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BadgerMeter , Inc. ® Installation & Operation Manual Badger ® -Radix ® Data Collector User Guide RAD-IOM-01 P/N 64944-001 Rev. 3 2-07 Badger ® , ORION ® , Recordall ® , DIALOG ® , BadgerTouch ® , ADE ® and RTR ® are registered trademarks of Badger Meter, Inc.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 1 of 73 THE Badger-Radix ORION ® HANDHELD - INTRODUCTION - Welcome Welcome to using the Badger-Radix Data Colle ctor, the handheld com puter to use for meter reading technologies.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 2 of 73 • Reading manually read meters incl uding high and low audit checking • Reading touch-type meters via the Vers aProbe™ connected to the Badger-Radix In addition, the Badger-Radix performs a nu mber of additional functions to make working with AMR much easier.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 3 of 73 THE Badger-Radix GLOSSARY Listed below in alphabetical or der are a number of terms used in the Badger-Radix. Take a few minutes to look them over. It will help to make the following chapters easier to understand.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 4 of 73 Receive meters The Badger-Radix function that communicates with th e Badger CONNECT software to transfer me ters from the PC to the Badger- Radix.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 5 of 73 THE MAKEUP OF THE Badger-Radix The Badger-Radix Handheld is made up of a number of functions that all work together to perform meter reading quickly and easily.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 6 of 73 THE BADGER-RADIX LOADER-CHARGER The Main Line Loader-Charger is a cradle for the Badger-Radix for chargi ng and communication purposes. A Secondary Loader-Cha rger is also available. Up to two Secondary Loader-Chargers can be connect ed to a Main Line Loader-Charger.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 7 of 73 For instructions on how to assemble your Loader-Charger assemblies and prepare your Badger CONNECT computer for uploadi ng and downloading account information, please see Badger’s insta llation manual RAD-IOM-02 (Main Line and Secondary Loader-Chargers).
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 8 of 73 function Hot Key. Pressing any key on the keypad for a few seconds will turn the unit back on and the Badger-Radix will show the same screen tha t was displayed when the unit turned off.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 9 of 73 GENERAL CARE OF THE Badger-Radix Cleaning the Badger-Radix is easy. Use a mild detergent and a clean soft cloth to clean the body of the Badger-Radix. Do not use solven ts, such as paint thinners, to clean the Badger-Radix.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 10 of 73 THE DETAILS – THE Badger-Radix OPERATION THE READING CYCLE USING THE Badger-Radix Using the Badger-Radix for mete r reading is easy.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 11 of 73 Pressing the Enter button bri ngs you to the Login screen. Logging-in to The Badger-Radix The Login screen looks like this. The Log-in screen accepts your 3 to 5 charac ter personal ID (PIN).
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 12 of 73 Next, press the Enter button. If you enter a valid PIN, the Badger-Radix displays the Main Menu.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 13 of 73 There are seven functions on the main menu to choose from : • Read Route “R” – Begin reading meters • Quick Read and Program “Q” – Use the Badger-Radix to read meters when you do not have any loaded (i.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 14 of 73 the Badger-Radix is ready to communicate with Badger CONNECT. From the Main Menu, press the Route Transmit “T” key. You’ll see this screen. To load new meters into the Badger-Radix, press the Receiv e Route “R” key.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 15 of 73 Make a note of the large number you see in th e center of the screen. CONNECT will ask you about this number during the load functi on if you have more than one Badger-Radix handheld. In Badger CONNECT, choose the Load Collect or page for the Badger Radix collector type.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 16 of 73 Make a note of the large number you see in th e center of the screen. Badger CONNECT will ask you about this num ber during the load function. In Badger CONNECT, choose the Unload Collector page for the Badger-Radix collector type.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 17 of 73 • The name / number of the r oute (Route File Description) • This time of the last captured re ading (Route file timestam p) • The time when this route was transfer red from the PC (Last trans.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 18 of 73 the Badger-Radix will display the meter just before the current one. W hen you press the “N” for Next Account, the Badger-Radix will display the next meter.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 19 of 73 Pressing the “S” key will keep you at the last meter in the route. Pressing the “F” key will display the first m eter in the route.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 20 of 73 them in the proper account. The Badger-Rad ix will update the display with th e next unread meter, or the meter that was last displa yed on the screen. If a reading is received for the meter shown on the screen, the screen is updated with the next unread meter.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 21 of 73 • The Badger ORION ® receiver receives the transm ission that reports either a tamper condition or a potential leak.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 22 of 73 status. If the reading is within the audit values, the Ba dger-Radix assigns a Good Reading status. Processing Tamper Reports If the meter being displa yed reports a tamper, the Badger-Radix will s ound the special tamper audio signal.