Powering On
Powering the In-Home Display and Battery Operation
When the AC adapter is plugged into the In-Home Display, it will automatically turn on. Alternately, when the In-Home Display is off,
pressing the middle button will turn the device on. The device may be turned off by holding the middle button until the screen turns
blank. The AC power adapter should be used under normal operating conditions. However, the In Home Display also supports battery
operation to enable you to go through the home and monitor devices while in the same room as the device.
Note:
Before operating in battery mode, the In-Home Display must operate on AC power only for at least 8 hours to charge the batteries
.
Setting Language and connect to your meter
Start up
If turning on the IHD for the first time you will be asked to select a language. Select the language by
using the left
▲
(UP) or right
►
(DOWN) buttons to scroll. Press the
√
Button to make the desired
selection of the language of choice.
How to connect to your meter?
When the display attempts to connect to your meter, the Initialization Screen will be displayed with
the message “Acquiring Data”, indicating that the device is searching for a meter connection. During
this time, the Indicator Light Bar will glow red, sweeping back and forth. On the screen an antenna
icon will appear to indicate that the IHD is searching. When the meter connection is found, the
Summary view will be displayed. If no connection is found after 10 minutes, the message “No Signal
Found” will be shown. The device will continue to search for the meter connection. At this point, it is
recommended that the user ensure the Activation Code entered into the In-Home Display matches
that of the meter as described in the System Setup Menu section found in the Appendix.
To set or change the Activation Code during initialization, the Menu screens can be accessed at any
time by pressing and holding the right
►
button. See System Setup Menu– Activation Code section
found in the Appendix.
The IHD talks directly to your Elster REX meter. Rex meters can be of two basic types and they talk to the IHD at different rates. Some
send values that are updated every minute although, if consumption is low, it may take several minutes or longer to notice any
changes. Some send the data every hour, so while instantaneous will give you real time feedback, the average display updates every
hour on the receipt of new data.
Although efforts are made to provide accurate electricity cost information, ALL COSTS ARE ESTIMATES FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NOT FOR BILLING.
