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Chameleon 3 smart meter in-home display user guide

Your Chameleon 3 in-home display

The Chameleon 3 in-home display works with your smart meter to help you keep an eye on your energy use and costs.

The display has a simple traffic light system to show you how much energy you're using in real-time, as well as much more.

Read on to find out more about what your in-home display can do.

Does your display look different to this one? See other in-home display models and user guides.

How to use your Chameleon 3 in-home display

The in-home display

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  1. Signal strength: This shows if your in-home display is close enough to your meter.

  2. Battery: The white battery symbol shows when the in home-display is connected to the electricity mains. The red battery symbol shows when the battery is low.

  3. Budget marker: Shows the maximum spend you have set for each day.

  4. Cost display: This shows how much you've spent on energy in pounds and pence. Use the arrow keys in the control panel to scroll back through costs for previous days.

  5. Budget dial: This fills up throughout the day to show you how much of your daily budget you've used.

  6. Fuel view: This tells you if you're seeing readings for your electricity use, gas or both.

  7. Control panel: Use this to control your in-home display.

  8. Traffic light: This show how much energy you're using right now. Green is great. Amber means you have a few things switched on around the home. Red means it's time to switch something off!

The buttons

  1. Home: Use this to return to the home screen view.

  2. Now: This shows the screen you're seeing right now.

  3. Fuel: Tap to cycle between showing info for electricity, gas, or both together.

  4. Calendar: Tap to cycle between energy usage for today, this week, this month or this year.

  5. Menu/OK: Tap to visit the menu, or confirm a selection when scrolling through options.

  6. Arrow keys: Use to scroll through options or information on the screen.

Download the Chameleon 3 user guide

Can't find the user guide our installer left for you? Don't worry - you can get it here too.

Tips to get the most out of your smart meter

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Keep an eye on your energy

Try taking the in-house display around the house and turning different appliances on and off to see how this changes the amount of energy you're using.

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Don't leave your appliances on standby

Research by uSwitch shows that we waste £227million a year by leaving appliances on standby. That includes TVs, set top boxes and phone chargers.

Stay connected to your in-home display

Don't hide your in-home display. Leave it where you can see it easily, and as close as possible to the smart meter to make sure you have a strong connection.

Chameleon 3 troubleshooting tips and advice

Why is my smart meter not connecting?

The more bars you see in the top left of the screen, the stronger the signal to your smart meter.

Move the display closer to the meter if you have a weak signal, or you see the 'connecting to smart meter' message.

How do I reset my in-home display?

You can reset your in-home display if you have connection issues, or if it stops updating.

Unplug it from the mains and hold down the power button on the back for five seconds. Wait one minute, reconnect to power and switch it on.

Can I unplug my in-home display?

We recommend that you always leave your in-home display plugged into the electricity mains.

Don't rely on the built-in rechargeable battery. It will only last for up to four hours between charges.