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EPD TruDose Quick Start Guide v01 June 2018
Quick Start Guide
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Thermo Scientific EPD TruDose Quick Start Guide
External Features Label Recess • Place for color coding populations using COTS “dots”
Ultra Bright LED • Visible from the top and the front
Infrared Interface • Provides communication to/from the EPD
Select Button • Enables users to move through the menus and select functions
Detector Marking • Indicates EPD type: β – Beta γ - Gamma
LCD Display • Shows parameters and/or functionality as selected by the buttons
Sounder
• Audible indicator of an alarm
Navigate Button • Dual button design simplifies navigation, reduces training required to operate
Beta Window
• Covers the β detector (Only the EPD TruDose G version has the cover cap)
Battery Compartment • Front load, secured with screws in the back
For further operating instructions and Thermo Scientific™ EPD TruDose™ details, please refer to the User Manual.
Insert/Replace Battery
Wearing The EPD TruDose should be worn under the direction of the Health Physicist. For most operating conditions, it is recommended that the EPD TruDose be worn on the outside of any protective clothing. Note that the buttons should be facing outwards.
1. Unscrew battery hatch
2. Use battery hatch recess to open cover
Attached to belt
3. Insert the battery
Lanyard
Worn inside breast pocket
Note battery polarity markings
4. Replace battery hatch and reinsert screws.
Select and Navigate Buttons Lanyard Fixing
Clip Assembly
Alternative Lanyard Fixing EPD Label
Select • Used to select a given display or action a command.
Navigate • Used to navigate from one display to another.
EPD TruDose Quick Start Guide
Display Menu Navigate Structure Power Off
Clear Dose
Bluetooth On/Off
Audible/Visual Alarms On/Off
Hp10
Dose
Rate
Dose Alarm
Dose Warning
Dose Rate Alarm
Dose Rate Warning
Total Dose (∑)
Peak Dose Rate (Pk)
Hp07
Dose
Rate
Dose Alarm
Dose Warning
Dose Rate Alarm
Dose Rate Warning
Total Dose
Peak Dose Rate
Assignment
Wearer Name
Wearer ID#
Task Name
Task#
Time Remaining
Time Remaining
% of total Hp10 dose received
Diagnostic
Counts
Version
Cal Due Date
Run Confirmation Test
Operations
•
Alarm Demo
Indicates Screen can be pinned; could be enabled as a Quick Access display
• Key Actions (e.g. Clear Dose, Turn Off, run conf test) require confirmation to execute (can’t be done accidentally)
To Turn ON/OFF
Measurement Display Layout
1. To Turn On:
Units Area
Numeric Area
Measurement Identity Area
Example Dose Display
256.3µSv Hp10 Example Rate Display
242.0
mrem/h
Hp10
EPD TruDose Quick Start Guide
Chrome Right
Chrome Left
LCD Display Layout
a. At the
OFF
b. At the
screen, double press screen, press
Note: On display is used to prompt the user to turn the unit on. If no button is pressed during the 2 second timeout, the display will revert to the Off Mode Display.
2. To Turn Off: a. At the
24.6µSvHp10 screen, double press
b. At the
Menu
screen, press
c. At the
Operations
screen, press
d. At the
screen, press
e. At the
screen, press
f. The unit will now be off.
OFF
Typical Dose Display Screens Hp10
Menu Display
3.3µSv Hp10
Dose
0.1µSv Hp10
Dose Rate
150.0µSvHp10
Dose Alarm
100.0µSvHp10
Dose Warning
75.0µSvHp10
Dose Rate Alarm
50.0µSvHp10
Dose Rate Warning
3.6µSvHp10
Total Dose
0.6µSv Pk Hp10
Peak Dose Rate
EPD TruDose-G
EPD TruDose-B
Note: The EPD TruDose-G is similar except the Beta window is replaced with a plastic dome.
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