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EC-100

Energy Controller

User Guide

Supported Models

• C4-EC100EnergyController

• C4-EC100EXTEnergyControllerwithExternalAntenna

AssociatedSKUs:

• C4-EC100-BL—EC-100EnergyController,Black

• C4-EC100-WH—EC-100EnergyController,White

• C4-EC100EXT-BL–EC-100EnergyControllerwithExternalAntenna,Black

Introducing the EC-100 Energy Controller

TheEC-100EnergyController(EC-100)wirelesslyconnectstoyourhome’ssmartmeter

andgathersinformationabouthowmuchelectricityyouareusingandhowmuchthat

electricityuseiscostingyou.Withthisinformation,youwillbeabletomakesmartchoices

abouthowandwhentoconserveelectricityandsavemoney.

TheEC-100comeswithacolorfultouchscreenonwhichyoucanviewcurrentandpast

dataaboutyourhome’senergyuseinaclean,graphicalformat.Beyondthat,theEC-100

providesaneasywaytoprogramandcontrolyourWT-100WirelessThermostat(provided

separately),checkyourweatherforecast,reviewyourpowerbills,viewmessagesabout

utility-drivenenergysavingsevents,andmore!

Congratulations on receiving your new EC-100 Energy Controller!

Key Features:

• Empowers You With Information:TheEC-100wirelesslycommunicateswithyour

home’ssmartmetertogatherinformationaboutyourelectricityuse.Thedisplaylets

youseeyourenergyuseovertimewithenoughstorageforuptove(5)yearsof

data,anditshowsyoubreakdownsofyourelectricityusebymajorcategoriessuch

asheating,cooling,refrigerator,andpool.

• Intuitive Color Touch Screen: TheEnergyController’s4.7”capacitivetouchscreen

putsyourhome’senergymanagementatyourngertipsbyallowingyoutointeract

withthedatafromyoursmartmeter.

• Better Communication With Your Utility: Usingsmartmeters,yourutilitycansend

youimportantmessagesregardingincentiveprograms,conservationrequestsduring

periodsofhighdemandandchangesinpricing.Workingtogether,utilitiesandtheir

customerscanimproveenergyefciencyandlowercosts.

• Broadband-Connected (optional): TheEC-100connectstoyourhome’sWiFi

networktoprovideadditionalinformationincludingutilitybills,messagesfromyour

utilitycompanyandyourlocalweatherforecast.Byenablingthehomeareanetwork-

ingwirelessnetworkfunctionality,yourutilitycanenableyoutogetbettercontrolover

yourelectricalusage.

• Easy Thermostat Programming and Control:TheEC-100makesiteasyto

programyourWT-100WirelessThermostat(providedseparately),turnyourheat

orairconditioneronoroff,orchangethetemperatureinyourhome.Also,youcan

easilysetyourwirelessthermostatintoaspecialenergy-saving‘Vacation’modewhen

youleavetown.Allofthiscontrolallowsyoutoreduceyourelectricityconsumption.

Ultimately,theEC-100canbecomeagatewayforcontrollingallyourappliancesto

reducethemoneyspentonelectricity.

Battery Installation and Replacement Safety

Rules

• UsetypicalAAalkalinebatteriesonly.

• Donotmixbatterytypes,suchasalkalineandrechargeableNiMH

batteries.

• Donotmixusedbatterieswithfreshbatteries.

• Donotattempttorechargeabatteryunlessthebatteryisspecically

marked“rechargeable.”

• Neverdisposeofbatteriesinare.

WARNING! Topreventabatteryshort,leakageorrupture:

• Utilisezlesaccumulateursalcalinstypiquesd’AAseulement.

• Nemlangezpaslestypesdebatterie,telsquelesbatteriesalkalineset

rechargeablesdeNiMH.

• Nemlangezpasdesbatteriefraisavecdesbatterieancien.

• N’essayezpasderechargerunebatteriemoinsquelabatteriesoit

spciquementmarqu«rechargeable».

• Nevousdbarassezjamaisdesbatteriesdansunfeu.

ATTENTION! Pourempchercourt-circuiter,fuiteourupturedebatterie:

Battery Use and Care Tips

• Keepthebatterycontactsandcompartmentclean.

• Removethebatteriesfromtheproductifitisnotgoingtobeusedforseveralmonths.

• Extremetemperaturesreducebatteryperformance.AvoidputtingtheEC-100invery

warmplaces.

Terms

OncetheEC-100hasbeencompletelysetuppertheEC-100 Energy Controller Setup

Guide,therstscreentoappearistheMainMenu.Fromthismenu,youcanaccessthe

followingapplications:Thermostat,MyEnergy,UtilityBills,Messages,EnergyEvents,Set-

tings,Weather,andmore.

TheHomeScreenwasdesignedtobe“at-a-glance”usefulandyoucanviewalltypes

ofinformationaboutyourhome’selectricityuse,currentelectricitycost,messagesand

energyeventsfromtheutility,currenttime,andcurrentindoortemperatureandweather

(ifavailable).Thisscreenistheonemostlikelytobecommonlydisplayed.Specicareas

ofthescreenareselectabletoenableyoutonavigatequicklyintomoredetailsregarding

availableinformation.Note:TheHomeScreenlayoutcanvarydependingonthecongu-

rationsupportedbytheutilityandtheconnectivityanddevicesusedbytheEC-100.

Thefollowingisamoredetaileddescriptionofthesescreens.

Main Menu and Home Screen

Figure A. Insert Batteries

Figure B. Battery Cover

UseasmallPhillipsscrewdrivertoremovethescrewsandcover.Insertthethree(3)AA

alkalinebatteries(includedwiththeproduct)intothebottomoftheproduct(seegures

next).

