Badger Meter Inc RANG312 Manual De Usuario

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The Trimble Ranger handheld is made up of a number of functions that all work together to perform meter reading quickly 

and easily. 

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To turn on the handheld, press and hold the green power key until you see the Booting message. Release the power 

key and the handheld boots up in a few seconds. 

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To turn off (shutdown) the handheld, press and hold the green power key until you see the message "Release 

power button to use menu." Release the power key and the Power Menu displays. Tap Shutdown to power off the 

handheld.

When the handheld is in use, one of the most convenient features is “instant on” and “instant off” (also known as “suspend/

resume”). The handheld goes into "instant off" when it is not being used. Press and release the green power key to resume 

use. The screen that was previously displayed will display again. There is no waiting for the unit to boot up every time it is 

turned on. 

The date and time on the Trimble Ranger handheld must be accurate to ensure communication with the ORION endpoints. 

Check the date and time and adjust if necessary before reading a route. 

If you need to change the time after swapping out the battery pack assembly or for any other reason, follow these steps:

1.  Tap the Time icon on the screen. 
2.  Select Time in the top menu bar.
3.  Tap the hour, minutes, seconds respectively and use the up/down arrows to make any necessary changes. 
4.  Once finished, tap ok at the top of the screen. 

5.  Tap Yes to save the changes or No to close the screen without saving the changes. Tap Cancel to return to Time 

screen to make additional changes. 

 

When you tap Yes, the changes are saved and the Time screen closes. 

To perform a restart, press and hold the green power key. The screen will show a countdown timer. Continue holding the 

power key until the countdown is completed. The unit will automatically restart. Readings will not be lost if the handheld is 

restarted using these steps. 

You do not need to set a handheld password unless you are concerned about unauthorized use. Badger Meter recommends 

not assigning passwords to prevent the loss of reading data. If you opt for password protection, the password must be 

entered every time you turn on the unit or use the green power key to resume operation.

Record the password. A forgotten or lost password cannot be recovered and will require a factory reset.