AMPY 5188A User manual

Contents Page
1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................2
1.1 GENERAL.........................................................................................................................................2
1.2 FRAUD PREVENTION........................................................................................................................2
1.3 CONNECTION ...................................................................................................................................3
2 CONNECTION.............................................................................................................................4
2.1 CABLE CONNECTION .......................................................................................................................4
3 USER SETTINGS.........................................................................................................................5
3.1 GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................................................................5
3.2 SETTING RATES ...............................................................................................................................6
3.3 TYPICAL MENU FOR SINGLE RATE METERS ....................................................................................7
3.4 TYPICAL MENU FOR DUAL RATE METERS.......................................................................................7
3.5 EXAMPLE 1–SINGLE TARRIF ..........................................................................................................9
3.6 INPUTTING THE SETTINGS ................................................................................................................9
3.7 EXAMPLE 2–DUAL TARRIF ............................................................................................................9
3.8 INPUTTING THE SETTINGS ................................................................................................................9
4 ADDING CREDIT......................................................................................................................11
4.1 VALUE CARDS............................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 CARD READING ERRORS................................................................................................................11
4.3 EMERGENCY CREDIT .....................................................................................................................12
5 RESET FUNCTION...................................................................................................................13
5.1 DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................13
5.2 OTHER PARAMETERS RESET..........................................................................................................13
6 SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................................................14
6.1 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION..........................................................................................................14
7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS....................................................................................15
7.1 SECTION 1...................................................................................................................................... 15
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
1.1.1 The 5188A Cardmeter is designed to control the supply of electricity in
rented accommodation, marinas, holiday lets, and other locations where it
is desirable to only supply power when it has been paid for in advance.
1.1.2 Unlike coin meters, there is no money stored in the meter, and hence no
temptation for theft. The credit is loaded on to the meter using disposable
magnetic cards (called VALUE CARDS).
ELECTRICITY METER CARD
SHOCKWAVES £10
00000
1.1.3 The landlord sells cards to the tenant at their face value, commonly £10 per
card. The tenant then inserts the cards and the credit is transferred to the
meter (at this point the credit on the card is erased and the card marked with
an indentation to show it has been used). The meter will then allow a set
amount of electricity to be consumed, depending on the unit rate and
standing charge settings programmed in by the landlord. When the
electricity bill arrives, the landlord pays this using the proceeds from the
sale of cards to the tenants.
1.1.4 The meter can also be set to recover the standing charge. The landlord
programmes in the standing charge as a weekly rate, and every 1/100th of a
week (1.63hrs), the remaining credit is reduced by 1/100th of the weekly
rate.
1.1.5 If set by the landlord, the meter can be allowed to run into debt. When all
the credit is used up the electricity is disconnected. The tenant than then
press the EMERGENCY CREDIT (grey button), this will then restore the
supply and allow the meter to accumulate debt up to a set maximum. When
this level is exceeded, the supply is again disconnected, and will only be
restored when sufficient credit has been received by the meter by the
insertion of cards to create at least a positive (credit) balance of £1.
1.1.6 Dual-rate (Economy7 tariff) meters are available. Separate rates for unit
cost can be programmed on the dual rate meters, and are selected by the use
of an internal or external timer. Dual-rate meters can also be used for
single rate use by setting the pence per unit (ppu) to the same amount for
Rate 1 and Rate 2.
1.2 Fraud Prevention
1.2.1 The meter is extensively protected against fraud using the following means:

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1.2.2 Reverse energy flow detection –to prevent attempts to operate the meter in
reverse.
1.2.3 EMC Fraud –the meter is protected against external electrical influences
which may be used to attempt to reset the system controller. If detected the
meter indicates LOCK OUT and will need to be reset using the meterman
card.
1.2.4 Third Party Card Supply –The supply of cards is carefully controlled to
ensure that programmed cards are difficult and uneconomical to obtain
other than for legitimate users. The meter contains a card counter, which
should be checked to ensure the meter is not receiving more credit than the
landlord has supplied to the tenant.
1.2.5 Terminal Seals –all connections upstream of the meter should be
appropriately sealed using wire seals and these should be regularly
inspected for tampering.
1.3 Connection
1.3.1 The CARDmeter is able to support a load of up to 100A from the main
terminals.
