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HM-Series Operator’s Manual 3—Operating Your HM-Series Camera
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Power States
• Three power states: Off, On, and Standby
• The initial power-on Bootup process between the Off state and 
the On state takes about 90 seconds (fast flashing red state 
LED). During the Bootup process, pressing the Power button 
again will turn the camera off. After the camera finishes its 
power-on Bootup process, it is in the On state (state LED is off). 
After the camera is On, pressing the...

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3–5 Buttons and Controls
Power Button
Changing between the Off, On, and Standby power states is 
controlled by the Power button. The table below describes 
how the camera moves between states.
To shut off the camera completely press and hold the Power button 
for eight seconds.
After holding the Power button for three 
seconds this message will be shown in 
the display and the camera will enter the 
Off state if the countdown...

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Capture Button–HM-224b Pro and HM-324b XP+ 
models only
Use this button to capture snapshots (in JPEG format) or 
video clips (HM-324b XP+ only). The files are stored on the SD card. 
• Momentarily pressing the button captures a single snapshot.
• Pressing and holding the capture button for three seconds puts 
the camera in video record state. The video record icon should be 
displayed. The button may now be...

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Still Frame Capture and Store—To capture 
and store a single still image of what is 
currently being shown in the display, 
momentarily press the Capture button. The 
thermal image will momentarily freeze and 
the following icons will appear in the display:
The SD Card Memory Gauge indicates how much memory is left on 
the SD card. The camera icon with the green lens indicates that a 
single frame was successfully stored to the SD...

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White/Black Hot/Instalert Button
Use this button to toggle between the two video and the four 
Instalert modes. In the default White Hot mode, hotter 
objects appear as white or light grey. In the Black Hot mode, 
hotter objects appear as black or dark grey. In the Instalert™ modes 
the hottest objects in the scene are highlighted in red to simplify 
detection of animals, people, and objects. There are four...

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displayed for approximately 3 seconds after the button is pressed 
indicating the current brightness level:
Diopter Controls
The diopter adjustment lever allows you to adjust for optimum image 
sharpness in the eyepiece. When the diopter adjustment lever is 
pointing straight away from the front of the camera, it is in the neutral 
position.
Adjust the diopter setting for the sharpest image in the viewfinder.
Highest Lowest
Diopter...

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3–6 Batteries
Your HM-Series camera is equipped with a sophisticated power 
system that accommodates a wide variety of AA battery types. This 
includes rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries.
The camera is optimized for operation with the 2700 mAh 
rechargeable NiMh batteries that were supplied with your camera. It 
is recommended that you use these batteries in all but emergency 
situations. 
Note
Battery...

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3–7 SD Card Door
The SD Card door is located on the 
bottom of the camera in front of the 
battery compartment. The SD card, 
the USB connector, and the Auto-
Standby Enable switch are located 
under the door. See “Auto-Standby 
Operation” on page 24.
Note
To open the SD Card door, grasp the 
two edges with your thumb and finger 
and pull straight up.
Caution!
To close the SD Card door, slide the 
lanyard strap back into the...

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SD Card Capacity and Type
The HM-224b Pro and HM-324b XP+ model cameras support 
storing images and video (HM-324b XP+ only) on standard 1-Gb and 
2 - G b  S D  c a r d s  o r  u p  t o 32-Gb on SDHC cards. 
If an SD card is inserted into an HM-224b or HM-324b XP model, it 
will be ignored unless the camera software detects a valid upgrade 
file. In order to store images and video on the SD card, the HM-224b...

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3–8 Auto-Standby Operation
Auto-Standby is a feature of the HM-Series cameras that helps to 
guard against draining the batteries prematurely by inadvertently 
leaving the camera on. Auto-Standby puts the camera into the 
Standby state if the following three conditions are met:
• The camera is in the On state.
•The Auto-Standby switch (STBY) is set to ON.
• No buttons have been pressed for three minutes.
Once these conditions are...