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'. . cycles. The hand-held interrogation unit must be able to store a minimum of 1000 meter .. records. The keypad shall incorporate tactile keys with alphanumeric designations and the LCD readout shall display a minimum of 4 lines, 20 characters per line. The display must also have a backlight and contrast control to adjust for different light conditions. The I weight shall not exceed 5 Ibs. The unit must be weather resistant with a compressed gasket or o-ring so that the unit can be used in rainy conditions. The unit must also be highly impact resistant. A mobile antennae must also be available to attach to the hand-held unit. I The magnet mount external antennae would allow the hand-held device to be operated inside a vehicle 7.2 FCC Radio Freauencv License: The City of Arden Hills has acquired an FCC Radio I Frequency License for reading water meters. The City's licensed frequency is 451.56250 MHz. All interrogation devices provided as part of this contract must operate on the City's I FCC licensed frequency. No exceptions to this part of the City's Technical Specifications will be considered. 7.3 ROUTE DATA: Route data to be stored in the hand-held shall include the following as a I minimum: Customer Name, Street Address, Transponder ID Number, High and Low Audit Readings, and messages shall he stored in RAM for sequential or random inquiry. I When reading, the meter reader shall be alerted to any discrepancies or tampers. This warning must include an audible tone. The meter reading data for each record shall include: .. Current Reading, Time Stamp, Serial Number, Message, Type of Read (RF or Manual) and Tamper Status. 7.4 READING SOFIW ARE: The software which is proposed for the use on the personal I computer must be suitable for use by a non-technical operator. Accordingly, the software shall be fully menu driven which will substantially eliminate the need for the operator to be I familiar with other than basic operations procedures. The software must also provide for the customer to select management reports related to the data of the meter route read. 7.5 DOCUMENT A nON: The successful contractor shall provide full and complete I hardware and software documentation which shall include, but not be limited to , operator manuals which are designed for use by non-technical users as well as detailed technical I manuals which are designed for use by technical support and programming personnel. 7.6 STANDARD FEATURES: The contractor shall provide a complete list ofall standard I features which are included with each meter reading device and all other equipment and/or system proposed. In addition, the contractor shall provide a full description and unit pricing of all optional features which may be available to the Utility. I I -. 6 I