Desa HD-9260 User Manual

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Troubleshooting Guide
If you have a problem, please follow this guide. You may also want to visit our Web site at: www.desatech.com. For
more help call 1-800-858-8501 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Central Time weekdays.
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SYMPTOM
Lights will
not come
on.
1. Light switch is turned off.
2. Flood light is loose or burned out.
3. Fuse is blown or circuit breaker is
turned off.
4. Daylight turnoff is in effect. 
(Re-
check after dark)
.
5. Incorrect circuit wiring, if this is a
new installation.
6. Re-aim the sensor to cover de-
sired area.
Lights
come on in
daylight.
Lights come
on for no
apparent
reason.
1. Control may be installed in a rela-
tively dark location.
2. Control is in Test. 
(Set control
switch to an ON-TIME position)
.
1. Control may be sensing small ani-
mals or automobile traffic. 
(Re-
aim sensor or use lens shield)
.
2. Sensitivity is set too high. 
(Reduce
sensitivity. Turn Range Boost off)
.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Heat or light from the lamps may be
turning the Light Control on and off.
(Aim lamps away from the sensor. Turn
Boost off).
2. Reflected heat from other objects are
triggering the sensor. (
Re-aim sensor.
Turn Boost off).
3. Control is in warming up. 
(Flashing is
normal under these conditions. Wait 1
minute for sensor to warm up).
4. Control is in Test. 
(Set control switch to
an ON-TIME position).
Lights flash
on and off.
SYMPTOM
Lights stay on
continuously.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. A lamp is positioned too close to the
sensor or pointed at objects that causes
the sensor to trigger. 
(Aim the lamp
away from the sensor or objects).
2. Control is pointed at a heat source like
an air vent, dryer vent, or brightly-painted
heat-reflective surface. 
(Re-aim sen-
sor. Turn Boost off).