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Handheld Radio-Isotope Identification Device
Model RIIDEye
X-G, -H, -GN, -HN
Operator
and Technical Manual
DB-099 E
Re
vi
si
on
I
December
2016
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Preface
12
Manual Conventions
12
Related Documentation
12
Safety and Special Notices
12
Safety Instructions
13
Contacting Us
14
Introduction
15
About Your Riideye
15
What's in the Box
16
Figure 1. Riideye X
16
Quick Reference Guide
17
Getting Ready
17
Figure 2. CF Card Orientation
17
Figure 3: Status Screen Followed by Dial Screen
18
Basic Operation
19
Figure 4. Soft Key Control Showing Background, Identify, and Finder
19
Figure 5: Available Search Modes
20
Figure 6: Dial Mode, Signal Strength
20
Identification (ID)
21
Figure 7: Finder Mode, Signal Strength
21
Figure 8: Soft Key Identify Starts Nuclide ID
22
Menus
23
Turn off Riideye
23
Description of Keypad
23
Figure 9: SNM Assist
23
Figure 10: Riideye Keypad
23
Description of the Soft Keys
24
Display Conventions
24
Figure 11: Soft Keys
24
Color Meanings
25
Count Rate Information
25
Nuclide Classes
25
Soft Keys
25
Table 1: Color Meanings
25
Table 2: Count Rate Information
25
Table 3: Nuclide Classes Color Codes
25
Menus
26
Self Test and Status Screen
26
Figure 12: Navigation through the Menu
26
Figure 13: Successful POST Screen
26
Entering a Password
27
Figure 14: Login Screen
27
User or Administrator Operation
28
Table 4: User Overview
28
Connections
29
Riideye Assembly
29
Figure 15: Main Components
29
Connecting AC Power
30
Figure 16: Lower Front Face of Riideye
30
Figure 17: Charging the Internal Batteries with the AC Adapter
30
Batteries
31
Figure 18: Battery Holder with Assembled Batteries
31
Spare Battery Holder
32
Optimizing Battery Life
32
Data Storage and Reachback Options
33
Compact Flash Card
33
Figure 19: CF Card with Label
33
Satellite Telephone Using Reachback Cable
34
Figure 20: USB Compact Flash Card Adapter to USB with CF Card Connector Details
34
Figure 21: Riideye Reachback Cable and Serial Port
35
Figure 22: Selecting Reachback in Admin Menu
36
Figure 23: Reachback Phone # in Admin Menu
36
Figure 24: Spectral Data Menu
37
Figure 25: Satellite Connection Verification
37
Figure 26: Send or View Report
37
USB to PC Using PC Interface Cable
38
Figure 27: Riideye PC Interface Cable and Serial Port
38
Figure 28: Selecting Reachback in Admin Menu
39
Figure 29: Spectral Data Menu
39
Figure 30: Send or View Report
39
General Operation
41
Connecting the Shoulder Strap
41
Turning the Power on and off
41
Enforced Power down
42
Safety of Data and Date/Time Information
42
Detector Stabilization Period
42
Figure 31: Status Screen
42
Search Screens
43
Figure 32: Autocal Information Text
43
Dial Search Screen
44
Figure 33: Common Screen Elements on Search Screens
44
Figure 34: Dial Search Screens - Gamma Only on Left, Gamma and Neutron on Right
44
Finder Search Screen
45
Figure 35: Finder Search Screen
45
Bars Search Screen
46
Figure 36: Bars Search Screen
46
Search Screen Spectrum
47
Audible Search Setting
47
Radiation Alarms
47
Figure 37: Search Screen Spectrum - no Radiation on Left, Radiation Present on Right
47
Identifying Sources of Radiation
48
Trigger List
48
Figure 38: Alarm on Dial Screen and on Finder Screen
48
Starting the Nuclide ID
49
Figure 39: Spectra Acquisition - Standard on Left, Simple on Right
49
Colored Areas in the Spectra
50
Yellow Peaks (UNC)
50
Red Peaks (UNK)
50
Figure 40: Screen ID of Isotopes - Ba-133, Co-57, Co-60, and Mn-54
50
Analysis Report
51
Figure 41: Report Screen (Top Section on Left, Scroll down Center and Right)
51
Storing, Reviewing, and Erasing Spectra
52
Table 5. Legend of Report's Line Items
52
Taking a Background
53
Figure 42: Riidview Screen
53
Figure 43: Autocal Complete Message
54
Figure 44: Collecting Background - Instructions to Remove Sources
54
Figure 45: Collecting Background - Typical Spectrum
55
General Concept of Use
56
Table 6. Three-Steps Concept
56
Calibration
59
Autocal
59
Table 7. Calibration Methods
59
Figure 46: Autocal Screens - Startup on Left, Complete on Right
60
Coarse Calibration (Gain, Offset)
61
Figure 47: Autocal Paused
61
Figure 48: Field Settings Menu and Coarse Calibrate Selection Screen
62
Figure 49: Coarse Calibrate Source Placement Dialog
62
Figure 50: Coarse Calibrate Collecting Data
62
Fine Energy Calibration (Linearity)
63
Dose Rate Calibration
63
System Menus
65
Using the Menus
65
Entering the Menu
65
Moving through the Menu Headers and Entering a Menu
65
Figure 51: Keypad and Location of the MENU Button
65
Figure 52: Moving through the Menu Headers
66
Table 8. Moving through the Menu Headers
66
Moving in the Menu and Changing Values
67
Figure 53: Moving through the Menu and Values
67
Figure 54: Slider Adjustments and Static Options
68
User Menus
69
Spectral Data
69
Figure 55: Spectral Data Menu
69
Figure 56: Spectrum Search Criteria Submenu
70
Figure 57: Select Spectra Submenu
70
Field Settings
71
Figure 58: Review Mode of Spectra
71
Figure 59: User's Field Settings Menu
71
Configuration
73
Figure 60: Self Test Report
73
Figure 61: Administrator Configuration Menu
74
Figure 62: Setting Date and Time
75
Help Menu
76
Figure 63: Help Menu
76
Admin
77
Figure 64: Admin Menu
77
Figure 65: Access Controls Submenu
77
Factory Settings
81
Figure 66: Changing Password
81
Help & Troubleshooting
83
Riideye Does Not Power-Up
83
White Screen Flash Only
83
No Reaction at All
83
Zero Count Rate
84
If You Drop Riideye
84
Riideye Does Not Switch off
84
Coarse Calibration Cs-137 Fails
84
Generic Timeout
85
Unable to Write to File
85
Low ID Counts
85
Figure 67: Generic Timeout Screen
85
Figure 68: Low ID Counts Text
86
Recall Factory Settings and Calibration
87
Maintenance & Service
91
Spare Parts
91
Cleaning the Instrument
92
Regular Maintenance
92
Specifications
93
General Specifications
93
Figure 69: Relative Response of Gamma Dose Rate, Ambient Equivalent, H*(10), Riideye X-G and -X-GN
93
Radiation Measurement Specifications
94
Nuclide Identification Specifications
95
Peak Efficiency for Nai Specifications
95
Peak Efficiency for Labr Specifications
96
Specifications of Components
97
Preamplifier
97
Adc
97
Pulse Processing
97
Spectrum Conversion
97
System Controller
97
Power
98
Gamma Detector Riideye X-G and GN
98
Gamma High Resolution Riideye X-H, Riideye X-HN
98
Neutron Detector Riideye X-GN, Riideye X-HN
98
Appendix 1 - Menu Structure Summary
99
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