User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Glossary
- Trimble Ranger Handheld Overview
- Conserving the Battery
- Charging the Handheld Battery
- Handheld Setup for Reading Both ORION ME and ORION CE Endpoints
- Handheld Basic Operations
- Swapping the Battery Pack (Low Battery)
- General Care of the Handheld
- Using the Touch Screen
- Program Startup
- Copyright Screen
- Main Menu
- Reading a Route
- Manual Reads
- Read Results
- Read Menu
- Comments
- Read Direction
- View High/Low
- Manual Read
- _
- Utilities
- Route Info
- Program & Quick Read
- ORION CE
- ORION ME/SE Utility
- Utilities
- PROGRAMMING AN ORION GAS MODULE
- Appendix
- Using the Handheld Keypad
- Hot Keys and Quick Keys
- Technical Support
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ORION® Automated Meter Reading System for Trimble® Ranger™
RF
The RF tab on the CE Utility includes the functions to
perform quick reads using radio frequency. The RF screen
displays up to 50 CE endpoints in range, one endpoint at a
time.
To display the next CE endpoint, tap Next.
Figure 41: RF Tab
S/N Displays an ORION CE endpoint serial
number in range.
Reading Displays the odometer value (water or
gas) or the index value (gas only) for the
endpoint.
RSSI Fills with a single bar graph to show the
strength of the RF signal. If you select
Show Value, the field will also show the
numeric value of the signal strength.
MT Displays the meter and type. Example: Water - ADE
Reset Clears the command and refreshes the screen.
Unique S/Ns Receive one read for each endpoint serial number in range.
This S/N ONLY Reads a single endpoint serial number. To activate this function, tap This S/N ONLY, then tap the
RF S/N tab.
RF S/N
The RF S/N tab on the CE Utility includes the functions to
perform a quick read with radio frequency on a single CE
endpoint. The RF S/N screen displays a table of Readings and
corresponding RSSI values and Attempts, plus the Time of
each Reading.
Figure 42: RF S/N Tab
S/N Displays the selected ORION CE endpoint
serial number.
MT Displays the meter and type.
Example: Water - RTR
At Attempts: This field changes to display the
seconds that lapse between one received
transmission and the next.
Stop Stops new data from displaying.
Reset Clears the screen and refreshes. To begin Readings again, tap Start..
Dur Displays the accumulated time in seconds from the first attempt.
Tot. # Displays the number of Attempts
S/N # The number of times the serial number is read.










