OPERATING MANUAL - quarta-rad
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1. QUARTA RADIATION MONITOR RADEX RD1503 OPERATING MANUAL 10 KP 01 00 00 000P9 Thank you for buying the product of the trademark RADEX Radiation monitor RADEX RD1503 10 KP 01 00 00 000 is destined for detection and evaluation of the level of ionizing radiation The monitor is used for evaluation of the radiation level afield indoors and for evaluation of contamination level of materials and products The device estimates radiation environment in magnitude of ambient equivalent power of gamma radiation dose further dose rate taking into account pollution of objects by beta sources or in magnitude of exposure dose rate of gamma radiation further exposure dose rate taking into account pollution of objects by beta sources The device is designed and manufactured pursuant to Provision on the metrology status order of development allowance to production and inspection of radiac instruments and radiometric devices for the public Method of development and allowance of the goods to production on OCT All Union state standard 15 001 88 OCT 15 009 91 and design documentation 10 KP 01 00 00 000 Operating conditions at the temperature of environment from 8 minus 20 C up to 50 C and relative humidity no more than 80 at the temperature of 25 C The device has the Certificate of Conformity Ne 0000883 of 25 11 2003r and registered in the List of System of certification of measurement instrumenta2. 17 How to conduct the examination 19 Marking and 20 E A EE E 20 Transportation and 21 Possible malfunctions and ways of its clearance 22 Performance 5 23 Safety Precaution The body of the device is not waterproof therefore article cannot be used under a rain or to place it in water If the water comes into the device it is necessary to switch it off wipe it by soft tissue place in a warm dry premise and dry it up before complete dehumidification from the interior of the device Preserve the device against shocks dust and dampness Do not let deleterious chemical substances such as acids alkali solvents etc drop on the display and do not keep it in places where these substances are present Do not wipe the display by abrasives 5 not allowed to place the article in the superhigh frequency furnaces and conduct examinations ionizers and ozonizers of air switched on Do not leave the device for a long time under the impact of direct solar and fluorescent light Do not let foreign objects come inside the device through perforation f you do not expect the device to be used for a long time extract batteries from a battery compartment P
3. To switch off the device one should long push the button OFF Operations in the menu The menu allows the user to make necessary settings for each case At start and operation in the menu the observations are stopped and restored after escaping menu Screen RD1503 Main menu To enter the main menu push the button MENU gt page 5 point 2 Menu and assembly number of the device will come up To motion cursor on points and select values the button CURSOR gt page 5 point 3 is used To select the point the button SELECT is used To change values the button CHANGE is used To escape points and escape menu the button RETURN is used All individual settings made in menu are saved after switching off the article MONITOR MENU Units In section UNITS change of dimensionality of units is carried out uSv h or uRem h 1 Place the cursor on the word UNITS Push the button SELECT Screen 2 will be displayed 2 Select unit with the help of the button CURSOR and icons ii The installation of value is carried out with the help of the button CHANGE on the display the icon he is placed near to selected dimensionality 3 To go back to the main menu push the button RETURN 12 Levels In section LEVELS change of one of three levels of the threshold is carried out If the rate level of a dose
4. temperature before opening and putting into operation 21 Possible malfunctions and ways of its clearance Possible Possible cause Way of malfunction of malfunction clearance There is no information The power elements are Install the on display after turning installed or the power power elements elements are installed jn accordance disregarding the polarity with the polarity The message g__Jon The power elements are Replace the display discharged below the possible power level elements 22 Performance attributes Range of dose rate indications 0 05 to 9 99 Range of exposure dose rate 5 5 to 999 Range of gamma radiation energy 0 1 to 1 25 Reproducibility of indications at confidential probability 0 95 96 15 6 P where P is a doze rate in pSv h Chime levels alarm rate NOV Al ee a e A E 0 30 0 60 1 20 30 60 120 Time Of calculation 966 40 0 5 Time of continuously Power elements size or two Time of continuous work of the dev
5. e button RETURN News In section NEWS the reference to the site www quarta rad ru is made where it is possible to get the information on radiation environment in Russia 1 With the help of the button CURSOR place ii onthe inscription NEWS Push the button SELECT 2 Togo back to the main menu push the button RETURN 16 Use of the device Switching on the device To switch on the article it is necessary to press the big button then the screen P1503 will be displayed The order of survey After switching on the article the examination of the radioactive environment starts During time of observations each registered quantum of radiation is accompanied by a display presentation of the icon W and short audible signal if the sound is switched on and the threshold is switched off The frequency of occurrence of the icon on the display is proportional to dose rate aia 10 seconds after switching on the article the 8 1 8 g first result of short cycle and icon are displayed HeEHU OFF Corresponds to the first short cycle of observation Corresponds to the second short cycle of observation Corresponds to the third short cycle of observation The second and third short cycles of observation average over automatically The short cycle of observation is equal to 10 sec and intended for prompt deriving of preliminary results The most reliable re
