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Single Phase Pre-Paid Meter

Liberty

User Manual
(BGX501-368-R01)

Contents
Liberty+: Pre-Paid Metering
Features
Precautions & Safety Practices
General Specifications
Pre-Paid Metering Concept
Parts Description
LCD & Keypad Operations
Key Functions
Token Entry- * key
Default Display Sequences
Key Display Sequences
Days Left - Key 1
Previous Consumption - Key 2
Tariff Information - Key 3
Previous Code Information - Key 4
AB Code Information -Key 5
Money Refund Code - Key 6
Charges Details - Key 7
Maximum Demand Information- Key 8
Total Energy- Key 9
Test & Time- Key 0
Setting Alarm Limit
Retain Credit Refund Transaction
Listen to Alarm Signals

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Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made in the development of the Liberty+ meter and its
associated documentation, the possibility of error always remains. Secure Meters Ltd undertakes to
correct such errors, wherever possible, and requests feedback from users in this regard.
Secure Meters Ltd is not responsible for any losses arising from the use of Liberty+ meter, and its
warranties are limited solely to the equipment supplied.

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Safety Instructions

Please take note of the warning and caution


icons presented in this manual as follows:

Possible Electric Hazard

This icon indicates the existence of dangerous


electrical voltage. These operations should
only be performed by qualified personnel.

Attention

This icon warns the user to take special


precautions whilst performing an operation. The
procedure must be followed as described in the
manual.

Deliverable

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3.

Liberty+ Single Phase Meter


Liberty+ User Manual (This document)
Freedom Unit for Remote keypad
operation- optional

Liberty+: Pre-Paid Metering

Pre-Paid Metering with


Liberty+

Liberty+ series of prepayment meters will


change the way you consume and purchase
electricity. It enables you to purchase
electricity in advance before you actually
consume it. A vending token, provided for the
advance
payment, is entered into the meter to
enable the equivalent energy consumption.
The meter also keeps a record of your energy
consumption, and based on your consumption
pattern, it can predict the number of days you
can consume the remaining amount available in
the meter. This helps you to plan your budget
for the electricity consumption.
In order to avoid a zero balance, it is
possible to set an alarm to inform you when the
balance amount falls below a marginal limit.

Features
The meter has the following advanced features:

Display of current and maximum load.

Display of the balance amount on the


meter screen.

Display of the previous Consumption


values such as last day, last week and
previous month.

Daily deduction of the fixed charges to


avoid a major deduction on a fixed
date.

Ability to refund the balance amount.

Ability to alter the alarm limit of the


remaining balance.

Tariff update using vend code.

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Precautions & Safety Practices

Safety First

1.

Energy meters are always located in the


electrically hazardous areas. To minimise
the risk of electrical shock, avoid any
contact with loose or exposed electrical
connections. If a loose/exposed connection
is observed near the installation,
immediately call a qualified electrician.

2.

Do not exceed the load limit beyond the


range specified on the rating plate.

3.

An alarm signal produced by the meter


warrants your attention. On hearing this,
always take an appropriate action.

4.

In order to prevent tampering, the meter is


sealed after the installation.
Inappropriate handling of the seal may
cause damage which may lead to the
impression of tampering.

General Specifications
General specifications for the Liberty+ single
phase meter are as below.

Specification
Physical

Electrical

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4
6

Accuracy
Communication
Burden

Dimensions
Enclosure
Mounting
Terminal
Connection
Rated Voltage
Rated Current
Frequency
Power Factor
Compliance
Calib. LED
Class
Port
Current Ckt.
Voltage Ckt.

