Next Century TR-201 Specification sheet

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TR-201'TRANSCEIVER'
Operation!and!Installation!Manual!
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1|Product'Review'
The!NextCentury!TR-201!(Transceiver)!is!an!easy!to!use,!full-feature!
device! developed! to! remotely! collect! meter! reads.! It!can! be!
connected! to! either! a! passive! or! active! pulse-output! meter.! A!
Transceiver! can! send/receive! recorded!data! to/from!a! GW-301!
Gateway,!and!comes!with!a!replaceable!lithium!battery.!The!TR-201!
Transceiver!has!the!longest!range!in!its!class!with!easy!to!understand!
LED! light! indicators.! Indicators! allow! for! immediate! verification! of!
transmission!delivery!during!setup/maintenance.!
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1.1 -'TR-201'Hardware'
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Figure'1'TR-201!Hardware'
''''''''''''A'Battery' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''B'Tamper!Button!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!C'Test!Button'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''D'Degson!Connector!(Blue)!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!E!Signal!Status!LED''''''''''''''''''''F'Mounting!Plate'
''''''''''''G'Plastic!Release!Tab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2|Specifications'
2.1'-'Dimensions:''
• 74.7mm!x!40.3mm!x!29.1mm!
• 2.9in!x!1.6in!x!1.1in'
2.2'-'Operation'enviorment:'
• -28C!to!60C!!
• -20F!to!140F!
• Up!to!90%!relative!humidity!(non-condensing)'
• Must!be!installed!in!an!indoor!environment'
2.3'Certifications:'
• FCC:!2A8BI-TR-20-214!
• IC:!20949-TR20214!
2.4'Typical'battery'life:'
• 6!years!average!
Note:! Typical! battery! life! assumes! constant! operating! temperatures! are!
between!70°F!and!90°F.!Battery!life!may!be!reduced!with!operation!outside!of!
this!range.!
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3|Installations'and'Setup'
3.1'-'Connect'Transceiver'to'Meter'
Connect!a!Transceiver!to!a!meter!as!follows:!!
1. Open!the!Transceiver!plastics!by!pressing!in!on!the!plastic!
release!tab!(Figure!1-G)!while!lifting!away!the!cover.!!
2. Remove! the! Degson! Connector! (Figure! 1-D)! from! the!
Transceiver!board!by!pulling!up!on!it.!
3. Insert!the!stripped!colored!wire!ends!from!the!meter!into!
the! two-terminal! Degson! Connector.!!If! a! Degson!
Connector! is! already! present,! ensure! the! wires! are!
seated/fastened!firmly!in!place.!
4. Use!a!small!Phillips!screwdriver!to!tighten!the!screws!that!
secure!wires!to!the!Degson!Connector.!
5. Place! the! Degson! Connector!back! onto! the! Transceiver!
board!as!shown!in!Figure!2.!!
Note:!If!connected!to!an!active!pulse!meter!that!has!a!polarity!pulse!output,!
the!positive!(+)!wire!should!be!placed!in!the!Degson!Connector,!so!when!the!
Degson! Connector! is! placed! on! the! Transceiver! board,! the!positive! wire! is!
aligned!with!the!(+)!indicator!on!the!board.!
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Figure'2'Connect!Transciever!to!Meter!
'''''''''''A!Wire!Slot!!!!!!!!!B!Degson!Connector!(Blue)!
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3.2'-'Mount'the'Transceiver'
Each!Trasnceiver!comes!with!a!mounting!plate!and!can!be!installed!in!
one!of!three!different!ways.!!
1. NextCentury’s! M201C! and! M201CH! meters! have! a!
mounting!plate!that!can!be!attached!to!them.!!Simply!slide!
the!Transceiver!onto!the!mounting!plate.!When!using!this!
method,!the!Transceiver!mounting!plate!(Figure!1-F)!can!be!
discarded.!
2. Remove! the! 3M! double-sided! protective! cover! and! place!
the!Transceiver!mounting!plate!(Figure!1-F)!on!a!clean!wall.!!
3. Use! the! mounting! screws! and!anchors! to! secure! the!
Transceiver!mounting!plate!(Figure!1-F)!to!the!wall.!
Note:'Ensure!the!wiring!enters!through!the!wire!slot!(Figure!2-A),!allowing!the!
top!Transceiver!plastic!cover!to!be!closed!completely.!'
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Figure'3!Mount!the!Transceiver! !
''''''''''''A!Meter!Mounting!Plate!B!Doubled-Sided!Tape!
''''''''''''C!!Mounting!Screws!and!Anchor!!
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3.3'–'Test'Connection'
Each! Transceiver! comes! from! NextCentury! in! Travel' Mode.! In! this!
mode,!all!radios!on!the!device!are!turned!off.!To!exit!this!mode,!simply!
press!the!test!connect!button!(Figure!1-C).''
