User's Manual

CENTRON® OpenWay™ Meter Technical Reference Guide 1
In This Chapter
About This Manual................................................................................................1
General Description...............................................................................................2
Physical Description..............................................................................................3
Product Availability...............................................................................................4
Display Functions..................................................................................................4
Specifications.........................................................................................................5
This technical reference guide describes the installation, operation, and maintenance of the
Itron CENTRON OpenWay meter. Itron urges you to read the entire manual before
attempting installation, testing, operation, or maintenance of a meter. To operate the Itron
PC-PRO+ Advanced Programming Software discussed in this manual, refer to the online
user manuals that are installed with the PC-PRO+ Advanced software.
The online software manuals are in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) and are
accessible from the Windows Start menu. The Adobe Reader is required to view and
print these manuals. The Adobe Reader is free and can be downloaded from
http://www.adobe.com.
About This Manual
This manual contains the following information as listed in the chapter descriptions below:
Chapter Title Description
General Information Provides a general description, operation, physical
and functional descriptions, and complete CENTRON
OpenWay meter specifications.
Installation Gives instructions for the proper handling and
installation.
Operation: Base Metrology Describes the measurement technique used for the
base on the CENTRON OpenWay meter.
Operation: CVSO Provides detailed information and theoretical operation
for the OpenWay module with TOU, Demand, and
Load Profile capabilities.
Operation: Zigbee Radio Provides a physical description and the operational
characteristics of the Zigbee 2.4 GHz radio.
Testing, Troubleshooting,
and Maintenance
Provides an explanation of the testing,
troubleshooting, and maintenance of the CENTRON
OpenWay meter.
C HAPTER 1
General Information
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