Home is where the heart is. You want to spend more of your time enjoying the pleasures of home and hearth. What are you really looking for in your home? At different times of your life there are different answers – new meanings to old words, new definitions of common phenomena. And the whole thinking will be further complicated by technologies evolving faster every day.

1. A new perspective to look at your home

3. Eye Your HOME ANEW

5. Home is where the heart is. You want to spend
more of your time enjoying the pleasures of home
and hearth.
What are you really looking for in your home?
At different times of your life there are different
answers – new meanings to old words, new
definitions of common phenomena. And the
whole thinking will be further complicated by
technologies evolving faster every day.

6. Time changes. Technology advances. Lifestyle evolves.
So does your idea of perfection. One thing is certain
though, your need for electricity is more important than
ever and is an indispensable part of your life.
Twenty years ago, there might be little disruption to
your home life during a power outage. You might light
a candle or go to bed early. However, with the internet
revolution and technological advances, our home life
is different now. Just imagine, being “disconnected”
because there is no electricity for your internet router or
cordless phone, you are “inconvenienced” because there
is no electricity to power your home appliances, and you
“lack security” because there is no electricity to keep
your security system running.
Look at your home from a new perspective.

7. Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy
management and pioneer in catering to your sophisticated
electrical needs. An in-depth understanding of lifestyle,
technology and sustainability ensure what we do is
meaningful and relevant to you. We rewrite the answers to
the traditional questions about electrical safety and home
decor, and provide the solutions to environmental causes
whilst enhancing comfort and convenience.
That’s why you have to eye your
HOME ANEW, from a high ground
built for you by Schneider Electric.
Carefree Home ∙ Beautiful Home ∙ Enlightened Home ∙ Wiser Home

9. Carefree Home
To enjoy your home you must feel carefree – sleep well and
wake up happy, with the peace of mind that your home is up and
running in good order with the minimum chance of electrical
hazards, communication disconnection, criminal intrusion or
home accidents.

10. Always-on Connectivity
Lifestyle changes with the internet. Now many
people are used to online video entertainment,
social media, web surfing or web chatting at
home. But with a sudden power cut, you can be
disconnected completely from the outside world as
your internet router, computer and digital cordless
phone all use electricity. Schneider Electric’s
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) gives you
backup power so that you can stay connected with
your family and friends miles away even during an
extended power outage.
raditionally, your From a new perspective,
family’s peace there is an ever rising need
of mind once for electricity from modern Quality Power, Quality Enjoyment
Home electricity is actually full of noise and
came from basic home day sophisticated systems and
interference, and the quality of electricity is
electrical safety with no appliances – virtually everything
often unstable. Even electronic components or
electrocution or accidents in a good home needs electricity.
appliances will generate electromagnetic noise.
Schneider Electric helps you
from short-circuits, All of these affect the audio and visual quality of
to ensure a safe, continuous, your TV and home entertainment system. With
overloads, or electrical
quality electricity supply so that isolated noise filtering and voltage regulation
leakages and lightning you can have a carefree home, functions, Schneider Electric’s AV Power Filter and
strikes. Home security on top of safety and security. Power Conditioner eliminate electrical noise and
simply meant “lock up”. interference to minimize audio and visual distortion
with the best picture and sound for your discerning
eyes and ears.

11. Full Time Protection
Have you ever used wet hands to turn switches on or off in your
kitchen? Are you using your hairdryer in a wet washroom after a
shower? More electrical and electronic items such as small TVs and
radios are being installed in humid places like bathrooms, outdoor
gardens or balconies. Waterproofing and weatherproofing is vitally
important. Schneider Electric’s sockets with RCD add ground fault
protection, while the Kavacha membrane switch covers and socket
covers give you and your family full-time protection from dangerous
electricity leakages due to wet hands. In addition, our Miniature Circuit
Breakers (MCB) and Residual Current Devices (RCD) provide reliable
electrical distribution and protection of the electrical circuits throughout
your home.
Uninterrupted Safety and Security
Power surges and voltage spikes caused by
lightning or electronics will damage your valuable
home entertainment systems, while a sudden
power outage will shorten their lifetime too. Safe
and continuous electricity supply is essential to
operate and protect your home equipment and
systems. Schneider Electric’s surge protectors
provide better electricity surge absorption, and
our Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) helps to
ensure your security system and valuable home
entertainment system are always up and running.
Light on Demand
Accidents can happen when you step up to your
dark front entrance at night, or when you go
inside the garage or storage room, or when your
little ones get up and walk down the corridor
in the middle of the night. Keep safe with
Schneider Electric’s simple lighting automation
that uses Argus occupancy sensors to detect
movement and turn lights on only when and
where you need it.

