Table of Contents
1Tracerco PEDs ......................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 PEDs.............................................................................................................................................................5
1.3 Interface........................................................................................................................................................6
2Functional Description...........................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Readings screen...........................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Dose and dose rate measurement ...............................................................................................................8
2.3 Dose rate overload........................................................................................................................................8
2.4 Alarms...........................................................................................................................................................8
2.4.1 Dose alarms..............................................................................................................................................9
2.4.2 Dose rate alarms.......................................................................................................................................9
2.4.3 Alarm messages (PED+ and PED-ER+) ..................................................................................................9
2.4.4 Dose rate overload....................................................................................................................................9
2.5 Data logging................................................................................................................................................10
2.6 Tasks...........................................................................................................................................................10
2.7 Discrete mode.............................................................................................................................................11
2.8 Handheld mode (PED+ and PED-ER+)......................................................................................................11
2.9 GPS logging (PED+ and PED-ER+)...........................................................................................................12
2.10 Battery life...................................................................................................................................................12
2.10.1 PED Blue, PED-ER, and PED-IS........................................................................................................12
2.10.2 PED+ and PED-ER+...........................................................................................................................13
3Operation.............................................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Setting up PEDs..........................................................................................................................................14
3.2 Start up and shut down...............................................................................................................................14
3.3 Navigating the menus.................................................................................................................................15
3.3.1 Main menu..............................................................................................................................................15
3.3.2 Settings menu.........................................................................................................................................16
3.4 Wearing PEDs ............................................................................................................................................17
3.5 Working with tasks......................................................................................................................................17
3.6 Working in the discrete mode.....................................................................................................................17
3.7 Using a PED+ or PED-ER+ in the handheld mode ....................................................................................18
3.8 Pop-up messages.......................................................................................................................................19
3.9 Warning messages.....................................................................................................................................19
3.9.1 Non-critical warnings...............................................................................................................................19