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
Glossary
N_SIGHT R900 User’s Manual for the Neptune Handheld System G-5
operating system The most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose
computer must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating
systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard,
sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on
the disk, and controlling peripheral devices, such as disk drives and printers.
Usually, users interact with the operating system through a set of commands.
Fo
r example, graphic
al user interfaces, such as WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS NT,
allow you to enter commands by pointing and clicking at objects that appear
on the screen. The
MS-DOS operating system contains commands such as
COPY and RENAME for copying files and changing the names of files,
respectively.
order A meter reading, service order, or similar transaction that takes place on the
handheld.
PC An abbrevi
ation for PERSONAL COMPUTER.
pop-up A special message that appears (pops up) automatically just before the read-
ing entry screen that is associated with the message. You can control whether
the special mess
age appears as a pop-up message or does not appear.
prompt A symbol, such as “c:\>” that appears on a di
splay, indicating that the com-
puter is waiting for the operator to enter information. Once the computer has
displayed a prompt
, it waits for you to enter some information. Generally, it will
wait forever, but some programs have built-in time-outs that cause the pro-
gram to continue after it has waited a specified amount of time.
quick keys Keys that allow you to execute a task quickly by pressing specific keys at once
or in a particular order.
reading-entry screen A specific type of
DATA-ENTRY SCREEN used by the handheld. The reading-
entry screen is used to enter readings.
read-type code An arrangement of up to four numbers, letters, or both numbers and letters
that explain how the readi
ng is obtained. For example, a code of “r0” might be
used to indicate that the reading is entered manually. See also code tables.
region code In the N_SIGHT R900
APPLICATION PROGRAM, region codes are used to indi-
cate the regional headquarters for a field office or to indicate the employees of
a regional headquarters
. Region codes can be two digits, two letters, or a digit
and a letter.
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