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FLIR Voyager Operator's Manual

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OPERATOR'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 VOYAGER OPERATOR’S MANUAL...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - CAUTIONS 2 - OPERATION 7-14 2.1 System Description 2.2 Joystick Control Unit (JCU) 2.3 Voyager Controls 3 MENUS 15 18 3 GETTING STARTED 19 22 4 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE 23-24 4 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INFRARED 25-32 4.1 Intro to Infrared Technology...
  • Page 4 FX: + 1 503 498 3904 sales@fl ir.com Equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. ©2007 FLIR Systems, Inc. Specifi cations are subject to change without notice, check our website: www.fl ir.com.
  • Page 5 Remember to register your Voyager by fi lling out the Registration card. You will fi nd that the Voyager is simple to use; it includes a Camera Body to install on the deckhouse or mast location of your choice, a Bulkhead Box for installation below deck, and a Joystick Control Unit (JCU) for installation at the primary pilot station.

  • Page 6: Cautions

    Also, they are delicate and can be damaged with improper cleaning. • Th e Voyager runs off of 24 VDC. Operating the camera outside of the specifi ed input voltage range or the specifi ed operating temperature range can cause permanent damage.

  • Page 7: Operation

    OPERATION...

  • Page 8: System Description

    (LWIR) energy. The wide-angle camera uses a 35mm lens, and the long-range camera uses a 140mm lens. In its default setting, Voyager will zoom digitally from the wide FOV camera to the narrow FOV camera. At that point, the system switches seamlessly over to the narrow FOV camera and zooms digitally to its maximum magnifi...
  • Page 9 Bulkhead Box The Bulkhead Box is the central hub for all other Voyager system components. It accepts vessel power in (24VDC), and exports it to the JCU and Camera Body. The Bulkhead Box also passes command signals from the JCU to the Camera Body, and exports up to four video signals for viewing around the ship.

  • Page 10: Joystick Control Unit (Jcu)

    JOYSTICK CONTROL UNIT (JCU) The JCU is your primary method of control for the Voyager. It allows you to point the Voyager, zoom the cameras in and out, switch between infrared and visible-light cameras, focus, and adjust Voyager’s image quality, among other functions. In conjunction with the Joystick, Voyager provides Accu-Point, a complete set of on-screen symbology, so you can see where the camera is pointed at all times.

  • Page 11: Voyager Controls

    VIS/IR – Press this button to switch between IR and visible-light cameras and back, as desired. Dim – Voyager’s JCU controls are backlit to make them easier to see at night. This button controls the brightness of the JCU backlighting, so you can adjust it for your comfort.
  • Page 12 It is intuitive to use – push the Joystick to the left, and the Voyager will pivot left, push the Joystick to the right and the Voyager will pivot to the right. Push the Joystick forward and the camera will tilt down, pull it back and the camera will tilt up.
  • Page 13 Point – The Point command turns off the Voyager’s pan stabilization. This can be helpful when you want Voyager to stay pointing in the same position relative to the vessel in a turn. Night – Voyager’s infrared imagery is normally black and red video.
  • Page 14 Day Running, Night Running, Night Docking and Man Overboard (shown below). Pressing this button toggles between these four presets. The infrared cameras in Voyager automatically adjust to the scenes they are viewing to provide you with the optimal image quality. However, you may want to view different areas of the temperature spectrum, or prefer an image that has more or less contrast than that provided.

  • Page 15: Menus

    MENUS...
  • Page 16 MENUS Voyager’s menus allow the operator to customize certain system features. Pressing the SETUP button will activate the Voyager’s menu structure. Voyager is continually evolving as FLIR incorporates product improvements, so the menus you see may be slightly different from the ones shown here.
  • Page 17 Select this item and use the Joystick to steer the inner image around until it is aligned with the outer image. – Operators can view Voyager’s two thermal Enable Foveal View imagers separately – with steps of electronic zoom providing transition from one to the other –...
  • Page 18 – Should a factory representative need to know Display Version Info your Voyager’s software revision levels, they can be found by selecting this menu item. – Select this item to restore your...

