MD 9930 Thermal camera Quick Start Guide
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4. Quick Start Guide
This is an overview of the camera operation. For details on the camera operation and
background, refer to chapter 5.
Powering and charging the thermal camera
Before you use the thermal camera for the first time, charge the battery for a
minimum of one and a half hours.
The battery status shows on the four-segment charge indicator.
To charge the battery:
Connect the AC power adapter into a wall outlet and connect the DC output to
the thermal camera’s charging port. The charge indicator turns on. The battery
indicator eventually goes through changes " →→→" as the
battery charges.
Continue charging until the indicator becomes and the charge indicator turns off.
Disconnect the power adapter when the battery is full charged.
Press and hold the power button for >2 seconds to switch the unit on. A start-up
screen will appear. The unit is now ready to use.
To switch off, press and hold power button for >2 seconds. Note that the Auto Power
Off function switches the unit off automatically after a programmed period of time.
When powered on, the battery status icon is located at the top left of the display.
When battery power is low (indicated with symbol ), connect it to charger again
until it’s full.
When powered off, the battery charging is indicated with a green LED. If the green
LED is off, it indicates the battery is full or charger not connected.
The unit can also be powered up and in used while charging in which case the
battery symbol is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.
NOTE:
Make sure to charge the camera at temperatures near room temperature. When
charging at higher temperatures, the battery capacity may be decreased.
NOTE:
The camera takes a warm up period of about 10 minutes to reach the specified
accuracy.
Control Buttons and Trigger
Familiarise yourself with the operation of the control buttons and the trigger as
described below.
TRIGGER
Short press will take a snapshot of the current image. Short press again to discard
image and return to live image mode.
Long press (>2 seconds) to start shooting video. Short press to stop shooting. Short
press again to discard image and return to live image mode.
POWER / CALIBRATE button
Press and hold >2 seconds to cycle the meter power on or off. Short press to
calibrate screen.