Target F501 User manual

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User Manual
20.23.4 (20231207-3902)
Target F501

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The Hardware
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1. Battery cover
2. Operating keys
3. Display
4. Power On / Loading Indicator
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5. Serial number
6. Detector label
7. Detector positioning marks
8. USB-socket
Instrument Safety
The Target F501 uses scintillation crystals to detect gamma radiation. There are versions of the Target F501 with
different detectors:
BGO (Bi Ge O (Gd O ))
NAI (NaI:Tl)
NAICN (NaI:Tl with capture neutrons)
NAIL (NaIl)
CLLBC (Cs LiLa(Br, Cl) :Ce)
LABR (LaBr :(Ce, Sr))
All detector crystals, except BGO, are very sensitive to shock.
Furthermore, the Target F501 has sensitive electronics and should therefore also be handled with care and never
dropped.
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Unpacking and Identifying Accessories
The Target F501 comes in a custom fi t transport case with a
set of the following accessories:
1x Lanyard
1x Belt Holster
2x USB Cable
1x USB-C Charger
2x Battery Pack PM18650
Check the parts and components received. If anything is missing, contact support.
We recommend charging the Target F501 battery modules after unpacking and before first use.
Spare Parts
Battery Pack PM18650 4210014
Battery Holder PM1 Cargo 4212836
Case and Foam 4213734
Case Label 4213732
Holster 4209891
USB-A / USB-C Cable 4202304
USB-C / USB-C Cable 103429
O-Ring 40x1.5 NBR 70A 4213725
UGREEN PD Fast Charger CD137 20 W USB-C 4213398
Synthetic O-Ring Grease 1ml 4214141
Wrist Strap 100034
4 mm Ring 103787
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The Power Modules
There are different types of power modules available for the Target F501.
PM18650
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The PM18650 is a rechargeable Lithium-ion power module.
1. Housing
2. Contact plate
3. USB power socket
4. State of charge LEDs (4)
5. Test button
6. Status LED
To check for the state of charge of the power module press the test button. The four state of charge LEDs will indicate the
remaining battery capacity.
         75 - 100 % state of charge
         50 - 75 % state of charge
         25 - 50 % state of charge
         10 - 25 % state of charge
         below 10 % state of charge
         A fast flashing status LED means, that the state of charge of this power module is too low to be used in a
Target F501.
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To avoid damage through deep discharge recharge empty power modules within one month.
The power module PM18650 has no serviceable or removable parts inside. Under no circumstances should the
housing be tampered with, penetrated, or otherwise removed.
Do not short-circuit the battery contacts and do not place the power modules with the contact board on a metallic
surface. Batteries may be damaged by a short-circuit.
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PM1 Cargo
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The PM1 Cargo is a holder for four commercially available
AA batteries.
1. Housing
2. Contact plate
3. AA battery cells
4. Front label
Compatible AA batteries are:
1.5 V Lithium/Iron Disulfide such as Energizer® Ultimate
Lithium ™ or equivalent. Energizer® Ultimate Lithium ™ is
a registered trademark of Energizer Brands of St. Louis,
Missouri.
1.2 V Nickel – metal hydride (NiMH)
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Always replace all four battery cells with fresh ones. If you do not want to use the freshly assembled battery module
immediately, place a strip of non-conductive plastic, which is easy to remove, between the contact of a battery and the
contact surface in the battery holder.
If NiMH batteries are used in the PM1 Cargo, they must be charged in an external, commercially available charger. If the
Target F501 is operated with a PM1 Cargo, it cannot be operated permanently with a USB power supply unit.
Don't use 3.6V Lithium batteries.
The use of alkaline batteries is not recommended, as they only have a runtime of 10 minutes and can become very hot
inside the Target F501.
Don't mix different types of batteries.
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Do not short-circuit the battery contacts and be careful when placing the power modules somewhere with the contact
plate pointing downwards. Batteries may be damaged by a short-circuit.
Exchange Power Modules
In order to exchange the power module shut down the Target F501 fi rst.
Open the battery compartment
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Change the power module Close the battery compartment
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Hold the Target F501 with one hand and with the other hand turn the battery lid counterclockwise for about 20° degrees. Pull
off the battery cover and tilt the instrument until the battery module slides out. Insert a fresh power module with the contact
plate pointing to the instrument. Put on the battery lid and turn it clockwise until the dots on the housing and on the lid are
in line.
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When the battery compartment is opened, always inspect the sealing rings. Make sure that the seals are sufficiently
lubricated. In case of any damage replace the sealing ring with a new one.
USB Charger
The charger included is a PD Fast Charger CD137 from UGREEN with Power Delivery 3.0.
 UGREEN Declaration of Conformity
Recharging of the PM18650
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To charge the PM18650, connect the USB plug of the wall charger to the USB socket of the battery module. The status LED is
flashing slowly while charging, the four LEDs indicate the battery state of charge.
         The power module has a state of charge between 10 % and 25 % and is charging
         The power module has a state of charge of 100 %, charging has stopped
         A fast flashing status LED indicates that the temperature of the battery is too low or too high to charge.
The battery modules can be charged with any commercially available USB charger with USB-C connector.
Recharge the PM18650 inside the Target F501
You can charge a power module inside the Target F501
without opening the battery compartment.
