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Wahl HSI3000 Series User Manual

Multi-purpose thermal imager
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Multi-Purpose Thermal Imager
Safety Warning:
The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser. Under no circumstances 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.
Class 2 laser product.
Complies with IEC/EN 60825-1 (2001) .
Conforms to USA 21 CFR 1040.10 and
1040.11 except for deviations pursuant to
laser notice No. 50 dated July 26, 2001.
WD1013 Rev D 01/26/09
With Sequencing
Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP.
Not compatible with Windows VISTA
Wahl
HSI3000 Series
User Manual
Page 1 of 32
Wahl Instruments, Inc.
234 Old Weaverville Road
Asheville, NC 28804
Tel: (828) 658-313
Fax: (828) 658-0728
Email: sales@palmerwahl.com

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  • Page 1 Wahl Multi-Purpose Thermal Imager HSI3000 Series User Manual Safety Warning: The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser. Under no circumstances 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    USB CABLE............................. 16 USING THE HSI3000 THERMAL IMAGER WITH A PC .............. 17 PC R ........................... 17 EQUIREMENTS PC .................... 17 NSTALLATION OF OFTWARE ONTO “Wahl HSI3000 S ” PC S ............17 PERATING ERIES MAGER OFTWARE 5.3.1 Menus and Toolbar........................18 5.3.1.1...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction This user manual describes the operation of the HSI3000 Series infrared thermal imager and its associated software and accessories. 2 Getting Started 2.1 Unpacking After unpacking the HSI3000 carrying case, you will find the standard items as shown in figure 1.

  • Page 4: Powering The Hsi3000

    2.2 Powering the HSI3000 Series Thermal Imager The HSI3000 thermal imager operates with a rechargeable battery, or from AC mains power. 2.2.1 Using Battery Power – Inserting the Battery Make sure unit is off. Open up the battery compartment on the bottom of the HSI3000 thermal imager by sliding the battery cover off as indicated in Figure 2.

  • Page 5: Battery Charging

    DC Socket DC Socket Figure 4: Connecting the Mains AC Power Supply Operating the HSI3000 Series Thermal Imager 3.1 Hardware The HSI3000 system is designed for use as a handheld thermal imager. Thermal images stored on the supplied memory card can be transferred to a PC or laptop computer using the supplied memory card reader.

  • Page 6: Switching On The Hsi3000

    3.2 Switching on the HSI3000 The HSI3000 features an On/Off power button above the display. The HSI3000 is switched on by holding the power button down for more than one second. The HSI3000 takes approximately twenty seconds to become operational. During this time a number of audible clicks will be heard. This is normal as it is part of the calibration procedure.

  • Page 7: Using The Hsi3000 Thermal Imager

    Using the HSI3000 Thermal Imager 3.4.1 Focusing If the imager is not focused, the image quality will be poor and • temperature measurements will not be accurate. Rotating the lens in a clockwise direction (from front view) focuses the • imager at longer distances up to infinity.
  • Page 8 3.4.3 Buttons Operation of the HSI3000 imager application is by means of the 4 hot buttons, the 4 directional buttons, the menu button, and the laser button (see Figure 10) The hot buttons are mainly used to give quick control of: 1.

  • Page 9: Hsi3000 Hot Button Operation

    3.4.4 HSI3000 Hot Button Operation The HSI3000’s hot buttons are labeled 1 to 4 from left to right for the purposes of this user manual. Their function is displayed as hot button labels on the HSI3000’s display. Their labels can change in different modes of operation.

  • Page 10: Directional Buttons

    3.4.5 Directional Buttons The directional buttons (up, down. left & right – see Figure 13) are used for three different functions. 1. If hot button 3 is set to either SP+ or SPX, the directional buttons control the position of the selected temperature cursor.

  • Page 11: Menu Operation And Functions

    3.4.7 Menu Operation and Functions The menu structure is opened by pressing the menu button in the center of the directional buttons. Figure 15: Menu Button There are four sub-menus, which contain the functions listed in Table 1. Measurement Settings Camera Settings Image Browser Clock/Calendar...

  • Page 12: Camera Settings

    Reflected Temperature Compensation – When the emissivity is set to values less than 1.0, measurement • accuracy can be further improved by setting the reflected temperature compensation. The reflected temperature is the temperature being “seen” by the object being imaged. The value entered must be within the range - 4°F to 392°F (-20ºC to 200ºC) or equivalent in K.

  • Page 13: Using The Laser Pointer

    3.4.8 Using the Laser Pointer When the HSI3000 is switched ‘ON’, the laser may be activated by holding down the red laser button. Laser Button The laser pointer is used to illuminate and identify features in the image. The laser pointer illuminates the area of the scene that coincides with the green circle indicator on the display –...
  • Page 14 Edit the Contrast Edit the Brightness Default contrast Default brightness Increasing the contrast uses more of the outer colors of the Increasing the thermal brightness uses more of the upper color palette i.e. black and white in the rainbow example. half of the color bar.

