User manual

Pulse Counting

Pulse Count with GAMMA-SCOUT

• PressthebuttontoswitchGAMMA-SCOUT

to the

pulse count mode. The display will show the pulse symbol.

Counting will not have started yet. Pressing the button

a second time will start the counting without pre-setting the

measuring time.

• Pressthebuttonifyouwanttosetameasuringtime:

For the measuring time to count in seconds, press

the button once.

For the measuring time to count in minutes, press

the button twice.

For measuring time to count in hours, press the

button three times.

• Nowsettheexactvalueofthedesiredmeasuringtime

using the and buttons.

• Startmeasuringbypressingthebuttonasecond

time.Thepulsesymbolashesinthedisplayduringthe

measuring time.

• Ifameasuringtimewasset,thepulsesymbolashes

until the end of the measuring time, after which it is steady

again. The display now shows the number of pulses coun-

ted for the programmed interval.

• Youcanstopmeasuringintwoways:

By pressing the button once again, the measuring

result remains visible in the display.

By choosing another mode of operation, the measuring

result disappears.

When and Why?

GAMMA-SCOUT

can also be used as a normal Geiger counter. In this case, it simply counts

the number of pulses received without converting them into the sievert unit.

Since the conversion is dependent upon the isotope of the radiation source, and since we based

our conversion on Cs-137, this option is important for users who work with other isotopes and want

to convert using personal charts.

GAMMA-SCOUT

stores the received pulses in its internal memory.