Detail / Remark
158 x 245 x 120 mm (W x H x D)
High Grade Engineering Plastic
Wall Mounted
Fixed Cage Clamp Terminals
Two Wire P-N
230 V (-30% to +30%)
10-60A,20-80A
50 Hz +/- 5%
0.5 Lag <> Unity <-> 0.8 Lead
IS 13779
High Intensity Red LED
1.0
Optical, for diagnosis purpose only
As per standard
As per standard

Pre-Paid Metering Concept


In the prepayment metering system, a consumer
must purchase electricity in advance before he
actually consumes it. The utility or
distribution company provides the consumer with
a vend token for the amount paid. The token
code is entered into the prepayment meter to
allow the consumption of the equivalent energy.
When equivalent energy is consumed, additional
tokens must be purchased.
The meter has an inbuilt On/Off switch which
can automatically disconnect or reconnect
electricity supply according to the remaining
balance in the meter account.
Attention
In case a freedom unit is
attached, alarms are
indicated with this unit.
This unit allows keyboard
operation and alarm
acknowledgement

Attention
Audible signal of all
alarms is suppressed
during the night. Only
display is shown

When a sufficient vending balance is available


in the meter, Money status is displayed. In
this mode, the supply is connected and the
meter continuously deducts the energy charges,
according to the applicable tariff. In this
way, the balance in the meter reduces
automatically.
When the balance amount falls below a marginal
limit, a thirty seconds alarm signal is
produced to warn the user. The consumer should
acknowledge this alarm by pressing any key on
the meter; otherwise the alarm is repeated at
thirty-minute intervals. The status of the
meter in this condition is Low Money.
The consumer should purchase additional
electricity tokens before the vending balance
reaches to zero value. If this occurs, the
alarm is repeated. If the original Low Money
alarm was not acknowledged, the meter will
switch off the electricity supply. The meter
status in this condition is EM Credit.
If your utility provides you with an emergency
credit facility, you can still resume your
supply by pressing 0 key on the meter.
Electricity supply is continued until the
emergency credit limit is exceeded, after which
the supply is disconnected and the meter status
is displayed as No Credit.
If emergency credit limit is Rs. zero, the EM
Credit screen is never displayed and meter
always switches from Low Money state to No
Credit state.

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A special provision restricts the disconnection
of the electricity supply to a No Credit
meter during specific hours/days called Happy
Hours. This period can vary from utility to
utility according to their preferences.
Apart from normal energy charges, following
charges are also applicable:
Standing Charges: Daily or Standing charge is
deducted automatically irrespective of
consumption. This is deducted at 07:00 Hours.

Attention

Minimum charges: Minimum Charges ensures that a


minimum amount is always deducted on the
account of energy charges. If the energy
charges deducted during the slab reset period
is less than defined minimum charges, the
difference is automatically deducted at the end
of the slab period.

Slab reset period is


configurable and can be
set as monthly, bimonthly or quarterly

Parts Description

1.

Rating Plate: Use this to check the


essential information about the meter such
as model, meter type, accuracy class,
voltage & current ratings, serial number
etc.

2.

Meter Base, Front Cover: Meter Base


(enclosure) is made of a high grade fire
resistant engineering plastic. Front cover
is fastened to the meter base using the
screws. Sealing arrangement is provided to
prevent any tempering attempt.

3.

Sealable Screw for Front Cover: Each of


the two front cover screws has a
transverse hole to allow a sealing
arrangement

4.

LCD Screen (LCD): LCD screen uses nine


alphanumeric characters to display
information such as the balance amount,
load.

5.

Calibration LED: The Calibration LED


blinks according to the pulse weight of
the meter. This is used for accuracy
testing.

6.

Terminal Block Cover: This cover protects


the terminal connection from any tampering
attempt. A transparent cover is provided
that provides a visual inspection of the
connections.

7.

Sealable Screw for Transparent Terminal


Block Cover: This sealable screw
facilitates the sealing arrangement
necessary after the installation in the
field.

8.

Key-Pad: Essential user interaction is


provided with the key-pad having 12 Keys
similar to a telephone instrument.

