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ii A1120/1140 Programmable Polyphase Meter Users Manual
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READING & EXAMINING METER DATA .............................................................................. 27
4.1 O
PEN DATA TO READ EDITOR ..................................................................................... 27
4.1.1 Data Stream Mode ................................................................................................... 28
4.2 R
EADINGS VIEWER ..................................................................................................... 28
4.2.1 Viewing Load Profile Data........................................................................................ 29
METER MANAGER................................................................................................................. 31
5.1 M
ETER MANAGER INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 31
Meter Information Editor........................................................................................... 32
METER LIST ........................................................................................................................... 35
6.1 T
HE METER LIST COMPONENTS .................................................................................. 35
Meter List Context Menu .......................................................................................... 35
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................. 37
7.1 S
YSTEM ..................................................................................................................... 37
Changing Passwords ............................................................................................... 37
Defining a New User ................................................................................................ 38
File Locations ........................................................................................................... 39
Meter Connection Setup .......................................................................................... 39
Communications Server Setup ................................................................................ 39
Communications Server Log.................................................................................... 41
Back-up Database.................................................................................................... 41
Time Set Mode ......................................................................................................... 41
COMMUNICATIONS............................................................................................................... 43
8.1 C
OMMUNICATIONS METHODS ...................................................................................... 43
Connections ............................................................................................................. 43
8.2 S
ENDING A SCHEME TO METER ................................................................................... 45
Execute Meter List.................................................................................................... 45
Quick Send Scheme................................................................................................. 45
8.3 C
OMMUNICATIONS SERVER......................................................................................... 45
Introduction............................................................................................................... 45
8.4 M
AIN MENU................................................................................................................ 46
File............................................................................................................................ 46
8.5 V
IEWING COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES......................................................................... 47
8.6 N
ETWORKING THE POWER MASTER UNIT..................................................................... 47
APPENDIX A........................................................................................................................... 49
A1 E
XPORTING READINGS AS A TEXT ONLY FILE............................................................... 49
Setting up the File printer ......................................................................................... 49
A2 L
IVE LINK ................................................................................................................... 50
APPENDIX B........................................................................................................................... 51
B1 OMS Software .......................................................................................................... 51
B2 Downloading Schemes ............................................................................................ 51
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