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Radon Monitor User’s Guide

Accurate, Reliable, Economical
Models 1028, 1029

Summary of Contents for Radon 1028

Page 1: ...Title Radon Monitor User s Guide Accurate Reliable Economical Models 1028 1029...

Page 2: ...eproduced sold or otherwise distributed without the prior written consent of Sun Nuclear Corporation Sun Nuclear Corporation reserves the right to make periodic modifications of this guide without obl...

Page 3: ...Do not use any cable that is damaged or has broken insulation Replace the cable immediately If any mechanical or electrical degradation is suspected contact Sun Nuclear Corporation for repair or repl...

Page 4: ...ategies for testing your home for radon and discussions of what steps to take after you have tested as well as discussions about the risk of radon and radon myths Consumer s Guide to Radon Reduction H...

Page 5: ...Battery Pack 22 Removing the Battery Pack 22 Charging the Battery Pack 23 Low Printer Battery Indication 23 Efficient Use of Printer Battery 23 Printer Switch Settings 24 Computer Operation 26 About t...

Page 6: ...3 Service and Calibration 53 Contacting Sun Nuclear Support 54 Support Website 54 Warranty 54 Regulatory Supplement 55 Sun Nuclear Corporation Symbols 55 Operator Responsibility 56 Reporting Health or...

Page 7: ...th 1028 Radon Monitor Note Save the packing material so it can be used when sending the radon monitor to Sun Nuclear Corporation for annual re calibration No Part Number Description 1 1028300 Model 10...

Page 8: ...s to the power supply when using AC power 5 Battery compartment back Insert and connect a fresh 9V battery for either backup or primary power A fresh alkaline battery will operate the radon monitor fo...

Page 9: ...umulative average radon gas concentration in pCi l or Bq m3 since the memory was last cleared CUR Displays the measured short term radon gas concentration a rolling average of the most recent 12 hours...

Page 10: ...Print Clear mode Mode light The green light between EDIT and SAVE has the following meaning Blinks once during power up indicating that the startup test is in prog ress Blinks when radon is detected...

Page 11: ...to AC power the battery provides back up power However even when operating on AC power a battery must be installed to provide backup power With the radon monitor disconnected from AC power a fresh al...

Page 12: ...date may be reset and the Current values may be permanently erased 1 If a test is in progress wait for the test to complete 2 Connect the radon monitor to AC power using the AC adapter See Connecting...

Page 13: ...1 phase 50 60 Hz mains power source Turn on the Display To conserve power the 16 digit display is always off until the ON button is pressed If no buttons are pressed for 2 3 minutes the display turns...

Page 14: ...ere are no buttons for 7 9 Numbers entered are displayed Enter 5 after entering PIN Company Name Press PIN button 5 If correct PIN was entered com pany name if set up displays If wrong PIN was entered...

Page 15: ...few minutes and remains off until the test is interrupted or the display is turned on Press Display Shows Comment Battery OK Display turns on and battery is checked Enter PIN This prompt only appears...

Page 16: ...ast 12 hour period Press Display Shows Comment End Test Y 5 N 2 When the display shows this message press AVG 3 or CUR 4 to access those functions or Hold 3 4 Prt Clr This message only appears for a m...

Page 17: ...5 message appears press and hold 3 and 4 Keep holding until the Prt 3 Cl 4 Ex 5 message appears Press 4 to clear or 5 to exit Confirm Y 5 N 2 Press 5 to confirm the clear memory command Clearing Memo...

Page 18: ...changed at any time before starting a test Setup Menu Entering setup menu Checking Memory Checking memory for data Delay 0 0 hr Shows current delay settings or Delay 12 hr Press arrow buttons to chan...

Page 19: ...item ADDRESS1 9one The EDIT key 3 allows editing beginning with the first character Enter up to 30 characters for the first address line using the same procedure as for Company name ADDRESS2 none Pre...

Page 20: ...the item 9 Press Save and advance to the next item Character Set The available character set includes the following in the sequence shown space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...

Page 21: ...ected If the battery is low and the AC power adapter is connected a message appears when key 5 is pressed Replace the 9V battery as soon as the test is complete See Replacing the 9V Battery on page 6...

