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Instructions for use
SKF TKTI 10
2 SKF TKTI 10
EC Declaration of conformity ....................................................................................3
Safety recommendations ..........................................................................................4
1. Description .......................................................................................................5
2. Getting started .................................................................................................5
2.1 Contents.......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Charginginternalbattery............................................................................................. 6
3. Basic features of the SKF Thermal Camera TKTI 10 ..........................................7
3.1 Hardware........................................................................................................................ 7
3.2 SwitchingontheTKTI10............................................................................................. 8
3.3 Focusing.......................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Usingthelaserpointer................................................................................................. 9
3.5 Fieldofview..................................................................................................................10
4. Using the direct access buttons .......................................................................10
4.1 Directaccessbutton1................................................................................................11
4.2 Directaccessbutton2................................................................................................13
4.3 Directaccessbutton3................................................................................................14
4.4 Directaccessbutton4...............................................................................................14
 4.4.1MenuInfraredSettings...................................................................................15
 4.4.2MenuMeasurementOptions...........................................................................17
 4.4.3MenuCameraSettings.....................................................................................20
 4.4.4MenuAudioSettings........................................................................................21
 4.4.5MenuImageBrower.........................................................................................22
 4.4.6MenuDate&TimeSettings............................................................................22
 4.4.7MenuLanguageSelection...............................................................................23
5. Saving and annotating pictures.......................................................................24
5.1 Savingapicture...........................................................................................................24
5.2 Addingavoicemessage.............................................................................................24
5.3 AddingaCaption.........................................................................................................25
6. Technical specications ...................................................................................27
Table of contents
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EC Declaration of conformity
We,SKFMaintenanceProducts,Kelvinbaan16,
3439MTNieuwegein,declarethat
SKF Thermal Camera
TKTI 10
Conformstothefollowingstandards;
• EMCDirective89/336/EECasamended
 “CouncilDirectiveontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStates
relatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility”asoutlinedinharmonizednorms:
 EN61000-6-2:2005Immunityforindustrialenvironments
 EN61000-6-3:2007Emissionstandardforresidential,commercialand
light-industrialenvironments
• FederalCommunicationsCommissionregulationCFR47:2007subpart15b
Thelaserisclassiedinaccordancetothe
21CFR1040.10and1040.11exceptfordeviationspursuanttolasernotice
No.50datedJuly26th2001
andcomplieswithIEC/EN60825-1(2001).
TheNetherlands,January2009
SébastienDavid
ManagerProductDevelopmentandQuality
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Safety recommendations
Warning
• TheequipmentdescribedinthisdocumentusesaClass2laser.
Donotlookdirectlyintothelaserbeamorthelaserbeamexitaperture,
irreversibledamagetotheeyemayoccur.Thelasershouldnotbe
operatedwhentherearepersonnelinthecamera’seldofview.
Caution
• Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthan
thosespeciedinthisdocumentmayresultinhazardouslaserradiation
exposure.
• Tohelpminimizeburnhazards,beawarethatthermalimagesofhighly
reectiveobjectswillshowlowerthanactualtemperaturemeasurements.
• Donotuseinamannernotspeciedinthisinstructionforuse.
• Donotuseinexplosiveatmospheres.
• Alwaysusethelanyardprovidedtohelpminimisedamagetothethermal
imagerandpersonalinjuryaccidents.
• OnlyusegenuineSKFsparesandaccessories.Othersparesand
accessoriesmaydamagethethermalcamera.
• Thethermalcameracontainsnouserserviceableparts.Openingthe
imagercasingvoidswarranty.Allserviceworkmustbecarriedoutbyan
authorisedSKFworkshop.
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1. Description
TheSKFTKTI10isadigitalcamerawithadvancedthermalimagingcapabilities.
