Energate PowerTab Manual de usuario

PowerTab™

User Guide

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. PowerTab Basics

2.1 Your PowerTab’s power modes

2.2 Charging your PowerTab

2.3 Joining to your smart meter

2.4 Leaving your smart meter's network

2.5 Navigating your PowerTab screens

2.6 Signal strength and battery charge indicators

3. Using Your PowerTab

3.1 Viewing your current electricity use

3.2 Tracking your electricity use over time

3.3 Receiving messages from your service provider

3.4 Understanding the lights on your PowerTab

4. Troubleshooting/FAQ

4.1 If your PowerTab fails to join a network

4.2 If your PowerTab has lost the network

4.3 If your PowerTab won’t turn on

4.4 If your PowerTab will not recharge

4.5 If you need to change the battery

4.6 How to figure out what an individual appliance

is consuming?

4.7 Your current use value does not change when you turn

on/off a light

4.8 Your service provider sent you a message,

where did it go?

5. Appendix

5.1 Safety Instructions

5.2 Product Specifications

5.3 FCC Compliance

5.4 Manufacturing Information

1 Introduction

The PowerTab is an In-Home Display (IHD) that provides real-time

feedback on your electricity consumption. The display communicates

wirelessly with the smart electricity meter outside your home.

Your PowerTab allows you to:

• View your current household electricity use

• Track your electricity consumption over time

• Test consumption of operating individual appliances

• Receive and acknowledge messages from your utility

service provider

Your PowerTab package contains a display unit, a battery, and a

power adapter.

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Insert Battery

into PowerTab

Magnet

LCD

Screen

Green

Light

Yellow

Light

Red

Light

DC Power

Adapter Jack

<L> Button

<R> Button

This section provides information on the primary functions of

your PowerTab.

2.1 Your PowerTab’s power modes

Your PowerTab has three power modes: On, Off, and Sleep.

To turn your PowerTab on, press either <L> or <R>.Turn your PowerTab

off by pressing and holding <L> for three seconds. A confirmation screen

will appear. Press <L> again (“Yes”) to approve the shutdown.

Note: Your PowerTab is unable to receive text messages from

your service provider when it is off.

When not connected to a network, the PowerTab will turn off

automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. When the PowerTab is

connected to a network, it will enter sleep mode after 5 minutes of

inactivity. In sleep mode, only primary information remains visible and

the current time is shown in the top right corner of the screen. This is

depicted in the sample screen.

Wake the PowerTab from sleep by pressing <L> or <R>, or by plugging

it in.

2.2 Charging your PowerTab

To charge your PowerTab, first ensure the battery is installed, then

connect the power adapter to the DC power adapter jack and plug your

PowerTab into a power outlet.

Note: Leaving your PowerTab plugged in for extended periods of

time will adversely affect its battery life. To maximize battery life,

unplug your PowerTab when it's finished charging and allow it to

fully discharge before recharging.

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2.3 Joining to your smart meter

When your PowerTab is not joined to a network, it will display the

following screen:

To commission your PowerTab, follow the procedures supplied by your

service provider. Typical procedures will require the use of the display's

Extended Unique Identifier (EUI-64) and its install code, both displayed

on the No Network screen.

When the commissioning process is complete, join the meter by holding

<L> and <R> for three seconds at the No Network screen.

Note: It is advisable to keep your PowerTab connected to external

power while attempting to join a network to prevent any possible

interruptions due to power failure.

Your PowerTab may take up to 5 minutes to complete the network

joining process.

2.4 Leaving your smart meter's network

Warning: Only take this step under the direction of your utility or

service provider.

To remove your PowerTab from your meter’s network:

1. Turn the device off

2. Turn the device on

3. While the startup screen is shown, hold <L> and <R> buttons

for 10 seconds

4. Press <L> (“Yes”) at the network leave confirmation screen

that appears

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2.5 Navigating your PowerTab screens

The main screens of your PowerTab are arranged in a loop. Navigate

through the screens by pressing <L> or <R>.

The Message screen is only available when there is at least one message

available. Additional message screens will be included in the loop when

there are multiple messages available.

2.6 Signal strength and battery charge indicators

The battery icon in the top-right corner of your PowerTab screen

shows an approximation of its remaining charge. When connected to

external power, the battery icon will animate to show that your PowerTab

is charging. When your PowerTab has finished charging but is still

plugged in, a plug is displayed in the middle of the battery icon.

