STEP ONE
Using a cross head or flat bladed screwdriver, remove
the Sender Unit battery compartment cover and insert
3AA batteries. Press the RESET button located on the
rear of the Transmitter
Slide the rear battery compartment off the Display Unit.
Insert 3 AA batteries in the Display Unit. You will hear a
short beep.
STEP TWO
Press and hold the CHECK key on the front of the Sender until the red LED flashes.
The two units will now connect. Please note, this may take up to 2 minutes. Once connected the
radio wave icon in the top left of the screen will be fully illuminated and a “0” will be displayed in
the main display.
Press and hold the SEARCH key, located on the rear of the Display Unit. Release the SEARCH
key on hearing a short beep. The radio wave icon, in the top left hand corner of the main screen,
will flash.
You can position the Display Unit up to 30 metres away from the Sender
(subject to building construction).
The CHECK button
The SEARCH button
The RADIO WAVE icon
STEP THREE
STEP FOUR
STEP FIVE
FIT THE
TRANSMITTER
INSTALL
BATTERIES
SYNCHRONISE
UNITS
PROGRAMMING
Fix the mounting bracket (optional) to the wall or the base-
board used to mount your meter, next to the fuse box or
nearby.
Slot the Sender into its bracket and connect the Sensor cable
to any one of the three Sender sockets, located on the base
of the unit.
The photograph on the right shows a typical installation, with the
Sender mounted on it’s bracket to the right of the meter and
the Sensor fitted around the live electricity cable (usually grey,
red or brown).
CONGRATULATIONS
You have now set up and installed your
successfully.
For Troubleshooting and additional information please turn
over this sheet or visit
www.theowl.com
Identify live outgoing supply cable to electricity
meter (usually grey, red or brown and located on
the right as you look at the meter).
Unclip the Sensor and fit around live cable. Snap
the clip shut to fasten securely in place (see the
images to the right).
Please Note:
It is normal for the sensor
to be loose fit or be able to slide along the
cable.
Starting at the top, left hand side, follow these
instructions to fully set-up and programme your monitor.
YOUR MONITOR UNIT HAS THREE SCREENS.
A.
TIME/CLOCK:
B.
DATE:
Press
SET
to set the date.
DDMM
(Day/Month/Year) will be displayed. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
if
you wish to change the date display to
MMDD
(Month/Day/Year). Press
SET
to confirm.
YEAR
will be
displayed. Default setting is
10
(2010). Press
SET
to confirm or
ADJUST
or
MODE
to change the
year. Press
SET
to confirm.
MNTH
will be displayed. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to set the month. Press
SET
to confirm.
DAY
will be
displayed. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to set the day. Press
SET
to confirm.
TAR 1
(tariff) will be displayed.
C.
TARIFF RATE:
Your
OWL
can be programmed with up to 6 different tariff settings, to allow for different tariff rates
according to time and/or days of the week.
TAR 1
is your main setting. You can choose to switch
TAR 2
-
6
settings on or off, depending which apply to you.
Press the
SET
key again and
£
will flash in the left hand side of the screen or the
Pence
will flash
on the right hand side of the screen.
Press the
ADJUST
or
MODE
key and choose to enter your rate as
£
per hour or pence per hour.
Press
SET
to confirm.
The first digit of the rate will flash. Check your tariff and enter your rate. e.g. 10.50 pence using the
ADJUST
or
MODE
key.
Press
SET
to confirm and enter the next digit. Continue this sequence until all four digits of your
rate have been set. Press
SET
to confirm.
W.DAY
will be displayed in the main screen and the days of the week will flash in the lower left hand
screen. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to choose your tariff rate period. Choose between the five week
days,
MON-FRI
, or weekend only,
SAT-SUN
or all week,
MON-SUN
. Press
SET
to confirm.
HOUR
will be displayed and the first digit of the clock in the lower left hand screen will flash. Press
ADJUST
to set the start time hour for this tariff rate. Press
SET
to confirm.
MINS
will be displayed. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to set the minutes. You have now set the specific
start time for this tariff. Press
SET
to confirm.
TAR 2
and
OFF
will be displayed.
Enter other tariff menus by pressing the
SET
key or
MODE
to skip.
Continue this sequence for all variations in tariff rate and time, pressing
SET
to confirm.
ALARM
will be displayed and
OFF
.
D.
ALARM:
Press the
SET
key again.
OFF
will flash in the window. Change this setting if you would like an
alarm to sound when the usage peaks above a specified rate.
Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to change to
ON
. Press
SET
to confirm. The default setting is
10.00 KW
.
