Black & Decker em100b manual

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    P O W E R M O N I T OR I N ST R U C T I O N M A N UA L S A V E THIS INSTRUC TI ON MA NUAL F OR F UTUR E R EFER ENCE. BEFORE RETURNING THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE CALL 1-800-544-6986 Befor e you call, have the Catalog No. and dat e code av ailable. In most c ases, a Black & D eck er repr esent ative c an resolve the problem over the phon[...]

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    3 Welcome The Blac k & Dec k er P o w er Monit or helps y ou conser v e electricit y b y sho wing you ho w m uch y ou use , and what it costs , as y ou use it. This f eedbac k will help y ou t ak e steps t o r educe y our consumption and sav e mone y . The P ow er Monitor will sho w y ou: • Y our curr ent electr icity usage • The usage of a[...]

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    0 1 B E F O RE Y OU BE GI N 5 Digit al Displ ay S tand Remov e the bat t er y compar tment co v er on the back of the Digital Display , inser t t wo AA bat ter ies (not included) in the pr oper orientation, and replace the bat t er y compar tment co ver . The Digit al Display can be mounted t o a w all using the k e yhole hanger in the bac k, or it[...]

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    Go to y our el ectric mete r and ta ke the f ollow ing items with y ou: • This Man ual • A clean damp cloth • Met er Sensor • 1 lar ge Flat Head scr ew driver • Digit al Display • Clear Alignment T emplat e (if y ou hav e a T ype 3 met er) • R ub ber Shim • A pen or pencil Dete rmine y our e lectric meter t ype In order t o configur[...]

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    9 0 3 I N S T A LL IN G Y OU R M ET E R SE NS OR TY PE 1 —E L EC T R O M E C H A N I C A L 8 A . Recor d Y our Meter ’ s Power F a c t o r F ind y our meter ’ s P ow er F actor on the f ace of the met er . Look f or a number pr eceded b y the let t ers Kh . This number is usuall y 7 .2 f or an electr omechanical meter . Writ e this n umber in[...]

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    11 10 A . Recor d Y our Meter ’ s Power F a c t o r F ind and r e c o r d y ou r met e r ’ s P ow er F a c t o r . On t he f ace o f the m et e r , lo ok f or a n umbe r p r e ced ed by the l et t e r s Kh , Ks , or K t. This nu mbe r is usuall y 1 .0 f or a n ele ctr oni c met e r . I f y our me ter lis ts mo re th an one of the se n u m b e r[...]

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    C . Install Y our Meter Sensor 1 . W ipe the met er dome clean with the damp cloth. 2. F it the Met er Sensor o v er y our utilit y meter as sho wn, so that the Sensor Head sits as close as possib le to the fr ont of the glass dome . 3. T ighten the clamp until the Met er Sensor is snug , b ut can mo v e just enough t o allo w f or slight adjustmen[...]

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    15 0 3 I N S T A LL IN G Y OU R M ET E R SE NS OR TY PE 3 —E L EC TR ON IC WI TH OPT IC AL P OR T O N T O P 14 Stat us Indicator C . I nst all Y our M et er S ens or Th e obje cti ve of th is st ep i s to alig n the Sens or LE Ds dir e c t l y ov er t he op tica l port on the me t e r . 1 . S t and dir e c t l y in fro nt of y our elect ric me t [...]

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    P ut Digit al Display Beep! int o ID mode Beep! P r ess and hold until y ou hear t w o (2) beeps . R eset Met er Sensor P r ess Beep! Digit al Display will beep . Dat a will appear within tw o (2) minutes. 0 5 DE TE RM IN E BI L LI NG M OD E A ND B I LL IN G R A T E 17 0 4 S Y N C H R O N I Z E M E T E R S E N S O R A N D D I G I T A L D I S P L A [...]

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    0 5 DE TE RM IN E BI L LI NG M OD E A ND B I LL IN G R A T E 19 0 5 DE TE RM IN E BI L LI NG M OD E A ND B I LL IN G R A T E 18 Flat Rate Bi lling – Determi ne Y our Bill ing R ate No w r efer t o y our own electr ic bill. F ind your billing rat e. If applicab le , add fees and tax es t o y our base r ate t o obtain an accurat e t otal billing ra[...]

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    21 0 5 DE TE RM IN E BI L LI NG M OD E A ND B I LL IN G R A T E 20 Tiered Ra te Bi lling – Ex ampl e If you have tiered billing, you are charged an initial rate for an initial amount of power , or tier; then a higher rate if you exceed that initial amount. Y our billing plan may have sev - eral tiers. Y ou will need to determine the rate and thre[...]

