User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

1 Disclaimers
- 1.1 Legal disclaimer
- 1.2 Usage statistics
- 1.3 Changes to registry
- 1.4 U.S. Government Regulations
- 1.5 Copyright
- 1.6 Quality assurance
- 1.7 Patents
- 1.8 EULA Terms
- 1.9 EULA Terms
2 Safety information
3 Notice to user
- 3.1 User-to-user forums
- 3.2 Calibration
- 3.3 Accuracy
- 3.4 Disposal of electronic waste
- 3.5 Training
- 3.6 Documentation updates
- 3.7 Important note about this manual
- 3.8 Note about authoritative versions
4 Customer help
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Submitting a question
- 4.3 Downloads
5 Quick start guide
- 5.1 Procedure
- 5.2 To keep in mind
6 Register the camera
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Procedure
7 A note about ergonomics
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Figure
8 Camera parts
- 8.1 View from the rear
  - 8.1.1 Figure
  - 8.1.2 Explanation
- 8.2 View from the front
  - 8.2.1 Figure
  - 8.2.2 Explanation
- 8.3 View from the bottom
  - 8.3.1 Figure
  - 8.3.2 Explanation
- 8.4 Laser distance meter and laser pointer
9 Screen elements
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Menu system
- 9.3 Soft buttons
- 9.4 Status icons and indicators
- 9.5 Swipe-down menu
- 9.6 Image overlay information
10 Navigating the menu system
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Navigating using the navigation pad
11 Handling the camera
- 11.1 Charging the battery
- 11.2 Installing and removing the camera battery
  - 11.2.1 Installing the battery
  - 11.2.2 Removing the battery
- 11.3 Turning on and turning off the camera
- 11.4 Adjusting the angle of lens
  - 11.4.1 Figure
  - 11.4.2 Procedure
- 11.5 Adjusting the infrared camera focus manually
  - 11.5.1 Figure
  - 11.5.2 Procedure
- 11.6 Autofocusing the infrared camera
- 11.7 Continuous autofocus
  - 11.7.1 General
  - 11.7.2 Procedure
- 11.8 Operating the laser distance meter
  - 11.8.1 General
  - 11.8.2 Procedure
- 11.9 Measuring areas
  - 11.9.1 General
  - 11.9.2 Procedure
- 11.10 Connecting external devices and storage media
- 11.11 Moving files to a computer
  - 11.11.1 General
  - 11.11.2 Procedure
- 11.12 Assigning functions to the programmable buttons
  - 11.12.1 General
  - 11.12.2 Procedure
- 11.13 Using the camera lamp as a flash
  - 11.13.1 General
  - 11.13.2 Procedure
- 11.14 Changing camera lenses
- 11.15 Neck strap
- 11.16 Hand strap
12 Saving and working with images
- 12.1 About image files
- 12.2 Saving an image
  - 12.2.1 General
  - 12.2.2 Procedure
- 12.3 Previewing an image
  - 12.3.1 General
  - 12.3.2 Procedure
- 12.4 Opening a saved image
  - 12.4.1 General
  - 12.4.2 Procedure
- 12.5 Editing a saved image
- 12.6 Zooming an image
  - 12.6.1 General
  - 12.6.2 Procedure
- 12.7 Deleting images
- 12.8 Resetting the image counter
  - 12.8.1 General
  - 12.8.2 Procedure
13 Working with the image archive
- 13.1 General
  - 13.1.1 Managing folders via soft button
- 13.2 Opening image and video files
- 13.3 Creating a new folder
- 13.4 Renaming a folder
- 13.5 Changing the active folder
  - 13.5.1 General
  - 13.5.2 Procedure
- 13.6 Moving files between folders
- 13.7 Deleting a folder
- 13.8 Deleting an image or video file
  - 13.8.1 General
  - 13.8.2 Procedure
- 13.9 Deleting multiple files
  - 13.9.1 General
  - 13.9.2 Procedure
- 13.10 Deleting all files
  - 13.10.1 General
  - 13.10.2 Procedure
14 Achieving a good image
- 14.1 General
- 14.2 Adjusting the infrared camera focus
- 14.3 Adjusting the infrared image
- 14.4 Changing the camera temperature range
  - 14.4.1 General
  - 14.4.2 Procedure
- 14.5 Changing the color palettes
  - 14.5.1 General
  - 14.5.2 Procedure
- 14.6 Changing the measurement parameters
- 14.7 Performing a non-uniformity correction (NUC)
  - 14.7.1 Performing an NUC manually
- 14.8 Hiding all overlay
  - 14.8.1 General
15 Working with image modes