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 23 of 73 Enter the reading and press the “Enter” button. If you wish to skip the manual read, press the “C” key. When you have completed entries for this mete r, press the “S ” (Skip) button.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 24 of 73 When in manual mode, the m eter reader can read touch-type meters using the VersaProbe™, enter readings for manually r ead meters, or perform any other Badger- Radix function such as searching for a partic ular meter or viewing progress.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 25 of 73 To change the direction of the meter read ing, press the “A” H ot Key. The Badger-Radix will display the direction of the reading by show ing an arrow pointing to the left next to the reading field.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 26 of 73 Here is what you will see if you en ter a reading below the low limit. Press the OK “Enter” button and th e Badger-Rad ix will display the read screen again . Re-enter the meter reading and press Enter.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 27 of 73 In this case, the meter reading proc ess begins again for this m eter. The method used to verify a high or low manua l meter reading is controlled by one of the settings: Hi/Low Manual Re-key.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 28 of 73 is received or checking the meter itself on a low reading or a tam per), not advancing the display allows you to perform the necessary task s and report information via codes and messages.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 29 of 73 Badger-Radix will request a manual reading af ter each succes sful meter reading. This second reading is stored separately and reported to the Badger CONNECT software, which will report on any reading differences.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 30 of 73 Because the reading may be in error, you will be asked to verify the reading. If the manual re-key setting is turned on, you will be asked to enter the reading again. If the manual re-key setting is turned off, you will be asked if the reading is correct.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 31 of 73 Other Reading functions – The Reading Menu Pressing the “M” (Menu) button from the Read screen will show you the other reading functions that can be performed.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 32 of 73 To perform a Hot Key Function, first press the B key, and then the Hot Key for the function you wish to perform.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 33 of 73 • R: The Reader Code function displays the Reader Code screen allowing you to enter up to three reader codes for this meter • S: The .
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 34 of 73 You can also bring up the Search Menu screen using the “S” Hot Key. There are three different ways to search for a particular meter.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 35 of 73 Use the “U” key to move the highlight fiel d up and the “D” key to move it down. W hen the field you wish to search is highlighted, press the “T” key to enter the information you for which you wish to search via the keyboard.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 36 of 73 If this is the meter you are looking for, pre ss the “Y” button. If this is not the meter you are looking for, press the “N” button and the Badger-Radix w ill continue searching.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 37 of 73 To log a Trouble Code or one or more R eader Codes, touch the Comments “O” button from the Reading Menu. You’ll see this screen. From there you can choose the Trouble Code button “T” or the Reader Code button “R”, depending on which code you wish to use.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 38 of 73 You can also bring up the Trouble code screen by using the “T” Hot Key. Pressing the “1” key shows the different troubl e code messages from which to choose. Choose the message by using the up “U” and down “D” keys to highlight your choice.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 39 of 73 Press the “Enter” key to store the chosen tr ouble code and return to the Comment m enu, or press the “C” key to cancel any entry of a trouble code. If you wish to reenter the message, press the Trouble Code button “1” again.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 40 of 73 If you have chosen a message, you might see a screen like this. As was with the Trouble Codes, the “C” key will cancel any change s you made, while the “Enter” key will accept the changes.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 41 of 73 To clear a message already en tered, press the “D” button. To cancel the message, press the “C” key. If you are happy with the message, press the “Enter” key. To enter or change a message, press th e “E” key.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 42 of 73 Pressing the “Enter” key will store the m essage for this meter and retu rn you to the Comments menu.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 43 of 73 chosen the Show High / Low setting. The previous reading w ill be displayed if you have chosen the Show Previous Reading setting. If these settings are not chosen , you will not be able to view the associated inform ation on the View High/ Low screen.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 44 of 73 • Battery Info “B” – this screen shows in formation being reported by the processor within the battery pack that m ight be useful.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 45 of 73 When you have finished examining the statis tics and information, press the “C” key to return to the Utilities m enu screen. Date/Time To change the date, the time, or the time z one, press the Date and Tim e “D” button from the Utilities menu.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 46 of 73 Battery Info If you need additional information regarding the electronics of th e battery, press the Battery Info “B” button from the Utilities menu.
