MGP DMC 2000 S - Golossary of Terms; Autonomous Mode; Battery Tool; Chirp Rate

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GolossaryofTerms

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AutonomousMode–TheDMC iscapableofbeingturnedonandoffthroughtheuseofa

pushbutton,alsocalled‘StandAloneMode.’

BatteryTool–StainlesssteeltoolavailablefromMirionTechnologiesforremovingthebattery

coverontheDMC2000.MirionpartnumberD20‐2005.Pictured:

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ChirpRate–SettingthatcausesthespeakerontheDMCtooccasionally“chirp”everytimeit

readsasetamountofradiation.Defaultturnedoff,canbeadjustedwithsoftwareandreader.

Dose–ThetotalamountofradiationmeasuredbytheDMCwhileinRunMode.Displayedin

mremormSv.

DoseAlarmThreshold–ThedosesetpointatwhichtheDMCwillbegintoalarm.Thedose

alarmwillcontinuepastthisuntiltheDMCisreset.

DoseRate–AmeasureoftheintensityofradiationbeingmeasuredbytheDMCinrunmode,

inrelationtotime.Displayedinmrem/hrormSv/hr,configuredatpurchaseorwithsoftware

andreader.

E2prom–TheinternalmemoryoftheDosimeter.

Histogram–AhistoryfilecreatedbytheDMCduringeachuse,notinginformationsuchas

dosereceived,alarmstriggered,andanyfaults.Savedtothee2prom.Readablewithsoftware

andreader.

ISOConnector–ThegoldpanelonthefrontoftheDMC,usedasaconnectorforsuch

peripheralsrangingfromaearphonetoatransmitter.

PauseMode–ADMCinPauseModeiseffectivelyoff,astheDMCisnotcurrentlymeasuringor

trackingdose.Unlessacustomdisplayisselected,thedisplayinthismodewillread:PAUSE.

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