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5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598

Certification Exhibit

FCC ID: R7PEG0R3S2

IC: 5294A-EG0R3S2

FCC Rule Part: 15.247

IC Radio Standards Specification: RSS-210

ACS Report Number: 07-0243-15C

Manufacturer: Cellnet Technology, Inc.

Model(s): 25-1075, 25-1080, 25-1081

Manual

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APPENDIX B VISUAL INSPECTION OF INDEXES

TheAmericanIndexonfarrightshowssignsoffadingfromglossyblacktoagrey

blackcolor,inthiscasetheIndexMUSTBEEXCHANGED.

Figure B.1 Fading American Index

OnaSpraguemeterifmetalrivetsarefoundontheindexplateasshownonthe

farlefttheIndexMUSTBEEXCHANGED.

Figure B.2 Metal rivets on a Sprague cover

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APPENDIX C USING THE RF BUSTER

ThisAppendixprovidesdetailedinstructionsontheproperuseoftheRFBuster.

ItcoverstheproperplacementoftheRFBustertoensureactivationand

troubleshootingforCellnetgasmodules.

REQUIRED TOOLS

RFBuster‐partnumber26‐1050

BeforeusingtheRFBuster,testit.PressthebuttonontheRFBuster.TheRF

Buster’sLEDlightsred,andtheinternalspeakersoundsforapproximately½

second.Ifnothinghappens,oriftheLEDlightsandthespeakersounds

continuously,the9Vbatterymaybelow.Replaceit.

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RESIDENTIAL METER MODULES

American Modules

1PressthebuttonwiththelightfacingyouonthelowerendoftheRFBuster.

2PlacethecorneroftheRFBustercontainingthemagnetbythelocationofthe

ReedSwitchontheMeterModule.

3 Continuetopressthebutton.HoldtheRFBusterwithinaboutsixinchesof

themeter.ThemagnettriggerstenRFtransmissionsfromthegasmodule,

separatedbyonesecondeachtransmission.TheRFBusterLEDlightsredand

theinternalspeakersoundsapproximately½secondforeachtransmission

detected.

IftheRFBusterdoesnotdetectatransmissionfromthemodule,removethefour

coverscrewsandplacetheRFBusterintheproperlocation.Whilepressingthe

PushButton,pullthecoveroffthemodule.

•Ifthemoduleisfunctional,ittransmits.

IftheRFBusterdoesnotrespond,considerthemoduledefectiveandfollow

theappropriateprocedure.

Figure C.1 American proper placement of RF Buster

Rockwell/Equimeter/Sensus Modules

1PressthebuttonwiththelightfacingyouonthelowerendoftheRFBuster.

2PlacethecorneroftheRFBustercontainingthemagnetbythelocationofthe

ReedSwitchonthegasmetermodule.

3 Continuetopressthebutton.HoldtheRFBusterwithinaboutsixinchesof

themeter.ThemagnettriggerstenRFtransmissionsfromthegasmeter

module,separatedbyonesecondeachtransmission.TheRFBusterLED

lightsredandtheinternalspeakersoundsapproximately½secondforeach

transmissiondetected.

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IftheRFBusterdoesnotdetectatransmissionfromthemodule,removethefour

coverscrewsandplacetheRFBusterintheproperlocation.Whileholdingthe

PushButton,pullthecoveroffofthemodule.

•Ifthemoduleisfunctional,ittransmits.

•IftheRFBusterdoesnotrespond,considerthemoduledefectiveandfollow

theappropriateprocedure.

Figure C.2 Rockwell/Equimeter/Sensus RF Buster placement

Sprague/Schlumberger/Actaris Modules

1PressthebuttonwiththelightfacingyouonthelowerendoftheRFBuster.

2PlacethecorneroftheRFBustercontainingthemagnetatananglebythe

locationoftheReedSwitchonthegasmetermodule(topleftcorner).

3 Continuetopressthebutton.HoldtheRFBusterwithinaboutsixinchesof

themeter.ThemagnettriggerstenRFtransmissionsfromthegasmeter

module,separatedbyonesecondeachtransmission.TheRFBusterLED

lightsredandtheinternalspeakersoundsapproximately½secondforeach

transmissiondetected.

IftheRFBusterdoesnotdetectatransmissionfromthemodule,removethetwo

coverscrewsandplacetheRFBusterintheproperlocation.Whileholdingthe

PushButton,pullthecoveroffofthemodule.

•Ifthemoduleisfunctional,ittransmits.

