IVIE Bud User manual

Your ivie Bud user guide
Welcome to your ivie Bud
user guide.
We’ll take you through everything you need to know to get
going with your ivie Bud and start saving energy for the
things you love.
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Getting to grips with ivie Bud is easy.
ivie Bud’s been designed to be as simple to use as possible.
With a touchscreen display and easy to understand icons, ivie
Bud makes controlling your energy plain sailing.
Let’s get started.
First, plug in your ivie Bud. It should just turn on.
If not, wake it up by holding down the ON/OFF
button at the back.
Got some
questions?
Check out our
FAQs here. You’ll
find answers to
most of your
questions.
?
1. The connection between your ivie Bud
and your smart meter
2. Time
3. Room temperature
4. Wi-Fi signal strength
5. Electricity amount you’re using
6. Gas amount you’re using
7. Budget checker, set by you
8. Energy type, electricity or gas
9. Electricity display in figures
10. Gas display in figures
11. Timings of your energy usage for set periods
12. Menu button to access all the features
13. Home button to return to the home screen
14. On/O button
Get to know your ivie Bud.
Understand your home energy usage better.
Your ivie Bud makes checking how much energy you’re using easy. It’s all there on
the screen. Just tap it to explore.
With your ivie Bud, you can check how much each of your appliances costs to run.
Simply tap the button and scroll through to . Then turn
each of your appliances on and o and note the dierence in your instant energy
usage! Simple? We thought so too.
So far ...
Usage now

Stay connected.
Connecting your ivie Bud to Wi-Fi keeps you in touch with the latest updates. You
won’t miss any of the new features and your ivie Bud will run like a dream. It keeps
your security ticking along nicely too. So it’s pretty important to stay connected.
Check out the steps
below to see how to
get it back up and
running again.
Your ivie Bud’s
oine?
1. Press then use the to scroll. Press and press .
2. Turn your Wi-Fi on with this button . You can connect using four
dierent options. Scan for networks, WPS Push, WPS PIN, or Network name. We
suggest using Scan for networks.
3. Choose the one that’s right for you by tapping your choice and following the
prompts. You’ll be back on track in moments.
Settings
Wi-Fi
ON
Connecting to Wi-Fi.

Got a budget?
All ivie Buds are set to a default budget. To help you track and control your own
energy consumption, we’d recommend setting your own. It’s easy.
1. Start by pressing then press .
2. Choose which energy you’re setting your budget for and press .
3. Choose a day, week, month or year by tapping the Time Period button. To add to
or lower your budget, use and buttons. Then press and .
Easy as that.
Budget
Change
Set
OK
Pay as you go, the smart way.
This is a great way to keep on top of everything. With a prepayment tari, your
ivie Bud oers extra features making your energy usage really clear and simple.
1. Check your smart meter balance.
Your ivie Bud shows your meter balance in pounds and pence, so you know how
much credit you have left and when you can top it up before running out.
2. Low Credit Alerts.
ivie Bud will let you know when your balance is running low. An alarm will sound
and the Low Credit symbol will appear on screen.
3. Emergency Credit Alerts.
Run over into Emergency Credit? Your ivie Bud will show you on-screen in pounds
and pence.
Make your ivie Bud your own.
You can personalise some of the settings, from alert sounds to
brightness, making them just right for you. Simply press ,
use the to scroll and select .
Change the brightness of your screen.
Switch key tones and alert tones on or o.
Dim your screen so it’s easy on the eye at night.
Swap languages from English to Welsh.
Change your home screen view.
To save your changes, press .
Settings
OK
We’ve got you covered.
Just head over to Support
and check out our helpful
guides and FAQs.
Need help with
your ivie Bud?
Go back to the Support page