EnrSave ES101
Standby Power Saving Device
FAQ - Frequently asked Questions
Save Energy, Save Money, and Save the Earth!
- Why is an electronic product with a standby mode?
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CONVENIENCE! In standby mode, the electronic product is on and ready to be activated by its remote control or pressing the power button.
- Most electronic products are with standby mode – what's wrong to leave them in standby?
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On standby, the electronic product still consumes electricity. This unnecessary electricity consumption costs money and increase CO2 emissions. Besides, it is much safer to totally cut off electricity to the electronic product.
- Is there any environment impact of standby power?
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For a coal fired electricity station, it needs to consume tones of coal to produce electricity. At the same time, CO 2 emissions will be yielded. Hence, the less the electricity needs to be produced, the less coal will be consumed. CO 2 emissions will be able to be reduced accordingly.
- What is EnrSaveR ES101?
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EnrSaveR ES101 is an energy saving device newly designed to save standby power consumption of electronic product(s). Completely cutting off standby power to the electronic product when it is not in use, ES101 can save the power that electronic product would otherwise have consumed in the standby mode. Using ES101 is a great idea to save energy, money and the earth.
- How does ES101 work?
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ES101 is a device that connects between the power mains and electronic product(s) with standby function. The electronic product is such as a TV, DVD player or game console. ES101 allows to have a easy control over these types of electronic products. When the product no longer needs to be used, just pressing the button can completely disconnect the electricity. So it no longer consumes energy. Pressing the button again can reconnect the electronic product.
- What are the benefits by using ES101?
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Saving energy – cut off power to electronic product(s) completely. Saving money -- reduce electricity bill tremendously by turning off electronic product left on standby mode. Saves the earth – decrease CO 2 emissions greatly by shutting down electronic product not in use.
- How much electricity is consumed after ES101 cuts off the power to the electronic product?
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No electricity will be consumed by the electronic product. However, ES101 itself does continue to consume a very small amount of electricity – less than 0.20 watts. A normal light bulb consumes 40 watts, which is about 200 times as much as ES101!
- Can ES101 be placed and used outdoors?
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It is strongly recommended to place and use ES101 indoors and in dry area. Please do not expose ES 101 in water, rain or the high humid environment.
- Can ES101 be overloaded?
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A piece of power extension cord can be plugged into ES 101 in order that several electronic products with standby function can attach to ES101 simultaneously . Please note that the total power used can not exceed 1,650 Watts . F or safety purpose, it is strongly recommended NOT to overload ES101 since it could potentially lead to fire and product failure.
- Is there any difference between using ES101 and turning off electronic product at the power mains?
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Basically, there is no difference. People seldom turn off their electronic products at the power mains because they forget or they don't want to go around to switch everything off late at night or before they leave the house. However, ES101 is with the convenience for people to turn off several electronic products by just pressing an easily accessible button. In addition, ES101 is also very helpful for people who cannot bend down to the actual sockets.
- Is infrared of remote control harmful or dangerous to young children?
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No, the infrared of ES101 remote control is no danger than any other electronic product's remote control that is typically found in house such as TV, DVD player, speakers or game console.
- Does ES101 have surge protection?
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Yes, it has surge and overloading protection . Surge protection is a special design to protect electronic product from voltage spikes, which might result from thunder strike, irregular voltage supplied or other reasons.
- What is the life expectancy of ES101?
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The MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) of ES101P is over 5 years; Joybien also provides warranty of ES101 for 1 year.
- How many remote controls are needed to operate ES101 and electronic product?
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There are two ways to operate ES101: (1) use ES101 supplied Remote Control; (2) use electronic product's remote control. Please refer to the instructions of “Quick Installation Guide”.
* For some electronic products with special remote control codes (Ex. TV of Sony brand ), the learning function might not be worked. Then use ES101 supplied Remote Control in stead to turn on/off ES101.
- How can ES101 learn to recognize the remote control of electronic product?
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Please refer to the instructions of “ Using Electronic Product's Remote Control – for general use and for advanced use”.
- Can ES101 be activated manually if the supplied Remote Control is lost?
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Of course, to manually activate ES101, just press the power button on Front Panel and then operate the electronic product as usual .
- What if ES101 doesn't work?
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Proceed with the following actions for trouble shooting:
- check whether ES101 is plugged to the power mains.
- check whether LED of power indicator on ES101 front panel is lighted.
- check whether the electronic product is plugged into the ES101 Green Socket.
- check whether IR Transceiver is plugged into ES101.
- check whether ES101 or IR Transceiver is within operable limits.
- check IR Transceiver is located correctly to the electronic product.
- check the battery in electronic product's own/ES101 supplied remote control (for the first time of operation, please do remove the plastic slice from the battery) .
- check whether ES101 Green Socket is not overloaded. If it is overloaded, please remove 1 ~ 2 (or more) connected electronic products from the power extension cord and then push back the Overload Reset Button to restart the work.
