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T T HERMAL IMAGING
THERMAL/VISUAL
IMAGING CAMERAS
Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
AND
CAMERA
USER'S MANUAL
G G Ti 10
G G Ti2 0 , G Ti3 0 ,
G G Ti 50
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  • Page 1 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com T T HERMAL IMAGING THERMAL/VISUAL IMAGING CAMERAS CAMERA USER’S MANUAL G G Ti 10 G G Ti2 0 , G Ti3 0 , G G Ti 50 Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
  • Page 2 Sectional Overview What you should know and do to ensure your safety Read This First and avoid damaging the camera Illustrations and descriptions of all camera Product Overview components and connectors How to charge the battery pack; install the mini SD Setup memory card;...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Read This First What’s Included Product Overview Front View Keypad & Bottom View Setup Instructions Charging the Battery Pack Installing the Battery Pack and Mini SD Card Powering On and Off Reading the Display Setting the Date and Time Local Settings Basic Functions Selecting Menus and Settings...
  • Page 4 Connecting to a Computer Using the Bluetooth Headset Troubleshooting Appendices I. Using an Optional Lens II. Camera Care and Maintenance III. The Emissivity of Common Materials Specifications Warranty Information Return for Repair Policy...

  • Page 5: Read This First

    General Tools & Instruments LLC (General) and its subsidiaries, affiliates and distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of the camera or any accessory that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a format that is machine-readable.
  • Page 6 distortion of the thermal camera, fire, electrical shock or other hazards. Do not drop the batteries, place them near a heat source, directly expose them to flame, or immerse them in water Such exposure may damage the batteries and lead to leakage of corrosive liquids, fire, electric shock, explosion or serious injury.

  • Page 7: What's Included

    What’s Included Item Quantity Thermal camera Heavy-duty plastic protective case with shoulder strap Compact battery charger Rechargeable battery (1 installed in camera, 1 in case) 2GB Mini SD memory card with adaptor (pre-installed in camera) Sun shield Video cable with BNC plug USB cable Hand and neck straps (on camera) Lens cap...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Product Overview Front View Flip-up LCD Torch (Flashlight) (GTi20, GTi30 and GTi50 only) Visual camera Keypad (GTi20, GTi30 and GTi50 only) IR camera and lens Battery compartment Laser pointer Definable trigger...

  • Page 9: Keypad & Bottom View

    Product Overview Keypad and Bottom Views Power Button Menu up 1 level and Escape Save/Freeze screen and images Menu Navigation - Toggle Up, Down, Left, Right Auto Adjust Menu Access, Enter to choose selection Battery compartment latch Power input jack Video Out jack Mini USB jack Mini SD card slot...

  • Page 10: Setup Instructions

    It can be recharged at any time. However, since the maximum number of charge cycles is approximately 300, to prolong battery life General recommends that you only charge the battery pack after it has been discharged completely.

  • Page 11: Installing The Battery Pack And Mini Sd Card

    Setup Instructions Installing the Battery Pack and Mini SD Card Install the charged battery into the camera as follows: Release the battery compartment latch by pushing it down and forward. Lift and remove the battery compartment cover. Align the battery’s edge with the line inside the compartment.

  • Page 12: Powering On And Off

    Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. • On the GTi10 and GTi20, the LED at the upper left of the keypad will glow green. On the GTi30 and GTi50, the LED will toggle between green and blue, indicating that the...

  • Page 13: Reading The Display

    Setup Instructions Reading the Display The LCD’s frame is exactly the same size as the thermal camera’s field of view. The following information is available on-screen. Reading Max. temperature Upper limit of color scale Color scale Lower limit of color scale Time Min.
  • Page 14 About the operation indicator The operation indicator at the lower left of the LCD shows the current operating status of the camera. Camera status Menu Indicates operation in Menu Mode. Represents operation in a non-menu mode, with Null no analysis tools selected. Indicates that the current analysis tool is SP1 9 spot 1, spot 2...

  • Page 15: Setting The Date And Time

    Setup Instructions Setting the Date and Time If you intend to record images, you should set the Date and Time when powering ‘ON’ the thermal camera for the first time. Make sure that the thermal camera is in Null mode (see p.14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to call up the Main Menu.

  • Page 16: Local Settings

    Setup Instructions Local Settings Using this menu item, you can change the language of menus and messages, select either the NTSC or PAL TV standard, and choose metric or Imperial units for temperature and distance readouts. Make sure that the thermal camera is in Null mode (see p.14).
  • Page 17 About Local Settings Selects the language of the menus and Language messages. Video Sets the format of the video output of the camera output to PAL or NTSC. Choose °C or °F as the unit of temperature Temp unit measurements. Distance Chooses meter or foot as the unit of distance unit...

  • Page 18: Basic Functions

    Basic Functions Selecting Menus and Settings You can select the settings by pressing the MENU/ENTER button. Press the MENU / ENTER button. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow. Press the UP or DOWN arrow. Press the MENU / ENTER button. Menu Select a function item using Analysis...
  • Page 19 Select setting contents using Change the settings using Exit Displayed menu items will vary according to the operation and setting contents. *The menu items may vary among different camera models.

  • Page 20: Restoring Default Settings

    Basic Functions Restoring Default Settings You can reset the menu and button operation settings to default. Turn off the thermal camera. button Press and hold the power button and the ESC button for three seconds. button The data in storage will not be deleted when you reset the menu and button operation settings to default.

  • Page 21: Shooting

    Shooting Using the LCD To use the LCD as your monitor for capturing thermal images, follow the instructions below. Open the flip-up LCD screen Using the trigger to turn on the laser pointer (see p. 46), aim the camera at a subject. 1.

