Thermo Electron EPD MK2 - 3.5 Display Options and Button Functions; 3.5.1 Displaying Hp(10) Dose, Dose Rate and User ID

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ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DOSEMETER HANDBOOK
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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3.5 Display Options and Button Functions
The following sections describe typical displays that a user may see within each of
the menus shown in Figure 3.4. This description assumes that all displays are
enabled. The user may have access to any (or none) of the displays, depending
on how the EPD has been configured. To call up a top-level display, press and
hold the button until the relevant top-level display appears. Any sub-displays are
selected either by short-pressing, or double-pressing, the button within the display
default time-out.
3.5.1 Displaying Hp (10) Dose, Dose Rate and User ID.
To display Hp(10) doses, press
and hold the button until this top-
level display appears:
Three sub-displays are available (in the
following sub-display order):
♦
Hp (10) Dose
♦ Hp (10)/h Dose Rate
♦
User ID Digits
Hp (10) Dose Display
Short-press the button to display the
current dose. This dose parameter
is used for tactical dose monitoring
(e.g. per task etc.).
Display Range: 0
µSv to >16Sv (auto ranging)
Note
: Over-range (> 1.0 Sv) is indicated with a flashing LCD display (see section
3.2.4).
H
p
(10)/h Dose Rate Display
Short-press the button again to
display the current Hp(10)/h dose
rate. Only the first two significant
figures of the dose rate are displayed,
the actual reading is rounded down.
Display Range: 0
µ
Sv/h to >4Sv/h (auto ranging)