Rae DoseRAE 2, User Manual

Page 1: ...DoseRAE 2 Electronic Personal Dosimeter For X Ray Gamma Radiation User s Guide P N 035 4025 000 Rev A March 2011...

Page 2: ...2011 RAE Systems Inc...

Page 3: ...structions 2 Warnings For safety reasons this equipment must be operated and serviced by qualified personnel only Read and understand the user manual completely before operating or servicing WARNING S...

Page 4: ...arger Reader 5 2 Removing The Silicone Boot 5 3 Low Battery 5 3 1 Charging With Instrument On 5 3 2 Charging With Instrument Off 6 User Interface 6 1 Display 6 2 User Interface Icons 6 2 1 Advanced Ve...

Page 5: ...2 Navigating Programming Mode 9 2 3 Alarms Datalog Mode 9 2 4 Dose Alarm Value 9 2 5 Dose Rate Alarm Value 9 2 6 Clock Calendar 9 2 7 Countdown Time 9 2 8 User ID 9 2 9 Dose Unit 9 2 10 Display 9 2 1...

Page 6: ...10 5 5 Instrument List Window 10 5 6 User Configuration 10 5 7 Changes And Safeguards 10 5 8 Global Instrument Information 10 5 9 Alarm Warning Percent 10 5 10 Interval Mode 10 5 11 Diagnosis 10 5 12...

Page 7: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 5 3 DoseRAE 2 Features Front View LED alarm MODE key Buzzer Sensor Location SET key LCD Rear View Charger Reader contacts Clip Short list of instructions...

Page 8: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 6 Protective Pocket Wearing Option Pocket clip Protective Pouch Pocket Clip Wearing Option Pocket clip attached directly to DoseRAE 2...

Page 9: ...se in nuclear power plants nuclear fuel and nuclear components factories and nuclear waste processing plants as well as in radiation source management nuclear medicine and environmental monitoring org...

Page 10: ...seRAE 2 Charger Reader can be used for DoseRAE 2 battery charging parameter modification and datalog reading when connected to a computer running ProRAE Dosimeter software It can provide a DoseRAE 2 w...

Page 11: ...information on connec ting the Charger Reader to a computer refer to page 62 5 2 Removing The Silicone Boot If the boot is installed it must be partially removed in order to expose its electrical con...

Page 12: ...to stretch the boot back over the DoseRAE 2 5 3 Low Battery When the battery voltage is low the green LED flashes once per minute and the LCD displays the battery low icon After 12 hours in the batte...

Page 13: ...the battery voltage change When the battery is fully charged the green LED stops flashing and the LCD displays the battery full icon 5 3 2 Charging With Instrument Off While the battery charges the gr...

Page 14: ...sists of an LCD display LED alarm buzzer alarm and MODE and SET buttons The display provides visual feedback that includes time functional mode battery condition and radiation measurements 6 1 Display...

Page 15: ...und light vibration Clock and countdown Month M Date D Year Y and user ID ID Celsius Fahrenheit Dose Dose rate Error warning Dose or Dose Rate alarm Dose rate rem unit rem h mrem h rem h Dose rate Sie...

Page 16: ...stem control mode Countdown time Dose alarm value Dose rate alarm value User ID Clock Calendar 6 2 1 Advanced Version Icons The following icons are only found on the Advanced Version of the DoseRAE 2...

Page 17: ...p the LCD screen illuminates and checks the display segments and backlight It then checks the display working mode startup and firmware version before performing a 30 second countdown After the countd...

Page 18: ...e seconds There is a five second countdown and when it reaches 0 the word OFF is displayed Release MODE and the display goes blank in three seconds 8 1 Low Voltage Shutoff When the battery voltage is...

Page 19: ...bed on page 28 9 1 Normal Operating Mode In Normal Operating Mode DoseRAE 2 measures gamma radiation dose rate and accumulates readings for dosage data Press MODE and sequentially step through all fun...

Page 20: ...se Rate Dose Dose rate Clear dose hold 5 S Countdown Time Countdown time Dose Alarm set value Pre alarm value Alarm value Dose Rate Alarm set value Pre alarm value Alarm value User ID User ID Clock Ca...