  • Page 22: Making Camera Adjustments

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Manual Focus Point the thermal camera at the target. Turn the focus ring until the target slips in and out of focus on the display. Adjust the focus until the image is clearest.

  • Page 23: Thermal, Visual And Bivision Image Displays

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Thermal, Visual and BiVision Image Displays The GTi20 and GTi30 thermal cameras can also record visual images using a built-in digital camera. The reason to capture a visual image is to use it as a reference for a thermal image. Press the MENU/ENTER button.

  • Page 24: Bivision Display Mode

    Shooting About Fusion Displays In BiVision display mode, you can see thermal images ‘fuse’ into visible images. IR Only In this mode, you can use analysis tools to analyze the target. But what you see is the image with pseudo color.
  • Page 25 Shooting In BiVision display mode, you can move the fusion area using the arrow keys and see thermal images ‘fuse’ into visible images. Moving the fusion square Move the area up Move the area down ESC + UP ESC + DOWN Move the area right Move the area left ESC + RIGHT...

  • Page 26: Making Image Adjustments

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Making Image Adjustments You can adjust the level (brightness) and span (contrast) of thermal images manually or automatically. Auto Adjust The camera will automatically adjust the brightness, span or both parameters when you press the Auto Adjust button. How you set the Auto Adjust line of the Camera Setup menu (see p.

  • Page 27: Making Manual Adjustments

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Making Manual Adjustments You can manually adjust the level and span of thermal images by using a menu or the arrow buttons. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to change the span (contrast) of an image and the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to change its level (brightness). Using the Manual adjust menu Press the MENU/ENTER button to call up the Main Menu.

  • Page 28: Palette Settings

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Palette Settings Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. a) Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Palette Setup line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Palette Setup menu. b) The default palette is Iron.

  • Page 29: Image/Camera Settings

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Image/camera Settings Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the System Setup line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the System Setup menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Camera Setup line.
  • Page 30 Shooting Making Camera Adjustments About Image Settings Sets the function of the AUTO ADJUST button The camera will automatically adjust the Level level (brightness) and span (contrast) of Span the image to the optimum setting. Auto adjust The camera will automatically adjust the Level level (brightness) of the image.

  • Page 31: Freezing/Activating An Image

    Shooting Making Camera Adjustments Freezing / Activating an Image You can activate/freeze a thermal image by configuring the trigger to do so. Make sure that the thermal camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu.

  • Page 32: Using Analysis Tools

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Changing Object/global Settings Make sure that the thermal camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Analysis menu.
  • Page 33 About analysis parameters Selects the object (a spot or area) whose Object parameters you wish to measure. Emissivity is a measure of an object’s reflectivity in the infrared spectrum. You can optimize the camera’s measurement accuracy for a specific object by entering its emissivity within the Emiss Analysis menu.

  • Page 34: Setting Analysis Parameters

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Setting Analysis Parameters Make sure that the thermal camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Use the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Analysis menu.
  • Page 35 About analysis settings There are two kinds of temp-alert: Upper-limit alert and Lower-limit alert. 1.Upper-limit alert If you set the Alert line of the Analysis Setup menu to “on” and the Spot line of the Analysis menu to “Maximum”, the spot analysis tool "max sp10" will automatically capture the hottest spot within the screen.

  • Page 36: Setting Spot Analysis Parameters

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Setting Spot Analysis Parameters This section explains how to apply spot analysis tools to the thermal image. Make sure that the thermal camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line.
  • Page 37 Selecting a spot • Use the UP or DOWN arrow to select a spot, and then press the MENU/ ENTER button. • Spot 10 will automatically track the hottest and coldest temperature spot within an area whose shape and size can be set by the user (see p.

  • Page 38: Setting Area Analysis Parameters

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Setting Area Analysis Parameters This section explains how to apply area analysis tools to the thermal image. Make sure that the thermal camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu.
  • Page 39 • If Area 5 is selected, its maximum, minimum and average temperatures will appear in separate boxes at the same time. Moving the area. • Use Steps 1 through 4 to select an area. • Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT arrows to move the area.

  • Page 40: Profile Analysis

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Profile Analysis Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Analysis menu.

  • Page 41: Isotherm Analysis

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Isotherm Analysis Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Analysis menu.

  • Page 42: Removing Analysis Tools

    Shooting Using Analysis Tools Removing Analysis Tools this This section explains how to remove analysis tools that you have activated. Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Analysis line.

  • Page 43: Saving Images

    Shooting Saving Images You can save images in either of two ways: 1) by using a pulldown in the File menu or 2) by configuring the trigger to save files. Using the File menu to save files Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu.
  • Page 44 Shooting Using the trigger to save files Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14) Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. Press the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the Trigger Setup line. Then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Trigger Setup menu.

  • Page 45: Attaching Voice Memos To Images

    You can attach a voice message of up to 30 seconds to any image (GTi30 only) Install the Bluetooth headset (included with GTi30, optional for GTi10 and GTi20) using the instructions on p. 56 Freeze an image (p. 31), then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu.

  • Page 46: Configuring The Trigger

    Shooting Configuring the Trigger squeezing the trigger saves the current display as an image file. You can also configure the By default, trigger to: Freeze/Activate an image 1. Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. 2. Press the button to navigate to the Trigger Setup line.

  • Page 47: Playback And Erase

    Playback and Erase Opening Images You can view and analyze saved images on the LCD monitor. Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. The Main Menu will open with the File line highlighted.
  • Page 48 How to select an image If you select in the menu, a box like the Open Delete File one shown below will appear at the bottom left of the screen. File amount of current folder Serial number of Serial number of current file current folder 00001/00003/002/003...
  • Page 49 Selecting a folder and filename Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. The Main Menu will open with the File line highlighted. Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the File menu. Use the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to the File Setup line.

