Fluke FLK-VT04 manual

October 2012, Rev.2, 4/14 © 2012-2014 Fluke Corporation. Al l rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change withou t notice. All product names are trademarks of their respectiv e companies. VT02, VT04A, VT04 Visual IR Thermometer Users Manual[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY A ND LIMITATION OF LIA BILITY This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for two years from the date of pur chase. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from accid ent, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of ope ration or handling. Resellers [...]

i Table of Contents Title Page Introducti on ................................................................................ 1 How to Contac t Fluke ................................................................. 2 Safety Informa tion ...................................................................... 2 Before You Start ......................[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual ii[...]

iii List of Tables Table Title Page 1. Symbols ..................................................................................... 3 2. Packing List ................................................................................ 4 3. Features ..................................................................................... 7 4. Menu Ic ons .[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual iv[...]

v List of Figures Figure Title Page 1. Start-Up Screen and Status Indi cator ......................................... 5 2. Rechargeable Batter y ................................................................. 6 3. Blend Op tions ............................................................................. 8 4. Visual Image Alignment ............[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual vi[...]

1 Introduction The VT Series (the Product) are Visual IR T hermometers that combine a center-point temperature measurement wi th a blended digital imag e and heat map overlay. The thermal image remov e s the time necessary for component- by-component measurement associat ed wi th a traditional spot thermomet er (radiometer). The Product is ideal fo[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 2 How to Contact Fluke To contact Fluke, use one of these telephone numb ers: • USA: 1-800-760-45 23 • Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1- 800-363-5853) • Europe: +31 402-675-200 • Japan: +81-3-6714- 3114 • Singapore: + 65-6799-5566 • Anywhere in the worl d: +1-425-446-5 500 Or, visit Fluke's website at www.fl[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Safety Information 3 • Remove the batteries if the Product is not use d for an extended period of time, or if stored in te mperatures abov e 50 ° C. If the batteries are n ot removed, battery leakage can damage the Product. • Follow all batte ry care and cha rging instructions in this manual. • Use only specified replac[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 4 Before You Start Table 2 is a list of all items included with the Product. Table 2. Packing List Description Part Number Model VT02 VT04A VT04 VT02 Visual IR Thermometer 4253599 • VT04A Visual IR Thermometer 4485211 • VT04 Visual IR Thermometer 4366444 • AA Alkaline Batteries (QTY. 4) 1560231 • • Rechargea[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Power On and Off 5 Power On and Off To turn on the Product, push and hold  for 2 seconds. A start-up screen shows on the display and an i ndicator bar shows the status, see Figure 1. The indicator bar increases on power up and de creases on power down. After the start-up screen, the Product is ready to use. To turn off the [...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 6 Rechargeable Battery The VT04 has a rechar geable Li-ion batter y. Note New batteries are not fully charged. Tw o to ten normal charging/discharging cycles may be required before the battery charges to its maximum capacity. Before using the VT04 for the first time, charge the battery: 1. Plug the ac power supply int[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Features and Controls 7 Features and Controls Table 3 is a list of the Product features with the location of each control. Table 3. Features 3 VT04A/VT04 VT02 VT04 only 5 2 4 1 8 9 11 12 10 6 7 hak04.e p s Item Description  LCD Display  Power On/Off and Menu  Micro SD Memory Card Slot  Tripod Mount  Select/Enter[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 8 Button Operation Two functions are accessed directly from the buttons: Blending/Ca pture and Save. The arrow buttons are used for menu navigation. Image Blending Image blending makes it easier to underst an d infrared heat maps through the use of an aligned visible imag e and infr ared heat map. The Product captur e[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Button Operation 9 Visual Image Alignment Control The heat map overlay and th e visual camera are positione d vertically in the VT Series. This vertical parallax will ch ange with distance to your ob ject. To correct the parallax for a near or far distance, you have a visual ima ge alignment control. See Figure 4. To toggle th[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 10 Capture and Save The Product saves up to 10,000 images/GB on the micro SD memor y card. Note Use the micro SD memory card to dow nload images from the Product to a PC. The micro-USB cable is for battery charging only. To capture the image and save it to memor y: 1. Point the Product at the object or area of interes[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 11 Menu Functions To open the display me nu, push  . The menu has options for memory, emissivity, background temperature, hot and cold markers, date, and time. For the VT04A and VT04, menu o ptions that are set by you are saved in memor y and remain as set each time you turn off and turn on the Pro duct. At p[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 12 Push  to select the menu option and edit the value. T he  /  buttons change the value of the menu selectio n. After adjustments are made, push  to accept a new value and exit the edit mode. See Figure 7. D / C to highlight to select (color inverts) F D / C change values F accept new value hak08.eps Figu[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 13 Table 4 is a list of the menu ic ons and their descriptions. Table 4. Menu Ic ons Icon Description VT02 VT04A VT04 View Stored Images • • Emissivity • • Color Palette • • Background Temperature • • Hold and Cold Markers • • Temperature Units • • Clock (time and date) • • High/Low T[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 14 Review Memory The Memory mode lets you view the stored images. You can also d elete images in this menu. 1. Highlight the Memory icon. 2. Push  to open the Memory mode. 3. Push  /  to scroll through and revie w the stored images. 4. Push  to delete image. Emissivity The emissivity is adjustabl e in 0.01[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 15 Temperature Measurement All objects radiate infrared energy. T he quan tity of energy radiated is bas ed on the actual surface temperature and the s urface emissivity of the object. T he Product senses the infrared energy from t he surface of the object and us es this data to calculate an estimated temper atu[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 16 Table 5 shows the distance to area ratio (D:S) for measurem ent accuracy. Table 5. Temperature M easurement Accuracy AB C AB C D S For best temperature accuracy , strive for a full field of view . hak09.eps Model D:S A B C VT02 6:1 38 mm @ 230 mm 60mm @ 360 mm 100 mm @ 600 mm 1.5 in @ 9 in 2.4 in @ 14.5 in 4 in @ 2[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 17 Figure 8 shows how the D:S ratio compares on-scree n for both models. The higher the ratio, the smaller the target area n eeds to be for an accurate measurement. Figure 9 illustrates the detection ab ility. VT02 D:S = 6:1 VT04A/VT04 D:S = 9:1 hak21.eps Figure 8. On-Scr een Comparison of D:S Ratio A B Can dete[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 18 Color Palette The Palette menu changes the false-colo r pr esentation of t he infrared images that are on the display or captured. A va riety of palettes are available. Some palettes are more suitable for specific applic ations and are set as required. Grayscale Palettes offer an equal, linear pres entation of colo[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 19 Temperature Units The Product shows temperatures in °C or °F. Date and Time In the Clock menu the user can set the time and the date. Push  to select the Clock. hak12.jpg 1. Push  again to select the date type. Move through the menu selections with the  /  buttons. Selections are: • DD/MM/YYYY[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 20 High/Low Temperature Alarm (VT04A, VT04) High temperature and lo w temperature alarms are avail able on the VT04A and VT04. The temperature thresh old is set for either the high or lo w alarm. When an alarm is set, you can quickly scan the sce ne and find objects that are above or below the threshold. An alarm cond[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 21 Time-Lapse Image Capture (VT04A, VT04) The VT04A and VT 04 have a time-lapse feat ure that monito rs equipment with captured images at a user-set time in terval. The user selects from a menu of preset values for both the time interval and durati on. By default, the file name for these capt ured im ages includ[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 22 Auto-Monitor Alarm (VT04A, VT04) The Auto-Monitor Alarm feature is sim ilar to the hi gh/low temperature alarm feature. The difference is that instead of a flashing wa rning, the Product saves an image. When the temperature of an ob jec t in the scene goes above or belo w the threshold value, the Product saves the [...]

