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1. Sample Report The system report template to be used when printing the sample results Count Time Counting time for each sample in minutes Sample Iterations Number of times to count each sample Count Presets Maximum number of Alpha or Beta counts to terminate data collection Action Limits Levels to trigger Warning and Alarm limits for both Alpha and Beta Eff Calc Use system alpha and beta efficiencies or use manually entered values Activity Units Calculate activity in dpm Bq uCi nCi pCi or user defined units Procedures are entered from the Setup menu after pressing the Setup key on the front panel Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to 3 Define Procedure and press the Enter key The display will show a list of procedures and procedure names The left hand letter indicates the procedure A through J and is followed by the default procedure name Procedure names can be changed from the default Procedure A Procedure B Proce dure C to descriptive names that have meaning to you Procedure names can be up to 22 characters long The initial display looks like this 18 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Cc Hago uBgmnuglouusm Define Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure GQHAQHHAUAN Ww y Procedure Move the gt cursor to the procedure to be edited and press Enter If you are s
2. 4 To modify the standard name use the up down arrow keys to select characters and the right left arrow keys to select the character position Press the Enter key to save the name and advance to the next question 5 If only the name is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Half life Days The Half life Days menu item allows you to enter the decay half life used for a source from 0 00 to 1 0E 18 10 characters maximum You can select from a pre de fined or user defined source To enter the Half life l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu Define Std Sources and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired source to edit and press the Enter key Users Manual ICN 9237000D 45 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 4 Using the Enter key advance to the half life prompt 5 Using the numeric keypad enter the radionuclide half life in days using scientific notation as needed The format is n nnE ee Use the up down arrow keys to select the digit sign or E and the right left arrow keys to select the position Press Enter to advance to the next question 6 Ifonly the radionuclide half life is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if
3. 00 51 for sample detector ooooooooooooo 53 HyperTerminal installing 97 l dB CC IT 110 Installing HyperTerminal cc 97 NiMH batteries 0 0 0 108 PIPS detector eo crecen 103 sample holder 00 13 L LPItmeout 222 99 c m pea 34 M Measuring alpha beta efficiencies 9 Memory backup battery 109 Memory corruption 110 Method blank enable 26 118 Navigating the menus 8 Pausing the count 8 PIPS detector cleaning cce e Ee P4 e 107 installing ces hr teh e ERE Eee 103 PrintMenu 0 82 Printer LPT timeout coiere eMe ees 34 output mode esoo 72 setting the printer options 31 turning otofl crx Ee E rede age 74 Printing all Sroups i ees torres 83 most recent group 0008 82 selected group report 84 SyStem Teports iso seco voe re Mase 85 A a a A 42 OC charts uk E gages ARE REC X E 94 reference Chart 25 00 eeo e eR SEC RS 94 OC lockout ua a a S 95 QC log clearing ls 71 QC procedure alpha efficiency parameters 64 background parameters 63 beta efficiency parameters 65 defining i oss exse IR UCRP ELI e URGE 63 STATING si do hee e bee Ree a er oa 66 QC warnings 5 RR RS 94 Removing sample holder 13 Reports CUSLOMIZING e comio a ewes 35 ed
4. 7 National Instruments T Snagit m Startup I vxIpnp El Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 Internet Explorer WS MSN Explorer Q Outlook Express s Remote Assistance e Windows Media Player 43 Windows Messenger IF Accessibility gt gt XT gt f Entertainment an Microsoft Interactive Training gt gt fi System Tools gt LA Address Book gt j Calculator gt Command Prompt gt Notepad Y Paint Program Compatibility Wizard Y Synchronize Tour Windows xP 3 Windows Explorer Wy windows Movie Maker A WordPad Figure 5 Starting HyperTerminal 97 Appendix D Updating Solo Firmware efine an the new connection as iSeries as shown in Figure 6 2 Def th t IS h F 6 Connection Description Ro New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name Series Icon gt mm aid 39808502 2i Ce Cea Figure 6 Entering a Connection Name 3 Choose to connect using COMI or COM2 as necessary as shown in Figure Te Connect To d Y Series Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Country region Area code Phone number Connect using Figure 7 Choosing the Communication Port 98 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Using the Flash Loader Utility 4 Selectthe following communication properties Figure 8 57600 bits per second 8 data bits No parity 2 s
5. To set the top margin 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 Top Margin and press the Enter key User s Manual ICN 9237000D 33 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 4 Enterthe number of characters to define the top margin Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Setup Printer definition 5 Ifonly the Top Margin is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Printer Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Bottom Margin The Bottom Margin menu item allows you to set the number of blank lines left at the bottom of the report page You can enter from zero to the number of lines per page see previous section default value is 2 To set the bottom margin l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 Bottom Margin and press the Enter key 4 Enter the number of characters to define the bottom margin Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Setup Printer definition 5 Ifonly the Bottom Margin is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to th
6. 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Execute QC Procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Daily f Efficiency and press the Enter key 5 Follow the on screen directions for the daily B efficiency measurement Daily Background The Daily Background menu item initiates the daily background measurement To initiate the Daily Background 1 Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Execute QC Procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Daily Background and press the Enter key 5 Follow the on screen directions for the daily background measurement Users Manual ICN 9237000D 67 Chapter 3 Setup Menu Set Date Time The Set Date Time menu allows you to set the system internal clock The date and time are printed in fields in the headers of all calibration and data reports The Set Date Time menu item allows you to set the internal calendar and clock to the correct date and time including the month day year hours minutes and seconds Valid en tries for the c
7. The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System 16 Repeat steps 1 15 for each calibration or press the Cancel key to return to the Calibration menu Measuring Alpha and Beta Backgrounds Note Background calibrations should always be performed prior to efficiency cali brations as efficiency values are background corrected Background however may be performed independent of efficiencies l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 9 in the menu Calibrations and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Execute Procedure and press the Enter key 4 TheiSOLO will prompt the user to Recalculate Efficiencies Choose 1 No if efficiencies will not be performed or 2 Yes the default 5 Using the arrow keys select the calibration and press the Enter key 6 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Bkg Cal Parameters and press the Enter key 7 Place the background blank on the Solo sample slide 8 Close the sample slide and press the Enter key 9 Press the Count key to begin the background measurement 10 After the background calibration procedure has completed press Enter to accept the results open the sample slide and remove the background blank The Execute Calibration screen reappears Measuring Alpha and Beta Efficiencies To measuring the Alpha and Beta efficiencies perform the foll
8. tor installation base by rotating the detector clockwise Set the base detector assembly on a sturdy flat surface and remove the protective cap from the PIPS detector Refer to Figure 13 Figure 13 Installing the PIP Detector to the Installation Base 104 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Installing the Solo PIPS Detector Step 3 With the base detector assembly on a sturdy flat surface carefully position the open end of the detector installation tool over the face of the PIPS detector and push gently while rotating the installation tool clockwise A slight rocking of the installation tool may help in initially starting the detector into the tool Rotate the detector tool assem bly counterclockwise to remove from the base Refer to Figure 14 Figure 14 Using the Detector Installation Tool User s Manual ICN 9237000D 105 Appendix E Technical Reference Step 4 Insert the detector installation tool through the detector access opening until the PIPS detector connector is centered on the mating connector internal to the iSolo Rotate the installation tool clockwise until the detector is firmly seated Remove the insertion tool by pulling outward while continuing to rotate the tool clockwise Replace the detector access panel Refer to Figure 15 Figure 15 Placing the PIPS Detector in the Solo 106 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Cleaning the Solo PIPS Detector Cleaning the Solo PIPS D
9. Define STD Sources and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired source to edit and press the Enter key 4 Using the Enter key advance to the Cal Sample Diameter prompt 5 Enter the value in millimeters and press the Enter key to save Pressing Enter or Cancel at the Cal Sample Diameter prompt will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Detector Parameters 6 Ifonly the sample diameter value is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an erroror2 Yes to save the change s made Detector Parameters The detector parameters menu is provided to enter or edit sample detector and optional guard detector operational parameters Note The detector high voltage and threshold values used to test this system will be set at the factory and should not require editing Additionally the sample de tector gain will also be set at the factory 8 Detector Parameters 1 Guard Det HV 2 Guard Det Threshold Guard Det Serial Sample Det HV Sample Det Threshold Sample Det Serial NYHA WB WW Sample Det Gain Proc Guard Det HV Guard Det HV menu item allows you to set the guard detector high voltage from 0 V to 1250 V The unit will default to the last set value or 0 if no guard detector is in
10. stalled Note Changing the guard detector high voltage will invalidate all current system cal ibration procedures This does not impact gain calibration To enter a guard detector high voltage 1 Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 8 in the menu Detector Parameters and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Guard Det HV and press the Enter key User s Manual ICN 9237000D 51 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 4 Enterthe value for the guard detector high voltage This value can be found on the system test document 5 Press the Enter key to accept If the value has been changed a warning message will be displayed WARNING Adjustment will clear all stored calibrations Press Enter to continue Pressing Enter will invalidate all current system calibration procedures It will also automatically advance to the next question Pressing Cancel to the warning will return to the Detector Parameters menu 6 If you desire to only modify the Guard Det HV pressing the Cancel key will return to the Detector Parameters Menu Guard Det Threshold Guard Det Threshold menu item allows you to set the guard detector threshold from 0 to 10046 of full scale value The unit will default to the last set value or 100 if no guard detector is installed Note Changing the guard detector threshold will invalidate all current system cali
