User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR 400 GLOSSARY
Listed below in alphabetical order are a number of terms used in The Portable
Interrogator 400. Take a few minutes to look them over. It will help to make the
following chapters easier to understand. (You may want to mark this page so that if you
have a question about a term later on, you can reach this page quickly.)
TERM DEFINITION
Clear Readings This function will remove an unneeded route from The Portable
Interrogator 400 in the event you wish to load The Portable
Interrogator 400 with another route.
Comment codes Comment codes consist of up to three sets of two alphanumeric
characters each, which represent a message to the utility office.
DIALOG The Badger Meter close proximity meter reading technology
Field A piece of information in The Portable Interrogator 400, such as
the service address or the meter serial number, that resides on the
Read screen.
Final read A meter reading that is taken at the end of a customer’s
relationship with the utility in order to send the customer their final
bill.
Main menu The screen in The Portable Interrogator 400 that is displayed
immediately after successfully logging in
Module In general, an electronic product used to report a meter’s reading.
Specifically for the DIALOG technology, the electronic circuitry
used to gather and report meter readings by communicating to the
Dialog wand.
Programming menu The Portable Interrogator 400 screen which allows programming
of either DIALOG modules or TRACE transponders
Quick read The Portable Interrogator 400 feature that reads a TRACE
transponder whose serial number you just entered, or a DIALOG
module whose network ID you just entered.
Reading menu The Portable Interrogator 400 screen holding the list of different
functions that you can perform when reading meters
Receive a route The Portable Interrogator 400 function that communicates with the
route management software to transfer the route from the PC to
The Portable Interrogator 400.
Restore a route The Portable Interrogator 400 function that brings back the route
information that was last uploaded to the route management
software on the PC.
Route A list of meters to read
Route Management
software
The software product or system that loads route information into
the hand held computer, and accepts completed meter readings
from the hand held computer.