User Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Neptune Handheld System User’s Manual
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview of the Neptune Handheld System
- 3 Using the CE5320 Handheld
- 4 Using the Nomad Handheld
- 5 Setting Up the R900 Belt Clip Receiver
- R900 Belt Clip Receiver
- Nomad Handheld and R900 Belt Clip Receiver
- Unpacking and Inspecting Equipment
- Using the R900 Belt Clip Receiver
- Using the R900 Belt Clip Receiver to Read a Route
- Updating R900 Belt Clip Receiver Firmware
- 6 Gathering Route Data
- The Reading Entry Screen
- Manually Collecting Meter Readings
- Collecting RR Readings
- Working with Accounts
- Validating Readings
- Removing a Reading
- Clearing a Skip Code
- Clearing a Comment Code, Customer Note, or Trouble Code
- Adding a New Meter to a Route
- Correcting or Changing Meter Information
- Finding and Displaying Reading-Entry Screens
- Resequencing Routes
- 7 Communicating with the Host Computer
- 8 Using the Field Programmer
- Connecting the Mouse
- Starting Field Programmer
- Programming the ProRead
- Querying the ProRead
- Reading the ProRead Register
- Programming the R900G Endpoint
- Using Command Gas
- Reading the R900G Endpoint Register
- Networking Two Registers
- Managing Formats
- 9 Maintaining and Repairing the Neptune Handheld System
- 10 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Changing Volume Settings
- Appendix B Tokens List for Custom Format Screen
- Appendix C Pressure Configuration Factor Indexes
- Glossary
- Index
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N_SIGHT R900 User’s Manual for the Neptune Handheld System xxi
Figure Title Page
4.25 N_SIGHT R900 Initializing Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
4.26 N_SIGHT R900 Reading Entry Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
5.1 Meter Reading Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.2 R900 Belt Clip Receiver Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.3 R900 Belt Clip Receiver Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.4 R900 Belt Clip Receiver RF Mode Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.5 R900 BCR RF Mode Screen from Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.6 Tab within N_SIGHT R900 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5.7 R900 Belt Clip Receiver Firmware Tab with Update Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
6.1 N_SIGHT R900 Reading Entry Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2 N_SIGHT R900 Reading Entry Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.3 N_SIGHT R900 Skip Order Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.4 N_SIGHT R900 Skip Order Reason Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.5 N_SIGHT R900 Skipped Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.6 N_SIGHT R900 Coded Notes Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.7 Drop-down Selection List of Coded Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.8 N_SIGHT R900 Comment Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.9 Viewing Comment Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.10 N_SIGHT R900 Free Form Notes Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6.11 Leaving a Meter Reading Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6.12 N_SIGHT R900 Manual Reading Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6.13 N_SIGHT R900 RF Reading Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.14 Left to Right Route Direction Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6.15 Right to Left Route Direction Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6.16 Tag Account Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.17 Tagged Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.18 N_SIGHT R900 Find Order Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
6.19 Search Display Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6.20 Search Screen Enter Multiple Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6.21 Search Screen Multiple Values to Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
6.22 Reading Outside High/Low Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6.23 N_SIGHT R900 Hi / Lo / No / Inact Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
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