FLIR C8940 User Manual

Table of contents
1 Disclaimers ......................................................................................1
1.1 Legal disclaimer .......................................................................1
1.2 U.S. Government Regulations......................................................1
1.3 Patents................................................................................... 1
1.4 Quality assurance .....................................................................1
1.5 Third-party licenses...................................................................1
1.6 Usage statistics ........................................................................1
1.7 Copyright ................................................................................ 1
2 Safety information .............................................................................2
2.1 Accessing regulatory information.................................................. 3
3 Notice to user ...................................................................................4
3.1 Calibration............................................................................... 4
3.2 Accuracy ................................................................................ 4
3.3 Disposal of electronic waste ........................................................ 4
3.4 Training .................................................................................. 4
3.5 Documentation updates ............................................................. 4
3.6 Important note about this manual.................................................. 4
3.7 Note about authoritative versions..................................................5
4 Customer help ..................................................................................6
4.1 General ..................................................................................6
4.2 Submitting a question ................................................................ 6
4.3 Downloads ..............................................................................6
5 Quick start guide ...............................................................................7
6 Camera overview...............................................................................8
6.1 View from the front .................................................................... 8
6.2 View from the rear..................................................................... 8
6.3 Screen elements ...................................................................... 9
6.3.1 General........................................................................ 9
6.3.2 Menu system.................................................................9
6.3.3 Status icons .................................................................. 9
6.3.4 Swipe-down menu........................................................ 10
7 Achieving a good thermal image ....................................................... 11
7.1 To keep in mind ...................................................................... 11
7.2 Temperature scale .................................................................. 11
7.2.1 Example 1 .................................................................. 11
7.2.2 Example 2 .................................................................. 12
7.2.3 Manually adjusting the temperature scale .......................... 12
7.2.4 Locking the temperature scale ........................................ 12
7.2.5 Showing/hiding the temperature scale .............................. 12
7.3 Temperature range.................................................................. 13
7.4 Image modes......................................................................... 13
7.4.1 General...................................................................... 13
7.4.2 Changing the image mode ............................................. 13
7.4.3 Aligning the thermal and visual images ............................. 13
7.5 Color palettes ........................................................................ 14
8 Measuring temperatures .................................................................. 15
8.1 Adding/removing measurement tools .......................................... 15
8.2 Moving the spotmeter .............................................................. 15
8.3 Moving and resizing the box ...................................................... 15
8.4 Changing the measurement parameters ...................................... 16
8.4.1 Setting measurement parameters .................................... 16
8.4.2 Recommended values................................................... 16
9 Saving and working with images ....................................................... 17
9.1 Saving an image ..................................................................... 17
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FLIR C8940 Specifications

General

Brand	FLIR
Model	C8940
Category	Thermal cameras
Language	English