Can the unit be dusk to dawn, without motion?
647291
When ambient light is low the unit lights dimly and stays lit dimly giving low illumination. Once activated by motion it becomes much brighter. This would of course conserve stored energy. I did not see anything in the manual that mentioned the ability to set the unit to provide light all night long without motion (keep in mind I'm operating off my memory as I no longer have the manual). I'll post again on the unit after its been in use for > 1 month to let you know what reliability is. It has operated for > 1 week without problems.
647292
No.it puts off a faint light dusk till down. Then when it senses motion, it shines brighter.
1772901
The unit I purchased works great. I know this sounds simple, but it does have a on/off switch, check that it is turned on and then it will turn on after dusk automatically.
1442714
Yes. The 2 lights in the middle come on at dusk. When it detects motion the big bottom light comes on.
1416421
Yes. It can turn lights on and off at dusk and dawn. It uses an odd setup that turns any device that is set at unit code +1 on and off according to daylight - so if you do not want this feature, you will need to avoid setting any device at the trigger code +1. It can also be set to only sense motion after dark and not respond during daylight. It's a major pain to setup, but does what it says at an incredible price.
252936
There are two models. One has a motion detector, the other doesn't. You should not try to install a motion detector on any unit unless it is designed for it. You are better buying a unit that is a motion detection unit. Most motion units has a setting to function as day/night.That being said, I'm pleased with this unit as a dusk/dawn. I installed it on the house corner over the driveway to cover the front door, drive and garage.
1637575
I guess I don't know why you would want to, It takes very little energy and goes off at dawn and on at dusk! If you don't want the light they have door bells for it that don't light
1048788
No, you'd just have to leave the light bulb a little looser to adjust the position of the sensor; not ideal. However, I have one of these in a light fixture and facing my house and it turns off and on just fine... ambient light seems to be enough to keep the bulb off, direct sunlight is not necessary.
97856
Just turns on with the motion sensor and turns off based on a setting you make on the rear of the unit.It also has a dawn to dusk setting. I have not tried that setting since I wanted the motion activation.
912076
Sure can! I have mine turn on at "dusk" off at 11pm then on at 5am and off at "dawn". I've even adjusted my dusk and daw -/+ 15 min to give a buffer. When you program your area it'll ask you confirm the sunrise and sunset, you can easily adjust them. These really are set and forget.
2207899
No, but you can reduce the sensitivity of the motion sensor AND decrease the amount of time it stays bright when triggered. So, the way I have it set, the light comes on at dusk at a low intensity and will stay on continuously until dawn. If you walk directly in front of it, closer than about 5 feet or so, it goes to full brightness, then if the motion is not triggered again, it goes back to the low brightness in about 1 minute or less. When set in this mode, at no time does it completely turn off, unless the batteries are really run down. When you first receive it, the batteries could be really low (mine was) and I thought at first it was defective, until I reread the instructions, and understood how it's programmed to function. The motion sensor has priority, meaning that when the battery gets really low, the light will discontinue the low intensity dusk to dawn mode, and save what power is left to turn on bright when motion triggered..... So be sure to let it charge at least one day in the sun before you turn it to any setting other than off. (Still charges battery when turned to off). Since I have had it it has always remained on until dawn, even with some really cloudy and raining days decreasing its ability to charge. Now if it's motion sensor gets triggered too often, I can see the battery maybe getting rundown..... It this happens you can use another trick I have used before....simply take black electrical tape and tape up a portion of the motion sensor. Covered by black tape it will NOT sense motion.
2113253
If I understand your question correctly, yes you can simply turn off the unit by using the remote. It does not have a light sensor so there is no "on at sunrise/off at dusk" feature.
2204686
Pat, the light works with a motion defection sensor and has several time on settings. This is not a light that goes on dawn to dusk type. Settings vary from 1-15 minutes.I hope this helps you. I love this light.
1416420
Yes, it can be programmed to work only dusk to dawn. The drawback is if you change batteries it has to be reprogrammed. Don't lose your instructions.
783635
There is NO MOTION SENSOR ON THIS FIXTURE. It is strictly a dusk to dawn unit. You could wire in a separate motion sensor to control the light. If the fixture "sees" daylight it will turn off. I don't know of a reason to have the light on unless it was "dark".
2158155
No this is not a dusk/dawn light. It goes on with motion. I have been using it in my kitchen for 2 years now.l like to watch TV in the dark, when I walk into the kitchen it goes on, it's enough light to get a snack or put dishes away. It also goes on when the cat goes in to eat or drink.
935359
It is a little confusing since the advertising literature mentions a manual override switch but there is nothing labeled manual override. There are essentially only two settings an auto setting where the lights turn on with motion only at night and turn off according to the TIME dial setting. The Dusk to Dawn Setting which I guess is closest to what you want is activated by turning the light switch that controls the light OFF and ON twice within three seconds. Once you do that the light should come one at DUSK and stay on for 6 hours. After 6 hours it will revert to the timer setting and come on and off when motion activated. It will stay that way unless you once again cycle the power on and off within three seconds. You cannot set this light one time to stay on as a "Floodlight". You have to cycle the power each day if you want the unit to come on for 6 hours at dusk each day.
759282
No I don't believe it will work that way. The light will be dim, and go brighter when motion is detected. I don't believe you can cover up the motion sensor without also covering up the Day/Night sensor as well, as it's all behind the same sensor "window".