Fluke Ti32 User Manual
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Thermal Imagers
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PN 3433221
July 2009, Rev.1, 5/11
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- Page 1 Thermal Imagers Users Manual PN 3433221 July 2009, Rev.1, 5/11 MyFlukeStore © 2009-2011 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Specifications are subject to 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at: change without notice. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Software for...
- Page 2 Fluke's warranty obligation is limited, at Fluke's option, to refund of the purchase price, free of charge repair, or replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Fluke authorized service center within the warranty period.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Selecting a Standard Palette ........... 18 Selecting an Ultra Contrast Palette........19 Setting the Range ..............19 Fast Auto/Manual Range Toggle........20 Fast Auto Rescale ............... 20 Setting the Level (Manual)............. 20 MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... - Page 4 Setting Emissivity ..............25 Setting Reflected Background Temperature ......26 Setting Transmission Correction..........27 Setting Temperature Alarms ............27 High Temperature Alarm (Ti32, Ti29, Ti27)......28 Dewpoint Alarm (TiR32, TiR29, TiR27) ....... 28 SmartView Software ..............28 Changing the SD Memory Card..........29 Maintenance ................
- Page 5 Accessories ................4 Features and Controls ..............6 List of Figures Figure Title Page Attachment and Removal of Optional Lenses ......15 Range and Span Settings............21 SD Memory Card Insertion............29 MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:...
- Page 6 Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:...
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Page 7: Introduction
The temperature measurement range starts at -20 °C, and goes up to +600 °C for the Ti32, Ti29, and Ti27, and starts at -20 °C and goes up to +150 °C for the TiR32, TiR29, and TiR27. The thermal image can be displayed using any one of a number of standard color palettes or Ultra Contrast™... -
Page 8: How To Contact Fluke
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual How to Contact Fluke To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone numbers: • USA: 1-800-760-4523 • Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853) • Europe: +31 402-675-200 • Japan: +81-3-3434-0181 • Singapore: +65-738-5655 •... -
Page 9: Unpacking The Imager
Spent batteries should be disposed of by a qualified recycler or hazardous materials handler per local regulations. Contact your authorized Fluke Service Center for recycling information. Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. Go to ... -
Page 10: Charging The Battery
Software • Warranty Registration Card Note Fluke recommends the use of the supplied SD memory card with the Imager. Fluke does not warrant the use or reliability of aftermarket SD memory cards of different brands or capacities. See Table 2 for a list of accessories that are available for the Imager. -
Page 11: On-Imager Ac Power Socket
To avoid damage to the Imager, remove it from the DC car charger before starting or jump starting the vehicle. Turning the Imager On and Off MyFlukeStore To turn the Imager on or off, press the center softkey () for two seconds. 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 12: Features And Controls
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual Features and Controls Imager features and controls are shown and described in Table 3. Table 3. Features and Controls exj01.eps Item Description Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Function Softkeys (, , and ) ... -
Page 13: Using The Menu
• Backlight • Date/Time • Emissivity • File Format • High Temperature Alarm (Ti32, Ti29, Ti27) or Dewpoint Alarm (TiR32, TiR29, TiR27) • Hot Spot and Cold Spot and Center Point on the image ® • IR-Fusion Mode • Language •... -
Page 14: Menu Escape/Live View
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual To bring up the menu, press . The text above each function softkey (, , and ) corresponds to that softkey throughout all menu screens. Press to open and cycle through the menus. -
Page 15: Setting The Date
The Imager will display time in two different formats: 24 hour or 12 hour. 5. Press the softkey labeled with the preferred format. 6. Press the softkey labeled Up () or Down () to adjust the selected time element. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 16: Changing The Temperature Units
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual 7. Press the softkey labeled Next to move to the next time element. 8. Press softkey labeled Done when finished. 9. Continue adjusting other items in the Settings Menu, or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view. -
Page 17: Setting File Format
6. Press the softkey labeled Up () or Down () to select either bitmap (.bmp) file format, jpeg (.jpeg/.jpg) format, or (.is2) file format according to your needs. 7. Press softkey labeled Done when finished. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 18: Setting The Backlight
® available from specially approved software vendors. SmartView converts the .is2 images as JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG files. Visit the Fluke web site or contact Fluke to find out about currently available software options. Setting the Backlight The backlight can be set to Auto-sensing or Full-Bright. To set the backlight: 1. -
Page 19: How To Install And Use Optional Lenses (Telephoto And Wide-Angle)
This is completely normal. Although it is possible to mitigate these artifacts by artificially adding electronic noise and additional processing to the infrared signal, Fluke has MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. - Page 20 Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual chosen not to do so in order to preserve the extreme sensitivity of the instrument. If any of these artifacts do appear in your properly focused infrared image, please be assured that it is only because there is not enough of a thermal differential in the scene to indicate the presence of an anomaly or issue.
- Page 21 How to Install and Use Optional Lenses (Telephoto and Wide-Angle) Align White dot White dot with keys Hold focus grip while rotating accessory lens exj04.eps Figure 1. Attachment and Removal of Optional Lenses MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:...
- Page 22 Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual To select or change the lens in use on the Imager: 1. Press until the F3 softkey label reads Settings. 2. Press the softkey labeled Settings. 3. Within the Settings Menu, press , labeled Menu, until the F3 softkey reads Lens.
