Ludlum Measurements Frisker 3276 Series User manual

Model 3276 Series Frisker/Area Monitor
Ludlum Measurements
February 2022
Serial Number: 25023213 and Succeeding
Firmware: n42.4810 and Higher

Model 3276 Series Frisker/Area Monitor
Ludlum Measurements
February 2022
Serial Number: 25023213 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
1.1 Various Configurations of the Model 3276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Getting Started 13
2.1 Unpacking and Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3 Instrument Operational Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.1 Turning the Instrument On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4 Sigma Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5 Detector Failure Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.1 Detector Loss of Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.2 Detector Over Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.3 Detector Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6 Instrument Use And Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6.1 ON/OFF Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6.2 UNITS Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.6.3 AUDIO Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.6.4 MODE Button: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.7 RATE Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.8 MAX Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.9 COUNT Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Specifications 27
4 Setup Mode 29
4.1 Setup Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.2 Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.3 Entering Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.4 Setup Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.5 Model 3276 List of Parameters (in order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.6 Setup Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.7 Setup Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.8 Setup Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.9 Setup Page 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5 Software 47
5.1 Connecting to Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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6 Advanced Features 49
6.1 Dead Time Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.2 Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.3 R to Sv Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.4 Software Calibration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.5 Instrument Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.6 Other Device Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.7 Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.8 Real-time Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.9 CPS Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7 Safety Considerations 53
7.1 Environmental Conditions for Normal Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.2 Warning Markings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.3 Cleaning and Maintenance Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8 Revision History 55
9 Recycling 57
10 Options 59
11 Standard Parts List 61
A Model 3276 Variations 63
A.1 Model 3276 Hand & Foot Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A.1.1 Model 44-25 Hand Monitor Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A.1.2 Model 44-25 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A.1.3 Model 44-26 Foot Monitor Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A.1.4 Model 44-26 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A.1.5 Model 44-9 Frisker Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
A.1.6 Model 44-9 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
A.2 Model 3276 with Model 44-9 Wall-Mounted Frisker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
B Auxiliary Communications 67
B.1 AuxCom Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B.3 Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B.3.1 AuxCom Usage - Hot Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B.4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
B.4.1 AuxCom Setting - Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
B.4.2 AuxCom Setting - 375 Ethernet Mode Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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LIST OF FIGURES
2.1 Startup Display (All Segments Shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2 Firmware Version Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3 Battery Voltage Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4 Detector Loss of Count Display (Display Will Flash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5 Detector Over Range (Display Will Flash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.6 Detector Overload Alarm (Display Will Flash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.7 RATE Mode Displaying Background Radiation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.8 MAX Mode Display With ALARM Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.9 COUNT Mode Displaying COUNT Timer of 5 Minutes, 30 Seconds . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 Setup Page Selection Display (showing page 4-CAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
A.1 Model 3276 Hand and Foot Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A.2 Model 3276 With Wall Mount Frisker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B.1 Example – Lumic 2.0 Calibration Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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