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Introduction
The Trio II shows energy use for electricity and gas smart
meters and will have been configured to work with the meters
you have installed, which may be electricity, gas or both.
Please read the important safety notice in this document
before using your monitor.
Setting up
Connecting the power supply
Connect the power supply to your Trio II. Your monitor will turn
on automatically when you plug it into the mains. You should
always leave your monitor connected to the power supply.
You can configure the screen on the monitor to dim or switch
off at certain times of the day. (See
>
)
Settings
Display
The power supply has been made exclusively for the Trio II
monitor and must not be used with other devices.
Using batteries
Your monitor can optionally be used with 3 x AAA (R03, LR03)
non-rechargeable batteries.
Remove the back cover and insert the batteries, as marked on
the inside case. Re-attach the back cover and the monitor will
show the battery symbol (
) at the top of the screen.
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It's advisable to power the monitor with the supplied power
supply and to not use batteries for a prolonged period.
Smart meter connection
Each time the monitor is turned on it will show
Connecting to
while establishing connection. This can take
smart meter...
up to five minutes.
It may take up to one hour after the initial setup for the gas
consumption to show on the screen.
Overview of the monitor and the Home screen
The screen on the Trio II monitor is touch-sensitive - you
only need to lightly touch it to interact with the screens.
In the top left of the screen, touching the
button will
i
show the
screen and on other screens
will go back
Menu
k
to the previous screen.
The left of the
screen shows
the current rate
of electricity
consumption. As
appliances and
lights are switched
on and off, the dial
needle will move.
Touch the dial or
flame to go to the
screen.
History
The rate of
consumption is
shown in cost per
hour or, if kW is
selected, the rate of
energy being used.
Connect the power supply to the socket
Touch the
or
£
kW
on the rear of the monitor (on the left
button to switch
when looking at the back).
between showing
cost or energy
Only use the power supply that came
consumption.
with the Trio II.
The illuminated button on the top of the monitor shows your
electricity usage (GREEN for low, AMBER for medium or RED
for high) or BLUE for gas only setups.
Push it to access the
screen or to return to
Quick Access
the
screen when you are on any other screen.
Home
The title of the
screen shown and
the current time.
Touch to change to
,
and
Now
Today
tabs.
Prepay
The flame shows
the recent rate of
gas consumption
(typically over the
last 30 minutes).
Touch the flame
to view the
for gas
History
consumption.
House temperature
is shown in the
corner (see
to edit
Settings
set point).
If you only have a gas smart
meter, then the electricity
dial is not shown.
Quick Access screen
To access this screen, press the button on the top of the
Trio II when you are on the
screen. To return to the
Home
home screen, touch the back (
) button.
k
Electricity/ Gas
The
and
icons will be shown, depending on your monitor's
g
h
configuration. Touching the icons will show either the
or
screens.
Electricity today
Gas today
Status
Touch the status icon (
) to see the
screen to
r
System Status
find out more information on the health of your system.
The overall health of the system is shown by the
icon. The
r
colour of the background is a quick indicator of whether the
system is working OK (GREEN) or whether there is something
that needs your attention (AMBER or RED).
Settings
Touch the settings icon (
) to go directly to the
for
q
Settings
your monitor.
Meter / Wi-Fi
The
and
(shown when optional Wi-Fi module is
Meter
Wi-Fi
fitted) icons show the signal strength between your monitor
and your smart meter(s) or your home Wi-Fi network.
Electricity & Gas
You can see more about your energy consumption (both
electricity and gas) by touching the dial or house temperature
areas of the
screen, selecting an option from the
Home
Menu
or using the
screen.
Quick Access
Day
The first screen shows your hourly energy use for today. You
can see this in terms of energy (kWh) or cost (£) - touch the
or
button to change between them.
kWh
£
The row that is shown in a lighter green is the hour during
which most energy was consumed, with the total to the right.
You can move your finger up and down the rows to show the
consumption for a particular hour period.
Your Trio II display learns your normal usage for each day of
the week and this is shown by a dot for each hour.
Press the
button to switch between
and
.
s
Today
Yesterday
Week, Month and Year
These screens show your recent energy use over the past 9
days, 6 weeks or 14 months, with today at the bottom. Touch
any row for the total for that period.
If a budget has been set (see
>
), then
Settings
Budget
performance against a budget is shown, with areas shaded in
RED being where over budget energy has been used.
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