Geo Solo II CT User manual

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Solo II CT: Consumpon
USER MANUAL

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Contents
Welcome 3
Safety informaon 3
What’s in the box? 4
Solo II CT: Consumpon 5
• Seng up
• Basic conguraon
Time and date
Budget
Taris
Standing charge
Temperature set-point
• Advanced conguraon
Mode and preferences
Currency
Temperature units
Calibraon
Sleep mode
Week start
Internet bridge 10
Display overview 11
Reading your display 12
• Icons
• Speedometer
• Upper numbers
• Lower numbers
• Budget bar and predicon
• Temperature
• LED indicator
• Changing units
• Viewing your history
• Energy stopwatch
• Pairing
• Transmier
• Temperature sensors
• Bridge
Energynote online service 18
Smart Plug pack 19
FAQs 21
Technical informaon 23
Legal informaon 23

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Welcome to geo’s energy management
service. You’ll nd everything you need
here to gain visibility and control of your
consumpon. Your new Solo II will help
you manage, regulate and visualise your
energy use – supporng you as you learn
more and more about energy eciency.
In this guide you’ll nd everything you
need to quickly and simply set up and start
using your display. You’ll also nd more
informaon about how the monitor works
and how it can help you. In consumpon
mode you can use the display to help you
reduce CO₂ and save money by giving
you real-me, visual feedback on your
energy consumpon.
Microgeneraon and
consumpon modes
The Solo II can measure either
consumpon (default) or microgeneraon
– but not at the same me. Please note
that when you have chosen either of
these modes then it is not advisable to
switch to the other. If you do, you will lose
the data you have been collecng (from
whichever mode you had previously set
up). If you choose to switch modes, the
display will reset to day one.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Keep the display away from water
Clean with a so, dry cloth
If any of the components appear
damaged, contact us
This is a self-installing display. There
is no need for you to connect or
disconnect any cabling – and you won’t
need access to your electricity meter
Do not t rechargeable baeries
To protect the environment, please
take your baeries to a recycling centre
for safe disposal
For use in a dry, indoor environment
only
Please only use the power supply
provided
This product is RoHS compliant and
CE approved
Using the oponal Web Pack, you will
also have access to energynote, our
online energy management service that
presents all your data in greater detail.
There is no limit to the amount of data
you can upload. See, analyse and explore
for years to come.
You should nd everything you need in
this guide, but if you don’t, get in touch
and we’ll be happy to help.

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What’s in the box?
Power supply (2 supplied with oponal web pack)
Transmier (baeries included) + CT sensor Ethernet cable (with oponal web pack)
Internet bridge (with oponal web pack)
Solo II display
Display stand

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Solo II CT: Consumpon
Seng up
Please note: by choosing [CONSUMPTION]
mode, you will not be collecng data for
[MICRO-GEN] mode. If you choose to
switch modes you will lose all data you
have collected as the display will reset to
day one.
1. Plug the power supply into
the display. Your display will turn on
automacally when you plug it into
the mains supply.
Whenever the display is turned on, you
will see the [SET CLOCK] screen.
Use the and buons on the front of
the display to adjust the me and date –
then press the centre buon when you
have nished.
2. Open the transmier and remove the
baery tab.
For a single phase pack (one mains sensor):
3. At your electricity meter, clip the
sensor around the mains live cable.
Your mains live cable is usually
idened by the colour brown, red
or the leer “L”. You should hear a
‘click’ to indicate the sensor has been
ghtly closed.
4. Insert the other end of the sensorcable
in to any of the sockets in the boom
of the transmier and ensure it is
fully inserted.
For a three phase pack (three mains sensors):
5. At your electricity meter, clip the
sensors around the mains live cables
(aach one sensor per cable). Locate
your mains live cables, these are
usually idened by the colour brown,
red or the leer “L”. You should hear
a ‘click’ to indicate that the sensors
have been securely fastened.
6. Insert the other end of the cables
in to the sockets in the boom of
the transmier and ensure they are
fully inserted.
baery tab
4
3
6
5

