Syclone Portable Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, Revision 10
4.0 SIMPLIFIED MODE OPERATION
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Revision Date: March 3, 2016
4.0 SIMPLIFIED MODE OPERATION
The SIMPLIFIED Mode delivers a one-step operation:
Identify: – automatically begins when the Syclone is turned ON.
A typical Screening Test can be performed as follows:
1. Start the Syclone in SIMPLIFIED Mode, the Syclone will begin the SEARCH.
2. Verify the Syclone responds to radiation by placing the Syclone in front of the Cs-137 source
(usually 0.25 uCi Cs-137 provided with the unit).
3. The Syclone should detect the radiation and emit an audio tone and automatically switches to
the SPECTRUM ANALYSIS screen showing the sample time.
4. After the sample time is complete the system automatically analyzes the data to determine
the isotope of the source material. (The isotope should be Cs-137).
EYES FREE Audio Warning System:
For Eyes Free operation the unit emits a loud variable pitch audio tone proportional to the
intensity of the gamma radiation detected.
4.1
STARTUP DISPLAYS
Pull the joystick down to turn the unit
ON and various displays are seen:
a) STARTUP – this display
appears for only a few
seconds (see Figure).
Data shown as follows:
SYCLONE – instrument
name
S:N 50010N – instrument serial number
VERSION 1.0 – the software version in the unit
SIMPLIFIED MODE ACTIVE – shows the unit is in the SIMPLIFIED Mode of operation
b) STABILIZE
If the Syclone
requires
stabilization, this
screen will be
displayed.
Pressing Enter
will open the
STABILIZE
Screen.
STABILIZE
STABILIZE
STABILIZE
STABILIZE
PLACE SOURCE AT THE
PLACE SOURCE AT THE
PLACE SOURCE AT THE
PLACE SOURCE AT THE
FACE OF SYCLONE
FACE OF SYCLONE
FACE OF SYCLONE
FACE OF SYCLONE....
07
07
07
07////08
08
08
08////2011
2011
2011
2011
16:56:50
ENTER TO CONTINUE
ENTER TO CONTINUE
ENTER TO CONTINUE
ENTER TO CONTINUE
OR PRESS UP ONCE TO EXIT
OR PRESS UP ONCE TO EXIT
OR PRESS UP ONCE TO EXIT
OR PRESS UP ONCE TO EXIT