User's Manual

THE PORTABLE INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised July 2000
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Pressing the OK button will add the account to the route list and clear the fields. Pressing
Exit before pressing OK will return you to the Read menu but you will be able to reenter
the New Account screen and the information remains on the screen. The information will
remain on the screen until the OK or Clear buttons are pressed, or when The Portable
Interrogator 400 sends its readings to the Route Management software.
If you press the OK button and return to the Read screen, you will return to the place in
the route where you left off. At the end of the route you will see the new account you
added. In our example above, the read screen for the new account would look like this.
Summary of the Meter Reading Process in The Portable Interrogator 400
The process of meter reading using The Portable Interrogator 400 is simple and easy to
remember. Here’s a summary of the steps in the meter reading process that includes the
buttons you need to press to perform The Portable Interrogator 400 function.
• Choose the route or routes you wish to read in the Route Management software
o No The Portable Interrogator 400 function is needed for this step
• Transfer the route or routes to The Portable Interrogator 400 via the serial
communications
o Transfer Routes from The Portable Interrogator 400 Main Menu
o Receive Route from the Transfer Routes Menu
o When the transfer is complete, Return to Main Menu from the Transfer
Files menu
• Read the meters in the route or routes
o Read / Program Meters from The Portable Interrogator 400 Main Menu
o Press either of the Read buttons or the upper portion of the Read Screen to
perform a meter reading
o Change to a different meter in the route using the Next Meter and Previous
Meter buttons
o Press the Menu button to choose the different reading functions you might
need to perform