Milwaukee Tool 2260-21NST User Manual
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M12 160x120 Thermal Imager Operator's Manual
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fixed focus
An optical system for a camera or thermal imager that is set to one average distance, resulting
in an in-focus range that is not adjustable.
FPA (focal-plane
array)
A rectangular flat-panel matrix of detector elements on which the Thermal Imager’s optical
lenses and filters focus infrared energy to produce a thermal image. The type of FPA used in
the Thermal Imager is called a microbolometer. It produces signals that make a new complete
thermal image 60 times per second.
focal point
The distance from the lens at which the thermal imager is in focus.
focus distance
The closest distance at which you can focus the thermal image: 11.8 inches or 30 cm.
focusing ring
The movable ring around the front lens that you adjust for the sharpest thermal image. This
has no effect on the visual digital camera image.
frame rate
The number of times per second that the Thermal Imager displays a completely updated
thermal image: 60 times per second, or 60 Hz (Hertz).
full scale
The minimum temperature and the maximum temperature that the Thermal Imager can
measure. When in AUTO RANGE mode, the Thermal Imager adjusts itself to a portion of full
scale, called “span” that is somewhere within the full-scale endpoints. Using MANUAL RANGE
settings, you can set the Thermal Imager to cover full scale, but usually this makes it more
difficult to discern small temperature variations in the thermal image.
function key
The button on the directional keypad. Its function changes depending on what activity is
happening. It is often used as the ENTER key to confirm a menu selection.
image
Either a thermal image or a visual image. The Thermal Imager captures both kinds every time
you pull the trigger. The pair of images are called an “image set.” When you save, erase, or
load an image to a PC, both the thermal and visual images always stay bundled together.