Elster Solutions VRT03 Users manual
Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems
360 Herndon Parkway
Suite 1400
Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231
http://www.rheintech.com
RTL WO# 2003005
Pit Water-Meter Transponder
FCC ID: G8JVRT03
APPENDIX H: MANUAL
Please see the following pages.
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Copyright Acknowledgements
The contents of this document are the property of AMCO
Automated Systems and are copyrighted. All rights reserved.
Any reproduction, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. For
additional copies of this document, please contact:
AMCO Automated Systems
107 Erskine Lane
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Phone 304-757-3300 Fax 304-757-3388
The information contained herein has been carefully checked
and is believed to be accurate; however, no responsibility is
assumed for inaccuracies. AMCO Automated Systems reserves
the right to make changes without prior notice. This document is
not covered by any warranty either expressed or implied. Any
correction, comments or additions to the contents of this
document should be directed to AMCO Automated Systems at
the above address.
Copyright 2002 AMCO Automated Systems. Printed in USA.
TRACE, Universal RF Interface, URFI, Mini Mobile Interrogator,
ReadIt and TICS are trademarks of AMCO Automated Systems.
All rights reserved.
MS-DOS, IBM and MicroPalm are registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
FCC Compliance
The TRACE VRT Transponder™ has been type accepted by the
Federal Communications Commission under Part 15C, low
power communication device transmitter. The FCC ID for the Pit
Water Transponder (PWT) is G8JVRT03, and the FCC ID for the
Remote Water Transponder (RWT) is G8JVRT02.
This device complies with Part 15 rules. Operation 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.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation distance between the
equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experience radio/TV
technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by AMCO
Automated Systems could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pit Water-Meter Transponder
Manual and Installation Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter One—Introduction................................................................................. 2
About this Document ....................................................................................... 2
Audience ................................................................................................... 2
Conventions .............................................................................................. 2
Chapter Two—Automated Meter Reading Overview........................................ 3
Basic AMR Components ................................................................................. 3
TRACE AMR System Overview ......................................................................4
Chapter Three—Pit Water-Meter Transponder Overview ................................ 6
VRT Water Transponder and Components..................................................... 6
How the VRT Water Transponder Works........................................................ 7
Specifications .................................................................................................. 8
Chapter Four—Pit Water-Meter Transponder Installation and Programming9
Installation ....................................................................................................... 9
Programming ................................................................................................... 9
Chapter Five—Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 11
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INTRODUCTION
Chapter One
Chapter One
Chapter OneChapter One
Introduction
The TRACE
Systems’ portfolio of products for automated meter reading (AMR).
About this Document
The Transponder manual and installation Guide provides instructions for
installing and troubleshooting transponders. It also includes an overview
of both AMR in general and TRACE technology in particular.
Audience
This document is designed for utility industry meter readers and
supervisory staff. In order to establish appropriate levels of detail for the
material, this document assumes the following:
The user is proficient in reading meters of the type currently
compatible with TRACE transponders and possesses all the skills
necessary to conduct meter reading by conventional means.
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VRT Transponder is the heart of AMCO Automated
The user has little or no prior expertise in the TRACE AMR
technology.
The user is familiar with common data entry devices and techniques.
Conventions
In the interest of brevity and simplicity, this document uses the following
conventions:
Additional information relevant to a given instruction step may be
shown in one of three ways:
1. A bulleted item covers “how-to” and verification information.
2. An italicized NOTE contains relevant background information.
3. An italicized and bolded CAUTION contains information
important to the safety of either the user or the equipment.
Where reference to other parties is made, the generic masculine
pronouns (he, his, him) are used. This is no way reflects bias or
gender discrimination in any manner related to the users, publishers
or authors of this document.
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