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EMU-2
™
User Manual
16
Current Price
The
Current Price
screen shows the price
of electricity that is currently in effect. The
rate is shown in cents per kilowatt-hour.
The current price is usually obtained from
the value you manually set in the
Set Rate
screen. To manually set the current price
value, simply press and release both
buttons simultaneously. This will put you
in Configuration Mode. Move through the
Restart
screen and
Select Language
screen to get to the
Set Rate
screen,
where you can change the current price value. This new value will become the current
price, and the Rate Label
will be displayed as “Set by User”. It is also possible to read
the price directly from the smart meter. If you manually set the price to zero, and the
meter supports this feature, then the
EMU-2
™ will check the price with the meter every
2 minutes. If no price value has been set
– either by the smart meter or manually – then
dashes are shown for the price digits. For some utilities, the price can also be set by a
special message sent to the meter by the utility. This message will be displayed as a
text message on the
Message
screen, and the price will be automatically set. This will
override any price value that has been set manually.
Message
The
Message
screen will display a text
message when there is a message from
your utility. Your
EMU-2
™ checks every 2
minutes for a new message. When a new
message is received, the Indicator LED
Lights will flash in a special red-yellow
sequence to show that a new message is
waiting for you to see. The envelope icon
will also appear in the upper left hand
corner of the screen to indicate that there
is an active message. To see the message, use the buttons to go to the
Message
screen, and the message will be displayed. A message can be up to 100 characters
long. If the message is too long to fit on the screen,
a continuation character (“▼”) will
be shown at the end of the bottom line, and the message will automatically scroll up
until the whole message has been displayed. Once the end of the message is reached,
it will start again after a short pause. If the message requires an acknowledgment, you
will automatically be sent to the
Confirm Message
screen. Viewing the message resets
Current Price
12.4
¢
/kWh
Set by User
Message
Your bill is past due.
Please contact us at your
earliest convenience at the
following number:
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