Because of the proximity of the different switches on the Sprague Module board,

ensure that you approach the module from the top left corner as seen in the

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COMMERCIAL GAS 3 METER MODULES

1PressthebuttonwiththelightfacingyouonthelowerendoftheRFBuster.

2PlacethecorneroftheRFBustercontainingthemagnetbythelocationofthe

ReedSwitchontheMeterModule.

3 Continuetopressthebutton.HoldtheRFBusterwithinaboutsixinchesof

themeter.ThemagnettriggerstenRFtransmissionsfromtheRFBuster,

separatedbyonesecondeachtransmission.TheRFBusterLEDlightsredand

theinternalspeakersoundsapproximately½secondforeachtransmission

detected.

Figure C.4 Commercial Gas RF placement

IftheRFBusterdoesnotdetectatransmissionfromthemodule,removethefour

coverscrewsandthecoverandplacetheRFBusterintheproperlocationwhile

pressingthePushButton.

IftheRFBusterdoesnotrespond,considerthemoduledefectiveandfollowthe

appropriateprocedure.

Figure C.5 Commercial Gas Module uncovered

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ROOTS/ROMETS ROTARY CPR MODULE

1PressthebuttonwiththelightfacingyouonthelowerendoftheRFBuster.

2PlacethecorneroftheRFBustercontainingthemagnetbythelocationofthe

ReedSwitchontheCPR.

3 Continuetopressthebutton.HoldtheRFBusterwithinaboutsixinchesof

theCPR.ThemagnettriggerstenRFtransmissionsfromtheCPR,separated

byonesecondpertransmission.TheRFBusterLEDlightsredandthe

internalspeakersoundsapproximately½secondforeachtransmission

detected.

Ifthereisnoresponse,removethecoveroftheCPRforproperorientation.

Figure C.6 ROOTS/Romets RG3 RF placement

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APPENDIX D END OF DAY HANDHELD INSTRUCTIONS

ThisAppendixprovidesdetailedinstructionsondockingtheHandheld,power

requirements,andhowtochangetheHandheldID.Thisinformationshouldonly

beusedbyexperiencedusers.

DOCKING THE HANDHELD

Attheendoftheday(andatothertimesforvariousreasons),docktheHandheld

touploadmeterinstallationdataandplugitintorechargethebattery.

1SelectDOCKfromthefunctionsscreen.

Figure D.1 Handheld after Dock has been selected

2Followinstructionsonthescreen.

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3Afterdatahasbeenuploaded,plugHandheldintochargingcable.

Figure D.2 Handheld DAP charging

POWER REQUIREMENTS

Neverallowthebatterytodiecompletely.Althoughtheroutedatasavestothe

flashmemorycard,thereisnoEPROMmemoryintheHandheld.Youwillhave

toreloadthecodeandre‐calibratethebattery.

Rebooting

TherearethreewaystoreboottheHandheld:

1PresstheF1,9,and0simultaneouslyforapproximatelyfiveseconds.

2Pressthefollowingkeysblue,CTL,ALT,blue,DEL.

3Exittheapplication(FromtheFunctionsscreenselectDock,donotplacein

cradleorpluginasrequested.PresstheshiftkeyfollowedbyF5).Type“C:”

thenpressENTER.Type“reset”thenpressENTER.

Do not remove the battery. The batteries are not made to be replaced as with the other

Handheld’s.

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HOW TO CHANGE THE HANDHELD ID

OccasionallytheHandheldIDmaybeenteredincorrectlyorthewrongHandheld

IDmaybeinaHandheldbecauseofamemorycardexchange.Thissectiontells

howtochangetheHandheldIDtothecorrectnumber.

1PlacetheHandheldinthecradleanddockit.

2OpenupthemostrecentversionofHandheldEdit.

3Select“Communication”then“TransferFiles”fromthemenuonHandheld

Edit.

4Ontherightsideofthepopupwindow,doubleclickonthe[CELLNET]

folder.

5SelectUnitinfo.datanddeleteit.Select“Yes”toverifythatyouwanttodelete

thefile.

6Select“OK”onthepopupwindowandcloseHandheldEdit.

heHandheldwillthenpromptyoutoenterthelast4digitsoftheserial

numberonthebackoftheHandheld.

8BeforeusingtheHandheld,makesuretheproperrouteinformationisloaded

intotheHandheld.

KNOWN COMMON PROBLEMS

•IftheHandheldgetsjarred,thememorycardmaybecomedislodgedslightly.

