IMI Onyx NX-10 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 IMI   O NYX   Personal   R adiation   M onitor   Operation   M anual         ONYX   O PERATION   M ANUAL  ...
  • Page 2                             ONYX   O PERATION   M ANUAL  ...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents   1.   Introduction   t o   O NYX   2.   About   O NYX   3.   Quick   S tart   N avigation   G uide   4.   Features   5.   How   O NYX   W orks  ...
  • Page 4 Accumulate/Avg   Becquerel   QR   T weets   Log   S tatus   Settings   M enu   O ptions • Interface   Geiger   Time/Date   Version   •             S ettings   M enu   D etails    ...
  • Page 5 Appendix   Maintenance   &   W arranty,   S ervice,   C ertifications     © 2014   I nternational   M edcom,   I nc.   All   R ights   R eserved   ONYX   O PERATION   M ANUAL  ...
  • Page 6                 ONYX   O PERATION   M ANUAL  ...
  • Page 7: Introduction   T O   O Nyx

    1.   I ntroduction   t o   O NYX   We   a re   p roud   t o   b e   d elivering   y our   O NYX Personal   Radiation   M onitor.    ...
  • Page 8: About   O Nyx

    will   h elp   r evolutionize   t he   w ay   r adiation   d ata   i s   collected,   s tored   a nd   s hared. Before   o perating   y our   O NYX,   w e   s uggest   r eading   t he   Care  ...
  • Page 9: Quick   S Tart   N Avigation   G Uide

        New   f eatures   a nd   O NYX Applications   w ill   b e   a dded   o ver   time.   Y ou   m ay   a ccess   a nd   i nstall   t hese   f eatures   a s   t hey   are  ...
  • Page 10 -­‐   H ome   M ain   M enu   i s   d isplayed   ™ w -­‐   S elect   F unction   ( Select   a   m enu   i tem,   o r   a   s etting) v...
  • Page 11: Features

      4.   O NYX Features   •   P ancake   D etector   -­‐   2 -­‐inch(7.1cm)   d iameter   for   b road   s ensitivity   t o   a lpha,   b eta,   g amma   a nd   X -­‐ radiation  ...
  • Page 12: How   O Nyx   W Orks

    5.   H ow   O NYX   W orks     The   O NYX uses   a   2 -­‐inch(7.1cm)   P ancake   G eiger-­‐Mueller   tube   w ith   a   l ow-­‐density   m ica   w indow   t o   d etect   i onizing   radiation.  ...
  • Page 13: Care   A Nd   P Recautions

    Other   A pplications   o f   O NYX Documenting   t he   e ffectiveness   o f   d econtamination   • and   s afety   p rograms.   Sharing   r adiation   m easurements   w ith   a   g lobal   •...
  • Page 14 using   c are   t o   k eep   t he   G eiger   T ube   d ry.   You   m ay   c all   I MI   f or   m ore   i nformation   a t   + 1   707.823.0336  ...
  • Page 15: Operation   O F   O Nyx