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Conguring your display
Before you start using your Solo II we need to
take you through a few simple set-up steps.
The Solo II has two sets of conguraon –
[BASIC] conguraon items that you may
wish to change oen, and [ADVANCED]
conguraon items that you may only set
up once or alter occasionally.
Basic conguraon
Press and hold the centre buon for three
seconds to enter conguraon mode then
press and to choose [BASIC] mode
and press the centre buon to select
[BASIC] sengs.
You will be asked to set the following:
• [SET TIME]
• [SET YEAR]
• [SET MONTH]
• [SET DAY]
• [BUDGET]
• [TARIFF 1]
• [TARIFF 2]
• [TARIFF 3]
• [STANDING CHARGE]
• [SET-POINT]
Time and date
If you’ve already set the me and date then
press the centre buon to conrm all. If you
need to set the me and date then use and
to adjust the me and date accordingly.
Press the centre buon to conrm.
Budget
You can set yourself a daily, weekly or
monthly personal budget which the
display will use to help you manage your
electricity. The display can then tell you
whether you’re on target to be within your
budget, and how you’ve compared over
the past few days, weeks or months.
You can enter your budget as a daily,
weekly or monthly gure. Whichever
you enter the Solo II will automacally
calculate for the other two. i.e. if you
enter a daily budget the Solo II will know
what that means for the week and the
month and so on.
You can get an idea of what to set as your
budget in one of the following ways:
1. If you pay monthly by direct
debit, enter that gure into your
monthly budget
2. If you pay quarterly by direct debit,
divide that by three and enter that
into monthly budget (or twelve and
into the weekly budget etc.)
3. Look at your recent bills (and the
period they cover) and work out an
average of how much you’ve been
paying each month then enter that
into the monthly budget
If you have a standing charge remember
to include this in your budget.
Use the and buons to select whether
you want a daily, weekly or monthly budget,
then press the centre buon to conrm.
Next adjust the value of budget you would
like using the and buons and press
the centre buon to conrm.

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Taris
You need to enter the price you pay for
your energy. If you have only one tari,
then enter the cost per kWh. This can be
found on your electricity bill.
If you have a block tari you can work
out an average from your recent bills and
enter as one tari.
What is a block tari? A block tari means
that for the rst x number of kWh in each
billing period you pay a more expensive
tari than normal.
How to calculate it: take the total cost of
electricity for the period (e.g. £120) and
divide it by the amount of kWh you used.
Example:
If you were billed £120 this quarter and
you used 1000kWh, then enter the sum
of £120/1000kWh = £0.12/kWh in the
display seng [TARIFF 1].
Use the and buons to set the tari
and then press the centre buon to
conrm.
If you don’t have a second tari, then
leave [TARIFF 2] cost as zero.
If you do have a second tari, for example
cheaper electricity overnight, then enter
the cost per kWh for that second tari. If a
second tari is entered then you need to
enter the me that tari starts and ends.
Use the and to set the second tari and
then press the centre buon to conrm.
Use the and buons to set the me the
second tari switches on and then press
the centre buon to conrm.
Use the and buons to set the
me the second tari comes o
and then press the centre buon
to conrm.
If you pay your supplier a standing charge
you can enter that amount here.
Use the and buons to set the daily
standing charge and press the centre buon
to conrm.
If you have entered a second tari then
you are prompted to enter a third tari.
If you don’t have one then simply leave it
as zero.
Standing charge

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Temperature set-point
The display can tell you if your home
is running warmer or cooler than your
ideal temperature. Use the and buons
to set your ideal temperature and press the
centre buon to conrm.
Advanced conguraon
Press and hold the centre buon for
three seconds to enter the conguraon
mode. Using the and buons select
[ADVANCED] and then press the centre
buon to conrm.
Next you need to tell the display about
your electricity meter and the rate at which
your electricity ows. You can read more
about this under the Electricity meter
secon below.
You will be asked to set the following:
• [CONSUMPTION] or [MICRO-GEN]
• [CURRENCY]
• [TEMPERATURE UNITS]
• [CALIBRATION]
• [DISPLAY OFF]
• [DISPLAY ON]
• [WEEK START]
Mode and preferences
You can use the display to monitor your
energy use [CONSUMPTION] or generated
energy [MICRO-GEN]. The default is
[CONSUMPTION] mode.
Using the and buons select
[CONSUMPTION] and press the centre
buon to conrm.
Currency
Using the and buons select your currency
and press the centre buon to conrm.
Temperature units
Select whether you want the temperature
to be shown in cengrade (°C) or
Fahrenheit (°F).
Using the and buons select °C or °F
and press the centre buon to conrm.

