User's Manual

DRAFT
16 TWACS
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- ORION
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for CENTRON
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Meter User Guide
RF Hardware Installation
ORION Equipment Installation
Follow the Badger Meter, Inc.equipment installation instructions to install
the ORION transmitter.
Installers must install the ORION equipment in accordance with all
National and Local Code provisions.
ORION Equipment Replacement
Follow the Badger Meter, Inc.equipment instructions to remove and
replace an existing ORION transmitter.
Installers must perform these procedures in accordance with all National
and Local Code provisions.
Installing a Replacement EMTR-2 Module
This procedure is the same as installing a new EMTR-2-equipped meter.
N OTE Previous usage data must be retrieved and ORION/EMTR-2 linkage
information must be reassigned to the replacement EMTR-2.
1. Refer to Installing a New EMTR-2 Module on page 15 for
installation instructions.
2. Refer to ORION and EMTR-2 Communication Setup on page 20 for
linkage assignment instructions.
Refer to the TNS End User Guide for data retrieval instructions.
Replace the Remt List In the EMTR-2
This procedure downloads the Remt List from the existing EMTR-2 to the
HHTR-LP so the Remt List can be uploaded to the replacement EMTR-2.
Two important conditions apply to this procedure:
1. The existing EMTR-2 must be able to communicate with the
ORION for the Remt List to be downloaded to the HHTR-LP to
simplify reinstalling applicable ORIONs.
N OTE If communication is not possible, this procedure can not be performed.
Replace the existing meter according to your utility procedures, and
perform
Install the ORION (Linking the ORION and EMTR-2) on
page 20 to install the individual ORION transmitters.
2. This procedure requires the physical removal of the existing
installed meter and installation of a replacement meter/EMTR-2
combination.