FLIR C Series User Manual

FLIR C Series User Manual

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FLIR Cx series
For Flir C5 on loan from Cambridge Carbon Footprint

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Summary of Contents for FLIR C Series

  • Page 1: Notice To User

    User’s manual FLIR Cx series For Flir C5 on loan from Cambridge Carbon Footprint...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Disclaimers ..................1 Legal disclaimer ............... 1 U.S. Government Regulations............1 Patents ................... 1 Quality assurance ..............1 Third-party licenses..............1 Usage statistics ................ 1 Copyright ................1 Safety information ................2 Accessing regulatory information..........3 Notice to user ...................4 Calibration................
  • Page 3: Customer Help

    Adding a note ................ 17 Editing a saved image.............. 17 Uploading images ................19 10.1 Connecting to Wi-Fi..............19 10.2 Pairing with FLIR Ignite............. 19 10.3 Automatic upload..............19 10.4 Manual upload ............... 19 10.4.1 Uploading an image............19 10.4.2 Uploading multiple images ..........20 10.4.3 Uploading a folder ............
  • Page 4: Quick Start Guide

    When you have them safely stored, please delete your images from the camera, so they don't confuse the next borrower. Or you can upload saved images via Wifi to Flir Ignite or the more powerful Flir Thermal Studio, which can be used to optimise and label images etc: https://www.flir.co.uk/products/flir-thermal-studio-suite You need to create a free Flir account for either of these.
  • Page 5: Camera Overview

    Camera overview 6.1 View from the front 1. Camera lamp. 2. Infrared lens. 3. Visual camera lens. 4. Lanyard attachment point. 6.2 View from the rear 5. USB-C connector. 6. Camera screen. 7. On/off button. 8. Save button. 9. Tripod mount. #T810539;...
  • Page 6: Screen Elements

    Camera overview 6.3 Screen elements 6.3.1 General 1. Result table. 2. Status icons. 3. Live view button. 4. Gallery button. 5. Settings button. 6. Menu button. 7. Spotmeter. 8. Temperature scale. 6.3.2 Menu system To display the menu system, tap the menu button 1.
  • Page 7: Swipe-Down Menu

    3. Screen brightness slider: Used to control the brightness of the screen. 4. Camera memory indicator. 5. The FLIR Ignite user account that the camera is paired with. For more information, see section 10.2 Pairing with FLIR Ignite, page 19.
  • Page 8: Achieving A Good Thermal Image

    Achieving a good thermal image These are the functions and settings you need to experiment with to achieve a good ther- mal image: • Adjusting the temperature scale. • Selecting a suitable temperature range. • Selecting a suitable image mode. •...
  • Page 9: Example 2

    Achieving a good thermal image 7.2.2 Example 2 Here are two infrared images of an isolator in a power line. To make it easier to analyze the temperature variations in the isolator, the temperature scale in the right image has been changed to values close to the temperature of the isolator.
  • Page 10: Temperature Range

    • For the Thermal MSX, Thermal, and Picture in picture image modes, all thermal and visual information is stored when an image is saved. This means that you can edit the image later, in the camera image gallery or in a FLIR Thermography software, and se- lect any of the image modes.
  • Page 11: Color Palettes

    Achieving a good thermal image To align the thermal and visual images, do the following: 1. Tap the screen. This displays a box with a distance in the upper right corner. 2. Tap the distance box. This displays a slider. 3.
  • Page 12: Measuring Temperatures

    Measuring temperatures You can measure a temperature using a spotmeter or a box. The measured tempera- tures are displayed in the result table on the screen. • With a spotmeter, the camera measures the temperature at the position of the spotmeter.
  • Page 13: Changing The Measurement Parameters

    Measuring temperatures 8.4 Changing the measurement parameters For accurate temperature measurements, it is important to use appropriate measure- ment parameters: • Emissivity: The emissivity determines how much of the radiation originates from the object as opposed to being reflected by it. •...
  • Page 14: Saving And Working With Images

    To make reporting and post-processing more efficient, you can add notes with additional information, e.g., conditions and information about where an image is taken. The notes are added to the image file and can be viewed and edited in the camera or in a FLIR Thermography software.
  • Page 15 Saving and working with images 4. Manual adjustment mode is now active. For adjustment instructions, see section 7.2.3 Manually adjusting the temperature scale, page 12. 5. Tap the menu button • To change the image mode, tap Image mode • To add a measurement tool, tap Measurement •...
  • Page 16: Uploading Images

    5. Use a computer or other device with internet access and follow the instructions on the camera screen. 10.3 Automatic upload You can set up the camera to automatically upload images to your FLIR Ignite account when the camera is connected to the internet. To enable automatic upload of images, do the following: 1.
  • Page 17: Uploading Multiple Images

    FLIR Ignite and move the folders created in your camera into those. 10.5.3 Search You can search among all your files and images uploaded to FLIR Ignite. It is possible to search on file names, folder names, and any notes added to the images.
  • Page 18: Working With The Image Gallery

    Working with the image gallery When you save an image, the camera stores the image file in the image gallery of the camera. You can open an image in the image gallery and, for example, change the color palette, apply another image mode, and add measurement tools. The image gallery can include one or several folders.
  • Page 19: Changing The Active Folder

    Working with the image gallery 11.4 Changing the active folder New images are saved to the active folder. To change the active folder, do the following: 1. Tap the Gallery button 2. Tap the folder that new images should be saved to. 3.
  • Page 20 Working with the image gallery To delete all images, do the following: 1. Tap the Settings button 2. Tap Save options & storage and then tap Delete all saved files..This displays a dia- log box. 3. To permanently delete all images, tap Delete. #T810539;...
  • Page 21: Handling The Camera

    Handling the camera 12.1 Charging the battery You can charge the battery by using a standard USB power adapter or by connecting the camera to a computer. It is good practice to disconnect the camera from power when the battery is fully charged. The battery status is displayed on the swipe-down menu, see section 6.3.4 Swipe-down menu, page 10.
  • Page 22: Non-Uniformity Correction

    Handling the camera 1. Tap the Settings button 2. Tap Connections > Bluetooth. 3. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled by toggling the Bluetooth switch. Note On the mobile phone, you must also make sure that Bluetooth is enabled, that the phone is in discovery mode, and that Bluetooth tethering is enabled. 4.
  • Page 23 Handling the camera 12.7.2.2 Equipment Cotton wool CAUTION If you use a lens cleaning cloth it must be dry. Do not use a lens cleaning cloth with the liquids that are given in section 12.7.2.1 above. These liquids can cause material on the lens cleaning cloth to become loose.
  • Page 24: Camera Settings

    13.5 Accounts The Accounts dialog box is used to pair the camera with your FLIR Ignite account. For more information, see section 10 Uploading images, page 19. #T810539; r. AD/68933/69002; en-US...
  • Page 25: Device Settings

    Updating the camera, page 29. • Product improvement program: This setting is used to help FLIR improve your camera. The camera can send anonymous information to FLIR about how it is used and, when something does not work as intended, notify FLIR about it.

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