FLIR DM285 - QUICK START                                            Document Identifier: DM285-QS-en-US_AC 
Press OK to toggle the button-press beeper ON/OFF 
Press OK to select battery type in use: Alkaline or Lithium  
Press OK and scroll to desired language then press OK. Press Return to exit 
Press OK to delete all stored data logs 
Press OK to delete all stored images 
Press OK to view Customer Care contact info 
Press OK to see Firmware, Lepton, Bluetooth®, and Laser icons. Press OK at the 
desired icon to view its information screen  
THERMAL SETTINGS MENU 
Press OK to open the main menu and scroll to the Thermal Settings 
 
icon, press OK 
Press OK to set a thermal imager color palette (Iron, Rainbow, Gray) 
Press OK and scroll to a preset or to the fine-tuning icon Ԑ. For fine-tuning, press OK at 
the fine-tuning icon and use the arrow buttons to set value, press OK to confirm. 
Press OK to toggle the laser ON/OFF
 
Press OK to toggle crosshairs ON/OFF 
ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU 
Press OK to open the Main Menu, scroll to the Advanced Settings icon  , and press OK. Scroll to the icons shown 
below and press OK to activate (blue dot next to icon indicates mode is enabled) 
Press OK to enable/disable the low pass filter that eliminates high-frequency noise 
Press OK to enable/disable the MAX  , MIN  , and AVG   readings 
Press OK to enable/disable PEAK Max   PEAK Min   for ACA/ACV measurements. 
Refer to the user manual for more detailed information 
Press OK to store a reading as reference with which to compare subsequent readings. 
Refer to the user manual for more detailed information 
Press OK to start/stop logging data (up to 40k readings in 10 sets. Use Gallery mode 
(Main Menu) to view logged data. Refer to the user manual for detailed information 
AUTO/MANUAL RANGE   
Auto range mode is the default mode of operation. When you select a new function, the starting mode is Auto range 
and the   indicator appears. 
1.  To enter Manual range mode, short press the RANGE button. Then use the RANGE button to change the range. 
2.  To return to the Auto range mode, long press the RANGE button. 
DATA HOLD and AUTO HOLD 
The meter has two HOLD modes: classic Data Hold (freezes displayed reading) and Auto Hold (advanced version of 
data hold detailed in the user manual). To select Data Hold or Auto Hold as the default, please use the General 
Settings menu. Press the H (HOLD) button to activate/deactivate the selected HOLD mode. In HOLD mode the H 
indicator appears.