The vertical bars in the top-left corner of your PowerTab screen show the

strength of its connection to the network. Six bars indicate the highest

signal strength, while one bar indicates that your PowerTab is nearly

outside the network’s range.

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Signal

Strength

Indicator

Battery

Icon

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Your PowerTab provides you with feedback that will enable you to better

understand your electricity bills and manage your consumption. This

section explains a few ways in which you might use your PowerTab.

3.1 Viewing your current electricity use

To view your home's current rate of electricity consumption, navigate to

the Current Use screen on your PowerTab shown below using the <L> or

<R> button.

The large number on this screen shows your actual consumption rate in

kilowatts. The smaller text at the bottom of the screen shows the current

date and time in 'MM/DD/YY - HH:MMa' format.

To determine the energy consumption of a single appliance, compare the

displayed electricity consumption rate when the appliance is both on and

off. The difference between the two rates will be a close approximation

of the energy usage of that appliance.

3.2 Tracking your electricity use over time

To view your home's total electricity consumption over a fixed period

of time, navigate to the Running Total screen on your PowerTab shown

below using the <L> or <R> button.

The large number on this screen shows your accumulated consumption in

kilowatt-hours.

The Running Total can be reset by pressing the <L> and <R> buttons at

the same time. The smaller text at the bottom of the screen shows how

much time has elapsed since the last reset. If you want to see how much

electricity you consume during a certain event or time period, reset the

total and then check it once the event is done.

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3.3 Receiving messages from your service provider

If your service provider has sent you a message, it will appear on its own

screen. An example message is shown below.

Messages will remain viewable on your PowerTab until they expire

(configured by your service provider). Expired messages are not

retrievable.

Some messages may require that you acknowledge them and will instruct

you to do so. Press <L> and <R> at the same time at the relevant

Message screen to acknowledge the message. If a message requiring

acknowledgment expires before you've acknowledged it, it will no

longer be possible to send an acknowledgement for that message.

3.4 Understanding the lights on your PowerTab

Your PowerTab has indicator lights which are used to indicate the

presence of new messages.

Note: The lights will continue to function while your

PowerTab is in sleep mode.

When a new or unacknowledged message is available on your

PowerTab, the lights will show this by simultaneously blinking once every

7 seconds. The lights will continue to blink until you have acknowledged

this message or changed to another display screen.

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Between reconnection attempts, the following screen indicates how much

time is remaining before the PowerTab’s next automatic retry.

You may force an immediate reconnection attempt at any time by

pressing <L> or <R>.

The connection interruption may have occurred because:

• Your PowerTab is not within wireless range of your meter.

Solutions to most of the problems you might encounter with your

PowerTab are described in this section.

4.1 If your PowerTab fails to join a network

If your PowerTab displays "No networks found" after you attempt to join

your meter's network, your PowerTab may not be in wireless range of

your meter. Try moving closer to your meter and attempt joining again.

If this does not solve the issue, it may be necessary to recommission the

PowerTab. Contact your service provider and ask them to commission

your PowerTab again.

4.2 If your PowerTab has lost the network

When your PowerTab loses connection to the network it will periodically

attempt to reconnect. During a reconnection attempt you will see the

following screen:

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Try moving your PowerTab closer to the meter or away from

large obstacles.

• Your meter’s network has gone down due to a power outage

or due to being serviced by a field technician.

4.3 If your PowerTab will not turn on

If your PowerTab will not turn on in response to a button-press, its

battery may be dead. Try connecting the power adapter to the DC

power adapter jack and plug your PowerTab into a power outlet.

4.4 If your PowerTab will not recharge

If your PowerTab will not charge and is displaying the battery icon

shown in the following screen, it has detected a battery that it is unable

to charge. Replace the battery with a rechargeable Nickel-Metal

Hydride (NiMH) battery.

4.5 If you need to change your battery

Your PowerTab uses a rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride AA battery.

CAUTION: Only rechargeable, Nickel-Metal

Hydride batteries may be used in the PowerTab.

DO NOT USE ANY OTHER CELL CHEMISTRIES

WITH YOUR POWERTAB.

To replace your PowerTab’s battery, follow these steps:

• Disconnect your PowerTab from the power outlet

• Open the battery door and remove the battery

• Insert a new rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery

according to the orientation shown in the battery compartment.

• Replace the battery door and check that the PowerTab

has turned on.

Rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries with a capacity

from 2000mAH – 2600mAH and manufactured by the following

companies, are the only suitable replacements for the battery that you

received with your PowerTab.

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