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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3
1. Taking the instrument into use for the first time ........................................... 4
1.1 Inserting batteries .................................................................................................................. 4
2. Operation ................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Indication of the display unit ............................................................................................ 4
2.2 Switch on .............................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Display illumination ............................................................................................................ 6
2.4 Operating the instrument .................................................................................................. 6
2.5 Menu items .............................................................................................................................. 6
2.5.1 Switch off (oFF)............................................................................................................ 6
2.5.2 Show and reset cumulative dose (doSE)* ............................................................. 6
2.5.3 Chirp On/Off and High/Low (cHirP)* ....................................................................... 7
2.5.4 Show and change dose rate alarm level (drAL)* .................................................. 7
2.5.4.1 Single dose rate alarm level: ............................................................................. 7
2.5.4.2 Multilevel dose rate alarm: ................................................................................ 8
2.5.5 Show and change dose alarm level (doSEAL)* ..................................................... 8
2.5.5.1 Single dose alarm level: ..................................................................................... 9
2.5.5.2 Multilevel dose alarm: ......................................................................................... 9
2.5.5.3 Dose alarm level when Time to Dose display is enabled: ............................. 10
2.5.6 Diagnostics (diAG) ..................................................................................................... 10
2.5.7 IrDA communication (irdA) ..................................................................................... 11
2.5.8 Histogram interval (HiSto)* .................................................................................... 11
2.6 Other displayed messages .................................................................................................. 12
2.6.1 Time to Dose display ................................................................................................ 12
2.6.2 Low battery warning ................................................................................................. 12
2.6.3 Low battery alarm ..................................................................................................... 12
2.6.4 Dose rate alarm (Blinking display) ........................................................................ 12
2.6.5 Dose alarm .................................................................................................................. 12
2.6.6 Dose rate Overflow alarm (oFL) ............................................................................. 12
2.6.7 Error (dEF/Err) ........................................................................................................... 13
3. Menu Functions ...................................................................................... 14
4. Configurable Parameters ........................................................................ 15
4.1 Display illumination .......................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Show and reset cumulative dose (doSE)* ................................................................... 15
4.3 Chirp on/off and chirp rate (cHirP)* ............................................................................. 16
4.4 Show and change dose rate alarm level (drAL)* ....................................................... 16
4.5 Show and change dose alarm level (doSEAL/doAL.ti)* ............................................ 16
4.6 Battery and display test (diAG)* ................................................................................... 16
4.7 Histogram (HiSto)* .......................................................................................................... 16
4.8 Indication unit ................................................................................................................... 17
5. Maintenance and Decontamination ........................................................ 17
6. RDS-30 specifications ............................................................................ 18
6.1 Physical characteristics .................................................................................................... 18
6.2 Electrical characteristics .................................................................................................. 18
6.3 Mechanical characteristics .............................................................................................. 18
6.4 Environmental characteristics ........................................................................................ 18
6.5 Connection ......................................................................................................................... 18
6.6 Detector position .................................................................................................................. 19
7 Accessories ................................................................................................................................ 19
7.1 Configuration software .................................................................................................... 19
*) Configurable parameter; configuration with configuration software.