User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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• Quick Read – Use The Portable Interrogator 400 to read meters when you do not
have a route loaded (i.e., for checking a transponder, for obtaining final reads,
troubleshooting, etc.)
• Transfer Routes – Send routes to The Portable Interrogator 400 for reading, or
send readings in The Portable Interrogator 400 back to the PC route software
• Read / Program Meters – Read the route that is loaded, or program transponders
(when installing new units or changing out meters)
The Portable Interrogator 400 also displays the current date and time on the bottom of the
screen. Pressing any of these buttons begins that function’s operation.
Transfer Routes
The Transfer Routes functions are used when communicating with your Route
Management software. Routes are sent from the Route Management software to The
Portable Interrogator 400 for reading, and the completed reads are sent from The Portable
Interrogator 400 back to the Route Management software.
The Portable Interrogator 400 also insures that you do not lose meter readings by
accidentally loading a new route before sending the completed meter readings to the
Route Management software. If you try to Receive a new Route before transferring
completed meter readings back to the Route Management software, The Portable
Interrogator 400 will remind you that you need to Send the completed meter readings
first.
Receive Route
To receive a route from the Route Management software, connect the serial cable from
the PC serial port to The Portable Interrogator 400’s serial port (near the top of the back
cover) and push the Receive Route button. If The Portable Interrogator 400 already has a
route loaded, you will be reminded to either send the current readings in The Portable
Interrogator 400 to the Route Management software, or to clear the route from The