FLIR M100 Series - Inspecting the Thermal Camera; Water Ingress; Disclaimer; EMC Installation Guidelines

3.Cleanthecameralens.
•Rinsethelenswithfreshwatertoremovealldirtparticlesandsaltdeposits,and
allowtodrynaturally.
•Ifanyspotsorsmearsremain,verygentlywipethelenswindowwithaclean
microbreclothorsoftcottoncloth.
•Ifnecessary,useisopropylalcohol(IPA)oramilddetergenttoremoveany
remainingspotsormarks.
Inspectingthethermalcamera
Routinelyinspectthecameraanditsmountingsurfacetoensurethatitisinstalled
securely,thatthecoatedsurfacesareintact,andthattherearenosignsofcorrosion.
Whenthecameraispoweredoff,graspitrmlyatthebaseandconrmitisrigidand
secure.Thenholdthecameraabovethebaseandconrmitwillrotatefreelyand
withoutnoticeablewobbleorloosenessaroundthepanbearing.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestatedIPXstandard
(refertotheproduct’sT echnicalSpecication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment
failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressurewashing.FLIR
willnotwarrantproductssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
FLIRdoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewith
productsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanFLIR.
FLIRisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytouse
theproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,or
byerrorsininformationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
FLIRequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentand
minimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnotcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticed
ontheproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterference
shouldbeseparatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•FLIRequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignals
e.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistance
shouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormally
beassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.This
isimportanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheengine
startdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•FLIRspeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Importantinformation
11