Page 21: ...e When the DoseRAE 2 is turned on it is in Normal Operating Mode and the screen shows current accumulated dosage Press SET to see the current background dose rate Press SET again and this is displayed...

Page 22: ...leared dose display looks like this If you do not want to clear the dose then press SET It returns to the dose accumulating screen Note When the DoseRAE 2 is in normal display mode you can shut off th...

Page 23: ...When the alarms are turned off the icon is not shown 9 1 1 1 Changing To Countdown Press MODE to change to Countdown You can check the total stay time or start to count down from this screen The facto...

Page 24: ...remaining time reaches the pre alarm value the default setting is 20 of the total time the DoseRAE 2 starts pre alarming with two beeps and two flashing orange lights When the total time is used up t...

Page 25: ...operation At the Countdown and time remaining screen where it says for example 480m press MODE The letter D appears in the upper left portion of the screen along with AL Press SET and the screen displ...

Page 26: ...display screen The Factory default dose alarm setting s value is 1 000mSv When the Dose alarm is activated this symbol is shown on the screen Note If you do not change a setting or press a button for...

Page 27: ...m the Dose Alarm screen press MODE to switch to Dose Rate Alarm The letter R appears in the upper left portion of the screen along with AL To see the dose rate pre alarming value press SET In Dose Rat...

Page 28: ...screen The Factory default alarm setting s value is 1 000mSv hr When the Dose Rate pre alarm or alarm is activated this symbol is shown on the screen Note If you do not change a setting or press a but...

Page 29: ...meter Software Note If you do not change a setting or press a button for 60 seconds the DoseRAE 2 reverts to displaying current readings 9 1 5 Clock Calendar From the User ID screen press MODE to swit...

Page 30: ...are Press MODE to switch to the dose accumulating screen Note If you do not change a setting or press a button for 60 seconds the DoseRAE 2 reverts to displaying current readings 9 2 Programming Mode...

Page 31: ...ds The password entry screen is shown Press MODE to advance to the next digit and press SET to increment each digit from 0 to 9 Note The default password value is 0000 After you enter the password pre...

Page 32: ...the password is correct then the first Programming Mode screen looks like this This screen is for viewing and changing the settings for light buzzer and vibration alarms plus datalog mode The chart on...

Page 33: ...ings SET MODE 1 2 3 To select alarms light buzzer vibration and datalog mode Set dose alarm value Set dose rate alarm value Set clock and calendar Set countdown time Set user ID Select dose unit Selec...

Page 34: ...u screens Each menu screen has submenus accessed by pressing SET 9 2 3 Alarms Datalog Mode Once you enter Alarms Datalog Mode s main menu you see this screen Press SET to reach the submenu for turning...

Page 35: ...Visible Alarm submenu you see this screen Press SET to change the visible alarm from on to off Press it again to change from off to on Once you are satisfied with your choice press MODE to confirm you...

Page 36: ...Off submenu you see this screen Press SET to change the buzzer alarm from on to off Press it again to change from off to on Once you are satisfied with your choice press MODE to confirm your selectio...

Page 37: ...on Alarm On Off submenu you see this screen Press SET to change the vibration alarm from on to off Press it again to change from off to on Once you are satisfied with your choice press MODE to confirm...

Page 38: ...ubmenu you see this screen Press SET to change the datalog from on to off Press SET again to change from off to on Once you are satisfied with your choice press and hold MODE for three seconds to conf...

Page 39: ...en you see this Press SET to view the screen showing the current Dose Alarm Value To bypass making changes press MODE To make changes press SET The first digit blinks Press SET to increment each digit...

Page 40: ...alue press MODE for the measurement unit symbol to blink Press SET and it changes from mSv to Sv to Sv press again and it wraps back to mSv When you are satisfied with the measurement unit selection p...

Page 41: ...changes press MODE To make changes press SET The first digit blinks Press SET to increment each digit 0 through 9 it wraps back to 0 again after 9 Press MODE to advance to the next digit After the la...

