Fluke InSight XS Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...XS XST IR InSight Thermal Imager Users Manual May 2006 Rev 1 8 06 2006 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved All product names are trademarks of their respective companies...

Page 2: ...e center to obtain return authorization information then send the product to that service center with a de scription of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB Destination Fluke as sumes no r...

Page 3: ...he Internal Calibration Function 14 Focusing 14 Changing Color Palettes 15 Changing Date and Time 15 Using External Video Output Devices 16 Obtaining the Center Point Temperature 16 Setting Emissivity...

Page 4: ...XS XST Users Manual ii Inserting and Removing the Battery 25 Camera Care 26 Appendices A Emissivity Values A 1 B Camera Specifications and Dimensions B 1 Index...

Page 5: ...trols Camera Back 11 4 Display Screen Features and Controls Scan Target Mode 12 5 Display Screen Features and Controls Review Image Mode 13 6 Lens Field of View and Instantaneous Field of View 24 7 Ba...

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Page 7: ...d Off 6 5 Selecting Palette Color 7 6 Focusing the Camera 7 7 Features and Controls Camera Front 9 8 Features and Controls Camera Back 10 9 Display Screen Features and Controls Scan Target Mode 11 10...

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Page 9: ...Using the SmartView companion PC software application you can examine analyze enhance and archive your images and data Your Camera provides high performance thermal imaging and is designed for buildin...

Page 10: ...lections from these devices may adversely affect Camera accuracy and may harm or permanently damage your Camera s IR detector Your Camera was calibrated prior to shipping We recommend that you have yo...

Page 11: ...ning the shipping box Be sure to save the box and shipping materials in case you need to ship the Camera Inside the shipping box you will find a hard carrying case containing the standard accessories...

Page 12: ...r D XS XST Getting Started Guide Charge and Insert Battery Note The battery fits into the charger and the Camera only one way Charge a new battery as shown in Figure 2 for 24 hours thereafter a comple...

Page 13: ...IR InSight Thermal Imager Charge and Insert Battery 5 eiw002 eps Figure 2 Charging the Battery eiw003 eps Figure 3 Inserting the Charged Battery...

Page 14: ...Camera On and Off Note After powering on the Camera it requires a boot up and warm up period of approximately 30 seconds in order to maintain a crisp clear real time image About five minutes after pow...

Page 15: ...alette you want as shown in Figure 5 See Changing Color Palettes in later in this manual for additional palette options eiw005 eps Figure 5 Selecting Palette Color Focus Remove the lens cap point the...

Page 16: ...ed image on the display screen for further review do not release the Frame Capture Trigger when capturing the image The Camera automatically returns to the Scan Target mode once you release the Frame...

Page 17: ...B RS 232 Port Used to connect camera to a computer for downloading or deleting images C Frame Capture Trigger Used to pause and save an image frame and to advance through saved images or menu items D...

Page 18: ...D Screen B Camera Lanyard Bracket C ON OFF Switch Used to power camera on and off and to select desired color palette option Display screen features and controls for scan target mode are shown in Figu...

Page 19: ...shades from coldest to hottest temperature C Center Point Includes the center 2 X 2 pixels XST model only D Date Displays the current month day and year E Time Displays the current time 24 hour clock...

Page 20: ...re Trigger to access and navigate through display screen menus To access the main menu start the Camera while simultaneously pulling and holding the Frame Capture Trigger From the main menu pull and r...

Page 21: ...Transfer thermographic images to a computer and efficiently manage them Optimize and analyze your infrared and visible light control images Create and print detailed professional reports containing i...

Page 22: ...rt up toggle the ON OFF switch to the right while simultaneously pulling and holding the Frame Capture Trigger To power the camera off toggle the ON OFF switch to the left Understanding the Internal C...

Page 23: ...ette change and return to the main menu Maintain the Frame Capture Trigger release for another 4 seconds to return to Scan Target mode or go to Step 5 to change the second selected palette 5 To change...

Page 24: ...8 F Many common target materials such as painted surfaces human skin water electrical wire insulation wood and most types of tape have an emissivity value of approximately 0 95 See Appendix A for the...