LCD & Keypad Operations


Displayed information is logically grouped in
different display sequences. Each of these
sequences displays one or more parameters on
the screen. A parameter is shown with two or
more consecutive displays. The first display
shows the parameter tag or header and
subsequent display/displays shows its value.
Attention
If optional Freedom unit
is attached, you should
always prefer keyboard
operations with this

During normal course of operation, when no key


has been pressed for some time, the meter
displays Default Display Sequence on the LCD
screen. Other sequences are invoked by pressing
a key (0-9). A Key Display Sequence
corresponding to the pressed key is displayed.
Keys * and # are used for special
functions.

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Key Functions

Pressing a key (0-9) invokes a


corresponding sequence. The header/tag
of the first parameter in the sequence
is shown. Pressing the same key again
shows the value of the parameter. If
the parameter value requires more than
one display, the next display also
shows value on pressing the same key
again. For some parameters, there is no
separate screen for header and value.

Pressing the same key again shows the


next parameter in the sequence and so
on. Once all the parameters of the
sequence are displayed, the first
parameter is shown again to repeat the
cycle.

If no key is pressed when a header is


being displayed, the value of the
parameter is shown automatically after
two seconds. If no key is pressed when
a value is being displayed, the status
information screen is displayed
automatically after some time

If any other key is pressed during one


sequence is being shown, display
sequence corresponding to the new key
is shown.

Pressing the * key initiates the code


entry process. When a code is being
entered, you can also use the * key
to delete the last entered digit.

Once a code is entered, the # key is


used as an Enter key. It can also be
used as backspace key when a
particular display sequence is being
executed.

Token Entry- * key


In order to increase the balance in your meter
you must enter a money token. This token is
provided to you for the money paid.
Generally, this is a twenty digit code.
You can enter a code by pressing * followed
by the entry of each digit one by one. For
example - to enter code 23422-23344-1234412344, perform following key pressing sequence

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KEY CODE screen prompts


for entering vending code

Attention
Repeated entry of wrong
code may lock the
keyboard

Once five digits are


entered, a -is
automatically entered

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Screen shifts to the left


automatically

A - is entered
automatically
You should enter all the digits of your code
similarly. Once all the digits are entered,
press # or wait for twenty seconds to process
the code. Once the code is processed, the meter
displays the results of your code entry.

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(One of the four screens may be displayed according the wrong code entered)
If the correct code is entered, a beep is
produced of two seconds and the token amount is
automatically added to your account (example
screen showing Rs. 300). If you have omitted
one or more digits in the code, an Error
message is displayed. In this case you should
re-enter the code. If the entered code is
rejected, a beep is produced of four seconds
and one of the four reasons will be displayed
as shown above.

Duplicate is displayed if the code


has previously been entered.

Credit Hi is displayed if the total


amount exceeds the maximum amount
permissible. In this case you can reenter the code once your balance has
been reduced.

Incorrect is displayed if the code is


incorrect or not intended for this
meter.

Wrong Tar is displayed if a


previously purchased tariff change
token code has not yet been entered.
Either enter the missed code or ask for
the assistance from your service
provider.

Attention
Five successive code
rejections lock the key
board for a few seconds.
Successive rejections
increase the locking
interval in a cumulative
manner

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Default Display Sequences


During normal course of operation, when no key
has been pressed for some time, Liberty+
continuously displays the default display
sequence. The second screen of this sequence
displays one of the following screens,
according to the current balance status:

Money - sufficient vending balance is


available i.e. greater than the
marginal balance.

Low Money - the balance is below the


marginal limit and above zero.

No Credit - the balance is below


zero. If emergency credit facility is
provided, the meter will first switch
to Em Credit state. It displays the
No Credit screen after emergency
limit has been consumed.

The following display is shown after two


seconds.
2 R50.52 indicates that
the current applicable
rate/slab register is 2
and the balance in the
meter is R50.52

SW STATE indicates that


the current position of
switch follows

The state of switch is on


These displays are shown in cyclic manner and
repeated continuously.

