LIQUIDITY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details 4) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 15, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Additional Paid-In Capital	Jun. 30, 2012 Additional Paid-In Capital	Jun. 30, 2012 Accumulated Deficit	Jun. 30, 2012 Accumulated Deficit	Jun. 30, 2012 Treasury Stock	Mar. 31, 2012 Treasury Stock	Sep. 30, 2011 Treasury Stock
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
BALANCE at the beginning of the period (in shares)		6,075,000	6,075,000		6,021,000		9,305,702	6,075,000	6,021,000					2,000	2,000	2,000
BALANCE at the beginning of the period		$ 4,712,000	$ 4,712,000		$ 5,554,000			$ 6,000	$ 6,000	$ 71,250,000	$ 70,988,000	$ (66,520,000)	$ (65,416,000)	$ (24,000)	$ (24,000)	$ (24,000)
Director restricted stock grants (in shares)									54,000
Director restricted stock grants					123,000						123,000
Proceeds from sale of commons stock			3,000		3,000			3,000	3,000
Issuance of shares for services			2,000		12,000					2,000	12,000
Expense related to employee stock option grants			78,000		145,000					78,000	145,000
Fees related to rights offering			(177,000)		(184,000)					(177,000)	(184,000)
Nonemployee option expense			8,000		19,000					8,000	19,000
Warrant expense			(42,000)		(34,000)					(42,000)	(34,000)
Expense related to employee restricted stock grants rights offering					50,000						50,000
Rights offering (in shares)	3,230,769	3,230,769						3,231,000	3,231,000
Rights offering	4,200,000		4,197,000		4,197,000					4,197,000	4,197,000
Net loss			(568,000)	(140,000)	(1,672,000)	(660,000)						(568,000)	(1,672,000)
BALANCE at the end of the period (in shares)	9,305,000		9,305,000		9,305,000		9,305,702	9,306,000	9,306,000					2,000	2,000	2,000
BALANCE at the end of the period	$ 8,213,000		$ 8,213,000		$ 8,213,000			$ 9,000	$ 9,000	$ 75,316,000	$ 75,316,000	$ (67,088,000)	$ (67,088,000)	$ (24,000)	$ (24,000)	$ (24,000)
Loss Per Share
Anti-dilutive shares			1,462,500		1,462,500