11. 15 setup Printer suo on et 31 Setup Test Pulser osi bene 75 User s Manual ICN 9237000D System Information 27 Starting d COUN 5 cuc sabe ao 8 background calibration check 7 calibration procedure 62 efficiency calibration check 7 QC procedure eset RE 66 96 Stoppingacount s sae sas sees 10 System date time Setup 68 Turning on the iSolo 2 User defining srs a se araa RR 71 Using barcode reader o ooooooooooo 111 LE ii a E a 110 View MEN 2426 2 ee RR ow eus 78 Viewing activity results ocio Cees oe 79 calibration data 0 0 80 compensated spectrum 80 firmware Version ecer eanet esee 31 TaW COUNTS 00 66 eee rr ee ee ees 79 LAWS POCO suu ce nece tree ees 80 sample data oeseri ireen 00000000 78 sample calibration data 78 119 120 Notes A CANBERRA Warranty Canberra we us our warrants to the customer you your that for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of shipment software provided by us in connection with equipment manufactured by us shall operate in accordance with applicable specifications when used with equipment manufactured by us and that the media on which the software is provided shall be free from defects We also warrant that A equipment manufactured by us shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a p
12. CHARGING ela ca Meese PPP 7 expected charge life 109 memory backup 0 109 Beta efficiency parameters for calibration procedures 61 for QC procedures 0 000000 65 C Calibrating the system 87 Calibration data viewing 80 Calibration procedure 57 alpha efficiency parameters 60 background parameters 59 beta efficiency parameters 61 defining iius vir wien ey La REM ER 58 editing procedure name 58 Modifying 2 4 2210 tardas e pb EO UE 89 SLartinp ccce kis epe UU RASEN ae 62 Calibration source calibration date and time 46 User s Manual ICN 9237000D editing original blank source j4 editing previously defined source j4 source activity lees eese 49 Changing analysis parameters 000 00 74 NIMH batteries coser 108 PIPS detector ies cds 103 the output Mode o oococoocccccc o 72 Charging the batteries 7 Cleaning the PIPS detector 107 Clearing OC log rusos me repe e RES MEE 71 sample dat iii srt 15 Counting procedure defining ic lg Re RR AEn de 17 editing procedure name 20 Teport Tor iia bd eed OC 21 A ORE ee RN RO 7 Counting samples 93 pausing the co nt s resis 400s rn 8 starting acount 0000 8 D Defining calibration pro
13. Guard Det Serial Number a E a a A aa KO 53 sampleDet HV re 4226s pes c bade DDR SER PES ER TE SUE oS CE HS 53 Sample Det Threshold s e sss e e 2e 54 Sample Det Serial Number es 55 sample Det Gain Proc e c eee oss ma ooo ow ok RE OR Y e ROS ES 56 Calibrations s uv ue wee e URL e SUE E Ri ois eumd Ede v wa A eR x 57 Define Calibrationz 4 ebd eom bo RR e RU EO EP a VOR X 58 Edit Cal Names anna a a eel ee FURORE UD dE US hogy Ge TUR fe d PURUS 58 Bke Cal Parameters 4 5 eoa doo ox Rx omo da Se A Rob 59 amp Etf Cal Parameters 4 s ue genome X xo De x e uec RUP RES 60 DIST Cal Parameters um aou von eed es gue d Me ob rever SY E eR E Yrs 61 Execute Calor atiOn x 75 75 al eg See RUE Aaa iov doe 62 Quality Control ios 26 ke meo aa ox Rum A n e x Rd RU e A d Re 62 Define QC Procedur 4 5 koe s e Roe Row ce o RO RR Ros EORR REE HS 63 Select OC Referente 5 neos rd eet eee d coh ee rw UE ee a 63 Daily Bke Parameters s a w n9 Ge ede x REA ead euh lun EA 63 Daily e Eff Parameters o goe ci aceda ece piwa eg teg apa EEEREN 64 Daily D Eff Paramore e PERS HOPE EEO vers 65 Execute QC Procedure cu soa nen a we cw qe ee bobus Mya 66 D ily Q ECIN ton eren es EXE ar rti gees ITI CER of ee vi e Gee 66 Daily DB use cop eae be Eco lec REOR OS A Oe e ERR Rn 67 Daily Background 5l Rr Rr Rt ES ERR EOE RE ES 67 Set Date MS y cen ester or arte ake Gorm se e BER IS PER UR aeos REIR ed UP EP ROSSI ae 68 set Day
14. Left Margin and press the Enter key 4 Enterthe number of characters to define the left margin Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Setup Printer definition The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Setup Printer 5 Ifonly the Left Margin is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Printer Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Lines Page The Line Page menu item allows you to set the total number of lines used per page of print You can enter from 0 to 1000 0 value sets continuous printout default value is 66 To set the total number of lines per page 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Lines Page and press the Enter key Enter the lines per page Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Setup Printer definition If only the Lines Page is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Printer Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Top Margin The Top Margin menu item allows you to set the number of blank lines at top of report page before printing starts You can enter from zero to the number of lines per page see lines page section default value is 0
15. Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition Daily o Eff Parameters The Daily amp Eff Parameters menu allows you to define the daily o efficiency measure ment procedure To edit the daily amp efficiency measurement procedure Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Define QC Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Daily o Eff Params and press the Enter key The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Quality Control Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Count Time and press the Enter key Enter the daily o efficiency measurement time in minutes Default value is 10 minutes Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition Enter the number of times the individual daily amp efficiency measurement is to be counted Default value is 1 Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition Select the daily o efficiency warning level Default value is O off Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure
16. Sample Det HV pressing the Cancel key will return to the Detector Parameters Menu Sample Det Threshold The Sample Det Threshold menu item allows you to set the sample detector threshold from 0 keV to 250 keV defaults to the last value entered Note Changing the sample detector threshold will invalidate all current system cali bration procedures This does not impact gain calibration To enter a Sample Det Threshold l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 8 in the menu Detector Parameters and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 Sample Det Threshold and press the Enter key 4 Enter the Sample Det Threshold Note 25 keV recommended for operation in environments of varying temperatures 54 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Detector Parameters 5 Press the Enter key to accept If the value has been changed a warning message will be displayed WARNING Adjustment will clear all stored calibrations Press Enter to continue Pressing Enter will invalidate all current system calibration procedures It will also automatically advance to the next question Pressing Cancel to the warning will return to the Detector Parameters menu 6 If you desire to only modify the Sample Det Threshold pressing the Cancel key will return to the Detector Parameters Menu Sample Det Serial Number Sample Det Serial Nu
17. Self Test Passed messages should appear sequentially along the bottom of the Series display Otherwise the Power On Options menu described on page 2 will appear Contact Canberra as to whether a Master Clear or System Reset is required as part of the firmware upgrade as these options would require redoing calibrations and or the gain calibration The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Installing the Solo PIPS Detector E Technical Reference This Technical Reference includes useful information about the iSolo9 not covered elsewhere Installing the Solo PIPS Detector The iSolo PIPS detector normally installed at the factory The detector should not be removed needlessly because of the potential to damage the detector and mount during installation The following instructions describe the proper method for installing or re moving the detector in the future if ever it becomes necessary Directions may be re versed for removal Step 1 Remove the three Phillips head screws from the iSolo detector access cover and re move the access cover Extend the iSolo sample slide to the fully out position Refer to Figure 12 Figure 12 Removing the Screws and Access Cover User s Manual ICN 9237000D 103 Appendix E Technical Reference Step 2 Carefully open the PIPS detector shipping box and remove the detector being careful not to let the detector slide out of the protective cap Screw the detector onto the detec
18. Time and press the Enter key 3 Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Day 1 31 prompt 4 Using the numerical keypad enter the day of the month and press the Enter key Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next question en If only the Day of the Month is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Menu Set Year To enter the Year l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 11 in the menu Set Date Time and press the Enter key 3 Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Yr 1980 2079 prompt 4 Using the numerical keypad enter the Year and press the Enter key Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next question 5 Ifonly the Year is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Menu Set Hour To enter the Hour of the Day l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 11 in the menu Set Date Time and press the Enter key Users Manual ICN 9237000D 69 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 70 Set Minute To enter the Minute of the Hour Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Hour 0 23 prompt The Enter Hour menu is displayed Using the numeric keypad enter the current hour of the day and press the Enter key Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next question If only the Hour is modified pressing the Cancel key will retu
19. User Report 9 User Report 10 User Report To select the report format for a procedure Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 Select Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the desired report and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next parameter in the procedure Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Count Time The Count Time menu item allows you to enter the time in minutes that a sample is counted from 0 01 to 9 999 99 minutes The default value is 10 00 minutes To enter the Count Time Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 Count Time and press the Enter key Enter the desired Count Time in minutes The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Define Procedure 6 Press the Enter key to acce
20. arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Procedure Name and press the Enter key Modify the Procedure Name Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the procedure definition Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Select Calibration The Select Calibration menu item allows you to select the calibration choose from ten to be applied to this user procedure To select a calibration Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Select Calibration and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the desired calibration and press the Enter key The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System 6 Define Procedure Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next parameter in the procedure Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an erroror 2 Yes to save t