Note:Thebatteriesarefortemporarybackuppoweronly.Thepowercordshouldbe

pluggedintoawalloutletatalltimesduringuseoftheproduct.Ensurethatyouinsertthe

batteriesaccordingtothediagramprovidedinthebatterycompartment(withthe+and-

terminalsalignedcorrectly).

Install Batteries

Term Denition

EC-100 TheEC-100EnergyControllerisatabletoporcountertopdisplaythat

letsyouviewyourhome’senergyusagedata.

WT-100 TheWT-100WirelessThermostatcontrolstheheatingandair-condition-

ing(HVAC)systemsinyourhome.

CurrentTemp Thecurrenttemperatureindicatedonthethermostatinsideyourhome.

SetTemp Thesettemperatureisyourdesiredtemperature.Youcanprogramyour

desiredtemperaturesfordifferenttimesofdayusingtheprogramming

featureontheEC-100ormanuallyadjustyoursettemperatureoneither

theEC-100orWT-100WirelessThermostat.

Hold Whenyoumanuallyadjustyoursettemperature,yourselectionwillau-

tomaticallyholdormaintainyournewsettemperaturefortwo(2)hours.

AllholdsaretwohoursexceptforVacationholdwhichwillholdyour

VacationsettemperatureuntilyoucanceltheVacationhold.

Mode TheWT-100canoperateinuptoseven(7)modes(Heat+FanAuto,

Heat+FanOn,Cool+FanAuto,Cool+FanOn,FanOn,Emergency

Heat(HeatPumponly),andOff).InanymodethattheFanisselectedas

On,thefanwillruncontinuously.InFanonlymode,thefanwillruncon-

tinuouslywithoutusingyourheatingorair-conditioning.Formoredetails

andothermodes,see“ChangingtheThermostatModeandFanset-

tings”sectionintheControl4WT-100WirelessThermostatUserGuide

EnergyEvent Energyeventsallowyouandyourutilitytomanageyourelectricityuseby

makingenergy-efcientchangestoyourheatingandcoolingsystem.

EC-100 Home Screen

(variesdependingonconguration)

Main Menu. TapMenuonmostscreens

toaccesstheMainMenuscreen.

Messages. Thenumberofnewmessages

isdisplayedhere.Taptoviewalistof

messagesfromyourutilitycompany.

Energy Event Indicator. Appearsduring

EnergyEventsinitiatedbyyourutilitycom-

pany.Taptoviewalistofevents.

Clock. Viewthecurrenttime.

NoticationArea.Viewindicators,includ-

ingwhentheunitisonbatterypower.

Tip:Thetouchscreenispressuresensitive.Thebestresultsareobtainedby

applyingpressurewiththetipofthengerorbyusingtheyourngernail.

My Home Now. Thisisthecurrent

electricityconsumptioninyourhome.

ThiscorrespondswithkWcurrentlybeing

used.

Price per kWh. Thecurrentelectricity

costperkWh.

kW.ThecurrentelectricityuseinkW.

CorrespondswithMy Home Now.

My Cost Per Hour. Thehourlycostof

electricityusebasedonthehome’scur-

rentdemandmeasuredinkW.

Tip:Tapthisareatoseemoreaboutyour

home’selectricityconsumption.

Inside Temp. Viewthecurrentinsidetemp

oftheMainThermostat.Taptoprogram

yourthermostatorchangesettemp.

Weather. Viewthecurrentweather.Tapto

accesstheWeatherapp.

Note: TheZipCodemustbeenteredin

HomeProlefortheWeatherapptowork.

Main Menu Screen

Utility Bills(ifsupportedbyutility).View

andcompareyourmonthlyutilitybills

ifavailablefromyourutilitycompany

(broadbandconnected).

Energy Events. Viewinformationonfu-

ture,currentandpastEnergyEvents,with

theabilitytooptoutoffutureevents.

Messages. Viewalistofmessagesfrom

yourutilitycompany,suchasinformation

aboutEnergyEventsorratechanges.

My Energy. Viewreal-timeelectricityuse

andtotalhomeelectricityuse.

Home Page button. Taptoreturntothe

Homescreen.

More Apps. Findnewapplicationshere,

astheybecomeavailable.

Weather.Viewthecurrentweathercondi-

tions,36-hourforecast,or5-dayforecast

(broadbandconnected).

Settings. Viewandmodifythedevice,

displayandconnectivitysettings.

Thermostat.Adjustthesettemperature

orchangethethermostat’sprogram.

EC-100 with Weather and WT-100

EC-100 with Weather (no WT-100)

Tip:MostareasontheHomeScreentakeyoutootherscreensinthesystem.

Summary of content (6 pages)

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EC-100 Energy Controller User Guide Congratulations on receiving your new EC-100 Energy Controller! Install Batteries Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws and cover. Insert the three (3) AA alkaline batteries (included with the product) into the bottom of the product (see figures next). Home Page button. Tap to return to the Home screen. Note: The batteries are for temporary backup power only. The power cord should be plugged into a wall outlet at all times during use of the product.
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Programming Your WT-100 Wireless Thermostat Your WT-100 Wireless Thermostat comes pre-programmed with recommended heating and air conditioning settings from Energy Star. To modify this program: 1 From the Main Menu, tap Thermostat. 2 If you have more than one thermostat, select the one you want to adjust. 3 Tap Program. Tip: On the Program page, you will notice that there are four (4) Program Events (Wake, Leave, Return, Sleep) for each day of the week.
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Regulatory Compliance & Safety Information for Contol4 Model C4-EC100EXT-BL Electrical Safety Advisory Important Safety Information Read the safety instructions before using this product. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8.
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18. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. 19. This product can interfere with electrical equipment such as tape recorders, TV sets, radios, computers and microwave ovens if placed in close proximity.
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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada ICES-003. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
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  This transmitter must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.