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3.3.7
Digital temperature
The temperature read out in the measurement point is displayed as a digital value in the lower right corner
of the image, starting a few seconds after the live image is displayed. This corresponds to temperature
measured by the Hot Spot in the middle of the screen. Please note that real temperatures can differ from
indicated temperatures due to various thermal emissivity of objects.
3.3.8
Temperature bar
The temperature bar is the graphical display of the temperature read out in the hot spot. A temperature bar
with 5 color levels is additionally displayed for the color schemes FIRE/STD and INV. Temperature values
are displayed in the respective mode to the left near the bar.
3.4 Freeze / Picture function (option only in TI BASIC PLUS Mode)
Areas that are difficult
to access, e.g., sewer shafts, etc., which make “reading off” displays difficult or
impossible, can be evaluated using the freeze or still image function.
It is activated by shortly pressing the round grey key.
The pictures freezes and can be shown to
other people. When the still image is displayed, it can be analyzed with different color schemes.
For models without picture function the screen shows , for model with picture function the screen shows
on the left side and the picture will be saved on the internal mass storage camera.
it switches back to the live mode. The
/ in the
By pressing the round gray key again
display disappears.
You can also press the Green On/Off button to switch back the TIC to TI BASIC mode.
The pictures can be viewed in the Gallery-Mode, directly at the camera by pressing the Buttons
simultaneously, or can be downloaded via the USB Connector (Details see in section
3.5 Video function (option only in TI BASIC PLUS Mode)
Long pressing
of the oval grey key,
the video recorder of your TEMPEST TIC is operating. It is
displayed by the symbol
for record on the left side of the screen. If an error appears at this point, the
recorder is not working and an error message appears.
To stop the video recording, press the same button long again.
While recording a picture can be taken, the color schemes can be switched and the zoom can be
activated as well.
The videos can be viewed in gallery mode, directly at the camera by pressing the keys
simultaneously, or can be downloaded via the USB Connector (Details see in section <
Please note: video recording, picture capture and gallery mode are only available about 10-15 seconds
after switching the camera on.
The maximum recording time is 8 hours for videos and max 1000 pictures. The recorded video is split in
sequences of 10 minutes. If the 8GB internal SD card is full, the oldest video sequence is automatically
