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S.E. International, Inc. P.O. Box 39, 436 Farm Rd. Summertown, TN 38483 USA

1.800.293.5759 | 931.964.3561 | Fax: 1.931.964.3564

Radiation Alert®

Area Monitor

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Page 1: ...S E International Inc P O Box 39 436 Farm Rd Summertown TN 38483 USA 1 800 293 5759 931 964 3561 Fax 1 931 964 3564 www seintl com radiationinfo seintl com Radiation Alert Area Monitor...

Page 2: ...l Window 10 Exporting Data 10 Loading A Floor Plan 10 Deleting Units from Area Monitor Server Software 11 Acknowledging Alarms and Warnings 11 How to Send Alerts Via Email and Text Message 12 Software...

Page 3: ...utions To keep the Area Monitor in good condition handle it with care and observe the following precautions CAUTION Never touch the Area Monitor or the external detector to a surface that may be conta...

Page 4: ...connected the probe and power change the Power switch to the ON position The power switch is located on the bottom of the Area Monitor to the left of the Ethernet jack 4 The Area Monitor will quickly...

Page 5: ...dited from this screen The upper right corner displays the current radiation rate All alarms are still active and function as normal while this screen is displayed Press the Back button to return to t...

Page 6: ...e remote alarm Once the unit is connected you can set alarm response settings in the Set Alarm Indicators screen Note All alarm indicators can be modified directly on the Area Monitor or via the Area...

Page 7: ...then the base unit is changed to R h the actual applied alarm value will become 100 R h Setting any Alarm Level to zero will disable that alarm NOTE If you change the unit of measurement you will nee...

Page 8: ...otely monitor and configure the Radiation Alert Area Monitor via USB or Ethernet view the area monitors in real time export collected data and change the settings of the unit Installing the Area Monit...

Page 9: ...onnected Calibration and Settings The Calibration and Settings screen is used to change the High Voltage Threshold Dead Time Cal Constant IP Address Alarms Units Serial Number and Communication settin...

Page 10: ...day the last week or the last month to export as well as custom date ranges to export Exporting data is located at the bottom of the View Detail screen just below the data options Loading a Floor Plan...

Page 11: ...will show the state of the event in the status column When the status of an alarm becomes active the user can acknowl edge the alarm by clicking the Acknowledge button to the right of the alarm statu...

Page 12: ...t Both require that the Area Monitor be connected to the network and have access to the internet Software Alerts To set the Software Alert in the main window of the Area Monitor Server Software click...

Page 13: ...is for the Area Monitor to be plugged into your network and provided with internet access Setting Up To Send An Alert 1 Select the alert warnings for which you would like to recieve alerts under When...

Page 14: ...Passkey Screen to display Figure 4 1 Enter the passkey default is 1234 then press the Set button If the passkey is correct the Calibration Settings screen will be displayed Note the passkey can only...

Page 15: ...ponse to low energy gamma radiation Generally a setting of approximately 50 mV is appropriate The Set Dead Time Screen Figure 4 5 Dead time is used to correct count rates for pulses that are missed du...

Page 16: ...used to set the Cal Date displayed in the System screen From the calibration Settings screen tap the Cal Date button to open the Set Calibration Date screen Use the keypad to enter the Calibration Da...

Page 17: ...mR hr and kiloroentgens per hour thousands kR h Rad is the unit of exposure to ionizing radiation equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material This is approximately equal to 1 07 ro...

Page 18: ...lecules into charged particles called ions Radiation The emission and propagation of energy through space or through matter in the form of particles or waves Radionuclide The naturally occurring or ar...

Page 19: ...imum Cable Lengths GM Probes 100ft Scintillation Probes 50ft High Voltage Adjustable from 200 to 1200 Volts in increments of 0 1 V Threshold Adjustable from 0 to 2000 mV in increments of 1 mV Dead Tim...

Page 20: ...not conform to the warranty at any time while this warranty is effective the Warrantor will repair the defect and return the instrument to you prepaid without charge for parts or labor NOTE While the...

Page 21: ...ins 6 and 1 and an open connection between pins 6 and 2 Appendix C Relays and Triggers Technical Info To send a text message via email you must use an SMS to email gateway Just substitute a 10 digit c...

Page 22: ...ase fill out this form and send it back to us if you would like to be notified of the NIST calibration renewal for your instrument to S E International Inc P O Box 39 436 Farm Rd Summertown TN 38483 1...