  • Page 50: Playing Back Voice Memos

    Playing Back Voice Memos To play back the voice messages you attach to images: Install the Bluetooth headset (included with GTi30, optional for GTi10 and GTi20) using the instructions on p. 56. Freeze an image (see p. 31), then press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu.

  • Page 51: Erasing Images

    Playback and Erase Erasing Images Erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise caution before erasing an image Make sure that the camera is in null mode (see p. 14). Press the MENU/ENTER button to open the Main Menu. The Main Menu will open with the File line highlighted.

  • Page 52: Uploading Images

    Uploading Images Images stored on the camera’s Mini SD memory card can be transferred via the included SD card reader to any computer with a USB port. Swing the rubber cover on the bottom of the camera down to expose jacks and the mini SD card in its socket. Lightly press on the Mini SD card with the tip of your finger and it will pop out.

  • Page 53: Camera Connections

    Camera Connections Charging the Battery Directly You can charge the battery directly using the optional power adaptor. Swing the rubber cover on the bottom of the camera down to expose the power terminal on the right side. Insert the single-plug end of the power adaptor into the terminal.

  • Page 54: Connecting To A Tv Monitor

    Camera Connections Connecting to a TV Monitor You can increase the size of camera images that you view and analyze by using the supplied video cable to connect the camera to a TV or TV monitor. Swing the rubber cover on the bottom of the camera down to expose the yellow Video Out jack.

  • Page 55: Connecting To A Computer

    GTi30 or GTi50. The driver that enables a PC to recognize the GTi30 or GTi50 as an external storage device is on the disc containing General's Professional Analysis & Reporting Software package. This package is available for purchase as an optional accessory.

  • Page 56: Using The Bluetooth Headset

    Follow the steps below to install the Bluetooth headset (included with the GTi30 and GTi50; optional for the GTi10 and GTi20) for the first time. Before beginning, fully charge the Bluetooth headset. If the power indicator is red, the Bluetooth headset needs additional charging.
  • Page 57 After you have paired the camera and headset, the next time you want to use the headset, all you need do is turn it on. If the headset’s power LED is blinking blue, it is already paired and ready to use.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution Power is not turned on • Turn on the camera. See Powering On and Off (p.12). Camera will Insufficient battery • Fully charge the battery. not operate voltage Poor contact between • Wipe the terminals with a camera and battery clean, dry cloth.

  • Page 59: Using An Optional Lens

    F (±2 lens supplied with your camera (±3 or ±2% of the reading, whichever is greater), you can have General calibrate the lens, installed on your camera, for a fee. Contact General's Customer Service Department at 800-697-8665 to make shipping arrangements.

  • Page 60: Camera Care And Maintenance

    Appendix II Camera Care and Maintenance Use the following procedures to clean the camera body, lens, LCD monitor and other parts. Wipe the body clean with soft cloth or an eyeglass Camera body lens wiper. First use a lens blower to remove loose dust and dirt.
  • Page 61 Appendix III Emissivity of Common Materials Material Temperature (°C Emissivity METALS Aluminum Polished aluminum 0.09 Commercial aluminum foil 0.09 Electrolytic chromeplate alumina 0.55 25 600 Mild alumina 25 600 0.10 0.20 Strong alumina 25 600 0.30 0.40 Brass Brass mirror (highly 0.03 polished) Brass oxide...
  • Page 62 Emissivities of Common Materials (Con’t) Material Temperature °C Emissivity Electrolytic ferric oxide 500 1200 0.85 0.89 Iron plate 925 1120 0.87 0.95 Cast iron, heavy ferric oxide 0.80 Tempered iron, ferric oxide 40 250 0.95 Melting surface 0.94 Melting cast iron 1300 1400 0.29 Melting mild steel...
  • Page 63 Emissivities of Common Materials (Con’t) Material Temperature °C Emissivity Commercial tin plate 0.07 Strong oxidization 0.60 0 200 Zinc Oxidizing at 400°C 0.01 galvanized shining iron plate 0.23 Ash zinc oxide 0.28 NON-METAL MATERIALS Brick 1100 0.75 Fire brick 1100 0.75 Graphite (lamp black) 0.95...
  • Page 64 Emissivities of Common Materials (Con’t) Material Emissivity Temperature °C ELECTRIC MATERIALS Epoxy glass plate 0.86 Epoxy hydroxybenzene plate 0.80 Gilded sheet copper 0.30 Solder-coated copper 0.35 Tin-coated lead wire 0.28 Brass wires 0.87 0.88 Block talcum terminal 0.87...

  • Page 65: Specifications

    Specifications All specifications are based on General Tools & Instruments’ testing standards and are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 66 THERMAL IMAGING AND THERMAL/VISUAL IMAGING CAMERAS SOFTWARE USER’S MANUAL GTi10 GTi20, GTi30, GTi50 Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using this product.
  • Page 67 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION .......................... 4 1.1. System Requirement ......................5 Install GTi IR Report ......................5 1.2. Uninstall GTi IR Report ......................8 1.3. GETTING STARTED ..........................9 Launch Application......................... 9 Terminate Application......................10 INTERFACES ............................10 Main Menu........................... 10 Shortcuts ..........................
  • Page 68 4.11. Play Folder..........................33 4.12. Play Audio..........................34 4.13. Copy to Clipboard......................... 34 4.14. Property ..........................34 4.15. Rename ..........................35 4.16. Data Export........................... 36 IR IMAGE SETTINGS ..........................37 5.1. Palette ..........................37 5.2. Image Adjusting........................38 5.3. Area Adjusting ........................38 5.4.
  • Page 69 11.4. Copy ............................. 73 11.5. Paste ............................. 74 12. VIEW ..............................74 12.1. Tile Horizontally ........................75 12.2. Tile Vertically ........................75 12.3. Cascade ..........................76 12.4. Full Screen ..........................77 12.5. Analysis and Analysis Info ....................77 12.6. Report and Report Info ......................77 12.7.