21. below Manual Printing Report printing is manually initiated from the Print menu The count data is not deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing Print Line by Line The Report as selected by the procedure is automatically printed one line at a time after completion of each count record The count data is not deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing Print Line by Line Delete The Report as selected by the procedure is automatically printed one line at a time after the completion of each count record The count data is automatically deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing Print End of Group The Report as selected by the procedure is automatically printed after the completion of the counting group The count data is not deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing Print EOG Delete The Report as selected by the procedure is automatically printed after the completion of the counting group The count data is automatically deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing Print LBL iLink Delete The Report as selected by the procedure is automatically printed one line at a time after the completion of each count record Data from the sample count is then transferred via iLink into a Microsoft SQL Server Database The count data is automatically deleted from the unit s internal memory after printing and transfer Print EOG iLink Delete The Report as selec
22. bration procedures This does not impact gain calibration To enter a guard detector threshold l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 8 in the menu Detector Parameters and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Guard Det Threshold and press the Enter key 4 Enter the guard detector threshold Note 0 of full Scale is recommended 5 Press the Enter key to accept If the value has been changed a warning message will be displayed WARNING Adjustment will clear all stored calibrations Press Enter to continue 52 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Detector Parameters Pressing Enter will invalidate all current system calibration procedures It will also automatically advance to the next question Pressing Cancel to the warning will return to the Detector Parameters menu 6 If you desire to only modify the Guard Det Threshold pressing the Cancel key will return to the Detector Parameters Menu Guard Det Serial Number Guard Det Serial Number menu item allows you to enter the guard detector s serial number To enter a guard detector serial number l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 8 in the menu Detector Parameters and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Guard Det Serial and press the E
23. definition Select the daily c efficiency lockout level Default value is 0 off Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition Daily B Eff Parameters The Daily B Eff Parameters menu item allows you to define the daily B efficiency measurement procedure To edit the daily B efficiency measurement procedure 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Define QC Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 Daily B Eff Params and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Count Time and press the Enter key Enter the daily D efficiency measurement time in minutes Default value is 10 minutes Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition Users Manual ICN 9237000D 65 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 7 Enter the number of times the individual daily D efficiency measurement is to be counted Default value is 1 Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition 8 Select the daily B efficiency warning level Default value is 0 off Press the Enter k
24. depends on the number of characters available per line Fields use 10 characters each A setting of 90 characters per line allows nine fields A setting of 106 characters per line allows ten fields Adjust the printer s character pitch to match the Characters Per Line setup You can enter from 1 to 160 characters the default value is 90 To set the number of char acters per line 1 Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Chars Line and press the Enter key 4 Enterthe number of characters per print line Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Setup Printer definition 5 Ifonly the Chars Line is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Printer Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Left Margin The Left Margin menu item allows you to set the number of characters from the left printer margin before printing starts You can enter from zero to the number of charac ters per line see previous section default value is 0 To set the Left Margin l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2
25. discharge is shown in the chart below Typical NiMH Battery Self Discharge cs e ER o oe one sg c 9 de 2 o a o g 8 15 20 Standing Time Day O deg C 25 deg C 45 deg C mu Memory Backup Battery Internal battery for memory and real time clock Note The typical battery life is 5 years Please contact Canberra if you experience a problem with the batteries User s Manual ICN 9237000D 109 Appendix E Technical Reference Protected Memory Corruption iLink 110 The iSolo tests the status of the protected memory each time power is applied to the unit If the memory status word indicates that the memory is corrupted the unit au tomatically re initializes the detector parameters system unique identifiers and the real time clock to default values It then automatically initiates a system master clear Protected Memory Corrupted Initializing Detector Parameters Unique IDs Realtime Clock Master Clear Corruption of the protected memory is typically caused by a dead backup battery dif ferent from the primary power batteries or when a replacement controller board is in stalled in the instrument and the firmware is first loaded into the controller The presence of the Protected Memory Corrupted message on power up of the iSolo indicates abnormal operation that should immediately be investigated Note The iSo
26. error occurred Selection of a data output mode that uses the printer will not by itself enable a disabled printer Set Analysis Parms The Set Analysis Parms menu is used to change a specific analysis parameter associ ated with sample analysis Note Do not make any changes to any of these analysis parameters 74 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Setup Test Pulser Forty eight parameters associated with the firmware of the iSolo are change able using this Setup Menu item Access to these items should only be at tempted at the direct instruction of Canberra engineering staff members If any item is opened and changed and Yes is responded when asked to Save Changes an Enter Security Code string must be entered correctly for changes to be saved This requirement prevents accidental changes to the iSolo code from being made Setup Test Pulser The Test Pulser menu item allows you to select the amplitude pulse height of an in ternal test pulser for diagnostics purposes The iSolo pulser generates pulses and in jects these pulses at the input of the PIPS detector preamplifier The amplitude can be set as a percentage of full scale Full scale for the iSolo MCA is approximately 10 MeV Any pulse with an amplitude less than 2 2 MeV is identified as a beta pulse and any pulse with an amplitude greater than 2 6 MeV is identified as an alpha pulse Set ting the pulser amplitude at 10 will generate pulses near the midd
27. holes in the sample holder with the post on the slide 3 Press down firmly 4 Close counting drawer Removing the Sample Holder To remove the sample holder 1 Open the counting drawer 2 Position your fingers along the side of the sample slide 3 Place your thumbs on either side of the slide and your fingers underneath the slide on the access holes Gently push up on the sample holder This will release the sample holder from the sample slide 4 Close counting drawer User s Manual ICN 9237000D 13 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 3 Setup Menu The Setup menu provides logical access to most parameters and features of the iSolo system Menu choices can be selected two ways Use the arrow keys to the right of the display to move the selection cursor gt to desired the item or enter the number 1 through 16 of the desired item Press the Enter key to make the selection Press the Cancel key to back up one step in the menu tree There are sixteen choices on the first level menu 1 e Ww 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Delete Data Set Security Level Define Procedure System Information Setup Printer Define Report Define Std Sources Detector Parameters Calibrations Quality Control Set Date Time Define Users Clear QC Log Data Output Setup Set Analysis Parms Setup Test Pulser The main menu items have appropriate sub menus underneath Each main menu choice is described in the following
28. item allows you to edit the title printed at the top of a report You can enter up to 22 alphanumeric characters To edit the report title Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 in the menu Define Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired report to define or modify and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 in the menu Edit Title and press the Enter key Use the up down arrow keys to select characters and the right left arrow keys to select the character position to create or edit the report title Press the Enter key to accept and return to the Define Report menu to make additional items selections Press the Cancel key to return to the Select Report menu Select Field The Select Field menu item allows you to select the system and sample data field s that appears on a report The table in the beginning of Define Report on page 35 provides a comprehensive list of all of the fields available for inclusion in a report You should first select the field to be edited by following these directions Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 in the menu Define Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired report to define or modify and press the E
29. menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 9 Action Limits and press the Enter key 5 Enter the desired Alpha Warning Limit and press the Enter key 6 Enter the desired Alpha Alarm Limit and press the Enter key 7 Enter the desired Beta Warning Limit and press the Enter key 8 Enter the desired Beta Alarm Limit and press the Enter key 9 Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next parameter in the procedure Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Method Blank Enable User procedures may be defined to use a method blank for background determination To enter the method blank l Press the Setup key 26 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System System Information 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 Method Blank Enable and press the Enter key 5 Select Method Blank mode desired OFF Disable or ON Enable and press the Enter key to return to
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31. taken after executing a System Master Clear on an iSolo used in conjunction with iLink since there may now be duplicate keys used to identify procedures calibrations data samples etc in iLink The date and time of day are reset to 12 00 am January 1 2000 A confirmation screen follows this menu selection allowing you an opportunity to abort The system will default to the System Master Clear reset without providing the System Initialization menu if the battery backed up RAM is corrupted or if the RAM battery has failed or is removed Demo Troubleshooting Mode The iSolo contains a statistically random pulser that can be used to test and train users on the system without the use of radioactive sources The demo mode is entered by turning the main power switch off and then turning the power back on while holding the Count button down The front panel display will indicate that the system is in Demo mode When in this mode all sample counts are generated by the pulser Back ground efficiency and user procedures can all be run as though there were real sam ples in the system The Demo mode is exited by turning the main power switch off and then back on Background Calibrations and Daily Background QC Checks When in the demo mode and performing a Background Calibration or Daily Back ground QC Check the pulser produces a spectrum with a statistical distribution similar to that of an actual background measurement o Efficiency Cal
