Guide Infrared IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Wuhan Guide Infrared Co.,Ltd.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Content Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2 Precautions and maintenance................................................................................. 3 Chapter 3 IR518 Technical Specifications ................................................................................. 5 Chapter 4 Buttons and interface of imager ............................................
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual This manual must not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or transmitted to any electronic medium or machine readable form.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction IR 518 is of ultra-compact, lightweight & unparalleled design, low power dissipation, more reliable functionality and robust performance. IR 518 can penetrate through haze, smoke, rain, snow and total darkness to track and aim target which is difficult to be observed by human eyes in both day and night, and all weather condition.
IR518 Thermal Imager Chapter 2 User Manual Precautions and maintenance Do not direct the IR518 Thermal Imager at very high intensity radiation sources such as the sun, carbon dioxide lasers or arc welders etc. Do not direct the IR518 Thermal Imager at high temperature target when power-on the IR518 Thermal Imager. When the IR518 Thermal Imager is not in use or is to be transported, ensure that the battery is taken out and the unit is stored in the protective carry case.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual If the observation is over or in holding state, please timely cut off the power so as to effectively extend the imager lifetime. Pay attention to the protection of the various cables and wires that connected with thermal imager. Do not clean with chemical solvent, diluents. The clean, soft and dry flannelette is available.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 3 IR518 Technical Specifications Detector Detector Type： Uncooled FPA microbolometer Spectral range： 8～14μm Pixel： 384×288、160X120 Pitch： 25μm×25μm NETD Less than 110mk Lens： Image Performance 50mm/25mm FOV： 10.97°×8.24°(50mm) , 9.15°x6.
IR518 Thermal Imager Interfaces: User Manual Analog video output / USB port/ RS232 Physical Characteristics Colour： Black Weight： 760g (with batteries and SD card) Size: 182mmx97mmx68mm 6
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 4 IR 518 Thermal Imager figure Buttons and interface of imager Buttons Wrist Strap Lens cap Infrared lens Interface IR sensor Battery cover Hand strap Eye piece 7
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual The function keyboard is on the top of IR518 Buttons Instruction Buttons Function Press 5 sec to power on/off the imager POWER Short press to calibrate the imager manually. When no menu displayed：Press 3 sec to bring out menu. M Short press to switch between white/black hot. When menu displayed：Press this button to select the menu items When menu displayed： Press this button to choose the menu + from left to right.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 5 Quick start guide 5.1. Preparation 1) The operator could hand hold the IR518 Thermal Imager, or fix it on the tripod. 2) According to the thermal imager interface definition, connect the enclosed video/USB cable, power cable and 9V power adapter to the display equipment and AC power shown as below picture. When Insert the cable plug into the thermal camera socket, please aim the convex part to the concave part and slightly insert.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 3) Please use the 1.2VNi-MH batteries (4 of them) to power on the imager. Insert them into the imager as the following picture 4) SD card is inserted into the imager as the following picture. 5) Close the battery cover，make sure the battery and SD card are accurately inserted.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 5.2 Quick start guide 1) After careful checking，press power button for 5 sec to power on the imager. 2) Starting-up image is as following picture: 3) Self-checking process is shown on the screen. 4) Manually screw the lens until you see the clear image on the screen. 5) The imager has IR sensor right beside the eye-piece, when your eye is near, the screen is working, when your eye leaves for a certain time ( choose able), the camera is under stand-by mode.
IR518 Thermal Imager b) User Manual Aim the Thermal Imager to the target. C) The default mode is AUTOMATIC MODE which provides user with a clear image after simply focusing. User can also adjust the brightness and contrast to get a qualified satisfying image. . Adjust the focus manually to get clear image.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 6 System operation 6.1 Power Instructions icon When the thermal imager works with the external power supply, a plug mark will present on the right corner of the screen as the below image shown. When the thermal imager works with the enclosed Li-ion battery, a battery mark will present in the right corner of the screen as the below image shown. The system continuously monitors the power supply voltage.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.2 Menu Instruction After start-up, press the “M” button, and the menu bar will be presented on the screen as the below image shown. The button instruction will be displayed to state the buttons function on the screen, and user can operate as the button instruction. Menu as follows will display on the screen. Menu 1： Menu 2： Menu 3： Menu 4： Press “+” or “-” buttons to adjust the parameters of selected item, press“M” to confirm the select and enter to sub-menu.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.3 Help menu Choose “Help” then press“M”to enter to Help Menu. Press“＋”、“－”to view the helping information. Press “M” again to exit this menu. 6.4 Button instruction setting Select “Note.” then press “M” to choose whether the button instruction shall be displayed or not. We suggest users to open the button instruction. 6.5 Stand-by mode You can press button“M” to enable/disable of the standby mode. To set “Standby as 4/10/15/20min”to enable the feature.