Visual IR Thermometer Menu Functions 23 To prevent too many images being saved, the re is a 10-minute delay bet ween saved images. The dela y applies only when a temperature th reshold is breached and stays breach ed. When t he scene temperature goes below (or above for low alarm) the threshold temperatu re, the delay is reset to zero. See Figure 1[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 24 Auto Off (VT04A, VT04) The Auto Off feature turns off the Prod uct after a selected time interval. The default setting is 10 minutes and is user-s electable as 5, 10, 15, or 20 minu tes of inactivity. LCD Brightness (VT04A, VT04) The brightness of the LCD backlight h as a low, medium, and high setting. High brightn[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Measurements 25 Measurements The temperature measuremen t of the center area is shown at the top of the display. The emissivity setting also sh ows at the top of the display. When the hot and cold markers are turned on, move the Product until the hot or cold spot coincides with the middle measurement area. Point the Product at[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 26 Maintenance Maintenance is not necessar y for this Product.  Warning To prevent poss ible electrical shoc k, fire, or personal in jury, use only specified replacemen t parts.  Caution To prevent dama ge to the Product, do n ot leave the c amera exposed to a heat sou rce or high-temperature en vironments, s[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Maintenance 27 Battery Care  Warning To prevent pers onal injury and for safe operation and maintenance of the Product: • Batteries contain hazardous chemicals tha t can cause burns or explode. If exposure to chemicals o ccurs, clean with w ater and get medical aid. • Be sure that the battery polarit y is correct to pre[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 28 VT02, VT04A To replace the batteries: 1. Remove the battery cover from the handle. 2. Remove the discharged batteries. Note Do not charge the batteries include d with the VT02 and VT04A models. 3. Install new batteries with the correct polarity, see Figur e 12. 1 2 hak06.eps Figure 12. VT02, VT04 A Battery Replacem[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Specifications 29 VT04 To get the best performance from the Li-Ion battery, use these guidel ines: • Do not store the Product on the charger for more than 24 hours as reduced battery life may result. • Charge the Product for a 2-hour mi nimum at least every six months to maximize battery life. • Without use, the battery [...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 30 Image Presentation Palettes VT02 ................................................................ Ironbow, Rainbow, Rainbow High Contrast, Grayscale (white hot) and Grayscale (black hot) VT04A, VT04 ................................................... Hot Metal, Ironbow, Rainbow, Rainbow High Contrast, Grayscale (wh[...]

Visual IR Thermometer Specifications 31 Controls and Adjustments VT02 VT04A VT04 Select Color Palette • • • User-Selectable Temperature Scale (°F/°C) • • • Time/Date Set • • • Emissivity Selection • • • Reflected Background Temperature Compensation • • • LCD Brightness • • Auto Off • • Factory Reset • • B[...]

VT02, VT04A, VT04 Users Manual 32 Batteries Type VT04 ................................................................ Li-ion Rechargeable, 3.6 V, 2250 mAh, 8.1 Wh VT02, VT04A ................................................... 4 AA, LR6 1.5 V Battery Life .......................................................... 8 hrs Power Save .................[...]