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2 CONNECTION
2.1 Cable Connection
2.1.1 The meter is designed to be installed into the main supply meter tails,
upstream of the distribution board. If installed on sub-circuits (for instance
for air-conditioning units), then it is recommended that cable with a
sufficient cross-section is used to ensure a secure connection.
2.1.2 The cables to and from the meter must be protected by a suitable protective
device upstream.
2.1.3 Dual-rate meters have a separate terminal (Terminal 1), which when
connected to neutral using a time-switch will select the alternative charging
rate.
2.1.4 The meter has ingress protection to level IP20, that is Protection against
fingers or other object not greater than 80mm in length or less than 12.5mm
in diameter.

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3 USER SETTINGS
3.1 Getting Started
3.1.1 When the supply is first connected, the meter powers up and displays the
software version (currently CPM-SM V1.6C-4F) and then remaining credit.
3.1.2 As supplied the meters have £1 of credit, so the display will read R1 CRED
£1.00. This means that the currently operating tariff is R1, that the account
is in credit, and that credit is £1.00. The supply is also connected (you can
hear the relay clunk) and the led on the front panel lights).
3.1.3 The led will remain lit if less than 12.5W is drawn and no current will be
recorded. When an average of more than 12.5W is drawn in a five minute
period, the meter will record all consumption.
3.1.4 Pressing the SETTINGS DISPLAY (blue button) allows the settings of the
meter to be reviewed (these are the settings that both the landlord and
tenant can view):
**DISPLAY*TEST*
TIME 22:04
The current time as used to apply the 1/100th of the weekly
standing charge every 1.63hrs.
T.CREDIT £1
The total amount of credit inserted into the meter.
T.CARDS 00001
The total number of cards used to insert credit into the meter.
STCH/WK £0.00
The standing charge rate applied per week.
KWH 08713.42 R1
The total number of kWh consumed at Rate 1.
KWH 01150.23 R2
The total number of kWh consumed at Rate 2.*
RATE 1 010.00ppu
The set cost per kWh on Rate 1 (pence per unit).
RATE 2 010.00ppu
The set cost per kWh on Rate 2 (pence per unit).*
KWH 09863.65 TOT
The total energy passed through the meter.
DISPLAY END
R1 CRED £1.00
Returns to the original display on pressing SETTINGS
DISPLAY.
3.1.5 The meter reverts to displaying the current credit if no key is pressed for 30
seconds.
3.1.6 *Single rate meters may not display the rate 2 information.
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3.2 Setting Rates
3.2.1 The METERMAN CARD is required to setup the meter for your chosen
tariff.
3.2.2 The meterman card is similar to a card used to apply credit to the meter,
although it carries no credit and is not erased and so can be used many
times.
3.2.3 Keep the meterman card safe, storing away from magnetic fields which
may inadvertently affect the magnetic information stored on the card. We
recommend ordering an additional meterman card and storing this
separately for emergencies.
3.2.4 Insert the card in to the meter as indicated by the arrows on the card. The
meter will display REMOVE CARD if the data has been read correctly.
When the card is removed #PROGRAMMING# will be displayed. If this
is not seen, insert and withdraw the card again, ensuring that when
REMOVE CARD is seen, the card is immediately removed.

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3.2.5 Pressing the SETTINGS DISPLAY (blue button) allows the settings of the
meter to be reviewed and later changed if required (these contain some
settings that only the landlord can view):
3.3 Typical Menu for Single Rate Meters
RATE 1 010.00ppu
The set cost per kWh on Rate 1 (pence per unit).
DEBT/WK £000.00
The Debt Collection rate per week.
T.DEBT £0000.00
The total outstanding debt.
STCH/WK £000.00
The standing charge rate applied per week.
TIME 22:27
Time now.
E.CRED £000.00
The Emergency Credit Value allowed.
E.AVAIL £000.00
The Emergency Credit allowed only if credit below this value.
PROGRAMMING
END
3.4 Typical Menu for Dual Rate Meters
TIME 22:27
Time now.
DATE 24/01/2010
Today’s date.
T.CREDIT £00001
The total amount of credit inserted into the meter.
T.CARDS 00001
The total number of cards used to insert credit into the meter.
STCH/WK £000.00
The standing charge rate applied per week.
