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INTRODUCING THE EME GUARD  

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HE TRANSPORT CASE

 

 

 

Figure 1 : Case Presentation 

 

The transport case includes the EME Guard dosimeter, the battery charger and its power 
supply cable, the USB cable to connect the measuring device to a PC, the user manual and 

the EME Guard Analysis V2 software CD. 
 

Summary of Contents for EME Guard

Page 1: ... EME GUARD Personal exposure meter User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ne Zone du Vernis 225 rue Rivoalon 29200 Brest FRANCE Tél 33 0 2 98 05 13 34 Fax 33 0 2 98 05 53 87 EME Guard PERSONAL EXPOSURE METER EME Guard Dosimeter equipped with an alarm system to guarantee the safety of people working in strong fields ...

Page 3: ...sed and stored The thresholds above which the alarms are required to be triggered are to be defined and configured by the person responsible for parameterization of the device All legal norms and directives in force relative to the exposure of individuals to electromagnetic fields must be respected The EME Guard Analysis software provided with the dosimeter enables the alarms to be configured and ...

Page 4: ...ve oven Such exposure could damage the device secondary sources reflective objects such as metal fences can also locally increase the field intensity the intensity of the electromagnetic field can be under evaluated if the wearer s body comes between the field source and the measuring device the data provided in the technical characteristics will only be accurate if the tests are carried out in op...

Page 5: ...parate this product from other types of waste so that it can be recycled to conserve resources Businesses should contact their suppliers and consult the conditions in their sales contracts This product should not be disposed of with other commercial waste CONTACTS For any questions or suggestions about this product and or its use contact your local supplier or our after sales service specifying th...

Page 6: ... Model of product EMEGuard Product number 331 001 A Designed for Measurement of electronic fields Norms concerned NF EN 61010 1 Safety Regulations for Electrical Measuring Instruments Control Instruments and Laboratory Equipment EN 61326 1 Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use EMC Requirements EN 55022 98 A1 00 A2 03 EN 61000 4 3 02 A1 02 EN 61000 4 4 95 A1 01 A2 01 EN 61...

Page 7: ...G IN AS ADMINISTRATOR __________________________________________________ 17 3 3 CONFIGURING THE DOSIMETER ___________________________________________________ 18 3 3 1 Configuring a recording cycle ____________________________________________________ 20 3 3 2 Configuring the Alarms _________________________________________________________ 21 3 3 3 Configuring Information ___________________________...

Page 8: ...PORT CASE Figure 1 Case Presentation The transport case includes the EME Guard dosimeter the battery charger and its power supply cable the USB cable to connect the measuring device to a PC the user manual and the EME Guard Analysis V2 software CD ...

Page 9: ...light low battery warning light reference threshold for visual alarm lights and the indicator lights expressing the field measurements as a relative value of the reference threshold Figure 2 user interface of the EME Guard Power On light Low Battery warning light Reference threshold in V m Relative field levels On Off button ...

Page 10: ...tally into the groove Pivot the dosimeter downwards The connectors for the battery charger and the USB are situated on the base of the dosimeter protected by a lid The following procedure must be followed when opening the lid To open the lid apply pressure to the hinge and lift the lid Figure 3 The EME Guard Dosimeter seen from below Battery charger connector USB connector ...

Page 11: ...e threshold Audio alarm Activated from 5 V m to 137 V m or de activated Vibrator Activated from 5 V m to 137 V m or de activated Low battery indicator Orange LED Measurement configuration Update period for display and alarms 1 sec Measurement recording Activated or de activated Recording capacity 30 000 measurements MAX Recording period 1 255 sec Duration of recording min max 1 mn Duration in mn 3...

Page 12: ...re possible for both of these alarms The trigger threshold of these alarms is expressed directly in V m The alarms are triggered if the measurement taken is superior to the configured threshold without reference to a percentage to the reference threshold which is used only by the visual alarms Definition of Alarms Type Audio Vibrating Threshold from 5 to 137 V m from 5 to 137 V m Mode De activated...

Page 13: ...intain pressure for approximately one second until the ON light switches off and the BATT light comes on The device will then run an auto test sequence enabling the user to check that all display and alarm functions are operational 2 2 1 Auto test sequence of lights and alarms The ON and BATT lights are activated simultaneously for approximately 0 2 seconds The 25 50 75 and 100 lights are activate...