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Meanwhile, if the user presses any key, the


display changes according to the key pressed.
Keys 0 to 9 are used to invoke a corresponding
display sequence.
In case of tamper or faulty condition, one of
these tamper related display will also be shown
in this display sequence. These displays are as
follows:

(One of the following screens is displayed)

OVER CRNT indicates that over current


tamper occurred

OVER LOAD indicates that over load


tamper occurred

HIGH CRNT indicates that current is


high from secure limit

HIGH LOAD indicates that the load is


high from secure limit

Key Display Sequences


Key Display Sequences are invoked by pressing
the corresponding numeric key (0-9). The same
key is used to scroll through the sequence. If
other key is pressed, sequence corresponding to
the pressed key is invoked.
The following section gives details about these
display sequences.

Days Left - Key 1

Based on the previous seven days average


consumption, the meter can predict the number
of days in which you will consume the
electricity balance available. Press 1 to
activate this sequence.

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(One of the following five screens is displayed)

Previous Consumption Key 2

TODAY indicates that


consumption information
for today follows

Todays deducted amount


is Rs.26.

PREV DAY indicates that


consumption information
for last day follows

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The number of expected days is shown in


first three screens. For days greater
than 99, third screen is displayed.

No Credit is shown if balance amount


is zero

No Data is shown if the previous


weeks consumption data is not
available.

This sequence shows recent consumption data


(today, last day and last week). It can be
invoked by pressing key 2.

Rs. 33 was deducted on


previous day

PREV WEEK indicates


that consumption
information for last week
follows

Rs. 133 were deducted


during last week as
energy charges

MAR MONTH indicates


that information for
current month (March)
consumption follows

Rs. 423 were deducted


during current month as
energy charges

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FRAUD CON indicates
that amount consumed due
to fraud metering is
follows

Rs. 114.21 were deducted


due to fraud metering

Tariff Information Key 3

Liberty+ supports slab-wise as well as TOD


tariff. To support these special tariff
structures, eight rate register are provided.
At any point of time, money deduction on the
account of energy consumption is according to
the current applicable rate.
For slab-wise tariff: Rate 1 is applicable for
the energy consumed below the first slab limit.
As soon as the energy consumption exceeds the
slab one kWh limit, Slab 2 is applicable. Now,
deduction is according to Rate 2 until
consumption exceeds the slab 2 maximum limit. A
maximum of eight slabs are possible, so the
rates applicable. Slabs are reset after a slab
reset period
For TOD/STOD based tariff: Applicable rate is
determined according to the current time-zone.
Using key 3, you can view Rate-wise
consumption and the price applicable for each
Rate/slab.

ACNT PAR indicates the


accounting parameter
follows

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Either of these energy


parameters will be shown
on which accounting will
be performed

PRICE 1 indicates that


Slab 1/Rate 1 related
information follows

Slab 1/ Rate 1 Price is


Rs.10.010 per unit

UNIT R1 indicates that


cumulative energy
consumption follows

Cumulative consumption
for Rate 1 is
658 kWh/kVAh

PRICE 2 indicates that


Slab 2/Rate 2 related
information follows

Continuing to press key 3 will display Ratewise prices & consumption of all applicable
slabs i.e. Price3, Price 4 and so-on. Once this
sequence finishes, following displays will be
shown:

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STCH/DAY indicates that


Daily Standing Charges
follows

Daily Standing Charges


are Rs.2.38

MINIM CHG indicates


that Minimum Charges
follows

Minimum Charges are


Rs.100.00

TAX/UNIT indicates
that Electricity Duty
follows

Tax upon consumed energy


is Rs.23.54

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Previous Code
Information - Key 4

Use key 4 to display the previously entered


codes. This feature can be used to verify
whether a code was entered or not. A maximum of
last five codes entered are available.