6. e display 18 How to conduct the examination correctly At an examination of the radiological situation it is necessary to remember that the ionizing radiation has static random character therefore the indications of the monitor in identical conditions will not remain strict stationary values For more precise definition of a power level of a dose it is necessary to conduct from 3 up to 5 cycles of inventory not turning off the device At the definition of the radioactive pollution of the food stuff household items etc it is necessary to approximate the monitor to the object of examination on distance from 5 up to 10 mm by the left lateral side with slits and to turn it on At definition radioactive pollution of fluids the examination of dose rate is conducted above the unclosed surface of a fluid The hit of fluids on a surface and inside the device is not allowed For the device protection in similar cases it is recommended to use a polyethylene package but no more than in one layer For detection of the location of an ionizing radiation source it is necessary to move a working device above the surface of examined object being oriented on frequency increase of sound signal in menu settings levels off audio on Remember that the frequency of signals 85 approaching the source will increase sharply and in accordance with moving away will decrease in the same manner Marking and sealing On the front side of the monitor
7. exceeds level value at registration of each following quantum the audible signal sounds Unit corresponds to the unit set earlier page 12 FT 30 HRen h 20 1 Push the button CURSOR iie place it near to inscription LEVELS Push the button SELECT Screen 2 will be displayed 2 With the help of the button CURSOR move ii to the selected threshold Push the button CHANGE to fix the selected value thus he is placed nearby 3 For recovery to the main menu push the button RETURN At the switched off threshold the audible signal sounds at registration of each quantum that it is useful to use this searching for a source of radiation Setup In section SETUP the change of tuning up of the device is carried out backlight and audio Setup of backlight 1 With the help of the button CURSOR place ii on inscription SETUP Push the button SELECT screen 2 will be displayed 2 Cursors ii Is placed near the inscription BACKLIGHT Push the button SELECT Screen 3 will be displayed 3 By the button CURSOR move ii on the inscription ON if you want to allow function of lightning or on an inscription OFF if you want to switch off function of lightning Push the button CHANGE he will be placed near the selected inscription 4 To go back t
8. hysical configuration of the device L eee ks i M UM 4 1 5V I ee Se eee ee eee aoe mes A T E T T s TT i 1 LCD display gt page 6 2 Button MENU and its icon on the display The button has three functions MENU SELECT CHANGE 3 Button CURSOR and its icon on the display The button will be used in the menu for moving cursor 4 Button OFF and its icon on the display The button has four functions switch on the device switch on backlight of LCD display back in menu switch off the device 5 Battery compartment The icons prompts the function of buttons to the user thereby facilitating the usage of the device Further in the text the icons of buttons are specified The instruction to press the button with this or that icon means clicking the relevant button on the body of the device LCD display 11 4 10 5 9 6 1 Icon of battery condition Complete charge of battery Discharged battery he discharged below allowed level the replacement is needed a nits Seas microSievert per hour mainima microRoentgen per hour 3 Icon of a threshold of audible signal For unit of auSv h 0 30 uSv h 0 60 uSv h 1 20 uSv h For unit of auRem h 90 wRem h 60 uRem h 120 uRem h or at the switched off threshold 4 Icon of setup of a audio iy The
9. ice not less than 5 550 Overall dimensions height x breadth x depth mm no more 8 105x60x26 Weight without power elements Kg more 0 09 NOTES 1 The increase in cycles of calculation conducts to increase of reliability of indications 2 Two batteries with a capacity 1350 mAh at a level of a natural background no more than 0 3 Sv h and factory settings 23
10. o the main menu push the button RETURN twice The lightning of the display is switched on by clicking of the big button if the function BACKLIGHT is allowed i e itis set ON The backlight of the display is switched on approximately for 3 sec For prolongation of backlight it is necessary to press the big button repeatedly 14 The backlight allows to see the registrations of the device in twilights and darkness At bright illumination the influence of backlight is insignificant Please remember that usage of backlight reduces time of continuous operation of the device considerably Setup of a audio 1 With the help of the button CURSOR establish ii onthe inscription SETUP Push the button SELECT 2 the button CURSOR move iir on the inscription AUDIO Push the button SELECT 3 By clicking the button CURSOR place ii near to the inscription UP DOWN or OFF Push the button CHANGE he will be placed near to selected inscription 4 To go back to the main menu push the button RETURN twice Where to buy In section WHERE TO BUY the telephone of organization is specified where it is possible to acquire a radiation monitor RADEX RD1503 1 With the help of the button CURSOR place ii an inscription WHERE TO Push the button SELECT 2 To go back to the main menu push th
