Date
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.
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.
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 Set the hour by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons.
џ Press the Menu button (3) to move to the minute setting. 
Setting the Time
џ Press the Menu button (3) to move to the hour setting.
џ Select the time format (24-hour clock or AM/PM) by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons. 
џ Set the minute by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons.
Units of 
Measurement
M
Y
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.
џ Set the unit of measurement (metres or yards) by pressing the UP (4) / DOWN (2) buttons; 
then press the Мenu button (3) . 
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Y
Default 
Settings
Restore Factory Settings
џ Enter the 'Default Settings' submenu    with a short press of the Menu button (3). 
џ Select the 'YES' option to reset to factory settings or 'NO' to cancel with the UP (4) / DOWN (2) 
buttons.
џ Confirm your selection with a short press of the Menu button (3).
Note: When resetting to factory settings the date/time settings and the user pixel map are 
saved. 
џ If the NO option has been selected, formatting will be cancelled and the submenu will 
reappear.
Calibration mode – automatic
The following settings will be restored to their factory state before being set by the user: 
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.
Language – English
Magnification – original value
Operating mode – video 
Mode – forest
Colour palette – Hot White 
Unit of measurement – metres
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 Open the submenu by pressing 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 Select the icon   with a short press of the Menu button (3). 
џ To exit the ‘Delete defective pixels’ function, press and hold down the Menu button (3).
џ Select the icon   and press the Menu button (3).
џ Confirm your selection with a short press of 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  
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 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 Using the UP (4) and DOWN (2) buttons, align the defective pixel with the fixed cross in the 
frame – the pixel should disappear. 
џ Delete the defective pixel with a short press of the On/Calibration ON button (5).  
Return all defective pixels previously disabled by the user to their original state:
with the coordinates along the X and Y axes.
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.
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.
Return to 
factory 
'pixel map' 
џ USB connection (if the device is connected)
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).
The status bar is located at the bottom of the display and displays information relating to the operational status 
of the device, including:
џ Colour palette (displayed only when the Hot Black palette is installed)
џ Observation mode 
џ Current full magnification
џ Current time
џ External power supply indicator (when the device is powered from an external supply)
џ Battery discharge level (when the device is powered by the rechargeable battery)
Note: when calibration is in progress, the display image freezes for the duration of the calibration
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STATUS BAR
STADIAMETRIC RANGEFINDER
Thermal imagers are fitted with a stadiametric rangefinder that enables the distance to an object to be defined 
where its size is known. 
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. 
џ The stadiametric rangefinder function is accessed by a short press of the Menu button (3) and selecting the 
icon   . 
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 
Deer – height 1.7 m
Boar – height 0.7 m
Hare – height 0.3 m
There are three pre-set values for objects:
160m
66m
28m
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