xrf - quick user guide
DESCRIPTION
Manual o guía para uso del XRFTRANSCRIPT
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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
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> > 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.
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CalCheck:
Ifacalcheckisrequired(generallywhenyouturnontheunitandonceortwiceduringtheday),thecalcheckbuttonwillappearwherethestart/stopbuttonis.InthestatusbartherewillalsobeagreencircleandCalCheckRequiredwrittenthere.
HittheCalCheckbuttonandwaituntiltestisdone. Ifyoudonotpassthetest,hittheexclamationmark,checkthelogandtestagain Ifyoupassthetest,continueXRFingsamples
Results:
SelecttheResultsicon(piechart) SelecttheToolsbutton(screwdriverandwrench) SelecttheoptionsyouwantSelectalltheelements,thesamplesbelowdetection,etc... Whenyouhaveselectedwhatyouareinterestedin,hittheExportbutton
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Selectthedateoftheresultsthatyouareinterested UsetheToolsbuttontoselecttheparametersyouareexporting.TheSetChemistrybuttonon
thenextscreenwillallowyoutoselecttheelementsthatyouareexportingalongwiththeexportthreshold.
Whenyouarereadytogo,hittheExportbutton(paperwiththegreenarrow)
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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
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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