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.

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Messages
Message notification
Here it shows you have 3 read messages and 2 unread
messages. The messages feature is on your display so
that your retailer can send you any relevant information.
You can access the last 20 messages sent by your
retailer.
Important notifications sent to your inbox will pop up
like this. In order to close the message you need to
press OK to acknowledge that you have read it.
Lesser important notifications will just show as an
envelope in the top right hand corner.
Messages To see your messages, press the Message button on the Menu screen.
It will show you the below screen, listing your read and unread
messages. Unread messages appear in bold with a dot in front.

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History
Your electricity usage history
By touching the History button on the Menu screen
allows you to display and compare your net electricity
usage over the last hour, day, week, month or year.
Press to see your electricity
usage graph.
Press to see your electricity
usage list.
Press to compare your net
electricity usage over the last
day, week, month or year.
Save energy and cost!
●Set the budget and alarm in your Pipit.
●Compare the current and next tariff rate
and run your appliances when it is
economical.
History

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History graph
Electricity usage history
By touching the Graphs button on the History
screen will display a range of graphs that will show
how much net electricity you have used over the
last 24 hours, 45 days, 8 weeks or 13 months.
Press this Hour button to
display your net electricity
usage graph over the last 45
days, press again to see the
last 8 weeks graph, press
once again to see the last 13
months graph on this screen.
Press the kWh button to see
CO2 emissions, press again to
see the cost ($) on this screen.
Press to scroll backwards through the
graph to see data for previous 45 days.
Graphs
Tap on a bar to see further breakup
of daily, weekly or monthly graph.
What is a kWh?
Electricity usage is
measured in kilowatt-hours
(kWh) unit. kWh represents
the amount of electricity
used.
1 kWh = 1,000 watt-hours
For example, a typical small
freezer consumes
approximately 1,000 watt-
hours a day.
This graph displays your net hourly electricity usage in the last 24 hours and reads as follows:
In the last 24 hours your highest electricity usage on hourly basis is 2.15 kWh; your total electricity usage is 10.3 kWh; your
average electricity usage is 7.54 kWh and your highest electricity generation is 2kWh (shown as negative).

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History graph
Your net daily electricity usage graph for the last 45 days including the current day
Your daily electricity usage
budget as configured in the
display unit (see the ‘Budgeting’
page to reconfigure this target).
This net daily electricity usage graph tells that in the week displayed your daily highest electricity usage is 2.15 kWh, your
total electricity usage is 10.3 kWh and your daily average electricity usage is 7.54 kWh.
Tap on a bar to see hourly
breakup of your net electricity
usage in 24 hours.
See your daily usage
pattern at a glance!
The graph indicates your
highest and lowest
consumption periods.

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History graph
Your net weekly electricity usage graph for current and preceding 7 calendar weeks
This net weekly electricity usage graph tells that in the last eight weeks your highest electricity usage is 1.15 kWh, your total
electricity usage is 2.82 kWh and your weekly average electricity usage is 564 Wh.
Tap on a bar to see daily
breakup of your net electricity
usage of the selected week.

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History graph
Your net monthly electricity usage graph for current and preceding 12 calendar months
Tap on a bar to see weekly
breakup of your net electricity
usage of the selected month.
This net monthly electricity usage graph tells your highest electricity usage in 13 months is 3.5 kWh, your total
electricity usage is 9.5 kWh and your monthly average electricity usage is 7.4 kWh.
See your monthly usage
pattern at a glance!
Take a note of the months
you have spent most and
less on electricity.

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Compare usage data
Electricity usage history
By touching the Compare button on the History
screen will help compare your net electricity
usage over the last day, week, month or year.
This is how much net electricity
you have used today.
This is how much net electricity
you have used yesterday.
Press this Day
button to display
your net electricity usage this
week and last week, press
again to see net usage this
month and last month, press
once again to see net usage
this year and last year.
Compare
Monitor how much it is costing you
for electricity!
Take a note of how much you spent on
electricity yesterday and compare with
today so far.

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History table
Electricity usage data table
Table By touching the Table button on the History screen
will display your net electricity usage over the last
24 hours, 45 days, 7 weeks or 12 months.
This is how much net electricity
you have used on hourly basis
in the last 24 hours.
Press this Hour button to
display your net electricity
usage over the last 45 days,
press again to see net usage
over the last 7 weeks, press
once again to the see net usage
over the last 12 months.
Usage time
Usage value
Press to scroll forward to see
data outside the display region.
Net instantaneous value = electricity
used minus electricity generated.

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History table
Your net daily electricity usage data table
Press to scroll
through preceding
7 weeks, a week at a time will be
displayed here.
This is how much net electricity
you have used on each day of
the week.
See your daily usage data!
Take a note of how much you
spent on electricity and
when.

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History table
Your net weekly electricity usage data table
This is how much net electricity
you have used in the current
and preceding 7 weeks.
Start day of the week beginn
ing
27
th
October 2014.
Net electricity you have used in
the week of 27
th
October 2014.