You can choose to change this from
0
up to
999.9 KW
. Press the
ADJUST
or
MODE
key to set the
maximum rate to trigger the alarm.
After each digit change, press
SET
to confirm. Press the
SET
key again.
CURR
will be displayed and a
£
sign.
E.
CURRENCY:
Your default setting is
£
pounds sterling. This will display the cost of your energy consumption in
your chosen currency.
Press the
SET
key again if you wish to choose a different currency. Your options are
€, $, ¥, F, P, R,
&
Kr
. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to choose the correct currency. Press
SET
to confirm.
VOLT
and
230
will be displayed.
F.
VOLTAGE:
Your default setting is 230 Volts.
Press the
SET
key if you wish to choose a different voltage. Your options are between
100
and
400
volts. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to set the correct voltage for your country. Press
SET
to confirm.
°C
and
TEMP
will be displayed.
G.
TEMPERATURE:
Your default setting is Centigrade, shown as °C. You can choose to display the temperature in
Fahrenheit, shown as °F. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to change. Press
SET
to confirm.
GHG
and
0.46kg/kwh
will be displayed.
H.
GREEN HOUSE GAS UNITS:
Your
OWL
can calculate the amount of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity used. You have four
options for displaying this data. With each option you have real time data and accumulated data.
Real time data is shown in the main screen. Accumulated data is displayed in the lower right hand
screen. You can choose to display this data in either metric or imperial values.
Press the
SET
key. The measures will flash in both the main screen and lower right hand screen.
Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to choose between these options:
i)
Real time in kilogrammes (KG) & accumulated in kilogrammes (KG)
ii)
Real time in pounds (LB) & accumulated in pounds (LB)
iii)
Real time in kilogrammes (KG) & accumulated in metric tonnes (TONNE)
iv)
Real time in pounds (LB) & accumulated in imperial tons (TON)
When you have chosen press
SET
to confirm. The digits in the main screen will start to flash. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
to select the conversion value between 0.00kg to 1.90kg for metric, or 0.00LB
to 4.00LB. Press
SET
to confirm.
END
will be displayed.
TO REVIEW YOUR SETTINGS
Press the
SET
button and then the
MODE
button to scroll through your settings. You can exit the
setup at any time by pressing and holding the
SET
key, and all changes made to this point will be
saved.
SIGNAL INDICATOR
MODE INDICATOR
REAL TIME DATA SCREEN
TARIFF INDICATOR
NAVIGATION CONTROLS
TIME, DATE
AND ROOM
TEMPERATURE
SCREEN
ACCUMULATED
AVERAGE
DATA SCREEN
SOUND
INDICATOR
MINI-USB
CONNECTION
LOW BATTERY INDICATOR
(displayed when batteries in
monitor/sender are low
USB ICON
(displayed when
connected to a pc)
?
If the
synchronisation
process fails turn
over to find out
what to do
?
If you have a
3-phase
installation turn
over to find out how
to connect OWL
?
To find out what a
tariff rate is, simply
turn over the
sheet for more
information
?
If you’re on a tiered
tarif simply turn
over to find out how
to set up OWL
?
What is the
ALARM function?
Turn over this sheet
to find out.
?
Want to view your
historical data?
We show you how
on the other side of
this sheet.
?
Want to connect
to your PC?
Full instructions
are included on the
enclosed CD.
SET ICON
(displayed when
in SET mode)
LOCATE
OUTGOING
CABLE
The main screen displays real time data. The lower left hand screen displays the time, date and
room temperature. The lower right hand screen displays accumulated and average data to date.
You will hear a short beep every time you press one of the keys,
MODE
,
ADJUST
,
SET
. We
recommend you use the sound to help you programme the settings accurately. If you would prefer
not to hear the beep, you can turn the sound off by pressing the
MODE
and
ADJUST
keys at the
same time. Hold for 2 seconds. When the sound indicator icon is no longer visible, the sound has
been turned off. This icon is only visible when the sound is on. To resume sound, press the two
keys again and hold for 2 seconds. You will hear a short beep and the sound indicator icon will
reappear
Press and hold the
SET
key until you hear a beep.
SET
icon will appear in bottom left hand corner.
CLOCK
will be displayed.
Press
SET
again. Press
ADJUST
or
MODE
key to display the time in either 12 hour clock or 24
hour clock mode. Press
SET
to confirm.
HOUR
will be displayed. Press the
ADJUST
or
MODE
key to set the correct hour. Press
SET
to confirm.
MINU
will be displayed. Press the
ADJUST
or
MODE
key to set the correct minutes. Press
SET
to
confirm.
DATE
will be displayed