CODES indicates that


entered code information
follows

The first five digits of


the last code entered are
shown. 1A indicates
that these are the first
five digits of the last
entered code

The next five digits of


the last code entered are
shown. 1B indicates
that these are the second
five digits of the last
entered code

The next five digits of


the last code entered are
shown. 1C indicates
that these are the third
five digits of the last
entered code

The next five digits of


the last code entered are
shown. 1D indicates
that these are the fourth
five digits of the last
entered code
In similar manner, all five codes are shown
2A-2B-2C-2D,3A-3B-3C-3D etc. If the entered
code was of 40/60/80 digits it is shown similar
to the following- nA-nB-nC-nD-nE-nF-nG-nH-nI... where n signifies the number of code.

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AB Code Information Key 5

READ DATA indicates


that AB code follows

First five digits


56485

Next five digits


56485-54981

Next five digits


56485-5498181546

Next five digits


56485-5498181546-24656

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This sequence shows an Authenticated Billing


Code which is generated on the last day of
every slab reset month (00:00 hours). This code
is used by the utility to transfer information
from your meter. This information can be
collected by your service provider or they can
call you for this. The total amount vended till
now is also shown

TOT CASH indicates that


value of total cash
entered till date (from
the date of installation)
follows

Rs. 3232 vended till date

Money Refund Code Key 6

When a money refund transaction is performed,


this sequence displays a twenty-digit refund
code. Once a Retained Credit token has been
entered and processed, the Money Refund Code
is displayed in Key 6 sequence. To display
this, press 6.
More information can be found in the section
Retain Credit Refund Transaction

NO CODE indicates that


no refund code entered
till date
If the refund code has been entered into the
meter then the following displays will be
shown:

REF CODE screen


indicates that twenty
digit Money Refund code
follow

First five digits of


Money Refund Code
12345

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Next five digits of Money
Refund Code
12345-67890

Next five digits of Money


Refund Code
12345-67890-12345

Last five digits of Money


Refund Code
12345-67890-12345-67890

Charges Details - Key


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FEB MONTH indicates


that information for last
month (February)
consumption follows

Rs.424 has been consumed


in the previous
(February) month

JAN MONTH indicates


that information of
previous month (January)
consumption follows

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The money consumption details of last 12 months


can be seen on meter display using key 7.

Rs.398 has been consumed


in the previous (January)
month

Continue pressing key 7 will display all


previous 12 months display in the similar
manner.

Maximum Demand
Information- Key 8

This sequence displays the information about


load, load cost and maximum demand, its
occurrence date and time. Pressing key 8
invokes this display sequence.

LOAD indicates that the


information of load
follows

The current load is


16.29kW/kVA

LOAD COST indicates


that the information of
load cost follows

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The hourly consumption
rate is Rs.40.62.

MAX DEM indicates that


MD information follows

Maximum demand is 8.64

MD TIME indicates that


MD occurrence time
follows

MD occurrence time is
13:30 hrs (hh:mm)

MD DATE indicates that


MD occurrence date
follows

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MD occurrence date is 22Dec-06 (dd/mm/yy)

Total Energy- Key 9

This sequence shows


different formats The high resolution
accuracy testing of
invoked by pressing

energy values in two


normal and high resolution.
format can be used for
meter. This sequence is
Key 9.

KWH UNIT indicates that


cumulative value of
energy consumption
follows

Value of Cumulative
Energy is 526 units

TEST KWH indicates


that cumulative value of
energy consumption in
high resolution mode
follows

Value of Cumulative
Energy is 526-5679 units.
Please note that the most
significant digits can be
trimmed in case number of
digits before decimal is
more than four digits

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KVAH UNIT indicates
that cumulative value of
energy consumption
follows

Value of Cumulative
Energy is 582 units

TEST KVAH indicates


that cumulative value of
energy consumption in
high resolution mode
follows

Value of Cumulative
Energy is 582-0214 units.
Please note that the most
significant digits can be
trimmed in case number of
digits before decimal is
more than four digits

Test & Time- Key 0

All segments on the


screen are illuminated to
allow enable LCD testing

This display indicates


information of meter
serial no.
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This key sequence displays date time and


instantaneous parameter on the meter. It can
also be used to test the LCD screen. Emergency
Credit information is also displayed in this
sequence.