Open the cap of the USB socket on the top of the Target F501
and connect the supplied USB charger.
A slowly flashing (0.6s in 1s) power indicator above the
display of the Target F501 indicates the active charging
process.
The power indicator LED is lit continuously after the
charging has stopped.
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A slow but short flashing (0.1s in 1s) of the power indicator indicates that the power supplied by the charger is lower
than the power consumption of the Target F501 which means that the charge of the battery continues to decrease,
albeit at a slower rate. However, USB-C chargers usually provide enough power to run the Target F501 endlessly this
way.
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A fast flashing status LED indicates that the temperature of the battery is too low or too high to charge.
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The power module inside the Target F501 does not charge, when the Target F501 is connected to a PC. This connection
can only be used for communication, not for charging.
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Storage of the power modules
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Power modules have to be charged before storing. Empty power modules should not be stored longer than a month,
after this time the batteries may be damaged by self-discharge. Full power modules have to be recharged after one
year of storage.
Starting the Target F501
1. Check the battery
(see the battery chapter for details)
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Press the power button
 A fast flashing power-on-indicator means that the battery state of charge is too low and the Target F501 will not
start.
3. Wait. This may take up to 60 seconds.
While the home screen is displayed with the company logo, the Target F501 loads its software and performs a self-test
until the dose rate screen is displayed.
4. The Target F501 is stabilizing
In the first seconds after that, the stabilization of the Target F501 is initialized in the background. The progress of the
stabilization is displayed as a bar below the status bar. The Target F501 is fully functional during stabilization.
Press the power button... The Target F501 is stabilizing and fully
functional.
The Target F501 is stabilized and fully
functional.
The Target F501 is usually operated with the hardware buttons and the on-board user interface, but it can also
be operated via the web interface. Please refer to the appropriate chapters for more information.
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No Neutrons
Dose Rate
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Finder
Identify
Menu
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Shutdown and Standby
When the Target F501 is switched on, the power button has two different
functions:
1. Standby
A short press of the power button will instantly put the Target F501 in
sleep/standby mode.
There are some situations, in which it is not possible to switch to the standby
mode, i.e. active alarms, running identifications.
In standby mode, the display and other power consuming hardware are
switched off to save as much power as possible, without switching the
instrument off completely. When the gamma value approaches the set
threshold for a gamma alarm, the standby mode is automatically terminated.
Press the power button again and the Target F501 wakes up instantly showing
the most recent screen.
2. Shutdown
To shut the Target F501 down press the power button until the shutdown screen
appears. Press Yes to switch off the Target F501 or No to cancel the
shutdown process.
Shutdown?
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The User Interface
User Interface - Web Interface
When we talk about the user interface in this manual, we always mean the interface of the Target F501 itself, with the four
hardware buttons and the 800 x 480 pixel color display as opposed to the web interface, which is displayed in a browser on a
connected computer.
Routine Mode
The user interface has no restricted areas, every screen and menu on the instrument is accessible for every operator and
represents as such the routine mode of the Target F501.
Expert Mode
If you need to make more extensive changes to the instrument, access the nuclide library, or download N42.42 files from the
Target F501, you will need to connect a computer and switch to the web interface. See chapter: Web Interface
In addition to generally accessible pages, there is a password-protected area that contains the sensitive setting parameters
that should only be changed by experts.
Screens and Pages
To be able to distinguish the sections in this manual, we talk about screens when we describe the different modes of the
user interface as opposed to pages when we describe the different web pages of the web interface.
Every screen of the user interface is vertically divided into three main parts:
1. On top: the status bar
2. In the middle: the main content of the different screens
3. At the bottom: the button bar
The Status Bar
The status bar shows all status information of the current status of the Target F501.
1. The title of the current screen.
2. The time of the instrument.
3. A set of icons, that indicate the status of:
Gamma and Neutron Alarms
Active Gamma Alarm
Active Neutron Alarm
Active Gamma and Neutron Alarm
X-Ray Filter
Some variants of the Target F501 are equipped with software that can filter an active X-ray beam and ensure valid
measurements and identifications in an environment where the sample is being X-rayed.
X-ray filter is switched on but no x-ray beam was detected
X-ray filter has detected an x-ray beam and is scanning the frequency
X-ray filtering is active
Muted Alarms
Alarms are muted
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Stabilization
The initial stabilization progress is at 75 %.
The stabilization is invalid or not present.
The Target F501 is perfectly stabilized
GPS
GPS is switched off
GPS is switched on, but has no fix
GPS is switched on and has a fix
Bluetooth
The Target F501 is not paired with a Bluetooth device
The Target F501 is paired with a Bluetooth device
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is switched off
Wi-Fi access-point is switched on
Wi-Fi access-point is switched on and a device is connected
Wi-Fi is switched on and connecting
Wi-Fi is switched on and connected to a network with good signal strength
Flight-Mode
Flight-mode is switched off
Flight-mode is switched on, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are switched off
Power Supply
The battery is empty; the instrument will shut down very soon
The battery state of charge is under 10 %
The battery is full
The Target F501 is connected to a power supply and charges the battery
The Target F501 is connected to a power supply and the battery is fully charged
The Target F501 is powered by a battery adapter and an external power supply
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