12. AV Power Filter & Power Conditioner
Schneider Electric’s AV Power Filter protects high
performance home audio-video systems from electrical
noise interference and damaging power transients.
Its isolated noise filter banks can improve sound and
video quality by eliminating electromagnetic and radio
Kavacha
Weatherproof Membrance Switch & Socket Covers
frequency interference (EMI/RFI) as a source of audio-
video signal degradation. AV Power Conditioner not
only offers noise filtering functions, but also pure sine-
wave battery backup power to prevent interruptions
Conventional weatherproof covers help to keep switches and sockets and lost multimedia server data.
dry when they are closed, but they must be opened for people to use
the switches and sockets. This creates the strange scenario where the
protection is gone when you need it most. With its patent-pending
design, Kavacha full-time weatherproof covers enable the switches
and sockets to be operative even when the covers are closed, offering
uninterrupted protection. Better still, the crystal-clear material ensures
that the interior design is uninterrupted too. Kavacha is the superior full-
time shield for switches and sockets operating in damp conditions.
Back-UPS®
Uninterruptable Power Supply
The Back-UPS® family offers guaranteed power protection for your
internet network, computers, routers/modems, high performance
electronics, lighting, etc in your home. It provides abundant backup
battery during electricity outages and unsafe voltage fluctuations,
as well as protection from damaging surges and spikes. The
Back-UPS® family also runs an automatic periodic battery self-test
to ensure early detection for battery placement and proactively
notifies you of changing UPS and utility power conditions. It is
designed to allow the use of up to two transformer block plugs
without blocking access to other receptacles. Available in tower and
floor styles.

13. Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB)
Schneider Electric’s low voltage miniature circuit
ARGUS
breakers provide safe and reliable electrical distribution
as well as protecting electrical circuits against short-
circuit and overload currents. The closing contacts and
tripping mechanism allow high load currents to be held Ceiling-mount Occupancy Sensors
and isolated from the circuit and the ON/OFF status is
clearly indicated. The add-on residual current module ARGUS occupancy sensors automate the switching or dimming of lights by detecting
detects electric current leakage and disconnects the movement within a space. They even automate motor load switching for air-conditioners,
circuit to prevent electrocution and injury from electric fans, blinds and curtains. Passive Infrared (PIR), Dual-tech (PRI+Ultrasonic) and dimmable
shocks. IEC compliant. sensors are available for various applications. PIR occupancy sensors detect motion by
sensing temperature profile changes, which is suitable for detecting large body movements.
Dual-Tech occupancy sensors combine both PIR and ultrasonic technology, detecting the
tiniest movement to ensure maximum effectiveness for almost every application in every
space. Dimmable occupancy sensors can work alone or in systems. They detect natural
light and movement to control lighting for optimal ambience. IR remote control makes
programming simple. With ARGUS occupancy sensors, there is no more fumbling for light
SurgeArrest® switches in the dark or leaving lights on that you don’t really need.
Surge Protector
Schneider Electric’s Surge Protectors protect your audio and
video electrical equipment from lightning and power surges
ZENcelo and NEO
traveling over COAX and data lines. Its state of the art circuitry
offers sensitive electronic equipment excellent protection
against large surges and multiple surge events. Additional
Wall-mount Occupancy Sensors
features like plentiful outlets, long power cord, phone line
splitter, status indicator, cord management and more make
Wall-mounted 2-wire PIR occupancy sensors can
this one of our most complete surge offerings.
replace normal switches to automate switching or
dimming of lights by detecting movement within a
space. Wall-mounted occupancy sensors are available
in ZENcelo and NEO styles to match other ZENcelo
and NEO switches and sockets in your home.