TIME screen indicates


that meter time follows

Meter time is
12-45(hh:mm)

DATE screen indicates


that meter date follows

Meter Date is 02-10-05


(dd/mm/yy)

VOLTAGE indicates that


current phase voltage
value follows

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Inst. Voltage is 230.34V

PHASE L indicates that


Line Current value
follows

Inst.Line Current is
30.145 A

NEUTRAL L indicates
that Neutral Current
value follows

Inst. Neutral Current is


30.145 A

PWR FACTR indicates


that Inst. Power Factor
Value follows

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Power factor is 0.982


lagging

FREQUENCY indicates
that supply frequency
follows

Supply Frequency is
49.483Hz

The current kW load of


the meter is 35.51kW

The current kVA load of


the meter is 37.76kVA

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Setting Alarm Limit


You can set the marginal alarm limit allowed
before a Money Low status is shown. To set
this, you must enter an eleven digit code as
follows:
00000-0XXXX-7, where XXXX stands for alarm
marginal amount
For example to set your alarm limit at Rs. 300,
you should enter the code 00000-00300-7. Rs.
1.00 is minimum resolution for alarm setting.
You can enter a code as described in the
section Token Entry.

Retain Credit Refund Transaction


For various reasons, such as moving from one
premise to another, you may need to withdraw
the balance amount from your meter. To do this,
perform the following steps:

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1.

Go to your nearest vending franchisee


and ask for a Retained Credit token.
Please also specify the balance amount
you need in the meter after refund.

2.

Enter the Retained Credit token into


the meter, as described in the section
Token Entry. This token should be
accepted. If you do not have the
sufficient money to withdraw, an
error message will be displayed.

3.

Once a Retained Credit token is


processed by the meter, a Money
Refund Code is generated with
encrypted information regarding the
refund amount. This twenty digit code
is displayed using the Key 6
sequence. Note down this code.

4.

Deliver this Money Refund Code to a


vending franchisee, who in turn will
refund the balance amount.

Listen to Alarm Signals


Alarm signals produced by the meter indicate
the following conditions:

When the
marginal
switches
alarm is

When the meter current exceeds predefined


current limit, a warning message is
displayed and an audible alarm is generated
for 120 seconds. Supply is disconnected.
User can restore the supply by pressing the
key zero either on meter or freedom unit.
User must reduce his current before
restoration of mains supply.

When the load exceeds load limit, a warning


message is displayed and an audible alarm
is generated for 120 seconds. Supply is
disconnected. Supply can be restored by
pressing the key zero (either on meter or
freedom unit). User must reduce his load
before restoration of mains supply

In case of emergency credit feature, meter


status switches from Low Money to EM
Credit before switching to No Credit
(when the balance amount falls below zero).
An audible alarm is generated for thirty
seconds and supply is disconnected. Press
0 key on the meter to resume the
electricity supply. If you do not
acknowledge this, the supply remains
disconnected and an alarm signal is
generated at thirty minute intervals.

Attention
If optional Freedom unit
is attached, you should
always prefer keyboard
operations with this

Attention
Audible signal of all
alarms is suppressed
during the night. Only
display is shown

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balance amount falls below the


balance i.e. the meter status
from Money to Low Money. An
generated for 30 seconds.

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Secure Meters Limited


P.B. No. 30, E Class Industrial Area
Pratap Nagar, UDAIPUR - 313003, INDIA
Phone: ++91-294-2492300 to 2492304
Fax: ++91-294-2492310
Email: sales@securetogether.com

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