User manual
EXTECHINSTRUMENTS
6IR300UV‐en‐GB_V1.01/16
SurfaceTemperatureMeasurements
1. Typicalsettingshouldbe:LaserpointerON,BacklightON,Temperatureunitssetasneeded,
Emissivitysetto0.95,APO(autopowerOFF)setto10secondsandFlashlightONif
measuringinadimlylitarea.
2. Openthelensprotectivelenscoverbyrotatingthe
coverwheelclockwise(facing
thelens)untilthedotis
visibleonthewheel.
3. HoldthemeterbyitsHandleGripandpointittoward
thesurfacetobemeasured.
4. PullandholdtheTriggertoturnthemeteronand
begintestinginScanmode.Thedisplaywilllightifthe
batteriesaregood.Replacethebatteriesifthedisplay
doesnotlight.
5. ReleasetheTrigger;thereadingwillHOLDforthetime
setintheAPOsetting.Thebacklightwillturnoffafterapproximately4seconds.
6. Themeterdefaultstotheprogrammedconditionsinusewhenthemeterwas
lastswitched
OFF.
LaserPointer
The laser pointer circle identifies the area being
measured.Thesizeof theareaisdeterminedby the
distance to spot ratio. Objects outside the circle are
notmeasured. The spot measuredshould always be
largerthanthecircleforaccuratemeasurements.
MAX,MIN,AVERAGEandMAX‐MIN
IntheMAXMINAVGmodethemeterwillrecordtheMaximum valuescanned,Minimumvalue
scanned,theAverageofthescannedvaluesandtheDifferencebetweentheMaxandMinvalue.
1. TurnMaxMinONinthesettingsmode
2. Pressandholdthetriggertoscananarea.
Max,Min,AvgorMax‐Min
willbedisplayedinthelowerrightdisplay.Presstheup
buttonto
selecttheparametertobedisplayed.Thevalueswillbecontinuously
updatedforthelengthofthescan.