Aztech In-Home Display Instruction sheet

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Configuration Manual
Conserve Energy
Protect the Environment
Save Money
D097-0600 J01
Intuitive solutions for energy conservation

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Contents
REGULATORY INFORMATION................................................................................................................... 3
FCCNotices..............................................................................................................................3
Copyright.................................................................................................................................3
Patents....................................................................................................................................3
Notices....................................................................................................................................3
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WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................... 4
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FEATURES OF YOUR IN-HOME DISPLAY (IHD)....................................................................................... 5
LightArc..................................................................................................................................5
Buttons....................................................................................................................................5
StatusLine...............................................................................................................................5
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POWERING YOUR IN-HOME DISPLAY...................................................................................................... 6
PoweringUp............................................................................................................................6
BatteryOperation....................................................................................................................6
PoweringDown.......................................................................................................................6
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PERSONALIZING YOUR IHD (PREFERENCE MENU)............................................................................... 6
Settingyourlanguagepreference............................................................................................7
SettingyourIHDsightandsoundpreferences.........................................................................7
Settingyournumberformatpreference..................................................................................8
Settingyourtimeformatpreference.......................................................................................8
Resettingyoursummaryviews(SetBillingDateMenu)...........................................................8
Settingyourpricemode...........................................................................................................9
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SYSTEM SETUP FOR YOUR IHD................................................................................................................ 9
Reconnectingtoyourmeter(RestartNetworkMenu).............................................................9
Viewingyourelectricityrates................................................................................................10
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TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR IHD ............................................................................................................ 12
Toobtainsysteminformation................................................................................................12
Ifyourdisplayisblank...........................................................................................................12
Ifyourdisplayisnotupdatingusageinformationonthescreen............................................12
Ifyourdisplayhasneverdisplayedusageinformation...........................................................12

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Regulatory Information
FCC Notices
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ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15of
theFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentusesandgeneratesradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotryand
correcttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser's
authoritytooperatetheequipment.TocomplywithFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,aseparationdistance
ofatleast20cm(7.88”)mustbemaintainedbetweentheantennaofthisdeviceandallpersons.Thisdevicemustnot
beco‐locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
Copyright
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Copyright©2013byAztechAssociates,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthismanualmaybereproduced,
distributed,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,includingphotocopying,recording,orotherelectronicor
mechanicalmethods,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAztechAssociatesInc.
Patents
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Thisproductisprotectedunderthefollowingpatents:USPatent8325057,ChinaPatent101765758,JapanPatent
5026530andNewZealandPatent59331.Otherpatentspending.
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ThisProductislicensedundertheWirelessNetworkPatentPortfolio,forusebyaconsumerorotherusersforwhichthereisnoremuneration.Any
otherusersofthisProductinanymannerisnotlicensedandisexpresslyprohibitedwithoutalicenseunderapplicablepatentsintheWireless
NetworkPatentPortfolio,whichlicenseisavailablefromMPEGLA,LLC,4600S.UlsterST.,Suite400,Denver,Colorado80237U.S.A.See
http://www.mpegla.com
Notices
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Thismanualhasnotbeencreatedtobespecifictoanyindividual’sororganizations’situationorneeds.Thismanual
reflectsfeaturesavailableintheAztechClassicIn‐Homedisplay.Yourdisplaymaynothaveallthefeaturesshown.
Everyefforthasbeenmadetomakethismanualasaccurateaspossible.However,theremaybetypographicalandor
contenterrors.
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Althougheffortshavebeenmadetoprovideaccurateelectricitycostinformation,allelectricitycostdatadisplayed
bytheIn‐HomeDisplayisestimatedforinformationalandeducationalpurposesonlyandnotforbilling.TheAztech
IHDwilldisplayelectricitycostinformationwheredataissupportedbytheutility.

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Welcome
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CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyourAztechIn‐HomeDisplay(IHD)!ThisConfigurationManualdescribeshowto
setyouruserpreferences,configureandtroubleshootyourIHD.
