Date
Setting the Date
џ To save your chosen date and exit the submenu, press and hold down the Menu button (3).
џ Enter the 'Date' submenu with a short press of the Menu button (3). The date appears in
dd/mm/yyyy format.
џ Set the required year, month and day with the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons. Press the Menu
button (3) to move through the digits.
Time
џ Set the hour by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons.
џ Press the Menu button (3) to move to the hour setting.
џ Press the Menu button (3) to move to the minute setting.
џ Set the minute by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons.
Setting the Time
џ Enter the 'Time' submenu with a short press of the Menu button (3).
џ To save your chosen time and exit the submenu, press and hold down the Menu button (3).
џ Select the time format (24-hour clock or AM/PM) by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons.
Units of
Measurement
M
Y
џ Set the unit of measurement (metres or yards) by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons;
then press the Мenu button (3) .
џ Enter the 'M/Y' submenu with a short press of the Menu button (3).
Selecting a unit of measurement
џ Return to the submenu occurs automatically.
M
Y
Default
Settings
џ Select the 'YES' option to reset to factory settings or 'NO' to cancel with the UP (4) / DOWN (2)
buttons.
Note: When resetting to factory settings the date/time settings and the user pixel map are
saved.
Colour palette – Hot White
џ If the YES option has been selected, the message 'Do you want to return to default settings?'
will appear together with options YES and NO. Select YES to format the memory card.
The following settings will be restored to their factory state before being set by the user:
Restore Factory Settings
џ Confirm your selection with a short press of the Menu button (3).
Operating mode – video
Language – English
Unit of measurement – metres
Magnification – original value
џ If the NO option has been selected, formatting will be cancelled and the submenu will
reappear.
Mode – forest
џ Enter the 'Default Settings' submenu with a short press of the Menu button (3).
Calibration mode – automatic
Removal of
Defective Pixels
When using the device, defective (broken) pixels may appear on the sensor: i.e. bright or dark
points of constant brightness that are visible on the image. AXION KEY thermal imagers offer
the possibility of removing any defective pixels on the sensor programmatically, as well as to
cancel any deletion.
џ Select the icon with a short press of the Menu button (3).
џ A marker will appear on the left side of the display.
џ A magnifying glass will appear on the right side of the display – an enlarged image with a
џ Open the submenu by pressing the Menu button (3).
fixed cross – that is required to facilitate a search for the defective pixel and to align the
marker with it. There are horizontal and vertical directional arrows to move the marker
with the coordinates along the X and Y axes.
џ Use the UP (4)/DOWN (2) buttons to move the marker to align its centre with the defective pixel.
џ A short press of the Menu button (3) switches the marker direction from the horizontal to the
vertical and vice versa.
џ Using the UP (4) and DOWN (2) buttons, align the defective pixel with the fixed cross in the
frame – the pixel should disappear.
Attention! One or two pixels on the imager display in the form of black, bright white or
coloured (blue or red) dots may appear. These are not a defect.
џ Where a pixel has been successfully deleted, the word ‘OK’ will appear briefly on the screen.
џ Then, by moving the marker across the display, you can delete the next defective tile.
џ To exit the ‘Delete defective pixels’ function, press and hold down the Menu button (3).
џ Open the submenu by pressing the Menu button (3).
џ Select 'YES' if you want to return to the factory pixel map and 'NO' if you do not.
џ Confirm your selection with a short press of the Menu button (3).
Return all defective pixels previously disabled by the user to their original state:
џ Delete the defective pixel with a short press of the On/Calibration ON button (5).
џ Select the icon and press the Menu button (3).
Return to
factory
'pixel map'
џ USB connection (if the device is connected)
The status bar is located at the bottom of the display and displays information relating to the operational status
of the device, including:
џ Observation mode
џ Calibration mode (when in automatic calibration mode with 3 seconds remaining until automatic calibration, a
countdown timer will appear in place of the calibration icon).
џ Current full magnification
џ Current time
Note: when calibration is in progress, the display image freezes for the duration of the calibration
џ Battery discharge level (when the device is powered by the rechargeable battery)
џ Colour palette (displayed only when the Hot Black palette is installed)
џ External power supply indicator (when the device is powered from an external supply)
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STATUS BAR
STADIAMETRIC RANGEFINDER
There are three pre-set values for objects:
џ Place the lower fixed cursor beneath the object and, with the UP (4) / DOWN (2)
navigation buttons, move the upper horizontal cursor relative to the lower
џ The stadiametric rangefinder function is accessed by a short press of the Menu button (3) and selecting the
icon .
Hare – height 0.3 m
Deer – height 1.7 m
Thermal imagers are fitted with a stadiametric rangefinder that enables the distance to an object to be defined
where its size is known.
Boar – height 0.7 m
џ Bars will appear on the display to determine the distance, icons of three objects and digits of the estimated
distance of these three objects.
160m
66m
28m
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