Guide THERMOPRO TP9, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL THERMOPRO TM TP9 IR Thermal Camera ...

Page 2: ...ior notice THERMOPRO TM TP9 Thermal Camera complies with current European directives relating to electromagnetic compatibility and safety EMC directive 89 336 EEC Low voltage directive 73 23 EEC Copyright Wuhan Guide Infrared Co Ltd 2008 All rights reserved worldwide No parts of the products may be reproduced transmitted transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in any form ...

Page 3: ...sembly LCD 10 7 SD card In Out 11 8 Load in Load out Battery 11 9 Charging Battery 12 10 Operation Button Instruction 13 11 Quick Start Guide 14 12 Operation Instruction 14 13 Instruction on Configure the USB Driver 33 14 Data Transfer to PC 40 15 TP9 wireless network connection method 40 16 Troubleshooting 42 17 Typical Emissivity Values 43 ...

Page 4: ...se or is to be transported ensure that the unit and its accessories are stored in the protective carry case Do not jam the holes or loudspeaker on the camera body Do not re switch on the camera until 15 seconds later after switching it off Do not throw knock or vibrate intensely the camera and its components in order to keep them from damage Do not attempt to open the camera body as this action wi...

Page 5: ...A cable USB extension cable RS232 TV video cable Guide IrAnalyser analysis software User manual Packing box Optional Configuration 80mm Tele lens 19mm Wide angle lens 2000 High temperature lens Car adapter 3 Technical Specification Imaging Performance THERMAL Detector type Uncooled FPA microbolometer 640 480 pixels 25μm Spectral Range 8 14μm Thermal Sensitivity 0 05 С at 30 С Field of View Focus 2...

Page 6: ... atmospheric transmission and external optics Optics Transmission Correction Auto based on signals from sensors Image Storage Type 16GB SD card 8GB 32GB for optional File Format JPEG An individual file consists of infrared image visual image voice annotation and remarks if any Voice Annotation Up to 60 seconds per file Remark Annotation Selected from preset marks Video Record H 264 Compressed Vide...

Page 7: ...e in your IR camera Easily switchable VGA PAL NTSC video output simplifies video viewing simultaneous video output on VGA LCD screen OLED viewfinder a VGA display and a TV display is available Camera can be controlled by touch screen voice remote control handle or joystick buttons enabling the camera use in any demanded application Intelligent auto speech recognition system and intuitive touch scr...

Page 8: ... analysis line analysis and isotherm analysis Frozen images comprising radiometric data infrared image visual image voice annotation and text annotation can be saved into 2GB SD card or the built in flash memory in standard JPEG format Up to 60 second digital clip of voice can be recorded and saved for each image SD card can accommodate 1000 images and the built in flash memory can store 450 image...

Page 9: ...nterface 7 USB2 0 interface 8 Battery door 9 View finder 10 Microphone to record voice annotation 11 Joystick 12 F1 F4 keys 13 Shoulder strap interface 14 RS232 TV video interface 15 External power supply interface 16 SD card slot 17 Button S Button C Button A 18 Power on button 1 Tightening gear 2 Touch pen 3 Hot shoe contact pins Lithium rechargeable battery Battery charger ...

Page 10: ...evice 6 Assembly Disassembly LCD The camera adopts the advanced Hot shoe technology to realize the connection between the LCD and the host so cables are saved Put the hot shoe connector into the guide rail on the top end of the camera until the end Rotate the fixed rotary knob in a clockwise direction to make the hot shoe connector and connecting base match and locked LCD can support pitch adjusti...

Page 11: ... both available for the SD card operation Open SD card door for the operation Insert SD card please insert metal part into it and push it inside Take out SD card press down and release it Then it would be jump out If there is no SD card inside camera the information bar will display as follows If there is a SD card inside it this icon will disappear Caution Please do not turn off the camera when i...

Page 12: ... The battery charger will also make a sound when battery charging finishes It will display FULL on the screen to show battery capacity full Take out the battery to put it into the camera We don t recommend using the battery uncharged fully for it will reduce the effective capacity Notes The capacity of charging battery would be reduced when it is not using Please recharge it when it is not used fo...

Page 13: ...l Exit Press button C to cancel without changing any parameters Press button C for 2 seconds in real infrared thermal status then it will calibrate Button A Palette Filter When it is in real time with basic information shortly press button A for 2 seconds to swift from auto mode to manual mode Press button A to switch from max to min moving up down joystick to change temperature value Press button...

