User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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The Portable Interrogator 400 will
automatically interrogate the meter
again requesting the transponder to
clear its tamper condition. If The
Portable Interrogator 400 receives a
tamper condition after requesting it
be cleared, The Portable
Interrogator 400 will set the tamper
status to Tamper Failed to Reset.
transponder will require
service before it can operate
correctly again.
To be on the safe side, if a
transponder reports that a
tamper has been reset, it is a
good idea to verify that the
meter is operating correctly,
and that the reported meter
reading matches the odometer
reading.
Show Previous
Reading
This setting and the next one control
the amount of information available
to the meter reader. When this
setting is chosen, the previous
reading value is displayed when the
View High / Low button is pressed.
To insure accuracy of the
meter readings, some utilities
will choose to clear this
setting. Other utilities will
choose this setting so that if
an investigation on the
operation of the meter is
needed, this information is
available. You need to
determine which option is
right for you.
Show High and
Low
This setting and the previous one
control the amount of information
available to the meter reader. When
this setting is chosen, the high and
low audit values are displayed when
the View High / Low button is
pressed.
To insure accuracy of the
meter readings, some utilities
will choose to clear this
setting. Other utilities will
choose this setting so that if
an investigation on the
operation of the meter is
needed, this information is
available. You need to
determine which option is
right for you.
Wand Type This setting is used for Touch meter
reading only. This setting selects
the type of reading wand used to
collect the touch reads.
If you have a problem reading
touch meters, check this
setting to see that you have
the correct reading wand
specified.
Protocol This setting, which is used only
when the U.S. Microtel PMR 2000
is used for collecting touch meter
readings, specifies the default
communications to use when
reading a meter. The PMR 2000
will use this protocol first to make
When the PMR 2000 is
taking a long time to gather a
meter reading, check this
value to verify that the most
common reading technology
in your system is specified.