  • Page 70: Installation

    INSTALLATION 1.1. System Requirement XP： SP2 above Memory 512MB above CPU 700Hz above Framework 3.5 SP1 above Monitor Resolution 1024x768 above Computer Property setting: color quality 32bit Office 2003 above for generating report with WORD Vista： SP1 above Memory 1GB above CPU 1GHz above Framework 3.5above Monitor Resolution 1024x768 above...
  • Page 71 Fig.1.2.2  Click Disk Cost button to ensure there is enough space on your selected drive, and then click OK button (see Fig. 1.2.4);  Choose an installation hard drive and file path by clicking the Browse button or use the default driver and file path (see Fig.
  • Page 72 Fig. 1.2.4  Click the Next button to continue the installation or Back button to the previous step or Cancel button to terminate the installation (see Fig. 1.2.5); Fig.1.2.5...

  • Page 73: Uninstall Gti Ir Report

    Fig.1.2.6  Click the Close button to finish the installation (see Fig. 1.2.7). Fig.1.2.7 1.3. Uninstall GTi IR Report Click Start at the bottom left of the Windows’s desktop. Under the GTi IR Report of All Programs click Uninstall and following the instructions to remove the GTi IR Report software.

  • Page 74: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED 2.1 Launch Application There are two simple ways you can launch the program. Click Start at the bottom left of the Windows’s desktop and under the GTi IR of the All Programs select GTi IR Report. You can also simply double click the GTi IR Report icon on your Windows Desktop.

  • Page 75: Terminate Application

    get the Activation Code from your vendor, please input the Activation Code into the register window. You can always activate your license from menu Help -> Activate in the GTi IR Report later. And then click OK button. The software will retrieve version information from the activation code (e.g. ALL version).

  • Page 76: Shortcuts

    3.2. Shortcuts You can select shortcut to do thermal image analysis; You can right click in the shortcut area to show or hide specified shortcuts.

  • Page 77: Analysis Mode

    3.3. Analysis Mode You can click Analysis tab on the left to enter into analysis mode. When the mouse’s cursor moves to tab area on the left, the file explorer will be displayed automatically. When the mouse’s cursor moves out of the file explorer area, the file explorer will be hidden automatically.

  • Page 78: File Type

    （2）Select menu View => Analysis, it will show a tab page of Analysis in left side. Please select a folder in Folder Tree and then it will show a thumbnail list beside the Folder Tree (press Ctrl to select multiple images). User can open images in following ways: A、Right click on the thumbnail image, and select the menu Open;...
  • Page 79 SAT file (*SAT) : List SAT files only. Optical light and IR files（*SAT;*CCD） : List SAT and CCD files.

  • Page 80: Open Settings

    Recording File(*SAR;*SAZ) : List SAR or SAZ files. The type is available in USB, NET, and ALL versions. General IR File(*JPG;*BMP) : List JPG or BMP files with or without temperature data. Template File(*IRW ;*IRT;*IRWX; *IRTX) : List Analysis Working Template (IRW/IRWX) or Report Template (IRT/IRTX) files.
  • Page 81  Temp Filter Set a temperature range as a file open filter, which only opens thermal images in which temperature value falls into a specified temperature range. Action: select menu File => Open, check the option box Temp Filter. Examples： ...
  • Page 82  Open thermal image file(s) in which the temperature is not within 40 and 60 Action: select menu File => Open => choose the option box Temp Filter => select Out of Temp range => enter min and max temp value => select being opened thermal images =>...
  • Page 83  Open thermal image file(s) in which the temperature is great than or equal to 60 degree Celsius. Action: select menu File => Open => choose the option box Temp Filter => select ≥ Upper Temp => enter a temp value => select being opened thermal images => click Open button.
  • Page 84  Display isothermal area in opened image Display isothermal area of specified temperature range in green color.  Temp Label When Max Temp, Min Temp, Cursor Temp and/or Center Temp checkbox is selected, the opened images will show selected label(s). ...
  • Page 85 Right click on the thermal image window, select Save Tool Template menu Select a saving path, input a file name and then click Save button.
  • Page 86 Select Tool Templates checkbox in the Open file window, and click button to select a file(*.ird). Select thermal image or video file(s) and then click Open button. All selected thermal files will be opened with the selected template file.
  • Page 87  Show Tool Info If you select Show Tool Info checkbox, you can open JPG or BMP files with saved tools. Otherwise, the opened JPG or BMP files do not include tools..  Open Associated Files You can open a series of files (only in SAT and CCD format) with associate name in the same folder.
  • Page 88 For example, Enter associated file name (“69”) and being opened file number(“3”) in following window. Open one file with the associated name, for example “69085523.SAT”, then there are three name associated files opened.  Image Adjusting Select Auto or Manual image adjusting mode to be used for thermal file open. Show invalid temp checkbox indicates whether show invalid temp area or not in the opened files.

  • Page 89: Save All

     Palette Select a palette for the opened files’ palette. 4.2. Save All In the report mode, you can save all contents as IRT/DOC/PDF files. Action: menu File => Save All or click Save All shortcut =>select a saving folder in file explorer=>click OK button=>...

