Johnson Matthey Tracerco PED Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1 Tracerco PEDs ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PEDs ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Interface ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 Functional Description ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Readings screen ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Dose and dose rate measurement ............................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Dose rate overload ........................................................................................................................................ 8
2.4 Alarms ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4.1 Dose alarms .............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.4.2 Dose rate alarms ....................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.3 Alarm messages (PED+ and PED-ER+) .................................................................................................. 9
2.4.4 Dose rate overload .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Data logging ................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.6 Tasks........................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 Discrete mode ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.8 Handheld mode (PED+ and PED-ER+) ...................................................................................................... 11
2.9 GPS logging (PED+ and PED-ER+) ........................................................................................................... 12
2.10 Battery life ................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.10.1 PED Blue, PED-ER, and PED-IS ........................................................................................................ 12
2.10.2 PED+ and PED-ER+ ........................................................................................................................... 13
3 Operation ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1 Setting up PEDs .......................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Start up and shut down ............................................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Navigating the menus ................................................................................................................................. 15
3.3.1 Main menu .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.3.2 Settings menu ......................................................................................................................................... 16
3.4 Wearing PEDs ............................................................................................................................................ 17
3.5 Working with tasks ...................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6 Working in the discrete mode ..................................................................................................................... 17
3.7 Using a PED+ or PED-ER+ in the handheld mode .................................................................................... 18
3.8 Pop-up messages ....................................................................................................................................... 19
3.9 Warning messages ..................................................................................................................................... 19
3.9.1 Non-critical warnings ............................................................................................................................... 19