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Energy Monitoring Unit
User Manual
Version 2.23
Sep 2012

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EMU™–Energy Monitoring Unit
RFA-Z105
Version 2.23
User Manual
Table of Contents
Regulatory information .............................................................................................4
Quick Setup................................................................................................................5
Step 1: Check Contents of the box ....................................................................5
Step 2: Register your EMU™.............................................................................5
Step 3: Assemble your EMU™..........................................................................5
Step 4: Wait for your EMU™ to join the smart meter.........................................6
Features of Your EMU™............................................................................................9
How to Use Your EMU™.........................................................................................10
Screen Navigation Flowchart..................................................................................12
EMU™ Display Screens ..........................................................................................13
Startup.............................................................................................................13
Current Time....................................................................................................13
Meter Reading .................................................................................................13
Current Usage .................................................................................................14
Total to Date ....................................................................................................14
Previous Totals................................................................................................15
Current Price....................................................................................................15
Message..........................................................................................................16
Confirm Message.............................................................................................16
EMU™ Configuration Screens................................................................................17
Select Language..............................................................................................17
Set Rate...........................................................................................................17
Battery .............................................................................................................18
Troubleshooting Guide ...........................................................................................19
Step 1. Check the EMU™................................................................................19
Step 2. Check the Batteries .............................................................................19
Step 3. Check the Smart Meter Connection.....................................................20
Technical Support............................................................................................20

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Regulatory information
FCC Notices
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
FCC/IC RF Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC and Industry Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for
an uncontrolled environment. The antenna(s) used for this equipment must be installed to
provide a separation distance of at least 8 inches (20cm) from all persons.
ICES-003 Compliance
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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 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.
Compliance Regulations For Australia and New Zealand
This equipment complies with the C-Tick labeling requirements for Australia and in New
Zealand. As a radio transmitter, this device complies with the requirements of AS/NZS
4268:2008 as designated in the Radiocommunications (Short Range Devices) Standard 2004
for Australia and as required by the Radiocommunications Regulations (General Users Radio
License for Short Range Devices) Notice 2011 for New Zealand. This device is a Category A
device as defined in the Radiocommunications (Compliance Labeling - Electromagnetic
Radiation) Notice 2003..

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Quick Setup
Step 1: Check Contents of the box
The box should contain the following items:
a) 1 x EMU™Display unit
b) 4 x AA Batteries
Step 2: Register your EMU™
In order for your EMU™to connect to the smart meter, you will need to register
your EMU™with your utility. Please follow the procedure provided by your utility.
You will need the following information, which is found on the Information Label
on the back of your EMU™:
Note that it may take some time for your utility to enable the smart meter to
connect with your EMU™. You should be advised by your utility how long this
will take. You must wait until this process is complete before proceeding; your
EMU™will not function correctly until the smart meter is enabled.
Step 3: Assemble your EMU™
a. Open the battery cover on the back of your EMU™
by pushing down on the catch at top of the door.
b. Insert 4 AA batteries exactly as shown on inside of
the battery compartment. Note that putting a battery
in backwards can be hazardous, and may cause
extensive damage to your EMU™.Always use
alkaline batteries; never mix battery types. Replace
all batteries at the same time.
c. Replace the battery cover by inserting the bottom
tabs first, then snapping the catch closed.
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MODEL: RFA –Z105
FCC ID: YCXRFA –Z105
IC: 8919A –RFAZ105
N27879
IN: 6E5D0732 8E2A6FB4
MAC:0015 8d00001a ab91
Install
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MAC
Address This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
Subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
Harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
Received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Step 4: Wait for your EMU™ to join the smart meter
Your EMU™will attempt to connect to the smart meter. You will see these two
screens:
You may see these two screens a few times. This could take 1-2 minutes.
When your EMU™finds the smart meter and successfully communicates with it,
you will see this screen:
A short time later, the Current Time screen will appear, with dashes instead of
digits:
As soon as the dashes are replaced with the current time and date, it means that
your EMU™has successfully read the meter, and is ready for use.
Joined Network
Current Time
--- --, ----
--:-- --
Searchingfor
meters
Connectingto Meter
Please Wait...

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Step 5: Configure your device
a. Press both of the buttons on your EMU™simultaneously and release.
b. Press the Bottom Button.
c. Select the language you would like your EMU™to use.
d. If your meter does not provide pricing (ask your utility), you will need to set
your energy price.
The digit to be modified will be flashing, starting on the right, and working left.
Top Button scrolls through
languagechoices
Bottom Button saves
languageselection
Top Button increments
digitvalue
Bottom Button saves
digitvalue

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e. After you have entered all 5 digits of the energy price, you will see the battery
screen:
Press any button to return to regular monitor mode.
Battery

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Features of Your EMU™
CurrentUsage
10.123kW
$ 3.50/hr
Red
Yellow
Green
Top Button
Bottom Button
Display
Battery
Cover
Information
Label
IndicatorLED
Lights:
Magnetic
Feet

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How to Use Your EMU™
Most of the time, your EMU™will be in Sleep Mode. The Display screen will be blank,
but the Indicator LED Lights will flash as noted below in Table 1. To put the unit into
Active Mode, simply press one of the buttons. After 4 minutes of inactivity, your EMU™
will automatically return to Sleep Mode.
Your EMU™has two buttons that are used to make selections. By default, they are
used to scroll through the different Display screens. The Top Button pages up, and the
Bottom Button pages down. The screens are displayed in a circular sequence. Once
you cycle through to the end of the sequence, the first screen is displayed again.
On some screens, the EMU™may need a response from you. For these screens the
buttons will behave differently. The button functions will be indicated on the right side of
the screen. When the EMU™presents you with options to choose from, pressing the
Top Button cycles through the different options to select, and pressing the Bottom
Button saves the selected option and pages to the next screen.
Your EMU™communicates wirelessly with the smart meter to get price and usage
information, and presents this information on the Display. The accumulated usage
information is updated every minute while the unit is in Active Mode. You may have to
manually enter the price per unit (kWh for electricity, or cubic foot for gas), but it can
also be provided by the smart meter, and is checked every 2 minutes. The EMU™
automatically detects whether the data from the meter is for electricity or gas, and the
commodity type is indicated by an icon in the lower left corner: a lightning bolt icon
indicates electricity; a flame icon indicates gas.
Your EMU™checks every 2 minutes for a new text message from your utility. An
envelope icon is shown in the upper left hand corner of the screen if there is an active
message stored on your EMU™.
The quality of the wireless signal from the smart meter is indicated by the small bar
graph in the upper right hand corner of the Active Mode screens. Four bars are shown