  • Page 15: Technical

    3.5 Technical 3.5.1 Field of View The HSI3000 and HSI3002 have a 20° x 15° Field of View, and a 160 x 120 (19200) pixel detector. Figure 20: Field of View Figure 21: 19200 Pixel Array The HSI3003 has a 9.1° x 6.8 ° Field of View, and a 160 x 120 (19200) pixel detector. Page 15 of 32...

  • Page 16: Thermal Image Transfer From Hsi3000 To A Pc

    Either open My Computer and copy the .iri files from the SD card to the PC (recommended), or leave the SD card in place while the “Wahl HSI3000 Series Imager” PC software is running and open the files directly from the SD card.

  • Page 17: Using The Hsi3000 Thermal Imager With A Pc

    The PC should be IBM compatible running MS Windows XP or 2000, with a CD drive, and a USB port or an SD card reader. The “Wahl HSI3000 Series Imager” application can be used for analysis of images previously saved onto an HSI3000 SD card, or for downloading a live thermal image from the HSI3000 via a USB cable.

  • Page 18: Menus And Toolbar

    Figure 26: Application Window 5.3.1 Menus and Toolbar The menu includes familiar Windows menu items such as “File”, “Edit”, “View”, Tools” and “Help”. Figure 27: The Menu 5.3.1.1 Menus 5.3.1.1.1 File The File menu allows the following: Open • Save •...
  • Page 19 Figure 28: Windows Explorer The .iri files can be previewed in any of the five Windows explorer views: thumbnail, tile, icon, list or details, by selecting the “View” button in Windows explorer (shown in Figures 28 and 29). Figure 26: View Selector After an image has been opened, the application window looks similar to Figure 30 below.

  • Page 20: Edit

    Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications. 5) Recent Files – a list of recently opened .iri files appears here for easy selection. 6) Exit – closes the Wahl HSI3000 Series Imager application. 5.3.1.1.2 Edit...
  • Page 21 Measurement Cursor List – This toggles the display of the measurement cursors list shown in Figure 33, which includes the spot measurement, pixel position, and the difference between measurement cursors 1 and 2. It also displays the hottest and coldest measurements in the scene, their difference, and the average analysis box (if selected in the view menu).
  • Page 22 Area Select – This toggles a rectangular area over the center of the image. The maximum, minimum and average temperatures for this area are then displayed in the measurement cursors list, allowing measurement by area analysis. The area’s position can be moved in conjunction with the zoom & pan control (see Figure 36).
  • Page 23 Profiles – This toggles the 2D profile view which is used to display a graphical representation of the temperature values along the selected vertical and horizontal lines. Intensity Plot Lines Cross Sections Thermal Intensity Plots Figure 38: 2D Profiles To the left of the image is a thermal intensity plot which corresponds to the vertical cross-section through the image.
  • Page 24 In the Display tab, it is possible to: Figure 40: Display Tab Adjust the span of the image manually (by typing) • Adjust the span of the image automatically • Select one of four color palettes • Select whether to display the image at its original resolution or to interpolate the image to 320 x 240 or •...
  • Page 25 The Settings tab is shown below: Figure 38: Settings Tab In the Settings tab, it is possible to: Select either ˚F, ˚C or K • Adjust the reflected temperature correction • Adjust the target object emissivity • Adjust the required capture time and date •...

  • Page 26: Tools

    5.3.1.1.4 Tools The Tools menu contains the following: Imager Comms Config… • Capture From Imager… • Reset Isotherms • Dock Options… • Imager Comms Config… - This is used to transfer single images taken from the live image in the HSI3000 to a PC via a USB connection.

  • Page 27: Help

    Help The Help menu gives the following information: About • 1) About HSI3000 Series Imager – This displays the Wahl software version being used. Figure 46: Version Information 5.3.1.2 Toolbar The Toolbar includes 12 icons; all of which have been covered in the menus. The icons are listed below.

  • Page 28: Sequencing

    1.0. Items required:- 1.1. 1 x HSI3000 Thermal imaging camera. 1.2. 1 x USB cable. 1.3. 1 x PC with Wahl imager software installed. 2.0. Set up instructions:- 2.1. Connect the cable to the PC and the thermal imaging camera.
  • Page 29 3.2.3. If the green box message titled USB Serial Port com (number) – ok appears. The comms port connection is correctly made. Click on OK to continue. 3.2.4. If a red box message appears, the comms port connection is not correctly made and you will need to try the other ports until a green box message titled USB Serial Port com (number) –...

  • Page 30: Emissivity Table

    3.4.3. For total manual control do not tick any of the above (3.3.2. to 3.4.2.) maximize the window and go straight to the Start button. 3.4.4. Saving images. Setting the snapshot folder. It is important to select which location the captured image snapshots should be saved too.

  • Page 31: Specifications

    Specifications Page 31 of 32...

  • Page 32: Customer Feedback

    If you have had any technical issues or feedback with regard to your HSI3000 Series Multi-Purpose Thermal Imager, please complete the details below and send it back to Wahl Instruments at the address on the front page of this manual or call Customer Service at 1-800-421-2853, or email us at sales@palmerwahl.com.

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