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THE BADGER®-RADIX®User Guide

February 2007

THE Badger-Radix ORION® HANDHELD

- INTRODUCTION -

Welcome

Welcome to using the Badger-Radix Data Collector, the handheld computer to use for meter reading technologies. The Badger-Radix is a flexible and easy-to-use tool that provides utilities with a handheld interrogator that can be operated with the easy-to-use customized keypad for data entry.

The Badger-Radix Data Collector can gather meter readings in these ways.

It accepts meter readings from meters equipped with Badger ORION transmitters.

It accepts meter readings that are visually read and manually entered.

It accepts meter readings gathered from the VersaProbe™ reading wand

To Our New Friends

If you are new to Badger Meter Automated Meter Reading (AMR) products, or are new to AMR products in general, please take some time to go through all the sections of the user manual. We think it will be well worth your time. In particular, please pay attention to how each segment of the Badger-Radix performs its function in relation to the goal: getting a meter reading from the meter to the billing system in the quickest and easiest way possible. Keeping this goal in mind as you learn about the Badger-Radix features will make your learning easier, too.

To Our Established Friends

If you are already familiar with Badger Meter AMR products, you will still find it helpful to go through the Introduction and Details sections in order to understand how the features in the Badger-Radix work together, and what information is needed to perform each feature.

What Is The Badger-Radix FW 500?

The Badger-Radix FW 500 is the Handheld Computer used with Badger CONNECT Software for reading AMR products. It reads meters equipped with Badger ORION transmitters or touch-type modules that can be read with Universal Reading wands. It can also accept manual reads for any meter regardless of the technology installed on each meter.

The Badger-Radix Features

When using a route management software package such as Badger CONNECT, the Badger-Radix can perform these types of meter reading:

Reading Badger ORION transmitters

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