Installation Guide

9
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting
Problem Possible Cause Solution
The light will not come on. The light switch is turned off. Turn the light switch on.
The fuse is blown or the circuit breaker
is turned off.
Replace the fuse or turn the
circuit breaker on.
Daylight turn-off (photocell) is in effect. Recheck after dark.
The circuit wiring is incorrect (if this is
a new installation).
Verify the wiring is correct.
The motion sensor is aimed in the
wrong direction.
Re-aim the motion sensor
to cover the desired area.
The light comes on during the
day.
The motion sensor may be installed in a
relatively dark location.
normally under these
circumstances.
The “Test / Timer” control is in the
“Test” position.
Set the “TIMER MINUTES”
control to a timed setting.
The light comes on for no
apparent reason.
The motion sensor may be sensing
other heat sources.
Decrease the “SENSITIVITY”
setting or reposition the
motion sensor.
The “SENSITIVITY” control is set too
high.
Decrease the “SENSITIVITY”
setting.
The outside temperature is much
warmer or cooler than a person’s body
heat (summer or winter).
Decrease the “SENSITIVITY”
setting.
dimmer or timer.
Do not use a dimmer or
timer to control the light
or timer with a standard on/
off wall switch.
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