Operation of Personal Radiation Detectors Polimaster PM1703M

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Operation of Personal Radiation
DetectorsPolimaster PM1703M
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PM1703M Personal Radiation Detector
Alarm light
Battery case
Infra red connection to PC
Display
Clip for belt
MODE button
LIGHT button
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PM1703M (back cover)
GM tube and the detectors sensitive point
Clip for belt
CsI detector and the detectors sensitive point
Battery compartment for one AA battery
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PM1703M Display

• Counts per second (cps) display unit s-1
  (pulses per sec) Uncertainty in
• Dose rate display unit µSv/h (micro
  Sievert/hour) Uncertainty in

switch between displays
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Working with the Polimaster PRD

• Switching On press MODE button
• Automatic test of alarm indicators (LED, sound,
  vibration)
• Display check, firmware version
• Battery check (batt)
• Device self-test (test)
• Background measurement (cal) is taken for 30
  seconds
• Pager is ready for use!
• Monitoring mode wear the pager on the belt
  during your normal activities
• Search Mode Automatically activated in case of
  an alarm
• Switching Off Press and hold LIGHT button until
  pager is switching OFF

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IAEA Default Setting and PM1703 Menu

• Detection alarm based on background, safety alarm
  set at 100 µSv/h
• Limited Menu Selection on PRD
• Recalibration of the background (CAL)
• Alarm indicator vibration ON OFF
• Alarm indicator sound ON OFF
• Changing Modes
• Press MODE button until calibration display (CAL)
  is visible
• Press MODE button again -gt Audio ON-OFF
  selection by LIGHT button
• Press MODE button again -gt Vibration ON-OFF
  selection by LIGHT button

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Polimaster PRD in Search Mode

• Automatic activation of the search mode
• Count rate, frequency of acoustic and light
  pulses varies with radiation strength
• Move detector slowly (lt 0.5 m/s) and close to the
  surface
• Keep 5-10 cm from surface to avoid possible
  contamination
• Do not shield the sensitive point with your
  fingers

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Data Transfer and Communication
Hard and software components

• IR USB stick
• Software for reading out alarm logbook and
  changing detector setup