how to you get it to work > Mine came without instructions> I have left it in the sun for an entire day thinking it just needed to be charged.
800701
Look at the instruction sheet. You have to use a pin or paper clip to activate small pin hole on bottom. Thanks.
800702
Pinhole clicks on or off...insert pin until you hear a click or light turns on if it's charged...what they said could be defective as they are cheaply made IMO
800703
theres a small hole on the underside and a small wire key you need to poke the switch inside the hole ...
800704
TRY to return it! It's a piece of Junk! mine actually worked quite well for 3 whole weeks then NOTHING.
800705
If you left in the sun for an entire day and it still doesn't turn on at night, then it's defective. At night it will produce a low light and when motion is detected it will brighten significantly.
800706
Insert the key pin into the hole next to the small bulb on the 'light' side of the unit until you feel/hear a small click which turns the unit on/off. If you look closely near the pin hole it says 'on/off'.
2178011
I charged it overnight. Don't know how long it takes for it to start working.
458676
Had the same problem. It took several days. Just make sure you have the switch on the solar panel in the correct position. The directions aren't very helpfu..
632306
I agree with the other two answers, I had to charge mine for a few hours with USB cable provided before it would work.
2119974
There's lots of instructions online. Do a search. I could never get it to work and I don't fancy myself to be a moron.
1182320
I think there is a paper tab to pull out. It does need to be in the sun for a day before it will work.
513125
it doesn't matter; just leave it in the sun to charge it! IF your unit won't charge from the sun, then there are 2 possibilities:1. your circuit board is faulty and you need to replace the whole unit.2. you live in a place with latitude above 41 degrees or so, so solar power DOES NOT WORK in the winter because the sun is too weak.Seriously though, it uses a pair of AA Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries but THE UNIT IS SEALED so you can't really get to them.
1012284
Mine did the same and after leaving it to charge for half hour, it worked! If not, contact seller asap and they will ship a new one same day. That's what I loved about this seller.
648903
Mine worked fine right out of the box after ten or so cranks. You might try placing it in sunlight for twenty min or so to charge the battery. Make sure the little charging LED is lit when you do. If all else fails return it for a new one
2263660
you need the sun to have it work. if in shaded area or no sun at all it does not work.
2218800
Im not sure. Try turning it on and letting it charge up. Maybe it needed the day to charge. Both mine work.
563724
You need to make sure you have the device fully charged via plugging it in before you can start charging devices or solar charging. After that it should charge on its own and be able to charge devices as well
1379801
I could never get mine to turn on, I had it charging for 2 days & even tried to add music I could not.. I dnt know if I did some thing different r what so I dnt know how to turn it on
2095440
Like I said, I have not charged mine by USB. Just plug it in and see, it won't hurt it. It will probably take longer to fully charge by USB than by direct sunlight, so just leave it charging overnight and check it the next morning. I found that they only way to make the light go out is by covering the solar screen, or putting the lantern in the dark. It seems to glow otherwise because any light seems to charge it in some manner.
2082805
Has it been charged properly? I've not had this experience if you have done that and it doesn't work you should probably enquire if it can be returned.
1593217
did you leave it unplugged for a full 24 hours to let it charge by the sun? Mine still works over a year later and this is how I set it up.
1740849
Have you tried the Sunny website? Otherwise I don't know. Mine didn't come with one, otherwise I'd copy mine and email it to you.