KWH 08713.42 R1
The total number of kWh consumed at Rate 1.
KWH 01150.23 R2
The total number of kWh consumed at Rate 2.*
RATE 1 010.00ppu
The set cost per kWh on Rate 1 (pence per unit).
RATE 2 010.00ppu
The set cost per kWh on Rate 2 (pence per unit).*
KWH 09863.65 TOT
The total energy passed through the meter.
E.CRED £000.00
The Emergency Credit Value allowed.
DEBT/WK £000.00
The Debt Collection rate per week.
T.DEBT £0000.00
The total outstanding debt.
PROGRAM NO 24
Our standard default program for the change of rates.
07:30 R1 AW AY M
The start time of the Morning R1 rate.
00:30 R2 AW AY A
The start time of the Afternoon R2 rate.
00:00 R? ? ? M
Next tariff change point (if desired). Up to 15 possible.
AREA CODE 103
The original card type for the meter (modified by us for use
with SHOCKWAVES cards).
PROGRAMMING
END
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3.4.1 To change a setting, press the EMERGENCY CREDIT (grey button) and a
cursor will appear.
3.4.2 This can be tabbed across under the text by using the SETTINGS
DISPLAY (blue button). To change a value, do not release the
EMERGENCY CREDIT button, but press the SETTINGS DISPLAY
button simultaneously to change the value. If you miss the value you want,
continue and the required value will come around again.
3.4.3 Press the SETTINGS DISPLAY button on its own to store the new setting.

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3.5 Example 1 – Single Tarrif
3.5.1 Make a note of your standing charge and cost per kWh. For example:
Scottish Power
14.8p per kWh.
Standing charge £24.80 per quarter (divide by 13 to give the weekly
standing charge of £1.91).
3.6 Inputting the settings
3.6.1 Insert and remove the meterman card.
3.6.2 Cycle through the settings using the SETTINGS DISPLAY button until
you reach STCH/WK £000.00
3.6.3 Press and HOLD the EMERGENCY CREDIT button.
3.6.4 Press and Release the SETTINGS DISPLAY whilst still holding the
EMERGENCY CREDIT BUTTON until the correct value is shown.
3.6.5 Release the EMERGENCY CREDIT BUTTON and repeat the process until
all the digits are set correctly. Note you need to set the WEEKLY standing
charge, found by dividing the quarterly standing charge by 13, in this case
£001.91. The resulting display should read STCH/WK £001.91.
3.6.6 Press the SETTINGS DISPLAY button to store the new setting and display
the next parameter.
3.6.7 Repeat setting RATE 1 014.80ppu and if your meter has a setting for two
rates, then set RATE 2 014.80ppu. On single rate meters, you will only
need to set RATE 1.
3.7 Example 2 – Dual Tarrif
3.7.1 Make a note of your standing charge and cost per kWh. For example:
Scottish Power
14.8p per kWh Normal (day) rate.
3.8 per kWh Low (night) rate.
Standing charge £24.80 per quarter (divide by 13 to give the weekly
standing charge of £1.91).
3.8 Inputting the settings
3.8.1 Insert and remove the meterman card.
3.8.2 Cycle through the settings using the SETTINGS DISPLAY button until
you reach STCH/WK £000.00
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3.8.3 Press and HOLD the EMERGENCY CREDIT button.
3.8.4 Press and Release the SETTINGS DISPLAY whilst still holding the
EMERGENCY CREDIT BUTTON until the correct value is shown.
3.8.5 Release the EMERGENCY CREDIT BUTTON and repeat the process until
all the digits are set correctly. Note you need to set the WEEKLY standing
charge, found by dividing the quarterly standing charge by 13, in this case
£001.91. The resulting display should read STCH/WK £001.91.
3.8.6 Press the SETTINGS DISPLAY button to store the new setting and display
the next parameter.
3.8.7 Repeat setting RATE 1 014.80ppu and RATE 2 003.80ppu.

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4 ADDING CREDIT
4.1 Value Cards
4.1.1 When inserting a value card, the meter will display TOKEN VALUE £10
(or other value as appropriate). This will remain on the display for 5
seconds.
