User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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advance on a high or low reading, the XMIT light will flash green on and off for three
seconds (on-off-on-off-on-off, for ½ second each).
Advancing the Display
In the case of a high or low reading, The Portable Interrogator 400 allows you to 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 perform 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 Meter button on the display and
continue reading the route.
Processing Tamper Reports
If the transponder reports a tamper, The Portable Interrogator 400 will sound the special
tamper audio signal and flash the XMIT light yellow three times (on-off-on-off-on-off, ½
second each). The Portable Interrogator 400 then shows you the different options you
can choose to respond to the tamper report.
Choose one of the four options by pressing the corresponding button.
• Skip – You can skip this meter and go on to the next one in the route. This is a
handy option if someone will come back later to do some troubleshooting on the
meter or the transponder.
• Manual Read – This option brings up the manual read numeric keypad so that you
can enter the reading manually. This is handy if the meter is in a pit, but less
helpful if the meter is inside (unless you can access the meter).
• Trouble Code – Using this option you can enter a trouble code to report the status
of the meter to the office. See the Trouble Code section for more details.
• Retry – Pressing this button causes the interrogation process to be repeated.