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YourAztechIn‐HomeDisplayprovidesyouwithintuitive,actionableandtimelyinformationaboutyourwholehome
electricityusage.YourdisplaycommunicateswirelesslytotheSmartelectricitymeterinstalledonyourhometo
presentelectricityused,itsestimatedcost,andhistoricalusageinformation.Yourdisplayisdesignedtoprovideyour
entirefamilywitheasytounderstandinformationabouthowmuchelectricitytheyareconsumingandhowmuchit
costs.
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Aztechunderstandsthatpeoplelearnindifferentwaysandmakesaconcertedefforttouseawiderangeof
presentationmethodsincludinglights,icons,textandgraphics.Tohelpyoumonitoryourprogresstowardsmeeting
yourenergyefficiencyandbudgetarygoals,theAztechIn‐HomeDisplayprovidesgraphicsthatclearlycommunicate
notonlyhowmuchelectricitywasconsumedbutwhenitwasconsumedandhowmuchitcosts.Graphicalfeedback
providesevidenceofsuccessandidentifiestimesofhighcostorusetopromotefurthertargetedconservationaction.
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TheIn‐HomeDisplayiscrownedbyapatentedlightarcthatalertsyoutocurrentelectricitypriceandusagelevels,and
enablesyoutomakeimmediatechangestoreduceenergyconsumption.Thelightarc’seasytounderstandcolorcode
engageseventheyoungestpreschoolerofyourhouseholdinconservation.Thespeedatwhichthecoloredlightmoves
alongthearcofthelightarccorrelatestoyourenergyconsumption(turnoffanapplianceandwatchitslowdown);
andthecolorofthelightreflectsyourelectricityrates.Electricityratesareattheirlowestwhenthelightisgreen;they
haverisenwhenthelightisyellowandareattheirhighestwhenthelightisred.
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Whilea120VACpoweradapterisprovidedtopoweryourIn‐HomeDisplayundernormaloperation,yourdisplayalso
supportsbatterypoweredoperationsothatyoucantakethedisplaythroughyourhomeandexplorehowtheuseof
differentappliancesimpactyourenergyuse.Formoreinformationaboutthisfeature,seetheQuickReadsectionof
theUserManual.Beforeoperatingonbatteries,theIHDmustbepluggedintoACpowerovernighttochargethe
batteries.
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ThisConfigurationManualprovidesinstructionsforsettinguserpreferences,configuringthesystemsetup,and
troubleshootingtheIn‐HomeDisplay.AseparateUserManualforthisproductcanbefoundonwww.aztechIHD.com
thatdescribestheoperationandfeaturesoftheIn‐HomeDisplay.
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Features of Your In-Home Display (IHD)
Light Arc
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Thelightarccolorreflectstherelativepriceofelectricity(where
supportedbyutility):green/lowest;yellow/mid;red/highest.
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Ifyourutilityonlyusesasinglepriceforallelectricityuse,thelightarcwill
begreen.
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Thelightarcmovesfromlefttorightasenergyisconsumed.
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Thefasterthemovement,themoreelectricityyouareusing.
Buttons
Rightbutton►:
PressandholdtoswitchbetweentheinformationalviewsandtheConfigurationmenu.
PresstoscrollthroughtheConfigurationmenuoptionsortomodifyconfigurationvalues.
Middlebutton√:
Whenoff,pressoncetoturntheIHDon.
Presstoselectamenuorconfigurationoption.
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Leftbutton▲:
Presstoscrollthroughconfigurationoptionsormodifyconfigurationvalues.
Status Line
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MHSMain,HistoryorSummaryviews–thehighlightedletterindicatescurrentview.
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Utilitymessageinformation
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Jul29Currentdate
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AntennaIconIconisdisplayedwhenyourIHDconnects
wirelesslytoyourelectricitymeter.
Whenflashing,thesignalstrengthisweak.
Whenthereisnoicon,thesignalhasbeenlost.
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ACIconIconindicatesthattheIHDispluggedin.
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BatteryIconIconindicatesthattheIHDisoperatingon
batteries.
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$$$IconIconindicatesthecurrentpriceofelectricity.

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Powering Your In-Home Display
Powering Up
Plugthepoweradapterintoa120Velectricaloutlet.
Pressthemiddle√buttontoturnthedeviceon.
