FLIR TA72 - Powering, Auto Power Off, and Work Lights

FLIRTA72_TA74USERMANUALDocumentIdentifier:TA72_TA74en‐US_AC
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5. Operation
Note:Beforeoperatingthedevice,pleasereadandunderstandallWarningandCaution
statementsandfollowallinstructionsandnotes.
Note:ModelsTA72andTA74arenotdesignedforusewithVFD(VariableFrequencyDrive)
equipment,aserroneousreadingsmayresult.UsingwithVFDequipmentdoesnotposeasafety
hazardtopersonnelandwillnotdamageequipment.PleasecontactFLIRforadditional
information.
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5.1PoweringtheMeter
Themeterispoweredbytwo(2)AAA1.5Vbatteries(locatedinthecompartmentonthebackof
themeter).PressandholdthePowerbutton
for>2secondstoswitchthedeviceONorOFF.
ThemeterwillbeepasitswitchesONandoneoftheRangeindicatorlampswillbe lit.Usethe
Rangebuttontoselectarangemanually.
IfthemeterdoesnotswitchONpleasecheckthebatterieslocatedintherearbattery
compartment.RefertothebatteryreplacementsectionofthisUserGuide.
5.1.1AutoPowerOFF(APO)
ThemeterswitchesOFFautomaticallyafteranapproximately10‐minuteperiodofinactivity.
SeveralsecondsbeforethemeterautomaticallyswitchesOFFthemeterbeepsseveraltimesto
alerttheuser.
TodisabletheAPOfeature,pressboththeRANGEandPOWERbuttonssimultaneously(with
themeterOFF).Thethreerangeindicator
LEDswillflashthreetimes.Tore‐enableAPO,turn
themeterOFFthenON.
Themeterre‐enablesAPOeachtimethemeterispoweredOFF.
5.2WorkLights
Withtheunitpoweredup,presstheWorkLightbutton toswitchthehighpowerWorkLights
ONorOFF.NotethatexcessiveuseoftheWorkLightswillshortenbatterylife.
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