Desa 5511 User Manual

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❒  Drill out the holes if needed 

to mount the backplate to the 
junction box.

For easy installation, select an existing light with a wall 
switch for replacement.

For best performance, locate the fi xture about 8 ft. (2.4 m) 
above the ground.

❒  Remove the existing light fi xture.
❒  Strip about 5/8" insulation from the existing junction 

box wiring.

❒  Route the Light Control’s wires through the large 

hole in the gasket.

❒  Twist the junction box wires and fi xture wires together 

as shown. Secure with wire connectors.

❒  Align the Light Control cover plate and cover plate 

gasket and the junction box. Insert and tighten the 
mounting screws.

❒  If not installed on a weatherproof box or if an adaptor 

plate is used, caulk the wall plate and mounting 
surface with silicone weather sealant.

Cover Plate 

Gasket

The halogen light must be 
mounted horizontally (+/- 4°).

 

RIGHT 

❒ When 

relamping, 

turn power off and let the fi xture 

cool.

❒  Remove the screw that holds the glass cover shut. 

Remove the old bulb by pushing the bulb towards 
the right until the left side of the bulb is clear of the 
left socket.

•  Allow fi xture to cool before touching. The bulb 

and fi xture operate at high temperatures.

•  Keep fi xture at least 2" (5 cm) from combustible 

materials. Do not aim at objects closer than 3 feet 
(1 m).

•  Re-lamp with type T 150W (or less) halogen 120 

VAC lamp only.

For under eave installation, the sensor head must 
be rotated as shown in the next two steps for proper 
operation and to avoid the risk of electrical shock.

Black to Black

White to White

❒ 

Rotate the sensor head to-
wards the clamp screw joint.

❒ 

Then rotate the sensor 
head counterclockwise 
180° so the controls face 
down.

Controls

If the sensor pops out of the ball joint, loosen the 
clamp screw and push the sensor back into the ball 
joint. Tighten the clamp screw when done.

Clamp Screw

Controls

❒  To insert the new bulb, push the bulb into the right 

socket so the bulb fi ts completely into the left 
socket.

❒  Check that the bulb is seated properly.
❒  Close the glass cover. Replace screw.