Allegro Pit Installation Guide Category: Residential and Commercial Metering Model number: ALLPU Type: Installation Manual Issue: Operation
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction 1. The Allegro Pit Unit for wáter meters provides two-way communication capabilitiblites over the Allegro RF Network to transmit encoded wáter meter readings, alarms, and other related functions. The Allegro Pit Unit is battery operated and utilizes an FCC licensed frequency within the 450-470Mhz band. 2. General Information • • • • 3. Read the instructions below before installing the unit.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ATTENTION FCC and Industry Canada (IC) Class B Digital Device Notice The digital portion of the transceiver has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Product Specifications Figure 1) Specification Tables RF Radio Characteristics Operating Frequency MHz Transmitter output power Channel Bandwidth dBm KHz 450-470, License band 33 6.25 Inches Inches Inches Lbs M Hours °C 1.75” 4” 5.1” 2.2 1.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Installation Requirements Step 1) Remove the Meter Pit Lid Step 2) Remove threaded locking mechanism Step 3) Pass the cable through the Lid hole and install the Allegro Pit Unit into the Pit lid. If mounting brackets are available beneath the meter pit lid, the unit may alternatively be installed in this manner.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Step 4) Fasten the unit to the meter pit lid using the threaded locking mechanism Step 5) Attach the Allegro Pit Unit to the encoded water meter using the appropriate Nicor or Bare Wire connections Step 6) Activate the Allegro Pit Unit using a magnet or Allegro Activator tool Step 7) Verify Status using the LED Indicators located at the bottom of the unit’s neck
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