4.1.2 On removal, the card will be erased and marked (“clipped”).
4.1.3 If the display shows CARD ERROR, the most likely reason is that the card
has been inserted too quickly or too slowly (the card is not erased in this
instance). Insert the card with one smooth action.
4.2 Card Reading Errors
4.2.1 The card may have already been used (look for an indentation in the card
showing it has already been “clipped”).
4.2.2 The card may not have been supplied by SHOCKWAVES. Only
SHOCKWAVES cards will add credit to the SHOCKWAVES cardmeter.
4.2.3 The card may have been erased by having been stored in a magnetic field
(ie on a loudspeaker, on top of the television, or next to credit cards). If
this happens, you can expect your tenant to be in contact. It is
recommended to check the total number of cards the tenant has bought
from you, the total inserted (T.CARDS) and the number of cards the tenant
has not used yet to make sure these agree.
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4.3 Emergency Credit
4.3.1 Emergency Credit is a way that tenants can obtain additional electricity,
even if they don’t have any value cards available with which to add credit
to the meter.
4.3.2 The setting E.AVAIL sets the point at which the Emergency Credit button
becomes active. For instance if the following is set:
E.AVAIL £000.50
The tenant cannot obtain emergency credit until less than 50p credit is
remaining on the meter. When the meter indicates a credit value below
50p, pressing the emergency credit button will add credit based on the
setting of E.CRED, ie:
E.CRED £005.00
will add £5 of emergency credit when the emergency credit button is
pressed.
4.3.3 Once all the emergency credit has been used up, the meter must have value
cards inserted to bring the credit back to at least £1before the electricity
supply is restored.
4.3.4 So if the emergency credit (E.CRED) was set to £5, and the tenant used all
this up, the supply would be disconnected. The tenant must then insert at
least £6 to reconnect the power. It is suggested that emergency credit is
used, it is set to £1 less that the value card denomination that the tenant
normally uses, meaning that one value card can restore power.
4.3.5 Recommended settings:
Smallest Value Card used by tennant E.AVAIL E.CRED
£5 £000.50 £004.00
£10 £000.50 £009.00
£20 £000.50 £019.00*
£50 £000.50 £049.00*
*You may wish to limit the level of emergency credit in these instances to a
lower value.

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5 RESET FUNCTION
5.1 Details
5.1.1 You will need to reset the meter if the meter has disconnected the supply
and locked out.
5.1.2 This will occur if a possible attempted fraud has been detected (the meter
will display LOCKED OUT), or of reverse running has been detected (the
display will flash RED meaning Reverse Running Detected).
5.1.3 The meter is reset by setting Rate 1 to 000.00ppu (see Setting Rates
example above), and then pressing the SETTINGS DISPLAY (blue button)
repeatedly until EC&DIS TO CLEAR is displayed. At this point, both
EMERGENCY CREDIT and SETTINGS DISPLAY buttons are pressed
simultaneously.
5.2 Other Parameters Reset
5.2.1 Emergency Credit Value
5.2.2 Emergency Credit Availability Point
5.2.3 Pence per kWh for all rates
5.2.4 Outstanding debt
5.2.5 Debt collection per week
5.2.6 Standing charge per week
5.2.7 Total cards
5.2.8 Total credit
5.2.9 Credit (debt)
5.2.10 Reverse running flag
5.2.11 After following this procedure, you will need to reset these registers to your
chosen values.
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6 SPECIFICATION
6.1 Electrical Specification
Contactor rating
100A
Main Terminal diameter
8mm nominal
Auxillary terminal diameter
3mm nominal
Operating voltage
240V (+/-10%)
Frequency
50Hz
Current range
20A to 100A
Anticreep threshold (power)
12.5W (+/-20%) averaged during time
Anticreep threshold (time)
Existing below power threshold for 288 seconds
Indication
Pulse led permanently lit during anti-creep active
Deactivation
Exceeding average 12.5W for more than 288
seconds

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7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
7.1 Section 1
7.1.1 The tenant has moved out. Can I delete all the remaining credit from the
meter?
7.1.2 To delete any remaining credit in the meter, set Rate1 to 000.00ppu, then
perform a reset of the meter. See the section on resetting the meter.
7.1.3 My tenant owes me £50 for electricity. Can I install a cardmeter and use it
to collect the debt?
