Secure Pipit 500 User manual

Pipit 500
In-home Display
Quick Start Guide
BGX501-792-R03
Before you get started
Overview
Pipit 500 is an in-home display unit that collects energy usage
information from your Smart Meter1and 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.

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Touch screen: Pipit’s LCD screen is touch-sensitive and backlit. The
buttons and functions on the screen will change depending on the
operation being carried out.
Energy usage information: Presents near real-time information on the
energy you are currently using and also allows you to check your past
energy usage patterns.
Customised alerts: Allows you to set-up threshold alerts to inform you
when your consumption is higher than you want it to be.
1Smart Meter refers to an electronic electricity meter with wireless
communications to talk toan in-home display device using ZigBee® SEP 1.x.
What is inside the box?
Inside your Pipit 500 pack you will find:
Pipit 500 (in-home display unit)
Mains power adaptor
Quick Start Guide (this
document)
Wall mount bracket
2 x wall mount screws
2 x AAA alkaline batteries
Care instructions
Do not use the unit for any purpose other than for which it is
intended.
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 crystalscontained in it.

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Setting up your Pipit 500
Powering the unit
Only use the adapter provided with your display to power it. Place
the unit in an easy-to-view location, near a power outlet.
Step 1: Insert the two AAA batteries supplied with the unit, taking care
to observe that they are fitted correctly, as indicated by the terminal
markings in the battery compartment (refer to page 15).
Step 2: Hold the display with
its rear facing towards you;
align the small end of the
power adapter cable vertically
with symbol ‘B’ facing towards
you and plug it into the socket
at the back of the display as
shown in the figure.
Step 3: Push the cable into the groove of
the cable grip to secure the connector.
Step 4: Plug the other end into a power
outlet and switch the power on. The start-
up screenshould appear, as shown below.

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Pairing Pipit 500 with your Smart Meter:
Before you can start using your Pipit it must be connected (paired)
wirelessly with your Smart Meter. For the unit to pair automatically,
your smart meter should have the pairing window open so as to accept
connection requests from Pipit. A pairing wizard is accessible using the
‘pair with smart meter’ tab from our website
www.freedomtosave.com.au which can guide you through the pairing
process. This is typically a one off taskand is a similar process to pairing
a mobile phone to a Bluetooth device. Your smart meter remembers
which units it is been paired with, even in the event of power failure.
After initial start up, Pipit 500 will display themessage ‘Waiting for
home area network’ indicating that the unit is searching for your Smart
Meter. Joining the network is a self-runningprocess which can take up
to 10 minutes and doesn’t require you to press anything on the display.
Once successful, the message ‘IHD paired successfully’ will be displayed
and the network connection icon will show in the top left-hand
corner.
If your display does not link to your network go to the ‘Troubleshooting’
section for further advice.
Note:
In order to action the pairing process, it may also be necessary to identify
and enter the following information:
1. The NMI number of your Smart Meter (this can befound on your
electricity bill).
2. The serial number of your Smart Meter (this can be found on your
electricity bill or on the face of your meter).
3. The MAC numberofyour Pipit 500 (this can be found on the
underside of the unit).
You would need the above informationwhen pairing the unit by using the
pairing wizard from ‘pair with smart meter’ tabavailable on our website.

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Once the display has paired with your Smart Meter it will display the
Home energy screen and data will be updated approximately every 30
seconds.
Important:
The $ values shown are calculations based on the default factory-set
tariff values in the Pipit 500. For correct operation you MUST:
Choose between a ‘Flat’ (default) or a ‘Flexible’ tariff
Set your actual tariff values in c/kWh
See the section ‘Change your Pipit’s default settings’ for details of how
to set these values.

