D-tect Systems MiniRad-DX, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM D tect Systems Group Visionary Products Inc 11814 South Election Road Suite 200 Draper UT 84020 www dtectsystems com...

Page 2: ...ttery Life 6 6 Recharging the MiniRad DX 6 7 Startup 7 8 Operation 8 8 1 Communication Icons 9 8 2 Graph Screen 10 8 3 Main Menu Screen 11 8 4 Device Menu 12 8 5 GPS Menu 13 8 6 Alerts Menu 14 8 6 1 A...

Page 3: ...levels password controlled Two bright high resolution display screens Real time dose rate graph Units displayed in rems per hour Sieverts per hour or counts per second 130 hours between recharge depe...

Page 4: ...user interaction required 2 Getting Started Guides Additional documentation such as Getting Started Installation and Quick Start Guides is available to help you setup your MiniRad DX network of detect...

Page 5: ...11814 South Election Rd Suite 200 Draper UT 84020 801 495 2310 FAX 801 495 2255 3 Box Contents Figure 1 MiniRad DX Handheld Radiation Detector Other hardware components packaged with each MiniRad DX...

Page 6: ...installed at your facility Using the DX Dashboard you can access your Rad DX network using any web enabled device smartphones tablets PCs The DX Dashboard Setup Tool is needed to initially configure...

Page 7: ...Suite 200 Draper UT 84020 801 495 2310 FAX 801 495 2255 7 Startup To power on your MiniRad DX press and hold the power button for about 1 second The first screen to appear is the Home screen Use the...

Page 8: ...p screens Options for the MiniRad DX such as screen brightness screen sleep timers and radiation units can be set up using the following process 1 The Home Screen will appear on the LCD screen after p...

Page 9: ...iniRad DX is plugged into a USB port This indicates that the device is charging When 20 or less of the battery is remaining the icon will change to red indicating a low battery Mesh Network The mesh n...

Page 10: ...ays the detected radiation levels in a convenient graph timeline of 90 seconds The numerical dose rate and the graph window display a dose rate with a 15 second average background filter The backgroun...

Page 11: ...reen can be accessed by pressing the upper right navigation button on the keypad The available options inside the menu are Device GPS Alerts and Display Use the directional keys on the keypad to open...

Page 12: ...4020 801 495 2310 FAX 801 495 2255 8 4 Device Menu The device menu displays device specific information including device name firmware version battery state mesh signal strength and current mesh chann...

Page 13: ...GPS Menu The GPS feature can be toggled on and off in this menu The GPS feature is for outdoor use or use when the device is in view of at least three satellites The time it takes for the device to re...

Page 14: ...rm level and dose rate the top screen will display either the dose rate or a 0 9 alarm level depending on configuration and the sound and vibration alarms will also activate The sound and vibration fe...

Page 15: ...formation The Mini Rad DX measures accumulative dose levels for each device and displays it on the home screen Figure 10 Home Screen with Accumulative Dose In order to view the settings which have bee...

Page 16: ...Dose Alarm can be done by pressing the Reset Dose button on the device in the Alerts Alarm Thresholds menu 8 6 2 Alarm Options The different levels of alarm thresholds are reported in the Alerts Menu...

Page 17: ...onal 1 9 Top Display The top screen can be configured to display 1 9 alarm levels similar to the original Mini Rad D radiation detector All 9 alarm levels can be modified by the user with the DX View...

Page 18: ...settings will affect the time that the MiniRad DX can operate between charges 8 7 1 Date Time Settings The default time setting for the MiniRad DX is GMT Greenwich Mean Time Use the DX View software t...

Page 19: ...o function longer between charges For example say that a security guard is carrying a MiniRad DX with them on their rounds through the building Typical use would have them wearing the device on their...

Page 20: ...Center of Detector The target symbol on the back label of the MiniRad DX represents the most sensitive portion of the detector which is also referred to as the effective center of detection Always po...

Page 21: ...tive cover and has two primary functions charging the internal battery and communicating directly to your PC running the DX View software Connect the USB cable to the MiniRad DX and the USB power adap...

Page 22: ...the Rad DX family of devices The D tect Cloud Network is an easy method to control and monitor a network of detectors in the Rad DX family It also allows the detectors to be monitored via smartphone...

Page 23: ...4020 801 495 2310 FAX 801 495 2255 Figure 21 DX Assistant Network A Rad DX network can include Rad DX area monitors Rad DXG gateway monitors MiniRad DX handheld units and DX Link repeater gateway devi...

Page 24: ...ick display for detection status Main Display o Type Transflective TFT LCD o Resolution 320 x 240 o Color Depth 18 bits providing up to 262 144 color rendering Top Display o Type Organic LED o Resolut...

Page 25: ...par la partie responsible de la conformit ont pu vider I autorit de I utilisateur pour actioner cet equipment This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de l...

Page 26: ...th IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body Note Importante...

Page 27: ...proved by the customer that are not included in either the Limited or Extended Warranty these services will be billed to the customer at D tect Systems standard prices and terms D tect Systems does no...

Page 28: ...ecome or in D tect System s opinion be likely to become the subject of a claim of infringement of a United States patent that you will permit D tect Systems at its option and expense either to procure...