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Introduction

ThankyouforselectingtheExtechIR270IRThermometer.TheIR270makesnon‐contact

(infrared)surfacetemperaturemeasurementsandincludesalaserpointerforconvenient

targeting.ThemeterswitchesONandstartsscanningsurfacetemperaturesassoonas youpull

thetrigger.Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproperuse,willprovide

yearsofreliableservice.Pleasevisitourwebsite(www.extech.com)tocheckforthelatest

versionandtranslationsofthisUserManualandCustomerSupport.

Features

 Measuresnon‐contactsurfacetemperatureupto650°C(1202°F)

 Automaticranging

 12:1DistancetoSpotRatio(FieldofView)

 Laserpointertargeting

 AutomaticDataHoldwhentriggerisreleased

 High/Lowtemperaturealarms

 Maximum,Minimum,Average,andDifferentialdisplays

 20‐memorydatalogger

 Selectable

emissivity

 Displaybacklight

 Selectabletemperatureunits(°F/°C)

 Batterystatusindication

Safety

InternationalSafetySymbols

Thissymbol,adjacenttoanothersymbolorterminal,indicatestheusermustrefertothemanualfor

furtherinformation

Warnings

o Donotdirectlyorindirectlypointthelaserattheeyesofapersonorananimal

o Inspectfordamageorforanyshortageofpartsoraccessoriesbeforeuse

o Replacethebatteryimmediatelyafterthebatteryindicatorflashes

o Donotusethethermometernearexplosivegases,

steam,ordust

o Note that an object with high reflectivity will normally cause the

measured temperature value to read much lower than the actual

temperature

o UsethedeviceonlyasdescribedinthisUserManual

Cautions

Toavoidthermometerdamage,pleaseavoidthefollowinghazards:

o EMFfromweldingequipmentorelectro‐inductionheaters

o Staticelectricity

o Thermal shock caused by large or abrupt environmental temperature changes; wait 30 minutes to

allowthethermometertostabilizetonewenvironmentalconditions

o Donotusethisdevice

inexcessivelyhightemperatureenvironments

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<1mW Output at 650nm