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-7
survey message A free-form question sent along with assigned routes to the handheld of a spe-
cific CYCLE. A survey message can contain up to 40 characters. Compare with
broadcast message and route message.
synchronize The process of communications to send readings and route data to and from
the handheld and the HOST COMPUTER.
tag A handheld feature that allows you to tag one or more meters in a route and
then have the handh
eld display only the tagged meters.
tag indicator
An icon that appears in the display of the handheld to indicate that the
meter is tagged. When this symbol appears, the is hidden.
trouble code An arrangement of up to four numbers, letters, or both numbers and letters
t
hat explain wh
y there is trouble with a meter. For example, a code of “t10”
might be used to indicate that the battery of a meter is low. See also code
tables.
upload The process of sending readings and route data from the handheld to the
HOST COMPUTER.
user ID An identifier that is assigned to each user of the handheld. Entering a user ID
number when you LOG IN ensures that only someone with a user ID can use
the handheld. A user ID can contain up to ten digits, ten characters, or a com-
bination of ten digits and characters There can be no spaces in a user ID.
Windows Microsoft Windows
OPERATING SYSTEM. Windows supports 32-BIT and 64-BIT
applications, which means that application programs written specifically for
these operating systems run much faster.
workstation A type of computer used for engineering applications, desktop publishing, soft-
ware development, and other types of applications that require a moderate
amount of computing power and relatively high quality graphics capabilities.
Like personal computers, most workstations are single-user computers. How-
ever, workstations are typically linked together to form a
LOCAL-AREA NETWORK,
although they can also be used as stand-alone systems.
In networking, workstation refers to any computer connected to a local-area
network. It could b
e a workstation or a
PERSONAL COMPUTER.
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