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OverrangeIndicators(OLand‐OL)
Ifthetemperaturemeasurementexceeds1112°F(600°C),thethermometerwilldisplayOLin
placeofatemperaturereading.Ifthetemperaturemeasurementisbelow‐58°F(50°C),the
thermometerwilldisplayOLinplaceofatemperaturereading.
LocatingHotorColdSpots
Todetectahotorcoldspot,aimthethermometerataregionbeyondthetargetandthenscan
theentireregioninaslow,up/downmotion.Aimthelaserpointerapproximatelyahalfinch
belowthepointoftest.
DistancetoSpotRatio(FieldofView)
Themeter’sfieldofviewis12:1(distancetospotratio).Forexample,ifthemeteris24inches
fromthetarget(spot),thediameterofthetargetmustbeatleast2inches.Otherdistancesare
shownbelowinthefieldofviewdiagram.
Notethatmeasurementsshouldnormallybemade<2feetfromthetarget.Themetercan
measurefromfurtherdistancesbutthemeasurementmaybeaffectedbyexternalsourcesof
light.Inaddition,thespotsizemaybesolargethatitencompassessurfaceareasnotintended
tobemeasured.
Itisnecessarytoensurethatthesizeofthetargetislargerthanthespotsize.Thesmallerthe
target,thecloserthedistanceshouldbe.Seetheaccompanyingdiagram.