Flir ThermovisionPS Scout Operators Manual

							Scout PS-Series Operator’s Manual3—Operating Your Scout PS-Series 
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3–3 Scout PS-Series Power Management
Your Scout PS-Series camera is equipped with a power 
management system that provides up to five hours of continuous 
operation. When left in the Off state the battery will hold a 
charge for up to two months. To make the best use of the 
camera it is important to understand the basic power states of the 
camera.
• When the camera is turned on from the Off state, it takes about 
four seconds to become operational. During the Bootup process, 
The FLIR splash screen is shown and then the software version is 
displayed briefly. Pressing the Power button will toggle the 
camera between On and Off.
• The camera shuts down after about five minutes if no buttons are 
pushed. Auto shutdown 30s, is shown in the display, and after 
counting down for 30 seconds the camera will shutdown.
3–4 Buttons and Controls
Power Button
Turn the camera On and Off.
Display Brightness Button
Use this button to cycle through the five levels of 
display brightness. Each press of the button 
advances to the next level of brightness.
Camera
StateHow do you know?
Off The display is off and the LED Tasklight comes on when the 
Brightness button is pressed.
On The display is on and the LED Tasklight is disabled.
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When the highest brightness level is reached, subsequent button 
presses advance to the next lower brightness levels. When the lowest 
brightness level is reached, subsequent button presses advance to 
the next higher brightness level. One of the following icons is displayed 
for approximately 3 seconds after the button is pressed indicating the 
current brightness level:
Note
White Hot/Black Hot/Instalert™ Button
Use this button to toggle between the two video and 
the four Instalert color palettes. In the default White 
Hot palette, hotter objects appear as white or light 
grey. In Black Hot, hotter objects appear as black or 
dark grey. In the Instalert™ palettes the hottest 
objects in the scene are highlighted in red to simplify detection of 
animals, people, and objects. There are four pre-set levels of Instalert 
that you can select based on the specific scene being viewed. All of the 
Instalert palettes are based on the white hot palette.
While white hot is the most commonly used and visually intuitive 
method of viewing thermal imagery; black hot can often enhance 
contrast of certain objects or provide better visual perspective in 
some conditions. When switching between palettes, the appropriate 
icon is displayed for approximately 3 seconds.
When the Scout PS-Series camera is powered Off, the Display 
Brightness button, when held on, turns on the LED Tasklight.
Highest Lowest
Black hot White hotInstalert™ 1 – 4
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Zoom Button—PS32 models only
Use this button to switch the camera between no 
zoom (full resolution) and 2× zoom. The central 
part of the image is magnified twice its normal size 
when 2× is selected.
When zoom has been selected the icon is 
continuously shown in the display:
Freeze Frame Button—PS24 models only
Use this button to freeze the video so that a single 
frame may be inspected closely.
Diopter Controls
The diopter adjustment lever allows a ±2 diopter setting range. When 
the diopter adjustment lever is pointing straight away from the 
camera, it is in the neutral position.
Adjust the diopter setting for the sharpest image in the viewfinder.
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3–5 Battery
Y o ur  S c o u t  P S -S er i es  ca m er a  is  e quipped with a sophisticated power 
system using a rechargeable internal Li-Ion battery.
Battery Status Indicator
While the camera is On, a battery status 
indicator is always shown in the corner of 
the display image. This indicator provides 
an estimation of the remaining battery 
charge. 
3–6 Auto Shutdown Operation
Auto Shutdown is a feature of the Scout PS-Series camera that helps 
to guard against draining the battery prematurely by inadvertently 
leaving the camera on. 
Auto Shutdown turns the camera off if the 
following conditions are met:
• The camera is On
• No buttons have been pressed 
for about five minutes.
Once these conditions are met you will see the following message in 
the display: Auto shutdown 30s, and after counting down for 30 
seconds the camera will shutdown.
Press any button during this countdown to terminate Auto Shutdown 
and resume normal operation. 
Note
Pressing any button during an Auto Shutdown countdown will only 
terminate the countdown and abort the shutdown. 
The normal function of the button will not occur.
full charge
half charge
plugged in
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4Technical Data
4–1 Scout PS-Series Model Features
The Scout PS-Series cameras are available with either NTSC or PAL 
video output format.
4–2 Power
Scout Model
PS24 Scout PS-Series Handheld Thermal Camera with video resolution of 
240 × 180 pixels
PS32 Scout PS-Series Handheld Thermal Camera with video resolution of 
320 × 240 pixels with 2
× digital electronic zoom.
Included with
all camera
 modelsLens Cover, USB Cable, Wrist Strap, Operator’s Manual, and Soft 
Carrying Pouch
Feature
Start up from
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4–3 Environmental
4–4 Physical
4–5 Lens Choice
4–6 Range Detection
1
PS24 and PS24
Operational Temp. -4°F to 122°F
(-20°C to 50°C)
Storage Temp. -40°F to 140°F
(-40°C to 60°C)
Ratings IP-67, 1 meter drop
PS24, PS32
Weight 12 oz. (340 g) with battery
Size (L 
× W × H) 6.70” × 2.31” × 2.44” 
(172 
× 58.7 × 62 mm)
PS24, PS32
FOV
24° × 18°
Detect Man (1.8 m × 0.5 m)
PS24
350 yd. (320 m)
PS32500 yd. (450 m)
1. Actual range may vary depending on camera set-up, 
environmental conditions, and user experience.
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