Current Cost ENVI User manual

Monitor User Guide
Let’s go green with enVi

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Table of contents
Introduction 3
How it works 4
Have you got everything? 4
Before you get started 5
Setting up your ENVI Display 6
Pairing the ENVI Display and Transmitter 6
Fitting the transmitter to your meter 7
Understanding the ENVI Display 8
Setting the Clock 9
Adjusting your electricity price 9
Setting an additional rate 9
IAM & PC Connectivity 10
C² Technology 10
Troubleshooting 11
Technical Information 12
Contact Us 12
Introduction
Thank you for making the decision to reduce your energy usage (and your electricity
bill). It’s not all about cutting use, homes need energy to function, but identifying waste
and cutting it is one way of helping the planet by reducing our emissions of greenhouse
gases.
Current Cost is the leading global provider of real time in-home energy monitors.
As an innovative manufacturer we have successfully distributed 1,000,000 products
throughout the globe.
The Current Cost ethos is to empower consumers with real time information that helps
them identify energy usage and its cost, enabling them to change energy awareness
and habits. We don’t want you to stop using…just wasting!
The beauty of the Current Cost energy monitor is that is shows how much energy
you’re using right now. The ENVI also illustrates how much it is going to cost you
everyday and every month. It’s easy…by making small changes you could receive
some big savings.
Keep your ENVI monitor somewhere easy to observe and you’ll soon realize how
simple it is to save money. Turn your appliances off standby or switch the light off when
you leave the room and see how much this changes the reading. Check the display
before you leave the house or go to bed…it’s amazing how much you can waste when
its not even needed.

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How it works
The ENVI monitor shows real time information; a wireless signal is sent every six
seconds from a transmitter attached via a CT Jaw to your meter, to the display. This
enables you to view your energy consumption, reading changes as and when you’re
usage changes.
Have you got everything?
In the Box
Contents of your box
• ENVI Display
• C² Transmitter with CT Jaw
• Power adapter for display
• Instructions manual
• 1 year Warranty
Before you get started – Safety and care of your monitor
It’s important you observe some simple precautions before using the product:
The ENVI display does not require you to carry out any electrical wiring. However, the
transmitter is to be installed at the meter near the electrical supply to your property.
If you have any doubt about how to install it safely do not attempt to install it
yourself, but consult a qualied electrician.
Similarly, if you notice anything unusual about your electricity supply, such as loose
wires, exposed cabling, burn marks or holes in the insulating materials or damage to
your meter then STOP immediately and consult an electrician.
X Do not attempt to repair or service any part of the ENVI equipment. Contact
our customer service department for assistance
X Do not immerse the product in water, or any other liquids
X Do not expose the product to heat, ame, steamy conditions or extreme cold
X Do not open the equipment or touch any of its electronic circuitry
X Do not hit, strike or drop the equipment – if the display gets broken, take
special care not to touch the liquid crystals
X Do not use this product for any purpose other than for which it was intended

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Setting up your ENVI Display
1) Connect the wire from the display power supply into the round socket in the back of
the display unit.
2) Plug the display power supply into a convenient wall socket
3) The “Energy Now” value on the display will now show dashes. The energy monitor
should be left powered on at all times to read energy correctly and run its clock.
4) Remove the battery tab from the underside of the black transmitter unit; the
transmitter will now be activated.
5) If the display shows ‘0 Watts’ the display has already been paired and is ready to
use. If it shows dashes the display and transmitter need pairing.
Pairing the ENVI Display and Transmitter
1) Place the transmitter and the display in the same room.
2) Remove the battery tab.
3) Locate the tuning button in the centre of the transmitter.
4) Using a ballpoint pen, push and hold the tuning button for nine seconds.
5) Upon releasing, the red LED on the transmitter will rapidly ash for a minute.
If it doesn’t, please try again.
6) Whilst the LED on the transmitter is ashing, press and hold the DOWN button
on the display until the LED ashes.
7) When you release the button the screen will show a tuning signal indicating it’s
tuning itself to the transmitter.
8) When tuning is completed the display screen will show an aerial icon to indicate
that tuning has been successful, the display will show “0 Watts”.
Fitting the Transmitter to your Meter
1) Now the transmitter and monitor are paired take the black transmitter with its
attached CT jaw and curly wire, to your mains meter.
This is often on an outside wall or in your garage, utility room or porch. If you live in a
at, it can often be found outside your front door in the communal staircase. The ENVI
display unit may be left in any room you wish to see it, for example the Hall or Kitchen.
TIP: If you have one electricity meter, t the sensor jaw as described below. If you
have two electricity meters, choose the one which supplies your household electricity,
not the one which supplies your night storage heaters.
2) Find the thick round wires connected to the electricity meter. The CT jaw should be
placed around the live cable which runs from your meter to your fuse box, this is
usually the forth cable from the left.
IMPORTANT: When looking at the cables leaving the bottom of the meter, they should
be fully insulated and you should not be able to see any of the cable conductor or
core. If you do see the live conductor, do not touch the cable and consult a qualied
electrical installer for advice.
3) Choose a place on the wire’s length where there is some room around and behind
it. Encircle the wire with the jaw of the CT. Please note, it should not be “clamped”
onto the wire. It is safe to ease the wire forwards to make room, provided this is
done gently.
4) Place the transmitter in any suitable dry location as high as possible where it will not
fall, within the length of its curly cable. As soon as this is done, the ENVI display will
start to work. No electrical damage can occur to either the electrical installation or
the transmitter by choosing the wrong wire.

