User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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All of these wands plug into the serial port at the top and back of the case.
The operation of the Universal Wands is nearly the same as the Dialog wand. To start the
reading process, push the button on the wand (or push the Metre-Pro wand head into the
DIALOG module). The Universal Wand will search for the correct communications
protocol to retrieve the meter reading. When the correct protocol is found, the meter
reading is gathered and forwarded to XAVAIR.
High and low reading processing occurs when the reading is gathered successfully. Also,
if the module reports a tamper condition, the wands will report No Response from the
module.
For Universal Wand reads, The Portable Interrogator 400 will respond with the
appropriate audio tones and XMIT lights for normal, high, and low readings, and no
response, in the same manner as for DIALOG reads.
Verification Readings
In some states, water utilities are required to gather a visual read periodically when using
AMR equipment. The Portable Interrogator 400 Verification Read is built to perform this
very function. If the Perform Verification Read setting is set, The Portable Interrogator
400 will request a manual reading immediately after every successful reading. This
second reading is stored separately and reported to the Route Management software,
which will report on any reading differences. Because it is a manual reading, the normal
checking for high and low entries will occur. Once the verification reading is entered,
The Portable Interrogator 400 will advance the display to the next meter in the route.
Searching
The Portable Interrogator 400 gives you a number of ways to find a particular meter
through the searching menu. From the reading menu, press the Search button. The
Portable Interrogator 400 will show you the Search Menu.
There are four different ways to search for a particular meter.