Page 14: ...conds the internal function parameters are activated Measurements are then taken every second The ON light flashes every time a measurement is taken The different alarms visual audio vibrating are updated upon each measurement every second Recordings can be made at a different rhythm 2 3 LOW BATTERY When the battery is too low to give accurate readings the measurements stop automatically and the B...

Page 15: ...he chosen reference threshold On Off Off Off The field measured is greater than or equal to 25 of the chosen reference threshold and less than 50 of the chosen reference threshold Off On Off Off The field measured is greater than or equal to 50 of the chosen reference threshold and less than 75 of the chosen reference threshold Off Off On Off The field measured is greater than or equal to 75 of th...

Page 16: ...he charger into the mains power supply r An orange light indicates the battery is recharging s A green light indicates recharging has finished t When recharging has finished unplug the charger from the mains power supply before unplugging the charger from the device Do not plug the charger into the mains power supply before plugging the charger into the device Do not leave the charger plugged into...

Page 17: ...rams Or select EME Guard Analysis exe situated in the software installation folder When running EME Guard Analysis V2 0 for the first time the operational language can be chosen French or English The following window appears Figure 4 Opening screen of EME Guard Analysis V2 0 software choice of language The software will automatically select the chosen language for subsequent openings ...

Page 18: ...ent file and to display all the information it contains on the screen Ö Quit to quit the software The language can be changed at any moment through the submenu Language of the menu File present in the menu bar of the main window The language change will only become effective on the next opening of the application Figure 6 Choice of language menu 3 2 LOGGING IN AS ADMINISTRATOR Only the administrat...

Page 19: ... Administrator Ö Change password The following screen appears Figure 9 Modification of password The user should enter this new password the next time he wishes to access configuration 3 3 CONFIGURING THE DOSIMETER To access the following information Battery level Measurement recording cycle Alarm levels information according to embedded software version date and time log in as administrator connec...

Page 20: ...configuration screen appears Figure 11 Dosimeter configuration screen The port number COMx should appear if the USB port connection has been established The tabs Measurement recording cycle Alarms Information and Date Time display the values of the current configuration The Information tab will only be displayed if the embedded software version of the device allows this function In the top right o...

Page 21: ...e on Ö Recording period time in seconds between two consecutive recordings This time must be between 1 second and 255 seconds The recording duration can then be established Ö Recording duration total time in minutes of the measurement recording cycle The number of measurements to be recorded during the cycle corresponds to Period ion CycleDurat asures NumberOfMe 60 where ion CycleDurat is expresse...

Page 22: ... Mean 6 mn If necessary in Instantaneous or Mean 6 mn mode establish the trigger value of the alarm between 5 and 137V m Ö Vibrator in the drop down menu choose the alarm function mode Inactive Instantaneous or Mean 6 mn If necessary in Instantaneous or Mean 6 mn mode establish the trigger value of the alarm between 5 and 137V m Ö Recall current configuration this button enables the threshold buzz...

Page 23: ...that the field is invalid Figure 17 Invalid characters entered 3 3 4 Configurating Date and Time The Date Time tab enables the date and time of the device Figure 18 Date and Time configuration screen of the dosimeter Ö Time hh mm ss this field enables the time of the dosimeter to be updated in the format Hours Minutes Seconds Ö Date dd mm yy this field enables the date of the dosimeter to be updat...

Page 24: ...ement transfer enables the last measurement cycle of the dosimeter to be safeguarded in a file on your computer By clicking on the Import button a dialog box opens and asks you to wait Then the Windows file recording window appears Figure 20 Data Recording Select the folder in which you would like to store the measurement file by default it uses the Mesure file in the installation directory Write ...

Page 25: ...CEL enables importation to be stopped at any moment and the measurement import screen to be closed The progression bar indicates the percentage of imported measurements downloaded After importation the following window appears Figure 22 Confirmation Message to display the measurement result If you click on YES the measurements will be immediately displayed on the screen ...

Page 26: ...measurement Ö Battery voltage evolution shows the battery level throughout the measurement Ö Temperature evolution shows the temperature pattern throughout the measurement There is a fifth tab in some versions of the software Ö Information shows information relevant to the measurement The EME Guard automatically measures in V m The EME Guard Analysis software enables these measurements to be recor...