Page 42: ...l to blink Press SET and it changes from mSv h to Sv h to Sv h press again and it wraps back to mSv h When you are satisfied with the measurement unit selection press and hold MODE until you see this...

Page 43: ...2 it then wraps back through the numbers Press MODE to advance to the second hour digit Increase the number by pressing SET Each time you press SET the number increases Your choices are 0 through 9 it...

Page 44: ...T the number increases Your choices are 0 through 9 it then wraps back through the numbers When you are done setting the time press and hold MODE until you see this The dn is short for done and confir...

Page 45: ...o the second month digit Increase the number by pressing SET Each time you press SET the number increases Your choices are 0 through 9 it then wraps back through the numbers Press MODE to advance to t...

Page 46: ...done and confirms that you have saved your month date choice The year is then shown 9 2 6 3 Year The display shows the four digit year Press SET and the third year digit blinks The first two digits 2...

Page 47: ...ps back through the numbers When you are done setting the year press and hold MODE until you see this The dn is short for done and confirms that you have saved your year choice Press and hold MODE and...

Page 48: ...T to initiate changes Increase the number by pressing SET Each time you press SET the number increases Your choices are 0 through 9 it then wraps back through the numbers Press MODE to step through th...

Page 49: ...Press SET to enter ID editing The first digit blinks Press SET to increase the number Each time you press SET the number increases Your choices are 0 through 9 it then wraps back through the numbers P...

Page 50: ...s SET to cycle through the three options Sv Sieverts rem and R Roentgen Each is assigned a number in addition to its abbreviation so it s easy to see which one you have selected Displayed Number Measu...

Page 51: ...dP 0 and dP 2 Each of these corresponds to a different range dP 0 is narrower while dP 2 is wider Select from the options shown in this table Selection Dose Rate Range dP 0 1 Sv h to 10 Sv h dP 2 0 0...

Page 52: ...Fahrenheit This screen is shown when you start Press SET to change the Temperature Unit Then press SET to switch between the two options Select from the options shown in this table Selection Temperat...

Page 53: ...the final screen in Programming Mode Press MODE to re enter the Programming Mode submenus Press SET to exit Programming Mode and normal monitoring Note If you press MODE and re enter Programming Mode...

Page 54: ...rameters and for transferring datalog data to a computer for storage and review 10 2 Requirements ProRAE Dosimeter requires the following 10 2 1 Hardware Requirements Pentium CPU 1GHz VGA monitor mini...

Page 55: ...003 or later version USB driver for CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller 4 40 1 0 10 3 Installation Insert the ProRAE Dosimeter CD into the computer s CD ROM drive After a few seconds the installer au...

Page 56: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 54 1 Click ProRAE Dosimeter V1 00 2 When this screen appears read the installation notice 3 Close other running applications and Click Next 4 This screen is shown...

Page 57: ...Company fields and click Next 5 At this screen select an installation folder for the program If you want to use the pre selected location click Next Otherwise click Change select a location click Conf...

Page 58: ...o register the language selection and proceed to the next screen 8 Set a location for a shortcut icon for ProRAE Dosimeter You can use the pre selected default location shown and click Next to proceed...

Page 59: ...eady to Install screen is shown It provides a summary of your selections so far and waits for you to click Next to proceed with installation When you are ready to start click Next 10 Once installation...

Page 60: ...seRAE 2 User s Guide 58 A shortcut to the program is also shown on the desktop Note The program should also show up in your programs list For example on Windows XP follow this path from the Start butt...

Page 61: ...B Driver V4 40 installed then you must install it to have ProRAE Dosimeter run properly Click USB Driver V4 40 on the main menu screen to install the driver Important If an earlier USB Driver version...

Page 62: ...stallation location or to begin installation Click Change Install Location to select another location Otherwise click Install to begin installation of the USB driver Once the driver is installed you s...

Page 63: ...oftware Resource CD and click User s Guide The manual is in PDF format so your computer must have Adobe s free Acrobat Reader installed it is available at www adobe com 10 4 Using ProRAE Dosimeter Sof...