    8.   O peration   o f   O NYX Units   o f   M easurement     ONYX will   d isplay   d etected   r adiation   l evels   i n   C PM-­‐ Counts   P er   M inute   a nd   e ither   μ Sv/hr   ( microSieverts   P er   Hour),  ...
  • Page 16   ONYX is   n ow   m onitoring   r adiation   i n   y our   s urrounding   environment   a nd   r ecording   y our   m easurement   d ata   t o   memory  ...
  • Page 17 Setting   t he   T ime   M anually   Begin   b y   p ressing   t he   H ome   ™   k ey   t o   g et   t o   t he   H ome   screen.  ...
  • Page 18 ONYX   M enu   S tructure   Whenever   y ou   p ress   t he   H ome   ™   K ey,   y ou’ll   s ee   y our   three   M ain   M enu   O ptions:   Current  ...
  • Page 19 down   t o   s elect   t he   A dvanced   F eature   M enu,   t hen     press   t he   w   k ey.   N ow   c hoose   a n   o ption   f rom   t he   submenu To  ...
  • Page 20 A   B ecquerel(Bq)   i s   a   m easure   o f   a ctivity,   a nd   o ne   Bq   i s   d efines   a s   1   d isintegration   p er-­‐second.   U nits   are  ...
  • Page 21 Settings   M enu   O ptions     The   O NYX has   f our   S ettings   S ub-­‐Menus   w hich   m ay   b e   used   t o   c ustomize   y our   i nstrument   f urther:   Settings  ...
  • Page 22 Settings   M enu   D etails Interface   S ub-­‐Menu   I tems   Brightness   Select   t he   B rightness   f unction   t o   a djust   t he   l evel   o f   t he   OLED  ...
  • Page 23 Never   D im   Disables   t he   e nergy-­‐saving   s creen   d imming   f unction.   We   s uggest   e nabling   t his   f unction   o nly   w hen   O NYX   i s   connected  ...
  • Page 24 Log   I nterval   Select   t he   L og   I nterval   f unction   t o   s et   t he   d esired   t ime   interval,   i n   M inutes,   b etween   r ecorded   d ata   p oints.   The  ...
  • Page 25 Warning   L evels   Select   t he   W arning   L evels   f unction   t o   s et   t he   a lert   l evel     for   t he   O NYX.   O nce   a ctivated,   t he   i nstrument will  ...
  • Page 26 CPM/CPS   A uto     Enable   t he   C PM/CPS   A uto   f unction   t o   a llow   t he   O NYX to   automatically   s elect   t o   d isplay   r adiation   m easurements   in  ...
  • Page 27 Whether   y ou   s et   t he   t ime   a utomatically,   o r   m anually,   you   w ill   s till   n eed   t o   a djust   t he   U TC   O ffset   f or   y our   t ime   zone,  ...
  • Page 28 Set   U TC   O ffset Select   t he   S et   U TC   O ffset   m enu   i tem.   The   s creen   w ill   s how   t he   f ollowing,   HH(Hours):MM(Minutes).  ...
  • Page 29   OnyxLink   I nterface   S creen   ( Mac)   Save   D ata   B utton   The   L ogged   D ata   c ollected   b y   O NYX,   w hich   i s   s tored   i n   Flash  ...
  • Page 30 You’re   l ooking   a t   t wo   d ata-­‐points   f rom   M ay   1 5 ,   2 014,   with   a   t ime   i nterval   o f   5   M inutes   b etween   r eadings,   a nd   the  ...
  • Page 31 10.   U pdating   O NYX   F irmware   Occasionally   I MI   w ill   r elease   a   f irmware   u pdate   f or   t he   ONYX.   P lease   s ign-­‐up   a t   o ur   w eb   a ddress   b elow   t o   receive  ...
  • Page 32 Do   n ot   d isconnect   y our   i nstrument   u ntil   y ou   s ee   t his   o r   a   s imilar   n otification.        ...
  • Page 33 12.   S pecifications:   9.(Specifications:(( Detector( LND%7317%“Pancake”%HalogenCQuenched%GeigerCMueller%tube;%Effective%diameter% 1.75”%(45%mm);%Mica%window%density%1.5C2.0%mg/cm2;%Detects%Alpha,%Beta,%Gamma% and%XCradiation% Display( 128×128%color%OLED%(Organic%Light%Emitting%Diode)%% μSv/h :%.000%to%1,000%% Operating(Range( mR/hr:%.000%to%100% CPM:% 0%to%350,000% Calibration( CesiumC137%(gamma%from%daughter%metastable%Barium)% Gamma(Sensitivity( 334%CPM%per% Sv/h %(3340%CPM%per%mR/hr)%referenced%to%CsC137%% Efficiencies( For(2(pi(Geometry((typical(Efficiencies,(primary(emissions(noted)(( Isotopes( Energy( Efficiency( Pu%C%239% 5.245%MeV%% 20%to%36%% (alpha%primarily)% Th%C%230% 4.621%MeV%(alpha)% 16%to%36%% SrYC90%% 546%keV%avg,%2.3%MeV%max% 48%% (beta)% Cs%C%137% Betas%(C)% 48%%...
  • Page 34     13.   L ithium   B attery   S afety   &   D isposal   I nformation ONYX   u ses   a   L ithium-­‐Ion   S econdary   B attery.   L ithium-­‐Ion   batteries  ...
  • Page 35 Your   c hoice   o f   s ettings   c an   h ave   a   t remendous   e ffect   on   y our   O NYX   b attery   l ife;   y ou   c an   a ssure   m aximum   active-­‐use  ...
  • Page 36 Maintenance   a nd   W arranty: Warranty   &   W arranty   S ervice   We   o ffer   t he   f ollowing   t wo-­‐year   l imited   w arranty   o n   a ll   of  ...
  • Page 37   IMI   i s   n ot   r esponsible   f or   i ncidental   o r   c onsequential   damages   a rising   f rom   t he   u se   o f   t his   i nstrument.
  • Page 38                 The   t erms   o f   w arranty   a nd   s pecifications   a re   s ubject   t o   change   w ithout   n otice.   The  ...

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