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1. nd GTS e ENGLISH User s manual KE GJ RNOUX CHAUVIN AR GROUP 1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE isriasniscneccndccwcusntsunekascesnsusndsuseuandenwoussdsusewasdevseuesssecssesniaws 3 2 CONTENTS OF THE KE Eeer 4 3 MAIN FEATURES AND CONTROLS cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceceesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneenenees 4 4 GETTING STARTED BE 5 a Switching the camera on off ccccccnnceccnneeennnnneeeeen nee eee Ene AAA An DAE AE EEE DEGREE DEERE REED EE EEES 5 b b Charging the internal batter 5 GE 0 REE EE 6 CHE 6 Cy EE 7 f SVEN 7 g Temperature measurement ENEE EEN EE EE ENEE EE EE ENEE 7 5 6 6 1 INFRARED SETTINGS 6 2 04 6 3 NG S Pin osp TEE 13 6 5 L IMAGE BROWSER EEE EE 13 6 6 ESTE EN 14 6 7 Mull LANGUAGE SELECTION ccccccscccccceessccecccecssccecceterauecscecststececcectraeececentuauececensuantens 14 7 ADDING CAPTIONS WHEN SAVING IMAGES see 15 Pode VOICE TEE 15 TF ETTE 15 PTE 16 8 MAINTENANCE EEN 18 9 WARRANTY r 19 LO TO ORDER EEN 19 APPENDIX eege ge 20 CONTENTS Page 2 sur 2 Thank you for purchasing a thermal imaging camera C A 1879 To obtain the best service from your unit e read these operating instructions carefully e comply with the precautions for use Meaning of symbols used The rubbish bin with a line through it means that in the European Union the product must undergo selective disposal for the recycling of electric and electronic material in comp2. Thermal only b 100 Visible only c 50 Thermal and 50 visible Page 7 sur 7 Thermal Imaging Camera C A 1879 English Centre toggle button Up Down Left Right navigation buttons Hotkey 1 Hotkey 2 Hotkey 3 Hotkey 4 1 Press Hotkey 2 BS until the Visible On Off icon appears i ees l 2 If off ay press the centre toggle button to toggle to Visible On ei 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 Image alignment 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 Bee to toggle through to the Visible On Off icon ih ee If off ay i I toggle the centre button to turn the visible option on ci 2 Press Hotkey 1 to toggle through to the option E 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 Page 8 sur 8 Thermal Imaging Camera C A 1879 English Examples of alignment Align right Align up Align down 5 Four pre programmed alignment distances are included These are at 0 5m 1m 2m and 4m ranges With the alignment option selected by HK1 pressing the
3. 0 90 Planed Oak Wood 0 85 0 80 0 79 Oxidized steel 0 78 Oxidized Copper 0 76 Sand 0 75 0 70 Red Rust 0 67 Water 0 65 0 64 Oxidized Cast Iron General 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 0 86 Emery Corundum 0 85 Snow 0 85 Stainless oxidized at 800 0 84 Oxidised Iron at 500 C 0 83 Cuprous Oxide at 2600 0 82 Snow fine particles 0 81 Brass unoxidised 0 80 Glass convex D APPENDIX 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 0 73 Coating No C20A 0 72 Basalt 0 71 Graphitised carbon at 500 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 0 56 Smooth white marble 0 55 Al anodised chromic acid 0 21 Iron cast po
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5. itself off after a defined period of inactivity in order to save power There is also an Always On option Camera reset Select with Hotkey 3 KOREN io restore the factory settings Page 12 sur 12 I FO 6 4 GP Audio settings Aridi Gattinara AUDIO SJELINGE Imager Sounds On voice Annotation Session Speaker Yolume 5 Record Exit 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 additional 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 1 to 9 If session is selected the voice message is recorded in the audio settings by pressing Hotkey 3 Recording is stopped by pressing Hotkey 3 again Hotkey 2 can be used to play back the recorded message Hotkey 3 can be used to re record if necessary 6 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
6. returns the camera to live operation Hotkey 4 is used to enter and exit the menu See appendix A2 for a full icon list Page 6 sur 6 e Menu The Menu is selected by Hotkey A Use the Navigation buttons to move around and use Hotkey 3 to select a menu function Full details of menus in section 5 f 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 Please note that Hotkey 3 can be used to toggle between a live image and a frozen image g Tem perature measurement Temperature readings are displayed at the top of the display In the default mode a single temperature in is of the centre point of the cursor The other readings at the top of the display are emissivity settings and reflected temperature setting Two cursors or a measurement area can be selected from the measurement options menu see section 5 The temperature range within the scene is indicated by a scale on the right hand side of the display 55 9 C 1 00 22 E 52 5 C X51 2 41 3 69 0 e EE 62 9 Si e 51 3 Temperature 45 difference between cursors 34 25 One cursor Two cursors 5 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 24 8 C xX56 6 A 31 8 D 52 5 BEE 7 66 0 a 100
