Belkin Conserve Insight User manual

Conserve Insight™
Energy Use Monitor
User Guide
PR# 26237
MKTG# 10WB026
DESIGNER CARINA
DaTE 10/14/10 VERSION 01

Find out how much energy your
devices really use—including
watts, the cost of operation,
and the amount of carbon
dioxide (CO2) produced in
generating the electricity
consumed. See at a glance the
true impact to your wallet—and
the environment.
For more information and
to learn about other Belkin
Conserve energy management
products, please go to
belkin. com/conserve
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 Conserve Insight Energy Use Monitor
 User Guide and Warranty Information
lbkg
Watt
€£$ / kWh
device socket
1.5 meter
tethered cord
Pound button
CO2button
lbkg
Watt
€£$ / kWh
LCD display
screen
watts button
CO2mode
icon
set rate
decrease
button
indicator
watts mode
icon
cost mode icon
and unit
unit for
watts mode
(Watt)
unit for CO2
mode (kg)
digits
graphic
meter bar
averaging
mode icon
month or
year icon
set rate
increase
button
indicator
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The Conserve Insight screen will
show 0-1.0W until you plug a device
in. If your plugged-in device power
consumption is below 1.0 watts, the
0-1.0W screen will continue to appear.
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The screen will automatically display
how many Pounds per year your device
costs in its current operating mode. (You
do not need to press anything on your
Conserve Insight to view this screen.)
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With your device plugged into the
Conserve Insight, press one of the
corresponding buttons to enter into the
desired mode. Pressing the CO2 or
Pound button more than once will switch
between monthly and yearly readings,
which are illustrated by the calendar icon
in the bottom right corner of the display
(30 for a month and 365 for a year).
Pound
Estimated
operating cost of
connected device
for month or year
CO2
Estimated CO2emissions
associated with powering the
connected device for month or year
Watts
Power usage
(watts) of
connected
device
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The energy bar (located at the center-
bottom of the display) tracks the amount
of power being used by your connected
device. At initial start-up of your Conserve
Insight, the energy use is represented by
one animated moving bar. After 45 minutes
of use, your Conserve Insight will switch
to a “Averaging Mode” and the energy use
will be represented by three moving bars.
 Averaging Mode: Your Conserve Insight
switches to this mode after 45 minutes of
use. Once in this mode, your Conserve
Insight can more accurately calculate the
cost of your attached device based on
your actual usage. The Conserve Insight
takes continuous readings of your device
usage throughout the day, both while your
device is on and off. The readout will display
power costs and environmental impact,
averaged over time, based on your usage.
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 Your Conserve Insight is programmed
with a preset rate for the cost of electricity
based on the average for your geographic
region, but it may not match exactly to the
rate you are charged by your specific utility
company. In order to get a more accurate
cost, you can enter your specific rate by
looking up the kWh rate shown on your
electricity bill and then adjusting the Energy
Unit Cost per kWh on the Conserve Insight.
 Programming Set Rate Mode: Any time
during operation, if the Pound button is
held down for longer than 3 seconds,
your Conserve Insight will go into “Set
Rate Mode.” Once in this mode you can
adjust the Energy Unit Cost per kWh
to match that of your electricity bill.
 In “Set Rate Mode,” press the Watts button
to increase your Energy Unit Cost per kWh
and the CO2 button to decrease this cost.
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 Holding down the Pound button for longer
than 3 seconds will reset the Energy
Unit Cost back to the factory default.
 To exit “Set Rate Mode,” press
the Dollar button. If no buttons are
pressed for 5 seconds, the display will
automatically exit “Set Rate Mode.”
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 
 Enter your CO2 conversion factor in either
pounds (lbs) CO2 per kilowatt hour, or
kilograms (kg) CO2 per kilowatt hour,
depending on the unit shown on the display.
 Change the value used for the CO2
conversion factor when you are
in “CO2 Conversion Factor Mode” by
pressing the Watts button to increase the
value and the CO2 button to decrease the
value. Holding down the Dollar button
for longer than 3 seconds will reset the CO2
conversion factor to the factory default.
 Change the weight unit by pressing the
Pound button in “CO2 Conversion Factor
Mode.” The weight unit used to display CO2
will flash. By pressing the Watts button or
CO2 button you can change the weight unit.
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 Residential electricity comes from several
different sources, many of which generate
power by burning fossil fuels that emit
CO2 into the atmosphere. Your Conserve
Insight monitor comes with a preset CO2
conversion factor based on averages for
your geographic region. In order to get a
more accurate reading for your area, you
can enter the CO2 conversion factor using
data from your electricity utility company
or the International Energy Agency (IEA).
This will give a more accurate calculation for
how much CO2 emissions are associated
with powering any connected device.
 Programming the CO2 Conversion Factor:
Any time during operation, if the CO2 button
is held down for longer than 3 seconds, your
Conserve Insight monitor will go into “CO2
Conversion Factor Mode.” Once in this mode,
you can adjust the CO2 conversion factor.
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 Press the Pound button twice to exit
“CO2 Conversion Factor Mode.” If no
buttons are pressed for 5 seconds,
the display will automatically exit
“CO2 Conversion Factor Mode.”