11. sound is set UP or DOWN gi The sound is switched off 5 Icon of setup of backlight g the backlight is switched on g the backlight is switched off 6 Function of the button OFF gt page 5 7 Result of observations in uSv h or uRem h 8 Function of the button CURSOR gt page 5 9 Function of the button MENU page 5 10 The icon designates the number of the executed cycles of observation Corresponds to the first short cycle of observation Corresponds to the second short cycle of observation ll Corresponds to the third short cycle of observation Corresponds to one cycle of observation Corresponds to two cycles of observation Corresponds to three cycles of observation _ Corresponds to four and more cycles of observation 11 Indication of registered particle Compendium Install batteries Install into the battery compartment two or one power elements size AAA the polarity of contacts is indicated in the battery compartment E A E E E 1 amp E j a an n am n m s u oo oo oe Switch on the device Push the big button then the screen RD1503 is displayed The examination of the radiation environment starts Result The result of observation dose rate will be displayed in 10 seconds gt page 17 Entering the menu For entering the menu and changing the proper
12. sult is displayed after the first 40 seconds cycle of observation and designated by the icon 40 seconds after switching on the article the first result and icon in form of side of a square will be displayed which displays amount of the executed observations corresponds to one cycle of observation corresponds to two cycles of observation corresponds to three cycles of observation L _ corresponds to four and more cycles of observation The first result of observation is displayed as average value of four short cycles second as average value of two cycles of observation third as average value of three cycles of observation and further each following result it s average value of four previous observations At result averaging the article analyzes a diversion of current value concerning result of the previous observation If the odds exceeds a defined value current result is displayed instead of average one For example by results of three observations the average result is 0 20 uSv h and the current value 0 80 uSv h is registered in the fourth cycle then the result of the fourth observation will not be averaged and on the display we shall see 0 80 uSv h andicon This function of the article allows to detect sharp changes of dose rate Switching off the device To switch off the device press the button OFF page 5 point 4 and hold it till disappearance of the messages from th
13. there are marked 1 trade mark of the manufacturing plant 2 trade mark RADEX Conventional designation of the monitor RD1503 appears on display at its turning on The assembly number of the device is in the main menu The device is not sealed up by the plant manufacturer as the body of the article is nonseparable and the repair is carried out only at the plant Packing The packing ensures the safety of the device during the transportation The packing of device must be carried out in closed aerated premises at the temperature of air from 15 up to 40 C and RH up to 80 if there are no aggressive admixtures and dash in environment 20 Transportation and keeping custody The device in the package of the manufacturer may be transported by any mode of transport on any distance At transportation of the device it is necessary to ensure its protection from the atmospheric precipitates The conditions of transportation of the device in the package must correspond to temperature span from 20 up to 40 C RH at temperature 25 C no more e than It is not allowed to keep the device without packing Before the putting into operation the device should be Kept to the warehouse in package of the manufacturer plant at temperature of air from 5 up to 40 C and RH up to 80 at temperature of t2570 The device kept at temperature below 0 C should be put for an hour to the premise with room
14. ties push the button MENU The contents of the menu appear By default the following properties are set units uSv h level 0 30 uSv h sound down backlight on Motion through the menu The motion through the points of menu is carried out with the button CURSOR The selection of the point and its change is carried out with the button MENU Exit the menu Switching off Exit the menu is carried out through the button OFF The switching off the device is carried out by continuous till disappearance of the messages on the display clicking of the button OFF menu wW cursor Installation of power elements 1 Take off the cover of battery compartment 2 Install into the battery compartment 2 two or one power elements size AAA the polarity of contacts is indicated in the battery compartment 3 Install the cover of battery compartment onthe body of device Notes 1 When carrying out the long term examination we recommend to install two power elements for the short term one it s possible to use one power element 2 Don t mix the old and new power elements 3 If you do not expect the device to be used for a long time extract batteries from a battery compartment 10 Switching on and switching off of the device To switch on the device one should push the big button after it the message RD1503 appears on the display
15. tion under Ne030080149 The certificate is issued by Federal State Unitary Enterprise VNIIFTRY of the State Standard of Russian Federation The Certificate is valid till 24 11 2008 The device obtained with this article can not be used for official opinion on radiation environment and degree of pollution RADEX and PAJOKC are the registered brands of the firm QUARTA RAD Ltd TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety ccc 4 Physical configuration of the ASEENA ERRAN 8 Installation of power 10 Switching on and switching off of the 11 Operations in the 8 11 Monitor menu 12 13 E E E E E N EE EEE E TE 14 Where to 16 AE gc cary canner 16 Use of the
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