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Calibraon
The calibraon factor is an advanced
seng that adjusts the accuracy with which
consumpon is measured. The default is 1.00.
If you think the accuracy could be improved
do the following:
1. Take a meter reading including decimal
places from your electricity meter at a
me when there is not much load. Then
go to your display, press to select [THIS
WEEK] and the centre buon to select
kWh. Note down the lower numbers:
e.g. meter reading 00324.50; Solo ll
reading 1.500kWh
2. (Please note, all gures to two decimal
places) Connue to use your household
appliances as normal for at least 24
hours. The longer you wait before
making a comparison the beer the
results. Try not to go past the end of the
week (Sunday according to the display)
as this might throw the calculaons o.
3. Take another reading from your
electricity meter when there is not much
load. Also note down the [THIS WEEK]
reading on your Solo II: e.g. meter
reading: 00342.50; Solo II: 20.150kWh.
4. Work out the dierence between
your electricity meter readings
to get your meter consumpon:
e.g. 342.50 – 324.50 = 18.0
5. Work out the dierence between
your Solo II [THIS WEEK] readings
to get your Solo II consumpon:
e.g. 20.150 – 1.500 = 18.600
6. Compare the two readings and work
out the calibraon or correcon factor
as follows: meter consumpon / Solo II
consumpon = calibraon factor. Using
this example: meter consumpon (18.0)
/ Solo II consumpon (18.6) = 0.97
7. Round up the calibraon factor to two
decimal places as above and enter this in
the [CALIBRATION] in the [ADVANCED]
sengs menu.
More details can be found at
www.greenenergyopons.co.uk/solo2
Sleep mode
The sleep mode allows you to tell the display
to turn the backlight o overnight. This is
done by entering the [DISPLAY OFF] me
and the [DISPLAY ON] me. During this me
the backlight of the display will be turned
o – if you want to see the display whilst it
is asleep simply press any buon and it will
wake up for 60 seconds.
If you don’t want to use the sleep mode
then you can set it to OFF. Using the and
buons set the [DISPLAY OFF] me to OFF
then press the centre buon to conrm.
If you set a [DISPLAY OFF] me, you will then
need to set the [DISPLAY ON] me again
using the and buons and then press the
centre buon to conrm.
Week start
Set your preferred day for the start of the
week. This is used by the display when
showing the energy usage for the [LAST
WEEK] and [THIS WEEK].
Using the and buons select your
preferred day and press the centre buon
to conrm.

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The oponal Web Pack pack comes with a
bridge. The bridge connects wirelessly to
your display and to the internet via your
broadband router.
This lets you connect your Solo II to the
internet and access our online energy
service, energynote. Here you’ll nd live
informaon, data storage and in depth
analysis. You can also monitor your home
and control appliances remotely via your
online account or your mobile phone.
Seng up
1. Select the correct set of pins. Insert
and twist clockwise to clip the pins
to the power supply. Plug the power
supply into a mains socket and insert
the other end into the internet bridge.
Internet bridge
Cloud not lit
If it isn’t lit either your display is out
of range of the bridge or it’s not paired
correctly. Press and at the same me
for a few seconds to enter pairing mode:
the display will show [PAIRING MODE]
for a second then show [MAIN SENSOR].
Press three mes to get to [BRIDGE]. If
the unit is paired it will show [CONN] and
the signal strength will be shown by the
signal strength icon at the top le of the
display. If the unit is not connected go to
the Pairing secon (page 17) to see how to
pair the bridge.
Cloud lit but ashing
If the cloud icon is ashing it’s because
your display is paired to the bridge but the
bridge is not connected to the internet.
Check that your router is switched on and
that you have an internet connecon.
2. Using the Ethernet cable provided,
connect the internet bridge to your
broadband router.
3. You’ll be able to tell if the display is
paired correctly as the cloud icon will
be lit (top le of the display ).
4. Go to www.energynote.co.uk to log
in or, if it is your rst visit, to set up
an account. The website will take you
through this process step by step.

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Display overview
Cloud
Repeater
Signal strength
Rewards
Speedometer
Text
Currencies
Primary temp.
Le buon
Lower digits
Heatwave and
snowake
Secondary temp.
Right buon
Centre buon
LED indicator
Message
Upper digits
Energy
Carbon cloud unit
Carbon
Baery
Cost unit
Power unit
Budget bar
High background

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Signal strength
Reading your display
The signal strength icon shows the
quality of the radio connecon to
the transmier. If is ashing the
communicaon is intermient. Try
moving the display and the transmier
closer together.
Baery
The will ash when the baeries in the
transmier are running low. If you lose
power altogether the transmier will not
be recording any data.
Cloud (with oponal web pack)
When the icon is on solid without
ashing it means the Solo II is paired to
the oponal bridge and connected to the
internet.
When the icon is ashing it means
the Solo II is paired to the bridge but not
connected to the internet (this maybe
because the bridge is not connected to
the router). For more informaon please
see page 10.
Tari
The money bags light up to tell you which
of your taris is currently acve and are a
handy reminder for when your electricity
is cosng you the least.
One tari: only one money bag will
light up.
Two taris (e.g. day and night): two
money bags will light up during the day
(higher rate) and one at night (lower rate).
Three taris: three money bags will light
up during the day, two on your middle rate
and one on the lowest.
When the tari you are on is due to change
in the next 30 minutes the money bag of
that tari will ash.
Background load indicator
The background load is the sum of all
the appliances in your home that are
permanently on or on standby. It is
calculated by the Solo II and connuously
monitored and updated throughout
seasonal changes and other permanent or
semi-permanent changes in the home.
If there is a change to the background
load of more than 30W the background
load indicator will light up to warn you
that you may have le an appliance on
by mistake. For more informaon see the
FAQs secon.
Icons

