Operation Manual

Thermalcamerareversevideo
Youcanreversethepolarityofthevideoimagetochangethe
appearanceofobjectson-screen.
Thereversevideooption(videopolarity)switchesthethermal
imagefromwhite-hot(orred-hotifthecolormodesettingisactive)
toblack-hot.Thedifferencebetweenwhite-hotandblack-hotis
shownbelow:
White-hotthermalimage.
Black-hotthermalimage.
Youmaynditusefultoexperimentwiththisoptiontondthebest
settingtosuityourneeds.
Enablingthermalcamerareversevideo
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.SelectReverseVideo.
Thermalandvisible-lightoperation
“Dualpayload”thermalcamerasareequippedwith2cameras—a
thermalimaging(infrared)cameraandavisible-lightcamera.
Thermalcamera—provides
night-timeimagery,based
ontemperaturedifferences
betweenobjects.Thermal
imagingproducesaclear
imageevenintotaldarkness.
Visible-lightcamera—
providesblackandwhite(or
greyscale)imageryduringthe
dayandinlow-lightconditions.
Helpstoimprovenavigational
abilitiesinlow-lightconditions;
forexampleduringtwilight
hourswhenoperatingalong
intercoastalwaterwaysand
nearharborentrances.
Note:TheT470SCand
T473SChaveacolor
cameraandcontinuous
zoomlens.
Switchingbetweenthermalandvisible-lightcameralenses
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheImageTypemenuitemtoswitchbetweenIRandVisible
Lightviews,asappropriate.
Thermalcamerarearviewmode
Therearviewmodeipsthevideoimagehorizontally,providinga
“mirrorimage”.
Thisisusefulforexampleininstanceswherethecamerais
rear-facingandyouareviewingtheimageonaforward-facing
monitor.
Enablingthermalcamerarearviewmode
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.SelectRearView.
SlewtoCue
Slewtocueisafeaturewhichmaintainsaselectedpositionor
objectinthethermalcameraseldofview.SlewtoCueoptions
areavailableinthechartandradarapplicationsastargetcontext
menuitems.
Note:HeadingdatamustbeavailableonthesystemforSlew
toCuetoworkcorrectly.
Fordetailsonhowtoselectatargetto‘slewto’refertotheradar
andchartsectionsofyourmanual.
Thethermalcameracanalsoautomaticallyslewto:
•MOBtarget
•DangerousAIStarget
•DangerousMARPAtarget
Optionstoenableordisabletheautomaticslewoptionsare
availableinthethermalcameraapplication
Settingthecamera'sheightabovesealevel
Toensurethatthethermalcamera’salignmentcanbesetcorrectly
theheightofthecameraabovesealevelmustbeset.
Fromthethermalcameraapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectCameraSet-up.
3.SelectSlewSettings.
TheSlewsettingspageisdisplayed.
4.SelectCameraheightabovesealevel.
TheCameraheightabovesealevelpopupisdisplayed.
5.Adjustthevaluetotherequiredsetting.
Aligningthethermalcamerahorizontally
Ifyoundthatslewtocueobjectsareconsistentlytoofarleftorright
onthescreenthenyoucanmakeneadjustmentstothecameras
alignmentbyfollowingthestepsbelow.
Fromthethermalcameraapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectCameraSet-up.
3.SelectAligncamera.
TheAligncameratoboatpopupisdisplayed.
4.Adjustthevaluetotherequiredsetting.
Thisvaluewilladjustthecamera’soffsetpositiontoportor
starboard.
Aligningthethermalcameraselevation
Ifyoundthatslewtocueobjectsareconsistentlytooloworhigh
onthescreenthenyoucanmakeneadjustmentstothecameras
alignmentbyfollowingthestepsbelow.
Fromthethermalcameraapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectCameraSet-up.
3.SelectElevAlign:.
TheAligncameratoboatpopupisdisplayed.
4.Adjustthevaluetotherequiredsetting.
Thisvaluewilladjustthecamera’soffsetpositiontoportor
starboard.
Enabling/disablingautomaticslewtocue
Fromthethermalcameraapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
Usingthethermalcameraapplication
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