FLIR M300 Series User Manual

Inspectingthethermalcamera
Routinelyinspectthecameraanditsmountingsurfacetoensurethatitisinstalledsecurely,
thatthecoatedsurfacesareintact,andthattherearenosignsofcorrosion.
Whenthecameraispoweredoff,graspitrmlyatthebaseandconrmitisrigidand
secure.Thenholdthecameraabovethebaseandconrmitwillrotatefreelyandwithout
noticeablewobbleorloosenessaroundthepanbearing.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestatedstandard(referto
theproduct’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipmentfailuremay
occuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressurewashing.FLIRwillnotwarrant
productssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
FLIRdoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanFLIR.
FLIRisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe
product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrors
ininformationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
FLIRequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimize
theeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnotcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticedon
theproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbe
separatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•FLIRequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.
VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbe
increasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormallybe
assumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.Thisis
importanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestart
doesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•FLIRspeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheabove
recommendations,alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitems
ofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformancethroughout
theinstallation
Importantinformation
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FLIR M300 Series Specifications

General

Thermal Sensor	Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Pan/Tilt	360° continuous pan, +/- 90° tilt
IP Rating	IP66
Frame Rate	30 Hz
Input Voltage	12-24 VDC
Spectral Range	7.5 - 13.5 µm
Operating Temperature	-25°C to +55°C
Thermal Sensitivity	<50 mK
Focus	Automatic
Resolution	640 × 512 (M364), 320 × 256 (M332)