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Image examples
- 15.3 Selecting an image mode
16 Working with measurement tools
- 16.1 General
- 16.2 Adding/removing measurement tools
- 16.3 Editing user presets
  - 16.3.1 General
  - 16.3.2 Procedure
- 16.4 Moving and resizing a measurement tool
- 16.5 Changing the measurement parameters
- 16.6 Displaying values in the result table
  - 16.6.1 General
  - 16.6.2 Procedure
- 16.7 Creating and setting up a difference calculation
  - 16.7.1 General
  - 16.7.2 Procedure
- 16.8 Setting a measurement alarm
17 Working with color alarms and isotherms
- 17.1 Color alarms
18 Annotating images
- 18.1 General
- 18.2 Adding a note
  - 18.2.1 General
  - 18.2.2 Procedure
- 18.3 Adding a text comment table
- 18.4 Adding a voice annotation
  - 18.4.1 General
  - 18.4.2 Procedure
- 18.5 Adding a sketch
  - 18.5.1 General
  - 18.5.2 Procedure
19 Programming the camera (time-lapse)
- 19.1 General
- 19.2 Procedure
20 Recording video clips
- 20.1 General
- 20.2 Procedure
- 20.3 Playing a saved video clip
21 Screening alarm
- 21.1 General
- 21.2 Procedure
22 Pairing Bluetooth devices
- 22.1 General
- 22.2 Procedure
23 Configuring Wi-Fi
- 23.1 General
- 23.2 Setting up a wireless access point (most common use)
- 23.3 Connecting the camera to a WLAN (less common use)
24 Fetching data from external FLIR meters
- 24.1 General
- 24.2 Technical support for external meters
- 24.3 Procedure
- 24.4 Typical moisture measurement and documentation procedure
  - 24.4.1 General
  - 24.4.2 Procedure
- 24.5 More information
25 Changing settings
- 25.1 General
26 Cleaning the camera
- 26.1 Camera housing, cables, and other items
- 26.2 Infrared lens
- 26.3 Infrared detector
  - 26.3.1 General
  - 26.3.2 Procedure
27 Technical data
- 27.1 Online field-of-view calculator
- 27.2 Note about technical data
- 27.3 Note about authoritative versions
- 27.4 FLIR T530 24°
- 27.5 FLIR T530 42°
- 27.6 FLIR T530 24° + 14°
- 27.7 FLIR T530 24° + 42°
- 27.8 FLIR T530 24° + 14° & 42°
- 27.9 FLIR T530 42° + 14°
- 27.10 FLIR T540 24°
- 27.11 FLIR T540 42°
- 27.12 FLIR T540 24° + 14°
- 27.13 FLIR T540 24° + 42°
- 27.14 FLIR T540 24° + 14° & 42°
- 27.15 FLIR T540 42° + 14°
28 Mechanical drawings
29 Application examples
- 29.1 Moisture & water damage
  - 29.1.1 General
  - 29.1.2 Figure
- 29.2 Faulty contact in socket
  - 29.2.1 General
  - 29.2.2 Figure
- 29.3 Oxidized socket
  - 29.3.1 General
  - 29.3.2 Figure
- 29.4 Insulation deficiencies
  - 29.4.1 General
  - 29.4.2 Figure
- 29.5 Draft
  - 29.5.1 General
  - 29.5.2 Figure
30 About FLIR Systems
- 30.1 More than just an infrared camera
- 30.2 Sharing our knowledge
- 30.3 Supporting our customers
31 Terms, laws, and definitions
32 Thermographic measurement techniques
- 32.1 Introduction
- 32.2 Emissivity
  - 32.2.1 Finding the emissivity of a sample
- 32.3 Reflected apparent temperature
- 32.4 Distance
- 32.5 Relative humidity
- 32.6 Other parameters
33 The secret to a good thermal image
- 33.1 Introduction
- 33.2 Background
- 33.3 A good image
- 33.4 The three unchangeables—the basis for a good image
- 33.5 The changeables—image optimization and temperature measurement
- 33.6 Taking images—practical tips
- 33.7 Conclusion
34 About calibration
- 34.1 Introduction
- 34.2 Definition—what is calibration?
- 34.3 Camera calibration at FLIR Systems
- 34.4 The differences between a calibration performed by a user and that performed directly at FLIR Systems
- 34.5 Calibration, verification and adjustment
- 34.6 Non-uniformity correction
- 34.7 Thermal image adjustment (thermal tuning)
35 History of infrared technology
36 Theory of thermography
- 36.1 Introduction
- 36.2 The electromagnetic spectrum
- 36.3 Blackbody radiation
- 36.4 Infrared semi-transparent materials
37 The measurement formula
38 Emissivity tables
- 38.1 References
- 38.2 Tables

User’s manual

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