Page 22: ...battery will discharge in 15 minutes and if the internal battery is discharged it must be replaced at the factory See Contacting Sun Nuclear Support on page 54 Press Display Shows Comment Low Battery...

Page 23: ...attery power See Printer Battery Pack on page 22 Figure 8 Optional Portable Printer The printer is not used to print reports from the computer For computer reports see Printing Reports on page 44 Part...

Page 24: ...etachable power cord P N 801008Z into the power supply and into a power source that matches the ratings on the power supply Alternately the printer can be operated from the rechargeable battery Figure...

Page 25: ...ght flashes if the paper is not set or has run out Both the ONLINE and OFFLINE lights flash if there is an error Loading the Paper 1 Unwrap the roll of thermal paper P N 850043Z and if necessary cut t...

Page 26: ...he key press options in the table below Note If the paper is set correctly the OFFLINE red LED will stop flashing and stay on to indicate the printer is still in off line mode Press Display Shows Comm...

Page 27: ...21 Typical Printer Report Figure 12 Typical Printer Report...

Page 28: ...k The rechargeable battery pack P N 750052 allows the user to print reports without connecting the printer to AC power The battery pack is automatically re charged when AC power is connected to the pr...

Page 29: ...ickly as possible and push the ONLINE button Efficient Use of Printer Battery Battery efficiency decreases if the battery is recharged more than necessary Confirm whether the Power LED is blinking and...

Page 30: ...e same push the FEED button 5 To change any switch settings push the ONLINE OFFLINE button The prompt Dip SW 1 appears on the printout below the current settings 6 Set each of the eight switches in Di...

Page 31: ...25 Figure 14 DIP Switch Settings for Printer...

Page 32: ...uter and the Radon Monitor Install Software 1 Download the 1028 1029 Radon Monitor software from the Radon Support website https support sunnuclear com radon and save it to your computer or laptop 2 R...

Page 33: ...5 USB Connection to a Computer 3 If desired plug the power supply cord into a 100 to 240 VAC 1 phase 50 60 Hz mains power source Launch Software 1 Ensure that the radon monitor is connected to the com...

Page 34: ...een The connection is maintained until software is closed USB Cable Connection Disconnection If the USB cable is connected after software is already launched the computer will detect the port and disp...

Page 35: ...that is selected Figure 17 Main Screen Inspection Tab Shown Main Screen Inspection Tab The Inspection tab Figure 18 on page 30 shows Information about the Radon Monitor Test parameters Customer inform...

Page 36: ...Time Time the test started Hours Delayed Time delay before starting test Test Duration Length of the test in hours Measurement Interval Hourly interval between measurements Number of Measurements Tota...

Page 37: ...ls Testing protocols information to help the inspector interpret test results This information can also be included in the printed report See Report Printing Preferences on page 40 Documents Provided...

Page 38: ...ts selected pCi l or Bq m3 Right vertical scale Model 1029 only for Model 1028 the right vertical scale is blank The right vertical scale is for temperature pres sure and humidity The units for temper...

Page 39: ...line does not exceed the action level the action level line is always visible on the chart for easy comparison Temp units Model 1029 only If checked in the Legend Panel tem perature recorded during t...

Page 40: ...yed on the cover page as well as the last page of the report Note that the report will only contain a cover page if the Create Cover Page checkbox is selected in the Preferences Print Tab screen A tit...

Page 41: ...s a checklist that the inspector can use to verify that best practice actions were completed prior to starting the test such as locating the radon monitor where it will not be disturbed not locating i...

Page 42: ...ulti page report print it or print the report to a PDF file This menu command has the same function as the Print Preview toolbar button Print Setup Opens the Windows printer setup dialog box to change...

Page 43: ...om the monitor clear notices or save notices to a log Setup Monitor Settings Displays the Preferences screen with the Monitor Settings tab selected This tab is used to update information about the Ins...

Page 44: ...5 3 When the display shows Start Test 5 click the Monitor Settings button in the toolbar or select Setup Monitor Settings from the menu The Preferences screen opens with the Monitor Settings tab opti...

