Unfors RaySafe 8650202 Dosimetry Radio (US) User Manual
Unfors RaySafe AB Dosimetry Radio (US)
user manual

DosimetryRadio
instructionsforuse
Instructionforproduct:DosimetryRadio8650202
Introduction
Thedosimetryradioisusedasawirelesscommunicationdeviceforconnectiontodosimeters.The
dosimetryradioimplementsacustomradiointerfacespecificfordosimetercommunication.
ForcommunicationwithhostthedosimetryradiousesastandardUSBconnection.Thedeviceis
designedasastandardHIDandnodriversareneededifusedwithastandardcomputerand
operatingsystem.
Installation
NodriversareneededandthedosimetryradiocanbeusedonWindows/Linuxcomputersaswellas
customcommunicationdevicesthatareintendedtocommunicatewithdosimeters.
Followtheinstructionsbelowtoinstallthedosimetryradio:
1. ConnectthedosimetryradiotoanyfreeUSBhostportoncomputer/communication
device.
Theradioisnowdetectedbyanysoftwaredesignedforcommunicationwithdosimeters.
Ifthedosimetryradioisinstalledinacustomcommunicationdeviceandnotastandardcomputer
pleasemakesurethatthedeviceisinpoweroffstatebeforeradioisconnected.
Configuration
Noconfigurationispossibleonthedosimetryradio.
Safety
Importantsafetydirections
Iftheproductisnotfunctioningcorrectordamageisvisible,pleasecontactyourUnforsRaySafe
representative,whowilltakeappropriateactionsinordernottocreateharm.Handletheproductwithcare.
Makesurethattheproductisusedandstoredinasecuredenvironmenttopreventunauthorizedaccess.
Maintenance&faults
WARNINGDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouaresurethattheuserroutine‐checkshave
beensatisfactorilycompleted,andthattheperiodicmaintenanceoftheproductisuptodate.Ifanypartof
theproductisknown(orsuspected)tobedefectiveorwronglyadjusted,DONOTUSEtheproductuntila
repairhasbeenmade.Operationoftheproductwithdefectiveorwronglyadjustedcomponentscouldexpose
theuserorthepatienttoradiationorothersafetyhazards.Thiscouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonal
injury.
Safetyawareness
WARNINGDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouhaveread,understoodandknowallthesafety
information,safetyproceduresandemergencyprocedurescontainedinthisSafetysection.Operationofthe
productwithoutaproperawarenessofhowtouseitsafelycouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.
Adequatetraining
WARNINGDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouhavereceivedadequateandpropertrainingin
itssafeandeffectiveoperation.Ifyouareunsureofyourabilitytooperatethisproductsafelyandeffectively,
DONOTUSEIT.Operationofthisproductwithoutproperandadequatetrainingcouldleadtofatalorother
seriouspersonalinjury.
Safetydevices
WarningNeverattempttoremove,modify,overrideorfrustrateanysafetydeviceontheproduct.Interfering
withsafetydevicescouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.
Intendeduseandcompatibility
WarningDonotusetheproductforanypurposeotherthanthoseforwhichitisintended.Donotusethe
productwithproductsotherthanthatwhichRaySaferecognizesascompatible.Operationoftheproductfor
unintendedpurposes,orwithincompatibleproducts,couldleadtofatalorotherseriousinjury.
Electricalsafety
WARNINGDonotremovecoversorcablesfromthisproduct.Dangerouselectricalvoltagesarepresentwithin
thisproduct.Removingcoversorcablescouldleadtoseriousorfatalpersonalinjury.Coversorcablesshould
onlyberemovedbyqualifiedandauthorizedservicepersonnel.Usethisproductinroomsorareasthatcomply
withallapplicablelaws(orregulationshavingtheforceoflaw)concerningelectricalsafetyforthistypeof
product.Electricallyisolatethisproductfromthemainselectricalsupplybeforecleaning,disinfectingor
sterilizingit.
Mechanicalsafety
WARNINGDonotremovecoversfromthisproduct.Removingcoverscouldleadtoseriousorfatalpersonal
injury.Coversshouldonlyberemovedbyqualifiedandauthorizedservicepersonnel.Inthiscontext,qualified
meansthoselegallypermittedtoworkonthistypeofmedicalelectricalproductinthejurisdiction(s)inwhich
theproductisbeingused,andauthorizedmeansthoseauthorizedbytheuseroftheproduct.
Explosionsafety
WARNINGDonotusethisproductinthepresenceofexplosivegasesorvapors.
WARNINGDonotuseflammableorpotentiallyexplosivedisinfectingsprays.
WARNINGUseofthisproductinanenvironmentforwhichitwasnotdesignedcanleadtofireorexplosion.
Firesafety
Useofelectricalproductinanenvironmentforwhichitwasnotdesignedcanleadtofireorexplosion.Fire
regulationsforthetypeofmedicalareabeingusedshouldbefullyapplied,observedandenforced.Fire
extinguishersshouldbeavailableforbothelectricalandnon‐electricalfires.
WARNINGOnlyuseextinguishersonelectricalorchemicalfires,whicharespecificallylabeledforthose
purposes.Usingwaterorotherliquidsonanelectricalfirecanleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.Ifit
issafetodoso,attempttoisolatetheproductfromelectricalandothersuppliesbeforeattemptingtofighta
fire.Thiswillreducetheriskofelectricshocks.
