METER READING AND REPORTING
Once you enter your machine serial number, the system
repeats it back to you in alphanumeric form. If the number is
incorrect, cancel this entry by entering **4# and reenter
your serial number.
3. When the serial number has been entered and accepted, the
system prompts you to: “Please enter the date of the reading
or enter the # sign for today’s date.”
For example, enter January 3, 1994 as S 0394 #. If a date
appears to be incorrect, you receive a special message and
are asked to reenter the date.
If the system tells you your date is not within the acceptance
range, it also gives you the correct range. If you do not
enter a date within that range, the system refers you to the
touchtone information number and terminates the call.
When you enter a correct date, the system reads back the
date; for example:
“Date is one three ninety-four.”
4. When the system finishes reading back the date, it asks for
the meter reading.
“Please enter meter A.”
Enter the A meter reading, ending with the # sign. Do not
enter zeros in front of the numbers of the meter read.
Note: From the serial number, the system knows how many
meters there are to report and asks for them by name.
5. After you have entered the A meter, the system reads it back
to you and says:
“All meter reads for this machine are complete. Enter pound
sign to acknowledge.”
Enter the # sign if the meter read is correctly entered. If
there is a mistake, enter **4# to cancel the read, and
reenter the correct meter read. Once again the system
repeats the meter read to you and asks you to enter the #
sign to confirm the entry. If it is correct, enter #; if it is not,
repeat the cancellation/reentry process.
6. Once you have successfully completed step 5, the system
says:
“All readings accepted.”
The system next prompts you for a machine serial number.
At this point you have three choices:
a. If you have more machines to report, repeat the previous
steps until you have reported all machines.
b. If you have no more machines to report and you are sure
of the accuracy of the information, enter A**91# to end
the reporting session. The system responds by indicating
how many machines were processed and accepted
during this session.
“Readings for ____ machines accepted. Thank you
for using the Xerox Electronic Meter Reading System.”
XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS OPERATOR GUIDE
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