14. Beautiful Home
Every artist knows that true beauty lies in the details. Great interior designers are also aware
of this and demand perfection in even the smallest detail, physically and sensually.

16. raditionally, From a new perspective,
furniture and in addition to these physical
fixtures, lamps, design elements, you also need
flooring, wall colour to take care of every little detail
and materials were well such as discreetly placed light
matched with the overall switches to match the interiors.
And a truly beautiful home
interior design in a
would also provide the mood and
beautiful dwelling.
ambience to infuse your home
with character and life. Schneider
Electric helps you to enhance
your interior design and take
care of your senses with the
smallest details.

17. Wall switches as a Design Element
You can never avoid wall switches at home as they are
located at eye level and you touch them every day.
Ugly light switches become unavoidable eyesores, while
beautiful switches explicitly enhance the overall interior
design. Schneider Electric’s switches and sockets boast
a full spectrum of attractive colours, patterns, materials
and finishes that will fit in various design concepts,
match different decoration context, and actually enhance
them. Why be content with conformity when a little extra
attention to detail will achieve true distinction?
Fine Lighting for Mood and Ambience
To go from better to the best interior design, your mood and senses should
also be well taken care of. With the right ambience, a space can provide a
sensual experience, from cosy peacefulness to passionate romance. The best
way to achieve that is through Fine Lighting. Fine Lighting is the art of creating
inspiration with light that’s matched to the occasion. This is implemented by
interplaying designer lighting fixtures with light intensities from various artificial
and natural light sources. Lamps, blinds and curtains are adjusted via one
touch scene control system to ensure the same perfect mood and ambience
every time. This can be easily achieved with Schneider Electric’s 2-wire
TruRetrofit lighting control or interoperable control systems.
Lighting Control in Action
There are 3 general approaches to dimming and scene control. Standalone dimming uses
a dimmer to control a single light source to manually adjust the brightness to create simple
ambience. Collective dimming makes use of more than one dimmer to control different light
sources to create ambience by a multitude of lighting effects. Scene control systems are used
to control different light sources simultaneously, allowing different combinations of light sources
to be switched on or off to the pre-set brightness. You can recall your pre-set scenes at one
touch of a button with wireless control. There are 2 types of scene control systems: the 2-wire
TruRetrofit that directly replaces the existing 2-wire mechanical switches, offering scene control
without the hassle of rewiring; and the interoperable control system that suits situations where
the whole house rewiring is done, providing more scene options and compatible with upgrades
to a home control system.

18. Based on art deco and tech-chic, NEO is a breakthrough
in switch design. It demonstrates horizontal thinking, with
unconventional horizontal dollies and layered details,
and is the first mechanical switch to use LED locators
and indicators. A comprehensive range from mechanical
switches to interoperable systems, NEO is the forward
thinking switch range for forward thinking people.
This exquisite blend of design and patented innovation is
a modern classic statement of style. With its ultra-clean
lines, sleekly chic square profile and instantly identifiable
round dollies, ULTI blends two contrasting geometries to
create a modern simplicity of unprecedented freshness.
The design also offers the maximum scope to showcase
the synergy of colour, material and finish in a standard-
sized wall plate. Another brilliant touch is the LED locator
rings that emit a pleasing glow to guide fingers to the
switch at night. Offering everything from mechanical
switches, 2-wire TruRetrofit to sophisticated interoperable
systems, ULTI is the haute couture of lighting control.