  • Page 90: Save Report Template

    4.4. Save Report Template In the report mode, you can save the current formatted contents except Fusion / Image Merging/ Image Subtraction windows into a reporting template file (.irt). The template can be used to generate batch report that uses selected thermal image(s) to replace image(s) in the template to form analysis reports.

  • Page 91: Save As

    4.5. Save As 4.5.1. SAT Save As Action: menu File => Save As => SAT Save As or click Save As shortcut =>specify saving object (Current or All), saving file type, saving path, whether save analysis data or not => Click Save button Choose the Current means to save the current thermal image into a file;...

  • Page 92: Ccd Save As

    4.5.2. CCD Save AS Save opened image(s) as specified format (jpg or bmp) file(s). Action: menu File => Save As => CCD Save As => specify saving object, file type, path and file name => Click OK. Click Cancel to abort the operation. 4.5.3.

  • Page 93: Irw Save As

    4.5.4. IRW Save As For PROversion, save all images of the current Analysis window into an IRW file with specified name. Action: menu File => Save As => IRW Save As => specify saving file path and file name => Click OK. Click Cancel to abort the operation.

  • Page 94: Temporary Window Save As

    4.5.6. Temporary window save as Save the fusion, merging or image subtraction temporary window into JPG/BMP file. Action: right click on temporary window=> select Save As in popup menu. 4.6. Close Current Image Close the current image in the analysis and report mode. Action: select menu File =>...

  • Page 95: Close Current Sheet

    4.8. Close Current Sheet Close Current Sheet will close the current report template in the report mode. Action: select menu File => Close Current Sheet or click the IRT file close icon 4.9. Close All Sheets Close All Sheets will close all opened report templates in the report mode Action: select menu File =>...

  • Page 96: Point

    4.10.4. Point Click the shortcut to begin plotting point(s) on a thermal image. Click the shortcut again or right click mouse on the thermal image to end the drawing function. 4.10.5. Line Click the shortcut to begin drawing line(s) on a thermal image. To end the drawing function, click the shortcut again or right click mouse.

  • Page 97: Polygon

    4.10.9. Polygon Click the shortcut to begin plotting polygon(s) on a thermal image, single clicking to complete the edges of a polygon and finally double clicking to complete the last edge and close the polygon. You can click the shortcut again or right click mouse to end the drawing function.

  • Page 98: Delete Tool

    4.10.11. Delete Tool Click the shortcut and use the cursor to select tool. When the cursor is changed to a deleting shape ( Point, Line, Circle, Rectangle, Polygon, Poly-line), left click your mouse to remove the tool. Click the shortcut a second time to end the deleting operation.

  • Page 99: Play Audio

    4.12. Play Audio Listen to voice record in a thermal image file. If the thermal image does not have voice record, the shortcut is disabled. Action: menu Tools => Play Audio or click the Play Audio shortcut 4.13. Copy to Clipboard Copy the current image or chart into system’s clipboard so you can paste the image into other applications such as Word document.

  • Page 100: Rename

    4.15. Rename In analysis and report mode, user can rename opened thermal images, recording files and CCD images. Action: right click opened thermal images, recording files and CCD images => select menu Rename=> input a new file name in the following box=> click OK button. Note: the original file name in the system path also alters together.

  • Page 101: Data Export

    4.16. Data Export Export temperature values of a selected thermal image in a matrix of rows and columns into Txt,CSV, or Microsoft Excel format file. You can specify a temperature range, which export data will be blank if a temperature value is out of the temperature range. Note: A file in CSV format can be opened by a text edit tool and Microsoft Excel.

  • Page 102: Ir Image Settings

    (3) Select saving path: click browse button , select a path from the window, input a file name and select a file type. Finally, click Save button. 5. IR IMAGE SETTINGS 5.1. Palette The system provides seven palettes and their reversed settings. You can check the Reverse box to get a complementary palette scheme.

  • Page 103: Image Adjusting

    5.2. Image Adjusting Action: menu Image => Image Settings => Image Adjusting or click Image Adjusting shortcut right click on a thermal image=> Image Settings =>Image Adjusting The image adjustment can highlight or detail certain parts of the thermal image. You can specify a temperature value range of the current image as a color mapping span.

  • Page 104: Isothermal Area

    Area Adjusting : Right click mouse on a selected tool area (e.g. circle, rectangle, or polygon) and click Area Adjusting from the popup menu. Right click mouse on a selected tool area and click Area Adjusting again to remove the area adjusting. 5.4.

  • Page 105: Temp Parameters

    5.5. Temp Parameters Set parameters of temperature calculation for a thermal image. For the PROversion, you can set parameters for a selected tool area. Action: menu Image=> Image Settings=> Temp Parameters or right click on thermal image=> Image Settings or click shortcut...

  • Page 106: Temp Label

    5.6. Temp Label Action: menu Image or right click on a thermal image=> Image Settings => Temp Label or click shortcut You can set labels with temperature value, coordinates, and color for the maximum temperature point, minimum temperature point, or/and cursor point of a thermal image by checking or un- checking option boxes.
  • Page 107 Reference Temp: give a criteria (reference) temperature value to calculate a relative temperature against the real one. For example, The opened thermal image max temp is 46.15℃ (without setting reference temp). If you set reference temp as 10℃ , then you can see relative max temp 36.15℃ shown on the thermal image.

  • Page 108: Show Spot Information

    User can select menu Tool=>Temp label=>Min temp or click the shortcut to show min temperature. User can select menu Tool=>Temp label=>Cursor temp or click the shortcut to show temperature at cursor. 5.7. Show spot information Click icon to show spot information in IR image. 5.8.

