User's Manual

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Installation & Operation Manual
ReadCenter Main Menu
Press the Continue button on the Copyright screen to see the Main Menu.
There are five functions on the main menu to choose from. These options can be selected by using the Stylus to tap the box
containing the desired function or by pressing the appropriate underlined alpha character on the keyboard:
• Read Route “R” – Begin reading meters
• Program and Quick Read “Q” – Use the Trimble Ranger to read meters when you do not have any loaded (i.e., for
checking a Badger Meter ORION endpoint, for obtaining final reads, troubleshooting, etc.) and program Badger Me-
ter ORION endpoints to set an odometer, clear a tamper, or stop/start a endpoint
• Route Info “I” – Displays information about the meters and routes currently loaded into the handheld. See example of
Route Information below.
• Utilities “U” – Display the Utilities Menu screen
• ”Exit to Copyright” LEFT Soft Menu key– Go back to the Copyright Screen to Unload/Load the Trimble Ranger or Exit
the program.
Pressing any of the above buttons begins that function’s operation. Other pressed buttons are ignored.
Communications with the Badger Meter Reading Data Management Software
The Trimble Ranger communicates with the Badger Meter Reading Data Management Software through the use of a USB
memory stick or Wireless File Transfer Protocol. Using the Load Collector function in Reading Data Management Software, the
route information for the Trimble Ranger is stored on the memory stick. Inserting the memory stick while in the Copyright
Screen will cause this processing to occur.
• If a route currently resides in the Trimble Ranger, it is unloaded onto the memory stick.
• Once the route is unloaded, the new route that resides on the stick is loaded.
When the processing is done, you are now ready to begin reading the next route.