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572-2

Infrared Thermometer

Users Manual

March 2013

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Page 1: ...l March 2013 2013 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved Specifications are subject to change without notice All product names are trademarks of their respective companies Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 2: ...center to obtain return authorization information then send the product to that service center with a description of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB Destination Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit Following warranty repair the product will be returned to Buyer transportation prepaid FOB Destination If Fluke determines that failure was caused by neglect misuse contamination...

Page 3: ...ght 9 Time Date 9 Delete Data 10 Delete All Data 10 Delete Individual Data Records 10 How the Product Works 11 Product Operation 11 Temperature Measurement 11 Locate a Hot or Cold Spot 12 Distance and Spot Size 12 Field of View 13 Emissivity 13 HOLD 13 Data Storage 14 Data Download 14 External Contact Probe 15 Troubleshooting 15 Maintenance 16 Battery Charge 16 Battery Replacement 16 Shop for Fluk...

Page 4: ...se 17 User Replaceable Parts and Accessories 17 User Replaceable Parts 17 Accessories 18 Recommended Temperature Probes 18 Specifications 19 K Type Thermocouple Probe Specifications 20 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 5: ...e Page 1 Symbols 3 2 Top Level Menu Description 5 3 Nominal Surface Emissivity 7 4 Troubleshooting 15 5 Replaceable Parts 17 6 Recommended Temperature Probes 18 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 6: ...572 2 Users Manual iv Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 7: ... Menu Navigation 5 3 How the Product Works 11 4 Locating a Hot or Cold Spot 12 5 Distance and Spot Size 12 6 Field of View 13 7 Thermocouple and USB Connections 14 8 Battery Replacement 17 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 8: ...572 2 Users Manual vi Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 9: ...l one of the following telephone numbers Technical Support USA 1 800 44 FLUKE 1 800 443 5853 Calibration Repair USA 1 888 99 FLUKE 1 888 993 5853 Canada 1 800 36 FLUKE 1 800 363 5853 Europe 31 402 675 200 Japan 81 03 6714 3114 Singapore 65 738 5566 Anywhere in the world 1 425 446 5500 Or visit Fluke s website at www fluke com To register your product visit http register fluke com To see print or d...

Page 10: ...rs telescopes microscopes Optical tools can focus the laser and be dangerous to the eye Do not look into the laser Do not point laser directly at persons or animals or indirectly off reflective surfaces Use the product only as specified or hazardous laser radiation exposure can occur Do not use laser viewing glasses as laser protection glasses Laser viewing glasses are used only for better visibil...

Page 11: ...ual Warning Laser Conforms to European Union directives C Celsius F Fahrenheit Battery This product complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC marking requirements The affixed label indicates that you must not discard this electrical electronic product in domestic household waste Product Category With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE Directive Annex I this product is classed as catego...

Page 12: ... Standard miniature K type thermocouple connector input Printed 572 2 Getting Started 572 2 Manuals CD 12 or 24 hour clock Last reading Hold 20 seconds Multi language interface High and low temperature alarm Data storage and review Trigger lock USB 2 0 computer interface cable FlukeView Forms Documenting Software Display The Product display can show data in these languages English Spanish French G...

Page 13: ...enter Softkey Right Softkey Description 1 Save Save reading to memory Menu Light Adjust backlight brightness 2 Mem Review delete memory entries Menu Set emissivity 3 MnMx Enables Min Max Menu Avg Enable Avg Diff 4 C F Toggle between C and F Menu Alarm Set and enable alarms 5 Lock Lock the Product on Menu Laser Toggle the laser on off 6 Setup Turn off on backlight Change Time Date Change Language M...

Page 14: ...ght softkey The backlight can be disabled using the Setup menu See Setup for more information Memory The Product can store measurement records including time date emissivity and measurement record numbers see Save for more information The Product can store 99 records To access records stored in memory 1 Push the Menu softkey until Mem shows as the left softkey function 2 Push the Mem softkey to ac...

Page 15: ...e softkey when finished to return to the main menu Table 3 Nominal Surface Emissivity Material Value Material Value Default 0 95 Glass plate 0 85 Aluminum 0 30 Iron 0 70 Asbestos 0 95 Lead 0 50 Asphalt 0 95 Oil 0 94 Brass 0 50 Paint 0 93 Ceramic 0 95 Plastic 0 95 Concrete 0 95 Rubber 0 95 Copper 0 60 Sand 0 90 Food Frozen 0 90 Steel 0 80 Food Hot 0 93 Water 0 93 Wood 0 94 Oxidized Opaque over 20 m...