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    23 22 0 5 D E T ER MI N E B IL L I NG MO DE AN D B IL L IN G R A T E Time-of -Use Ra te Bil ling – Example If you have T ime of Use (T OU) billing, you are charged a different rate depending on the time of day . There may be two rates (on-peak and off-peak) or three rates (on-peak, mid- peak, and off-peak). In addition, weekends and holidays may [...]

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    SL OT ST ART TIME RA TE TYPE 1 : AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 2 : AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 3 : AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 4 : AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 5 : AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 6 AM ON PEAK OFF PEAK PM MID PEAK 25 0 5 DE TE RM IN E BI L LI NG M OD E A ND B I LL IN G R A T E 24 RECOR D YOUR BI LLING RA TES AND TI ME S[...]

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    27 26 0 6 P RO GR AM D I GI T A L D IS PL A Y - T I ME , D A Y , T E M P E R A TU RE , P OW ER F A C T OR , B IL L ING M OD E The prog/s ync b ut t on on t op of the Digital Display is used t o enter P rogr am Mode and to ent er data f or each prog r amming st ep. If the Digit al Display detects no activit y f or one minut e while in P rogr am Mode[...]

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    29 28 0 7 P RO GR AM D I GI T A L D IS PL A Y – F LA T R A T E B IL LI NG F ind the Billing R ate y ou r ecorded in section 05. Ent er y our Billing Rat e . T o mak e the number s change f aster , y ou can press and hold the or . Do NOT ent er a thr eshold. P r ess the but t on until you see dashes appear on the Digit al Display . Pr ogr amming i[...]

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    0 8 P RO GR AM D I GI T A L D IS PL A Y – TI ER ED R A TE B I LL IN G Ent er Billing Rate f or T ier 1 . T o mak e the number s change f aster , y ou can press and hold the or . Ent er Thr eshold 1 . Ent er Billing Rate f or T ier 2. Ent er Thr eshold 2. If ther e is a T ier 3, ent er Billing Rat e for T ier 3. S T E P A C T I O N / P R E S S D I[...]

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    33 32 0 9 P RO GR AM D I GI T A L D IS PL A Y – TI M E- OF -U SE R A TE BI LL I NG Select which R ate T ype applies t o the fir st T ime Slot. Ent er star t time f or second T ime Slot. Ent er hour s. Then enter minut es. / / Select which R ate T ype applies t o the second T ime Slot. C ontinue this pr ocess to ent er dat a f or all T ime Slots[...]

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    35 1 0 U SI NG Y OU R P O WE R M ON IT O R 34 Powe r V i e w The kilo wat ts currentl y consumed, updat ed e v er y 30 seconds . This v alue changes as y ou tur n appliances on and of f . Bars mo v e f ast er as consumption increases . Display s either the total consumed ener gy since hit ting clr , or an estimat e of y our monthly ener gy use in k[...]

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    37 36 N o w , the Bl ack & Deck er Pow er Moni tor is re ady to work f or you. Feedbac k on y our electr icit y consumption will help y ou change y our ener gy habits , r esulting in lo w er electr icit y bills . Man y households hav e sav ed up t o 20% off their electricit y bills by using the P ow er Monitor (see www .blac kanddecker .com f o[...]

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    39 1 1 T R O U B L E S H O O T I NG A N D Q &A 38 I am unsur e of m y electr ic meter type . Ho w can I f ind out which type of met er I hav e? The phot os in section 03 of the Instr uction Manual sho w the v ar ious kinds of electric meter s that we hav e g r ouped under thr ee t ypes: electromechanical; electr onic with optical por t on face;[...]

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    41 1 1 T R O U B L E S H O O T I NG A N D Q &A 40 My Digital Display is sho wing SLEEP and dashes. What do I do? This indicat es that the Digit al Display is not r eceiving tr ansmissions fr om the Met er Sensor , and the Display has gone t o sleep t o save bat ter y lif e. P r ess any b utt on on the Display t o wak e it up . If the Display do[...]

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    43 1 3 T E C H N I C AL S P EC IF IC A T I O N S 42 P ower Display 2 AA Alk aline Bat t er ies (LR6 or equiv alent) Sensor 2 AA Alk aline Bat ter ies (LR6 or equiv alent) 2 AA L it hi um Ba t t e r ie s f o r t e m p e r a t u r e s c on si st e n t l y b e l o w 32 °F ( 0 ° C ) Wir eless Communications F requency 433.92MHz Updat e Rat e Appro xi[...]

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    44 See ‘T ools- Electric’ – Y ellow Pages – for Service & Sales Import ed b y Blac k & Dec k er (U .S.) Inc., 70 1 E. J oppa Rd. T o wson, MD 21 286 U .S.A. Catalog Number EM100B Part No. 90539499 Rev . 1 JUN. 2008 Copyright 2008 Black & Decker (US) Inc. Printed in China Full T w o - Y ear Home Use W a r r a n t y Blac k & D[...]