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Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - TestEquipmentDepot.com
#61-846 & 61-848
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HeatSeeker 160 and HeatSeeker
320
Dual View Thermal Imaging Camera
Instruction Manual
Safety Warning:
The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser.
Under no account should
anyone look directly into the laser beam or the laser beam exit aperture, irreversible damage
to the eye may occur. The laser should not be operated when there are personnel in the
imager's field of view.
Caution – use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified in this document may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure.
© 2011 No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from IDEAL. Whilst IDEAL will endeavor to ensure that
any data contained in this product information is correct, IDEAL does not warrant its accuracy or accept liability for any reliance on it. IDEAL
reserves the right to change the specification of the products and descriptions in this publication without notice. Prior to ordering products please
check with IDEAL for current specification details. All brands and product names are acknowledged and may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
ND-7521-3UK
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  • Page 1 Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - TestEquipmentDepot.com #61-846 & 61-848 ® ® HeatSeeker 160 and HeatSeeker Dual View Thermal Imaging Camera Instruction Manual Safety Warning: The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    #61-846 & 61-848 Contents Page CONTENTS OF THE CASE ................... 3 2. MAIN CONTROLS ....................4 2.1. B ........................4 2.2. F ........................ 4 RONT 2.3. F ..................... 4 UNCTION 3. GETTING STARTED ....................5 3.1................5 WITCHING THE CAMERA ON 3.2.

  • Page 3: Contents Of The Case

    1. Contents of the Case Carrying Case. ♦ Camera. ♦ USB PSU and International Adaptors. ♦ CD – 61-846 Instruction Manual and ThermalVision™ 160 Software and ♦ Software Instruction Manual USB Cable (Camera to PC). ♦ Quick Start Guide. ♦...

  • Page 4: Main Controls

    #61-846 & 61-848 2. Main Controls 2.1. Back Microphone Speaker Function Keys 1 to 4 Power Button Centre Navigation Laser button 4 Navigation Keys 2.2. Front Laser Light Infrared lens Visible camera Capture Button 2.3. Function Keys The Function Key functions are indicated by the icons or text displayed on the screen above them.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    #61-846 & 61-848 3. Getting started 3.1. Switching the camera on/off Press the on/off button and hold it for two seconds to switch the camera on. Press hold three seconds to switch the camera off. After switching on, it will take up to 30 seconds for the infrared image to appear. The image will periodically freeze for one or two seconds while the camera re-calibrates itself.

  • Page 6: Saving An Image

    #61-846 & 61-848 Focusing Gently rotate the lens clockwise and counter-clockwise focus image. ♦ Remember to remove the lens cap. Focus Bar Out of Focus Focused When focusing a focus bar appears on the screen to assist in focusing the image. It indicates the approximate distance in metres (in feet when °F is selected) of a focused target from the camera.

  • Page 7: Function Buttons

    #61-846 & 61-848 Function buttons Function Function Function Function Key1 Key2 Key3 Key4 Pressing any of the Function Key buttons reveals the icons which indicate the functions of these buttons. A box around the icon for Function Key1 or Function Key2 indicates that this option is selected and this defines the operation of the navigation buttons.

  • Page 8: Image Alignment

    #61-846 & 61-848 4.2. Image alignment As the visible and thermal cameras are not co-axial the visible and thermal image may need to be aligned. This is usually required when moving to view objects at different distances. 4.2.1. Press Function Key 1 to toggle to the alignment icon 4.2.2.

  • Page 9: Turning The Visible Image Off And On

    #61-846 & 61-848 4.3. Turning the visible image off and on 4.3.1. Press Function Key 2 to toggle to the Visible On icon 4.3.2. Press the centre navigation button to toggle to Visible Off 4.3.3. Press the centre navigation button again to toggle to Visible On 4.4.
  • Page 10 #61-846 & 61-848 THERMAL ABOVE THERMAL BELOW Thermal Above shows parts of the scene Thermal Below shows parts of the scene which are at the upper end of temperature which are at the lower end of temperature range. range. In this example the parts of the scene with In this example the parts of the scene with temperatures above 15% of the displayed temperatures that lie below 15% of the...
  • Page 11 #61-846 & 61-848 4.4.1. Press Function Key 2 until the Visible On/Off icon appears 4.4.2. If off press the centre navigation button to toggle to Visible On 4.4.3. Use the up/down navigation buttons to merge (blend) the visible and thermal images.

  • Page 12: Image Freeze

    #61-846 & 61-848 4.5. Manual control The thermal image gain and offset are normally controlled automatically in order to give a meaningful display on the screen. However, Function Key 2 offers the option of switching to manual control if desired: 4.5.1.