19. Boasting an uncluttered design with a distinctive jumbo
dolly and an overall slim profile, Pieno has pushed the
boundaries of the switch design paradigm. Each dolly fills
its space, reaching the edges like no other. The maximized
space of the integrated faceplate has enlightened the
clean and clutter-free design, and seamlessly fits any
space. Bold straight lines accented by small curves bring
sleekness to the muscular design language. Pieno is yet
another example of Schneider Electric’s design excellence.
Inspired by the fully-flat design trend that has transformed Inspired by the influential Bauhaus movement, Vivace
everything from airplane seats and TVs to mobile phones expresses a pleasing form following function. With a slim
and electric stoves, ZENcelo mechanical switches are ideal and trim profile, the sleek clean lines and subtle curves
for interior design concepts that call for switches to be as manifest a simple, elegant minimalism. Every piece in
unobtrusive as possible. Thanks to the patented “impress” this robustly constructed range sits perfectly within the
(iso-motion-press) mechanism, mechanical switches can context of any modern interior design. Vivace, a style of
now achieve the same full-flat form factor as electronic modern simplicity that is always within your reach.
switches in a slim profile. Instead of signaling the on/off
status by the rocker position, the “Ondicator” is a clever
device that reveals the operating status of a full-flat switch
without increasing its cost or carbon footprint.

20. Enlightened Home
Care for your children, your planet and their future. Be the
enlightened one and start your green living from home.

22. Optimum Lighting
Often forget to turn lights off? Always turn on lights
to their maximum brightness when you don’t need
it? Lighting accounts for 20 to 30% of electricity
consumption at home. The easiest way to save energy
is to stop wasting and optimize the usage of lighting.
Daylight harvesting saves energy by adjusting lighting
levels based on the amount of daylight in your home.
Schneider Electric’s ARGUS dimmable occupancy
sensors help to eliminate light-related electricity
wastage by turning lights off in unoccupied areas, and
dimming the lights to optimum brightness according
to the light intensity of the environment.
raditionally, From a new perspective,
saving energy with good use of technology,
simply means you can optimize electricity
turning everything off usage without sacrificing comfort
even when you need it. and convenience by cutting
To save energy, you may out wastage, redundancy, and
unnecessary usage. Schneider
turn lights off in a gloomy
Electric helps you to be the
environment or turn the enlightened one to start and
Monitoring Energy Consumption
air-conditioner off during You can save more when you know and understand
sustain your green living at the energy consumption of your home’s utilities
hot summer days. home painlessly. better. You may not be aware which area of your
home uses the most electricity. With Schneider
Electric’s Power Monitor, you can conduct regular
checks on energy consumption levels in different
zones of your home. A deeper understanding will help
you go green, save on electricity bills, and attain real
in-home energy management.

23. TV TV TV
Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier
Music Music Music
Curtn Dn Curtn Dn Curtn Dn
Family Family Family
Heater Heater Heater
Reading Reading Reading
Screen Up Screen Up Screen Up
All off All off All off
Relax Relax Relax
Hi-Fi 1 Hi-Fi 1 Hi-Fi 1
Scene Device Scene Device Scene Device
Saving Simply
Did you know that when your TV, AV system and other
electronic devices are on standby mode, they are
actually still drawing power? It’s inconvenient to unplug
the devices one by one every time. Trouble-free and
simplicity encourage green habits. Our Powex Green
Standby Power Auto-off Socket Hub eliminates energy
wastage by powering off all appliances automatically
even when they are in standby or off mode.
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) accounts
for most of the electricity consumption in most homes,
especially during summer. You may forget to turn off
air-conditioners in unoccupied areas of your home. With
our occupancy sensors installed, your air-conditioner will
be turned off when no movement is detected in that
area for a period of time.

24. ARGUS
Ceiling-mount Occupancy Sensors
ARGUS occupancy sensors automate the switching or dimming of lights by detecting
movement within a space. They even automate motor load switching for air-conditioners,
fans, blinds and curtains. Passive Infrared (PIR), Dual-tech (PRI+Ultrasonic) and dimmable
sensors are available for various applications. PIR occupancy sensors detect motion by
sensing temperature profile changes, which is suitable for detecting large body movements.
Dual-Tech occupancy sensors combine both PIR and ultrasonic technology, detecting the
tiniest movement to ensure maximum effectiveness for almost every application in every
space. Dimmable occupancy sensors can work alone or in systems. They detect natural
light and movement to control lighting for optimal ambience. IR remote control makes
programming simple. With ARGUS occupancy sensors, there is no more fumbling for light
switches in the dark or leaving lights on that you don’t really need.
ZENcelo and NEO
Wall-mount Occupancy Sensors
Wall-mounted 2-wire PIR occupancy sensors can replace normal switches to
automate switching or dimming of lights by detecting movement within a
space. Wall-mounted occupancy sensors are available in ZENcelo and NEO
styles to match other ZENcelo and NEO switches and sockets in your home.

