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radEAGLE User Manual Using the radEAGLE
2.3 Starting Up the radEAGLE
1. Position the instrument in a low-radiation environment.
2. Position the supplied KCl (pottasium chloride) box (Fig. 17 , p. 29 ) in front of the detec-
tor cap if your radEAGLE has no built-in source.
Figure 17: Box with potassium chloride (KCl) for stabilization and calibration
3. Press and hold down the key (Fig. 9 , p. 24 ). (Ensure the battery slide switch behind
the latch (Fig. 2a , p. 15 ) is in the top postion “ON”.)
4. After a couple of seconds the instrument begins to boot when the alarm LEDs (Fig. 1 ,
p. 14 ) begin to flash.
5. You are welcomed by the start-up screen with dots appearing from left to right
(Fig. 18 , p. 29 ).
Figure 18: Starting the radEAGLE
6. The radEAGLE begins an initial stabilization (Fig. 19 , p. 30 , see C.1 , p. 127 for details).
7. When the stabilization source is identified it is shown (Fig. 20 , p. 30 ).
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