Battery Operation
YourIHDalsosupportsbatterypoweredoperationforshortperiodsso
thatyoucantakethedisplaythroughoutyourhomeandexplorehowthe
useofdifferentappliancesimpactsyourenergyconsumption.(SeeQuick
ReadModesectionofUserManual.)
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Beforeoperatingonbatteries,theIHDmustbepluggedinto120VAC
powerovernighttochargethebatteries.
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Inbatterymode,theIHDwillautomaticallyturnthebacklightandlightarcoff
whentheIHDisinactive,toconservebatterylife.Thelightarcandbacklightwill
turnonmomentarilytoilluminatethescreenwhenabuttonispressed.
Powering Down
Topowerdown:
pressandholdtherightbuttontoaccesstheConfigurationmenu,
presstheleft(scrollsupthroughoptions)orrightbutton(scrollsdown
throughoptions)toscrollthroughthemenuoptions,
selectthePowerOffoptionusingthemiddlebutton,and
selectYes(usingleftbutton)toconfirmthatyouwishtoturntheIHD
off.
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Personalizing your IHD (Preference Menu)
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YourAztechIn‐HomeDisplayprovidestheopportunitytopersonalizekey
features.
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PressandholdtherightbuttontoaccesstheMainmenuandthenselect
thePreferencesmenuoptiontogetstarted.
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OptionsforpersonalizingyourIHDarefoundinthePreferencemenuand
includesettingyour:
languagepreference:English,FrenchorSpanish
sightandsoundpreferencesforthelightarc,screenandaudibletones
numberformatpreference:EuropeanorNorthAmerican
timeformatpreference:24houror12hourformat
billingdatepreferenceforresettingthesummaryviews
pricemodepreferenceforsettingthesourceofthepricing
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Setting your language preference
TocustomizeyourIHDtouseyourpreferredlanguage,selectthe
Languagemenuoption.
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Optionsinclude:English,SpanishandFrench.
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Thisselectiononlyimpactslabelsontheinformationscreensandmenus.
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Setting your IHD sight and sound preferences
TocustomizeyourIHD’ssightandsoundsettingsforthelightarc,screen
andaudibletones,selecttheUserInterfacemenuoption.
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Youroptionsforcustomizationinclude:
adjustingyourdisplaycontrast,
adjustingyourdisplaybacklight,
turningthesoundonoroff
turningthelightarconoroffand
turningnightmodeonoroff.
Contrast
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Contrastreferstothedifferencebetweenthetextandthebackground.
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Ifthetextpresentedonthedisplayisdifficulttoread,
selecttheSetContrastmenuoption,
adjustthecontrastlevelusingtherightandleftbuttonsand
pressthemiddlebuttontosaveyourchanges.
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Theamountofcontrastselectedisdepictedusingaboldline.Thelongertheline,thedarkerthebackgroundbecomes.
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Backlight
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TocustomizeyourIHD’sbacklightlevel,
selecttheSetBacklightmenuoption,
adjustthebrightnessofthedisplay’sbacklighttomakethetexteasiertoreadusingtheleftandrightbuttons
pressthemiddlebuttontosaveyourchanges.
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Theamountofbacklightselectedisdepictedusingaboldline.Thelongertheline,thebrighterthebacklightbecomes.
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Sound
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YourIHDisequippedwithaudibletonesthatareaudibleeachtimeyoupressabuttononyourIHD.
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ThesoundmaybeturnedonorofffromtheToneOn/Offmenuoption.
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LightArc
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YourIHDiscrownedwithapatentedlightarcthatprovidespricingandusageinformationataglance.
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ThelightarcmaybeturnedonorofffromtheLightBarOn/Offmenuoption.
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Itisrecommendedthatthelightarcremainontoprovidefeedbackaboutyourcurrentelectricityuseandpriceandto
increaseconservationawareness.PleaseconsiderusingtheNightTimeModeoptiondescribedbelow.
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NightTimeMode
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TheIHD’sbacklightandthelightarccanbeconfiguredtoturnoff
automaticallyatnightandbackonagaininthemorning.
