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ORTEC Micro-Detective-HX Detector manual available for free PDF download: Operation Manual
ORTEC Micro-Detective-HX Operation Manual (96 pages)
Human Portable Radiation Detection System
Brand:
ORTEC
| Category:
Measuring Instruments
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Warranty
2
Additional Warranty Statement
3
Table of Contents
5
Safety Instructions and Symbols
9
Cleaning Instructions
9
1 Introduction
11
Performance Monitoring (HPRDS-Qualified Unit Only)
11
Replay" and the HX Offline Analysis Program
12
How this Manual Is Organized
12
2 System Overview
13
Basic Concepts - Access Levels and Identification Modes
13
Notes on Using the HX
13
User Interface
14
Fig. 1. Message Displays Alarms and Tells How to Acknowledge
15
Fig. 2. Bottom of Screen Shows Next Function of "S" and "N" Buttons
15
Fig. 3. Radiation Count Rate/Dose Rate, Power, LCX Mode On, and Storage Indicators
16
Fig. 4. the Real-Time Identification Area
16
Fig. 5. HX General Information Readouts on Home Screen
16
Fig. 6. Main Menu
17
Fig. 7. Entering Passwords and Numerical Data
17
Overview of Radiation Monitoring and Measuring
18
How the HX Collects and Analyzes Data
18
General Usage
19
Alarms and Alarm Handling
20
Fig. 8. Threat Alarm (Red Identification and Flashing LED)
21
Fig. 9. Suspect Alarm (Yellow Identification and Flashing LED) in LCX Mode Only
21
Fig. 10. Innocent Alarm (Green Identification and Flashing LED)
21
Fig. 11. Personnel Radiation Hazard Alarm (Yellow Radiation Trefoils; All Leds Flash)
21
Fig. 12. System Error Alarm ("Status: Not Ready", Flashing Amber LED)
21
Fig. 13. MOVE BACK Indicator at Bottom of Screen
21
Data Storage and Management
23
ICD1/ICD2 Default Filename Conventions
24
Cautions and Operating Limits
24
3 Getting Started
27
Major System Components
27
The Micro-Detective-HX
27
The On/Off Button
28
Fig. 14. the Micro-Detective-HX
28
Attaching the Carrying Strap
29
SD and CF Card Drives
29
Fig. 15. Rear-Panel Power, USB, and Headphone Connectors
29
The Internal Battery
30
Startup and Setup
30
Unpack and Power up the HX
30
Fig. 16. Carrying Strap Attachment
30
Monitor the Detector and Cooler Status
32
Turn the Cooler on
32
Fig. 17. All Error Alarms Acknowledged; HX Not Ready
33
Fig. 18. Home Screen for Cooled and Ready HX
33
Fig. 19. Detailed Status for Cooled and Ready Instrument
33
Measure Site Background
34
Performing the Background Measurement
35
Setting the Background Update Interval
35
Setting the Maximum Background Count Rate
35
Setting the Minimum Background Measurement Time
35
Dose-Rate Units
36
Radiation Alarm Thresholds
36
Set the Radiation Alarm Thresholds and Dose-Rate Units
36
Fig. 20. Collect Background for at Least the Specified Minimum Time
36
Change the Password (Optional)
37
Additional Configuration Options
37
Audio and Vibratory Alarms and Volume
37
Fig. 21. Change the Password
37
Fig. 22
37
Controlling the Display Options
38
Display and Analysis Options (Password Required)
38
Testing the Alarms
38
Displaying/Hiding the Identification Confidence Level
38
Sampling and in Replay
38
Fig. 23. Alarm Tests
38
Fig. 24. Options Menu
39
Fig. 25. ID Confidence Level
39
Fig. 26. Histogram Tools: Scaling, Zooming, Moving Marker Line
39
Displaying Simplified or Detailed Hardware Status
40
Displaying/Hiding Alarm Color on the Screens
40
Displaying/Hiding Alarms on the Home Screen
40
Fig. 27. Comparison of Alarm Condition with "Show Colors" Option off and on
40
Additional Notes on the Cooler and Computer
41
Changing the Threat/Innocent Status of Nuclides in the Library
41
Fig. 28. Change Entries from Innocent to Threat
41
Turning the Cooler and Computer off
41
