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™
ORION ME/SE Utility
To access the quick read and programming functions for ORION ME/SE endpoints, tap ORION ME on the Program & Quick
Read main menu. The ORION ME is divided into five tabs: IR, RF, Profile, Install and Settings.
IR
Using the functions on the IR tab, you can start and program ORION ME endpoints.
Programming Functions
The Program screen includes these functions:
S/N Displays the serial number of the ORION ME endpoint.
Type Displays the meter type. Example: ADE
Listen Switches to RF and "Hears" the endpoint if it is active.
Reading Used to reprogram the endpoint. ADE readings cannot be reprogrammed but you may tap Reading to
perform a Forced Read.
Status Displays the Status screen for the ME endpoint and provides programming and usage information for
the meter.
Clear Asks if you want to clear exceptions from the endpoint status.
Radio Displays the radio selection screen with the current mode. Allows you to select another mode from
a list of available modes. Refer to "Selecting Modes for ORION ME/SE Endpoints" on page 46 for
additional information.
Read Exports data (read and status) from the endpoint through the optical LED.
Program Changes the odometer or clears a tamper.
HPwr Highpower forces a brief high powered signal so an endpoint will report to a gateway.
More Displays the More Commands screen which includes the firmware version and type of meter. You may
also set the date and time, get battery status or get the results of a flow rate study from this screen.
The purpose of the IR function is to start, stop, pause and program endpoints. An endpoint connected to an RTR with a
tamper (i.e., cut wires between the endpoint and the RTR) must be programmed after the wires are repaired. The following
steps are used to program an ORION endpoint connected to an RTR.
Note: ORION endpoints connected to a Badger Meter ADE or an approved competitor encoder DO NOT require
programming if the wires get cut. The first hour after the wires have been properly repaired, the ORION endpoint
updates itself with the new encoder reading.