ItisidealforuseasaPredictiveMaintenance(PdM)tool.Thermographyisanon-invasive
techniqueandiswellsuitedformechanicalandelectricalinspections,energyconservation
andplantsafetyactivities.TheTKTI10hasalargebacklit31/2”colourscreen,which
givesaclear,sharpresolutionusinganyoftheeightcolourpalettes.Designedforeasy
operation,multipletemperaturescanbemeasuredandthedifferencesbetweenthem
displayed.Otheradvancedmeasurementoptionsarealsoavailable.Imagescanbestored
asradiometricdataanddigitalimagesonthemicroSDcard(supplied).PowerfulPC
softwaresuppliedwiththeTKTI10,allowstheimagestobefurtheranalysedandtobe
optimisedforeaseofinterpretation.
2. Getting started
2.1 Contents
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  1
  3
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Figure 1. Contents of the case
1. SKFThermalCameraTKTI10
2. Powersupplyunit(12V)andInternationaladaptors
3. CD-Softwareandinstructions(MP5358)
4. USBcable(cameratoPC)
5. Detachablehandle
andQuickStartguideSKFThermalCameraTKTI10(MP5361)
Inspectalltheitems.Ifanyitemisdamagedormissing,pleasenotifyyourdealerorlocal
SKFofceimmediately.
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2.2 Charging internal battery
• TheTKTI10’sbatterycanbechargedinthecamerabyconnectingthesupplied12V
powersupplyunitintotheDCsocketinthehatchofthethermalcamera(seegure2;
connectionports).
• Thebatteryconditionindicatorappearsonthescreenwhentheimagerisswitchedon
(seegure3).
• Theredledindicatesthatthecameraischarging.Thegreenledmeansthatthe
cameraisfullycharged(seegure2).
• TherechargeablebatterywillpowertheTKTI10forapproximately6hours.
red/green charging indicator
Figure 2. Connection ports

Temperature
Span
Level
Spot Emissivity Reected Battery
temperature temperature condition
StatusofDirectaccessbuttons
Theyellowborderediconistheactivefunction.
Figure 3. Screen overview
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3. Basic features of the SKF Thermal Camera TKTI 10
3.1 Hardware
TheTKTI10isdesignedforuseasahandheldthermalcamera.Youcanusethe
detachablehandleifconvenient.ThermalimagesarestoredonamicroSDmemorycard
(suppliedsizeis1GB).TheseimagescanbetransferredtoaPCusingtheUSBcable
provided.PCsoftwareisincludedforviewingandanalysisofsavedthermalanddigital
images.
Hatch
On/offbutton
4navigation
buttons&
Centretoggle
button
Screen
Directaccessbuttons1to4
Figure 4. Main camera controls
Laserbutton
Focusring
Exposure
button
Light
Digital
cameralens
Thermal
cameralens
Connectionports:
-12Vcharger
-USB
-MicroSD
-Headset
Detachable
handle
Exposure
button
Screw
Figure 5. Front panel
Speaker
Microphone
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3.2 Switching on the TKTI 10
• TheTKTI10isswitchedonandoff
bypressingandholdingdownthe
powerbutton.
• TheTKTI10takesapproximately
tensecondstobecome
operational.
Figure 6. Camera on/off button
3.3 Focusing
Sharpentheimagebyrotatingthe
focusring
Figure 7. Focusing
Ifthecameraisnotfocused,thethermalimagequalitywillbepoorandtemperature
measurementswillnotbeaccurate.Tofocusmakecertainthatthedisplayblendingisless
than100%visible(seechapter4.2).
Rotatingthefocusringinaclockwisedirection(fromuserpointofview)focusesthe
imagesatshorterdistancesdowntoaminimumof30cm.
Rotatingthelensintheoppositedirectionfocusestheimageratlongerdistancesupto
innity.
Rotatethelensuntiltheimagehasasharpdenition,withthesharpestcontrastatobject
edges.
Focused Not focused
Figure 8. Focusing
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Whenfocusing,afocusbarappearsonthescreenshowingthefocuseddistance.
Figure 9. Focus bar
3.4 Using the laser pointer
WhentheTKTI10isswitched‘ON’,thelasermaybeactivatedbypressingandholding
downthelaserbuttononthefrontoftheimager(seegure5)orthelaserpointerbutton
onthehandle.
