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Installation & Operation Manual
Programming an ORION ME Endpoint
1. Tap Program & Quick Read on the Main Menu.
Refer to "Program & Quick Read" on page 36
if you need help.
2. Tap to choose ORION ME, then tap Open on the
bottom right of the screen.
Result: The ORION ME/SE Utility login screen opens.
3. Use the keypad to log in.
4. Tap the IR tab to access the ORION ME
programming software.
Figure 45: IR Programming Tab
5. Connect the IR cable to the 9-pin serial port on the
bottom of the handheld.
6. Align the optic read head of the IR cable connected
to the handheld with the endpoint LED port.
7. Tap Read.
Result: The screen lls with endpoint information.
8. Tap Reading to adjust the stored Reading value.
Result: The Program New Reading screen opens.
Figure 46: Endpoint with Reading
9. Using the keypad, type the meter reading to which
you wish to program the endpoint.
Note: Leading zeros are not required, however
it may help to enter leading zeros so that the
endpoint is programmed correctly. Only 7 digits
can be entered when programming an endpoint
regardless of the meter size.
10. Align the optic read head of the IR cable with the
endpoint LED port and tap Program.
Result: The handheld will beep when the new value is
stored.
Figure 47: Program New Reading
11. If you are programming the endpoint due to a tamper, verify that the programming and wire splicing was successful.
Tap the RF tab and and tap Start Reading to perform a Quick Read on the endpoint.
12. If the endpoint still reports a tamper, have the wire splices checked and repaired as necessary.
13. Once the endpoint information has been successfully read, the elds on the screen will be updated.