32. template to use 1 Press the Print key 2 Move the gt cursor to 3 Select Grp Rpt and press Enter PRINT MENU 1 Most Recent Grp 2 ALL Grps 3 Select Grp Rpt Select Procedure A Procedure A Proc Procedure A Recs 10 17Jun1998 09 13 03 Select Report 1 SAMPLE ACTIVITY 2 ALPHA COMPENSATED DATA 3 RAW DATA 4 NCPM DATA 10 User Report Printing Report Press Cancel to Terminate PRINTER FAULT 1 Re try 2 Cancel Print 3 Printer OFF Report Completed Press Cancel B Procedure B C Procedure C J Procedure J K Daily B Eff QC 84 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Print System Reports L Daily Eff QC M Daily Bkg QC N B Eff Calibration O a Eff Calibration P Bkg Calibration 4 System Reports Print System Reports This print menu item allows you to print System reports System reports include e System Parameters A complete printed listing of all system IDs calibrations QC levels printer settings calibration sources users and report definitions Procedure Parameters A complete printed listing of every counting calibration and QC procedure QC Reports A printed report of alpha or beta efficiency or background with a daily QC chart To print a system report l Press the Print key 2 Move the gt cursor to 4 System Reports and press Enter 3 Select the desired report and press Enter PRINT MENU 1 Most Recent Grp 2 ALL Grps 3 Select Grp Rpt 4 S
33. the Define Procedure menu When enabled the first sample counted within the procedure is treated as the method blank The counts stored are used as the background value for all subsequent unknown sample counts within that procedure When COUNT is pressed the first time you will be prompted as follows Method Blank Enabled Insert Background Blank To Be Used For This Procedure Only Press Any Key As soon as a key is pressed iSolo will begin counting the sample When counting stops you are prompted to accept or reject the method blank background values If rejected the blank may be recounted If accepted the values stored for both alpha and beta counts per minute will be used as the background values in all subsequent calculations within that procedure The activity calculations will still use the efficiencies stored in the calibration associated with the procedure All printed reports for this procedure will reflect the use of the method blank The method blank continues to provide background data for the procedure until GROUP DONE is pressed and accepted The next time the procedure is run the first sample will again be used as the method blank This will continue until you disable the method blank through SETUP System Information The system information menu is used to set system identification information User s Manual ICN 9237000D 27 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 4 System Information gt 1 Unit ID 2 Unit Serial Number Di
34. the desired source to edit and press the Enter key Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Day prompt Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration day of the month 1 through 31 Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question If only the calibration day is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Calibration Year To enter the calibration year 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu Define Std Sources and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired source to edit and press the Enter key Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Year prompt Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration year 1980 through 2079 Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question If only the calibration year is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made User s Manual ICN 9237000D 47 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 48 Calibration Time The Calibration Time menu item allows you to enter the calibration time for a source including hours minutes and seconds from 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 Default time is Calibration Hou
35. to the next item in the System Information list 6 If you desire to only modify the Unit Serial Number pressing the Cancel key will return to the System Information Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Display All Unique IDs The Display All Unique IDs menu item allows you to view system unique identifica tions This will default to the current identifications To display all unique IDs l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 in the menu System Information and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Display All Unique IDs and press the Enter key 4 The following Solo system IDs are displayed for review These IDs are intended for future releases of iSolo firmware and should not be cleared or altered in any way User Procedure Calibrate Source Sample Report Smple Det Guard Det Users Manual ICN 9237000D 29 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 5 These are read only fields Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next item in the Sytem Information list Pressing Cancel will return to the System Information menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu Display MAC Address The Display MAC Address menu item allows you to view the system MAC Media Access Controller address This will default to the controller board MAC address To disp
36. use of incompatible batteries Power Power input of 9 to 15 V dc at 5 A maximum supplied by external universal power supply included as part of the iSolo Ethernet Future product enhancement USB Type B This is the connection for the USB cable for use with iLink USB Type A Future product enhancement Users Manual ICN 9237000D 11 Chapter 2 Quick Start Sample Slide The iSolo system has a built in sample slide Figure 4 The slide is manually oper ated To operate the slide simply use the attached handle to pull the counting drawer out to expose the sample holder The iSolo comes with a calibration source holder op tional sample specific holders can be purchased separately Figure 4 Solo with Counting Drawing Open An internal sensor is used to determine if the drawer is in the closed position for counting During counting if the sample slide is opened both an audible alarm and a warning message are displayed Caution All sample material must be contained below the top of the sample holder Any material protruding above the top of the sample holder may result in severe damage to the detector window and possible internal detector contamination Always use care to prevent sample material from being lost inside the sample slide P 12 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Sample Slide Inserting the Sample Holder To load the sample holder 1 Open the counting drawer 2 Align the
37. will return to the Define Report Menu Press the Cancel key again to return to the Select Report menu The Clear Last menu item allows you to delete the last field selection made to a report definition You can do this by 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 in the menu Define Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired report to define or modify and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Clear Last and press the Enter key The last field is removed from the report Repeat this process to delete additional data fields User s Manual ICN 9237000D 41 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 6 Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Report Menu Press the Cancel Print key again to return to the Select Report menu The Print menu item is used for testing report formats To print a report Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 in the menu Define Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired report to define or modify and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 Print and press the Enter key The report title and column headers are printed System returns to the Define Report Menu when print
38. 2 Yes to save the change s made Calibration Second To enter the calibration seconds value l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu Define Std Sources and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired source to edit and press the Enter key 4 Using the Enter key advance to the Enter Second prompt 5 Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration seconds value Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question 6 Ifonly the calibration second is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Calibration Activity DPM amp Uncertainty This menu item allows you to define the activity and uncertainty for a calibrated source in units of DPM disintegrations per minute Valid calibration activity entries are from 0 0 1 0 x 1018 default value is 0 0 Valid 1 sigma activity uncertainty en tries are from 0 0 1 0 x 1018 default value is 0 0 To enter the calibration activity in units in DPM 1 Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu Define STD Sources and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired source to edit and press the Enter key
39. 4 Using the Enter key advance to the Cal Activity DPM prompt Users Manual ICN 9237000D 49 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 50 5 Using the numeric keypad enter the radionuclide calibration activity in units of DPM Scientific notation is accepted Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question 6 Ifonly the calibration activity is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an erroror2 Yes to save the change s made 7 Ifthe uncertainty is to be entered enter the 1 sigma uncertainty value in DPM Scientific notation is accepted Press Enter to accept and advance to the next question 8 Ifonly the uncertainty is modified pressing the Cancel key will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Cal Sample Diameter The Cal Sample Diameter menu item allows you to defines the active diameter of the calibration source from 3 to 105 mm default value is 50 millimeters The iSolo system has the ability to make efficiency corrections based on the active di ameter of unknown samples It is critical therefore to identify the diameter of the ac tive surface of a calibration source to be used for iSolo calibrations To enter the diameter of a calibration source in millimeters l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu
40. 9f Week s ace bou ge Rr ee o X UE S Rub e A e Rs 68 User s Manual ICN 9237000D iii SISSE ket e a ais of ee te Ree Aig A eee te He ee ee Oa 68 Set Day OF MOMIA s s seen cs uh a teh Ro OR RR Bek OR IR ju oR BO ok GE RON e 69 See MR LC er avd oe eae Ree tees Ae aed Gee Ae 69 Set HOU se aw ele ey ee use 9 Re ORO RE EES ORE Ro Oe de ELE WR ROS 69 DEL Minute s er A A es ae BS 70 DEL OECONG RC ee lee oe os Gio o ee lat gener a oe it ee Se ee a 0 70 Define UsetS o c c wha ea bom Rok See READE OPER UR SO Yee RUE HELE 71 Clear OC 08 ccc hips op eed RN sg ae E qeu wea eee ados uda EC dep act es 71 Data Output Setups s rcs a ace me bh eee X ox pA A RDO A ad RO LE RUE ee wae 72 Output Modes 4 avr ele doce as dr Rr iow eom e RR ee ee aw Ge ee 72 Output Configuration s 44 2484 sae box Y RO eee op e m X RR e RN 73 Printer Enable is paac heb es d Roe UR qd Ue OUR RUE OUR AR RO PURO E k 74 Set Analysis Parms ss ios s e Ge ae ww P RUE Be eR de Ru UR eum luba 74 setup Test Pulser s ai sob Da gh eat HSE AE eee A dee deus 75 Pulser Amplitude s csore bee soe eR Y ER Y RR eS 75 Pulser On OLT i qoe dun Ru eot SAL SUE ORE Roa euo hes 76 Display Menu amp amp x xxx 644245 a x x cR o ee TT ViewMenu ccc rrr n n nnn 78 sample Data 2 4 48 exoka m agus e dM ele waa ko Desk Ru RO RUP E NS ou RR ans e 78 Calibration Datas ei zn os UE are eo o ek ee RUE AUR oe ww A ee 80 OC Data Display zoe bos eter gee tare en ee a