25. Scene Control Systems
Scene control systems are used to control different light
sources simultaneously, allowing different combinations
of light sources to be switched on or off to the pre-set
brightness. You can recall your pre-set scenes at one-touch
of a button with wireless control available. There are two
types of scene control systems: the 2-wire TruRetrofit that
directly replaces the existing 2-wire mechanical switches,
offering scene control without the hassle of rewiring; and the
interoperable control system that suit situations where the
whole house rewiring is done, providing more scene options
and compatible with upgrades to home control system.
Enexx
Power Monitor
With a clean and simple interface, the energy consumption, estimated energy
cost, and greenhouse gas emission by appliance can be measured and viewed
in real time. Accumulative and historical data are available so that you can track
the trend of your usage and detect any unusual consumption. This is total in-
home energy management for green living.
Standby power is electrical power consumed by an appliance in standby mode. The energy
wasted ranges typically from 0.5 to 10 watt which doesn’t seem much on the surface. But when
all the devices in your home draw standby power 24/7, it can add up to a significant amount of
energy and cost in your electric bill. No need to unplug the electrical appliances one by one,
Powex Green Standby Power Auto-Off Socket Hub powers off all appliances automatically,
including standby power, when the appliances are off or in standby mode. Recommend for TV,
audio and video equipment and peripherals such as Hi-Fi, DVD player and set-top box.

26. Wiser Home
For those who know what the right choices are and always make them, they enjoy
the ultimate control that will help save the planet, yet perpetuate the exquisite
style and impeccable quality of life.
Live with Wisdom. Control with Style. Stay in Front.

28. Once there were smart Now there are wiser homes.
homes…
From a new perspective,
raditionally, a home control nowadays is the
smart home was enabler for you to have better
a concept that control of your home life, Truly Out-of-home Control
over-promised and under- helping you to achieve a With the advance of smart homes and 3.5G networks, the
delivered functionally. better environment, a better mobile phone is fast becoming the device where everything
home and a better lifestyle. converges. Through your smartphone, you can access
Smart homes were seen social networking, play games, listen to music, shoot photos
You can control your lighting,
only as something for air-conditioning, home theatre and do a lot more. Why not home control too? Wiser Home
the rich to look different and home security system Control incorporates encrypted wireless technology to
rather than a practical ensure secure data transmission. You can remotely access,
from anywhere and at anytime
system. monitor and control your home from any computer, your
with one single scalable and
smart phone or any web-enabled device from anywhere at
interoperable solution – Wiser any time. Wiser Home Control takes home control to a new
Home Control. level of connectivity and simplicity.

29. Seamless and User-friendly Control
Now, you don’t need to learn how to operate a whole lot of different and often
bewilderingly complicated equipment. Wiser Home Control truly integrates your
electrical, multi-media and telecommunications technologies into one single
user-friendly and interoperable solution. It makes technologies in your home easy
by providing seamless control of music, home theatre, lighting, air-conditioning,
curtains and shutters, security systems, etc. Wiser Home sets you free from the
trouble of independent controls for different devices with our consistent and
intuitive graphic user interface installed across different control devices. With a
touch of the icon, you can activate any pre-set scenes or it will be automatically
activated accordingly to your pre-set time.
A New Way to approach Green Living
You won’t need to compromise your home’s style or
sacrifice your family’s quality of life by cutting down on
lights or switching off your air-conditioner to be more
eco-friendly. Wiser Home Control provides the ultimate
control while automation makes energy savings
happen. You can enjoy the optimal scenes with one
touch by recalling optimized pre-sets for sustainable
savings every time. You can also manage your energy
consumption according to occupancy, natural light level
and time of the day using Wiser’s sensors and time
scheduling function. By knowing your energy habits
and monitoring your energy usage, you will be able
to optimize the use of energy and minimize wastage
through Wiser’s various functionalities. Wiser’s power
monitoring function gives you a real time visualization
of your energy usage in terms of kilowatt hours, dollar
terms or carbon footprint.
Comfort and Convenience in the palm of your hand
Have you ever forgotten to turn off lights or air-conditioning when
you are rushing out? With Wiser Home Control you can turn it off
through your mobile phone when you are on the road or through your
office computer instead of rushing home to turn it off, or leaving it
on and wasting energy all day. Also, with the time scheduling and one
touch scene control, things in your home can happen automatically
according to your lifestyle and routine without having to get out of
your bed at midnight.