  • Page 109: Temp Range

    5.10. Temp Range For the USB or NET or ALL version, you can select a calibrated temperature range for calculation. When the temperature range change, system will also send a command through RS232, USB or Ethernet to change IR camera’s temperature measurement range (Please check IR camera’s user manual to see if your IR camera has switching temperature range function).

  • Page 110: Analysis Chart

    ANALYSIS CHART 6.1. Distribution Display distribution of temperatures of a selected line or ploy-line on a thermal image. The following picture shows temperature distribution charts of line L1 with a vernier. If a vernier is on a line like L1, you can move the vernier to see temperature value and coordinate of vernier position. You also can view changes of the distribution by moving a line or poly-line.

  • Page 111: Trend

     Left click and hold mouse button at a point of the distribution chart;  Move mouse cursor to left or right of shown red line to select a range that appears in yellow;  Release the mouse button, the selected range of distribution or partial distribution will be shown; You can repeat above steps to zoom in the distribution.

  • Page 112: Ratio Chart

    You can click minus circle at lower left corner of the chart to zoom out the partial trend. 6.3. Ratio Chart Users can generate frequency chart of temperature range in IR image or specified tool area (for example circle, rectangle, or polygon). Action: select menu Tools=>Analysis Chart=>Ratio Chart or right click mouse on a thermal image =>Analysis Chart=>...

  • Page 113: Distribution

    You can click minus circle at lower left corner of the chart to zoom out the partial ratio. 6.4. 3D Distribution Show the current distribution in a three dimension view. X and Y axis indicate pixel position, Z axis indicates temperature value. Action: select menu Tools=>Analysis Chart=>3D Distribution or right click mouse on a thermal image =>Analysis Chart=>...
  • Page 114 Note: multiple lines and/or polylines can be connected in one distribution or trend chart; multiple circles, rectangles and polygons can be generated in one ratio or trend chart. For example: Draw line L1 and L2 on a thermal image and generate distribution of L1 first. Right click on L1 distribution and select menu Data Connection.
  • Page 115 For recording file or real time monitor, users also can export trend data. You can right click on Trend chart and select Start Export Data to begin data export. And right click on the Trend chart and select Stop Export Data to end of data export. When stop data export, you can specify a file name to store exported data.
  • Page 116 Select Spline Range style, highlight max and min temperature in the chart.
  • Page 117 3D gap depth setting: Graphics symbol setting:...

  • Page 118: Image Process

    Label setting: Forecasting setting( for trend or partial tend only): 7. IMAGE PROCESS 7.1. Image Switch In the analysis or report mode, you can replace the current thermal image with another thermal image by right clicking on it and select “Image Switch” or select menu Tools=> Image Switch. This feature is useful for analyzing different thermal images with the same set of analysis tools.

  • Page 119: Fusion

    For example, 7.2. Fusion The fusion function allows you to blend an optical image (BMP, CCD, or JPG) with an infrared image, which can assist in identifying objects of infrared images. Set saving style and format in System Settings before fusion: select menu System => Settings, there are three saving style: 1) Auto Save—save the fusion image in default saving path automatically.
  • Page 120 Steps of making fusion (for example, select Only Display): (1) Open a thermal image (.sat file) with a polyline and an optical image (.bmp, .ccd, or jpg file). (2) Select menu Image=> Fusion or click fusion shortcut (3) In the fusion setting window, select a thermal image and a digital image; Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 TestEquipmentDepot.com...
  • Page 121 (4) Click the Ok button; (5) Adjust size of the optical image window to make its object matching thermal image’s object; (6) Move or change the thermal image size to match the object of the optical image;...
  • Page 122 (7) Adjust the blending CCD ratio by moving the scroll bar button; (8) Select fusion type: A. Select IR Image: IR image is fused with CCD file that is without tool. B、 Select Area (also user can add tools for fusion, for example, add a rectangle in the following window);...

  • Page 123: Snapshot

    D. Save CCD Save CCD which is not fused with thermal image. Action: select the option box Save CCD. 7.3. Snapshot You can take a snapshot on the current frame of a recording file and save it as a new image file in SAT, BMP, or JPG format.

  • Page 124: Merging

    Steps of snapshot ( for example, select Prompt to Save): 1. Move mouse cursor onto the recording file and left click mouse to select it as current thermal image; 2. Click the shortcut 3. Choose file type (.bmp, .jpg, or .sat) and file path ; 4.
  • Page 125 Merging steps: (1) Open 4 thermal images, select menu Image => Image Merging or click image merging shortcut , right click on each thermal image and select menu Add into Merging Window from popup menu to add all thermal images into merging window: (2) Click OK button.

  • Page 126: Image Subtraction

    (3) Click Save button, and open saved merging image: 7.5. Image Subtraction For PROversion, calculate difference of temperature value for each point at the same location of two thermal images and generate a temperature difference image. Image subtraction can be used to analyze temperature changes of the same view of thermal images that is taken at different time.
  • Page 127 do temperature analysis on the saved image; 2) Prompt to Save—pop up a Save As window to prompt user for saving: input file name and file type. You can do temperature analysis on the saved image; 3) Only Display—do not save subtraction image and only display temporary window on which you cannot do temperature analysis.
  • Page 128 （1）IR image subtraction （2）Tool subtraction Draw one circle and one rectangle on each thermal image.

  • Page 129: Zoom In

    Select tool object and its image object 7.6. Zoom In Enlarge the current thermal image(*.sat), recording file(*.sar), or optical file(*.ccd, *.jpg, *.bmp) . Action: menu Action => Zoom in or click the Zoom in shortcut . Also you can use mouse to drag edge of a image or input the ratio from 50% to 300% in the following textbox directly to change its size.

