From: "David E." 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Porch light controls: how do they work?
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 07:09:32 -0500

Tom,

Thank you so much; I was wondering why the lights seemed to get brighter and 
dimmer, seemingly without rhyme or reason!

I do have a question regarding switch 2. Just to make sure I understand: if 
I set them for 6 hours, that means that they will stay on automatically for 
6 hours (on the dim setting) beginning at *dusk*, right? I.e., I don't need 
to program any sort of start time; the start time is always dusk?

Also, do you think that there might be a way to increase the angle of the 
motion detector? I actually wouldn't need the nightlight feature at all if 
the light came on when I approach the porch from a wider angle than that at 
which it currently activates.

David
"tomcarlson (REMOVE) (Tom)" <@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
news:45966f58.96169406@news.houston.sbcglobal.net...
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:03:21 -0500, "David E."
>  wrote:
>
>>Anyone,
>>
>>Okay, here's a dumb question...
>>
>>We just moved into an old house which has two exterior lights mounted onto
>>the house on either side of the front door. I'm not sure who the
>>manufacturer is. Each light has two control switches, and I cannot figure
>>out exactly how they work together.
>>
>>Switch 1 has these four settings: TEST, 1 Minute, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes.
>>Switch 2 has these four settings: OFF, 3 Hours, 6 Hours, Dusk to Dawn.
>>
>>Can anyone explain to me what these switches do, and how/if they work
>>together? What I would like to do is to set the lights so that they go on 
>>at
>>dusk, and go off a few hours later (or stay on all night, if necessary).
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>David
>
> You have a motion sensor light. Switch 1 allows for a test and
> determines how long the light stays on after activated - 1, 5 or 10
> minutes. Your light also has a feature that allows it to burn at a
> dimmer setting until it is activated - kind of like a night light.
> Switch 2 turns this feature off or operates it at 3 hours, 6 hours or
> all night (which is what you indicate you would like to do). I select
> the 6 hour setting so right now it comes on between 5-6 PM and
> provides continuous lighting until 11 - 12 PM unless someone activates
> it at which point it becomes full bright. Hope this helps.
>>
>