Thermal, Digital camera (visual light), Fusion, PIP
In addition to the center point, 3 points can be added.
Yes
640 x 480 pixels
0% (pure visual light image), 25%, 50%, 75%,
and 100% (pure infrared image)
Yes
Yes (real-time image projection through PC software)
Type-C USB interface
236mm x 75.5mm x 86mm
2.8” TFT LCD
320 × 240 pixels
Single 3.6V/5000mAh Li-ion battery 26650
5min, 10min, 30min, off (default: 30min)
≥6 hours
≤5 hours
5V/2A
Micro SD card
-20°C~60°C (-4°F~140°F), <85% RH (non-condensing)
0°C~50°C (32°F~122°F), 10%~95%RH (non-condensing)
IP65
2m
≤2000m
User manual, Type-C USB cable, 16GB TF card
1. Specifications
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Description
Upper casing
USB (Type-C) interface
SD card slot
Lower casing
Interface cover
LED light
Infrared camera lens
Visual light camera lens
Trigger
LCD display
Item Description Item
Power button
Flashlight button
Left button
Down button
Up button
Replay button
Right button
Back button
SET button
Tripod mounting hole
2. Structure
Display size: 2.8”
Display resolution: 320 (vertical) x 240 (horizontal) pixels
3. Display
Description
Center point temperature
Maximum temperature
Maximum temperature point
Minimum temperature point
Main menu
Region of interest (ROI)
Item Description Item
Maximum temperature point in ROI
Temperature bar
Battery status
Date and time
Maximum temperature in ROI
Calibrating…
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Press and hold the power button for 3s to turn on/off the product. For long-term idle or
measuring environment change, please turn on the product and leave it for 20 minutes before
measuring.
Note: After the product starts the shutdown procedure, it takes 5 to 6 seconds. Please try to
avoid turning on and off the product continuously to avoid damage.
5. Measurement
1) Press the SET button to open the main menu.
2) Press the left/right button to select the option.
3) Press the SET button to enter the Measurement menu.
4) Press the up/down button to select Center Spot (center point measurement), HiLo Spot
(maximum and minimum temperature measurement) or ROI.
5) Press the SET button to turn on/off Center Spot, HiLo Spot or ROI.
6) Press the back button to exit.
6. Palette
1) Press the SET button to open the main menu.
2) Press the left/right button to select the option.
3) Press the SET button to enter the Palette menu.
4) Press the up/down button to select the desired palette.
5) Press the SET button to apply the palette.
6) Press the back button to exit.
4. Power On/Off
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7. Point Temperature
1) Press the SET button to open the main menu.
2) Press the left/right button to select the option.
3) Press the SET button to enter the Point Temperature menu.
4) Press the up/down button to select the desired point.
A. Press the SET button to turn on the point and enter the thermal imaging page
Press the left/right/up/down button to move the point.
Press the SET button to confirm and read the temperature of the current point.
B. Press the SET button to turn off the current selecting point.
Press the back button to exit.
8. Image Mode
1) Press the SET button to open the main menu.
2) Press the left/right button to select the option.
3) Press the SET button to enter the Image Mode menu.
4) Press the up/down button to select the desired mode from Thermal (infrared image),
Digital (visual light image), Fusion (image blending), and PIP (picture in picture).
5) Press the SET button to apply the current mode.
6) Press the back button to exit.
7) In Fusion mode, press the left/right button to select the desired blending ratio from 0%
(pure visual light image), 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% (pure infrared image) under the
thermal imaging page.
8) If Alignment Distance is selected, users can set the alignment distance (meter) of the
fusion target to 0.5, 1.0 (default), 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 or >3.0.
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9. Settings
To enter Settings menu:
1) Press the SET button to open the main menu.
2) Press the left/right button to select the option.
3) Press the SET button to enter the Settings menu.
4) Press the back button to return to previous menu.
9.1 Language
To set language:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Language option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Language submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select Chinese or English.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
9.2 Date and Time
To set date and time:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Date and Time option in the settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Date and Time submenu.
3) Press the left/right button to select the parameter to be adjusted.
4) Press the SET button to enter the parameter adjustment state.
5) Press the up/down button to increase or decrease the value.
6) Press the SET button to save the settings and return to set other parameters.
7) Press the back button to exit.
9.3 Temperature Unit
To set temperature unit:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Temperature Unit option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Temperature Unit submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select °C or °F.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
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9.4 HI/LO Alert
To set high/low temperature alert:
1) Press the up/down button to select the HI/LO Alert option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the HI/LO Alert submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select and set the desired option.
4) Select HI or LO to adjust the temperature parameter by the up/down button.
5) Select other options to turn the alert on or off.
6) Press the back button to exit.
9.6 Measurements
To set measurement parameters:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Measurements option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Measurements submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select Emissivity, Ambient Temperature or Distance.
4) Press the SET button to enter the parameter adjustment state.
5) Press the up/down button to increase or decrease the value.
6) Press the SET button to save the current setting.
7) Press the back button to exit.
Note: For emissivity values of common materials, please refer to the Common Emissivity.
9.7 Display Brightness
To set display brightness:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Display Brightness option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Display Brightness submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select the desired brightness level from Low, Medium,
and High.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
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To set scale of temperature:
1)Press the up/down button to select the Temperature Scale option in the Settings menu.
2)Press the SET button to enter the Temperature Scale submenu.
3)Press the up/down button to select the desired option.
4)Select High-gain or Low-gain to adjust the scale of temperature.
5)Press the SET button to save the current setting.
6)Press the back button to exit after the temperature scale is switched successful.
