Operation
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9.11.2
When to use
Manual
mode
Here are two infrared images of a PCB board. To make it easier to analyze the tempera-
ture variations in the component in the upper left corner, the temperature scale in the right
image has been changed to values close to the temperature of the component.
Automatic
Manual
9.11.3
Procedure
Follow this procedure:
1. Push the center of the navigation pad. This displays a toolbar.
2. On the toolbar, select
Temperature scale
. This displays a toolbar.
3. On the toolbar, select one of the following:
•
Auto
.
•
Manual
.
4. To change the temperature span and the temperature level in
Manual
mode, do the
following:
• Push the navigation pad left/right to select (highlight) the maximum and/or minimum
temperature.
• Push the navigation pad up/down to change the value of the highlighted
temperature.
9.12
Setting the emissivity as a surface
property
9.12.1
General
To measure temperatures accurately, the camera must know what kind of surface you are
measuring. You can choose between the following surface properties:
•
Matt
.
•
Semi-matt
.
•
Semi-glossy
.
For more information about emissivity, see section 15
Thermographic measurement tech-
niques
, page 43.
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