7. toggle button once aligns at 2 metres Pressing the toggle button again allows you to cycle through to 4m 0 5m and 1m These values appear in feet if F is selected 6 MENU STRUCTURE b Navigate through the menu using the navigation buttons amp and press Hotkey 3 DOM io select the required option The highlighted item will have a yellow box around it a Select the menu d by pressing Hotkey A Kiil c Use the up down buttons to move in the selected list and select the required item d Use the left right buttons e Press Hotkey 4 to change values and options for the specific item to exit or Hotkey 1 to go back to the previous menu Page 9 sur 9 Infrared Measurement Camera settings settings Audio settings Language Date amp Time selection settings d Image browser Infrared Settings Emissivity EE Palette E r onbow Reflected Temp a 3 Temp Units Integration Interpolation e Table Exit Emissivity Set emissivity value between 0 10 and 1 00 for measuring temperature Pressing Hotkey 3 e Table gives a table of emissivity values of common materials from which a selection can be made Palette Display in image using different colour palettes 1 lronbow 5 High Contrast 2 Rainbow 6 Rainbow 16 3 Isotherm Style 7 Black Hot EN Hot Metal 8 White Hot LA Reflected Temp G n ral Usually set to the ambient temperature Appli
8. Page 4 sur 4 Laser Light Visible camera Infrared lens Save button 4 GETTING STARTED a Switching the camera on off Press the on off button to switch the camera on Press and hold for a few seconds to switch the camera off b Charging the internal battery The camera s built in battery is charged via the charging port A fully charged battery will last approximately 6 hours A red LED indicates charging which turns to green when the battery is charged Note When the camera is connected to a PC via the USB cable the camera will charge but extremely slowly Page 5 sur 5 c Focusing tl Gently rotate the lens clockwise and anti clockwise to focus the image e Remember to remove the lens cap oj fo Om gt gt 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 in feet when Ff is selected of a focussed target from the camera d Hotkey buttons Hotkey 1 Hotkey 2 Hotkey 3 Hotkey 4 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
9. al audio alarm high and low HEHEHE HE JE HHH HHH HF OF HF HF Computer requirements for pc software PC IBM compatible PC with a minimum of 300MHz processor MS Windows XP 128MB RAM 16 bit colour graphics with 1024x768 capability Environment Temp operating range 5T to 450 Page 17 sur 17 Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Temp storage range 20T to 60 CE Mark Europe IP rating IP54 Operating temp for stated accuracy 23 C SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Copyright 2009 All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form 8 MAINTENANCE A For maintenance use only the spare parts specified The manufacturer cannot be held liable for any accident that occurs following a repair not performed by its customer service department or by an approved repairer Cleaning Disconnect the unit completely and turn the rotary switch to OFF Use a soft cloth dampened with soapy water Rinse with a damp cloth dry rapidly with a dry cloth or forced air Do not use alcohol solvents or hydrocarbons Make sure that no foreign body interferes with the operation of the snap device of the sensor Replacement of the battery e Change the batteries when the LCD shows To change the batteries turn the camera off remove the screw of the battery cover and replace the batteries with new AAA 1 5V Metrological check Like all measuring or testing devic
10. deletion press Hotkey 3 When a stored image is displayed press Hotkey 3 to return to live imaging Page 13 sur 13 6 6 Date amp Time settings Date amp Time Settings DD MM HH MM 5 2 7 13 03 a Back Format 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 Oo to change the value c The date formats can be changed by pressing Hotkey 2 to cycle through DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY and YYYY MM DD options Pressing Hotkey 4 will select the option on the display 6 7 Language selection When the language is highlighted shown by a yellow box around it press Hotkey 3 DOM io select Page 14 sur 14 7 ADDING CAPTIONS WHEN SAVING IMAGES 7 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 ed 80 a Do you wish to attach a voice message to this saved image Hotkey 2 for no Ed Hotkey 3 for yes m Recording CH Re record c Stop recording d Option to Re record the voice message Hotkey Hotkey 3 Ed to stop 2 for Yes w i Hotkey 3 for No e If caption mode is selected this option will now be offered to save a text caption see 6 2 Image with voice message Is being saved Playback The voice recording can be p
11. es regular instrument verification is necessary This instrument should checked at least once a year For checks and calibrations contact one of our accredited metrology laboratories information and contact details available on request at our Chauvin Arnoux subsidiary or the branch in your country Repair For all repairs before or after expiry of warranty please return the device to your distributor Page 18 sur 18 9 WARRANTY Except as otherwise stated our warranty is valid for twelve months starting from the date on which the equipment was sold Extract from our General Conditions of Sale provided on request The warranty does not apply in the following cases e Inappropriate use of the equipment or use with incompatible equipment e Modifications made to the equipment without the explicit permission of the manufacturer s technical staff e Work done on the device by a person not approved by the manufacturer e Adaptation to a particular application not anticipated in the definition of the equipment or not indicated in the user s manual e Damage caused by shocks falls or floods 10 TO ORDER CA TOFS EE P01 6512 50 Supplied in case with 1 handle 1 AC adapter to charge 1 USB cable 1 user s manual 1 Software CD ROM 1 quick start guide on paper Page 19 sur 19 A1 Emissivity tables Emissivity look up tables in Camera 1 00 0 98 Human skin 0 95 0 94 Paint oil 0 93 Brick red 0 92 Concrete