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Speedometer
The speedometer gives an up-to-date
graphical view of the amount of electricity
you are consuming or generang right
now depending on which mode you have
selected. The speedometer shows power
up to 21kW for consumpon mode and
will update every three seconds. For
microgeneraon it will depend on your
array size.
This shows how much electricity you
are consuming or generang right
now depending on which mode you
have selected. You can view this
in kWh, cost and carbon. You can
change how you display the units by
pressing the centre buon.
Lower numbers
These show how much energy has been
consumed or generated over the me
period you have asked it to show. You can
view this in cost, currency or carbon.
Budget bar and predicon
If you have set yourself a budget, then
the display shows if you are predicted
to be under or over your budget (today,
this week, this month) or were over/
under your budget (yesterday, last week,
last month).
The display predicts whether you will be
within your budget for the period shown.
It predicts this from your consumpon
so far, and its esmate of your future
consumpon based on how you have
used energy previously. If the display is
predicng you’ll be in budget then it will
show a ck, if it predicts you will be over
budget then it will show a cross. If neither
is shown then you are exactly on budget.
Segment index Step per segment (kW) Number of segments
1‡to 20 0.05 20
21 to 35 0.50 15
36 to 40 2.50 5
Upper numbers
50%
20%
33%
10%
±5%

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The Solo II has one built-in sensor that is
displayed on the le. If the temperature of
your home is higher than the temperature
you set on the display, the display will
show the heatwave icon ( ). If the
temperature is lower, the display will show
the snowake icon ( ). You can purchase
an addional sensor that you can pair to
the second slot on the right.
Temperature LED indicator
The LED gives you an at-a-glance overview
of the current level of energy consumed in
your home. Green is low, amber is medium
and red is high.
● = low
● = medium
● = high

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Changing units
You can change how you display the unit
of generaon by pressing the centre
buon. You can view usage in kWh, cost
or carbon.
Viewing your history
To view previous usage, press the buon.
The display will cycle through the previous
periods of usage:
• Today
• Yesterday
• Day before yesterday (displayed as
the named day of the week)
• This week (from the start day to now)
• Last week (the previous week, start
day to start day)
• This month (calendar month, from
the 1st of the month to now)
• Last month (previous calendar month)
A long press of the or buons will take
you back to the home screen.
Note that the speedometer and upper
digits always relate to ‘Today’.
Energy stopwatch
The energy stopwatch mode is entered
by pressing the buon on any of the
consumpon screens.
The energy stopwatch allows you to
measure the energy consumpon of a
task, such as running the dishwasher, to
see how much it costs.
On entering the stopwatch mode the
display will briey show the word
[STOPWATCH] and then show the
current status.
The stopwatch is started and stopped by
pressing the buon.
• The stopwatch is reset by pressing
and holding
• The stopwatch units can be changed
by pressing the centre buon
• To leave the stopwatch screen, press
Whilst the stopwatch is running the
icon is shown. You can return to the home
screen or any other screen whilst the
stopwatch is running.
Note:
• The upper poron of the display
connues to show today’s usage
whilst in stopwatch mode.
• The maximum duraon for the
stopwatch is 24 hours.

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pairing buon
baery tab
Temperature sensors
The Solo II uses an integrated temperature
sensor. By default, this is represented as
temperature sensor 1 on the display. If you
choose to pair an addional temperature
sensor you should pair this to temperature
sensor 2 (currently empty). If you wish to
use two addional temperature sensors,
you’ll need to overwrite temperature
sensor 1. To enter pairing mode press
and at the same me for a few seconds.
Step 1
Squeeze the two clips on each side and
slide the cover o.
Step 2
Remove the baery tab from the
temperature sensor.
Step 3
Press the pairing buon on the
temperature sensor.
Pairing
The transmier, display and bridge
are supplied pre-paired. If you need to
re-pair them or add new components to
your system this secon tells you how to
do so.
To enter pairing mode press and at the
same me for a few seconds.
Transmier [MAIN SENSOR]
If the transmier (main sensor) is already
paired it will show [CONN] (connected). If
not, it will show [NONE].
To unpair the transmier press and
hold the centre buon unl the display
shows [NONE].
To pair the transmier press and hold the
buon on the transmier unl the LED
ashes. The display is now paired and will
show [CONN].