Electrostaticdischarge(ESD)
CAUTIONAlwayswaitatleasttensecondsaftertheproductisswitchedOFFbeforeswitchingtheproductback
toON.
CAUTIONAlwaysuseproperstaticprocedures,protection,andproductpriortoopeningandduringhandling
ofthisproduct.Thisproductcontainscomponentsthatareelectrostaticsensitive.FailuretouseESD
proceduresmaycausedamagetothesecomponents.SuchdamagetocomponentsisnotcoveredbyUnfors
RaySafewarranties.
ESDcanamounttoasignificantvoltage,whichmaycausedamagetoPCBsorothersystemcomponents.
ESDdamageiscumulativeandmaynotbeapparentatfirst,asindicatedbyahardfailure,butcancause
degradedperformance.Therefore,alwaysuseproperESDhandlingprocedures.ESDcanresultfromlow
humidityconditions,useofelectricalequipmentoncarpeting,linens,andclothing.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
ThisproductcomplieswithrelevantinternationalandnationallawsandstandardsonEMC(electromagnetic
compatibility)forthistypeofproductwhenusedasintended.Suchlawsandstandardsdefineboththe
permissibleelectromagneticemissionlevelsfromequipmentanditsrequiredimmunitytoelectromagnetic
interferencefromexternalsources.
OtherelectronicproductsexceedingthelimitsdefinedinsuchEMCstandardscould,underunusual
circumstances,affecttheoperationoftheproduct.
• InformationTechnologyEquipment(ITE)needspecialprecautionsregardingEMC,andneedtobe
installedandputintoserviceaccordingtoEMCinformationprovidedintheaccompanying
documents.
• Theuseofaccessoriesandcablesotherthanthosespecifiedmayresultinincreasedemissionor
decreasedimmunitylevels.
• Theproductshouldnotbeusedadjacenttoorstackedwithotherproductsandthatifadjacentor
stackeduseisnecessary,itshouldbeobservedtoverifynormaloperation.
Thisequipmentisintendedforuseinahospitalenvironment.Operationinotherthanhospitalenvironments
maycompromiseelectromagneticcompatibility.
Therealproductcomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingconditions:(1)
Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Changesormodificationstotheequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance
couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense‐exemptRSSstandard(s).
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd’IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsde
licence.L’exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l’appareilnedoitpasproduirede
brouillage,et(2)l’utilisateurdel’appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesile
brouillageestsusceptibled’encompromettrelefonctionnement.
ThisclassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.
CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseAestconformeàlanormeNMB‐003duCanada.
TheproducthavebeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
whentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikely
tocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisown
expense.
Productdisposal
UnforsRaySafeisconcernedtohelpprotectthenaturalenvironment,andtohelpensurecontinuedsafeand
effectiveuseofthisproduct,throughpropersupport,maintenanceandtraining.
ThereforeUnforsRaySafeproductsaredesignedandmanufacturedtocomplywithrelevantguidelinesfor
environmentalprotection.Aslongastheproductisproperlyoperatedandmaintained,itpresentsno
environmentalrisks.However,theproductmaycontainmaterial,whichcouldbeharmfultotheenvironment
ifdisposedofincorrectly.Useofsuchmaterialisessentialtoperformingthefunctionsoftheproduct,andto
meetingstatutoryandotherrequirements.
ThissectionoftheseInstructionsforUseisdirectedmainlyattheuser/owneroftheproduct.
Passingthesystemontoanotheruserifthisproductpassestoanotheruser,itmustbeinitscompletestate,
includingallproductsupportdocumentation.
MakethenewuserawareofthesupportservicesthatUnforsRaySafeprovidesforinstalling,commissioning
andmaintainingtheproduct.
Beforepassingontheproductortakingitoutofservice,alldatamustbe(backedupelsewhereifnecessary,
and)unrecoverablebedeletedontheproduct.
Itmustberememberedbyallexistingusersthatpassingonelectricalproductstonewusersmaycreate
serioustechnical,medicalandlegal(e.g.onprivacy)risks.Suchriskscanariseeveniftheproductisgiven
away.ExistingusersarestronglyadvisedtoseekadvicefromtheirlocalUnforsRaySaferepresentativebefore
committingthemselvestopassingonanyproduct.Alternatively,contactthemanufacturer.
Oncetheproducthasbeenpassedontoanewuser,aprevioususermaystillreceiveimportantsafety‐related
information,suchasbulletinsandfieldchangeorders.Inmanyjurisdictions,thereisacleardutyonthe
previoususertocommunicatesuchsafety‐relatedinformationtonewusers.Previoususerswhoarenotable
orpreparedtodothisshouldinformUnforsRaySafeaboutthenewuser,sothatUnforsRaySafecanprovide
thenewuserwithsafety‐relatedinformation.
Finaldisposalofthesystem
Finaldisposaliswhentheuserdisposesoftheproductinsuchawaythatitcannolongerbeusedforits
intendedpurpose(s).
IntheEuropeanUnion(theWEEEdirective),labelindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposedofwith
householdwaste.
Thisproductshouldbedisposedofatanappropriatefacilitytoenablerecoveryandrecycling.
UnforsRaySafesupportsusersin:
• Recoveringreusableparts.
• Recyclingofusefulmaterialsbycompetentdisposalcompanies.
• Safeandeffectivedisposalofproduct.
Foradviceandinformation,contactyourUnforsRaySafeServiceOrganizationfirst,orotherwisethe
manufacturer.