  • Page 130: Original Size

    Action: menu Action => Zoom out or click the Zoom out shortcut . Also you can use mouse to drag edge of a image or input the ratio from 50% to 300% in the following textbox to change its size. 7.8.

  • Page 131: Report

    Action: right click mouse on a thermal image => 3D or select menu Image=>3D 8. REPORT 8.1. Load data from analysis mode to report mode In report mode, you can load all analysis data( static images, charts) into report mode. Action: right click on blank page, select menu Load data of analysis mode from popup menu.

  • Page 132: New

    8.2. New Clicking the shortcut or selecting menu Report => New enters report mode. Report mode allows you to generate a report and/or template in an default paper size template area through adding thermal images, CCD images (.ccd, .jpg, and .bmp format), analysis results, text comments, and so on. You can right click and select page operation function to add or delete a page and open multiple template areas by clicking the shortcut Note: when there is only one page left in the template, Delete is inactive.

  • Page 133: Grid Settings

    Click the button on the right of the display IRT file or select menu File => Close All Sheets to close the report mode. 8.3. Grid Settings Right click on blank report page. Select the following menu to show grids in report: Select “Grid Setting”...

  • Page 134: Save Report Template Or Save Report

    8.4. Save Report Template or Save Report You can save the current template to an IRT format file which is used in batch report by selecting “Save Report Template” in File menu, or save it to Word or PDF format file by clicking the save report shortcut 8.5.

  • Page 135: Arrow Line

     Choose thermal image methods: search thermal images (.SAT or .JPG/BMP with thermal data file) from file browse of left side, select thumbnails of thermal image files by clicking check box. The program uses the selected thermal images in one-by-one order to replace thermal images in the template.

  • Page 136: View Matching

    o Add Fixed Format Data – add selected analysis data of a specified IR image into the table. You can choose types of the analysis results. Fixed format data cannot be edited by users manually. 8.9. V iew Matching In report mode, arrange associated thermal image and CCD file which are used to being replaced by another thermal image with CCD file of the same name in batch report.

  • Page 137: Print Preview

    (3) Click OK button, there will be a dual vision window 8.10. Print Preview Under report mode, preview format of the current report before printing. Action: menu Report =>Print Preview 8.11. Print Under report mode, send the current report to printer directly. Action: menu Report=>...

  • Page 138: Cut

    11.3. Cut In report mode, cut the current image or chart into system’s clipboard so you can paste the image into the report template. Action: Use drag mouse to select images you want to cut. The selected objects (e.g. images, tables, text boxes) are grouped with green borders, click Cut shortcut or right click mouse outside of the green boxes with Cut in popup menu;...

  • Page 139: Paste

    11.5. Paste In report mode, paste the copied or cut image or chart into specified position. Action: Add a page or move to a page that you want to paste, click Paste shortcut or right click mouse outside of the green boxes with Paste in popup menu; 12.

  • Page 140: Tile Horizontally

    12.1. T ile Horizontally In analysis mode, all opened windows are arranged in a line from left to right. There are three arrangement modes: name, modified time and default. Action: select menu View=> Horizontal. 12.2. T ile Vertically In analysis mode, all opened windows are arranged in a line from up to down. There are three arrangement modes: name, modified time and default.

  • Page 141: Cascade

    12.3. Cascade In analysis mode, all opened windows are arranged in a line from inner to outer. There are three arrangement modes: name, modified time and default. Action: select menu View=> Cascade.

  • Page 142: Full Screen

    12.4. Full Screen Maximize the window of thermal image, optical image and recording file. Action: right click on the image and select Full Screen from the popup menu. 12.5. Analysis and Analysis Info Click Analysis tab to enter into analysis mode, where you can do all image analysis settings. Click Analysis Info tab to enter into analysis information page, where show information of all opened thermal images.

  • Page 143: System Info

    12.7. System Info For the PROversion, click System Info tab to display all opened images (including tools) and report information. 12.8. File Convert For the PROversion, convert selected thermal images of SAT format to JPG/ BMP files with or without temperature data or batch convert thermal images under a specified folder.
  • Page 144 （1）Convert single or multiple thermal image(s) Select File Convert option box=> select a folder in file explorer=> select the thermal thumbnails in right side=> select conversion type=>click OK button=> new generated file(s) is(are) saved in the specified path.
  • Page 145 （2）Batch convert folder Select Batch Folder Convert option box=> click browse button (Fig.12.8.1) to select a folder (Fig.12.8.2)for being converted(Fig.12.8.1)=> click OK button=> all new generated files are saved under the original folder(Fig.12.8.3). Fig.12.8.1 Fig.12.8.2...

  • Page 146: File Edit

    Fig.12.8.3 12.9. File Edit For the PROversion, you can concatenate thermal recording files and/or delete selected images to generate a new recording file. (1) Drag and drop the recording thumbnail into bottom blank area (2) You can manually select frames for being deleted, for example, select frame 1,2,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 seperately.

  • Page 147: Search

    (3) Select a saving path of the edited recording by click Browse button and then click OK button; (4) Open the new recording file, you will find the selected frames be missed. 12.10. Search Action: select menu View => Search For PROversion, in Analysis or Report or File Convert or File Edit mode click search shortcut .

  • Page 148: Net Connect

    You can check the option box Default as USB Connection, and next time you will connect USB directly according to before USB connection settings by clicking the shortcut Note: You only can connect one USB camera at one time. 13.2. NET Connect For the NET or ALL version, through Ethernet to connect one or multiple Net IR cameras, perform real time monitor and analysis of thermal image.