41. Count Presets parameters You can enter a value from 1 99 999 999 defaults to 99 999 999 To enter the Count Preset l Press the Setup key User s Manual ICN 9237000D 23 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 24 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 Count Presets and press the Enter key Enter the maximum number of Alpha or Beta counts to terminate data collection Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next parameter in the procedure Press the Cancel to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Activity Units The conversion factor converts sample alpha and beta counts into a desired unit of measure This is often used for converting the sample counts to a unit of activity other than DPM The resulting sample net activity will be multiplied by the selected factor The table below shows for each unit a description of that unit and its conversion fac tor You can choose from a pre defined unit or define your own Unit Description Factor 1 dpm Disintegration per minute 1 0 2 Bg Becquerel 1 66E 02 3 pCi
42. IT 110 Barcode Reader sse ae sse Go eo per ad ie deos oe el Bee ed o eR Rue ek REO 111 F Specifications i o mor be eee OEE ale AA 112 IPerlOrmanCe mq 112 Physical ex oe kw ERO EEE OR Re Oe EER GD RE ERE v X RES EOE Wunde s 113 Environmental pices sete GG Gok tees A as we tee ek ee oes Shane RUSSE hls 113 Rear Panel Connections s snore gie ai d apem a aep ee 113 Supplied ACCESSOTIES e s 4 s ae RE ea a e e RO E a a o e e E 114 User s Manual ICN 9237000D V vi The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System 1 Introduction A traditional approach for determining the activity of long lived radionuclides present in air is based on sampling a measured volume of air through a filter thus collecting radioactive dust particulate and measuring the filter at a later time with an alpha spec trometer The natural presence of Radon Rn and Thoron Rn gas in the atmo sphere represents a significant problem when trying to rapidly quantify such an activity e g without waiting for the Radon Thoron signatures to decay Alpha parti cles resulting from the decay of the daughters of the Radon Thoron isotopes down scatter into the lower energy region of the spectrum where signals indicative of the presence of long lived radionuclides would be detected It is this interference that must be determined and corrected for The Canberra iSolo instrument utilizes a series of algorithms to evaluate the Radon Thoron contributions to the spectrum to
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44. a A wo E OR ED d S as De 35 Edit Tate PP C rT rrm 40 Select Field M grieve Hos Gr ae er Gees Ge pede aero se a ee eee ae 40 Clear Last c aos sedem Se eR ewe a RE we Ee eee e a E 41 IW MEME PTT dUe ETT 42 OGroupummaty e daa RU Ra moto RE SOROR GE E GROEC A Re Sa we ERRORS eie e 42 Print Header 4 eos moree oom b RO RES RR EDL deste ROE Ee we e d e a 43 Defime Std Soutees 24 noon a Menke we oops ae dog t bebe ue ade Be ed og 44 Select User Sources amp sue ace oe par MER ESO UE Rag Ow dur AR RC RO SURE ES 44 Halle DayS co ele eats a ee et a eae O es wo lees Spe Re ees 45 Calibration Dates ai oec s es RU ew le gw Bee o a iode 46 Calibration Month 2 2 ee 46 Calibration Days 3 3 voy ves bestes pros cere Se ed oy ceo gd 47 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Calibration Y edr vsu eux adt om acd amp de oae dE PE de eu ies ee uus 47 Calibration Time sis usos esto e Ide ul Deu UR Pub lbs ok ew we 48 Cala bration oj c ER dE E 48 Calibration Minut 2c ome ede Eee ee eee ee som MUS VOR om XL RU eS 48 Calibration Second xoc ws upon dads RR Rue BO ewes RUE 49 Calibration Activity DPM amp Uncertainty 2e 49 Cal Sample Diameter s sceitse ea mew patete ko op RUE RE RES 50 Detector Parameters 20 odo eke a ee E Sog rSv e ee i ERE ae OE up 51 Guard Det HV o 3 8c a eg bo OE ue ROSS qm SOS RR e a EE AG us 51 Guard Det Threshold xc rss out dele e RE ee X RN ean eg o e decori 52
45. a Efficiency QC 2 B Efficiency QC 3 Background QC 4 B Background QC Select the QC parameter desired and press Enter The system will display all QC data points currently stored in the instrument The following column information is displayed for each data point View QC Data Date Data Description Status The date will reflect the date the data point was taken The data description is dependent on the type of data displayed The status tells whether the data point is within accepted limits or outside of the warning or lockout levels as defined by the QC procedure User s Manual ICN 9237000D 81 Chapter 6 Print Menu 6 Print Menu The front panel Print key provides access to a print menu where all print functions of the iSolo are available In many cases a report will automatically be printed when a procedure is run If an additional report must be printed without recounting samples and the sample data is still stored in the iSolo the report can be selected and printed from this menu The iSolo has on board battery backed up storage for 500 samples Keep in mind that for each batch counted an additional record is used for the Group Done indicator In order to prevent sample data from being inadvertently over written if the device de tects that the selected procedure s iteration will exceed the 500 record limit the iSolo will halt operation and display an Insufficient Memory error message A total of 500 records
46. a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure E Procedure E produces a AmCm spectrum at a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure F Procedure F produces a spectrum consisting of AmCm with a typical counting rate of 100 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure G Procedure G produces a spectrum consisting of U with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure H Procedure H produces a spectrum consisting of Pu with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm 4 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Front Panel Controls Procedure I Procedure I produces a spectrum consisting of AmCm with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure J Procedure J produces a Radon Thoron background spectrum with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Front Panel Controls The iSolo is completely controlled via front panel keys and a liquid crystal display LCD The keys are color coded and logically grouped Count data is displayed on the LCD See Figure 1 Power Dally 13 Aug 2004 13 06 37 Insert Sample Selected Procedure Smears Press lt Sel Procedure gt Press lt Count gt to Begin Display O O A Sel Procedure CANBERRA Figure 1 S
47. advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the background measurement time in minutes Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the number of individual background measurements Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Select the background blank source Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the o efficiency measurement time in minutes Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the number of individual a efficiency measurements Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Select the ot efficiency source Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the B efficiency measurement time in minutes Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Enter the number of individual B efficiency measurements Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition Select the D efficiency source Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the calibration definition
48. alendar are from January 1 1980 to December 31 2079 default date is January 1 1980 Valid entries for the clock are from 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 Set Day of Week To enter the Day of the Week Set Month Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 11 in the menu Set Date Time and press the Enter key The Select Day of Week menu is displayed Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the current Day of the Week and press the Enter key Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next question If only the Day of the Week is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Menu To enter the Month l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 11 in the menu Set 68 Date Time and press the Enter key Using the Enter key advance to the Select Month prompt Select the current Month from the menu displayed Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the current Month and press the Enter key Pressing the Enter key will automatically advance to the next question If only the Month is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup Menu The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Set Date Time Set Day of Month To enter the Day of the Month l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 11 in the menu Set Date
49. and an OFF selection disables the feature l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 in the menu Define QC Procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 in the menu Daily Bkg Params and press the Enter key The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System QC Lockout 5 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu QC Warning Limit and press the Enter key 6 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to the desired QC Warning Sigma and press the Enter key 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for the setting the warning level for the daily efficiency and daily f efficiency QC Lockout The QC Lockout feature allows the system to apply a simple test to the Daily Back ground Alpha Efficiency and Beta Efficiency to disable lockout the system if re sults exceed acceptance limits The QC Lockout feature compares the daily measurement to the QC chart reference parameter If the daily value exceeds the QC Lockout Y sigma limit then SYSTEM LOCKED VALUE EXCEEDS Y SIGMA LIMIT MUN CONTACT SUPERVISOR WORK KE is printed on the report and the system is disabled The Y sigma limit is programma ble as 1 2 3 4 or 5 and an OFF selection disables
50. anual ICN 9237000D 87 Appendix A Calibrating the System 88 Measuring the alpha and beta efficiencies for each system calibration For each step of the calibration appropriate parameters are entered from the menu choices The menu will automatically move to the following step as you select the pa rameters required for each procedure Note The default settings should be fine at least to get started for most users Entering Calibration Source Information Note A background blank Americium alpha and Strontium beta standard will al ready be defined when the unit is received These are the calibration sources used to test the system at the factory l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 in the menu Define Std Sources and press the key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired standard source to edit and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired standard source template and press the Enter key If the standard has been previously defined pressing the Enter key will prompt the user with the selected source type alpha beta or background blank Pre defined standards will default to the appropriate type of emitter 5 To modify the radionuclide name use the up down arrow keys to select characters and the right left arrow keys to select the character position Press the Ent
51. are available to store data PRINT MENU 1 Most Recent Grp 2 All Grps 3 Select Grp Rpt 4 System Reports Print Most Recent Group The most recent group of samples counted will be printed using the report template se lected in the counting procedure used to count this group of samples l Press the Print key 2 Move the gt cursor to 1 Most Recent Grp and press Enter 82 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Print All Groups PRINT MENU gt 1 Most Recent Grp Printing Report Press Cancel to Terminate PRINTER FAULT 1 Re try 2 Cancel Print 3 Printer OFF Report Completed Press Cancel 2 ALL Grps 3 Select Grp Rpt 4 System Reports Print All Groups Every group of samples counted and stored in memory will be printed using the report template selected in the counting procedure used to count each group of samples 1 Press the Print key 2 Move the gt cursor to 2 ALL Grps and press Enter PRINT MENU 1 Most Recent Grp gt 2 ALL Grps Printing Report Press Cancel to Terminate PRINTER FAULT 1 Re try 2 Cancel Print 3 Printer OFF 3 Select Grp Rpt 4 System Reports User s Manual ICN 9237000D 83 Chapter 6 Print Menu Print Selected Group Report This print menu item allows you to first select a procedure sample analysis calibra tion and QC as an identifier of which groups of counted samples to select for printing It then lets you select which record to print and which report
