Ludlum Measurements 3001 User manual

Model 3001 Multi-Detector Survey Meter
Ludlum Measurements
December 2021
Serial Number: 25009185 and Succeeding
Firmware: n42.4810 and Higher

Model 3001 Multi-Detector Survey Meter
Ludlum Measurements
December 2021
Serial Number: 25009185 and Succeeding
Firmware: n42.4810 and Higher

STATEMENT OF WARRANTY
Ludlum Measurements, Inc. warrants the products covered in this manual to be free of de-
fects due to workmanship, material, and design for a period of twelve months from the date
of delivery. The calibration of a product is warranted to be within its specified accuracy lim-
its at the time of shipment. In the event of instrument failure, notify Ludlum Measurements
to determine if repair, recalibration, or replacement is required.
This warranty excludes the replacement of photomultiplier tubes, G-M and proportional
tubes, and scintillation crystals which are broken due to excessive physical abuse or used
for purposes other than intended.
There are no warranties, express or implied, including without limitation any implied war-
ranty of merchantability or fitness, which extend beyond the description of the face there
of. If the product does not perform as warranted herein, purchaser’s sole remedy shall be
repair or replacement, at the option of Ludlum Measurements. In no event will Ludlum
Measurements be liable for damages, lost revenue, lost wages, or any other incidental or
consequential damages, arising from the purchase, use, or inability to use product.
RETURN OF GOODS TO MANUFACTURER
If equipment needs to be returned to Ludlum Measurements, Inc. for repair or calibration,
please send to the address below. All shipments should include documentation contain-
ing return shipping address, customer name, telephone number, description of service re-
quested, and all other necessary information. Your cooperation will expedite the return of
your equipment.
LUDLUM MEASUREMENTS, INC.
ATTN: REPAIR DEPARTMENT
501 OAK STREET
SWEETWATER, TX 79556
800-622-0828 325-235-5494
FAX [phone]

CONTENTS
Contents 3
List of Figures 5
List of Tables 7
1 Introduction 9
2 Getting Started 11
2.1 Unpacking and Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Instrument Operational Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3.1 Turning the Instrument On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4 Sigma Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5 Detector Failure Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.1 Detector Loss of Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.2 Detector Over Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.3 Detector Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.6 Instrument Use And Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.6.1 ON/ACK Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.6.2 UNITS Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6.3 DETECTOR Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6.4 MODE Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.6.5 LOG Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.7 RATE Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.8 MAX Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.9 COUNT Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Specifications 27
4 Setup Mode 31
4.1 Setup Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Entering Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.4 Setup Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.5 Model 3001 List of Parameters (in order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.6 Setup Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.7 Setup Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.8 Setup Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.9 Setup Page 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.10 Setup Page 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Datalogging 51
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5.1 Datalogging Operation – Mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.2 Datalogging Operation – Mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.3 Datalogging Operation – Mode 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4 Data Log Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.5 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6 Software 55
6.1 Connecting to Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7 Advanced Features 57
7.1 Dead Time Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.2 Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.3 R to Sv Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.4 Software Calibration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.5 Instrument Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.6 Other Device Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.7 Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.8 Real-time Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.9 Button Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.10 CPS Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8 Safety Considerations 61
8.1 Environmental Conditions for Normal Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.2 Warning Markings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.3 Cleaning and Maintenance Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9 Revision History 63
10 Recycling 67
11 Options 69
12 Standard Parts List 71
A Auxiliary Communications 73
A.1 AuxCom Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A.3 Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A.3.1 AuxCom Usage - Hot Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A.3.2 AuxCom Usage - Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
A.4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
A.4.1 AuxCom Setting - Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
A.4.2 AuxCom Setting - Off Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
A.4.3 AuxCom Setting - Pwr Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
A.4.4 AuxCom Setting - Write Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
A.4.5 AuxCom Setting - Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A.4.6 AuxCom Setting - Auto Mode Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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