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Tosetyourpreferences,
selecttheNightTimeModemenuoption,
enterthetimewhenthelightswillbeturnedoff(usingtheleftand
rightbuttons),
enterthetimewhentheIHDwillresumenormaloperationusingthe
lightarcandbacklight,and
selectYestoconfirmyourselection.
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Pressinganybuttonwhileinnighttimemodewillcausethelightarcandbacklighttoilluminatetemporarily.
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Forcontinuouslightarcandbacklightoperation,setthestartandstoptimestobethesame.
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Setting your number format preference
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TocustomizeyourIHDtouseyourpreferrednumberformat,selectthe
NumberFormatmenuoption.
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Optionsinclude:NorthAmericanorEuropean.
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Example:
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Onethousanddollarsispresentedas:
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$1,000.00iftheNorthAmericanformatisselectedoras
1000,00$iftheEuropeanformatisselected.
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Thisselectiononlyimpactslabelsontheinformationscreens.
Setting your time format preference
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TocustomizeyourIHDtouseyourpreferredtimeformat,selectthe
TimeSettingsmenuoption.
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Optionsinclude:12houror24hourtimeformats.
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Example:
6:36intheeveningispresentedas:
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6:36pifthe12hourformatisselectedoras
18:36ifthe24hourformatisselected.
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Resetting your summary views (Set Billing Date Menu)
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YourIHD’sSummaryandtheDetailedSummaryviewsprovideasummary
ofyourelectricityusageandcostsincethesummarywasreset.When
thesesummariesarereset,thesevalueswillbeginaccumulatingfrom
zero.
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ToconfigureyourIHDtoautomaticallyresetthesesummaries,selectthe
SetBillingDatemenuoptionandusingyourleftandrightbuttons
selectaspecificmonthanddaywhenyourbillingcyclebeginsand
selecthowoftenyourbillingcyclerepeatsbyspecifyinghowoften
thebillingcyclerepeats.
Choicesinclude:1to6.
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Ifamonthhasfewerdaysthantheselectedvalue,thesummarieswillberesetonthelastdayinthemonth.
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Forexample,
toconfigureyourIHDtoreseteverymonth,selectJan01andrepeatevery1monthor
toconfigureyourIHDtoresettwiceayearonApril15andOctober15,selectApr15andrepeatevery6months.
Setting your price mode
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ThePriceModemenuallowsyoutospecifythesourceofthepricinginformationusedinyourIHD.Inmanycases,you
mayneverneedtoadjustthisconfigurationoptionasitisoftenpresetattimeofmanufacturing.
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TospecifythesourceofyourIHD’spriceinformation,selectthePriceModemenuoptionand
selectAztechpricingtousepricinginformationloadedattimeofmanufacturingor
selectZigBeeSEPricingtoenablepricinginformationtobesetandupdatedremotelybyyourutility.
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System Setup for your IHD
TheSystemSetupmenuprovidesadditionaloptionsformanagingyour
IHD.
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SystemSetupoptionsinclude:
reconnectingtoyourmeterand
electricityrates.
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PressandholdtherightbuttontoaccesstheMainmenuandthenselect
theSystemSetupmenuoptiontogetstarted.
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Reconnecting to your meter (Restart Network Menu)
Iftheutilityneedstoreplaceyourmeter,youmaybeinstructedbyyourutilitytoselectRestartNetwork.
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Warning:OnlyselectRestartNetworkifyourutilityinstructsyoutodosotopreventlossofvaluableinformationor
informationthatmayberequiredforyourIHDtoconnecttoorcommunicatewithyourSmartmeter.
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Viewing your electricity rates
YourIHDsupportstwotypesofrates:flatrateandtimeofuse(TOU)rates.Ifyourutilitycompanydoesnotsupport
electricityratedatayouwillbeunabletoviewelectricityratesinformationonyourIHD.
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Costsarecalculatedandstoredusingtherateineffectatthetimetheelectricityisconsumed.
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Newelectricityrateswillimpactelectricitycostsasoftheireffectivedateandtime.Newpricingwillnotalterpreviously
storedelectricitycosts.
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Thesecostsareforinformationalandeducationalpurposesonlyandwillnotexactlymatchyourelectricitybill.