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THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 48 of 73 To choose a setting, press the action key shown for that item. A check mark will appear or disappear from the box as you press the key. The check m ark denotes that the setting behavior specified will be carried out.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 49 of 73 behavior will not be carried out. Choosing the values for these settings allows you to customize the Badger-Radix ope ration to fit your needs. To move to the next Settings screen, pre ss the “M” key.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 50 of 73 Find on Wrong This setting pertains only to touch meter reading. The gath ered meter reading information contains the module ID number.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 51 of 73 Hi/Low Manual Rekey This setting allows you to choose how you will verify a high or low manual reading. There are two methods for manual reading verification: reentering the reading, or visually verifying the reading.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 52 of 73 Show Negative Consumption When checked, the Badger-Radix will compare the curren t reading with the previous reading and alert you to possible negative consumption.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 53 of 73 Pressing the New Account button will bring up this screen. The buttons perform these functions.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 54 of 73 Enter the information for this field from th e keyboard. When you are finished, press the “Enter” key. You’ll see the new account sc reen updated with the information you just entered in your chosen field.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 55 of 73 • And, displaying a message showing completi on of the route when the last unread meter of the route is read. Searching for a Route To search for the first meter in a route, pre ss the M key from the read ing screen to display the read menu.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 56 of 73 Progress Reporting by Route To view the progress of meter reading, use the Progress function: from the read screen press M for the menu, U for Utilities, and P for Progress. You can also u se the Progress Hot Key.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 57 of 73 When you are done viewing the progress detail s, press the C key to close the screen. Route Completion messages While you are reading meters, the Badger-Rad ix software is monitoring your progress within all of your meters in al l the loaded routes.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 58 of 73 Summary of the Meter Reading Process in The B adger-Radix The process of meter reading using the Badge r-R adix is simple and easy to rememb er.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 59 of 73 THE DETAILS – PROGRAMMING METERS USING THE Badger-Radix Programming Badger ORION ® Transmitters To access the ORION Programming functions pr ess the “P” key from the ORION Quick Read screen.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 60 of 73 Starting the Badger ORION ® Transmitter withou t the Programmer All Badger ORION Transmitters are programme d at the f actory to begin sending its meter reading as soon as the Encoder/Register registers flow through the meter.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 61 of 73 Stopping a Transmitter To use the Programmer to Stop the transm itte r’s meter reading broadcas t, align the optical port and the LED and touch the Stop Ra dio button “T”.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 62 of 73 • Program • Done Note that if the transmitter’s radio is stoppe d, the odometer value will be stored but the transmitter will remain stopped. If the radio is running, the odometer value will change and the radio will remain running.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 63 of 73 Now we follow the steps for setting the Odom eter value. In this example, we will use transmitter number 72110068. First, we m ust pla ce the optical port over the transm itter’s LED and perform the READ function.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 64 of 73 2. Determine the low flow reading (read the si x m oveable dials and the sweep hand). In the picture above, the Low flow register value is 0001232. Note that the sweep hand reading is rounded up.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 65 of 73 Programming DIALOG Modules To program Badger Meter’s previous ve rsion of touch product, Badger DIALOG ® , select Quick Read/Program Meters to display the choice of technologies from the Badger-Radix Main Menu.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 66 of 73 Clearing a Tamper To clear a tamper condition, visually read th e module to get the odometer value. Next, press the Reading “R” button and enter the re ading via the keypad. When the reading is entered, the screen will look like this.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 67 of 73 THE DETAILS – OTHER USES FOR THE BADGER-RADIX The Badger-Radix can be used to perform a number of functions other than reading mete rs.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 68 of 73 Badger ® ORION ® Quick Reads Badger ORION Quick Reads offer you great fl exibility. Because the Badger ORION Receiver will forward all .
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 69 of 73 If you wish to monitor all of th e readings that the Badger ORION ® Receiv er finds, clear the box next to Select One Serial Number by pressing the “O” key. When the RESET button “R” key is pressed, the Badger-Radix sof tware will build a list of up to 50 received readings.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 70 of 73 If you wish to rebuild the list of received readings, press the RESET “R” button. You can then view the readin gs within the new list using the NEXT “N” button. When you have completed your Quick Reads, press the Close “C” button.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 71 of 73 This screen shows that module number 96410104 has a reading of 152..
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 72 of 73 WHAT IF THINGS GO WRONG In the unlikely event that you experience di fficulty using the Badger-Radix, we’d like you to take some steps to help us return your Badger-Radix to proper operation.
THE BADGER ® -RADIX ® User Guide February 2007 Page 73 of 73 • The current state of the Badger-Radix Your support specialist may ask you to fax not es or other information to Badger Meter to assist in the resolution of the problem.
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