User Manual

Warnings & Cautions
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• Applies only to cameras with battery:
• Do not attach the batteries directly to a car’s cigarette lighter socket, unless a spe-
cific adapter for connecting the batteries to a cigarette lighter socket is provided by
Flir Systems.
• Do not connect the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the battery to
each other with a metal object (such as wire).
• Do not get water or salt water on the battery, or permit the battery to get wet.
• Do not make holes in the battery with objects. Do not hit the battery with a ham-
mer. Do not step on the battery, or apply strong impacts or shocks to it.
• Do not put the batteries in or near a fire, or into direct sunlight. When the battery
becomes hot, the built-in safety equipment becomes energized and can stop the
battery charging process. If the battery becomes hot, damage can occur to the
safety equipment and this can cause more heat, damage or ignition of the battery.
• Do not put the battery on a fire or increase the temperature of the battery with
heat.
• Do not put the battery on or near fires, stoves, or other high-temperature locations.
• Do not solder directly onto the battery.
• Do not use the battery if, when you use, charge, or store the battery, there is an un-
usual smell from the battery, the battery feels hot, changes color, changes shape,
or is in an unusual condition. Contact your sales office if one or more of these
problems occurs.
• Only use a specified battery charger when you charge the battery.
• The temperature range through which you can charge the battery is ±0°C to +45°
C (+32°F to +113°F), unless specified otherwise in the user documentation. If you
charge the battery at temperatures out of this range, it can cause the battery to be-
come hot or to break. It can also decrease the performance or the life cycle of the
battery.
• The temperature range through which you can discharge the battery is −15°C to
+50°C (+5°F to +122°F), unless specified otherwise in the user documentation.
Use of the battery out of this temperature range can decrease the performance or
the life cycle of the battery.
• When the battery is worn, apply insulation to the terminals with adhesive tape or
similar materials before you discard it.
• Remove any water or moisture on the battery before you install it.
• Do not apply solvents or similar liquids to the camera, the cables, or other items. This
can cause damage.
• Be careful when you clean the infrared lens. The lens has a delicate anti-reflective
coating.
• Do not clean the infrared lens too vigorously. This can damage the anti-reflective
coating.
• In furnace and other high-temperature applications, you must mount a heatshield on
the camera. Using the camera in furnace and other high-temperature applications with-
out a heatshield can cause damage to the camera.
• (Applies only to cameras with an automatic shutter that can be disabled.) Do not dis-
able the automatic shutter in the camera for a prolonged time period (typically max. 30
minutes). Disabling the shutter for a longer time period may harm, or irreparably dam-
age, the detector.
• The encapsulation rating is valid only when all openings on the camera are sealed with
their designated covers, hatches, or caps. This includes, but is not limited to, compart-
ments for data storage, batteries, and connectors.
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