Page 25: ...download the images following the procedure under Downloading Images to a Computer found later in this Manual Then in SmartView highlight the desired image click on the emissivity value or background...

Page 26: ...Trigger Review Images To view images saved to the Camera s internal memory Note Review Images mode must be started from the main menu If there are no saved images Review Images does not appear in the...

Page 27: ...original time and date stamp imbedded in the image file remains unchanged Connecting the Camera to a Computer You can connect your Camera to a personal computer PC installed with SmartView software an...

Page 28: ...n the sign next to the word Ports The actual port number may depend on the devices currently in use on the PC When prompted to use these settings in future sessions select Yes 4 Toggle the ON OFF swit...

Page 29: ...ch communications port to select access the PC device manager on the PC desktop Right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties Go to the Hardware tab and select Device Manager A Device Mana...

Page 30: ...for Folder pop up window choose the folder in which you want to store the images 5 Click OK to start the download process A pop up window appears indicating the number of images being downloaded As t...

Page 31: ...menu pull and release the Frame Capture Trigger to highlight Erase All Images and then release the Frame Capture Trigger for 4 seconds 3 Are You Sure appears Highlight Yes and release the Frame Captu...

Page 32: ...rformance and life charge a new battery for 24 hours the first time Thereafter a completely discharged battery takes approximately 30 minutes to charge 1 Connect the battery charger AC power supply to...

Page 33: ...mperature drops Orange Flashing Charging not possible Battery and or charger terminals may be dirty or the battery pack is malfunctioning Inserting and Removing the Battery To insert the battery align...

Page 34: ...amera in the case when you are not using it WCaution To avoid damaging your camera use compressed air to remove large particles and dust prior to using a cloth To clean the lens Lightly rub the lens w...

Page 35: ...Appendices Appendix Title Page Emissivity Values A 1 Camera Specifications and Dimensions B 1...

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Page 37: ...ls Material Temperature C Emissivity Aluminum polished 0 0 05 Aluminum rough surface 0 0 07 Aluminum strongly oxidized 0 0 25 Asbestos board 0 0 96 Asbestos fabric 0 0 78 Asbestos paper 0 0 94 Asbesto...

Page 38: ...powdered 0 0 96 Chromium polished 0 0 10 Clay fired 0 0 91 Concrete 0 0 54 Copper polished annealed 0 17 0 01 0 02 Copper commercial burnished 0 0 07 Copper oxidized 0 0 65 Copper oxidized to black 0...

Page 39: ...28 Lacquer Bakelite 0 0 93 Lacquer black dull 0 0 97 Lacquer black shiny 0 0 87 Lacquer white 0 0 87 Lampblack 0 0 96 Lead gray 0 0 28 Lead oxidized 0 0 63 Lead red powdered 0 0 93 Lead shiny 0 0 08...

Page 40: ...hellac black dull 0 0 91 Shellac black shiny 0 0 82 Snow 0 0 80 Steel galvanized 0 0 28 Steel oxidized strongly 0 0 88 Steel rolled freshly 0 0 24 Steel rough surface 0 0 96 Steel rusty red 0 0 69 Ste...

Page 41: ...0 by 120 Focal Plane Array Detector Size 51 m Square Spectral Band 8 m to 12 m Thermal Sensitivity 30 Hz 0 07 C at 30 C Video Frame Rate 30 Hz Display and Image Storage Digital Display 3 1 2 in LCD On...

Page 42: ...0 95 and background temperature at 20 C 68 F on camera both can be changed on PC with analysis software SmartView provided with camera Optics Standard Lens Germanium 20 mm f 0 8 23 Horizontal x 17 Ver...

Page 43: ...battery 1 86 kg 4 12 lbs Size 12 7 cm x 8 89 cm x 27 94 cm 5 in x 3 5 in x 11 in Environmental Operating Temperature 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Humidity...

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Page 45: ...perature 16 charging batteries 24 cleaning camera body 26 display screen 26 lens 26 color palette changing 15 communication port configuring RS 232 19 configuring USB 20 computer connecting camera to...

Page 46: ...mode 18 PC See personal computer personal computer connect camera 19 download images to 22 power camera off 14 on 14 R review image mode 18 reviewing images 17 RS 232 port 19 S safety information 2 s...