Badger Meter Inc 2011M Manual De Usuario
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Installation & Operation Manual
About This Manual
This manual is accessible through the interactive Help section of the ORION
®
Reading Software (ORS) software. Help topics
provide direct access to specific information.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for field technicians to collect accurate utility meter readings from homes and businesses using
the ORS software from the convenience of their vehicles.
Reason for Reissue
This document is being reissued to capture the changes associated with the ORS Mobile Read version 2.0
software used for
meter readings on laptops in conjunction with other Badger Meter equipment such as a magnetic antenna that is placed
over the vehicle and the ORION receiver that connects to the antenna at one end and the ORION laptop at the other end.
Conventions Used in this Document
The following conventions are used in this document:
Naming Convention
This document also refers to the ORION Reading Software for Mobile Reading, the Mobile Read Version 2.0. generically as
This document also refers to the ORION Reading Software for Mobile Reading, the Mobile Read Version 2.0. generically as
"software."
Navigational Directions
In lieu of mouse click and select options, the user must keep in mind that touch screen options are also available for menu
In lieu of mouse click and select options, the user must keep in mind that touch screen options are also available for menu
functions. Touching or tapping options can be used to navigate through the software.
License Requirements
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
No FCC license is required by a utility to operate an ORION meter reading system.
Any changes made, but not approved by Badger Meter, can void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
System Overview
The ORS is an automated meter reading system. This system incorporates a GPS system to display the location of the reading
vehicle on a map while reading meters.
ORS
ORS is also a Geographic Information System (GIS) based meter reading system. A GIS system displays meter reading
information. In addition to using a standard mouse or keyboard commands, the laptop running the software is also
equipped with a touch screen to facilitate icon and function selection and promote ease-of-use.
How it Works
The laptop connects to a radio frequency-controlled ORION receiver. The receiver captures meter readings from endpoints
installed on each meter. The meter information is then captured by the laptop system and displayed on the laptop screen.
Examples of displayed information are as follows:
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Meter serial number
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Meter and reading vehicle location
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Unread/uncaptured meter information
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Meter leakage and tampering