AMPY 5188A User Manual

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Contents
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INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 2
1.1
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ENERAL
1.2
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RAUD
REVENTION
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CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................. 4
2.1
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3
USER SETTINGS......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1
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3.2
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5
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3.6
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3.7
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3.8
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NPUTTING THE SETTINGS
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ADDING CREDIT...................................................................................................................... 11
4.1
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4.2
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4.3
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RESET FUNCTION ................................................................................................................... 13
5.1
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5.2
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SPECIFICATION....................................................................................................................... 14
6.1
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.................................................................................... 15
7.1
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INTRODUCTION
General
The 5188A Cardmeter is designed to control the supply of electricity in
rented accommodation, marinas, holiday lets, and other locations where it
is desirable to only supply power when it has been paid for in advance.
Unlike coin meters, there is no money stored in the meter, and hence no
temptation for theft. The credit is loaded on to the meter using disposable
magnetic cards (called VALUE CARDS).
ELECTRICITY METER CARD
SHOCKWAVES £10
00000
The landlord sells cards to the tenant at their face value, commonly £10 per
card. The tenant then inserts the cards and the credit is transferred to the
meter (at this point the credit on the card is erased and the card marked with
an indentation to show it has been used). The meter will then allow a set
amount of electricity to be consumed, depending on the unit rate and
standing charge settings programmed in by the landlord. When the
electricity bill arrives, the landlord pays this using the proceeds from the
sale of cards to the tenants.
The meter can also be set to recover the standing charge. The landlord
programmes in the standing charge as a weekly rate, and every 1/100
week (1.63hrs), the remaining credit is reduced by 1/100
rate.
If set by the landlord, the meter can be allowed to run into debt. When all
the credit is used up the electricity is disconnected. The tenant than then
press the EMERGENCY CREDIT (grey button), this will then restore the
supply and allow the meter to accumulate debt up to a set maximum. When
this level is exceeded, the supply is again disconnected, and will only be
restored when sufficient credit has been received by the meter by the
insertion of cards to create at least a positive (credit) balance of £1.
Dual-rate (Economy7 tariff) meters are available. Separate rates for unit
cost can be programmed on the dual rate meters, and are selected by the use
of an internal or external timer. Dual-rate meters can also be used for
single rate use by setting the pence per unit (ppu) to the same amount for
Rate 1 and Rate 2.
Fraud Prevention
The meter is extensively protected against fraud using the following means:
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of a
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of the weekly
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