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Page 23: Focusing And Capturing An Image
See the “Changing the SD Card” section for inserting and ejecting an SD memory card. The file format set on the Imager determines how the measured information is stored on the SD memory card. To store Imager data: MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 24: Adjusting The Thermal Image
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual 1. Point camera at the area of interest and pull the trigger to capture an image. This will freeze the image in the display and bring up the Image Capture menu. 2. Press the softkey labeled Store. If the SD memory card is in the Imager and there is enough room left on the card, the information is stored. -
Page 25: Selecting An Ultra Contrast Palette
Level and Span, or chooses to perform a Fast Auto Rescale (see following sections). The temperature measurement scale indicates “Manual” in the upper right hand corner of the LCD. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 26: Fast Auto/Manual Range Toggle
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual Fast Auto/Manual Range Toggle When NOT in a menu mode, press for ½ second and release to toggle between Auto Range and Manual Range. Fast Auto Rescale When in Manual Range and NOT in a menu mode, press for ½ second and release to automatically rescale the level and span range for objects within the Imager’s thermal field of view. -
Page 27: Setting The Temperature Span (Manual)
Go to Span. This will place the Imager into the Adjusting Span mode. 2. Press the softkey labeled Increase to widen the temperature span or Decrease to narrow it. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 28: Setting Ir-Fusion And Pip
® IR-Fusion , only from Fluke, allows the user to utilize various modes that combine a thermal image with a visual (visible light) image. The Imager is set to one of three different levels of blending. In addition to setting the visual to ®... -
Page 29: Adding Voice Annotation To Saved Data
Once stored, the audio annotation can only be reviewed and not modified. 5. Press the softkey labeled Back to return to the Audio menu. 6. Press the softkey labeled Store to store the measured data and audio annotation. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 30: Listening To Voice Annotations
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual Listening to Voice Annotations To play the voice annotation already stored with an image on the SD memory card: 1. Perform the steps in the “Reviewing and Deleting Stored Images” section to select the image on the Imager’s display. -
Page 31: Setting Emissivity
At this point, emissivity can be set directly as a value or selected from a list of emissivity values for some common materials. To select from a list of common materials: 1. Press the softkey labeled Table. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 32: Setting Reflected Background Temperature
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual 2. Press the softkey labeled Up or Down to move between the materials in the list. The emissivity value for each material is shown on the screen as the selection moves between the different materials 3. -
Page 33: Setting Transmission Correction
= xx”. Setting Temperature Alarms The Imager has the ability to set a temperature alarm function. The Ti32, Ti29, and Ti27 have a high-temperature alarm that allows the Imager to display a full visible light image and only shows infrared information on objects or areas that are above the set alarm level. -
Page 34: High Temperature Alarm (Ti32, Ti29, Ti27)
7. Wait for main menu to disappear or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view. SmartView Software ® SmartView software is supplied with Fluke Imagers. It contains functions to analyze images, organize data storage, and create professional reports. ® ® SmartView allows audio annotations to be reviewed on a PC. -
Page 35: Changing The Sd Memory Card
To insert an SD memory card into the Imager, carefully slip the card into the slot with the card’s label facing toward the LCD as shown in Figure 3. Push the card in until it catches. Lock exj03.eps Figure 3. SD Memory Card Insertion MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Fluke products online at:... -
Page 36: Maintenance
Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual Maintenance The Imager supplies maintenance-free operation. However, some precautions should be followed to get the best and longest Imager performance. Cleaning the Imager Wipe the case with a damp cloth and a mild detergent. Do not use abrasives, isopropyl alcohol, or solvents to clean the case or lens/window. -
Page 37: Battery Care
Always operate the Imager within the temperature range specified in the specifications labeled Temperature – Operating. Caution Do not incinerate the Imager or battery. Go to Fluke’s website for recycling information. MyFlukeStore 1.877.766.5412 www. -
Page 38: General Specifications
Reflected Background Temperature Compensation Transmission Correction User selectable Hot Spot and Cold Spot and Center Point on the image High Temperature Alarm (Ti32, Ti29, Ti27) or Dewpoint Alarm (TiR32, TiR29, TiR27) User selectable backlight: Bright or Auto Information display preference ®... -
Page 39: Detailed Specifications
Detailed Specifications Temperature Measurements Temperature Measurement Range (not calibrated below -10 °C) Ti32, Ti29, Ti27..........-20 °C to +600 °C TiR32, TiR29, TiR27 ........-20 °C to +150 °C Accuracy ............. ±2 °C or 2 %, whichever is greater (at 25 °C nominal) - Page 40 Ti29 and TiR29..........280 X 210 pixels Ti27 and TiR27..........240 X 180 pixels Thermal Sensitivity (NETD) Ti32 ..............≤0.045 °C at 30 °C target temp (45 mK) TiR32...............≤0.040 °C at 30 °C target temp (40 mK) Ti29 ..............≤0.050 °C at 30 °C target temp (50 mK) TiR29...............≤0.045 °C at 30 °C target temp (45 mK)
- Page 41 Fast Auto Toggle between Manual and Auto modes Fast Auto-Rescale in Manual mode Minimum Span in Manual mode Ti32, Ti29, Ti27 .......... 2.5 °C / 4.5 °F TiR32, TiR29, TiR27........2.0 °C / 3.6 °F Minimum span (in auto mode) Ti32, Ti29, Ti27...........
- Page 42 Ti32, TiR32, Ti29, TiR29, Ti27, TiR27 Users Manual Image Capture and Data Storage Image Capture, Review, Save Mechanism ..One-handed image capture, review, and save capability (trigger and three buttons) Storage Medium ..........SD Memory Card (2 GB memory card will store at least 1200 fully radiometric (.is2) IR and linked visual images each...