Notes about Continuous Cooler Operation, Shutdown for Shipping, and Detector Warmup
42
4 Menu Quick Reference
43
Fig. 29. HX Program Menu Structure - Default Mode / no Password Required
44
Fig. 30. HX Program Menu Structure - Administrator Access/Password Required
45
5 Monitoring and Measuring with the Micro-Detective-Hx
47
Home (Passive Monitoring) Screen
48
Detect (Survey) Screen
48
Fig. 31. Monitoring from the Home Screen
48
Fig. 32
48
Screen Features
49
Fig. 33. Detect Screen During a Survey
49
Fig. 34. Two Pages of Ids Available
49
Performing a Survey
50
Fig. 35. Detect (Survey) Screen Showing Index Peaks, Alarm, and Identifications
50
Long Sample Screen
51
Performing a Long Sample
51
Fig. 36. Long Sample with Histogram Displayed
51
Fig. 37. Long Sample with Histogram Hidden
51
Fixed Sample Screen
52
Ending the Survey
53
Saving the Survey Files
53
Fig. 38. Select the Fixed Sampling Interval
53
Fig. 39. Progress Bar Tracks Fixed Count
53
The End Survey Report
54
Fig. 40. Keep or Edit the Default Filename, then Save
54
Fig. 41. End Survey Report
54
Example Survey and End Survey Report
55
Fig. 42. Signal and SNM Indexes Track Am-241 Activity
55
Fig. 43. Example End Survey Report
56
6 Replay - Reviewing Saved Survey Files
57
Overview
57
Startup
57
Loading (Retrieving) a Survey
58
Fig. 44. Replay - Main Features/Display Modes
58
Fig. 45
58
Survey File Spectra and Ids
59
Ids
59
Spectra
59
Data Display Comparisons
59
Fig. 46. Long Sample Ids Compared with Ids in Replay
60
Fig. 47. Long Sample Histogram Compared with Histogram in Replay
60
Fig. 48. Comparison of Survey Background File in Replay and in the HX Offline Analysis
61
7 File Transfer to Pc in Windows 7, Xp, and 2000
63
Enabling the USB Port for File Transfer
63
Windows 7
63
Fig. 49. the HX Is Connected to the PC
64
Fig. 50. Choose the File Management Browse Option
64
Windows XP and 2000
65
Fig. 51. the HX Computer's Top-Level File Structure
65
Fig. 52. Unmark All Synchronization Options
66
Fig. 53. Connection Established
66
When File Transfer Is Complete
67
Fig. 54. Exploring the HX Computer from the Activesync Window
67
8 Troubleshooting
69
If the HX Program Stops
69
If You Drop the HX
69
If the HX will Not Turn on
69
If You Forgot the Password
70
If Gammavision Cannot "Find" the HX (HPRDS-Qualified Unit Only)
70
If the Error (Amber) LED Lights
70
HX Error Messages
70
If You Remove the Memory Card During a Survey and the (Amber) System Error Does
72
Not Clear Upon Card Reinsertion
72
Windows Connectivity Problems
72
Appendix A. Other Administrator-Level Features
75
External Mode
75
Power off
75
Restart
75
Clear Data
76
LCX (Low-Confidence Expert) Identification Mode
76
Fig. 55. Permanently Delete All Survey Files
76
Fig. 56. Suspect Identification in LCX Mode
76
Exiting and Restarting the HX Program
77
Changing the Internal Battery
77
Fig. 57. Battery Hatch with Hex-Head Wrench in Holder
78
Fig. 58. Front and Back of Internal Battery
78
Resetting the HX to Factory Default Parameter Values
79
Upgrading the Software Application
79
Fig. 59. Select Yes to Reset All
79
If the Install Program Does Not Run
80
Starting the Install Program Manually
80
Upgrade Troubleshooting
80
Fig. 60. Tap the Install Button to Begin Upgrading
80
Fig. 61. Installation in Progress
80
Fig. 62. Installation Complete and System Is Restarting
80
Appendix B. Hx Radionuclide Library
83
Innocent Identifications
83
Threat Identifications
83
Appendix C. Specifications
87
Electrical and Mechanical
88
Fig. 63. Reference Points for the Hpge and Neutron Detectors and the Geiger-Müller Tube
88
Connectors
89
PC Prerequisites
90
Long-Term Shutdown/Storage
90
Index
93
Table of Figures
95
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