Installation Guide

2
Initialization, Connection, andProgramming
This chapter provides the instructions to initialize and connect the Cellular 500W to the meter
or register. Cellular 500Ws must be connected to the register or meter before they can be
installed.
Requirements are based on the network system mode. The Cellular 500W 's auto-sensing
technology eliminates the need to initialize the module at the time of installation. The module
automatically detects the connected register type.
Caution: To obtain an immediate reading, initialize the Cellular 500W with an
approved handheld computer. Failure to initialize the module may delay the initial
reading up to one hour.
To initialize the Cellular 500W immediately, use one of the following handheld computers
running Field Deployment Manager (FDM) version 4.4 or later.
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FC300SR handheld computer
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Itron Mobile Radio (IMR) connected to a user-supplied computer or Bluetooth device
For normal activation, connect the Cellular 500W to the water meter register. The module
polls for a register every hour and automatically activates after it detects a register.
Programming
Consider the following when the Cellular 500W is programmed:
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The consumption values are not programmable. (Programmable parameters include
values like ID and register type.)
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Programming the module will move the remote module into the specified operating mode.
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If the module is not programmed, the module will attempt to read the register every hour
and will wake up in default Mobile Handheld Mode when a register is found.
Use an FC300SR handheld or Itron Mobile Radio connected to a user-supplied computer or
Bluetooth device running FDM Tools 4.4 or later and your utility's programming configuration
file to program the module .
Note: Do not program the module until it is connected to the water meter register.
Refer to the Field Deployment Manager (FDM)Mobile Application Guide for programming
information.
After programming, the module enters the selected operating mode and begins bubbling-up
specified messages at the selected rate.
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