THE BADGER®-RADIX®User Guide
February 2007
•Reading manually read meters including high and low audit checking
•Reading touch-type meters via the VersaProbe™ connected to the Badger-Radix
In addition, the Badger-Radix performs a number of additional functions to make working with AMR much easier.
•The Badger-Radix contains a feature called “Quick Read” with which you can enter a Badger ORION® transmitter’s serial number and perform an immediate meter reading. The Quick Read feature can also read touch-type modules with the VersaProbe. This feature makes Final Reads and trouble shooting much easier to perform.
•The Badger-Radix allows you to easily search through the meters you are reading for ANY information that is displayed on the reading screen
•The Badger-Radix allows you to send Trouble or Reader codes as well as text messages back to the PC host software.
•The Badger-Radix can be used to clear tamper conditions and program Badger ORION transmitters.
•The Badger-Radix reports its meter reading progress at your request. The Progress feature displays the current statistics for the meters being read.
•The Badger-Radix has an easy to use keypad with hotkeys that make using the data collector simple.
•The Badger-Radix responses to different meter reading conditions can be customized. For example, you can choose how the Badger-Radix responds when a meter’s transmitter does not report, or reports a tamper. In this way, the Badger- Radix responds to the way you read meters.
•Clearing tamper conditions and programming Badger DIALOG® modules via the VersaProbe
About This Manual
The manual is divided into these sections:
•Introduction - What is the Badger-Radix?
•The Badger-Radix Glossary
•The Makeup of the Badger-Radix
•The Details – a number of sections explaining how to perform the Badger-Radix’s functions
•What If Things Go Wrong
You’ve almost completed the Introduction section. The Glossary section will introduce you to the terminology of automatic meter reading and the Badger-Radix. The Makeup of the Badger-Radix describes the different features of the Badger-Radix. The Details devotes a chapter to each of the Badger-Radix features, showing you everything you need to know about each one. Finally, the What If Things Go Wrong section details the steps you need to follow to successfully solve just about any problem you might run into.