User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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Note that The Portable Interrogator 400 uses the same serial communications method and
the same transfer file format as the PI. You can use The Portable Interrogator 400 for
meter reading while your Route Management software thinks it is sending readings to
and from a PI.
Send Readings
When you have finished reading meters, you are ready to send the readings to the Route
Management software. From the Transfer Routes menu press the Send Readings button.
If The Portable Interrogator 400 has no route stored, it will suggest that you first load a
route before sending readings back to the Route Management software.
If The Portable Interrogator 400 has a route loaded, it will remind you to connect the
serial cable to The Portable Interrogator 400 serial port, and to verify that the PC is also
correctly connected to the serial cable.
Once that is complete, you can press the OK button and the serial communications will
begin. As the route is transferred, you will see the screen update showing the number of
bytes of information that have been successfully transferred.