Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities

Text Messages
Text Messages can be created when appropriate Trouble
or Reader Codes are not available. Text messages are
alphanumeric, with up to 140 characters for each message.
Create a Message
1. From the Comments Menu, tap Text Messages or
press Fn+N on the keypad from an account read
screen to open the Text Message screen.
Result: The Text Message screen opens with the
customer name and address as shown in Figure 79.
2. Use the keypad or onscreen keyboard to enter a
message in the Message eld using letters, numbers
and spaces.
3. Tap OK to save the message to the account.
4. Tap Close to return to the Comments Menu.
Figure 79: Text Message screen
OTE:N After a message is created, the account read screen
displays "TEXT" or “CODETXT” along the right side
of the screen as shown in Figure 80.
Figure 80: Account read screen with text message
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