Page 45: ...Data to Monitor button The changed parameters are stored in the radon monitor s internal memory Preferences Screen Monitor Settings Tab Details The Monitor Settings tab is used to enter details that...

Page 46: ...be a comma dash period or any other character Radon Monitor Date Time Date and time of the radon monitor s clock when retrieve button is pressed Time is not continuously updated Set Monitor Time Click...

Page 47: ...els height 60 pixels The preferred image size for the header image is 250 x 60 or smaller width 250 pixels height 60 pixels Any size can be used and the image will be scaled however some distortion ma...

Page 48: ...n Speed Selected checked Select wind direction and speed at test site from drop down list Year Built Selected checked Year construction was completed Sq Ft Selected checked Approximate area of the roo...

Page 49: ...cted unchecked Certain US states such as Ohio require the inspector s signature to appear on the first page of the report If this is require ment in the local inspection area select this checkbox An I...

Page 50: ...Average is displayed in the Chart tab above the Legend panel Group Item Default Value Description Figure 25 Print Tab Details Continued Continuous Radon Monitor ModelNumber 1029 Serial Number 4778405...

Page 51: ...data to insert it in a report use one of the following options Click the Copy Data toolbar button or select Edit Copy Raw Data from the menu The current data is copied to the Windows clipboard and ca...

Page 52: ...ome volume 63 cm3 Measurement Interval 0 5 1029 only 1 2 4 8 12 16 20 or 24 hour intervals select able by user Test Duration 1 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 100 999 hours selectable by user maximum of 720 m...

Page 53: ...l Transformer converts 100 240 VAC to 18 VDC 1 A 50 60 Hz Battery Power Backup One fresh 9V alkaline battery usually supplies approximately 100 hours of operation while a fresh lithium ion battery usu...

Page 54: ...ck for printer furnished with P N 1028050 or can be ordered separately 801008Z Line power cord for printer Detachable IEC Plug to USA style 1 8 m 801032Z Serial cable for printer 9 pin D connector M F...

Page 55: ...end to be more expensive but last longer Since battery capacity varies widely between types of batteries and even between individual batteries of the same type the predicted battery life of 100 hours...

Page 56: ...the connected radon monitor and creates a unique serial number directory for each radon monitor device During measurement the setup template includes the serial number which is validated against the...

Page 57: ...lection Normally the software tries to connect to the radon monitor on COM 1 But if COM 1 is in use select another COM port as follows 1 Click the Select Serial Port toolbar button or select Setup Ser...

Page 58: ...d as test was terminated Print results and count num ber of measurements If less than expected test termi nated prematurely Rerun test Monitor displays an AVER AGE value but no CURRENT value The monit...

Page 59: ...creen This information may be useful to Sun Nuclear Support 5 Select Save to Log and save the error code text to a log file 6 Select Clear Notices from Monitor to remove the error code from the device...

Page 60: ...e website https support sunnuclear com radon Customers with a current support maintenance agreement also have the option to contact the Sun Nuclear Support team by telephone 1 321 259 6862 Support Web...

Page 61: ...ct labels WARNING This symbol indicates a risk of electric shock WARNING This symbol indicates a hazard that could result in major injury or equipment damage CAUTION This symbol indicates a potential...

Page 62: ...or Safety Related Issues or Concerns Should the need arise to report any safety or health related issues or concerns regarding the use of Sun Nuclear products contact Sun Nuclear Support See Contacti...

Page 63: ...o memory 24 use indoors only iii changing 9V battery 15 character set keypad 14 chart moving 33 zooming in and out 33 chart tab 32 checking unit status from keypad 11 checklist tab 35 cleaning 49 clea...

Page 64: ...e 53 O ON button keypad 3 online help iv operation standalone 5 operator and data evaluation 56 operator responsibility data evaluation 56 knowledge required 56 optional portable printer 17 P paper pr...

Page 65: ...one 54 switches DIP printer 24 symbol legend 55 symbols used 55 system requirements 46 system errors 53 T temperature 1029 22 test interrupting 9 motion movement 22 starting 9 text file open data 37 s...

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