Temperature scale: high-gain -15°C~150°C, low-gain 150°C~550°C
Note: It takes about 30~40s to switch the temperature scale. Please wait until it is stable
and take the next action.
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9.8 Auto Power Off
To set auto power off:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Auto Power Off option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Auto Power Off submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select the desired option from 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes,
30 Minutes, and Off.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
9.9 USB Mode
To set USB mode:
1) Press the up/down button to select the USB Mode option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the USB Mode submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select USB Disk or USB Camera.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
Note: USB disk mode allows users to browse pictures and analyze data on a PC, while USB
camera mode allows users to realize real-time image projection after connecting to a PC.
9.10 System Settings
To enter System Settings submenu:
1) Press the up/down button to select the System Settings option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the System Settings submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select cooresponding setting options.
4) Press the SET button to enter submenus.
5) Press the back button to return to previous menu.
9.10.1 Device Information
To view the device information:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Device Information option in the System Settings
submenu.
2) Press the SET button to view the detail information of the device.
3) Press the back button to exit.
Note: Capacity is the storage capacity of the SD card in use currently.
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9.10.2 Factory Reset
To restore factory settings:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Factory Reset option in the System Settings
submenu.
2) Press the SET button to enter.
3) Press the up/down button to select Yes.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
Note: During the factory reset process, please do not force other operation to avoid program
errors.
9.10.3 Format SD Card
To format SD card:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Format SD Card option in the System Settings
submenu.
2) Press the SET button to enter.
3) Press the up/down button to select Yes.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
Note: When formatting the SD card, please do not remove it or perform other operation to
avoid program errors.
9.10.4 Auto Save
To set auto save:
1) Press the up/down button to select the Auto Save option in the Settings menu.
2) Press the SET button to enter the Auto Save submenu.
3) Press the up/down button to select Yes or No.
4) Press the SET button to confirm.
5) Press the back button to exit.
Note: Do not remove or insert the SD card in saving pictures. It is recommended to save
no more than 1000 pictures, so as not to af fect the response speed of the product. When
the number of pictures exceeds 1,000, please clean up the SD card in time.
To adapt to different environments and places, manual temperature compensation is
available. For the specific setting method, please refer to 9.6 Measurements.
To improve the stability of temperature measurement, manual temperature calibration can
be performed. Calibration method: Press the back button on the main measurement interface.
11. Image Viewing
1) Press the replay button to enter the gallery interface.
2) Use the up/down/left/right button to select the desired image.
3) Press the SET button to view the image in full screen mode.
4) Press the SET button in full screen mode to delete the image or view its information.
Note: Do not remove or insert the SD card in viewing images.
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12. Image Capture
1) Pull and release the trigger to capture an image.
2) In the manual save mode, press the left/right button to discard or save the image,
and press the SET button to confirm or the back button to return.
3) In the auto save mode, the image will be saved automatically.
Note: Images can only be saved if an SD card is installed.
13. LED Light
Press and hold the flashlight button for 3 seconds to turn on/off the LED light.
When the temperature alert is on and the measured temperature exceeds the set temperature
range, the LED light will flash.
Note: When the LED light is on, please do not point to the eyes of people or animals.
14. USB Communication and Image Projection
1) Download and install the upper PC software of UTi Thermal Analyzer and real-time image
projection (refer to UNI-T Documents Download Operation Guide).
2) Connect the USB cable to the PC.
3) Set the USB mode to USB Disk to browse pictures and analyze data through the upper
PC software; set the USB mode to USB Camera to realize real-time image projection
through the PC software.
4) Regarding the usage of the PC software, retrieve the Software User Manual from the
Help option of the operation interface.
Note: Please do not unplug the USB cable during image projection; after use, please close
the PC software before unplugging the USB cable.
15. SD Card
This device supports Micro SD card (TF card) to store images. To avoid affecting the
operating speed of the device, please copy the backup data regularly and clean up the SD
card in time. To avoid causing abnormal data on the SD card, do not insert or remove the
SD card repeatedly. Try to remove and insert the SD card when the device is turned off.
16. Charging
Please use a safety-certified 5V/1A or 5V/2A power adapter for charging. Do not turn off the
product easily during charging. If shutdown or restart is needed, please unplug the Type-C
power cord and disconnect the power supply first.
17. Maintenance
Use a wet cloth or weak soap solution to clean the outer shell of the device.
Do not use abrasives, isopropyl alcohol or solvents to clean the outer shell, lens or window.
18. Safety Instructions
To ensure proper use of this product, please read the instructions carefully before using.
Please do not use the product in flammable, explosive, steamy, wet or corrosive environments.
Stop using the product if it was damaged, drop or modified to avoid inaccurate measurement
results.
19. Notice for Use
Please use the correct emissivity to obtain accurate temperature readouts.
To ensure accuracy of the product, please warm it up for 20 minutes before measuring if it
has not been used for a long time.
When being charged, the internal temperature of the product rises, which will lead to
inaccurate temperature measurement. So, it is not recommended to take measurements
during or right after charging the product.
The product has a self-calibration function. If the reading jumps quickly, please read the
temperature after it gets steady.
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20. Appendix
Common Emissivity
Material
Wood
Water
Brick
Stainless steel
Tape
Aluminum plate
Copper plate
Black aluminum
Human skin
Asphalt
PVC
Emissivity Material Emissivity
Black paper
Polycarbonate
Concrete
Copper oxide
Cast iron
Rust
Gypsum
Paint
Rubber
Soil
Note: This manual can be downloaded from the official website of Uni-Trend (refer to
UNI-T Documents Download Operation Guide).
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