52. around after the maximum or minimum scales are reached Compensated Spectrum Pressing the View key a third time will show the radon compensated spectrum This display is characterized by the X axis appearing in the middle of the Y axis allowing negative data to appear below the X axis The left right up and down arrows modify the full scales the same as in the Raw Spectrum mode Calibration Data System calibration values can be reviewed by pressing the View key selecting View Calibration Data and then selecting the desired calibration The background and effi ciency values for the selected calibration are displayed Pressing the View key again will return the screen to the default display format showing remaining time for an ac tive count 1 Press the View key 2 Using the arrow keys move the cursor gt to item 2 View Calibration Data 3 Select the calibration to view The system will display the background and efficiencies for the selected calibration as shown Calibration 1 Bkg cpm Eff O 0 00 41 53 D 28 00 47 02 Pressing the left and right arrow keys will step the display through all ten stored calibrations 80 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System QC Data Display QC Data Display QC data is now available for display from within the View key menu To access from the main screen press View Select 3 View QC Data All of the QC data selections are shown in a menu QC Reports 1
53. ated sample detector gain adjustment To initiate the sample detector gain procedure Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 8 in the menu Detector Parameters and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 7 Sample Det Gain Proc and press the Enter key The iSolo will display on screen Insert Sample Selected Procedure Gain Calibration Press Sel Procedure or Press Count to begin Press the Count button to begin this procedure Using the down arrow select the 41Am source to be used for this calibration and press the Enter button The iSolo will display Gain Calibration Insert Am 241 Source Press Enter to continue Place the correct 4 Am source in the iSolo sample holder provided for calibrations and press the Enter button to continue The iSolo will begin the automatic gain adjustment displaying Time decrementing from 0 5 minutes Alpha counts Beta counts and Guard counts if the optional guard detector is installed After each count the iSolo will briefly display the result of this measurement at the bottom of the LCD display as Pass X of 10 Gain Error X XX The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Calibrations 8 When finished the iSolo will display the message SYS GAIN ADJUST COMPLETE Gain Error 0 00 Press Enter to Accept or Cancel to Reject You should press Enter and accept this gain adj
54. attery life is 12 hours The batteries are al ways being charged when the unit is powered from external power and the charge time is not dependant on whether or not the unit is operating If no batteries are present the unit can be operated without batteries installed then the LCD Battery Indicator will not be visible Display The Display key is used to adjust the display contrast and viewing angle for the best visibility The Display key is only active when the iSolo system is idle See Chapter 4 Display Menu for more details View The View key is used to view the calibration and sample data See Chapter 5 View Menu for more details Print From the Print key the system provides several print functions These allow you to print a report from the most recent group all groups select a specific group and report and system and procedure reports See Chapter 6 Print Menu for more details Bkg o Eff and Eff Keys Pre programmed hot keys linked to special count procedures to perform routine verifi cation of background and efficiency Select Procedure Key The Select Procedure key allows you to choose the desired counting procedure 1 Press the Sel Procedure key 2 Using the numeric keypad or the arrow keys position the cursor gt pointing to the desired procedure in the menu and press the Enter key User s Manual ICN 9237000D 7 Chapter 2 Quick Start Count Key Count Pause Resume The Count key a
55. cedure 58 calibration source 000 44 counting procedure 0005 17 custom teports iere oo apts RP eS ae 35 printer options 0 00 31 OC procedure 25 634 o reb ds 63 USER sie a hane gueeu qe tei es 71 Deleting a user o 71 Demo troubleshooting mode 3 Detector guard detector peut ja 31 PIPS detecto caida ia 103 sample detector ooooooooooooooooo 51 Display adjusting the backlight TI adjusting the contrast 004 TI Display menu TI E Editing AUS ide 71 calibration procedure name 58 117 calibration procedures 58 calibration source 000 44 counting procedure name 20 counting procedures 4 17 QC procedures ccr esu ERE RR 63 reports title 2i Ga este Seas 40 Efficiency calibration check starting 9i Entering alphanumeric characters 8 calibration source parameters 88 detector parameters 0 0 51 Entering data cacce e e o 10 Error message insufficient memory 15 82 protected memory corrupted 110 F Flash Loader Utility 99 G Guard detector high voltage esee ewe cee sist ene os 51 serial number oer di 53 threshold econ rro bara 52 H High voltage setting for guard detector
56. characters 5 Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the procedure definition 6 Ifonly the Conversion Factor and or Sigma are modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an error or 2 Yes to save the change s made Action Limits The Action Limits are user defined levels that are compared to the sample counts at the completion of the measurement and are used to create a report action flag The iSolo allows four individual alpha and beta action limits to be independently set for each user procedure Procedures A J Two additional lines in the report header area print the procedure action limit values User s Manual ICN 9237000D 25 Chapter 3 Setup Menu The action limit values can also be printed on the report by selecting Alpha Limit or Beta Limit as a field that is defined in the report The sample warning flags are printed in a Limit column as WARNING if the Warning level is exceeded and as ALARM if the Alarm Limit is exceeded Action Limits set the individual warning and alarm level limits for alpha and beta counts in the same units selected as the Conversion Factor You can enter a value from 0 00 to 1 0 x 10 To enter the Action Limits l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the
57. curity level and supervisor and user information for the iSolo The default setting is with the Security level is off The passkey is blank or space character To enter the Supervisor ID l Press the Setup key 2 Move the gt cursor to 2 Set Security Level or enter the number 2 on the keypad and press Enter 3 Enter default blank Passkey and press Enter 4 Select 1 Security OFF and press Enter to return to the Setup main menu 5 Move the cursor to 12 Define Users and press the Enter key 16 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Define Procedure 6 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to 10 Supervisor and press the Enter key If desired the Supervisor User Name may be edited by using the up down arrow keys or the numeric keypad to edit the letter and the left right arrow keys to move to the next or previous letter This ID may be up to 12 characters and or numbers Press Enter when finished The Enter Passkey screen allows the Supervisor to enter any 7 character combination of alphanumeric text as a passkey The Passkey is case sensitive Note It is recommended that if at all possible the Supervisor select a numeric passkey as this will be the most convenient to enter for system access This is the passkey for the Supervisor Make a note of the Supervisor passkey and keep it ina safe place Define Procedure The iSolo system counts analyzes and reports the resul
58. dramatically improve the signal to noise ratio of the long lived alpha emitting radionuclides About this Manual This manual contains the following chapters and appendices Chapter 1 Introduction this chapter is an introduction to the manual Chapter 2 Quick Start gives a brief introduction to the iSolo front and rear panel controls Chapters 3 through 6 describe in detail how to use the Setup Display View and Print menus The appendices offer useful information not usually needed in day to day operation User s Manual ICN 9237000D 1 Chapter 2 Quick Start 2 Quick Start The Quick Start chapter covers how to turn on the iSolo as well as a brief overview of the front and rear panel controls and how to use the sample slide Turning on the Solo The iSolo s power switch 1 0 controls power to the instrument Power is enabled when the switch is in the 1 position and disabled when the switch is in the 0 posi tion The power switch is located on the right side The Power LED glows when the instrument is powered Power ON Options You can choose from three power on options upon initialization of the unit To access the power on options you must hold the CANCEL key and cycle power on A System Initialization menu is displayed with the following choices 1 Cancel 2 System Reset 3 System Master Clear At this point the you must move the cursor to the desired selection or leave it at the default and
59. e Setup Printer Menu Pressing Cancel a second time will return you to the Setup menu LPT Timeout The LPT Timeout menu item allows you to set the time the system waits for a printer response before indicating an error You can enter from a value 0 to 30 seconds de fault is 10 seconds To set the LPT Timeout l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 5 in the menu Setup Printer and press the Enter key 34 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Define Report 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 LPT Timeout and press the Enter key 4 Enter the time in seconds to define the LPT Timeout Press the Enter key to accept and automatically return you to the Setup Printer Menu 5 Ifonly the LPT Timeout is modified pressing the Cancel key will return to the Setup menu Define Report The iSolo systems allows you to define custom reports with system and data fields of your own choosing There are ten programmable reports available in the system Four report formats are pre defined but may also be modified by the user A report can be from one to several fields wide Report width depends on the Charac ters Line parameter entered in the Printer Setup mode Each data field is ten characters wide therefore a printer setting of 90 characters per line allows up to nine fields to be printed in a report Using the Character Line menu item to print a lar
60. end File from the HyperTerminal menu as shown in Figure 9 ME Help Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Figure 9 Transferring Files 7 Select the file to be sent and Xmodem Protocol as shown in Figure 10 Wi Send File Folder C ACanberratiSoloWFirmware 367974 Filename CACanberraliSolo Firmwares 3679744357974 hex Protocol modern v Figure 10 Selecting the File to Transfer User s Manual ICN 9237000D 101 Appendix D Updating Solo Firmware 102 8 9 10 11 HyperTerminal will then transfer the firmware file to the unit as shown in Figure 11 Xmodem file send for iSeries Sending C Canberra iSolo Fimware 36797A 36797A hex Packet 1710 Enor checking Checksum Retries 0 Total retries 0 Last error File CETTTTTTTTTITITI 214Kof534K Elapsed 00 0256 Remaining 00 04 24 Throughput 1240 cps Figure 11 File Transfer in Process Completion of the transfer is indicated by the Done message iSeries gt l Start sending file via Xmodem protocol Done iSeries Turn off power to the iSeries instrument While holding down the Cancel key on the front panel apply power to the iSeries instrument If the firmware upgrade is significant the Master Clear sequence will happen automatically The Master Clear InitProtRAM InitUIDs EraseSpectrum and Power On
