OUTDOOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT NIGHT
Is there motion in the detection zone?
•Make sure the sensor is not picking up moving objects such as trees, traffic, etc.
TEST FOR YOURSELF.
•Cover the sensor lens with cardboard to prevent sensor from detecting motion. If the lights stay off, something in the detection zone is triggering the sensor.
•If this is the case, reduce the sensitivity.
•Reposition motion sensor.
*If the lights stay on with sensor lens covered, contact customer service.
Is the unit in the AUTO mode?
•Make sure the unit is not in one of the three NIGHT TIME ON modes.
LIGHTS STAY ON AT NIGHT AND DO NOT TURN OFF
Is there motion in the detection zone?
•Make sure the sensor is not picking up moving objects such as trees, traffic, etc.
•If this is the case, reduce the sensitivity.
•Reposition motion sensor.
If there is no motion, then the unit may be in the override mode.
•Turn the light switch to the “OFF”position for 90 seconds, and then back to the “ON”position.This will send the unit back into the AUTO mode.
*If the lights continue to stay on, contact customer service.
Is the unit in the AUTO mode?
•Make sure the unit is not in one of the three NIGHT TIME ON MODES.
LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BLINK The light given off from the unit’s own lamp(s) is affecting the
ON AND OFF AT NIGHT | motion sensor. |
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| • Reposition motion sensor. |
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LIGHTS ARE ON | Is the switch on the bottom of the motion sensor in the test |
DURING THE DAY | mode? |
| • Move the switch to the AUTO 4, AUTO 12 or NIGHT TIME |
| ON position. |
| Is the motion detector shadowed? |
| • Reposition motion sensor. |
CANNOT ACTIVATE DUSK TO DAWN MODE AT NIGHT (OVERRIDE)
Is the surrounding external ambient light too bright? (If so, the unit may think it’s daytime.)
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•Relocate or reposition the unit a way from the light. Are you allowing adequate time to enter the dusk to dawn mode?
•Turn the light switch to the “OFF”position for 5 seconds, and then back to the “ON”position.
Is there more than one fixture on an indoor wall switch?
• If so, put them on separate switches.
LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON IN | Is the sensor in the correct setting? |
NIGHT TIME ON MODE | • Move slide switch to 2 hr, 4 hr or 6 hr setting. |
LIGHTS WILL NOT RESPOND TO Was NIGHT TIME ON setting changed after lights were already
SELECTED NIGHT TIME ON | on in a different NIGHT TIME ON setting? |
SETTING | • Night Time On mode setting cannot be changed until |
| the next dawn once light is operating in that setting. See |
| “How to select your desired feature.” |
| If lights do not come on at all in NIGHT TIME ON mode: |
| Is the surrounding external ambient light too bright? (If so, |
| the unit may think it’s daytime.) |
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| • Relocate or reposition the unit a way from the light. |
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