User's Manual

MTU Instruction
for STAR Submetering MTUs with Pulse Adapters
STAR Programming Software – Main Menu Choices
Menu Item Function
Add MTU Select this item when a new MTU is being connected to an existing meter.
Add MTU And Replace
Meter
Select this item when a new MTU is being added and the current meter is being
replaced.
Add MTU And Meter Select this item when a new MTU and meter are being installed where no
previous equipment existed.
Replace MTU Select this when an existing MTU is being replaced and no meter changes are
occurring.
Replace Meter Select this when an existing meter is being replaced and no MTU changes are
occurring.
Replace MTU And
Meter
Select this when an existing MTU and meter are being replaced.
Reprogram MTU Use this selection when reprogramming an MTU with no equipment changes.
Read MTU Select this to read the current configuration information from an MTU.
Turn MTU Off Select this to turn an MTU off, causing its transmissions to stop.
Operator log-off
To log off the STAR Programmer software, select this option and press
Enter.
About STAR
Programmer
Choose this menu option if you need to contact a customer service representative
at Hexagram.
To select the desired programming mode,
use the up/down arrow keys to scroll to
the mode on the STAR program Main
Menu screen and press Enter. Follow the
instructions on the screen and enter the
requested data. At any time before
installation data is actually written to the
MTU, the operator can cancel out of the
programming operation by pressing
On/Esc. The operator will be required to
enter a reason as to why programming
was cancelled.
Once programming has been
successfully completed, the MTU will be
turned on and will Start transmitting its
wake up data to the DCU every five
minutes. It will transmit for less than a
second of every five minutes for forty-five
minutes.
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