- Omega Handheld Infrared Thermometer User's Guide

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General Description

1.1 Introduction

The OS530E/OS520E series Handheld Infrared (IR) Thermometers

provide non-contact temperature measurements up to 4500°F. They

offer effective solutions for many non-contact temperature

applications, including the following:

• Predictive Maintenance: Tracking temperature shifts which

indicate pending failure in solenoid valves.

• Energy Auditing: Locating wall insulation voids to reduce

building heating costs.

• Food Processing: Taking accurate temperature readings without

direct contact with the food or packaging material.

The IR thermometer provides information at a glance — the custom

backlit dual digital LCD displays both current and minimum,

maximum, average or differential temperatures. This versatile

instrument provides:

• Measurable target distances from 5 inches to approximately 100

feet

• Emissivity adjustable from 0.1 to 1.00 in 0.01 steps provides ease

of use when measuring a variety of surfaces.

• Built-in Laser sighting in Circle & Dot configurations.

• Thermocouple input available.

• Distance Measurement available, either field mountable or built-

in.

• Digital/Video Camera Option available

• An electronic trigger lock feature set via the keypad allows

continuous temperature measurement up to 10 times per second.

• Audible and visual alarms. The high and low alarm points

are set via the keypad.

• 1 mV per degree (°F or °C) analog output, which allows

interfacing with data acquisition equipment (including

chart recorders, dataloggers and computers). OS524E provides 0.5

mV/Deg.

• Last temperature recall (Hold).

• Backlit display useful in low ambient light conditions.

• Powers from 4 AA size batteries or an ac adapter.

• RS232 serial communication to a PC or printer. This allows

downloading data for further analysis.

• Ambient target temperature compensation. This provides more

accuracy for measuring low emissivity targets.

• Record up to 800 temperature data points. Review the recorded

data on the thermometer LCD, as well as downloading the data

to a PC.