Laserpointerbutton
Figure 10. Laser pointer button
Thelaserpointerisusedtoilluminateandidentifyfeaturesintheimage.
Note:Thelasercentreisalignedtoobjectsatadistanceof3m.
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3.5 Field of view
Figure 11. Field of view
TheTKTI10hasa20˚x20˚eldofview,anda47x47pixeldetector.
Thedetectorresolutioncanbeinterpolatedto180x180(seesection4.4.1;Interpolation).
4. Using the direct access buttons
TheDirectaccessbuttonpositionsareshowninthebelowgure.Theiconwithayellow
bordershowtheselectedfunctionthatcanbeadjusted(seealsogure3):
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4
3
2
1
6
6
6
6
1. Directaccessbutton1
2. Directaccessbutton2
3. Directaccessbutton3
4. Directaccessbutton4
5. Centretogglebutton
6. 4Navigationbuttons
Figure 12. Direct access buttons
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47 20˚ 20˚
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4.1 Direct access button 1
WithDirectaccessbutton1youcanaccess:
a. Alignment
b. Severalmeasurementoptions,ifenabledintheMeasurementOptionmenu.
a. Alignment (ifvisibleon :seeDirectaccessbutton2).
Asthevisibleandthermalcameraarenotco-incidentthevisibleandthermalimageoften
needtobealigned.Thisisusuallyrequiredwheninspectingobjectsatdifferentdistances.
Itispossibletoalignthethermalandvisible(digital)imagesonlyon“Live”mode.
Furtheradjustmentscanbedoneonthesavedimageswiththesoftware.
1. PressDirectaccessbutton2tolocatethecameraon/off
optionandtogglethecentrebuttontoturnthecamera
optionon.
 
2. PressDirectaccesbutton1tolocatethealignment
option. 
3. Alignmentpresetsareaccessiblewithcentretoggle
button.Youcanalsousethenavigationbuttonsfornal
adjustment.
Press left navigation arrow fully aligned Press right navigation arrow
Note: Only the digital image is moving.
Figure 13. Examples of alignment
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b. Measurement options
TobedisplayedwhilenavigatingwithDirectaccessbutton1,theseoptionsneedtobe
enabledintheMeasurementOptionmenu.
ToaccesstheMeasurementOptionmenu
pressDirectaccessbutton4
andselectthecorrecticon:
Directaccessbutton1candisplaythefollowingicons:
 Cursorone
Menu>Measurement
options>Cursors:1
 Cursortwo
Menu>Measurement
Options>Cursors:2
 Isothermlowtemp
Menu>Measurement
Options>Isotherms:(Low,
High&Low)
 Isothermhightemp
Menu>Measurement
Options>Isotherms:(High,
High&Low)
 Area
Menu>Measurement
Options>Area:On
 Hot/coldtracking
Menu>Measurement
Options>Tracking:(High,
Low,High&Low)
 Lowtemprange
Menu>Measurement
Options>Temp.Alarm:(Low,
High&Low)
 Hightemprange
Menu>Measurement
Options>Temp.Alarm:
(High,High&Low)
 Horizontalprole
Menu>Measurement
Options>Temp.Prole:
Horizontal
 Verticalprole
Menu>Measurement
Options>Temp.Prole:
Vertical
 Align
(IfCameraOn :
seeDirectAccessButton2)
Seefordetaileddescriptionofthefunctionalityoftheseoptionssection4.4.2:
MeasurementOptions.
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4.2 Direct access button 2
Whenapictureisdisplayedonthescreen,thisbuttongivesaccesto3differentoptions
with2settingsforeach(toggleusingcentretogglebutton):
1. Camera on/off
Enable/disablethedisplayofadigitalpictureblendedwiththermal
image.
Howtosetblending:
1. PressDirectaccessbutton2tolocatethecameraon/offoptionand
togglethecentrebuttontoturnthecameraoptionon.