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pairing buon
Bridge
(available separately as a Web Pack)
The Solo II can connect to the web using
the oponal Web Pack (which includes a
bridge). To enter pairing mode press and
at the same me for a few seconds.
The display will show [BRIDGE CONN] if it is
already paired with the bridge (bridge must
be powered on).
If the bridge needs pairing the display will
show [BRIDGE NONE].
1. Unplug the bridge from the mains
2. Hold down the and buons on
the display together unl you see
[PAIRMODE]
3. Use the buon to toggle to [BRIDGE]
4. If the display shows [CONN], hold down
the middle buon unl the display
shows [NONE]
5. Hold down the pairing buon on the
back of the bridge and at the same
me power on the bridge and keep
holding the buon unl the amber
light turns solid
The display should now read [CONN]
followed by a cloud symbol on the top le
hand corner.
Temperature sensor 1
(available separately)
For when you want two addional
temperature sensors.
The display will show [T1 SENSOR],
and will show [NONE] if it is using its
integrated sensor.
1. To pair an addional sensor, ensure
the display is showing [NONE] and
then press and hold the buon on the
addional temperature sensor unl its
LED ashes. The display will pair and
change to [CONN]
To unpair the addional sensor and use
the integrated sensor instead, press and
hold the centre buon unl the display
shows [NONE].
Temperature Sensor 2
(available separately)
The display will show [T2 SENSOR], and
will show [CONN] if a sensor is paired.
1. To unpair the addional sensor press
and hold the centre buon unl the
display shows [NONE]
To pair an addional sensor, ensure the
display is showing [NONE] and then press
and hold the buon on the addional
temperature sensor unl its LED ashes.
The display will pair and change to [CONN].

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Energynote online service
www.energynote.co.uk
The oponal Web Pack pack comes with
a bridge. The bridge connects wirelessly
to your display and to the internet via an
Ethernet connecon to your broadband
router.
The online service allows you to:
• Personalise the display on your website
– you can view your energy use in lots
of dierent ways so you can choose
the one that suits you best.
• View your enre consumpon history
– the display holds up to one month of
informaon, but your website keeps a
complete record.
• Name each of your Smart Plugs for
easy reference. That way you are less
likely to turn o the wrong appliance.
• Switch individual acve Smart
Plugs on/o.
• Schedule acve Smart Plugs to switch
on/o at set mes.
• Do all of the above from anywhere you
can access the internet. You can use
your smartphone to do all of this.

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energynote:
www.energynote.co.uk
Smart Plug pack
Adding a Smart Plug
The Solo II system is only possible through
the energynote website with a web pack.
www.energynote.co.uk
1. First set up an account.
The buon on the front of the Smart Plugs
will show one of two colours:
Green: power will be provided to the
appliance.
Red: the Smart Plug is isolated and no
power will be provided to the appliance.
2. From your home screen on the
energynote site, click on the sengs
link in the top right hand corner.
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Smart Plugs (available separately) help
you track and control appliances. Set up
through energynote – our online energy
management service – you can schedule
Smart Plugs to turn appliances on/o
at parcular mes of the day. You can
also keep a close eye on the true cost
of running appliances, as scheduling,
consumpon and control can all be viewed
from the home PC or on the move on a
smartphone. Wherever you are, you have
full control over your energy use.
Two types of geo Smart Plugs are available:
an acve version that can be monitored
and controlled and a passive version
that can only be monitored – suitable for
appliances that shouldn’t be turned o
such as fridges or freezers.
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1. Scroll down the page to the Smart Plug
Pairing secon.
2. Hover your cursor over Add for the
Smart Plug you would like to pair.
3. Click on the Add Smart Plug link that
becomes available. The system will
now give you ve minutes to complete
the next steps.
4. With the Smart Plug plugged into
a mains socket, press and hold the
buon on the front for 10 seconds unl
the buon colour changes to amber.
It will pair with the system aer a few
seconds. Energynote will conrm a
successful pairing.
You can now label the Smart Plug choosing
from a drop-down menu.
Renaming a Smart Plug
1. From your home screen on the
energynote site, click on the sengs
link in the top right hand corner.
2. Scroll down the page to the Smart Plug
Pairing secon.
3. Hover your cursor over the Smart Plug
you would like to rename.
4. Click on the label device link that
becomes available and choose
from one of the opons in the
drop-down list.
5. Click set to conrm.