Page 64: ...e DoseRAE 2 Charger Reader to a PC as shown Plug USB to USB extender into computer s USB port Plug Charger Reader s USB output into computer s USB port or into receptacle end of USB to USB extender If...

Page 65: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 63 10 5 Software Operation Double click the shortcut icon on the computer s desktop or open it from the programs list The Instrument List table opens...

Page 66: ...User s Guide 64 Once the Instrument List is shown any instruments linked to the computer are shown Included for each instrument is its serial number as well as the Com communications port number such...

Page 67: ...datalog you can open it in ProRAE Dosimeter Select File and then Open Datalog The list of datalogs which end in a dtl suffix is shown Click on the name of the file to highlight it and then click Open...

Page 68: ...e and then Link Setting The Link Setting window with the available ports is shown with the current connection checked If the port that the instrument uses is not checked click with the mouse to check...

Page 69: ...e ports This is typically the easiest method to use If you connect any new DoseRAE 2s to the system click Refresh to display them in the window 10 5 3 System Options You can set the date format via th...

Page 70: ...s you can change the format of the year month and date Your options are Year Month Date Month Date Year Date Month Year If you check the box labeled Establish connection automatically at startup the s...

Page 71: ...ow information about the ProRAE Dosimeter click Help and then About ProRAE Dosimeter This will bring up a window that shows the current software its version and build date 10 5 5 Instrument List Windo...

Page 72: ...either get a list of events stored in the datalog or the complete datalog If you select either one it must download from the DoseRAE 2 to your computer The second section of the menu includes Upgrade...

Page 73: ...onfig includes all parameters and settings for the DoseRAE 2 while Firmware Version tells you only the currently used firmware in a small window Note If you close the Instrument List you can reopen it...

Page 74: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 72 The window is divided into functional sections Global instrument information Alarm Warning percent Interval Mode Diagnosis Current readings Command buttons...

Page 75: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 73 User Configuration Screen s Functional Sections Global instrument information Alarm Warning percent Interval Mode Diagnosis Current readings Command Buttons...

Page 76: ...will be shown in red For parameters that are not numbers differences are indicated by the parameter labels changing to red For example and When you are satisfied with your change s click the Set or S...

Page 77: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 75 For example if you set a Staytime value of 600 An error window pops up and describes the error If the parameter is set successfully this message is shown...

Page 78: ...t be changed Due Date cannot be changed Password 10 5 9 Alarm Warning Percent This section contains readings as well as settable parameters for Staytime alarm dose alarm dose rate alarm and dose rate...

Page 79: ...e Dose Unit not only changes the units under Alarm Warning Value but also tells ProRAE Dosimeter to recalculate the values so that they correlate correctly with the unit values Note Hp is a standard n...

Page 80: ...values or by clicking buttons Note If you select Off for all three alarms Buzzer Light Vibrator and try to save the parameters you will see an error message informing you that you cannot turn off all...

Page 81: ...s on or off Datalog on or off Temperature Celsius or Fahrenheit Note Changing Dose Unit in the Interval Mode section changes the units and values under Alarm Warning Percent and current readings Final...

Page 82: ...d at the dose rate data transfer interval Differently colored lights indicate the current status of DoseRAE 2 parameters Normal status Dose or dose rate pre alarm high low channel sensors failure low...

Page 83: ...tery Overdue calibration overdue Power Dose Warning When the dose exceeds the set level this warning is shown Dose Alarm When the dose alarm is triggered this is indicated Dose Rate Warning When the d...

Page 84: ...ecorded Low Sensor Failure If the low dose rate gamma sensor fails this is indicated here High Sensor Failure If the high dose rate gamma sensor fails this is indicated here Low Battery If the battery...

Page 85: ...ure and dose information are sent from the DoseRAE 2 at the dose rate transfer interval but you cannot change them 10 5 13 Command Buttons The buttons in this section allow you to load or save a templ...

Page 86: ...an extension of utm example RadiationLab1 utm Note This overwrites the current settings in the DoseRAE 2 and they cannot be retrieved once overwritten Save Template You can save a template of the cur...

