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This menu enables the selection of options for temperature measurements. The symbols shown below indicate
the icons shown for Hotkey 1 when the various options are selected.
See frequently asked questions for more details of each item.
Cursors
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Choose between one or two cursors. When two cursors are chosen, the temperatures at both
cursors and the temperature difference between them will be displayed. When one of the cursors is selected by
Hotkey 1, it can be moved around on the display by the navigation buttons.
Tracking
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Select "High", "Low", or "High & Low" in order to track and measure the hottest point, the coldest point, or
both hottest and coldest points in the image.
Area
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If this option is turned on, the highest, lowest, and average temperatures within the designated area will
be displayed. Three different area size boxes can be selected via Hotkey 1.
Note: that the above three items are mutually exclusive, i.e. when one is turned on the other two are
disabled.
Isotherms
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Select "High", "Low", or "High & Low" in order to highlight areas of the scene with temperatures
within one or two temperature bands. The temperature bands are adjustable by means of Hotkey 1 and the
navigation keys.
Temp. profile
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Select "Horizontal" or "Vertical" to enable a histogram of temperature values along a horizontal or
vertical cross section to be displayed on the right hand side of the display. The position of the cross section is
indicated by small arrows at the left and right or top and bottom of the image and can be adjusted by means of
Hotkey 1 and the navigation buttons.
Temp alarms
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.Select "High", "Low", or "High & Low". Visual and audio alarms will be triggered if either cursor or a
point within the designated area is higher or lower than a set temperature. The high and low set temperatures
may be adjusted by means of Hotkey 1 and the navigation buttons.
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