61. ener ee drap ee mendi deta OD ea Ode th Be RI RR 20 Select Calibration sose e dace oe es ER Ce We RU ems eee Oo ELE WR E EC 20 Unk Sample Diameter us doge p n LO Rowe oq Rcx eee Ad 21 Select Repotts 2 2e domu as See xut moxoP oA m mE us E RO E Gran e Eod eec edes 21 COUNTER aan ee he HR eR a de ee 22 Sample IteratiOBs e sa Gre debe ee is ee ee ee A nc Be 23 Count Presets ce ta eee ee ee RO Wo We OR e Be RW ee Re we Ean 23 Activity UNITS ss e tog a pares AR a ees Se e A e edo apos 24 Acton LAMIS ls a ee Se Maes ave aa Se AON e A be woe a ee 25 Method Blank Enable ss m goete ee 26 System InfOrmatiOn scr ow Be ep Sa te hh S Wd dhe we gee ee 27 Unt ID iris Soe RO 4 aie A AG RU GIA A A Ch REESE OR 28 Uit Serial Numbef ear o A ee MG dec vie SOA Be aie Ee d 28 Display All Unique IDS is oe ie sk Ruso AO wo a a ee S ES we 29 Display MAC Address o q i bi seo o obo o o o b e nm OE RRS E 30 View DAQ BD Parameters ll es sss 30 Version Information 31 setup Printet 5 49 wk OR RR 6 op OE PUO E SOR Y oh OX OR OSE P Y Yo y RR e 31 Character Lie uu uix vues odes xen XR Us ee odore do edo bo qs 32 Left Maret 4m ob R ER REDE RHE RO ROG Who e ERE BUR 32 Lines Pag uh sce do s Rub wy eed Roe RE ho we eg oe Rer UP a he we wd podes 33 Top Margit 2 mod es eee ae eR RARA 33 Bottom Margin eoe 2236 P Roe o Ox e 9 ow EUR OER Cee PUR P y E ee be 34 LPT Limeoutz a 2e Roue X oS Ae XL add ER C de XR eo mos 34 Define Report 4 2o sk 4 a
62. entific notation is accepted Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question Enter the 1 sigma activity uncertainty value and press the Enter key Repeat steps 1 14 for each calibration source or press the Cancel key to return to the Setup menu Selecting Output Mode To select the output mode perform the following steps From the top level menu Solo idle and date and time of day displayed at the top of the LCD press the Setup key and select item 14 Data Output Setup from the menu and press Enter Select Data Output Modes from the menu and press Enter Select Print End Of Group and press Enter to automatically return to the top level menu Modifying Calibration Procedures To modify a calibration procedure perform the following steps ji 2 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 9 in the menu Calibrations and press the Enter key Users Manual ICN 9237000D 89 Appendix A Calibrating the System 90 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Define Calibration and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the calibration 1 through 10 and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Edit Cal Name and press the Enter key Modify the Calibration Name Press the Enter key to accept and automatically
63. ently To modify a particular character press the Right Left arrow keys to position the cursor under the character to modify Use the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through the lower case and upper case alphabetical characters special characters and numerals See Table 1 When the desired character is located release the arrow key Repeat this process for each character until the desired text has been displayed The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System 6 Press the Enter key to accept Numeric Keypad Table 1 Alphanumeric Characters A a B b C C i D d E e B F f Y G g 0 H h 1 2 J j 3 K k 4 L l 5 M m 6 N n 7 O o 8 P p 9 Q q R r S S T t U u V V W Ww X X Y y Z Zz An 11 key numeric keypad is used to provide data entry User s Manual ICN 9237000D Front Panel Controls Chapter 2 Quick Start Enter Cancel and Setup Keys Special function keys to confirm data entry and to cancel an operation are provided A special key that allows you to enter the System Setup is located on the front control panel Special key function Enter The Enter key allows you to confirm data entry In Procedure defini tion this key serves to enter the defined or new data and automatically advance to the next question The Enter key is disabled during count ing Cancel The Cancel key has s
64. er from the unit before cleaning Use only a soft cloth dampened with warm water and make sure unit is fully dry before restoring power With exception to the PIPS detector as discussed in Appendix E Technical Reference there are no internal adjustments or maintenance required Any repairs or maintenance should be performed by a qualified Canberra service representative Failure to use exact replacement components or failure to reassemble the unit as delivered may affect the unit s compliance with the specified EU requirements User s Manual ICN 9237000D 115 116 Notes The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Index A About this manual 1 Access to print functions 82 Action limits ren 25 OD TEPOMS i cara is ss 26 Activity units as s p o o 24 pre defined ss oorr RR es 24 user defined viano ta nes 25 Alert charge status of battery 6 if sample drawer is open 12 Alpha efficiency parameters for calibration procedures 60 for QC procedures ice eee ea en 64 B Background calibration check starting 7 Background parameters for calibration procedures 59 for QC procedures 0 000000 63 Backlight screen TI Barcode reader os 56939 c Rs 111 Batch counting completing the count 8 Battery Changin cosmo be etRER NES 108 charge status indicator 6
65. er key to accept and advance to the next question 6 Using the numeric keypad enter the radionuclide half life in days using scientific notation as needed The format is n nnE ee Use the up down arrow keys to select the digit sign or E and the right left arrow keys to select the position Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question 7 Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the month of calibration January through December Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question 8 Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration day of the month 1 through 31 Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System 10 11 12 13 14 15 Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration year 1980 through 2079 Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the hour of calibration Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration minutes value Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question Using the arrow keys or the numeric keypad enter the calibration seconds value Press the Enter key to accept and advance to the next question Using the numeric keypad enter the radionuclide calibration activity in units of DPM Sci
66. eriod of one 1 year from the date of shipment of such equipment and B services performed by us in connection with such equipment such as site supervision and installation services relating to the equipment shall be free from defects for a period of one 1 year from the date of performance of such services If defects in materials or workmanship are discovered within the applicable warranty period as set forth above we shall at our option and cost A in the case of defective software or equipment either repair or replace the software or equipment or B in the case of defective services reperform such services LIMITATIONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES WHETHER STATUTORY WRITTEN ORAL EXPRESSED IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE SHALL APPLY IN NO EVENT SHALL CANBERRA HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL EXEMPLARY PUNITIVE INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER AS A RESULT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT LIABILITY INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT DURING THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD AT CANBERRA S COST OR IN THE CASE OF DEFECTIVE SERVICES REPERFORMANCE AT CANBERRA S COST IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS Our warranty does not cover damage to equipment which has been altered o
67. etector This section covers how to properly clean the PIPS detector Warning You must never use Acetone to clean the PIPS detector Acetone attacks the conductive rubber and rubber particles are deposited onto the sensitive edge of the detector inside the detector housing The PIPS detector can be cleaned to remove oil film fingerprints or dust particles on the surface Some recoil contamination can be removed by cleaning as well but recoil particles are often imbedded in the surface and cannot be entirely removed To clean standard PIPS detectors first blow dry air or N gas on the surface to remove particles that might cause scratches in the subsequent cleaning steps Then use swabs Texwipe model TX762 moistened with Propanol 2 Avoid excess wetting of the swabs Wipe very gently from the edge of the detector to the center in order to avoid pushing contaminated dust into the bevel of the housing where it is very difficult to remove Repeat the cleaning treatment with fresh swaps to eliminate traces of contamination Blow dry with dry air or N gas across the detector surface and put under vacuum for 15 minutes or heat to 50 C for an hour to remove residual moisture before installing the detector and applying bias Note Cleaning is generally not effective in curing problems of leakage current radi ation damage or excess condensing water vapour Neither will it repair physi cal damage to the junction s Suspect detectors sho
68. everal different functions During counting the Cancel key stops counting You can choose to delete or store data When used during system programming or data entry the Cancel key allows you to return to the previous menu of a submenu Setup The Setup key allows you to enter into the main system menu The Setup menu provides access to many other functions including edit ing count procedures security printer setup data entry of calibration standards and other functions Rear Panel Controls and Connectors The rear panel of iSolo is shown in Figure 3 Located on the rear panel are connections for line power parallel printer port and RS 232 communications port Figure 3 Solo Rear Panel 10 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Rear Panel Controls and Connectors Printer This connector is used to attach the iSolo to a printer The standard printer recom mended for use is the Oki ML 320 Turbo RS 232 This connector is used to attach the iSolo to a computer or data logger for data trans fer Batteries Two battery holders contain three D size NiMH batteries Refer to Appendix E Tech nical Reference on how to install and care for the batteries Caution Use of non rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries other than those supplied or recommended by Canberra may cause an explosion or other fire hazard resulting in personal injury Canberra is not liable for personal injury or damage resulting from the
69. ey to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the Define QC Procedure definition 9 Select the daily B efficiency lockout level Default value is O off Press the Enter key to accept and automatically return to the Define QC Procedure menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 Noifthechange wasanerroror2 Yes to save the change s made Execute QC Procedure The Execute QC Procedure menu is used to execute the QC procedure 10 Quality Control QC Sequences 2 Execute QC Procedure gt 1 Daily Q Efficiency 2 Daily B Efficiency 3 Daily Background Daily o Efficiency The Daily Efficiency menu item initiates the daily a efficiency measurement To initiate the Daily o Efficiency l Press the Setup key 2 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 10 in the menu Quality Control and press the Enter key 3 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 2 Execute QC Procedure and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Daily o Efficiency and press the Enter key 66 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Quality Control 5 Follow the on screen directions for the daily efficiency measurement Daily B Efficiency The Daily B Efficiency menu item initiates the daily B efficiency measurement To initiate the Daily B Efficiency l Press the Setup key