7.1.4 Some versions of the meter allow a fixed debt to be collected at a weekly
rate. This works in a similar way to the standing charge. The landlord
programs in the debt charge as a weekly rate, and every 1/100th of a week
(1.63hrs), the remaining credit is reduced by 1/100th of the weekly rate. So
the £50 could be recovered at £5 per week for instance.
7.1.5 The meter is reading zero credit and the power is cut off. What can I do?
7.1.6 Inserting a value card will restore power or press the EMERGENCY
CREDIT button. This will only add emergency credit to the meter if the
landlord has set the value of E.CRED to a value other than zero.
7.1.7 How do I switch to emergency credit?
7.1.8 Only some meters have Emergency Credit available (look for E.CRED in
the programming menu). You may receive one of the meters by chance,
but if you definitely require this option, thius needs to be specified at the
time of order. Emergency credit can only be selected provided the landlord
has set the value of E.CRED to a value other than zero. It can be selected
before all remaining credit has expired, or after the electricity supply is
disconnected..
7.1.9 I have used up all the emergency credit, how do I get the power on?
7.1.10 Once all the emergency credit has been used up, the meter must have value
cards inserted to bring the credit back to at least £1. So if the emergency
credit (E.CRED) was set to £10, and the tenant used all this up, the supply
would be disconnected. The tenant must then insert at least £11 to
reconnect the power. It is suggested that emergency credit is used, it is set
to £1 less that the value card denomination that the tenant normally uses,
meaning that one value card can restore power.
7.1.11 I have lost the meterman card?
7.1.12 Additional meterman cards are available from us for a nominal charge of
£5.
7.1.13 I need some more cards, what do I do?
7.1.14 Additional value cards are available from us. You will need to describe the
printed text on the card clearly to make sure that the correctly coded cards
are supplied for your meter.
7.1.15 What options does the meter have?
7.1.16 The following factory options are available:
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7.1.17 Option A: Rate switching with up to 4 tariffs.
Option B: Reverse energy detection.
Option C: Electrical impulse fraud detection.
Option D: Disconnection overridden in economy mode
Option E: Audible warning
Option F: Debt collection
7.1.18 What should I see when inserting a value card?
7.1.19 When inserting a value card, the meter will display TOKEN VALUE £10
(or other value as appropriate). This will remain on the display for 5
seconds. On removal, the card will be erased and marked (“clipped”).
7.1.20 The meter displays CARD ERROR.
7.1.21 The most common reason is that the card has been inserted too quickly or
too slowly (the card is not erased in this instance). Insert the card with one
smooth action.
7.1.22 The card may have already been used (look for an indentation in the card
showing it has already been “clipped”).
7.1.23 The card may not have been supplied by SHOCKWAVES. Only
SHOCKWAVES cards will add credit to the SHOCKWAVES cardmeter.
7.1.24 The card may have been erased by having been stored in a magnetic field
(ie on a loudspeaker, on top of the television, or next to credit cards). If
this happens, you can expect your tenant to be in contact. It is
recommended to check the total number of cards the tenant has bought
from you, the total inserted (T.CARDS) and the number of cards the tenant
has not used yet.
7.1.25 The meter displays LOCKED OUT.
7.1.26 This will occur if a possible attempted fraud has been detected. The meter
is reset by setting Rate 1 to 000.00ppu, and then both EMERGENCY
CREDIT and SETTINGS DISPLAY buttons are pressed simultaneously.
7.1.27 The meter flashes the word RED on the display.
7.1.28 Reverse running has been detected. The meter is reset by setting Rate 1 to
000.00ppu, and then both EMERGENCY CREDIT and SETTINGS
DISPLAY buttons are pressed simultaneously.
7.1.29 The meter is showing DEBT £2.01
7.1.30 All the credit has been used, and the tenant has run up a debt of £2.01.
7.1.31 My meter only shows RATE1 and not RATE1 and RATE2.
7.1.32 Dual rate meters (for Economy 7) have separate settings for day (RATE 1)
and night (RATE 2). If you are only selling the electricity at one rate, then
you can set these to be the same.
7.1.33 The display shows LOW VOLTAGE.
7.1.34 It is normal when power is first applied that the display will briefly indicate
LOW VOLTAGE. If this remains showing, then this indicates either a low
supply voltage, or a fault with the meter.