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Setting the Odometer
On the Program screen, you can set the odometer. Setting the odometer is performed in two steps:
1. Perform a Read function.
2. Enter the new odometer value.
You can perform a Read function to verify that the new reading is now being reported by the endpoint.
Note: If the endpoint’s radio is stopped, the odometer value will be stored but the endpoint will remain stopped. If the
radio is running, the odometer value will change and the radio will remain running.
The following example will help you through the steps of setting an odometer value.
Let’s assume that you are installing an ORION CE endpoint on an active meter with usage on the RTR. Follow these steps to
ensure that the value in the endpoint matches the current odometer value on the RTR once the endpoint is connected to the
RTR.
When programming ORION CE endpoints, enter the value of
the six moveable odometer wheels plus the sweep hand for
all meter types (gallons, cubic feet, etc.) and all meter models.
For this example, we’ll assume the odometer value (both
black digits and white digits) is "001234." The RTR odometer
would look like the example in Figure 40.
Figure 40: Odometer Value
Let’s also assume that the sweep hand is pointing between the "5" and the "6." Because the sweep hand has not yet hit the
"6", use the value of "5" as the last digit of the meter reading. Therefore, the value to be entered into the ORION endpoint is
"0012345."
Now follow these steps for setting the Odometer value.
1. Align the optical port with the endpoint’s LED and tap Read.
2. Update the odometer value on the handheld on the Program screen. Tap behind the reading in the eld and use the
DELETE key on the keypad to delete the current odometer value.
3. Use the keypad to enter the desired odometer reading (0012345).
Note: Leading zeros are not required but on larger meters it may be helpful to enter them as placeholders. The handheld
only allows seven digits to be entered during this function.
4. Align the optical port over the endpoint's LED and tap Program.
Result: The handheld beeps when communication between the optical port and the endpoint has been completed and the
endpoint holds the new odometer value.
To check the odometer value, place the optical port over the LED and perform the Read function again. You should see the
new odometer value of "12345" in the Odometer field.