  • Page 149: Monitoring Screen

    13.3. Monitoring Screen Start recording manually Stop recording manually Snapshot current real time image Recording settings (please see 13.5 Recording Settings) Lock level/span value of palette to identify the current frame temperture Unlock level/span value of palette to show real time level/span value Create NUC (please see 13.6 NUC Calibration) Select NUC (please see 13.6 NUC Calibration) Change dataload.bin file...

  • Page 150: Real Time Recording Settings

    Focus out Focus in Auto focus 13.4. Real T ime Recording Settings Action: click the shortcut in real time recording window Note：recording speed depends on computer processing power. 13.4.1. Fixed-Length Recording It can record in a specified length of time. Action: You should specify a length of recording time and recording speed(maximum speed is 25).

  • Page 151: Temp Trap Recording

    Recording Cycle: periodic time of single recording which includes interval. Recording Time: real time of single recording There are additional settings: changing temperature parameters and adding record notes. Save Tool option box indicates save tool while recording. There is a default saving path in system, you can change the path by clicking Browse button to select a new path.

  • Page 152: Manual Recording

    13.4.4. Manual Recording You can manually start recording by clicking the icon and end recording by clicking the icon at any time in Manual mode. Set Speed, temperature parameters and recording notes as the following screen shot. Save Tool option box indicates save tool while recording. There is a default saving path in system, you can change the path by clicking Browse button to select a new path.

  • Page 153: Custom Recording

    13.4.5. Custom Recording In Custom Recording mode, you can specify the initial time of recording and the total recording time. Click Add button to add current time and default recording time (10 seconds) that you can edit by double click on them. Set Speed, temperature parameters and recording notes as the following screen shot.

  • Page 154: Play Recording

    13.5. Play Recording Open a recording file and click Play button. Play recording file; Pause playing recording file; Go to the initial point of recording file; Go to the finial point of recording file; Play recording file backward (you should press the icon for about 5 seconds); Play recording file fastward(you should press the icon for about 5 seconds);...

  • Page 155: Non-Uniformity Correction

    (3) Select Time: input initial time, click Ok button, and it starts playing recording file at specified initial time. 13.6. Non-Uniformity Correction The camera shows a blue ball in the middle of the IR-Image and this can be seen in both the display as well as in the screen of the pc and also in videos.
  • Page 156 Please cover the IR lens with a smooth surface material such as a thick white paper before input the file name and file path. (2) Take away the covering material and click the following icon “Select NUC” Please open the NUC you saved in (2). The result is that you can see the “blue ball”...

  • Page 157: System

    14. SYSTEM 14.1. Languages Allow user to select an available language for the application interface. Action: menu System => Language. For example, select English: 14.2. Temp Scale Select the Celsius, Fahrenheit or Kelvin temperature scale. Action: menu System => Temperature Scale. 14.3.

  • Page 158: Emissivity

    (2) Add Palette Input the custom palette name in the textbox, for example, “Custom Palette2”, and then click on the color row to add a specified color. 14.4. Emissivity Allow user to manage emission data used for temperature calculation. Action: menu System => Emissivity...

  • Page 159: System Settings

    14.5. System Settings Set default values for the application. 14.5.1. File （1） Saving Style Auto Save: after click Save button, snapshot file/merging file/ fusion file/image subtraction file will be saved in specified path automatically. Prompt to Save: after click Save button, system will pop up a saving window where user should select a saving path and input saving file name of snapshot file/merging file/ fusion file/image subtraction file.

  • Page 160: Tool

    （3）Saving File Path Specifies default file path of snapshot/ merging/ fusion/ image subtraction files Note: the default saving file path is active only when user selects auto save mode. 14.5.2. Tool Set tool parameters: Tool font settings—font size, font style and font color settings. Border settings—border size and border color settings.

  • Page 161: Image

    14.5.3. Image Set default values for opened thermal image. Palette setting---Set palette for opened thermal image. Image Adjusting——Set adjusting mode for opened thermal image.

  • Page 162: Parameters

    14.5.4. Parameters Set default initial parameters of temperature calculation for a thermal image opened or tool drew. 14.5.5. Report Page size—set default page size of IRT Orientation—set report page orientation: vertical or horizontal.

  • Page 163: System

    Saving format setting—set initial format of saving report template. 14.5.6. System Temperature label mode— set temperature label symbol: cross or rectangle; System log—select saving path of system log; Display open settings—set whether display open settings in file explorer or not; Show version selection window—set whether show version selection window before opening software or not;...

  • Page 164: Help

    15. HELP 15.1. Content Select menu Help=> Content or press F1 on the keyboard to display manual file. 15.2. About Display software version information and company information.

  • Page 165: Active

    15.3. Active Upgrade the software of trial version to that of official version. Action: menu Help=> Active=> input received Activation Code=> click OK button. 16. VERSION COMPARISION FEATURE Open thermal image and optical file（*SAT;*CCD *JPG; *BMP ） √ √ Open recording file（*SAR） √...
  • Page 166 FEATURE √ Delete tool √ Tool settings √ √ Play audio √ √ Copy to the clipboard √ √ Open recent √ √ Temp parameters (IR image) √ √ Temp parameters (area) √ √ Temp label (IR image) √ Temp label (area) √...
  • Page 167 FEATURE √ Batch report √ √ Report edit (arrow line, text box, table, print, print preview) √ √ Cut/copy/paste/undo/redo √ √ Tile horizontally/tile vertically/cascade √ √ View adjusting √ √ Full screen √ File Convert √ File edit √ USB connect √...

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