Cooper Lighting MDL Lantern Indoor Furnishings User Manual


 
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ENGLISH
What to do if . . .
Is there power to the lantern?
Check to see that the circuit breaker has not been tripped.
Be sure the wall switch is in the “ON” position.
Be sure that the bulb is not burned out or broken.
Is the surrounding external ambient light too bright? (If so, the unit
ma
y think it’s daytime.)
Re-aim the sensor (by rotating).
Relocate or reposition the unit away from the light.
TURN OFF POWER BEFORE CONTINUING.
Is the wir
ing to the fixture loose?
Check wiring and reconnect, if necessary, using Quick-
Connect
TM
or wire nuts provided.
OUTDOOR LANTERN
DOES NOT COME
ON WITH MOTION
AT NIGHT
Is there motion in the detection zone?
Make sure the sensor is not picking up moving objects such as
trees
, traffic, etc.
TEST FOR YOURSELF
Cover the sensor lens with cardboard to prevent sensor from
detecting motion. If the lantern stays off, something in the
detection zone is triggering the sensor.
If this is the case, reduce the sensitivity.
Rotate lens to reposition motion sensor.
* If the light stays on with sensor lens covered, contact
customer service.
Is the unit in the AUTO mode?
Make sure the unit is not in one of the three Night Time On modes.
OUTDOOR LANTERN
COMES ON FOR NO
APPARENT REASON
AT NIGHT
LANTERN CONTINU-
OUSLY BLINKS ON
AND OFF AT NIGHT
The light given off from a lantern or a light source next to it is affecting
the motion sensor.
Rotate lens to reposition lantern away from light.
CANNOT ACTIVATE
DUSK TO DAWN MODE
AT NIGHT (OVERRIDE)
Is the surrounding external ambient light too bright? (If so, the unit may
think it’s daytime.)
Relocate or reposition the unit away from the light.
Are you allowing adequate time to enter the dusk to dawn mode?
Turn the inside light switch to the “OFF” position for 5
seconds, and then back to the “ON” position.
LANTERN DOES
NO
T
COME ON IN NIGHT
TIME ON MODE
Is the sensor in the correct setting?
Move the switch to the NIGHT TIME ON 2, 4, or 6 HR position.
LANTERN STAYS ON
AT NIGHT AND DOES
NOT TURN OFF
Is there motion in the detection zone?
Make sure the sensor is not picking up moving objects such as
trees, traffic, etc.
If this is the case, reduce the sensitivity.
Rotate lens to reposition motion sensor.
If there is no motion, then the unit may be in the override mode.
Turn the inside light switch to the “OFF” position for 90
seconds, and then back to the “ON” position. This will send the
unit back into the AUTO mode.
* If the lantern continues to stay on, contact customer service.
Is the unit in the AUTO mode?
Make sure the unit is not in one of the three Night Time On
modes.
LANTERN
WILL
NO
T
RESPOND TO
SELECTED NIGHT
TIME ON MODE
SETTING
Was Night Time On mode setting changed after lantern was already
on in one of the other Night Time On settings?
Night
Time On mode setting cannot be changed until the next
da
wn once lantern is operating in that setting. See “How to select
y
our desired f
eature
.”
If lantern does not come on at all in Night Time On mode:
Is the surrounding external ambient light too bright? (If so, the
unit may think it’s daytime.)
Relocate or reposition the unit sensor a
way from the light.
LANTERN IS ON
DURING THE DAY
Is the switch on the lantern base plate in the test mode?
Move the switch to the AUTO 4, AUTO 12, or NIGHT TIME ON 2,
4, or 6 HR position.
Is the motion detector shadowed?
Rotate lens to reposition motion sensor.
Reposition lantern.