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- Page 1 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Thermal Imagers Users Manual 9/2023 (English) © 2023 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
- Page 2 Fluke authorized resellers shall extend this warranty on new and unused products to end-user customers only but have no authority to extend a greater or different warranty on behalf of Fluke. Warranty support is available only if product is purchased through a Fluke authorized sales outlet or Buyer has paid the applicable international price.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Title Page Introduction ..............................1 How to Contact Fluke ..........................1 Safety Information ..........................2 Product Familiarization ..........................2 Standard Packaging..........................2 Model Comparison Table ........................4 Operation Features ..........................5 Components and Controls ......................5 Connections and Power Supply ...................... 9 Touch Screen .......................... - Page 4 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Temperature Rise (T-Rise) ......................24 Display Settings ..........................24 Camera ..............................24 Gallery ..............................25 Parameters ............................26 Emissivity ............................27 Reflection Temperature ......................... 27 Ambient Temperature ........................28 Selecte Scale Mode ........................28 Humidity ............................
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction The Fluke Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U and Ti480U Thermal Imagers (the Product or Imager) are handheld, infrared imaging cameras for use in a variety of applications. These applications include equipment troubleshooting, preventive and predictive maintenance, building diagnostics, research and development. -
Page 6: Safety Information
Table 1 and other ordered parts listed on the packing list. If there is any shortage of parts, please inform the nearest Fluke Technical Service Center or the Service Center in place of purchase. Figure 1 Table 1 list the standard equipment that comes with the Product. S ee Optional Lenses optional lenses . - Page 7 Thermal Imagers Product Familiarization Figure 1. Standard Equipment Table 1. Standard Equipment Item Description Quantity The Thermal Imager Lens Hand strap Rechargeable Li-ion battery USB cable, Type A - Type A HDMI video cable, 1 m Power adapter 2-bay battery charging base Micro-SD memory card, 32 GB, with adapters Included documentation, including a Safety Information, a Quick Reference Guide, a Certificate of Conformity, and a Warranty...
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Page 8: Model Comparison Table
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Model Comparison Table Table 2 lists features of different models. Table 2. Model Comparison Table Features Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U Temperature Measurements Temperature span -20 °C to 1200 °C -20 °C to 650 °C Temperature range -20 °C to 120 °C... -
Page 9: Operation Features
Thermal Imagers Product Familiarization Operation Features This section describes each component of the Product and each item on the screen and its functions. Read this section carefully before you use the Product. Components and Controls For components and controls on the front of the Imager, see lists the features and Figure Table 3... - Page 10 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Item Name Description Primary Trigger Image Capture Button The function of the button depends on the capture mode: Single Frame Mode: 1. In the live image screen, pull and release the Primary Trigger to freeze the image.
- Page 11 Thermal Imagers Product Familiarization Figure 3 shows the back of the Product. Table 4 lists the features and functions of each component. Figure 3. Back Table 4. Back-Panel Features of the Product Item Name Description Records voice annotations. Microphone Plays audio files or voice annotations and sounds the over-limit alarm for Speaker high/low temperature.
- Page 12 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Item Name Description Function Keys The function keys F1 to F3 correspond to the softkeys from left to right at the bottom of the screen, so the corresponding function keys are equivalent to the soft keys.
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Page 13: Connections And Power Supply
Thermal Imagers Product Familiarization Connections and Power Supply For the connections and power supply of the Imager, see Figure Table 5 lists connections and power supply features and functions. Figure 4. Connections and Power Supply Table 5. Connections and Power Supply Item Name Description... -
Page 14: Touch Screen
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Touch Screen The touch screen is a shortcut to the most used settings. To change parameters or select functions and options, tap the target area on the display. In addition to images/videos and menus, current measurement data, environmental data, and device... - Page 15 Thermal Imagers Product Familiarization Item Description Temperature Scale Mode The Imager is available in both Auto and Manual Scale modes. See Settings for details. Upper Temperature Limit The highest temperature shown on the palette. See Settings for details. Temperature Bar Shows the corresponding relationship between temperature and palette color.
- Page 16 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Shortcut Menus Swipe down from the top of the screen to bring up a set of shortcut menus, as shown in Figure 6, for quick access to frequently used functions. The features and functions of each button in the shortcut menu are described in Table Figure 6.
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Page 17: Basic Operation
Thermal Imagers Basic Operation Item Description Enable/disable the GPS function. Laser Turn on or off the Laser Pointer/Distance Finder. When the laser is on, the laser icon is yellow ( ), and the laser status indicator ( ) shows on the screen; when the laser is off, the icon is white ( Volume Control Brightness Control ... -
Page 18: Stand-By And Wake-Up
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Note If the Imager crashes, push and hold for more than 7 seconds to force a shut down. Note All thermal imagers need sufficient warm-up time for accurate temperature measurements and best image quality. Warm-up time can vary by model and environmental conditions. -
Page 19: Digital Zoom
Thermal Imagers System Menu For fully-radiometric video and time-lapse mode, the method is similar to the one above. For details on how to use the Primary Trigger, see Table Digital Zoom Use the Imager's Digital Zoom function to zoom in/out the live or saved thermal image being viewed. In the area of an image on the screen: •... - Page 20 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Table 8. System Menu Item Description The Imager provides 3 temperature ranges and 1 intelligent range: Temp Range -20 °C to 120 °C 0 °C to 650 °C 300 °C to 1200 °C (Ti480U only) Intelligent Range.