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Understanding the main display
Home screen
Electricity net consumption scenario
Network icon - indicates the network connection status
Current time
Current date
Display title
Menu button - press this to access the main menu
Instantaneous power usage indicator dial. When the indicator is in
the ECO or MID range, your current usage is within your $ per day
target. If the indicator is in the High range, you will exceed your $
per day target if the current level of consumption is maintained.
(See ‘Setting tariffs’ for details on entering your daily target).
Electricity icon
Shows the instantaneous power level: ECO, MED or HI
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Instantaneous value - shows real-time value of the selected unit; energy cost per hour ($/hr) or kilowatt value (kW) or carbon
emission CO2(kg/hr)
Unit selection button - press this to toggle between kWh, $ or CO2
Consumption target threshold
Daily consumption
View selection button - press this to toggle the‘sticky screen’ display between daily total, compare daily consumption, compare
weekly consumption and tariff information
Electricity net generation scenario
Instantaneous net2power generation indicator dial
Electricity generation icon
GEN for generation
Instantaneous value - shows real-time value of the selected unit; energy cost per hour ($/h), power in kilowatts (kW), or carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions (kg/hr)
Net daily electricity usage
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from solar panels) is greater than what is being consumed. The value shown is
your current householdenergy consumption minusyour current solar generation.
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Display identifiers
Network connection ok
No network connection
Battery charge low; the batteries should be replaced if this
icon is displayed
Message in-box
Electricity consumption symbol
Net electricity generation symbol. This is displayed when
your current generation exceeds your current household
electricity consumption. The amount shown is the surplus
electricity being exported to the electricity network.
ECO Economy
MED Medium
HI High
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Display page navigation
Accessing the main menu
View your real-time energy usage
The label on the Unit selection button shows the type of information
being displayed on the Home screen. By default this is the cost you are
incurring at the current rate of energy usage; use this button to display
your real-time energy usage or the resulting carbon emissions. The
instantaneous Power Usage indicator dial (in left-hand section of the
screen) shows live energy usage. When the indicator is in the Eco or
Mid range, your current usage is within your $ per day target. If the
indicator is in the High range, you will exceed your $ per day target if
consumption continues at the current level. (See ‘Change your Pipit’s
default settings’ for entering your daily target).
View/compare your energy usage by day or week and know
your tariff rate
Use the View selection button from the Home screen to view your daily
or weekly energy consumption comparison and tariff information.

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View your historical energy usage
Touch the History icon from the Main Menu screen to view your energy
consumption pattern graphically as well as in tabular form or compare
your current energy consumption with the previous day, week, month
or year.
View historical energy usage graphically
Touch the Graphs icon to see your net hourly consumption pattern over
the past 24 hours, and daily consumption along with your daily target
threshold. You can set your own daily consumption target threshold to
help you control your energy consumption and keep your energy bills
low. Use the arrow buttons on either side of the graph to scroll
backwards and forwards through the data.
On the same screen you can also see your daily, weekly and monthly
consumption patterns by using the View button or you can check your
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hourly rate of consumption ($/hour) and carbon emissions by using the
Unit selection button.
Compare energy usage by day, week, month or year
Touch the Compare icon to compare your current and previous week,
month and year’s consumption by using the View button.
View historical energy usage table
Touch the Table icon to see your hourly consumption pattern in tabular
form over the past 24 hours. Use the View button to see your daily,
weekly and monthly consumption data. To scroll through days use the
left-hand arrow, as shown above.

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Change your Pipit’s default settings
From the Settings screen (shown above) you can do the following:
set your daily consumption target level
configure the target alarm to light, sound, backlight flash, or off
configure message alarm to light, sound, backlight flash, or off
turn the DST one-hour offset on or off
set the display backlight to turn off after 1 minute or stay on
constantly
adjust the touch-screen display contrast
turn the indicator lights on or off
Use the Advance button in the top right-hand corner to access:
Electricity consumption tariff
Electricity generation tariff
Electricity generation
capacity
Erase data
CO2factor
HAN network information
Refer the Product user manual available on our website
www.freedomtosave.com.au for further details on settings.