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Flatrates
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Flatratesremainthesamethroughoutthedayandeverydayduringtheweek.
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Forexample,ifyourflatrateis8.5¢/kWh,thenpriceof1kWhusedat8AMonMondaywillbethesameas1kWhused
at5PMonWednesdayorat3AMonSaturday.
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Timeofuserates
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Timeofuse(TOU)ratesvaryinpricebasedonwhenyouuseelectricity.
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Thetimeoftheday,dayoftheweek,andseasonoftheyearcanallimpactyourcost.
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Underatimeofuseratestructure,youwillbenefitfromminimizingyourelectricityuseduringperiodsofhighcost.In
theexamplebelow,electricityismostexpensiveinthesummerbetweenthehoursof11AMand5PMandduringthe
winterduringthehoursof7AMand11AMand5PMand7PM.
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InthisthreetierTOUexample,theOn‐Peaktier(red)ismostexpensive,theMid‐PeakTier(yellow)islessexpensive,
andtheOff‐Peaktier(green)istheleastexpensive.
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Intheaboveexample,yourelectricitypricemaybe6.7¢/kWhatnight(7PMto7AM),increaseto10.4¢/kWhduring
morninghoursandeveninghours(7AMto11AMand5PMto7PM)andfinallybe12.4¢/kWhduringmid‐dayand
afternoonhours(11AMto5PM).
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Thevaluesshownforthetiercostsareonlyexamplesandmaydifferfromyouractualutilityrates.
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YourIHDdisplaysthefollowinginformationabouttheelectricityrateor
pricecurrentlyinuse:
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Price...Activeconfirmsthatthepriceshowniscurrentlyinuse
Price(inthisexample,thepriceis$0.00180)
Tierineffectandtotalnumberoftiers(inthisexample,Tier2isin
effectandtheIHDisusinga4tierrate)
DateandtimetheIHDbeganusingthisprice(inthisexample,January
7,2010at7:24PM)
Pricedurationindicateshowlongthepricewillbeused(inthis
example,22minutesindicatesthatthepricewillbeusedforenergy
consumedfromJanuary7,2010at7:24PMto7:46PM.)
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IfthepriceexpireswithoutbeingupdatedviayourSmartmeter,costswill
notbeaccumulateduntilthepricingisupdatedviayourSmartmeter:
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Price...Expiredconfirmsthatthepriceshownisnolongerinuse.
ThispriceexpiredonJune14,2013at2:00PM.
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Tier16.7¢/kWh
Tier210.4¢/kWh
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Trouble shooting your IHD
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YourAztechIn‐HomeDisplaycomesequippedwithaSystemInfomenuthatprovidesimportantinformationthatmay
beusefulwhentroubleshootingyourIHD.Ifyouhaveawarrantyissueorrequireassistance,youmaybeaskedto
accessthesescreensandtoprovidecertaininformationtotheteamatAztechand/oryourutility.
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To obtain system information
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PressandholdtherightbuttontoaccesstheMainmenuandthenselect
theSystemInfomenuoptiontogetstarted.
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ThefollowingscreenstosupporttroubleshootingyourIHDarefoundin
theSystemInfomenu.
SelectMeterReadingtoobtainthetotalenergyvalueandtiervalues
fromtheSmartmeterand
SelectVersionInfotoobtainthedeviceserialnumberandhardware
andfirmwareversionnumbers.
If your display is blank,
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pleasepoweryourIHDwiththeprovidedACadaptertorechargethe
batteriesand,
pressthemiddlebuttontoturntheIHDon.
If your display is not updating usage information on the screen,
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verifythatyourIHDisstillcommunicatingwithyourSmartmeter
TheAntennaiconisdisplayedwhenyourIHDconnectswirelesslytoyourelectricitymeter.
Whenflashing,thesignalstrengthisweak.
Whenthereisnoicon,thesignalhasbeenlost.
Ifthesignalhasbeenlostorisweak,pleaserelocatetheIHDclosertoyourmeteruntiltheantennaiconis
solidandtheinformationdisplaysareupdating.
If your display has never displayed usage information,
followthestepsdescribedintheQuickStartGuide(seeaztechIHD.com).
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MeterReading