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Welcome
The Black & Decker Power Monitor helps you conserve electricity by showing you how
much you use, and what it costs, as you use it. This feedback will help you take steps to
reduce your consumption and save money.
The Power Monitor will show you:
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Your current electricity usage
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The usage of a single electric appliance
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Your accumulated electricity usage over any time period
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Your estimated monthly usage
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The temperature at your meter, to encourage checking your POWER MONITOR
And when you program the Power Monitor with your electricity billing rates, it will show
you:
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Your electricity cost per hour
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The cost to use a single electric appliance
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Your accumulated electricity cost over an hour, a day, or any time period
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Your estimated monthly bill
This Instruction Manual explains how to get your Power Monitor ready for use.
Before starting, please read the safety precautions below and
please read all of the instructions in this Instruction Manual.
Important Safety Precautions
I n s tall your Power Monitor Meter Sensor on a dry day and ta ke all necessary safe ty
p re c a u t i o n s, part i c u l a rl y if you need to use a ladder for installing the Meter Sensor. In
addition, please read and fo l l ow the safe ty instructions below at all times.
• Do not immerse either Power Monitor unit in any liquid.
• Do not drop or cause any sudden impact to either Power Monitor unit.
• If disposing of the Power Monitor, do so in accordance with your local waste
disposal regulations.
WA R N I N G : B a tte ries can ex p l o d e, or leak, and can cause injury or fi re.
To reduce this ri s k :
• Ca re f u l ly fo l l ow all instructions and wa rnings on the batte ry label and packa g e.
• A lwa ys insert batte ries corre c t ly with re ga rd to polari ty (+ and -) marked on the batte ry
and the equipment.
• Do not short batte ry te rm i n a l s.
• Do not charge batte ri e s.
• Do not mix old and new batte ri e s. Replace all of them at the same time with
n ew batte ries of the same brand and ty p e.
• Re m ove dead batte ries immediate ly and fo l l ow local codes for disposal.
• Do not dispose of batte ries in fi re.
• Keep batte ries out of reach of childre n .
• Tra n s p o rting batte ries can possibly cause fi res if the batte ry te rminals inadve rte n t ly come
in contact with conductive mate rials such as keys, coins, hand to o l s, etc. The US
D e p a rtment of Tra n s p o rtation Hazardous Mate rial Regulations (HMR) actually pro h i b i t s
t ra n s p o rting batte ries in commerce or on airplanes (i.e. p a cked in suitcases and carry on
l u g ga g e. UNLESS they are pro p e rly pro te c ted from short circ u i t s. So when tra n s p o rt i n g
individual batte ri e s, make sure that the batte ry te rminals are pro te c ted and well insulate d
f rom mate rials that could contact them and cause a short circ u i t .
Liquid Crystal Display (Fi rst Aid Measure s )
• If liquid crys tal comes in contact with your skin:
Wash area complete ly with plenty of wa te r. Re m ove conta m i n a ted clothing.
• If liquid crys tal gets into your eye :
Flush the affe c ted eye with clean wa ter and then seek medical atte n t i o n .
• If liquid crys tal is swa l l owe d :
Flush your mouth thoro u g h ly with wa te r. D rink large quantities of wa ter and
induce vo m i t i n g. Then seek medical atte n t i o n .
• Read all the instructions care f u l ly befo re using your Power Monito r.
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You Will Also Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Attach Digital Display Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Knowing the Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Knowing the Digital Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A. Record Power Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Prepare Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C. Install Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A. Record Power Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
B. Prepare Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C. Install Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
A. Record Power Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B. Prepare Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14
C. Install Meter Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
04 Synchronize Meter Sensor and Digital Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Determine Your Billing Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Flat Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Tiered Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22
Time-of-Use Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26
Power Factor, Billing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
07 Program Digital Display - Flat Rate Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
08 Program Digital Display - Tiered Rate Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
09 Program Digital Display - Time-of-Use Rate Billing . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cost View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Single Appliance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-41
12 How Electricity is Measured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
13 Technical Specifications / Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-44
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