User's Manual Part 1

THE READALL INTERROGATOR User Guide
Revised January 2001
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THE READALL GLOSSARY
Listed below in alphabetical order are a number of terms used in the ReadAll. 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 ReadAll in
the event you wish to load the ReadAll with another route.
Comment codes Comment codes consist of up to three sets of two alphanumeric
characters each, each of which represents a message to the utility
office.
DIALOG The Badger Meter close proximity meter reading technology
Field A piece of information in the ReadAll, 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 ReadAll that is displayed immediately after
successfully logging in.
Module In general, an electronic product used to report a meter’s reading.
Programming menu The ReadAll screen which allows programming of TRACE
transponders.
Quick read The ReadAll feature that reads a TRACE transponder whose serial
number you just entered.
Reading menu The ReadAll screen holding the list of different functions that you
can perform when reading meters
Receive a route The ReadAll function that communicates with the route
management software (such as CONNECT or RMS) to transfer the
route from the PC to the ReadAll.
Restore a route The ReadAll 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 (such as Connect or RMS).
Route progress The ReadAll function that displays the number of meters read in
the current route, along with other related information.
Send readings The ReadAll function that communicates with the route
management software to transfer the completed meter readings
from the ReadAll to the PC.
Service
The type of utility being measured by the meter, for example Gas,