70. ger number of characters per line allows a report to have more fields per line After you have selected the report to define the following sub menu items are avail able 6 Define Reports Select Report 1 SAMPLE ACTIVITY Define Report gt 1 2 OU Ae UW Users Manual ICN 9237000D Edit Title Select Field Clear Last Print Group Summary Print Header 35 Chapter 3 Setup Menu Complete List of Report Field Selections Channel Attributes Description Sample Sample Num ltr Sample number incremental in a batch sample iteration Sample ID Alphanumeric Sample ID Date Count date Start time Time of day the sample was started End time Time of day the sample was finished Time Time Count time minutes Alpha Procedure Activity Alpha activity is printed in the unit dpm Bq uCi nCi pCi or user defined K selected in the procedure used to perform the analysis Gross Counts Alpha gross counts no background subtraction Net Counts Alpha gross counts with background subtracted CPM Alpha counts per minute no background subtraction Net CPM Apha counts per minute with background subtracted Activity X Sigma Total uncertainty associated with above alpha Procedure Activity Gross Counts Net Counts CPM or Net CPM Decision Level Report decision level for above alpha Procedure Activity Gross Counts Net Counts CPM or Net CPM Limit Action Li
71. he change s made Unk Sample Diameter The Unknown Sample Diameter menu item allows you to enter the active diameter of a user sample from 3 0 to 105 0 millimeters The default value is 50 00 millimeters To enter the active diameter of the user sample 1 Press the Setup key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 in the menu Define Procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys select the procedure and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 3 Unk Sample Diameter and press the Enter key Enter the active diameter of the user sample in millimeters Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next parameter in the procedure Press the Cancel key to return to the Define Procedure Menu Pressing the Cancel key again will bring up a Save Changes question Select 1 No if the change was an erroror 2 Yes to save the change s made Select Report The Select Report menu item allows you to select the report to be printed when sam ples are counted using a procedure Ten reports are available Report definition is ex plained in Define Report on page 35 Report selections are NYA OW BP WN FP SAMPLE ACTIVITY pre defined ALPHA COMPENSATED DATA pre defined RAW DATA pre defined NCPM DATA pre defined User Report User Report User Report User s Manual ICN 9237000D 21 Chapter 3 Setup Menu 22 8
72. he cursor gt to item 1 Define Calibration and press the Enter key 4 Using the arrow keys select the calibration and press the Enter key 5 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 4 B Eff Cal Parameters and press the Enter key 6 Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 1 Count Time and press the Enter key 7 Enter the f efficiency measurement time in minutes Default value is 1 minute Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the B Cal Parameters definition 8 Enter the number of times the individual B efficiency measurement is to be counted Default value is 10 Press the Enter key to accept and automatically advance to the next question in the B Cal Parameters definition 9 Select the B efficiency source Press the Enter key to accept and return you to the Define Calibration X screen Users Manual ICN 9237000D 61 Chapter 3 Setup Menu Execute Calibration Selecting the Execute Calibration menu item will start a calibration procedure 9 Calibrations 2 Execute Procedure Select Calibration gt 1 Calibration 1 Execute Calibration 1 1 Background 2 a Efficiency 3 B Efficiency Calibration 2 Calibration Calibration Calibration Calibration Calibration Calibration Calibration e 00 10U0U FW ND e DYD WANA UWF W O Calibration 1 Move the gt cursor to the procedure to be executed a
73. he sample data on printed reports from iSolo if the Sample ID field within the report definition is selected User s Manual ICN 9237000D 111 Appendix F Specifications F Specifications Notes For complete list of accessories please refer to the iSolo Alpha Beta Counting System Super Spec Sheet Performance specifications are guaranteed at the Canberra manufacturing facility Performance BACKGROUND Sample detector threshold set at 125 keV and guard detector discriminator set at 10 Model SOLO300U unguarded Alpha 0 10 cpm guaranteed Beta 33 0 cpm guaranteed Model SOLO300G guarded Alpha 0 08 cpm guaranteed Beta 12 0 cpm guaranteed 0 08 cpm typical 25 0 cpm typical 0 05 cpm typical 9 0 cpm typical Note Alpha background for 3 0 MeV to 9 6 MeV and Beta background for 125 keV to 2 2 MeV EFFICIENCY Guaranteed 50 mm efficiency 21Am alpha 30 0 Sr beta 22 0 Typical efficiency Source 16 mm 25 mm 36 mm 50 mm 241Am alpha 39 9 39 5 38 2 33 8 Sr beta 29 6 29 3 28 4 25 1 6 Co beta 12 0 11 8 11 5 10 1 112 The Solo Alpha Beta Counting System Physical Note Efficiencies based on a 2000 mm area 300 um sensitive depth PIPS detector Physical DISPLAY 160 x 80 pixel LCD graphic display with LED backlight 67 2 x 33 6 mm high viewing area with 0 39 x 0 39 mm pixel size COMPATIBLE FILTER SIZES Loose filters up t
74. her sample in the sample holder and count it as part of this original group User s Manual ICN 9237000D 93 Appendix C System QC Charts C System QC Charts The iSolo includes a versatile QC Charting function that allows background and effi ciency QC information to be tracked over time The QC Chart features a 90 point moving window that allows multiple points per day to be included in the chart The Printer Setup default is 90 characters per line to allow the time of day to be included for each measurement QC Chart Reference One of the ten available calibrations is chosen as the reference for the efficiency QC charts This allows either a normal system calibration or as a secondary reference es tablished for a QC check source to be used as the reference for the efficiency QC charts This feature allows the daily QC check sources to be different than the sys tem calibration sources QC Warnings 94 The QC Warning feature allows the system to apply a simple test to the Daily Back ground Alpha Efficiency and Beta Efficiency to flag results that should be reviewed by the supervisor The QC Warning feature compares the daily measurement to the QC chart reference parameter If the daily value exceeds the QC Warning X sigma limit but is less than the QC Lockout Y sigma limit then WARNING Value exceeds X sigma limit is printed on the report The X sigma limit is programmable as X 1 2 3 4 or 5
75. hnique to place the upper energy edge of the prominent Am calibration source at a specific reference channel of the internal Multi Channel Analyzer The system en ergy calibration is common to the 10 independent system efficiency and background calibrations Once the system gain calibration has been established the system background perfor mance and efficiency are then measured The resultant background and efficiency val ues are unique to the selected calibration Background and efficiency measurements must be repeated for each unique system calibration that is being established Although the system is calibrated as part of the manufacturing process good labora tory practice dictates that the system should be re calibrated using calibration sources appropriate for your procedures and samples Note The sample detector settings and gain adjustment do not need to be redone The detector used to test your system is also the detector shipped with your system and these parameters do not change Prior to beginning system calibration the calibration procedures used should be defined In most cases the default settings can be used and will give optimum system performance In summary a complete system calibration includes the following Entering calibration source information Selecting the output mode Modifying if necessary calibration procedures Measuring the alpha and beta backgrounds for each system calibration User s M
76. iSolo Alpha Beta Counting system 9237000E V1 12 User s Manual Copyright 2008 Canberra Industries Inc All rights reserved The material in this document including all information pictures graphics and text is the property of Canberra Industries Inc and is protected by U S copyright laws and international copyright conventions Canberra expressly grants the purchaser of this product the right to copy any material in this document for the purchaser s own use including as part of a submission to regulatory or legal authorities pursuant to the purchaser s legitimate business needs No material in this document may be copied by any third party or used for any commercial purpose or for any use other than that granted to the purchaser without the written permission of Canberra Industries Inc Canberra Industries 800 Research Parkway Meriden CT 06450 Tel 203 238 2351 FAX 203 235 1347 http www canberra com The information in this document describes the product as accurately as possible but is subject to change without notice Printed in the United States of America iSolo and PIPS are registered trademarks of Canberra Industries Inc Link and iSeries are trademarks of Canberra Industries Inc HyperTerminal is a trademark of Hilgraeve Inc Texwipe is a registered trademark of ITW Texwipe Table of Contents 1 Introduction uodaecy ooo Eos ORO Row yc Xo ox m 0 ow wo d About this Manuals te dos eR
77. ibrations and o Daily Efficiency QC Checks When in the demo mode and performing an o Efficiency Calibration or a Daily Effi ciency QC Check the pulser produces a spectrum with a statistical distribution similar to that of an actual Am efficiency measurement and a counting rate of 35 of the decay corrected rate of the selected calibration source User s Manual ICN 9237000D 3 Chapter 2 Quick Start B Efficiency Calibrations and p Daily Efficiency QC Checks When in the demo mode and performing a B Efficiency Calibration or B Daily Effi ciency QC Check the pulser produces a spectrum with a statistical distribution similar to that of an actual Sr Y efficiency measurement and a counting rate of 25 of the decay corrected rate of the selected calibration source User Procedure When in the demo mode and performing a User Procedure measurement the pulser produces a spectrum with the following statistical distributions and counting rates Procedure A Procedure A produces a U spectrum at a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure B Procedure B produces a spectrum consisting of U with a typical counting rate of 100 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure C Procedure C produces a 7 Pu spectrum at a typical counting rate of 1000 cpm Procedure D Procedure D produces a spectrum consisting of Pu with a typical counting rate of 100 cpm mixed a Radon Thoron background with
78. ine Report and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to select the desired report to define or modify and press the Enter key Using the arrow keys position the cursor gt to item 6 Print Header and press the Enter key The cursor gt will identify the current selection Select Print Header mode desired OFF Disable or ON Enable and press the Enter key to return to the Define Report main menu Press the Cancel key to return to the Select Report menu Users Manual ICN 9237000D 43 Chapter 3 Setup Menu Define Std Sources Twenty six User Sources can be defined and stored in the iSolo memory for system calibration The iSolo contains a built in isotope library of the eleven most likely iso topes you might choose for system calibration Isotopes not included on this list may be manually entered The system will decay correct the activity for each source for ef ficiency calculations When received the Solo will have three User Sources already entered a BkgBlank Background Blank an 4 Am alpha standard required for system gain calibration and a Sr beta standard These are the sources