Note:!Once!travel!mode!has!been!exited,!the!device!will!never!re-enter!that!
mode!and!will!remain!active.!
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4|Signal'Status'LED/'Test'Button'
The!Signal!Status!LED!(Figure!1-E)!provides!a!way!to!easily!check!the!
status!of!each!device.!The!following!table!(Figure!4)!shows!what!the!
different!LED!patterns!indicate.!
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LED'Pattern'
Descipiton'
4x!Slow!Red!Blinks!
In!Travel'Mode'(see!sec.!3.3).!
8x!Fast!Red!Blinks!
Sending!message!searching!for!the!!!GW-
301!Gateway!it!should!Sync!with.!
8x!Fast!Blue!Blinks!
Sending!message!to!the!GW-301!Gateway!
that!this!device!is!Synced!with.!
2x!Green!Blinks!
Message!has!been!received!succefully!by!
its!GW-301!Gateway.!
Figure'4'Signal!Status!LED!Table!
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4.1'-'RF'Signal'Indicator'
• When! the! Transceiver!is! out! of! Travel' Mode!(see! Section!
3.3)!and!is!not!Synced!with!a!GW-301!Gateway,!the!RF!light!
will! blink! red!when! sending! messages.! ! When! the!
Transceiver!has!successfully! Synced!with! its!GW-301!
Gateway,!the!light!will!blink!blue!when!sending!messages.!!
Anytime! a! message! is! successfully! received,! the! LED! will!
blink!green!twice.!'
4.2'-'Test'Button'
• This!button!is!pressed!to!see!if!the!Transceiver!transmission!
is!being! received!by! its!GW-301!Gateway.!! If! the!signal!is!
being! received,! the! RF! LED! (Figure! 1-E)!will! blink! green!
twice.!!!
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5|Battery'Replacements'
Once!you!get!a!low!battery!alert!on!the!NextCentury!website,!
you!will!need!to!replace!the!CR123!battery.!
1. Open!the!Transceiver!plastics!by!pressing!in!on!the!plastic!
release!tab!(Figure!1-G)!while!lifting!away!the!top!cover.!!
2. Remove!the!previous!battery.!
3. Insert!the!new!battery!in!the!orientation!indicated!on!the!
battery!terminal.!
Note:! A! TR-201! Transceiver! permanently! retains! pulse! data! in! non-volatile!
memory.!Reprogramming!the!Transceiver!is!not!necessary!once!a!new!battery!
is!placed!in!the!transceiver.!!Once!the!new!battery!is!placed!into!the!TR-201!
Transceiver!it!will!automatically!“Sync”!to!its!GW-301!Gateway.!!Even!though!
re-programming! is! not! necessary,! the! initial! meter! read! should!be! reset! to!
allow! for! matching! meter! reads!between! the! “NextCentury! Cloud”! and! the!
meter.!
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6|Television'and'Radio'Interference'!
This!equipment!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,!
uses!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!in!a!particular!installation.!!
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If! this! equipment! does! cause! harmful! interference! to! radio! or!
television! reception,! which! can! be! determined! by! 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:!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•!!!Reorient!or!relocate!the!receiving!antenna.!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•!!!Increase!the!separation!between!the!equipment!and!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!receiver.!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•!!!Connect!!the!!equipment!!into!!an!!outlet!!on!!a!!circuit!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!different!from!that!to!which!the!receiver!is!connected.!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!•!!!Consult!the!dealer!or!an!experienced!radio/TV!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!technician!for!help.!!
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7|FCC'Part'15'and'Industry'Canada'
Compliance!
This! device! complies! with! part! 15! of! the! FCC! Rules! and! Industry!
Canada!license-exempt!RSS!standard(s).!Operation!is!subject!to!the!
following!two!conditions:!(1)!this!device!may!not!cause!interference,!
and! (2)! this! device! must! accept! any! interference,! including!
interference!that!may!cause!undesired!operation!of!the!device.!!
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This!portable!equipment!with!its!antenna!complies!with!FCC’s!and!IC’s!
RF! radiation! exposure! limits! set! forth! for! an! uncontrolled!
environment.!Users!are!advised!to!maintain!a!separation!distance!of!
20cm!to!comply!with!FCC!and!IC!RF!exposure!limits.!
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Le! présent! appareil! est! conforme! aux! CNR! d'Industrie! Canada!
applicables!aux!appareils!radio!exempts!de!licence.!L'exploitation!est!!

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autorisée! aux! deux! conditions! suivantes! :! (1)! l'appareil! ne! doit! pas!
produire!de!brouillage,!et!(2)!l'utilisateur!de!l'appareil!doit!accepter!!
tout! brouillage! radioélectrique! subi,! même! si! le! brouillage! est!
susceptible!d'en!compromettre!le!fonctionnement.!!
