1. SDRouteManagerCE A quick overview of functionality

2. SDRouteManagerCE SDRouteManagerCE is a handheld route management system which can be utilized on Windows Mobile and CE devices The Graphical User Interface is extremely simple to use The first thing a user would have to do is to set the configuration settings Click on Configuration and choose Settings

3. SDRouteManagerCE When inside the settings menu, the route directory must be set Click the button with the “…” under the Route Storage Folder heading to go into the folder explorer Once inside the file explorer, the user will have to navigate to the non- volatile storage card (PCMCIA-CF Card in this instance) Click OK when inside the appropriate folder The folder will show up in the text box Click OK to save the changes

4. SDRouteManagerCE To prepare the route, click the dropdown arrow and select the proper route Click Build Download to start the build process The program will ask the user to select the download file Normally, the download file is selected automatically so that the user need only click Select A dialog will appear when the download build is completed The route is now ready to be read in SDReaderCE Click OK on the pop up dialog and then click Close to exit out of SDRouteManagerCE

5. SDRouteManagerCE After the meter reader is done collecting the meter readings, it is time to prepare the upload to go to the billing system. With the correct route selected, click Build Upload SDRouteManagerCE will then prompt the user to select the name of the upload file This name is defaulted to upload.dat Click Select to build the upload file When the build is finished, a dialog will pop notifying the user The route is now ready for the billing system

6. SDRouteManagerCE If a billing system does not provide a number of dials selection option or a read multiplier option, SDRouteManagerCE can accommodate such needs To format the number of dials or the multiplier, click Configuration and select AMR Formatting Formatting the download file will tell SDReaderCE how many dials to read Select the meter type by clicking the check box and choosing the number of dials from the dropdown box Click OK to save the changes

7. SDRouteManagerCE The upload format will append zeros or truncate numbers at the end of the reading depending on the selection The selection method is the same as the format download While the download format is limited to three options that cover the spectrum of read types, the upload allows the user a little more versatility FIN