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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: ...il 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 Alerts 12 Hardware Alerts 13 Chapter 9 Calibration Settings 14 The Area Monitor Calibration Screens 14 Accessing The Calibration Settings Screen 14 The Set High Voltage Screen 14 The Set Threshold S...

Page 3: ...autions 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 contaminated You may contaminate the instrument Do not get the Area Monitor wet Water can damage the circuitry Do not put the Area Monitor in a microwave oven It cannot measure microwaves and you may dama...

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 go to the start up screen while the system boots up It will take approximately 30 seconds to finish the boot process 5 After the boot process has been completed the main screen will be displayed and ...

Page 5: ...edited 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 the main screen Display of Alarms Figure 3 3 There are three alarm types Hardware Fail Low High Software Fail Radiation Warning Critical Radiation Alert The Fail condition occurs when the incoming cou...

Page 6: ...he 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 Monitor PC software To enter the set alarm indicators screen Figure 6 2 use the included pin a paper clip or another small object to press the recessed button on the bottom of the Area Monitor This w...

Page 7: ... then the base unit is changed to µR h the actual applied alarm value will become 100 µR h Setting any Alarm Level to zero will disable that alarm NOTE If you change the unit of measurement you will need to reset your alarms with the current unit of measure The Set Indicators Screen Figure 6 2 The Set Indicators screen is used to set which annunciators are associated with the three alarms From the...

Page 8: ...motely 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 Monitor Server PC Software There is no additional charge for the Area Monitor Server Software It can be downloaded at seintl com area_ monitor_software Once you have downloaded the installer to the PC you...

Page 9: ...connected 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 settings You can access the Calibration and Settings Screen two ways For both select the row in which the area monitor is listed in the main window An arrow to the left side of the row will indicate you ha...

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 To load an image of your floor plan into the Area Monitor Server Software open View Floor Plan to open the floor plan window Click the Load Floor Plan Image button select the image of your floor pla...

Page 11: ...n 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 status Once you have Acknowledged an alarm from the Area Monitor Server Software screen the area monitor horn will stop at the unit location and the button state will change to Acknowledged in the softwar...

Page 12: ...rt 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 on the View menu and select Software Alert Rules This will open the Alert Rules window The Alert Rules window enables the user to set up different responses to different alert levels and direct the n...

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 Monitor Chages Status To by clicking the coresponding check box 2 In the Send Emails To text box enter the email address es you would like to recieve the notifications If you would like to send a tex...

Page 14: ...e 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 be changed using the software with the Area Monitor connected to the PC through the USB or Ethernet ports Figure 4 2 The Set High Voltage Screen Figure 4 3 From the Calibration Settings screen tap th...

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 due to pile up in the case of scintillation detectors or from gas recombination time in the case of GM detectors Dead time correction keeps responses linear over the entire useful range of radiation int...

Page 16: ...s 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 Date Any value may be entered and no checking is performed regarding format The modified Calibration Date will not be applied until the Set button is tapped at which point the display will return to th...

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 roentgen Rem is the dosage received from exposure to a rad It is the number of rads multiplied by the quality factor of the particular source of radiation The rem and millirem are the most commonly used...

Page 18: ...olecules 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 artificially produced radioactive form of an element Decay When an atom emits an alpha or beta particle or a gamma ray it becomes a different type of atom Radioactive substances may go through several ...

Page 19: ... Maximum 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 Time Adjustable in increments of 0 01 uSec Calibration Constant Infinitely adjustable in increments of 0 001 cps per mR h Base Units µR h mR h µSv h mSv h cpm kcpm cps and kcps Autorange Will not go ...

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 product will be remedied under this warranty without charge this warranty does not cover or provide for the reimbursement or payment of incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or ...

Page 21: ...pins 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 cell number for number for each carrier below AT T number txt att net T Mobile number tmomail net Verizon number vtext com Sprint number messaging sprintpcs com or number pm sprint com Virgin Mobile n...

Page 22: ...ease 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 1 800 293 5759 931 964 3561 Fax 1 931 964 3564 www seintl com radiationinfo seintl com EMAIL DATE PLACED IN SERVICE Calibration Database Application ...

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