User's Manual

Invensys Metering Systems
P.O. Box 487
450 N. Gallatin Avenue
Uniontown, PA 15401
1-800-METER-IT
1-800-638-3748
FAX (Direct to Factory)
Local: [phone]
Toll Free: 1-800-888-2403
Web site: www.ims.invensys.com
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North American Water
Email: [e-mail]
AUTHORIZED INVENSYS DISTRIBUTOR
The RadioRead VXU package
in its handy carrying case is
fully portable.
User Friendly Software: STRIPES (Invensys Interface Polling
Equipment System) is a software program especially designed for
operating the VXU. STRIPES features an easy to use pull-down
menu system that permits convenience and simplicity for directing
the meter reading process. STRIPES allows manual entries and
special route notes to be made by the meter reader/operator via
the portable computer's keyboard. The meter reader/operator can
also easily edit configurations in the route data when necessary.
STRIPES works in conjunction with Invensys Automatic Meter
Reading System (AutoRead
T
), a software program designed to
manage utility meter reading data by interfacing with a utility’s own
billing software.
RadioRead T Makes Reading Utility Meters
Fast, Easy and Reliable
The RadioRead System can be used to read more meters in a
matter of minutes than a typical meter reader, using a manual entry
system, can usually read in a day. The portable RadioRead Vehicle
Transceiver Unit (VXU) plugs into a vehicle's standard 12-volt
electrical system enabling it to be used in any car or truck.
Coupled with a portable computer and AutoVu software, the VXU
package provides utilities with maximum meter reading efficiency
while requiring a minimum of operator training for operation.
Thanks to direct sequence spread spectrum modulation technology,
RadioRead also provides greater meter reading reliability with fewer
non-reads, range limitations and errors compared to other types of
radio based meter reading systems. The system’s higher reliability
produces a higher number of completed meter readings to further
enhance operating efficiency and minimize customer relations
problems.
Because the RadioRead System works with the same absolute
encoder registers used by the Invensys PhonRead
T
System and
TouchRead
T
System, utilities have greater flexibility such as mixing
and matching to meet specific needs or situations—or for planned
migrations from one system to another without requiring the meters
and registers to be exchanged. The RadioRead System is also
easily upgradeable to a fixed base meter reading system.
Carrying Case
Portable Computer
Antenna
VXU Power Cable
VXU
Serial Cable
Computer Power Cord
AMR-304-R1
2 of 2
Plug-in-and-go set-up
is fast and easy to use.
METER READING SYSTEM VEHICLE TRANSCEIVER UNIT (VXU)
RadioRead
T