FLIR identiFINDER R200 User manual

FLIR identiFINDER® R200
Spectroscopic Personal
Radiation Detector
FLIR®__identiFINDER® R200 /en/March 2017

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Product FLIR® identiFINDER® R200
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Contents
Contents ii
Welcome 1
Chapter 1Welcome 2
Product Excellence 3
1.1 Conventions Used in This Document 5
1.2 Safety Warnings 6
1.3 Before First Use 7
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A Word about Batteries 7
1.4 Description 11
1.5 Unpacking and Identifying Accessories 12
Chapter 2Operating the identiFINDER® R200 14
Scanning an item 15
2.1 The FLIR identiFINDER R200 Display 16
2.1.1 Status Bar 17
2.1.2 Desktop 17
2.1.3 Task Bar 17
Quick Links to commands, menus and specifications 18
Icons and associated functions and commands, defined 19
2.1.4 Toggling between the Dose Rate and Count Rate Screens 22
Status LEDs 23
2.2 FLIR identiFINDER R200 Interface 24
2.2.1 Keys 25
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2.2.2 Basic Commands 25
2.2.3 Menus 28
Device 31
Radiation 37
Key 38
Service 40
Data 42
2.2.4 Passwords 43
2.2.5 Screenshots 44
2.3 Holster 44
2.4 Startup 46
2.5 Shut Down 47
2.6 Resetting Values to Factory Presets 47
Chapter 3Field Operating Guide 49
3.1 Powering On/Off and Checking the Instrument 49
3.2 Observing the Environment 50
3.2.1 Gamma Radiation Survey 50
3.3 Locating a Radiation Source 51
3.4 Identification 52
3.5 Transfer, Connection and Communication with a Computer 55
3.5.1 FLIR identiFINDER R200 Connection Settings 55
Method to transfer to remote server 57
Pairing with Bluetooth Devices (Cell Phones) 57
Bluetooth 58
Device Settings 58
Chapter 4Modes 59
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4.1 Dose Rate 59
The Meter 60
Digital 60
4.1.1 Overload Condition 61
4.2 Finder 62
Finder Background 62
Control Limit 62
4.3 Identification 64
4.4 Automated 66
4.5 Acquiring Spectra from a Remote Platform via USB 67
Chapter 5Alarms 69
5.1 Alarms for RadiationLevels 69
5.2 Sigma Alarms 70
A pellet and a photon 71
The Bottom Line on Sigma 72
Chapter 6Connecting to a Local Computer 73
6.1 Plugging and Unplugging 73
6.2 As a Mass Storage Device 74
6.2.1 FLIR identiFINDER R200 Connection Settings 74
6.3 Preparing the USB Network Connection on a Computer 76
6.4 Using the Network Connection 76
Chapter 7Using the Web Server 77
R200.FLIR (http://172.16.0.1/ ) 77
7.1 The Home Page 77
7.2 Webserver Settings 78
7.2.1 Device 78
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Connect 78
Indicators 79
Records 79
Radiation 80
Entering the Password 80
ID Options 81
Dose Rate 82
Alarm Threshold 82
7.2.2 Service 83
7.2.3 Nuclide List 84
7.3 Data Tab on the Webserver 85
7.3.1 Selecting a Spectra File 86
7.3.2 Viewing the spectra 86
7.3.3 Webserver Alarm List 88
CHAPTER 8Powering the identiFINDER® R200 89
8.1 External Power Sources 89
8.2 Charging the FLIR identiFINDER R200 90
Connect to Wall Outlet via the Adapter 90
Observe the Power Indicator 90
8.2.1 Charging Durations 90
8.3 Battery Power Saving Tips 91
Backlight Brightness and Timeout 91
Communication via Bluetooth 91
Bluetooth Periphery 91
Bluetooth SPP 91
Finder Mode 91
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Appendixes 92
A.1 FLIR identiFINDER R200: Specifications 93
A.2 Accessories 98
A.3 Detector Positions 100
A.4 Optimum Illumination of Detector Crystals 101
A.5 Certificates 102
Appendix B 104
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B1:Field Maintenance 104
B2: Firmware Installation 105
C : Nuclide Library 109
Nuclide Library 109
After Sales Service and Support 122
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Welcome
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Chapter 1 Welcome
The FLIR identiFINDER®R200, engineered and manufactured by FLIR Detection is a digital, self-contained,
battery-powered instrument that puts the power of gamma spectroscopy in the palm of the hand.
It is part of the FLIR Detection family of instruments designed to provide critical capabilities required in a
wide range of mission circumstances. Such capabilities include:
lsearch for sources of gamma radiation or scan areas contaminated with gamma radionuclides,
lautomatic identification of radionuclides by analysis of gamma ray spectra,
lgamma dose and dose rate measurements.
The FLIR identiFINDER®R200 combines the features of a Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) with the power
of a Radioisotope Identifier (RIID) into one small, convenient and robust package.
Since the design of the FLIR identiFINDER®R200 is especially ruggedized, AND given the com-
ponents require no user-directed maintenance, it will never be required that the end-user open
the instrument, or remove any tamper-proof labeling. Doing so invalidates the warranty, and
could cause irreparable damage to the detector.
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Product Excellence
Product Excellence
The FLIR identiFINDER R200 utilizes the same reliable advanced technology that is deployed in the
well-known R400 family of instruments. We offer a family of hand-held products to address the various
applications operators will encounter while ensuring operators will be presented with the same screens,
information, and operation between all our devices.
The FLIR identiFINDER R200 integrates with Microsoft Windows 7 and later.
Web browsers that may be used to connect to the FLIR identiFINDER R200 include Google
Chrome®, Microsoft®Internet Explorer 11*, and Mozilla Firefox®.
*If there are concerns in using Internet Explorer 11 as the browser interface to the FLIR identiFINDER
R200, clear the checkbox for compatibility (in IE 11), as illustrated below.
Figure 1-1 If having concerns in using Internet Explorer 11 - 1) click the "Tools" icon (upper-right portion
of browser - a "cog"icon), 2) from the drop-down menu, select "compatibility Settings", and 3) clear the
check box for "Display intranet sites in Compatibility View".
The FLIR identiFINDER R200 is designed for the survey of objects ranging from small packages to use in
the search for illicit trafficking of radioactive material or for the monitor of medical waste or scrap metal.
It will detect and identify radioactive materials. If the type or quantity of radioactive material exceeds pre-
set alarm levels then this information will be provided to you. In particular, the FLIR identiFINDER R200
will identify threat objects *.
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