FLIR GF3 Series Getting Started page 13

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3.6 Quick start guide
3.6.1 Detecting a temperature
CAUTION In furnace and other high-temperature applications, you must mount
the heatshield on the camera. Using the camera in furnace and other high-tem-
perature applications without the heatshield can cause damage to the camera.
1. Charge the battery for four hours, or until the green battery condition LED
glows continuously, before starting the camera for the first time.
Note Do this at room temperature, with the camera turned off.
2. Insert an SD Memory Card into a card slot
3. To turn on the camera, push the
Note When you turn on the camera, a mechanical cooler will begin cooling
down the infrared detector. The cooler has a sound that resembles a sub-
dued motor. This sound is normal. The cooling procedure will typically take 7
minutes for FLIR GF300, FLIR GF309, FLIR GF320, and 10 minutes for FLIR
GF306. In high ambient temperatures the cooling times may increase 30%
or more.
4. Turn the mode wheel to
5. For furnace and other high-temperature applications, mount the heatshield
on the camera. You must also enter the correct external optics transmission
value of the heatshield into the camera. The external optics transmission val-
ue is printed on a label on the inside of the heatshield. You enter the external
optics transmission value in the object parameters dialog on the Edit tab.
When you remove the heatshield you must reset the external optics trans-
mission to 1.0.
6. Push the temperature range button, then do the following:
6.1. Move the joystick up/down to choose a suitable temperature range
for your object.
6.2. Push the temperature range button to confirm and leave the setup
mode.
7. Aim the camera towards the object of interest.
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