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Page 21: Menu Actions
Thermal Imagers System Menu Item Description Set focus mode: Camera Auto focus You can select: Laser Contrast Continuous auto focus You can select: Users can browse and analyze thermal images or fully-radiometric videos in the Gallery. Gallery The correction parameters that can be set include: Parameters Emissivity. -
Page 22: Picture-In-Picture
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual The Image Mode menu is as shown in Table Table 9. Image Mode Item Description In this mode, the screen shows infrared images; infrared images with temperature data are Thermal captured and saved. In this mode, the screen shows visible light images captured by the digital camera. -
Page 23: T-Def Fusion
Thermal Imagers System Menu T-DEF Fusion Figure 9. T-DEF Fusion To adjust the blending degree: 1. In visible light mode, a blending adjustment wheel will appear on the lower half of the screen, and a percentage indicating blending degree shows above, as shown in Figure 10. -
Page 24: Single Frame
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Table 10. Capture Mode Menu Item Description Push Capture to take one image at a time. Single Frame Set the time interval for capturing. Time-Lapse Record a video, the format can be set to fully-radiometric video (IS5), or to video of MP4 Recording format. -
Page 25: Temperature Measurement Region (Roi)
Thermal Imagers System Menu Fully Radiometric Video (IS5) In Fully-Radiometric Video mode, pull the primary trigger to start recording. Pull and release the primary trigger again, to stop recording. You can pre-set the frame rate for video recording, which can be set between 1 Hz and 9/16 To set the Frame Rate: 1. -
Page 26: Add A Roi
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Item Description Select an appropriate ROI. Select ROI It is used to select to display or hide the maximum temperature, the minimum Display Settings temperature, average temperature and/or emissivity of the ROI on the screen. - Page 27 Thermal Imagers System Menu • Use the navigation button to move the selected ROI in 4 directions. • Tap and hold the central control point of the ROI to be moved directly on the touch screen and move it to the area that needs to be observed. Adjust an ROI: Tap and hold the ROI directly on the touch screen (just tap and hold one of the four control points on the ROI), and swipe up, down, left, and right on the touch screen to adjust the size of the ROI.
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Page 28: Temperature Rise (T-Rise)
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Delete a ROI 1. To delete a ROI, select the ROI and push (Edit). 2. Select Delete a ROI. 3. Push (Confirm). Temperature Rise (T-Rise) Users can set temperature difference calculation between a temperature measurement mark and a fixed reference temperature value. -
Page 29: Gallery
Thermal Imagers System Menu Gallery You can browse or analyze thermal images or fully-radiometric videos in the Gallery. The names of the thermal image files saved in the Gallery are at the bottom of the thumbnails. Depending on the Settings, the name can include: •... -
Page 30: Parameters
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Gallery Operation Once an image or video is opened in the gallery, use (Edit) to access the functions (available actions depend on the thermal image file selected): Table 13. Gallery Menus Item Description Temperature Measurement Region (ROI) for details. -
Page 31: Emissivity
Thermal Imagers System Menu Emissivity Emissivity refers to the ratio of the energy radiated by the object under measurement to the energy radiated by a black body at the same temperature and wavelength, and it is between 0 and 1. All objects radiate infrared energy. -
Page 32: Ambient Temperature
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Ambient Temperature Ambient Temperature refers to the air temperature between the Imager and the target. To set Ambient Temperature: 1. Select Ambient Temperature. 2. Slide the screen up and down to set Ambient Temperature value to the actual air temperature. -
Page 33: Humidity
Thermal Imagers System Menu Figure 13. Adjust temperature span manually 1. Tap the upper and/or lower limit temperature values as needed to make the background gray (for example 2. Slide the scroll wheel on the right side of the screen to adjust the corresponding upper and/or lower limit. -
Page 34: Distance
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Distance The Distance refers to the distance that the Imager is from the target under measurement. To set Distance: 1. Select Distance. 2. Slide the distance value on the screen up and down to set it to the actual distance between the target under measurement and the Imager. -
Page 35: Palettes
Thermal Imagers System Menu Palettes Use the palette function to select Palettes. The Imager provides Grey, Iron10, Iron, Rainbow, Grey10, GreyRed, MidGrey, Yellow, Rain, and supports inverted palettes. Settings The System Settings menu mainly contains some system settings of the Imager itself, such as language and time, temperature and measurement units, communication options, storage options, and also device information, such as serial number, software and hardware version. - Page 36 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Item Option Description Instrument Language, Time and Language Setup Region Select the language to use on the display. The Imager currently supports Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese Temperature Unit °C °F...
