Battery installation/replacement, Wiring instructions, Wiring terminals – Badger Meter Registers User Manual
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Battery Installation/Replacement
The ER-6/R is shipped with one battery, which is not installed Remove the battery cover by pushing inward and down Install the battery in
one of the two slots The unit runs on a single battery, and the second slot is provided to allow for installing a new battery before removing
the old one, retaining count total The unit can also be run on two batteries to extend the battery life to 10 years Once the battery is in
place, the unit goes into a self-test mode, and all the segments on the LCD display illuminate To exit the self-test mode, press
RST
, which
will then display the model number (0) Press
RST
again to ready the unit for operation
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+
+
-
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Figure 2: Battery installation
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
Wiring Terminals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Figure 3: Wiring terminals
Terminal Function
Operation
1
DC common
—
2
Count input
—
3
—
Not used
4
Remote reset
Resets count value when switched to common
5
Front panel reset enable
Enables count value to be reset by using the front panel Reset key
6
—
Not used
7
—
Not used
8
DC supply input
10…28V DC for backlighting
Table 1: Wiring terminals
The ER-6/R is shipped with one lead wire attached to terminal 5 To enable front panel Reset, attach the other end of the lead
to terminal 1
Model ER-6/R Industrial Register
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