User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- ContentsTable of Contents
- Itron Mobile Radio Compliance
- 1 Introduction
- 2 About Your Itron Mobile Radio
- 3 Daily Operation
- 4 LED Status Indicators
- 5 Communication Ports
- 6 Carrying the Portable Itron Mobile Radio
- 7 Installing the IMR-FT
- 8 Maintaining your Itron Mobile Radio
- 9 Storing Your Radio
- 10 Battery Basics
- 11 Safety
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Optimizing Bluetooth® Performance
- 14 Itron Mobile Radio Capabilities and Limitations
Installing the Magnetic Antenna Mount
The magnetic antenna mount can be installed temporarily on the metal roof of the vehicle and
then removed as desired.
1. Ensure that the gasket is properly set in the antenna base.
2. Pre-assemble the antenna to the magnetic mount by threading the antenna base onto the
mount body, making sure not to cross-thread the mount.
3. Continue tightening the antenna base until it seats to the mount.
4. Before mounting the magnetic base on the vehicle, clean both the magnet surface and the
vehicle mounting surface.
5. Place the antenna mount on the vehicle where it is flat and ensure that the entire magnet is
making secure contact with the vehicle.
6. Route the antenna cable through an open window or door and secure it in such a way that
it will not be accidentally pinched and kinked or damaged. Complete the cable routing to
the IMR-FT in the vehicle and secure the cable.
Important! If the vehicle door must be opened with the cable in place, make
sure to leave enough slack in the cable so as not to pull on the IMR-FT or the
antenna when the door opens. Improper use or damage to the magnetic mount
antenna or cable can adversely affect system performance.
7. When removing the antenna, hold the antenna at the bottom of its base and tilt the
antenna mount to release the magnetic force. Do not pull on the coaxial cable to release
the magnetic force and do not drag the magnet across the surface of the vehicle.
Using the Rubber Duck Antenna
The IMR-FT is normally mounted in a vehicle with a roof-mounted external antenna for
curbside field tool operations. Connections for antenna, power, and communication with the
host computer are all hardwired. Occasionally the vehicle may not be able to get close enough
to an endpoint for reliable communications. In this case, the IMR-FT with the supplied rubber
duck antenna, along with the host computer, can be temporarily taken out of the vehicle and
operated as a handheld IMR would be.
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