User's Manual Part 1

THE READALL INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised January 2001
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INTERROGATIONS
- Transmission power 1 watt 1 watt
- Time to receive a
reading
1.5 seconds 1.5 seconds
- Reports lead line
tamper
Yes Yes
- Ability to reset tamper Yes Yes
- Ability to read a
particular meter for final
read
Using Edit mode feature,
or using New Account
function in the Data
Collection mode
Using Quick Read feature
- Ability to read a
module without
knowing its serial
number
Yes, using edit mode Yes, using the Quick Read
feature
- Types of audible alerts
given
High reading, low reading,
tamper received, no
response received
High reading, low reading,
tamper received, no response
received
- Automatically retry
when no response is
received from a
transponder
No Yes
- Automatically attempt
to clear a tamper
condition
No Yes
PROGRAMMING
- Ability to program
units
Yes Yes
- Clear tamper when
programming
Yes Yes
CHECKING
TRANSPONDERS
- Ability to read the
transponder ID using a
bar code scanner, then
interrogating the unit
No Yes
MANUAL READS
- Direction of reads Choose L-R or R-L for the
route
Choose L-R or R-L for each
meter
- Verify a high or low
entered reading
No Yes, choose re-entering the
reading or visually verifying
the entered read
- Verification reads for
interrogated meters
Reading entered over the
first 7 digits of the address
field
Reading entered in a special
field