Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities

Changing Read Mode
Choose Manual or Auto mode when reading routes with the handheld to advance to the next account manually
or automatically.
Manual Mode Auto Mode
• Advances to the next account in the reading sequence
once a meter reading is entered/received.
• Automatically advances to the next unread account
when a reading is received. If a manual read account is
encountered, the software returns to Auto mode after
the manual read is entered.
• The Prev and Next buttons are used to navigate
through the accounts in the route.
• When an account appears that already has an ORION
reading entered, the read is displayed. Advance
manually to the next account.
• No manual navigation capabilities are available.
To toggle between Manual and Auto mode, follow
these steps.
1. From an ORION account, press the A key on
the keypad.
Result: The word Auto appears on the left side of
the screen to indicate the handheld is operating in
automatic mode. The buttons display dashes ( ---- )
when in Auto mode.
2. To return to Manual mode, press the A key again or
tap either button at the top of the screen.
Result: The word Manual appears on the left side of the
screen and the Prev and Next buttons display again at
the top of the screen.
Figure 19: Auto mode
OTE:N Auto mode cannot be selected if the account displayed is a manual read or touch account.
Regardless of which mode is active, reads are applied to the appropriate accounts as they are received. The handheld accepts
the read, beeps and stores the read data.
READING A ROUTE
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