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The performance of the Genlight-12v-120LED-V1 depends upon the amount of sunlight available during daylight hours. If your solar
light cannot operate properly, you should go through the following troubleshooting steps.
1) If your light is dim
Battery is not fully charged or needs replacement.
a. Make sure your solar panel is located in an area where it gets the maximum amount of full, direct sunlight every day.
b. If the weather has been rainy or overcast during the day, the battery will not be charged for operation at night. This is normal.
The solar light must have direct sunlight every day to fully charge the battery. If the solar light does not receive enough
sunlight one day, it will recharge the next sunny day and resume normal operation.
c. Check for obstructions to solar collector panel: over hanging branches, shade from bushes, trees, fences, buildings and the
like.
Relocate the panel to a sunnier location.
d. Dirty solar panel: a dirty solar panel will not allow the battery to fully charge. This will shorten the life of the battery and cause
the light to malfunction.
Clear regularly with a dampened cloth or paper towel. Don’t use strong detergents or acid
based cleaners. After correcting the problem, check the light operation immediately after dark or in a dark room. If the
light will only operate for a short time, the battery needs recharging.
2) If your light is out
a. Check for an external light source: street light , porch light , flood light may be preventing light from automatically turning on at
night.
b. Rechargeable battery needs recharging.
c. Old battery may wear out and not accept charge. Replace with new battery of same kind and size
d. Do not press the switch frequently within 5 seconds to on and off.
4. BATTERY CHANGING
The Lithium battery included with this product is rechargeable. Like other rechargeable batteries, however, they will eventually need to
be replaced. If the light should begin to illuminate dimly or for shorter durations of time, you should replace the rechargeable batteries
in the following way.
1) Press button switch to turn the light OFF.
2) Use a screw driver to take out the screws that hold the back housing onto the light
3) Take off back housing gently and softly to avoid damaging the wires
4) Disconnect and remove the old battery. Attach the new battery as the old one was attached. Reseal the back housing, and
turn the light ON.
5. MAINTENANCE
ALWAYS disconnect the solar panel from the unit when the unit is being stored or will not be in use for an extended period of time.
Turn light OFF when unit is not working.
Please disconnect water-proof connector when the unit is not being charged.
To prolong the battery life, the unit must be charged once or twice a month when the unit is not in daily use.
