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- Page 1 Meet your In-Home Display Your smart meter comes with an In-Home Display. Use this guide to understand a bit more about what your In-Home Display is, what the buttons do, and why it’s useful to have around. Model number IHD6-CAD-PPMID...
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Page 2: Understanding The Basics
There’s a built-in tutorial The built-in tutorial uses sample data to show what happens when you press each button. Pressing the buttons won’t accidentally switch off your supply or change your tariff, so you can feel comfortable having a poke around. To find the tutorial, press the icon at the bottom right of the screen. - Page 3 Your In-Home Display needs There’s an internal battery to maintain a connection which lasts for about with your smart meter an hour To make the most of your Normally, you should keep the display, it’s useful to keep it In-Home Display plugged in, but plugged in somewhere you can the internal battery means you easily see it.
- Page 4 What’s on your screen Signal strength between the Time period for the IHD and your smart meter information on your display Current time Menu button Battery level and Home button charging status Fuel type – electricity, Signal strength of your gas or both Wi-Fi network Usage indicator for gas Electricity usage and cost...
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Page 5: What The Buttons Do
What the buttons do The information on your In-Home Display is accessed via buttons on the touch screen. Most of them have a clear label to explain exactly what they do, which is really helpful. But the following ones don’t, or they’ve got useful information tucked away which isn’t always easy to spot on first glance: Home always takes you to the... - Page 6 Set a daily, weekly or monthly budget Setting a daily, weekly or monthly budget can make it easier to see how much you’re spending. It’s for guidance only – you wont lose power if the screen shows you’re over budget, but it can be a useful prompt to take action.
- Page 7 How to set up your budget: Press the icon in the bottom right corner to bring up the different options. Find and press the Budget button. The budgets for electricity and gas are set separately, so choose your fuel and press Change to get started.
- Page 8 Understanding your energy use See how much energy See how much energy you’ve used by day, week different appliances or month are using If you’re making changes to To see how much electricity a your habits or your home, it’s single appliance uses, unplug useful to see your energy usage your in In-Home Display and over different time periods.
- Page 9 How to connect your In-Home Display to Wi-Fi Connecting your In-Home WPS PIN to generate a code Display to Wi-Fi will keep to enter into the access point the software updated on your router automatically WPS Push to get the IHD ready, and then push the WPS In the future, data sent to your button on the back of your...
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Page 10: Energy Saving Tips
Energy saving tips According to Smart Energy GB, 86% of people with a smart meter have said they’ve changed how they do things around the house to use less energy. These are some quick, easy tips to help you save, and links to find more information available online. - Page 11 Replace light bulbs Heat less water with LEDs in the kitchen Replacing a 50w halogen bulb Washing up in a bowl of warm with an LED will save around water instead of under a hot £90 over the bulb’s lifetime. In a running tap can save up to £25 typical home replacing all your a year in energy bills.
- Page 12 How to read your smart meters We hope your new smart meters are so smart, you never need to take another meter reading. That’s the plan. But it’s useful to know how to read them just in case you need to. Here’s how: For electricity Your electricity reading is If you have a 2-rate meter:...
- Page 13 For gas You can use your In-Home Display to read your meter If the display has gone to sleep, hold the A button for a few Press the icon in the bottom seconds to bring it to life. corner of the home screen, then press Meter info.
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Page 14: Fixing Common Problems
Fixing common problems If your In-Home Display stops working, it won’t affect your smart meters, and it won’t cut off the energy supply to your home. If the screen is blank, If your In-Home Display try recharging it isn’t showing any data, try moving it closer to your In-Home Displays have a battery electricity smart meter... - Page 15 Supplied by: Sometimes In-Home Displays Bulb take a little while to show your Made by: usage data. This usually fixes Chameleon Technology itself within 24-48 hours. Model number: If waiting doesn’t fix it, sign IHD6-CAD-PPMID in to your Bulb account and...
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