  • Page 19: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED...
  • Page 20 The fi rst step to take in using your Voyager is to make sure that this switch or circuit breaker is turned on. After that, turn on your display and select the Voyager as the video source for your display.
  • Page 21 When Voyager is in white-hot polarity, the warm things in the scene will display as white, or lighter shades of grey, and cold objects will display as black or darker shades of gray. (When you confi gure the Voyager for black-hot polarity, this will be reversed.) As you use the Voyager during daylight and nighttime, you will notice differences in the picture quality –...
  • Page 22 Man Overboard Night Docking As you experiment with your Voyager, you will see your world in a different light. Consider every object you view in terms of how it will look “thermally” as opposed to how it looks to your eye. Right after sunset, objects warmed by the sun will appear warmest.

  • Page 23: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    • If the camera will not produce an image, check the fuses in the Breakout Box fi rst. Make sure that power to the Voyager is off , and remove the fuses one at a time, checking to see if they are still intact. If one of the fuses has blown, determine the cause of the blown fuse, fi...

  • Page 25: Fundamentals Of Infrared

    FUNDAMENTALS OF INFRARED...

  • Page 26: Intro To Infrared Technology

    INTRO TO INFRARED TECHNOLOGY Th e Voyager detects diff erences in heat and displays them as black and white TV video. It may look like a black and white version of what your eyes see, but it’s not. e Voyager sees heat, not light.
  • Page 27 Weather Environmental conditions, including time of day, humidity, and precipitation, will aff ect image quality and contrast. Fog, smog and rain will decrease the range at which you can detect a given target. After sunset, objects warmed by the sun during the day will radiate their stored heat for several hours. Early in the morning, many of these objects will appear cooler than their surroundings, so be sure to look for subtle temperature diff...

  • Page 28: More About Infrared

    In fact, you can get years of enjoyable, productive use out of your Voyager without knowing anything in this section. But, if you would like to learn more about thermal imaging –...
  • Page 29 Photographic cameras create images from refl ected light energy, while infrared cameras create images from radiated thermal energy. e amount of radiated thermal energy that reaches the Voyager’s imager is a function of the viewed object’s temperature and emissivity. is relationship between temperature and emissivity can be a complex one, but we’ll sum it up...
  • Page 30 “see through” much of anything, except some plastics and nylon materials. As you look at the thermal images created with your Voyager, you will see multiple sources of thermal energy in addition to your main object of interest.
  • Page 31 Voyager is used can have a direct impact on your ability to detect and recognize objects. When things are exposed to the sun, they absorb infrared radiation. As the duration of this exposure increases throughout the day, thermal contrast between targets decreases.
  • Page 32 Voyager can detect a specifi c object – it can also aff ect an entire scene’s thermal contrast and aff...

  • Page 33: Appendix

    APPENDIX A PARTS AND ACCESSORIES...

  • Page 34: Parts And Accessories

    APPENDIX Parts List e Voyager includes the following thermal imaging components: If the components you have are diff erent from those enumerated in this Parts List, please call us immediately at 888.747.3547. Voyager FLIR Part Number 432-0002-01-00 432-0002-01-00S Camera Body 7.3”x4.0”x8.0”...

  • Page 35: Specifi Cations

    Voyager ™ SYSTEM OVERVIEW 15” x 23” Size 45 lb Weight 360° Continuous Azimuth Field-of-Regard +/-90° Field-of-Regard Elevation Variable to 120°/sec Slew Rate Thermal Imaging Performance 2 Microbolometer Cameras Sensor Type 20° x 15° (35mm) Wide FOV Imager 5° x 3.75° (140mm) Narrow FOV Imager 7.5 to 13.5 µm...
  • Page 36 Document Number: 432-0002-00-11 ©FLIR Systems, Inc., 2007. All rights reserved worldwide. No parts of this manual, in whole or in part, may be copied, photocopied, translated, or transmitted to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of FLIR Systems, Inc.

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