User guide

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Install the Batteries in the Sensor Unit
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PowerCost Monitor
™
Installation Guide
Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the PowerCost Monitor™, a new electricity-monitoring
device that informs you in real time of the amount of electricity your household is consuming.
This Guide explains how to get your system ready for use. Please follow the instructions in the
order shown without skipping any steps.
Important Safety Precautions
Install your PowerCost Monitor Sensor Unit on a dry day and take all necessary safety
precautions, particularly if you need to use a ladder for installing the Sensor Unit. In addition,
please read and apply the safety instructions below at all times.
➢
Do not immerse either PowerCost Monitor unit in any liquid.
➢
Do not drop or cause any sudden impact to either PowerCost Monitor unit.
➢
If disposing of the PowerCost Monitor, do so in accordance with your local waste
disposal regulations.
➢
Take precautions when handling batteries. They can cause injuries, burns, and/or property
damage as a result of contact with metal objects, heat, and corrosive materials.
➢
A damaged LCD display may leak fluids that can be harmful to your health. If any fluid
leaks from the Display Unit after you drop it accidentally, immediately wash it off with
soap and water.
➢
Read all the instructions carefully before using your PowerCost Monitor.
Verify the Contents of the Box
1
Verify that your box contains all these components. If any item
is missing, please contact your PowerCost Monitor reseller.
PowerCost
Monitor
™
Installation
Guide
Welcome
Congratula
tions
on
your
purchase
of
the
PowerCost
Monitor
™,
a
new
electrici
ty-monitoring
device
that
informs
you
in
real
time
of
the
amount
of
electricit
y
your
household
is
consuming.
This
Guide
explains
how
to
get
your
system
ready
for
use.
Please
follow
the
instructio
ns
in
the
order
shown
without
skipping
any
steps.
Import
ant
Safety
Prec
aution
s
Install
your
PowerCost
Monitor
Sensor
Unit
on
a
dry
day
and
take
all
necessary
safety
precautio
ns,
particularly
if
you
need
to
use
a
ladder
for
installin
g
the
Sensor
Unit.
In
addition,
please
read
and
apply
the
safety
instructions
below
at
all
times.
Do
not
immerse
either
PowerCost
Monitor
unit
in
any
liquid.
Do
not
drop
or
cause
any
sudden
impact
to
either
PowerCost
Monitor
unit.
If
disposing
of
the
PowerCost
Monitor,
do
so
in
accorda
nce
with
your
local
waste
disposal
regulations.
Take
precaution
s
when
handling
batteries.
They
can
cause
injuries
,
burns,
and/or
property
damage
as
a
result
of
contact
with
metal
objects,
heat,
and
corrosive
materials.
A
damaged
LCD display
may
leak
fluids
that
can
be
harmful
to
your
health.
If
any
fluid
leaks
from
the
Display
Unit
after
you
drop
it
accident
ally,
immediately
wash
it
off
with
soap
and
water.
Read
all
the
instruction
s
carefully
before
using your
PowerCost
Monitor.
Verify
the
Contents
of
the
Box
1
Verify
that
your
box
contains
all
these
components.
If
any
item
is
missing,
please
contact
your
PowerCost
Monitor
reseller.
ST
A
T
U
S
R
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S
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T
+
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+
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+
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+
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Rubber Shim
Alkaline “AA” Batteries
Installation Guide
and User Guide
Display
Unit
Sensor Unit
(with clamping strap)
Clear Alignment Template
Install the Batteries in the Display Unit
2
Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the Display Unit, insert two AA
batteries in the proper orientation, and replace the battery compartment cover.
You can also install the stand by clicking it into its position on the back of the
Display Unit as shown below. Note that, with the stand removed, you can mount the
Display Unit on a wall.
Turn the screw counter-clockwise to open the Sensor Unit battery compartment
cover, insert two AA batteries in the orientation indicated by the + and – signs
printed on the circuit board, then close and lock the battery compartment by turning
the screw clockwise. Do not overtighten. The red STATUS indicator should light up
without flashing within 10 seconds.
NOTE: The STATUS
indicator stays lit until you
install it on the meter, at
which time it starts flashing.
If your Sensor Unit has not
detected the signal from a
meter within 20 minutes,
the STATUS indicator starts
blinking very rapidly. This
behaviour is normal.