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 LCD display screen
 3-button control
 - CO2 Button: Environmental
Impact (CO2 emitted to generate
power to run your device)
 - Pound Button: Cost Impact
 - Watts Button: Energy Consumption
(Watts used by your device)
 1.5 meter tethered cord between
outlet and display unit
 - Easier viewing of the display unit. Allows
display unit to be placed on a countertop.
 Easy-to-understand graphic icons
 Displays data in both monthly
and yearly predictions
 Instantaneous and Averaging
modes of usage calculation
 - Instantaneous Mode: Values are
calculated using the power being
consumed at that very moment. Good
for showing cost and environmental
impact of the connected device
in various operating modes.
 - Averaging Mode: Values are calculated
from an average of power consumed
over the whole time the unit has been
plugged in. This mode allows for better
understanding of how connected
devices affect your monthly bill and
their true environmental impact.
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When I plug dierent devices into my
Conserve Insight, after some time, the values
on the screen don’t change as much and
there is a strange icon above the meter bar.
 If you leave your Conserve Insight
plugged into a wall outlet for more than
45 minutes, it swaps into an averaging
mode. This mode is very helpful for getting
more accurate estimates of the true cost
of the connected device, but if you are
just testing lots of different devices and
their various operating modes, then the
instantaneous mode is most helpful. To
revert back to instantaneous mode, unplug
the Conserve Insight from the wall outlet
and plug it back in again. You will be in
instantaneous mode for another 45 minutes.
If you want the display to remain in
instantaneous mode, you can do this by
holding down the CO2 and Watts buttons
simultaneously for 3 seconds. When you
see the averaging icon flash, it means
you have disabled the averaging function.
A description of the different operating
modes can be found in the Product
Features section of this user guide.
Sometimes when I plug devices into
Conserve Insight, the screen shows “0-1.0
Watt” and I don’t know what it means.
Your Conserve Insight uses sensitive
electronics to measure the amount of power
owing to your connected device. When
the connected device is consuming a very
small amount of electricity, it becomes
very dicult to distinguish between the
power being consumed and the electrical
noise found at all power outlets. To ensure
accurate readings, the Conserve Insight
stops showing values below 1.0 watts
and displays the “0-1.0 Watt” screen.
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1.5 meter cord connecting display and socket
Electrical Rating: 250V~/13A/50Hz/3250W
Maximum Watts Displayed: 3250
Maximum Pounds Displayed: 9999
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 Use indoors in a dry location.
NOTE: 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 generates, uses,
and can radiate 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 o and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one 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 dierent •
from that to which the receiver is connected.
. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. •
Belkin International, Inc., is not responsible for any interference caused
by unauthorized modications to this equipment. Such modications
could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
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 This product complies with the essential requirements of the EU
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the EMC Directive 2004/108/
EC. A copy of the European Union CE marking "Declaration of
Conformity" may be obtained at the website: www.Belkin.Com/DOC
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Belkin International, Inc.(“Belkin”) warrants to the original
purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free
of defects in design, assembly, material, or workmanship.
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Belkin warrants the Belkin product for two years.
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Belkin will repair or replace, at its option, any defective product free of
charge (except for shipping charges for the product).Belkin reserves the
right to discontinue any of its products without notice, and disclaims any
limited warranty to repair or replace any such discontinued products.
In the event that Belkin is unable to repair or replace the product (for
example, because it has been discontinued), Belkin will oer either a
refund or a credit toward the purchase of another product from Belkin.
com in an amount equal to the purchase price of the product as evidenced
on the original purchase receipt as discounted by its natural use.
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been improperly installed, altered in any way, or tampered with.The
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and tear, erosion, depletion, obsolescence, abuse, damage due to
low voltage disturbances (i.e.brownouts or sags), non-authorized
program, or system equipment modication or alteration
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Belkin Tech Support
http://www.belkin.com/support
For more information and to learn about other
Belkin Conserve energy management products,
please go to belkin.com/conserve
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Facts gathered from a study conducted by the University
of Illinois, the International Energy Agency, and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Using electricity or driving a car does have
an eect on the environment, but by using
energy wisely we can prevent waste and
reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
CO2 is a greenhouse gas that accumulates in the Earth’s
atmosphere, trapping heat from the sun and keeping
the planet warm. CO2 comes, in part, from the burning
of fossil fuels, such as coal and gasoline, to generate
electricity for use in our homes and to power our cars.
The amount of CO2 in our atmosphere has increased
over the past century, and the majority of scientists
questioned in a recent international study agree that
global temperatures have risen dramatically compared
with levels from the 1800s, with human activity being
a signicant contributing factor. According to the
International Energy Agency, a warmer Earth may lead
to changes in rainfall patterns, a rise in sea level, and a
wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans.
A good way to visualize CO2 is to imagine that
1kg of CO2 would ll up 1566 soda cans (0,35l),
or a box 0,8m high, 0,8m wide and 0,8m deep.
Belkin Conserve products can help you
do your part to use energy wisely.
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