2. Blendbetweenthedigitalandthermalimagebypressingthe
up/down,left/rightarrowbuttons.
3. Thiswillblendthetwoimagesonapercentagescale0%,25%,50%
75%and100%.
a) 100% Thermal only b) 100% Digital only c) 50% Thermal/50% Digital
2. Light on/off
Enable/disablehighpowerLEDinthefrontpanel,helpfultotake
picturesinadarkenvironment(seegure5).
3. Auto/manual temperature range scale
Auto
Automaticallyadjuststheimagetoallowforthehighestandlowest
temperatureinthescene.Usefulwhenstartinganimagerand
switchingtodifferentpartsofascene.
Manual
Theuserdenestherangeoftemperaturestobedisplayed.
Manualsettingisusefulwhentheuserwantstoexaminevarious
piecesofsimilarequipment.Inaxedtemperaturerange,anomalies
ordiscrepanciescanbehighlightedvisuallyveryeasily.
Setthespanusingtherightandleftnavigationbuttonandthelevel
usingtheupanddownnavigationbutton.
4. Play audio (only in picture viewing mode)
Playspreviouslyrecordedvoiceannotationsavedwiththeimage.
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4.3 Direct access button 3
Thisbuttontogglesbetweenliveimageandafrozenimage
 
live  frozen
4.4 Direct access button 4
Thisbuttonselectsthecameramenus.
Infrared
Settings
Measurement
Options
Camera
Settings
Audio
Settings
Image
Browser
Date & Time
Settings
language
Selection
Menu selection
1. PressDirectaccessbutton4toenterthemenuselection
screen
2. Navigatetothedesiredoptionusingthenavigationbuttons.
(Theiconwiththeyellowbordershowtheselectedoption)
3. PressDirectaccessbutton3orthecentretogglebuttonto
entertheselectedoption.
Menu items
1. Arrowupanddowntothedesireditem
2. Usetheleft/rightarrowstochangethevalueofthisitem
3. SelectDirectaccessbutton4toexitor
Directaccessbutton1togobacktothemainmenu.
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4.4.1 Menu Infrared Settings
Infrared
Settings
• Emissivity
Differentsurfacescanradiatedifferentamountsofinfraredenergyatthe
sametemperature.Thisdifferenceintemperaturemeasurementcanbe
correctedforbysettingtheemissivityvalue.
Theamountofinfraredradiationemittedbyasurfacedependsonboth
itstemperatureanditsemissivity.Surfacesthataregoodreectors(e.g.
polishedmetal)arepooremitters,andsurfacesthataregoodemitters
(e.g.humanskin)arepoorreectors.Ablackbodyisdenedasan
objectthatabsorbsallradiationfallingonit;anditisaperfectemitterof
radiation.
Theemissivityofasurface(usuallywrittenε)istheratioofenergy
radiatedbythatsurfacetoenergyradiatedbyablackbodyatthesame
temperature.Foraccuratetemperaturemeasurements,theemissivityof
thesurfacebeingmeasuredmustbeenteredintothecamera.Thisisdone
byenteringanumberintherange0.10(forpolishedchromium)to1.00
(forablackbody).Anemissivitylookuptableisprovided,whichliststhe
emissivitiesofarangeofcommonmaterials.
Itisnotrecommendedthattemperaturemeasurementsbeattempted
whenemissivityvalueslowerthan0.70arerequired,becauselargeerrors
arelikelyduetoreectedradiationfromsurroundingobjects.
Setemissivityvaluebetween0.10and1.00formeasuringtemperature.
PressingDirectaccessbutton3(εTable)givesatableofemissivityvalues
ofcommonmaterialsfromwhichaselectioncanbemade.
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Infrared
Settings
• Palette (8 options)
Differentcolourpalettesareusefulinviewingobjectsandscenesfor
differentrequirements.Asasimpleruleofthumb,paletteswithalotof
differentcoloursaremorehelpfulwhenlookingforhotspotsorcoldspots,
whereaspaletteswithfewerandgraduallychangingcoloursaremore
usefulinviewingchangesoftemperaturesinasceneorobject.
