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b.
Press the UP and DOWN keys to set your desired rate. The meter accepts rates
ranging from $0.000 to $9.999.
c.
Press SET again to save the new rate.
“SAVE” will appear briefly on t
he screen.
4.
To show the cost of the power being used by the appliance, press the MENU key until
“Cost”
is displayed on the screen.
a.
At first, the actual total cost of power used by the appliance since the last
reset will be shown and “Total” will be
in the bottom left corner of the screen.
The total cost may show $0.00 initially since it can take some time to
accumulate this information.
b.
Using the UP and DOWN keys, cycle through projected cost estimates for
different time periods
: “Hour
,
” “Day
,
” “Week
,
” “Mont
h,
” and “Year
.
”
This
value indicates the estimated total cost to run the appliance for the selected
period.
c.
The longer the appliance is attached to the meter, the more accurate the
estimate will become, especially for appliances that are used periodically, such
as televisions and refrigerators. Appliances like computer servers that are
never turned off will have accurate cost estimates within minutes as they do
not cycle through periods of ON and OFF.
5.
To change the type of power being measured, press the M
ENU key until “Volt”
is
displayed on the screen.
a.
Use the UP and DOWN keys to cycle through the various types of
measurements
: “Volts
,
” “
Amp,
” “Watts
,
” “
Hz,
” “P
.F.,
” and “VA
.
”
i.
“Amp” shows c
urrent.
“Hz” shows frequency
.
“P.F.” (Power Factor) is
Watts divided by Volts times Amps.
“
VA
”
is Volts times Amps.
6.
To display the total consumed power in kilowatt hours, press the MENU key until
“KWH” is shown
on the screen.
7.
To show the total time that the appliance has been connected to the meter since the
last reset, press the MENU key until “Elapsed Time” shows on the screen.
a.
Time will be shown as “Hours:Minutes” if the
period has been short and will be
shown as Hours only for longer time periods.
