User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 About handheld devices
- 3 Handheld operation
- 4 About Interrogator software
- 5 Reading accounts
- 6 Using the VersaProbe
- 7 Installing RTMs
- 8 RTM Verification
- 9 Communicating with Route Manager
- 10 Setting up devices in Route Manager
- A Accelerator keys for meter reading
- B Accelerator keys for installing RTMs
- C Troubleshooting
- D Programming Pre Gen 5 RTMs
- Index
Elster Handhelds
User Guide 39 5. Reading accounts
Performing a single history/TOU RF read
If a
D
appears in the lower left corner of the data entry display, the account contains one or
more History and or TOU requests.
1. To retrieve the history or TOU request, press <D> to display a pop-up list of all
requests.
2. Use the Up / Down arrow keys or a stylus to select the History/TOU request to read.
3. Press <Enter> to start the interrogation.
An RF communications window will open and RF interrogation will start. The user will
be able to watch commands issued and replies returned from the target RTM.
The list will be updated with the information obtained from the RTM for the chosen
VRT request.
If a valid index read does not exist, one will be added to any single History requests.
A new index read will be added to any Single TOU request.
Once the interrogation is completed the account record will be updated.
4. Press <Esc> to close the screen.
Performing a general index RF read
Accelerator key: <G>
Pressing <X> has no effect.
Use a general index RF read to obtain an “on the fly” read of an RTM.
Note: The results of a general index read are
not
returned to Route Manager.
1. With an account in the route displayed, press <G>.
A popup display opens.