XRF:QuickUserGuideSetup:

Setupbaseandplugintothewall PlacebatteryintoXRFunit(inthebaseofthehandle) Placesparebatteryintothebatterychargeronthebase Placeunitonbase

Startup: Pushthegreenbuttononthetopoftheunittoturnonthecomputer Acceptthewarningscreensthatpopupandletunitheatup(about2minutes)

GetXRFsetupfortesting: Inthemain(Home)screen,selectMode>selectSoils(sothatitishighlightedbluebox)>

backontheModeScreen,selectModeSetup

SelectTestConditions>selecttheTest/Tools(blueandredarrowshittingaplate/screwdriver

andwrench)button

> > Setuptesttimes:generallyall3beamsatmax:30isthedefaultweveused>hitOK

Testing:

FromtheHomescreenselecttheTestbutton>onthetoprightofthescreen,makesurethatthetriggerisunlockedifitislocked,touchthelocktounlockit

Test: Locked: Unlocked: Totest,selectthegreenGobuttonorhitthetrigger Takeonereadingonthebasetomakesureyouhavethedesiredresults: Whentestisgoingonmakesurenobodypartsarebelowthebeamendandthereisa1m

radiusaroundtheXRFclearofpeople(iftheyseethelightsflashing,theyareonthewrongside).XRFdeviceemitsradioactivewavesandcanbeharmfultopeople.

Whenthetestisdone,thescreenbelowwillappear>keeptrackofthetestnumber(besidethedateingreen(#8inthescreenshotbelow)alongwithwhatacmesamplenumberitcorrespondsto(sample1198784)

Thereshouldbe3clickswhenthetestisgoingononeafter30seconds(beamchange),oneafter60seconds(beamchange)andoneafter90seconds(beamstopped).Whenlightsstopflashingandthebottomlefthandcornerhasagreenlightandsaysready,theXRFisreadyforthenexttest.

CalCheck:

Ifacalcheckisrequired(generallywhenyouturnontheunitandonceortwiceduringtheday),thecalcheckbuttonwillappearwherethestart/stopbuttonis.InthestatusbartherewillalsobeagreencircleandCalCheckRequiredwrittenthere.

HittheCalCheckbuttonandwaituntiltestisdone. Ifyoudonotpassthetest,hittheexclamationmark,checkthelogandtestagain Ifyoupassthetest,continueXRFingsamples

Results:

SelecttheResultsicon(piechart) SelecttheToolsbutton(screwdriverandwrench) SelecttheoptionsyouwantSelectalltheelements,thesamplesbelowdetection,etc... Whenyouhaveselectedwhatyouareinterestedin,hittheExportbutton

Selectthedateoftheresultsthatyouareinterested UsetheToolsbuttontoselecttheparametersyouareexporting.TheSetChemistrybuttonon

thenextscreenwillallowyoutoselecttheelementsthatyouareexportingalongwiththeexportthreshold.

Whenyouarereadytogo,hittheExportbutton(paperwiththegreenarrow)

TheExportbuttonwillbringyoutotheexportingscreen.Dependingonthesettingsyoumaybeabletorenameyourfile.Thedefaultnamewillbethedateyouareexportingregardlessofhowmanysamplesyouareexportingorfromwhichdays.

AllowtheexporttocompleteandyouaredonewiththeXRF.

Gettingresultsontoyourcomputer:

MakesureWindowsMobileisinstalledonyourlaptop.ThisfreeprogramwillallowyoutoaccesstheXRFsdriverstogetthedata.ThisprogramalsovariesfromWindowsversionsandbitdriverssoyouwillhavetonavigatefromthelinkbeloworGoogleWindowsMobileDeviceCenterWindows(typeyouhave)bit(typeyouhave32or64).http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/windowsMobile.aspx?q=windows+mobile

PlugtheXRFtoyourcomputer Minimizethewindowsmobilescreenwhenitpromptsyouforsyncing UsingMyComputeraccesstheXRFcomputer. IbelieveyoucanthenfindtheresultsundertheMyDocuments>InnovX>Data>

Export>thensimplyselectyourdocument,copyandpasteontoyourcomputer.(ThismightnotbethecorrectfilepathasIgenerallyfinditbytrialanderror)

Checktomakesurethecsvfileiscorrectandthatyouexportedtheelementsthatyouwantinthesettingsthatyouwant.Ifyouhaveanydoubts,gothroughtheExportingprocessagainandedityourselectionsintheToolswindowuntilyouhavetheresultsinadesiredoutlook.

Shuttingdown: IntheSetupwindowselecttheExitbutton SelectYes,youaresureyouwanttoshutdown Oncetheprogramclosesyoumustshutdowntheoperatingsystem SelectthePowerButtononthetoprighthandsideofthescreenandselectYes,youaresure

youwanttoshutdown

Removethebatteryfromtheunitonceithasshutdown.*NeverstorethebatteryintheXRFUnit*

Precautionsandhints:

IftheXRFoverheatsitWILLSHUTDOWNuntilitiscoolenoughtooperatekeepafanonitifitisgettingtoohot

Ifyouaretestingsomething(Cu)greatthan5%useminingmode.Forsampleslessthan5%usesoilsmode

TheXRFreadswhatisatthesurfacedirtyorwetsampleswillgivefalsereadingsforthesamplethereforemakesurethesurfaceyouarereadingiscleanofoxides,dust,dirtandliquids(Withthatsaid,thebeamwillstillpenetratethroughthesample.Thebeammaynotbeabletorefractbacktothedetector)Moisture>20%=1:1errorratio

IncorporateyourownQA/QCtoensuretheXRFisworkingasitissupposetotakereadingofthecalibrationpuck(silverdollartypethingseparateinthecaseorontheXRFchargingbase).

Whenyouneedtochangethebattery,youhaveover30secondstohotswapitwithouthavingtoshutdownandstartupagain.Makesureyouarereadywithyourreplacementbattery.*Lockthetriggerwhendoingthis*

PasswordsforFactorysettingwillbeoneofthefollowing:o Username:ADMI Password:1234o Username:ADMINISTRATOR Password:Z

TheXRFisacomputerifyouarehavingissues,exittheXRFprogramandopenitagain,orrestarttheXRF.Donottakeoutthebatterybeforeyouhaveproperlyshutdowntheunit!

Ifyoudocannotfindtheanswerinthisguide,refertotheusermanual