Master Meter Allegro User manual

Allegro AC-Powered Repeater
Installation Guide
ALLEGRO AMI INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER
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ALLEGRO AC-POWERED REPEATER
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Master Meter, Inc. | 101 Regency Parkway, Mansfield, TX 76063 | T: 817.842.8000 | [email protected] |MasterMeter.com
©2020 Master Meter, Inc. All rights reserved. Master Meter reserves the right to make modifications to the products described herein at any time and without notice.
COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS
The user and installer should be aware that changes and modifications to
the equipment not expressly approver by Master Meter could void
warranty and the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Professionally
trained personnel should install the equipment.
The digital portion of the 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. This equipment generates and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur within a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
The following are the main features of the Allegro Pit endpoint:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
ATTENTION
CAUTION

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©2020 Master Meter, Inc. All rights reserved. Master Meter reserves the right to make modifications to the products described herein at any time and without notice.
INTRODUCTION
The Allegro AC-Powered Repeater (“2WREP”) is a plug-and-play multi-channel/frequency
RF transceiver unit operates at 450 – 470MHz ISM band. It is designated to transceiver and
collect wireless transmissions of water meters.
The Allegro AC Repeater sends the collected data through internal/external antenna.
ABOUT THE ALLEGRO AC-POWERED REPEATER
Environmental Conditions
1. Operating Temperature: -40ºF to +158ºF
2. Storage Temperature: -40ºF to +158ºF
3. Humidity: Up to 95%
Allegro AC-Powered Repeater (external photo)
Figure 2: Allegro AC-Powered Repeater
(internal photo)
Figure 1: Allegro AC-Powered Repeater (external photo)
Figure 3: FCC Label

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INSTALLATION GUIDE
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©2020 Master Meter, Inc. All rights reserved. Master Meter reserves the right to make modifications to the products described herein at any time and without notice.
INSTALLATION
The Allegro AC-Powered Repeater can be installed on both walls as well as light poles.
Attach the relevant hanging kit (see figures 4 through 6).
Light Pole Hanging Kit
Wall Hanging Kit
Figure 4: Allegro AC-Powered
Repeater shown with mounting
bracket
Figure 5: Allegro
AC-Powered
Repeater
illustration shown
with mounting
bracket attached
to pole.
Figure 6: Allegro AC-
Powered Repeater
shown with wall
mounting fixtures

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Master Meter, Inc. | 101 Regency Parkway, Mansfield, TX 76063 | T: 817.842.8000 | [email protected] |MasterMeter.com
©2020 Master Meter, Inc. All rights reserved. Master Meter reserves the right to make modifications to the products described herein at any time and without notice.
DO NOT open the Allegro AC-Powered Repeater with strength. Push the
locking tabs and pull the hinges.
Step 1. Open the Allegro AC
Repeater box by pushing the
locking tab and ensure the
antenna is connected
properly.
Figure 7
Step 2. Connect the Allegro AC Repeater to power
source (110VAC) and flip the transceiver switch to “ON.”
A green light with orange blinking LED’s indicates the
Allegro AC Repeater is working.
Close the AC Repeater box. The Allegro AC-Powered
Repeater is now ready to collect water meter data.
Figure 8
ATTENTION