User Manual

Overview of the Neptune Handheld System
2-2 N_SIGHT R900 User’s Manual for the Neptune Handheld System
Figure 2.1 Typical Meter Reading Process
Daily Use of the Neptune Handheld System
Because the Neptune handheld system helps users collect and pass on
different types of information needed by a meter reading process, how
you use it depends upon your responsibilities in your meter reading
process. The following topics describe how meter readers and operators
typically use the handheld to complete their work.
Transfer billing information to
the host computer.
Load routes onto meter
reading devices.
Collect meter readings and route
data using a handheld computer.
Post meter readings and route
data to customer accounts for
billing.
Transfer files containing
meter readings and route
data to the billing computer.
Upload meter readings and
route data from the handheld
computers to a host
computer.
Assign routes to meter readers.
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