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0515 IH-5226
ASSEMBLY
OPERATION
LOADING/CHANGING THE BATTERIES
1. Press in the battery door lock and open the battery
door.
2. Before installing batteries for the first time,
remove the white, rectangular tag in the battery
compartment.
3. Insert three AA batteries. (See Figure 1)
4. Close the battery door securely.
SELECTING CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT
Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature
display any time by using the switch inside the battery
compartment.
Figure 1
SCANNING OBJECT IR TEMPERATURE
1. Pull and hold the trigger for at least two seconds
and scan the surface temperature of an object. A
laser pointer is used for aiming on the area being
scanned.
NOTE: The object should be larger than the
spot being scanned. If not, readings will be
affected. See Distance To Spot for necessary
object size.
2. As you continue to hold the trigger, the
icon is displayed along with the surface
temperature (primary measurement)
and maximum temperature (secondary
measurement) readings.
3. Release the trigger. HOLD is displayed
until the screen shuts off in about seven
seconds.
NOTE: A quick change in
temperature (>10°F) affects the meter’s
readings. Allow the meter to reach ambient
temperature before use (5 to 30 minutes,
depending on temperature change).
TEMPERATURE ALARM
1. Press the alarm button to turn on the alarm function.
2. The bell icon is displayed. If the temperature
reading is outside the preset range, the temperature
reading will flash and an alarm will sound.
MUTING ALARM
Mute the alarm by pressing the alarm button.
The bell icon will go off. The temperature
reading will continue to flash as long as it is
outside the preset range.
SETTING PRESET RANGE FOR THE ALARM
1. To set the alarm range, pull and hold the
trigger and then press the alarm button.
Repeat to toggle between LO and HI
settings.
2. Pull the trigger to increase the values;
press the alarm button to decrease the
values. Wait three seconds for the ranges
to save and exit.
LOW BATTERY
When the low battery icon is displayed,
change the batteries.
WARNING! Always remove batteries
before changing or removing
accessories. Only use accessories
specifically recommended for this tool. Others
may be hazardous.
DISTANCE TO SPOT – 10:1
—— Center of Spot
– – – Laser pointer (approx. 3/4" above center of spot)
Spot size at distance indicated
At 5' away,
spot is 6"
in diameter
At 3' away,
spot is 3.6"
in diameter
At 1' away,
spot is 1½"
in diameter