12. es only when emissivity of less than 1 is selected Page 10 sur 10 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 Measurement options Measurement Options Cursors Tracking Area Isotherms Temp Profile Temp Alarm This menu enables the selection of options for temperature measurements The symbols shown below indicate the icons shown for Hotkey 1 when the various options are selected Cursors a Choose between one or two cursors When two cursors are chosen the temperatures 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 K a Select High Low or High amp 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 designated 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 er EE Sc
13. layed back when viewing saved images in the browser Note The abort icon A on Hotkey 4 Pressing Hotkey 4 at any stage aborts the saving process 7 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 Page 15 sur 15 49 6 C Xx49 5 wii LS E a Do you wish to attach a text caption message to this caption message to this image Hotkey 2 for No Hotkey 3 for Yes w i 1 Use the up down arrow to cycle through letters and numbers until the one required appears The available symbols are 2 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcd efghijklmnoparstuvwxyz0 123456789 3 Use the left right arrow OD to move to the next space and repeat the above step until the caption is completed b Start Caption Entry 4 Press Hotkey 2 DIE io clear the whole message Set Caption Text 5 Press Hotkey 4 C io exit and save the image and caption Lomp c Example of a Caption Captions cannot be viewed with the saved images in the browser due to display constraints The captions can be viewed using the PC software 7 3 Technical specification Performance Temperature range 10 to 350 Field of view FOV 20 20 Spectral Response 8mm to 12 um Sensitivity 0 3T 308 Detector 47 x 47 pixel array Frame rate 8Hz Focus Range 0 5m to infinity Page 16 sur 16 Image storage Number U
14. lect High Low or High amp 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 Page 11 sur 11 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 position 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 H Select High Low or High amp Low Visual and audio alarms will be triggered if either 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 buttons K Camera settings camera Settings LCD Brightness Caption Mode Auto Off Camera Reset 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 displayed 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
15. liance with Directive WEEE 2002 96 EC WARNING risk of DANGER Refer to the user s manual Failure to perform the instructions in this operating manual preceded by this symbol or to perform them correctly may cause bodily injury or damage to the instrument ant the installations Conforms to European Union directives Earth terminal Equipment protected throughout by double or reinforced insulation Battery 1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Safety warning The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser Under no account should anyone 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 imager s field of view Caution use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this document may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH 21CFR 1040 10 AND 1040 11 EXCEPT FOR DEVIATIONS PURSUANT TO LASER NOTICE No 50 DATED JULY 26th2001 COMPLIES WITH IEC EN 60825 1 2001 Page 3 sur 3 2 CONTENTS OF THE CASE The case Camera PSU and International adaptors CD User s manual and software USB cable camera to PC Handle Quick start guide 3 MAIN FEATURES AND CONTROLS Laser button Save button Microphone me SS Speaker A T On Off button Toggle button 4 Navigation buttons Hotkeys
16. lished 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 Page 20 sur 20 A2 Full icon list Hotkey one y Isotherm low te Cursor one Profile horizontal pr Cursor two Profile vertical Alignment u Alarm high CC K Tracking Alarm low t Area r 1 Isotherm hic Playback Hotkey two Camera off igh Camera on Auto temperature range EN Manual temperature range Hotkey three BS Freeze db four Menus Other icons Level down Level up Span maximum Span minimum Level maximum EJ Level minimum No memory card Page 21 sur 21 05 2009 Code 692863A02 Ed 1 DEUTSCHLAND Chauvin Arnoux GmbH StraBburger Str 34 77694 Kehl Rhein Tel 07851 99 26 0 Fax 07851 99 26 60 ESPANA Chauvin Arnoux Ib rica S A C Roger de Flor N 293 Planta 1 08025 Barcelona Tel 902 20 22 26 Fax 934 59 14 43 ITALIA Amra SpA Via Sant Ambrogio 23 25 20050 Bareggia di Macherio Ml Tel 039 245 75 45 Fax 039 481 561 OSTERREICH Chauvin Arnoux Ges m b H Slamastrasse 29 3 1230 Wien Tel 01 61 61 961 0 Fax 01 61 61 961 61 SCANDINAVIA CA Matsystem AB Box 4501 SE 18304 TABY Tel 46 8 50 52 68 00 Fax 46 8 50 52 68 10 SCHWEIZ Chauvin Arnoux AG Moosacherstrasse 15 8804 AU ZH Tel 044 727 75 55
17. p to 1000 images on SD card supplied Medium Micro SD Card Display 372 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 lt 0 2mrad Maximum Output lt 1mW Measurement Temperature range 100 to 350T 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 20 or 2 of reading in Imager power supply Battery Lithium ion field rechargeable Operation time Up to 6 hours continuous operation AG operation AG adaptor supplied Mechanical Housing Impact Resistant Plastic with over moulded soft plastic and detachable handle Dimensions 130mmx95mmx90mm excluding handle Weight 0 70kg Mounting Handheld amp 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 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 Visu
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