- Page 37 Thermal Imagers System Menu Item Option Description Options are: Reset Parameters are reset to factory default settings. Delete all saved files. Default Settings for default settings of the Imager. Note If you forget to modify some parameters during the test and it affects the imaging and temperature measurement accuracy.
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Page 38: Default Settings
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Item Option Description Turn on/off the visible light camera Digital Camera Default is on. After the file is saved, the current visible image is stored. On/Off Save Laser Distance When this option is On, the distance measured by the laser distance finder is used when taking pictures, and the distance will be displayed on the captured image. -
Page 39: Thermal Image/ Video Analysis
Thermal Imagers Thermal Image/ Video Analysis Thermal Image/ Video Analysis The Imager provides many measuring and analysis tools on the screen freeze and gallery view interface. It can also accurately diagnose and analyze the target at test site without the PC-based analysis software. -
Page 40: Voice Annotation
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual You can also add annotation to the saved thermal files in the Gallery. This section describes the steps for adding voice/text/tag annotation to thermal image files on the screen freeze interface. Note You can add annotations to the saved thermal image files in the Gallery in a similar way. -
Page 41: Text Annotation
Thermal Imagers Thermal Image/ Video Analysis Text Annotation You can add text annotations to thermal image files. With this function, you can add an annotation to a thermal image file by entering text information on the Imager's touchscreen. To add a text annotation: 1. -
Page 42: Tag
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual You can add a tag to a thermal image file. With this function, you can input a tag on the touch screen to add a tag to a thermal image file. Figure 16. Add a Tag To select a Tag: 1. -
Page 43: Smartview Ir Software
Thermal Imagers SmartView IR Software SmartView IR Software The Fluke SmartView IR software can be used with the Imager and contains functions for analyzing images, organizing data and information and generating professional reports. By using the SmartView IR software, you can: •... -
Page 44: Import And Save Thermal Image Files
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual 2. Run the SmartView IR software on a PC. 3. In the upper left corner of the main window of the SmartView IR software, click IR Camera Workspaces, and then select IR Camera1 or IR Camera2 from the pop-up menu, as shown below. -
Page 45: Optional Lenses
2. On your PC, open File Explorer and click to select This PC in the left column. 3. In the Devices and Drives on the right side of the File Explorer window, look for an icon of the multimedia device with the Imager’s name below or next to it, for example "Fluke TX480u#L25“, as shown below. -
Page 46: Replace Lenses
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Replace Lenses Additional IR inspection applications can be supported with optional telephoto and wide-angle lenses. For details on how to install or replace a lens, see Figure Figure 18. Replace a Lens To replace optional lens: 1. -
Page 47: Maintenance
Thermal Imagers Maintenance Maintenance There are no parts inside the Product requiring repair and maintenance and no special maintenance is needed. Only routine cleaning and lens care, battery replacement and battery charging are required. Warning To prevent eye damage and personal injury, do not open the Product. The laser beam is dangerous to eyes. -
Page 48: Charge Batteries
Users Manual • Connect the battery charger to the mains power outlet before the charger. • Use only Fluke approved power adapters to charge the battery. • Keep cells and battery packs clean and dry. Clean dirty connectors with a dry, clean cloth. -
Page 49: Product Disposal
To view the Radio Frequency Data Class A Instruction Sheet, visit http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals and search for “Radio Frequency Data Class A”. Specifications General Specifications Model Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U/Ti300U Temperature Operating -10 °C to 50 °C Storage -20 °C to 50 °C without batteries Altitude Operating... -
Page 50: Detailed Specifications
Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Model Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U/Ti300U Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) International IEC 61326-1: Industrial Electromagnetic Environment; CISP 11: Group 1, Class A Group 1: Equipment has intentionally generated and/or uses conductively-coupled radio frequency energy that is necessary for the internal function of the equipment itself. - Page 51 Thermal Imagers Specifications Model Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U Imaging Performance IR Resolution 640 × 480 384 × 288 SuperResolution 1280 × 960 — Detector Type Uncooled focal plane infrared detector Thermal Sensitivity 50 mk (0.050 °C) 75mk (0.075 °C) (NETD), @ 30 °C 7 μm to 14 μm Infrared Spectral Band Image Frame Rate...
- Page 52 Ti300U, Ti400U, Ti401U, Ti480U Users Manual Model Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U Temperature Scale Support automatic adjustment of temperature scale (min. 3 °C) Mode Support manual adjustment of temperature scale (min. 2 °C) The maximum and minimum value of temperature scale can be selected by screen touch (min.
- Page 53 Thermal Imagers Specifications Model Ti480U Ti401U Ti400U Data Connections Bluetooth Connection Support BT4.2 LE USB Connection Type-A, USB 2.0 HDMI Connection Mini HDMI interface, HDMI 1.4 Fully-Radiometric Fully-radiometric video analysis via PC software Streaming Video for PC Remote display via —...
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