19 Working with measurement tools
and isotherms
19.1 Setting up measurement tools
General
To measure the temperature, you use one measurement tools or several. This section
decribes how you set up a spotmeter or an area.
Procedure
Follow this procedure to set up a spotmeter, or use an area:
Push the Measure button.1
On the menu, select one of the following commands, using the joystick:
■
Measure spot
■
Measure area.
2
Push the joystick to confirm the choice. For the area tool, you must also
set if the maximum or minimum temperature should be displayed.
3
Push the Measure button to leave the menu. The temperature of the mea-
surement tool is displayed in the top left corner of the screen.
4
NOTE
The area inside the center of the spotmeter must be covered by the object of interest,
to display a correct temperature.
For accurate measurements, you must set the object parameters. See section 19.9
– Changing object parameters on page 96.
SEE ALSO
You can also set up measurement tools using the advanced mode, allowing more
complex setups. For more information, see section 19.2 – Setting up measurement
tools (advanced mode) on page 87.
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