Page 14: ...h the palettes and make selection among the 8 choices Click the palette type and the right side palette and then the set palette type can be changed In the auto mode long press button A for 2 seconds to shift between temp range filter which adapts for the different temperature range Press button F2 to switch between live visual image and thermal image The visual light camera is in auto mode withou...

Page 15: ...h it to display tool menu to operate temperature analysis Non Uniformity Calibration NUC After powering on the camera and the boot screen flash disappears the camera will automatically perform a Non Uniformity Calibration NUC 3 times NUC will perform with 1min after power on During operation NUC will perform regularly and the icon of NUC will display on the screen If necessary manual NUC can be pe...

Page 16: ...anual modes The prompt Auto or Manual will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the screen Or touch the icon A M in general menu to make the selection In Auto mode contrast and brightness of the image are controlled automatically by the camera itself through T max and T min In manual mode you can adjust the contrast and brightness manually by altering the values of T max and T min Switch from...

Page 17: ...era will automatically switch to filter range 2 when the object in the imaging area is higher than 250 C for 2 seconds It is to protect the detector In manual mode filter range shall not be changed automatically After changing the option values press button C to save the change and exit the menu Emissivity setting The emissivity is different for different surface materials To obtain the true surfa...

Page 18: ...sis isotherm analysis and etc These will be introduced in farther below Static Temperature Measurement This method is available when there is no menu displayed in frozen or saved thermal images Keep the camera steady when you have the image in focus or choose and open a saved image Analysis the temperature measurement via the spot line area function in the tool bar The detailed introduction is far...

Page 19: ...ill be displayed in the status bar under image screen for 2 seconds Or you can do multiple kinds of operation on the frozen image before saving it into the memory media such as static temperature measurement temperature range adjustment spot analysis line analysis area analysis isotherm analysis visual image display recording and playback of voice annotation adding text annotation histogram analys...

Page 20: ...age Isotherm analysis Isotherm analysis on static image Delete Delete the spot line or area analysis objects on static image Visual image Display the corresponding visual image of current frozen infrared image Voice recording Record voice annotation Special mark Mark the special image Save Save the frozen image into storage media including infrared image digital visual image voice annotation if an...

Page 21: ... If the image is with voice annotation or text annotation all the information will be saved The saved image name IR will be shown at bottom of screen for 2 seconds The saved image format is JPEG with temperature information digital visual image voice annotation if any and text annotation if any To exit the frozen toolbar click the button or press button C directly Under frozen status if there is n...

Page 22: ... button Yes to delete it or button No to cancel deletion To delete all the saved images choose the icon Delete all Then a dialog box Delete all images will appear in the screen Choose button Yes to confirm or button No to cancel deletion Multiple kinds of analysis can be performed on replayed image such as static temperature measurement spot analysis area analysis line analysis isotherm analysis v...

Page 23: ...n to start video recording click the white square button to stop video recording and save the video clip automatically VideoReplay Under file list move joystick left or right to highlight icon press joystick or click this icon directly to enter video clip list Move rectangular box to icon or click on this icon press the Enter key to move backward or forward operating Click the play button or Press...

Page 24: ...nd visual image directly or press in the freeze toolbar or playback toolbar to switch to the visible image from the infrared image Press F2 directly to switch to infrared image from visible image Note Without any manual operation the visual imaging system can obtain a clear picture with auto focus function Main Menu Introduction The camera offers a user friendly Windows style main menu The basic i...

Page 25: ...pen the toolbar will appear as below Spot Analysis Spot Analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen or saved images In real time image bring up the main menu select Analysis tool under submenu File and then select spot to do spot analysis In frozen images bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch screen or joystick Click the icon spot analysis to do spot analysis In saved images spot an...

Page 26: ...ns the maximum temperature minimum temperature and average temperature The highest temperature is in red the lowest temperature is in blue and the average temperature is in black The temperature of the line is showed at one end Maximum minimum average temperature function can be set in the menu Press the Delete key to delete the selected line Press the C key to exit line analysis and return to rea...

Page 27: ...ozen toolbar and choose the icon Isotherm analysis to activate this function In saved images bring up the frozen toolbar and choose the icon Isotherm analysis to activate this function After entering Isotherm Analysis there will be two icons on the right palette used to show the temperature range that needed to be analyzed Drag these icons by stylus to analyze in different scenes Temperature range...