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Understanding the ENVI Display
When your ENVI display is properly installed you should see a screen similar
to the image below:
Setting the Clock
To set the clock on the ENVI display
• Press and hold the OK button until the LED ashes. (approx. three seconds)
• The screen will clear and the clock hours will ash.
• Use the UP and DOWN buttons to alter the hours. (24 hour format)
• Once the correct hour has been selected press the OK button.
• The minutes will now ash, use the UP and DOWN button to set the correct minutes.
• Push the OK button, the display will return to normal operation.
Adjusting your electricity price
The ENVI display has been programmed with a default p/kWh unit rate. If you wish to
change the unit rate please follow these steps:
• Push and hold the UP button on the ENVI Display until the LED ashes then release.
• Push the UP or DOWN button to change from pounds/pence to euros/cents.
• Press the OK button to conrm.
• The price will then start ashing (i.e. c/p/kWh). Push the UP or DOWN button to
adjust the pence/cents price of the electricity.
• Press the OK button to conrm.
• Repeat this process with the pence/cents option.
• Press the OK button to conrm and the ENVI display will resume normal operation.
Setting an additional rate
There are several electricity tariffs available, if you pay different kWh unit rates for
electricity consumed, the ENVI display can be set up as follows.
• Press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons together until the LED ashes and
release.
• Using the UP and DOWN buttons you can now select your low rate unit cost.
• Press the OK button to conrm when the correct price has been set – if you don’t
change the cost, you will not see the time section.
• You will then see the clock ashing. Using the UP and DOWN buttons you can now
set the time that your low rate starts. Press the OK button to conrm when the time
has been set.
• Using the UP and DOWN buttons you can set the time your normal rate starts.
Press the OK button to conrm when the time has been set.
• Using the UP and DOWN buttons you can now select your normal rate unit cost.
• Press the OK button to conrm and resume normal operation.

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IAM & PC Connectivity
In-home, real-time individual appliance monitoring is a world rst and a great addition
to the Current Cost energy monitor. Using simple and easy to use IAM plug-in monitors
(individual appliance monitors), transmit to the monitor’s display the number of Watts
consumed and the cost for running individual appliances. The ENVI can pair with up to
nine IAM’s so you can discover which household appliances are energy hungry.
Using a Current Cost RJ45 to USB Data Cable, users can download to their PC the
data gathered by their ENVI monitor. The ability to view and graph up to 7 years
historical usage data empowers users to understand energy behaviour and identify
times where wastage is occurring.
Current Cost and its enthusiastic partners continue to develop various types of
software, to provide the opportunity to analyze your usage over a period of time for
both PC and Mac users. Understanding the pattern of your energy usage, can help
you to make informed decisions on the efciency of your appliances, or help you to
take advantage of off-peak times, when electricity is cheaper.
All accessories for the ENVI are available on www.currentcost.com
C² Technology
Wherever you see the C² logo, you know it’s a member of a family of products t
hat enables you to manage your energy consumption.
Look out for the logo on other Current Cost products as well as our partner
organisations. When buying a C² product you can buy knowing your equipment
can communicate with each other, and is of the highest standard.
enabled
433MHz
enabled
433MHz
Troubleshooting
Your Current Cost monitor should reach you in perfect condition. If you have connected
it properly but can’t get it to work, please check the following before contacting us for
assistance.
If the information above has not resolved your problem either contact our Customer
Service Team on [phone]
Alternatively visit www.currentcost.com/faq to nd our “Frequently Asked Questions”
page or www.currentcost.com/contact to contact a member of the Current Cost
team.
Problem Possible Cause Solution
No display Faulty display and/or display
power supply
Contact supplier
Corrupted display (incomplete
data)
Faulty display Contact supplier
Alternating readings Display picking up a signal
from a neighbours’ transmitter
Pair your transmitter and
display again, see page 6
Data does not change Incorrect installation Refer to pages 6 & 7
Costs reading seems
excessively high or low
Correct tariff has not been set Refer to page 9 – Adjusting
your electricity price
Temperature gauge
excessively high
Display too close to heat
source
Choose a different location

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Technical Information
Monitor Model: ENVI
Product Size: 93mm x 120mm (base) x 155mm
Receiver: 433MHz SRD band
Sensor Coding Recognition: 10 channels (each three input potential)
Subordinate Services: 24hr Clock / ˚C / PC Connectivity. All relevant CE approvals
Manufactured in China for Current Cost Ltd.
How to contact us
By email: [email protected]
By phone: [phone]
By post: Customer Services
Current Cost Ltd, Anglesey Lodge,
Farnborough Road, Aldershot,
Hampshire, GU11 3BJ
Further information is available at www.currentcost.com
(1) 15.105 statement
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 off and on, the user is encouraged to try to 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.
CE Approvals:
ETSI EN 300 220-2 V2.1.1(2006-04), EN 50371 2002, EN 301489-3 v1.4.1 2002-08,
EN 60215:1989+A1:1992+A2:1994, IEC 60950-1:2001(1st Edition) and/or EN 60950-
1:2001+A11:2004