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IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.7 Image adjustment 6.7.1 Auto/Semi-auto mode setting Choose“Auto/SemiAuto”then press“M” to switch between Auto and Semi-auto mode, and correspondingly to select the brightness, contrast Auto/SemiAuto adjustment ways.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual User can adjust contrast according to the circumstance condition in order to make a satisfying image.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.7.3 Electronic Zoom The thermal imager can also conduct electronic zoom function. When no menu displays, press the “＋” to switch the original image and 2 times zooming image.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.7.4 Polarity IR 518 uses different gray level to indicate different temperature. Under positive polarity mode, brighter part represents higher temperature. While under negative polarity mode, brighter part represents lower temperature. When no menu displays, short press “M” to switch between 2 polarity modes .
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.7.5 Colour palettes Choose “Palette” then press “M”to choose from 0～8 号, and you will find 9 different showing accordingly.
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IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.9 Freeze and save the infrared image and video 6.9.1 Freeze and save the infrared image Before taking photo, firstly aim to the target and adjust the focus, then keep the thermal imager body stable, so as to obtain a clear image, when no menu displays, press“-”to freeze infrared image and save it into the built-in SD card, there is indication of the file name on the upper left side of the screen.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.9.2 Take and save the infrared video When no menu displays, long press“-”to take infrared video, and save it in the built-in SD card.IR518 shows the recording time that left according to the memory space. In the above picture, the file name, recording time and left recording time are displayed. Long press “-” to stop the video taking.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.10 Infrared image and video playback Choose “Replay” then press“M”to enter the below interface. User operate according to the indication, press“+”to enter the interface shown below. According to the indications, press“+”、“-”to browse infrared images, press “M”to enter the interface that shown below.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Three operations can be done according to the indications shown in the above picture: 1) Press“M”to exit playback menu and back to live infrared image. 2) Press“+”to return image playback menu. 3) Press“-”to enter “image delete” menu. Three operations can be done according to indications shown above. 1) Press“M”to return image playback menu. 2) Press“-”to delete one infrared image and then return back to image playback menu.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual According to the indication, press“-”to confirm the delete of all infrared images, then return back to playback menu; Press“M”to cancel the delete operation ,then return to image delete menu. The operation of video playback is the same as images.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.11 Formatting SD card Infrared images and videos can be stored in the built-in SD card. Choose Format”menu, then press“M”to format the SD card.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.12 Restore factory setting Choose “Default”then press“M”, the below picture will shown on the screen According to the indications, press“-”to cancel the operation; Press “+”to restore factory setting.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual 6.13 Transmit the image and video from the thermal imager to PC The method of transmitting the image and video from the thermal imager to PC is the same as the digital camera picture transmitting. Connect the thermal imager and PC via the USB cable; the PC can identify the removable storage device.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 7 Battery Status IR518 thermal imager is power supplied by 4 units of replaceable and rechargeable Ni-MH AA batteries, average operation time is 2 hours. 7.1 Battery charging method: 1) Aim the batteries electrode to the charger’s electrode, and insert the battery into the charger. Please pay attention to the inserting direction and position 2) Insert the 100-240VAC/9VDC adaptor plug into the AC charge socket.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual Chapter 8 Trouble Shooting If the IR518 meets troubles please check the items listed below first, if the troubles beyond those ones please contact us as soon as possible. No. Trouble Reason/Measure No battery or lack of power; remove battery and install a fully The 1 Thermal Imager can not be turned on charged one ·Battery bad connection; reinstall the battery and tighten the battery cover. ·Switch off the system, and reboot it after 20 seconds.
IR518 Thermal Imager User Manual IR518 Standard Packing List NAME QTY IR518 Thermal Imager 1 unit Power/video/USB/RS232 cable 1 AC adapter（Input：110-240VAC Output：9VDC） 1 unit 2G SD card 1 Certificates 1 CD ROM 1 Equipment case 1 33
