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www.Aclara.com Series 4000 MTU Maintenance and Operation Manual Y20456-TUM Rev. A DRAFT DRAFT Series 4000 Maintenance and Operations Manual (Y20456-TUM Rev A) Proprietary Notice Information contained in this document is private to Aclara Technologies LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (Aclara). This information may not be published, reproduced, or otherwise disseminated without the express written authorization of Aclara. Any software or firmware described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Aclara. Aclara assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied by Aclara. TWACS, STAR, and Metrum Cellular are registered trademarks of Aclara Technologies LLC. Aclara Technologies LLC Confidential and Proprietary Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved. DRAFT DRAFT Series 4000 Maintenance and Operations Manualiii WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES Always consult and adhere to all local and national safety codes, regulations, and standards.WARNING, CAUTION and Note statements are used throughout this manual to emphasize important and critical information to help you ensure safety and prevent product damage.These statements are defined below. WARNINGindicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious physical injury. CAUTIONindicates a situation, which, if not avoided, could result in damage to equipment, damage to software, loss of data or invalid results. NOTEindicates important supplemental information. FCC/IC Compliance The following statements cover the RF exposure guide and the field calibration procedure. FCC/IC RF Exposure Guide Aclara Technologies LLC low power RF devices and their antennas must be fixed-mounted on indoor or outdoor permanent structure(s) providing a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons during normal operation. This device is not designed (and it has no external connection) to operate in conjunction with any other antennas or transmitters. No other operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance are needed. Field Calibration Procedure Aclara Technologies LLC low power RF devices have passed through extensive testing and calibration procedures while in the factory. Therefore, no additional calibration or adjustment is required in the field. DRAFT iv Series 4000 Maintenance and Operations Manual Conformité FCC/IC AVERTISSEMENTS, MISES EN GARDE ET REMARQUES Toujours consulter et respecter les codes, règlements et normes de sécurité locaux et nationaux. Des AVERTISSEMENTS, MISES EN GARDE et remarques sont utilisés tout au long de ce guide pour souligner l'information importante et critique qui vous aidera à assurer la sécurité et à prévenir les dommages au produit. Ces énoncés sont définis ci-dessous. AVERTISSEMENT indique une situation potentiellement dangereuse qui, si elle n'était pas évitée, pourrait entraîner la mort ou des blessures graves. MISE EN GARDE indique une situation qui, si elle n'était pas évitée, pourrait entraîner des dommages à l'équipement, des dommages au logiciel, des pertes de données ou des résultats invalides. REMARQUEindique des informations supplémentaires importantes. Conformité FCC/IC Les énoncés qui suivent portent sur le guide d'exposition aux RF et la procédure de calibration sur place. Guide d'exposition aux RF FCC/IC Les appareils RF à faible puissance Aclara Technologies LLC ainsi que leurs antennes doivent être montés de manière fixe sur des structures intérieures ou extérieures permanentes qui se trouvent à au moins 20 cm des personnes pendant le fonctionnement normal. Cet appareil n'est pas conçu (et il n'a aucun branchement externe) pour être utilisé en association avec toute autre antenne ou tout transmetteur. Aucune autre instruction d'utilisation n'est requise pour assurer la conformité aux règles d'exposition aux RF. Procédure de calibration sur place Les appareils RF à faible puissance Aclara Technologies LLC ont été soumis à des tests étendus et multi-tâches et à des procédures de calibration complexes en usine. Par conséquent, ils ne requièrent pas de calibration ni d'ajustement supplémentaire sur place. Les appareils RF à faible puissance Aclara Technologies LLC sont expédiés au client dans des boîtiers scellés. Aucun ajustement ne peut donc être effectué sur place sans briser le boîtier scellé en usine. DRAFT Series 4000 Maintenance and Operations Manualv Chapter 1: STAR Network Overview1 Two-Way Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MTU/DCU Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DCU/NCC Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Series 4000 Operation3 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Read Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Time Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Data Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Read Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Transmit Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chap…

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Page 1 of 1 RP-7XXXL 12 East Devonwood SOLVING A WAVE OF EMI COMPLIANCE PROBLEMS Romeoville, IL 60446 November 30, 2015 Tel: (815) 293-0772 Page 1 of 1 Fax: (815) 293-0820 Federal Communications Commission Authorization and Evaluation Division 7435 Oakland Mills Rd. Columbia, MD 21046 Reference FCC ID: LLB2015001 Organization: Aclara Technologies, LLC. Aclara Technologies, LLC requests that the following materials be withheld from public inspection permanently under 47 C.F.R. 0.457 & 0.459: (1) Detailed Circuit Schematics of the EUT (2) Block Diagrams (3) EUT Description (4) Bill of Materials; Parts list The above materials contain proprietary and confidential information not customarily released to the public. The public disclosure of these materials provides unjustified benefits to its competitors in the market. They are considered confidential trade secrets. Authorized Signature Joseph Strzelecki Senior EMC Engineer Radiometrics Midwest Corporation Authorized Agent for Aclara Technologies, LLC.

Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 External EUT Photographs Front of EUT Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Bottom of EUT Right Side of EUT Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Back of EUT Left Side of EUT

Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 ID Label/Location Drawing/Photograph showing placement of Label Drawing of label

Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Internal EUT Photographs Photograph of EUT: Cover Open Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Photographs of PC Board: Component Side Photograph of PC Board: Component Side, Upper Shield removed Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Photograph of PC Board: Component Side, Lower Shield removed Photograph of PC Board: Foil Side

Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 RF Exposure This calculation is based on the highest EIRP possible from the EUT considering maximum power and antenna gain. The highest output power of the EUT is 0.955 W and the gain of the antenna is 0 dBi 1 MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCE PER OET 65 The following information provides the minimum separation distance for the EUT, as calculated from FCC OET 65 Appendix B, Table 1B “Guidelines for General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure” TransmitterMHz Max Power dBm Max Ant Gain dBi Duty Cycle %EIRP W (S) GP Limit mW/cm^2 MSD Meters MPE Ratio from 20 cmNotes Part 9046029.80100.00.95500.3070.15740.787Peak Total MPE Ratio0.787 Notes on the above table: a. S is the power density General Population Limit from OET 65 table 1B b. MSD (Minimum Separation Distance) = ((EIRP*30)/3770*S))^0.5 NOTE: For mobile or fixed location transmitters, minimum separation distance is 20 cm, even if calculations indicate MPE distance is less Since the MSD is less than 20 cm when using the peak reading with no duty cycle reduction, the duty cycle was not calculated. Installed, the EUT will have a 1% or less duty cycle.

Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 – www.radiomet.com Page 1 of 36 Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Report Tests Performed on an Aclara Technologies, LLC Series 4000 Meter Transmitting Unit (MTU), Model 4291-065-MBS2W Radiometrics Document RP-8231A Product Detail: FCC ID: LLB2015001 Equipment type: 450-470 MHz Transceiver Test Standards: US CFR Title 47, Chapter I, FCC Part 2 and 90 FCC Parts 2, 15, and 90 CFR Title 47: 2015 Tests Performed For: Test Facility: Aclara Technologies, LLC 30400 Solon Rd Solon, OH 44139 Radiometrics Midwest Corporation 12 East Devonwood Romeoville, IL 60446 Phone: (815) 293-0772 Test Date(s): (Month-Day-Year) November 5 thru 18, 2015 Document RP-8231A Revisions: Rev. Issue Date Affected Sections Revised By 0 December 1, 2015 1 December 2, 2015 Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 Joseph Strzelecki 2 December 10, 2015 2, 10.2.1, 10.3.2 Joseph Strzelecki Radiometrics Midwest Corporation www.radiomet.com Test Report for the Aclara, Series 4000 MTU, Model 4291-065-MBS2W RP-8231A Rev. 2 Page 2 of 31 Table of Contents 1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA .................................................................................................................... 3 2 TEST SUMMARY AND RESULTS ...................................................................................................... 3 3 EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST (EUT) DETAILS ..................................................................................... 4 3.1 EUT Description ............................................................................................................................ 4 4 TESTED SYSTEM DETAILS .............................................................................................................. 4 4.1 Tested System Configuration ....................................................................................................... 4 4.2 Special Accessories ...................................................................................................................... 4 4.3 Equipment Modifications ............................................................................................................... 4 5 TEST SPECIFICATIONS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS .................................................................. 4 6 RADIOMETRICS’ TEST FACILITIES .................................................................................................. 5 7 DEVIATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM THE TEST SPECIFICATIONS ......................................... 5 8 CERTIFICATION ................................................................................................................................. 5 9 TEST EQUIPMENT TABLE ................................................................................................................ 5 10 TEST SECTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 6 10.1 Peak Output Power ..................................................................................................................... 6 10.2 Occupied Bandwidth; Emissions Masks ..................................................................................... 6 10.3 Field Strength of Unwanted Spurious Radiation ....................................................................... 19 10.3.1 Test Procedures ................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 1. Drawing of Radiated Emissions Setup ........................................................................... 20 10.3.2 Spurious Radiated Emissions Test Results ....................................................................... 21 10.4 Frequency Stability ................................................................................................................... 22 10.4.1 Frequency Stability Vs Temperature .................................................................................. 22 10.4.2 Frequency Stability Vs Supply Voltage .............................................................................. 22 10.4.3 Test Results for Frequency Stability................................................................................... 22 10.5 Transient Frequency Behavior .................................................................................................. 23 10.5.1 Test method ....................................................................................................................... 23 10.5.2 Limits of transient frequency .............................................................................................. 23 10.5.3 Test Results ....................................................................................................................... 24 10.5.4 Results for Time Periods t1 and t2 ..................................................................................... 24 10.5.5 Results for Time Period between t2 and t3 ........................................................................ 26 10.5.6 Results for Time Period t3 .................................................................................................. 28 10.6 Radiated Emissions (Receive Mode) ........................................................................................ 29 10.6.1 Radiated Emissions Field Strength Sample Calculation .................................................... 29 10.6.2 Spurious Radiated Emissions Test Results (Receive Mode) ............................................. 31 Notice: This report must not be reproduced (except in full) without the written approval of Radiometrics Midwest Corporation. Radiometrics Midwest Corporation www.radiomet.com Test Report for the Aclara, Series 4000 MTU, Model 4291-065-MBS2W RP-8231A Rev. 2 Page 3 of 31 1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Equipment Under Test: An Aclara Technologies LLC. Meter Transmitting Unit (MTU) Model: 4291-065-MBS2W; Serial Numbers: 80010783, 80010757 This…

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Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Test Setup Photographs Photographs of Radiated Emissions Test Setup Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 This shows the external battery, which is for test purposes only. The external battery allows it to transmit for longer periods. Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Photograph of Spurious Conducted Emissions Test Setup Photograph of Temperature Stability Authorized Agent: Radiometrics Midwest Corporation (815) 293-0772 Transient Frequency Behavior