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Cet!équipement!portable!avec!son!antenne!se!conforme!aux!limites!
d'exposition! aux! radiations!RF!du!FCC!et! du!IC,! énoncées! pour! un!
environnement! non! contrôlé.! Les! utilisateurs! sont! conseillé! de!
maintenir!une!distance!de!séparation!de!20!cm!pour!se!conformer!aux!
limites!d'exposition!RF!du!FCC!et!du!IC.!
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8|Warranty/Disclaimer!!
Scope'of'Warranty''
NextCentury! warrants! that! all! communication! equipment!
manufactured!by!NextCentury!will!be!free!from!defects!in!materials!
and! workmanship! under! normal! use! and! in! accordance! with!
NextCentury’s!documented!installation!and!operating!procedures!for!
a!period!of!three!(3)!years!from!the!date!of!manufacture.!!
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Products! not! manufactured! by! NextCentury,! including! without!
limitation,!accessories,!attachments,!or!batteries!used!in!conjunction!!
with!NextCentury!!equipment!!are!!warranted,!!if!!at!!all,!!!only!by!the!
original! manufacturer.! NextCentury’s! warranties! do! not! include!
replacement!of!batteries!used!to!power!NextCentury!products.!
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!Limits'of'Liability''
This!warranty!only!applies!to!Read!Management!System!components!
produced! by! NextCentury,! and! does! not! cover! any! products! which!
have! been! damaged! by! misconduct,! negligence,! vandalism,! acts! of!
God,!excessive!operating!conditions,!or!unauthorized!attachments!or!
modifications.!This!warranty!will!be!nullified!and!void!if!products!are!
placed!in!non-recommended!installation!application/fashion,!or!are!
converted,! altered,! or! treated! by! other! than! NextCentury!
recommended!procedures!and!instructions,!or!are!read!by!equipment!
not!approved!by!NextCentury.!!
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NextCentury’s! liability! and! customer’s! exclusive! remedy! under! this!
warranty!is!expressly!limited!to!repair!or!replacement!of!the!product!
at! NextCentury’s! option,! and! is! conditioned! upon! the! customer!
returning!the!product(s)!to!the! location!designated!by!NextCentury!
within!the!warranty!periods!or!limits!stated!herein!and!pre-paying!the!
freight! costs! both! to! and! from! specified! location.! In! no! event! shall!
NextCentury! be! liable! for! costs! or! expenses! associated! with! the!
removal!or!installation!of!products!under!this!warranty.!!
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NextCentury!shall!have!no!liability!or!responsibility!to!the!purchaser!
or! any! third! party! for! any! loss,! cost,! expense,! damage,! or! liability,!
whether! direct! or! indirect,! or! for! special,! incidental,! indirect,! or!
consequential! damages! of! any! kind,! regardless! of! whether! such!
liability!is!based!on!breach!of!contract,!tort,!strict!liability,!breach!of!
warranties,!or!otherwise,!and!even!if!advised!of!the!likelihood!of!such!
damages.!Incidental!and!consequential!damages!include,!but!are!not!
limited!to,!lost!revenue,!loss!of!profits,!data,!business,!or!goodwill.!In!!
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addition,! damages! resulting! from! negligence! on! the! part! of! the!
customer!including,!but!not!limited!to,!the!care!and!maintenance!of!!
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NextCentury! products,! or! damages! resulting! from! negligence!
regarding! periodic! testing! of! the! product’s! performance,! are! not!
covered!under!this!guarantee.!!
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CHANGES! OR! MODIFICATIOONS! NOT! EXPRESSLY! APPROVED! BY!
NEXTCENTURY! MAY! VOID! THIS! WARRANTY! AND! THE! USER’S!
AUTHORITY!TO!OPERATE!THE!EQUIPMENT.!
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THE!FOREGOING!WARRANTY!IS!THE! SOLE! AND! EXCLUSIVE!REMEDY!
AVAILABLE! TO! THE! PURCHASER! AND! IS! IN! LIEU! OF! ALL! OTHER!
WARRANTIES,!GUARANTEES,!OR!REMEDIES,!WHETHER!WRITTEN!OR!
ORAL,!EXPRESS!OR!IMPLIED,!INCLUDING!WITHOUT!LIMITATION,!THE!
IMPLIED! WARRANTIES! OF! MERCHANTABILITY! AND! FITNESS! FOR! A!
PARTICULAR! PURPOSE,! ALL! OF! WHICH! NEXTCENTURY! HEREBY!
EXPRESSLY!DISCLAIMS.!
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9|NextCentury'Submetering'System'
Contact'Information'
If!there! are! any! questions! or! concerns! related! to! these! guidelines,!
please!contact!NextCentury!Submetering!Systems!Product!Support:!
• Phone:!(844)!538.8203!opt.!2!
• Email:![email protected]!
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