Page 16: ...ange and white To set either the high or low alarm 1 Push the Menu softkey until Alarm shows as the right softkey function 2 Push the Alarm softkey to access the Alarm menu 3 Push either the Hi or Lo softkey depending on which alarm will be set 4 Push the ON softkey to turn the alarm on 5 Push the OFF softkey to turn the alarm off 6 Use the Set softkey to access the Hi or Lo Alarm Set menu 7 Use t...

Page 17: ...ways on Use this menu to change the backlight setting from on to off Turn the backlight off to conserve battery power 1 Push the Menu softkey until Setup shows as the left softkey function 2 Push the Setup softkey 3 Backlight has an indicator next to it To enter the backlight menu push the Enter softkey 4 Push the OFF softkey to turn the backlight off push the ON softkey to turn it on 5 Push the B...

Page 18: ... Push the Next softkey to move through each parameter 11 Push the Done softkey when finished The display reverts to the start of the Time Date menu Delete Data To delete stored data from the Product from the main menu push the menu softkey until Mem shows as the left softkey function The last memory location shows on the display To access the Delete menu push the Delete softkey From here all of th...

Page 19: ...n Temperature Measurement To measure temperature point the Product at an object and pull the trigger You can use the laser pointer to aim the Product You can also insert the K type thermocouple probe for contact measurement Be sure to consider distance to spot size ratio and field of view see Distance and Spot Size and Field of View The temperature is shown on the display Note The laser is used fo...

Page 20: ... Size As the distance D from the object being measured increases the spot size S of the area measured by the Product becomes larger The relationship between distance and spot size D S for each Product is shown in Figure 5 The spot sizes indicate 90 encircled energy D S 60 1 D S 20 77 mm 500 mm 82 19 69 19 17 mm 1150 mm 75 45 28 31 70 mm 1500 mm 1 25 59 05 21 38 mm 250 mm 84 9 84 hdp05 eps Figure 5...

Page 21: ...he surface beneath it Measure the temperature of the tape or painted surface If you cannot paint or use tape then you can improve the accuracy of your measurements by either numerically adjusting emissivity or by using the Emissivity Menu to access a table of some common materials The Product has numerically adjustable emissivity from 0 10 to 1 00 that can be used in conjunction with the emissivit...

Page 22: ... USB cable and the included FlukeView Forms Documenting Software See the FlukeView Forms documentation for details The USB input is located on the top of the Product next to the external probe input see Figure 7 Note To prevent incorrect readings do not do a temperature measurement of an earthed conductor while the Product is connected to a PC that is earthed by a three phase grounding plug 1 2 hd...

Page 23: ... Product Table 4 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Action on display Target temperature is over or under range Select target within specifications Low batteries Replace batteries Blank display Thermometer is asleep Possible dead batteries Pull trigger Replace batteries Laser does not work Low or dead batteries Ambient temperature is above 40 C 104 F Replace batteries Use in area with lower ambient tem...

Page 24: ...operation and maintenance of the Product Repair the Product before use if the batteries leak Be sure that the battery polarity is correct to prevent battery leakage Caution Do not short the battery terminals together Do not keep cells or batteries in a container where the terminals can be shorted Do not put battery cells and battery packs near heat or fire Do not put in sunlight Note The batteries...

Page 25: ... or soft cloth Caution To avoid damaging the Product do NOT submerge it in water Do not use abrasive cleaners they will damage the case User Replaceable Parts and Accessories User Replaceable Parts See Table 5 for a list of replaceable parts Table 5 Replaceable Parts Part Part Number 572 2 Manuals CD 4307031 572 2 Getting Started English French German Spanish Portuguese Russian 4307046 Shop for Fl...

Page 26: ...r tracking continuously changing temperature differentials on hydronic tubing and pipe loops and good for quick accurate refrigerant temperatures 80PK 9 The insulation piercing probe provides a sharp tip to pierce pipe insulation and flat probe tip for good surface thermal contact air temperatures within ducts and vent temperatures 80PK 11 Flexible cuff thermocouple temperature probe is a convenie...

Page 27: ...C 0 1 F Optical Distance Spot 90 energy 60 1 calculated at 90 energy Laser sighting Offset dual laser output 1 mW Minimum spot size 19 mm Operational Emissivity Digitally adjustable from 0 10 to 1 00 by 0 01 or via built in table of common materials see Table 3 for list of materials and value Probe input KTC Should display simultaneous probe and IR temperature Data storage 99 points Communication ...

Page 28: ...500 F Accuracy 1 1 C 2 0 F from 0 C to 260 C 32 F to 500 F Typically within 1 1 C 2 0 F from 40 C to 0 C 40 F to 32 F Cable Length 1 m 40 in K type thermocouple cable with standard miniature thermocouple connector and bead termination Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

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