ADJUSTING YOUR MOTION DETECTOR OPERATION SETTINGS
This procedure adjusts the aim of your
Motion Detector’s sensor head and
floodlights for best coverage. For now.
simply set the controls as instructed. For
a detailed description of each control’s
function refer to the next section.
Before you turn on the power:
1.
Open the
control panel cover by turn-
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
ing the metal locking screw.
Set the DUSK control fully clock-
wise to LIGHT.
Set the RANGE control fully clock-
wise to MAX.
Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to set
TIME DELAY control to 0.1.
Swivel the sensor head to point to-
ward the area you want to cover. Be
sure the sensor head remains level
from side to side and level with the
ground.
Caution: Aim the sensor head below
the horizon. Direct sunlight can dam-
age the sensor. However. don’t point
the sensor head downwards. This re-
duces its range. For optimum opera-
tion, position the sensor head level
with (parallel to) the ground.
Aim the floodlights at the area you
wish to light. If necessary, loosen the
screws to swivel the lamp holders.
Turn on the power and wait for 1
minute.
8.
Walk around the covered area.
Whenever you move, the floodlights
come on and remain on until 6 sec-
onds after you stop moving. If neces-
sary, reorient the sensor head so that
normal road traffic does not activate
your Motion Detector. Tighten the
locking nut on the sensor head and
proceed to the next section to set all
controls for proper operation.
* Index Mark
Y I N
LIGHT
RANGE
TIME DELAY
I.1
30
0.5
MINUTES
SENSOR
IN
OUT
+l
+3
l
4
DUSK
THIS UNIT
1
SENSOR
DUSK
DUSK
IN
OUT
+5
+6
DUSK CONTROL
The
DUSK control adjusts the light lev-
el for turning on and off the Motion De-
tector in the dusk-to-dawn mode and for
turning on and off the sensor. For now,
set the DUSK contro1 at the index mark
(*). This is the correct setting for most
applications. You might need to adjust
this contro1 for better dusk-to-dawn op-
eration. Turn the control toward DARK
if the Motion Detector turns on too ear-
ly. Turn the control toward LIGHT if
the Motion Detector turns on too late.
If you set the control fully clockwise (to
LIGHT), the sensor turns on the Motion
Detector when it detects motion all the
time (even when it is not dark).
Note: When you change the setting of
this control, or when the light level
changes. the new setting does not take
effect until 10 minutes after the setting
was changed or the light level changed.
if movement is detected just after the
change was made, the new setting will
not take effect until 10 minutes after the
delay time you set on the Motion Detec-
tor.
If you change the setting and don’t want
to wait for 10 minutes, you can bypass
this delay by turning the power off AF-
TER you change the setting. Then turn
the power back on and wait for 1 min-
ute.
RANGE CONTROL
The RANGE control adjusts the sensi-
tivity of the sensor head to movement.
Make adjustments in small increments
and test until you reach the desired sen-
sitivity. If pets or other small animals
activate the Motion Detector, turn this
control towards MIN.
TIME DELAY CONTROL
The TIME DELAY control sets the
length of time the lights stay on after
movement in the covered area has
stopped. You can set this time to 0.1
minutes (6 seconds), 0.5 minutes (30
seconds), 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 min-
utes
a 30
minutes.
THIS UNIT SWITCH
The THIS UNIT switch determines how
the floodlights function. If you set the
switch to SENSOR, the floodlights turn
on whenever there is movement in the
covered area. If you set the switch to
DUSK, the floodlights turn on at dusk
and off at dawn.
Note: The setting of the THIS UNIT
switch does not affect how X-10 Mod-
ules operate. Their operation is deter-
mined by the settings of the individual
“DUSK” and “SENSOR” switches and
they can operate independently of the
floodlights. See “Controlling X-IO
Modules.”
