User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 13-0249- Exhibit Cover.pdf
- UPDATED_Pilot Release_Handheld System 11 13.pdf
- 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
N_SIGHT R900 User’s Manual for the Neptune Handheld System G-1
Glossary
alphanumeric Having or using both alphabetical and numerical symbols. For example, an
alphanumeric password contains both letters and numbers.
application program Usually referred to as an application, rather than an application program, it
is a type of software program that performs a specific task useful to the user.
Examples include database management applications, such as
N_SIGHT R900, or word processing applications, such as Microsoft
®
Word
®
.
bit Short for binary digit, the smal
lest unit of information on a machine. A single
bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1. More meaningful information is
obtained by combining consecutive bits into larger units.
blank route A route made up entirely of meters for which readings have not been
attempted. Compare wi
th skip route.
broadcast message A statement that is sent from the HOST COMPUTER along with an assigned route
to all handhelds of a specific office. The statement appears on the displays of
each handheld when each meter reader completes the initial daily LOGIN pro-
cedure. Compare with route message and survey messag
e.
central-processing unit Often abbreviated as CPU, the CPU is the brains of the computer. Sometimes
referred to simp
ly as the processor or central processor, the CPU is where
most calculations take place. In terms of computing power, the CPU is the
most important element of a computer system.
code table A group of codes that are classified according to the type of information they
capture. For example, a skip code table contains all of the skip codes used by
a company. Codes allow you to pass on detailed information about a cus-
tomer, meter, or route in an abbreviated form. For example the
SKIP CODE
“s1” might indicate that a meter was skipped because the glass of the meter
was fogged and the meter reader could not see the reading.
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