Fluke 576 FE 576 Users Manual

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  • Fluke 576 | FE 576 Users Manual - Page 1
    576 Precision Infrared Thermometer Users Manual March 2005 © 2005 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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    576 LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY This Fluke Fluke's behalf. To obtain service during the warranty period, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return authorization information, then send the product to that Service Center with a description of the problem
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    the thermometer if it operates abnormally. Protection may be impaired. When in doubt, have the thermometer serviced. • Do not operate the thermometer around fied by this manual or the protection supplied by the equipment may be impaired. Caution To avoid damaging the thermometer or the equipment under
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    576 Table of Contents Introduction 5 Symbols and Safety Markings 6 Laser Warning and Serial Table (Selected Values 17 Hardware and Software Setup 18 Display 20 Data 21 Setup 22 Mode 24 Mode - Thermocouple Settings 26 DIP Switches 27 Troubleshooting 28 Maintenance 30 CE Conformity 31
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    Introduction The Fluke Model 576 Infrared Thermometer (the thermometer) is for non-contact temperature measurement. This thermometer determines an object's surface temperature by measuring the amount of infrared energy radiated by the object's surface. Contacting Fluke To contact Fluke, call one of
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    576 Symbols and Safety Markings Symbol C °F  Explanation Risk of danger. Important information. See Manual. Hazardous voltage. Precedes warning Warning. Laser. Conforms to requirements of European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Celsius Fahrenheit Battery Laser ON and OFF
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    576 Laser Warning and Serial Number Labels 7
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    576 Delivery Content • The unit • Getting Started • Two AA batteries • Manual on CD • Thermocouple type K probe • Windows-based software on CD • USB cable 8
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    576 Batteries and Measurement To open the battery compartment, press gently on the top part of the handle to release the catch and pivot the grip
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    Camera In addition to the thermometer functionality the Model 576 comes with a digital built-in camera to documentate the measured places. The pictures include the measured values and additional information. the additional information is customizable via the IRGraph software. How to use the camera
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    576 signals: "Flash has charged". The flash will now fire automatically. 7. For the next measurement, repeat points 5 and 6. 8. Once you have taken all your photos, connect the unit to the PC via USB. See software middle of both symbols. The View Finder Guide Rotate the cap to a horizontal position
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    576 Field of View Make sure that the target is larger than the unit's spot size. The smaller the target, the closer you should be to it. 12
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    IN @ 46 IN 2.5 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.87 0.81 0.82 1.2 1.51 1.85 576 SPOT DIA. (mm) 0 100 250 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 24 23 24 19.8 depends on the distance between the object you are measuring and the infrared thermometer. The relationship between distance and spot size is 60:1(Standard Focus)
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    576 Emissivity - Explanation The amount of infrared energy radiated by an object depends on its emissivity and its temperature. The emissivity depends on the material and its surface characteristics. For more accurate readings, adjust the emissivity value for the type of material being measured.
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    576 Emissivity To adjust the emissivity value, press EMISS., when not in LOG mode. Use the Up and Down keys to select "Free" ("Free" will have a
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    576 Emissivity - Unknown Value To adjust the unit's emissivity value for a material the trigger. Note the indicated probe temperature reading. Pull the trigger again. Measure the same area using infrared measurement. Press the emissivity button. Use the Up and Down keys to select the material name "
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    576 Emissivity Table (Selected Values) Aluminum* 0.30 Asbesto 0.95 Asphalt 0.95 Basalt 0.70 Brass* 0.50 Brick 0.90 Carbon 0.85 Ceramic 0.95 Concrete 0.95 Copper* 0.95 Dirt 0.
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    one for the camera. A driver is software needed by your PC to communicate with the thermometer and the camera. You will be asked three times to install a driver. Note! During the driver installation, a message window could appear, indicating that a particular driver is not supported or authorized by
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    576 For the software installation follow the information on the screen. Start the software with a double-click on the IRGraph icon on the desktop. The following screen appears The complete description of the software features is in the help files of the software. 19
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    576 Display Press Display once to see how many photos are already taken. the the unit's display. Auto Range of the bar graph is automatically defined by the measured maximum and minimum value. Manual Range (Man Range) is user defined. This sets up the BEGIN value for the graphic display of the bar
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    576 Data Press Data once to activate the log mode of the thermometer and the camera. With the appropriate logger file configuration, you can store temperature values and photos. The configuration of the logger file is performed by the companion software. By pressing the Data button twice, one of the
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    576 Setup High alarm (HiAl) generates an audible and visual (flashing LED and laser) alarm if the temperature is above the setpoint. The configuration of the
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    576 ...Date, Offset, Clear Images Change the date using the Up and Down keys.Then press ENTER for each date segment to activate this date setting.
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    576 Mode To show the minimum and maximum temperature values during a measurement at the bottom of the display, press MODE until the two values appear. To
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    576 ...MIN, DIF, AVG, To activate the MIN mode, press MODE until the MIN symbol appears. The measured minimum temperature is displayed as long as the
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    576 Mode - Thermocouple Settings Open the battery compartment and set the switches ON or Off according to the desired probe type. NTC - thermistor TC - thermocouple Thermocouple type J Thermocouple type the lower part of the display. The real time infrared temperature is shown in the main display.
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    576 DIP Switches Some functions of the unit be changed by using the DIP switches. These switches are located in the Battery compartement of the unit.
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    576 Troubleshooting Sometimes a long beep and the red LED above the display shines to indicate a problem, check your display to find out which problem has occured. Symptom Display Code Problem Action Camera cannot send photos to the PC Driver match in the PC software do not device logger
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    576 Symptom Display Code Problem Action Photo quality Light is insufficient for photo Use Photoflash port selected Select correct com to PC software or correct com port in use. or disconnect other does not happen device from correct when software started com port No picture in More
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    576 Maintenance Lens Cleaning: Blow off loose particles using clean compressed air. Brush remaining debris away with a camel's hair brush. Wipe the surface with a moist cotton
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    576 CE Conformity This instrument conforms to the following standards: EMC: - EN 61326-1:1997+A1:1998+A2:2001 Safety: - EN 61010-1:2001 - EN 60825-1:2001 This
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    576 Specifications Temp. Range Display Resolution Accuracy (Infrared) at 25°C (77°F) ambient temperature Ambient Derating Optical Resolution (Standard Focus) Optical Resolution (Close Focus) Accuracy (Thermocouple K & J) Accuracy (Thermistor) Repeatability (Infrared) Response Time (95%) Hot Spot
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    576 Specifications of the Camera Maximum Picture Number 640x480 Pixels (VGA) Maximum Picture Number 320x240 Pixels (1/4 VGA) Recharge Time for Flash Useful Flash Range: Standard
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576
Precision Infrared Thermometer
Users Manual
March 2005
© 2005 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved.
All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.