Page 87: ...is button to clear the accumulated dose The dose should read zero after you reset it Reset Datetime Click this to resynchronize the DoseRAE 2 s internal date and time to your computer s date and time...

Page 88: ...er Configuration window closes Important If you have made any changes indicated in red without pressing Set or Set All then those changes are lost Make sure to transfer any changes you want implemente...

Page 89: ...ppears 10 5 15 Read Event Headers Right click the instrument shown in the Instrument List and select Get Event Header s to download event header s Note This only includes the event summary not the dat...

Page 90: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 88 After the operation is finished this window appears This window shows all instrument events including event ID and event date time...

Page 91: ...elected events shown in the list regardless of whether the datalog has been downloaded Get All Events Download all datalogs regardless of whether the event datalog has been downloaded Update Event Hea...

Page 92: ...eft of the listed event or double click the entire line 2 Right click the event line and this window is shown You can select Check All Uncheck All or only select the highlighted items To view a select...

Page 93: ...box this message appears After you successfully download an event you see a screen like this Note that it says No data selected and that two of the buttons are grayed out Click on one or more of the...

Page 94: ...rmation written on them while unselected un downloaded events are plain pages Selected events 10 5 17 Datalog Buttons Buttons are provided for controlling the data downloading storage and views When a...

Page 95: ...st If you want to download events directly from the datalog display you can first pick multiple events by pressing the Shift key while pressing the left mouse button Ctrl click on each event Then pres...

Page 96: ...copy Most programs let you use Control V to paste but check your program s user s guide to be sure Graph The graph shows the trend line of the current event s data When you select this graph view an...

Page 97: ...seRAE 2 User s Guide 95 The graph shows the trend line of the current event s data When you select this graph view an additional toolbar appears with options for viewing Button Function Zoom in Zoom o...

Page 98: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 96 Fit width Fit height Fit page Points and lines graph Points only graph Lines only graph Show hide X and Y information Show Hide axis graph lines Show hide notes Export graph...

Page 99: ...also provide different views compressing or expanding the graphic area to fit your needs The Points and lines Points only and Lines only graph styles change the references so that you can see differe...

Page 100: ...mple Show Hide X and Y information lets you turn on or off a tool tip that follows your cursor as you move your mouse The tool tip window shows the cursor s X and Y locations on the grid which is help...

Page 101: ...line by clicking the check box and set the dialog box s opacity 50 to 100 A lower opacity value makes the box seem more transparent This lets you reduce interference with the chart display Box at 100...

Page 102: ...Microsoft Excel xls format A dialog box appears which allows you to select where the file will go plus you can name it The xls file can be opened for later reference To save the file 1 Click the Expor...

Page 103: ...with the same event name shown in the Event List Each event is a session that runs from the time the instrument is turned on until it is turned off Note If an event contains more than 1 000 lines in i...

Page 104: ...DoseRAE 2 User s Guide 102 There are two columns on each Worksheet The left column provides the Summary The right column gives original data...

Page 105: ...ox appears which allows you to select where the file will go plus you can name it The xls file can be opened for later reference Save Datalog The datalog from a DoseRAE 2 can be saved on the computer...

Page 106: ...AE 2 User s Guide 104 To delete all datalog from DoseRAE 2 the system will ask you to confirm the request Click OK to delete the entire datalog Otherwise click Cancel to return back to Datalog Chart w...

Page 107: ...need to transfer or retain Once that is done click File and select Exit from the menu ProRAE Dosimeter closes You may now disconnect your instrument from the computer and place it back in operation I...

Page 108: ...m without clip Weight 1 8 oz 50 gm with battery and clip Dose range 0 Sv to 10Sv 0 R to 1140 R Dose rate range 0 01 Sv h to 10Sv h 1 R to 1140 R h Dose accuracy 15 Dose rate accuracy 20 10 Sv h to 10S...

Page 109: ...5m Alarm indication Buzzer 85dB 12 30 cm vibration and LED light alarms Environment Temperature 4 F to 122 F 20 C to 50 C Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing IP Rating IP 54 Battery type LIR2450 rechargea...

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