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Trimble® Ranger™
If you’ve entered a low reading, you might see this screen:
If the value shown is the correct value, select the “Yes” LEFT Soft Menu key. The reading will be accepted and stored. It will
then advance to the next meter. If the value shown does not match the reading for this meter, press the No button on the
screen. The handheld will return to the reading screen for this meter. Begin the meter reading process can then begin again.
Advancing the Display
In the case of a high or low reading, the operator can control the advance of the display through the settings. If there are
tasks to perform when a meter reading is high or low (such as dropping off a brochure on finding leaks when a high meter
reading is received or checking the meter itself on a low reading or a tamper), not advancing the display allows you to per-
form the necessary tasks and report information via codes and messages. Once the steps are performed and any necessary
codes or messages are entered, you can press the Next button on the display and continue reading.
Error Conditions – Stopped Meters and Reverse Flow
The Trimble Ranger can optionally check for two possible problem cases: stopped meters and meters with a reverse flow.
When either of the settings is set, the captured reading is compared with the previous reading. If the current reading matches
the previous reading, a message alerting the reader to a possible stopped meter. If the current reading is less than the previ-
ous reading, a message alerting the reader to possible reverse flow is displayed. The most common cause of this is a meter
change-out that has not been recorded in the billing system.
If the previous reading is zero for all meters, the stopped meter and reverse flow will not be performed regardless of the status
of the settings.
Zero Previous readings for all meters is an indication that the billing system has not sent the previous reading values.
In order for stopped meters and reverse flow to be set, two things must occur:
1. The billing system must send the previous reading to Badger Meter Reading Data Management Software.
2. The settings that control these features must be turned on.