Page 27: ...ing the cycle Ö Period time in seconds between two consecutive recordings Ö Cycle total time in minutes of the measurement recording cycle Ö Threshold the reference threshold for the visual alarms in V m Ö Buzzer operation mode and audio alarm threshold Ö Vibrator operation mode and vibrating alarm threshold 3 5 2 Monitoring The Monitoring tab shows the pattern of field measurements over time Figu...

Page 28: ...ays Numerical list box Sample Number the sample number can be typed in directly or selected using the on screen arrows or and buttons on your keyboard to increase or decrease the number Cursor on the graph position the mouse wherever required then click on the left button of the mouse or with the left mouse button click on the cursor and drag and drop to its new position The cursor will automatica...

Page 29: ...e also available in zoom mode To go back to the initial display position the mouse in the graph and with a right click drag the cursor to the left then release Display recording cycle interruptions Any interruptions in the recording cycle are indicated on the Monitoring graph by dark blue circles To display the length of interruption zoom in with a window width of less than 30 samples Figure 29 Le...

Page 30: ...ified to between 10 and 200 It is possible for the user to define a sub sample of statistics Select the Partial checkbox to the right of the graph The interval of measurements to be considered can now be defined Start first measurement of the interval End last measurement of the interval Upon each change of interval limits as long as this is valid the graph mean values and standard deviation are r...

Page 31: ...ry voltage at beginning of cycle Ö Final battery voltage at the end of the cycle 3 5 5 Temperature Monitoring Screen The Temperature Evolution tab enables the temperature over the measurement cycle to be monitored The following graph is displayed Figure 33 Temperature monitoring screen In this screen a red line on the graph indicates the temperature during the measurement cycle To the right of the...

Page 32: ...o the information contained in the measurement files Serial Number and calibration dates of the dosimeter which made the measurements Name of Excel file Sample number Date and time of beginning and end of measurement recording cycle Configuration of the dosimeter during the measurement recording cycle period and duration of cycle reference threshold for the visual alarms and configuration of the a...

Page 33: ...re to be saved By default the file is placed in the folder Rapports_Excel in the work folder and will have the same name as the measurement file if the opened measurement file is mesure1 bin the Excel file created will have the name mesure1 xls NB Each time the Excel Report menu is selected a new Windows Save File window is opened even if the xls file has already been created Thus several Excel fi...

Page 34: ...e threshold and alarm configuration at the time of measurement Figure 36 Measurement file text report Creation of a text file Open the measurement file and select the menu File Ö Report Ö Text Report The Windows Save File window opens Choose the name and location of the file in which the measurements are to be saved By default the file will be placed in the folder Rapports_Texte in the work folder...

Page 35: ...5 Language enables selection of software language 6 Quit like the Quit button on the main interface enables the user to quit the application 3 6 2 Administrator Menu Figure 38 Administrator Menu 1 Login enables the user to log in using administrator mode The user defines the administrator mode password on first use of the software The user will have to enter this password to log in as administrato...

Page 36: ...EME Guard menu Figure 40 EME Guard Menu 1 Configure like the Configure button on the main interface enables the dosimeter to be configured measurement recording cycle alarms information date and time 2 Read the calibration dates enables the last and next calibration dates of the connected device to be displayed To access this information connect the device to the computer When the device has been ...

Page 37: ...Help Menu Figure 43 Help Menu 1 About EME Guard Analysis provides information on the software version and the contact details of the company SATIMO Figure 44 Software information screen 2 User manual enables access to the EME Guard Analysis V2 user manual Adobe Reader is required for this operation 3 Information on the subject of ICNIRP values enables the display of the different reference values ...

Page 38: ...raph on the subject of ICNRP values 4 Information on the calculation of the mean value over 6 minutes when selected from the menu the following dialog box is displayed Figure 46 Information on the subject of mean field calculation ...

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Page 40: ...nopole Brest Iroise Z I du Vernis 225 rue Pierre Rivoalon 29200 Brest FRANCE Tel 33 0 2 98 05 13 34 Fax 33 0 2 98 05 53 87 hotline rf safety satimo fr www satimo com RF Safety Product Center SATIMO Bretagne ...

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