Page 28: ...ded values Moving the joystick up or down can also alter values of the option Moving the joystick left or right can toggle between each digit of the option values if the values contain several digits Clicking with stylus can also change the option values Press enter button to save the parameters press button C to cancel the changes on parameters Then the dialog box will be closed and the original ...

Page 29: ...ure sensor which has nothing to do with temperature measurement Dew point Temperature This temperature is obtained from inside temperature sensor which has nothing to do with temperature measurement System Option Click option System with stylus or press the joystick to select it Then the System dialog box appears on the screen Clicking by stylus or moving the joystick up or down to switchover sub ...

Page 30: ...on S can toggle between the options Clicking each value respectively with the touch pen or moving the joystick up or down can alter values of the option When press the joystick vertically the parameter will be saved and the will exit the parameter dialog If you abandon the revised parameter setting press button C or click cancel button the parameter will keep the same as before Laser To turn on or...

Page 31: ...Press C will cancel this operation and exit this menu Menu Tools In real time mode when there is no menu on the screen press the joystick vertically or click the Menu button by using the touch pen which can bring up the main menu Move the joystick up or down to select the submenu Tools or use the touch pen directly There are three options under the Parameter submenu they are Touch pen adjust Video...

Page 32: ...on Menu at the right top corner of the screen with the touch pen to bring up the main menu and then click the submenu Help Or press the joystick to bring up the main menu and move the joystick up or down to select the submenu Help Under Help submenu there are two options Help and About Move joystick right or left to highlight the item and chose Help Select help you will see the basic operation in ...

Page 33: ...s Windows 8 Please config the USB Driver for TP9 by the following instructions a Starting the config process please switch on TP9 and connect it to PC by USB cable b Open Device Manager on PC and you will found an unrecognized device named RNDIS Ethernet Gadget which is the device we needs to config c Select the device and click the right mouse button Select Properties to continue ...

Page 34: ...34 d Click Update Driver to install the driver e Click Browse my computer for driver software to continue ...

Page 35: ...35 f Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer to continue g Click Network adapters to continue ...

Page 36: ...36 h Click Microsoft Corporation and you will found the list of device at the right side bar i Click Remote NDIS Compatible Device to install the driver ...

Page 37: ...37 j The PC will update the driver automatically and will remind you after the driver installed k The PC will recognize the device after driver installed ...

Page 38: ...ring Center and click Change adapter settings to config the USB Driver m You will found a new device in the Local Area Connection which named RNDIS Ethernet Gadget Click it by mouse right button and click Properties to continue ...

Page 39: ...rnet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 to config the IP of the USB o Config the IP address as below Click OK to finish USB Driver configuration IP address 192 168 2 110 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 2 2 ...

Page 40: ...ard reader to process b Connect TP9 with PC via USB cable click My Computer and input the path ftp 192 168 2 109 20 to enter the SD card To format the SD card please select FAT32 file system before format or the SD card cannot be used in the camera To operate the camera via IrAnalyser USB driver must be installed in the PC first 15 TP9 wireless network connection method TP9 wireless network connec...

Page 41: ... in the sub option Press the left and right button of Joystick after selecting the red ellipse icon in above photo press the middle button of Joystick to enter into the Wi Fi settings interface shown below Using the touch pen to press the above mentioned red box area open the Wi Fi the camera will automatically search for Wi Fi network shown below At this time Wi Fi network is under disconnecting ...

Page 42: ...rrectly Battery contacts are dirty Clean battery contacts Battery charge is low Recharge battery or replace with fully charged item Battery performance is poor Battery may be defective Replace battery Image is blurry The target is not in focus Adjust focus Brightness and contrast are inappropriate Adjust T min and T max Visual image is blurry The target is not in focus Adjust focus of the visual c...

Page 43: ...target is not in focus Adjust focus Condensation on camera lens Place camera in a dry area at room temperature until condensation evaporates Non uniformity is severe Press non uniformity calibration 17 Typical Emissivity Values Aluminium 0 05 Tungsten 0 13 Oxidized 0 3 Zinc 0 05 Chromium 0 15 Oxidized 0 11 Cobalt 0 18 Refractories Gold 0 02 Alumina 0 4 Iron Steel 0 18 Red Brick 0 93 Oxidized 0 85 ...

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