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Setting tariffs
Use the Tariff button and select eitherflat or flexible.
Press the Flat button – enter on the numerical keypad the rate in
c/kWh, for example: 25.456 c/kWh (i.e. $ 0.25456 $/kWh).
Press the OK button to finish. You will be prompted for a PIN code (see
‘PIN Code entry’).
Press the Flexible button – a Weekday window will appear with 4 line
items. Press the button directly adjacent to line item 1, twice.
Note:
Setting tariffs will ensure your consumption of electricity approximates
correctly with your actual usage. Supply/service charges are not
included in this tariff.
Flat tariff is one wherethe same rate (c/kWh)applies through all billing
periods (default).
Flexible tariff is one where the rate (c/kWh) varies at different times of
the day, or for different days ofthe week.
You can find your current tariff type and rate(s) on yourelectricity bill. If only
one tariff rate value is listed you are most likely on a flat tariff. If separate
peak and off-peak rates are listed you are most likely on a flexible tariff.

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Line items 1 and 2 will auto-populate withdefault values (these are the
most common peak and off-peak time periods):
1 7am 11pm 30.000 c/kWh
2 11pm 7am 18.000 c/kWh
Line item 1 is the peak rate. Press the7am button to change the start
time, if required. Press the 30.000 button to change the peak rate.
Enter the rate (c/kWh) for your peak tariff using the numerical keypad.
Line item 2 is the off-peak rate. Press the 11pm button to change the
start time, if required. Press the 18.000 button to change the off-peak
rate. Enter the rate (c/kWh) for your off-peak tariff using the numerical
keypad.
Press the OK button and you will then see theWeekend tariff screen.
Adjust the time and tariff rate as required.
Press the OK button to finish. You will be prompted for a PIN code.
PIN code entry
Making any changes to advanced settings will require you to enter a PIN
code as shown here:
The above PIN code entry screen will appearautomatically when you
attempt to change any of the advanced settings.
PIN code

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Using the Pipit 500 on batteries – perform an energy audit of
your home appliances
Your display should be normally connected to mains power at all times.
However, the display can operate on batteries for short periods. This
allows you to disconnect the unit from mains power and move it
around your home to identify how much energy is consumed by
individual appliances.
To operate the display on battery power, inserttwo AAA batteries in
the battery compartment at the rear, making sure that they are the
correct way round, and then press the battery button located on the
left-hand side of the unit. When using batteries the display will turn off
automatically after approximately 90 seconds, if there is no user
interaction, in order to preserve battery power. To turn the display on
again, press the battery button. A battery strength indicator icon will
appear in the top right corner of the screen when the battery charge is
low. Batteries must be replaced when discharged.
Use only non-rechargeable alkaline batteries.

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Troubleshooting
My Pipit is not pairing/re-pairing to my Smart Meter
You may want to check with yourelectricity distributor3on whether or
not they are currently allowing IHD (In-Home Display) connections to
the Smart Meters.
a) If they are then you may have to re-run the pairing process via
our pairing wizard which is accessible through the ‘pair with
smart meter’ tab on websitewww.freedomtosave.com.au and
ensure that Pipit is powered-on while the pairing window at
the Smart Meter is open.
b) If they are not then you will have to wait until they enable the
HAN (Home Area Network) functionality in the Smart Meter.
3 An electricity distributor is not the energy retailer that sends you your
bill, but rather the company which provides power services to your
home, including the meter. For example –Jemena, United Energy,
Powercor, CitiPower and SpAusNet are the Electricity Distributors in
Victoria whereas AGL, Origin, Energy Australia (erstwhile TruEnergy) etc
are Electricity Retailers.
My Pipit is paired with my Smart Meter (the Network icon
appears steady) but the Home screen displays ‘__’ instead of a
value
‘_ _’ indicates that the Pipit is not receiving data from your Smart
Meter. Please contact your electricity distributor for assistance with
your Smart Meter.
Note:
You will find additional FAQs on our website
www.freedomtosave.com.au