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How do I read my smart meter display?

Smart Meter Functionality

Your Smart Meter provides additional functionality allowing you to view your current time-of-use tariff, energy usage and more.
Image showing a smart meter

Meter Display

Every Smart Meter has a screen with a number of displays which can be selected by pressing the left unsealed push button to scroll between displays.

Default Display:

This screen is the display that you will see when first viewing the meter.

  1. Shows the cumulative kWh reading for a 24-hour period
  2. Current time-of-use tariff (i.e T1, T2, T3) day, night and peak
  3. Meter communications
  4. L1 shows the meter is on voltage along with the direction of feed --> + import.
Image of default display screen

Date/Time Screen:

By pressing the left pushbutton, you select the time/date screen. The date and time will alternate every 5 seconds while on this screen.

Display showing timeDisplay showing date





Cumulative kWh Screen

Toggle between the total kWh used for time of use tariffs (T1, T2, T3) day, night and peak to get a better understanding of your usage.

T1 Screen:
By pressing the left push button again, you select the T1 (night reading) display. The T1
indication will flash between T1 and A+ while on this display.






T2 Screen:
By pressing the left pushbutton again, you select the T2 (day reading). The T2 indication will flash between T2 and A+ while on this display.






T3 Screen:
By pressing the left pushbutton again, you select the T3 (peak reading). The T3 indication will flash between T3 and A+ while on this display.






Remaining Displays:
By pressing the left pushbutton, you will continue to scroll through a number of displays before returning to the default cumulative display.

Smart Meter Seals

Each Smart Meter will have 3 seals once installed and commissioned.

  1. Meter Terminal Cover
  2. Right hand config button
  3. Secondary communications port

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