Badger Meter Vortex Meters - Manual (Page 14)

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Select The Display Function – The monitor can display RATE or TOTAL or alternate between BOTH rate and total. At the DISPLAY
prompt press the ENTER key once. The monitor now shows the display mode currently in eff ect. If the current selection is correct,
press the ENTER key to advance to the next parameter. To change to an alternate display mode, use the arrow keys to scroll to
the desired display mode and press ENTER to save the choice.
A TEST function is also available in the Display Function sub-menu. With the test function selected the display acts like a frequency
counter and displays the raw input frequency being supplied to the frequency input terminals. The second line of the test screen
shows transducer signal strength.
Select The Rate Unit – The monitor can display rate in any of
the units listed at the right.
If the current selection is correct, press the ENTER key to
advance to the next parameter. To change to an alternate rate
unit, use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired display units
and press ENTER to save the choice.
Select The Rate Interval – The monitor can display rate
interval in any of the units listed below.
If the current selection is correct, press the ENTER key to
advance to the next parameter. To change to rate interval,
use the arrow keys to scroll to the desired interval and press
ENTER to save the choice.
Select the Totalizer Units - The fl ow totalizer unit is used
to set the fl ow totalizer exponent. This feature is useful for
accommodating a very large accumulated fl ow. The exponent
is a x10
n multiplier, where “n” can be from -1 (x0.1) to +6
(x1,000,000). Table 4 should be referenced for valid entries
and their infl uence on the display.
If the current selection is correct, press the ENTER key to
advance to the next parameter. To change to rate interval, use
the arrow keys to scroll to the desired interval and press ENTER
to save the choice.
This completes the basic setup for the meter.
Velocity*
Feet VEL FEET
Meters VEL MTRS
Volumetric
Gallons GALLONS
Liters LITERS
Millions of Gallons MGAL
Cubic Feet CUBIC FT
Million Cubic Feet M CU FT
Cubic Meters CUBIC ME
Million Liters MEGLTRS
Acre Feet ACRE FT
Oil Barrels (42 GAL) OIL BARR
Liquid Barrels (31.5 GAL) LIQ BARR
Mass**
Kilograms KGS
Pounds LBS
* - Velocity measurements not available as totalizer units.
** - Mass units require entry of specifi c gravity.
Interval Displayed as
Seconds SEC
Minutes MIN
Hours HOUR
Days DAY
Exponent Display Multiplier
E-1 x 0.1
E0 x 1 (no multiplier)
E1 x 10
E2 x 100
E3 x 1,000
E4 x 10,000
E5 x 100,000
E6 x 1,000,000
TABLE 4 - EXPONENT MULTIPLIERS