Thismakesitlooklikeallofthedatahasbeenlost‐butitisstillthere.

UnscrewthetwoscrewsatthetopoftheHandheldbelowtheInfra‐red

scanner.Re‐seatthecardandre‐tightenthecover.Youmayneedtore‐boot

theHandheld.

•Ifthebluekeyandthenoneofthearrowkeysispushed,partofthescreen

seemstodisappear.Thescreenwasdesignedtoholdmoredata.Bluekey+

arrowishowyoushiftthescreentoviewthatdata.Pushthebluebuttonand

thearrowkeyintheoppositedirectionofthescreenshift.

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APPENDIX E DIFFICULT/NON-COMPATIBLE COMMERCIAL RETROFITS

ThisAppendixprovidesdetailedinstructionsoninstallingcommercialgas

modulesindifficultsettings,aswellasnon‐compatiblemoduleinstallations.

INDEX BASE PLATES WITH INTEGRAL SEAL CAPS

1Metersencounteredwiththeindexbaseplate(FigureE.1)requirethebase

platereplacedwithonethatdoesnothaveintegral“towers”.TheAmerican

MeterpartnumberforaBasePlatewithnotowersforDiaphragmmetersis

48828P038.Refertowww.americanmeter.comformoreinformation.

Figure E.1 Index Base Plate

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Pressure Tabs

MeterswithPressuretabsonthesurfaceneartheIndexmustberetrofittedin

suchawaythataccesstothepressuretapisnotcomprised.

Figure E.2 Meters with Pressure Tabs

FigureE.2indicatesthelocationsofthepressuretapplugsthatwillbefoundon

largemeters.FigureE.3showsameterwithaninstalledpressurefitting,a“Pete’s

Plug”.Themoduleinstallationmustnotinterferewiththemeterinstallation.

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Forallofthesemetersthetransmitterportionofthemoduleneedstobemounted

sothataccessisstillavailabletothepressuretap,asshowninFigureE.4.

Figure E.4 Mounting Module’s Transmitter

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Reverse Loop Installations

Somemeterswillbeinstalledwiththepipingreversedfromthepreferred

orientation.Inthesecasestheindexisreversedtofacethebackofthemeter.Itis

extremelyimportantinthesecasesthattheBasePlatebemountedsuchthatthe

indexdrivefromthemeterbecenteredintheholeintheBaseplate.SeeFigureE.5

foranexampleoftheinsertbaseplatemountedbackwards.

Figure E.5 Plate Mounted Backwards

IfthisisencountereditcanbecorrectedbyrotatingtheIndexBasePlate180

degrees.

Large Pipe Fittings

FigureE.6showsameterthatdoesnothaveadequateclearancebetweenthePipe

fittingnutsandthemoduletransmitter.Ininstallationssuchasthis,themodule

bracketmustberemovedbeforethemetercanberemovedfromservice.

Figure E.6 Pipe Clearance

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Protective Index Enclosures

CellnetCommercialGasModulesarenotcompatiblewithmetersthatuse

protectiveenclosuresovertheindexes(FigureE.7).

Figure E.7 Protective Index Enclosures

Notes:

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APPENDIX F CPR INFORMATION

UsethisprocesstocrimpwiresfortheCellnetPulseRecorder.

CRIMPING WIRES

1PushthewirestobeconnectedasfaraspossibleintotheScotchlokconnector.

Figure F.1 Wires Pushed into Scotchlok Connector

2PlacetheScotchlokconnector(withwires)intothejawsofthecrimpingtool.

Figure F.2 ScotchLok Connector in Crimping Tool Jaws

Alwaysuse3MParallelJawCrimpingTool3MModelE‐

9Yorequivalent.

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3CrimptheScotchlokconnectorbysqueezingthehandlesuntilitdischarges

gel.Continuetoapplypressureforthreeseconds.

Figure F.3 Crimped Scotchloks Discharge Gel

4Placetwoplasticcabletiesonwiresandtightensecurelyforstrainrelief.

Removeexcesscabletiewithwirecutters.

Figure F.4 Placing Plastic Ties on Cables

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5ForspliceconnectionsoutsidetheCPRenclosure,inserttheentiresplice

assemblyintothesilicone‐filledspliceenclosure.Closethecoverwithleads

exitingalternatesides.

Figure F.5 Inserting Splice Assembly into Silicone-filled Splice Enclosure

The 3M Gel splice connector is NOT reusable. Replace the splice if

necessary.

Cellnet strongly recommends a splice enclosure for all CPR

applications.

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