Status and navigation – Badger Meter ORION AMR/AMI Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities User Manual
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Figure 18: Account read screen – status and navigation
Status and Navigation
Reading mode
The selected reading mode is displayed on the upper left side of the screen Depending on the
reading mode, accounts advance manually (Manual) or automatically (Auto) See
Reading hardware
The available reading hardware displays on the lower left side of the screen In Figure 18, CE, ME and
VP are displayed In this example, ORION ME and VersaProbe reading hardware display in green
Green indicates the technology device is on, connected and the COM port is set ORION CE reading
hardware displays in red Red indicates the technology device is off and/or not connected If the COM
port is not set, the hardware reading technology does not display on the screen
NOTE:
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If a VersaProbe is connected via Bluetooth®, the VP indicator becomes an active button Tap
the VP button to reconnect if the Bluetooth connection initially fails
Codes and Text
Accounts with a Reader or Trouble code display "CODE" and those with a message display "TXT" on
the right border of the screen
Battery
Indicator for handheld battery (BAT) displays on the lower right side of the screen Battery status is
indicated by the color of the background The color indicator is the same as the color indicator of the
Copyright screen title bar See
for details
Prev / Next
Navigation buttons to the previous or next account in the route file display at the top of the screen in
Manual mode to move Buttons display dashes ( ---- ) when in Auto mode
Windows Start
Displays the Windows Start screen Tap the Windows Start button to navigate to other applications,
programs and files on the handheld
Account
Displays a popup menu with options for the selected account Some of the same options can be
accessed using the Hot Keys on the keyboard See
"hot Keys, Quick Keys, Read Keys" on page 76
for
additional information
Menu
Displays a popup Read Menu For more information, see
Navigate to previous
account
Reading mode
Reading hardware
(CE, ME, VP)
Account menu
Windows Start
Navigate to
next account
Read menu
Handheld
battery indicator
Code and/or
text message
REAdINg A ROuTE
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