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 1.WhiteHotMono
 2.Ironbow
 3.Rainbow
 4.IsothermStyle
5.HotMetal
6.HighContrast
7.16stepRainbow
8.BlackHotMono
Infrared
Settings
• Reected Temperature
This is only applicable if an emissivity of less than 1 is selected.
Someoftheinfraredenergyseenbythecamerafromasurfacewithan
emissivityoflessthan1.00isreectedbackgroundenergy.Ifthereis
ahotobjectinthebackground,thiscanhaveasignicanteffectonthe
temperaturemeasured.Byenteringareectedtemperaturevalue,the
cameracancorrectfortheeffectofthisreectedbackgroundenergy.
Usuallysettotheambienttemperature.
Infrared
Settings
• Temperature units
Choosebetween˚Cand˚F.
Infrared
Settings
• Integration. (1 low to 9 high.)
Thecameranormallyoperatesataframerateof8Hz(i.e.theimageis
updated8timespersecond).Forviewingscenesinwhichthereisvery
littletemperaturevariation,however,theimagemaybeimprovedby
integratingoverseveralframestoreducethenoise.
Choseanintegrationperiodfrom1(fast)to9(slow).
Thisdeterminesthetradeoffbetweendisplayspeedandnoise.
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Infrared
Settings
• Interpolation. (On/Off.)
Interpolationisonbydefaultasitsmoothestheimagetoprovideabetter
visualimage.Turningitoffgivesamorepixelatedimage.Someusers
maywishtoobservethescenewiththeactualresolutionofthedetector.
Actualresolutionis47x47.
Byturninginterpolationontheresolutionisinterpolatedto180x180.
4.4.2 Menu Measurement Options
Thismenuenablestheselectionofoptionsfortemperaturemeasurements.Thesymbols
shownbelowindicatetheiconsshownforDirectaccessbutton1whenthevariousoptions
areselected.
Measurement
Options • Cursors
Oneortwomeasurementcursorscanbeselected.Whentwocursors
arechosen,thetemperaturesatbothcursorsandthetemperature
differencebetweenthemwillbedisplayed.Whenoneofthecursors
isselectedbyDirectaccessbutton1,itcanbemovedaroundonthe
displaybythenavigationbuttons.
cursor centre temperature cursor temperature difference
two cursors
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Measurement
Options • Tracking
Select“High”,“Low”,or“High&Low”inordertotrackandmeasurethe
following:
• thehottestpartofthescene
• thecoldestpartofthescene
• orboththehottestandcoldestpartofthescene.
cursor centre temperature cursor temperature difference
Tracking
Measurement
Options
• Area
Areaanalysisisusefulwhenwantingtoknowthehighestandlowest
temperatureinapartofthescene.Italsoworksouttheaverage
temperature.Therearethreeareaboxessizestochoosefrom.
-Maximaltemperatureintheselectedarea
-Minimaltemperatureintheselectedarea
-Averagetemperature(surfaceaverage).
Maximal temperature Minimal temperature Average temperature
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Measurement
Options • Isotherms
Select“High”,“Low”,or“High&Low”inordertohighlightareasofthe
scenewithtemperatureswithinoneortwotemperaturebands.The
temperaturebandsareadjustablebymeansofDirectaccessbutton1
andthenavigationkeys.
Useright/leftnavigationbuttontosetthespanandupanddown
navigationbuttontosettheleveloftheisotherm.
Span max Span min Level
Isotherms high & low
Measurement
Options
• Temperature proles
Select“Horizontal”or“Vertical”toenableahistogramoftemperature
valuesalongahorizontalorverticalcrosssectiontobedisplayedon
therighthandsideofthedisplay.Thepositionofthecrosssectionis
indicatedbysmallarrowsattheleftandright(forhorizontalprole)or
topandbottom(forverticalprole)oftheimageandcanbeadjusted
bymeansofDirectaccessbutton1andthenavigationbuttons.
Horizontal Vertical
/