Secure Pipit 500 User manual

BGX501-869-R01
Pipit 500
Consumer manual

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Table of content
Contents
Your Pipit 500 In-home display kit .................................................................................................................. 4
Care instructions ........................................................................................................................................... 4
About Pipit 500.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Main display ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Your electricity usage .................................................................................................................................... 7
Your electricity generation ............................................................................................................................. 8
Displays associated with the ‘View selection’ button....................................................................................... 9
General information......................................................................................................................................10
Message notification .................................................................................................................................... 11
Your electricity usage history ........................................................................................................................12
Erasing usage data ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Changing configuration ............................................................................................................................... 23
Daylight Savings Time.................................................................................................................................. 24
Advanced settings ....................................................................................................................................... 25
PIN code for advanced settings .................................................................................................................... 26
Budgeting ................................................................................................................................................... 27
Your electricity generation capacity.............................................................................................................. 28
Your tariff.................................................................................................................................................... 29
Your export tariff ..........................................................................................................................................31

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Table of content
Carbon avoidance factor .............................................................................................................................. 32
Using your In-home display on battery.......................................................................................................... 33
Inserting battery into your Pipit.................................................................................................................... 34
Connecting the power cable with the display unit...........................................................................................35
Pairing your display unit with Smart Meter.................................................................................................... 36
Wall mounting your display unit ................................................................................................................... 39
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................................41

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Care instructions
Your Pipit 500 In-home display kit
Care instructions
●To avoid damage, do not use sharp objects on the display.
●Do not immerse the unit in water or any other liquid. Keep it away from heat-generating sources or areas with high
moisture.
●Excessive impact or shock may damage the unit. If the display is damaged avoid touching the liquid crystals contained in
it.

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About Pipit 500
About Pipit 500
Pipit 500 is your in-home display unit that collects energy usage information from your Smart Meter and displays
it on a LCD screen. In addition, the unit allows you to set up customised alerts relating to your energy usage.
The Pipit 500 connects (pairs) wirelessly to your Smart Meter using a Home Area Network which is built into both
the Smart Meter and the Pipit 500. Importantly, only the data from your Smart Meter will be visible on your Pipit
500.
What is a Smart Meter ?
It is an advanced electricity meter with built-in wireless
communications technology that allows remote
communication between your electricity supplier and the
meter enabling the supplier to deliver efficient services to you.

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Main display
Main display
Tap the display area to activate it and access its various functions.
Important:If the communication symbol in the top left-hand corner changes to icon then it implies that
your Pipit is not communicating with Smart Meter.
Time
View your electricity
usage information
Date
Communication symbol
Message inbox
Information -
here you can see your
display unit identification number
and also the signal strength that
helps receiving near real-time
information on the energy you are
currently using.
Settings -
here you can amend
your In-home display settings
History -
view how much you
have spent on using electricity
Battery On/Off switch
Your display unit empowers you to
make informed decisions about your
energy use. It informs you about your
electricity usage and cost in real-time
and can communicate urgent
messages from your retailer.
Display title

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Electricity consumption
Your electricity usage
The shaded area inside the
dial
shows how much power you
are using now.
Unit selection button - press
this button to see kW per hour,
press again to see the resulting
CO2 per hour on this screen.
By default, this value shows how
much you will spend in an hour
based on your current usage.
This is what you have set as
your daily target/budget.
This is how much net amount
you have spent today so far on
your electricity usage.
View selection button - press this button to compare
between your consumption today and yesterday, press
again to compare between this week and last week, press
once again to see your current and next tariff rate.

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Electricity generation
Your electricity generation
If you have a source of generating electricity such as solar panels or other micro-generation systems installed in
your house and a Smart Meter configured for co-gen tariff then depending upon how much electricity you are
generating you will be able to see this display on the main screen.
The electricity generation dial will replace the electricity usage dial if you are generating electricity more than
what you are using now. The scaling on the electricity generation dial takes into account the generation capacity
you have set in your Pipit (Refer to the ‘Advanced settings’ page).
This negative value means you
are currently using less and
generating more electricity.
This symbol shows when
generating back into the
network,
for those with solar installations.
This is the cost of net electricity
you have used (usage minus
generation) today so far.
This is what you have set as your
electricity generation capacity.

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Compare usage / tariff
Displays associated with the ‘View selection’ button
Daily total usage display Compare day display
Compare week display Current and next tariff display
Identify your power hungry
appliances!
Pipit can help you identify how
much energy each electrical
appliance is consuming in terms
of watts/kW and what are its
cost implications. Simply turn
off your appliance and notice
the change in $ per hour, kW
and CO2 emissions. Deduct the
current from previous value
displayed below the dial to find
out which appliances are
contributing most in your
household energy usage and
whether an appliance is
consuming more than it should.

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Device information
Device information
Info
Touch Info button on the Menu screen to see your device information.
For further information such as signal strength or the display unit’s
serial number, touch the ‘i’ button on the below screen.
What is Signal Strength?
Signal strength is important for your Display to
communicate with your electricity meter. If the
signal strength is poor then the Display might not
reflect your latest electricity usage information.