  • Page 13: Menu Structure

    #61-846 & 61-848 Menu structure. Centre Navigation button Up/Down, Left/Right navigation buttons Function Function Function Function Key1 Key2 Key3 Key4 Select the menu by pressing Function Key 4. ♦ Navigate through the menu using the navigation buttons and press Function Key 3 to ♦...

  • Page 14: Infrared Settings

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.1. Infrared settings ♦ Emissivity Set the emissivity value between 0.10 and 1.00 using the left/right navigation buttons. Pressing Function Key 3 (ε Table) gives a table of emissivity values of common materials from which a selection can be made. Note that if more than one cursor is selected, individual emissivity’s can be assigned to each cursor.

  • Page 15: Measurement Options

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.2. Measurement options This menu enables the selection of options for temperature measurements. The symbols shown below indicate the icons shown for Function Key 1 when the various options are selected. Cursors ♦ . Choose from one to four cursors. When more than one cursor is selected, the temperatures of all the cursors are displayed in a table or are tagged next to the cursors (see section 5.8).
  • Page 16 #61-846 & 61-848 Isotherms ♦ .Select “High”, “Low”, or “High & Low” in order to highlight areas of the scene with temperatures within a high (red) or low (blue) temperature band. The temperature bands are adjustable by means of Function Key 1 and the navigation keys. Red isotherm Blue isotherm Combined isotherms...

  • Page 17: Camera Settings

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.3. Camera settings Caption mode ♦ Select “On” to enable the addition of a text caption when saving an image. Options will then be displayed when saving an image, to be selected by means of Function Key 2 and Function Key 3. Auto off ♦...

  • Page 18: Audio Settings

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.4. Audio settings Imager sounds ♦ Select “Off” to mute all audible outputs. Voice annotation ♦ Select “Individual” to add a voice message to each saved image. Select “Session” to add a voice message at the start of a set of images (a session ends when the imager is switched off).

  • Page 19: Image Browser

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.5. Image browser The saved images are shown on the screen with the most recently saved image first. Select the desired image by means of the navigation keys. To display the selected image press Function Key 3. To delete the selected image press Function Key 2, to confirm deletion press Function Key 3.

  • Page 20: Language Selection

    #61-846 & 61-848 5.7. Language selection To select a language move to the relevant flag. When the language is highlighted press Function Key 3 to select. 5.8. Display Settings ♦ LCD brightness Select from 1 (low) to 9 (high) to control the screen brightness to save battery power.

  • Page 21: Adding Captions When Saving Images

    #61-846 & 61-848 6. Adding captions when saving images 6.1. Voice message When saving an image with Individual Voice Annotation turned on, there is the option of saving a voice message with each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure: a) Do you wish to attach a voice message b) Start voice recording? Function Key 3 for...

  • Page 22: Text Captions

    #61-846 & 61-848 6.2. Text captions When saving an image with Caption Mode turned on, there is the option of attaching a text caption to each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure: a) Do you wish to attach a text caption message to this image? Function key 2 for No Function key 3 for Yes 2.

  • Page 23: Appendix

    #61-846 & 61-848 Appendix A1. Emissivity Tables Emissivity Look-up Tables in Camera 1.00 0.98 = Human skin 0.95 0.94 = Paint, oil 0.93 = Brick red 0.92 = Concrete 0.90 = Planed Oak Wood 0.85 0.80 0.79 = Oxidized steel 0.78 = Oxidized Copper 0.76 = Sand 0.75...

  • Page 24: Ables

    #61-846 & 61-848 A2. Full Icon List. Function Key one Isotherm high Cursor one. Isotherm low. Cursor two. Profile horizontal. Cursor three Profile vertical. Cursor Four Alarm high. Alignment. Alarm low. Tracking. Area. Function Key two Playback Camera off. Light off. Camera on.

  • Page 25: Echnical Specification

    8µm to 14µm Thermal Sensitivity: NETD ≤80mK (0.08°C) @ 23°C ambient and 30°C scene temperature. Detector: 160×120 for 61-846EU and 320x240 for 61-848 Pixels uncooled microbolometer Measurement Temperature range: -10°C to +250°C (14°F to +482°F) is standard on both. 3 further options are user selectable on the 61-846EU: Building range: -20°C to +125°C (-4°F to + 257°F)
  • Page 26 #61-846 & 61-848 • Readout in °C or °F • Four moveable temperature measurement cursors with individual emissivity values and temperature difference between two points. • User selectable emissivity setting for each measurement cursor. • Auto hot and cold seeking or hot only or cold only. •...
  • Page 27 #61-846 & 61-848 Open Source Software This product contains open source software. IDEAL INDUSTRIES hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code on a medium customarily used for software interchange.

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