30. Wiser Home Control
Wiser Home Control is a centralized system that fully integrates electrical, multimedia and
telecommunications technologies into one user-friendly and scalable solution, enabling people to have
better control over their home life, helping them to achieve a better lifestyle, a better home and a better
environment. Out-of-home function enables you to control, monitor and access your home when you are
away. The user-friendly intuitive graphic user interface is easy-to-use and easy-to-learn across different
control devices. The Power Monitoring function gives you a real time visualization of your energy usage
at home and facilities green living. Wiser Home Control brings you comfort and convenience, home
entertainment, peace of mind and connectivity that are fully integrated in the palm of your hand.
Consistent and intuitive graphic user interface
for different control devices
Web Tablet Mobile Phone TV Door Entry System Personal Computer Colour Touch Screen
Wiser Home Control
applications for iPhone,
iPod Touch and iPad

31. Air Conditioning
Internet Mobile Phone
with Wi-Fi
Blinds and
Lighting Curtains
Laptop
Wi-Fi
Internet
Security Modem
System Multi-Room
Audio
Home
Controller
Wi-Fi
IP
Network Web Tablet
with Wi-Fi
IP Camera
with Wi-Fi
Mobile Phone Laptop
with Wi-Fi
with Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
LAN
TV and
IP Camera Media Centre
PC (Windows,
Apple or Linux)
Wiser Home Control
System Architecture

32. Eye your HOME ANEW from a high ground
built for you by Schneider Electric.

34. HOME ANEW Checklist

35. Action Checklist. What do you desire for your home?
Safe electricity
Reliable power
No feelings of panic when my kids press a switch or touch a socket with wet hands in the backyard
Knowing my lights, security system, telephone and internet access won’t fail during a power cut
Don’t want to encounter ugly switches on my walls every day, and have them mess up my interior design
Want adjustable lighting so instead of just brightness or darkness, I can always have the right light I need every moment, whether reading, watching TV, family dinner, parties or anything
Continuous excellent sounds and images from my home theatre with no interference at all
Be green and reduce energy wastage without much effort
Lamps in storage rooms aren’t on overnight even if I forget to turn them off
Automatic front-door lights that turn on when I step up the entrance and look for my keys in the dark, and turn off automatically after I go inside the house
An instant understanding of how much energy I’m using instead of constantly guessing
A simple graphic interface that controls lighting, music, home theatre, curtains and blinds, security system, web cameras, air conditioner and everything
When I’m on the road, the ability to check what’s running at home and switch air conditioning using my web tablet in case I rushed out forgetting what’s off or on
Switch every required device on when I come home with one click on a button
Start a movie right away with the perfect room lighting
Everything will be turned off except the security system with one click on a button before I leave home to work
If you checked five items or more, visit our website for more details on products and solutions that fulfill your desires.

36. About Schneider Electric
As the global specialist in energy management with operations
in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated
solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership
positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building
automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence
in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable,
and efficient, the company’s 110,000 plus employees achieved sales
of 19.6 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help
individuals and organizations “Make the most of their energy”.
The LifeSpace Business of Schneider Electric provides solutions that
represent the best in lifestyle and innovation for offices, hotels and
homes. These solutions include award-winning products in the areas
of building and home automation, structured cabling, and designer
switches and sockets. They help the finest architectures around the
world to achieve more with less.
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