Can you program it to automatically come on at sunset, dependent on your zone (latitude)?
307229
The device does not support that feature. It simply follows the times set in the program you create. To compensate for summer vs. winter, you would need to manually change the program for each season.
307230
I don't believe so. I think it has to say SOLAR in the name or description to use longitude and lattitude.
307231
The program (on/off) is set by the time of day for a seven day period. If you know the time of sunset you could program in that time, but there is no light sensor. I previously had put sensors on my lights, but they were not that "accurate" and after a few months they quit working all together. Being able to turn on the lights at a specified time is much better for me, although some reprogramming will be required as DST kicks in and the hours of sunlight changes. Hope this helps.
307232
As workaround, the switch allows you to create separate programs using the P1, P2, P3 settings, etc. You can easily create P1 to come on at 8am and then set P2 to come on at 7am and just switch it when the time changes.
307233
There is no light sensor, unfortunately. So, as the days become longer, I have to change the time that it comes on. I hope that answers your question.
307234
No. Basically you have 7 different days you can program an on time and an off time. At the end of day 7, it goes back to day 1. So basically as the sunrise and set change, if you want your timer to change with it, you'll manually need to re-program the device. I usually need to reprogram mine 4 times a year (two of them are when we switch to and from Daylight Saving time) so the lights come on and off close to sunset and sunrise.
307235
No. You can program it to automatically come on at a different specific time for each day of the week or at the same time for all 7 days of he week. Same for shut off time. It also has a "random" feature that will vary the on-off times +/- 0-15 minutes if it is programmed to turn on/off at the same time for all 7 days of the week.
426812
This is an excellent timer, and I have installed several. However, if you use the automatic DST feature to constantly adjust the "ON" time as the seasons change, then the length of time that the lights remain "ON" will constantly change as well. What I means is that in the programming mode, you would have to select a specific time for the lights to turn back "OFF". If the current automatic DST sunset brings the lights on at 8:00pm, you could program the "OFF" time as 10:00pm. However, in a few months the sunset time will automatically adjust to 5:30pm (depending where you live of course) however the "OFF" program will remain at 10:00pm. In most cases this isn't a problem, in fact it's usually a convenient solution for most lighting control. Hope this helps. P.S.- I find these timers to be way easier to program than any other in the wall timer I've encountered, and there are no batteries to change.
1685162
You program the timer to turn on and off for each individual day. So, the answer to your question would be "yes".
604986
OK, I just found and changed the AUTO SET and the DST settings. I hope that does the trick. Thanks for the tip!
1966793
It is so automatic that I really do not think about it. However, it starts coming on at dusk or when it really becomes cloudy, and thus is brightly shining when it becomes dark and it is time for it to "do it's thing"
827050
Push on/off button to off. Then, if you programmed it correctly it will come on at your next scheduled program
1006533
You can have is start at sunset and set it for a multiple of hours such as 4 or 5 or? from sunset
1798039
Yes, I have two of these timers and they can be programmed to go off and on anytime you want them to....After you put in the sunrise and sunset times then put in the time you want the lights to go off and on...The timer uses the sun times to adjust the off and on settings as the times change during the year.
1931817
That is not possible. It is either on all the time or 1, 2,4 and 8 hours. If you want to set it for whatever time you want, I would get a a 24 hour timer.
890471
The previous answer was right on - it won't directly but you can set ON time for dawn or dusk for your latitude or a set time, but not a combination to my knowledge. You can set it to go off at any time or at dawn or dusk [e.g., mine go on at dusk and off at 1100pm]. As the previous respondant noted, you simply set the time 30 min ahead of actual time, and it will go on 30 min before dusk. Of course, remember to add 30 to the off time.
783618
Yes you can set it the normal timing with the am and pm displayed, just check the manual its very easy. :)
978930
I haven't looked at the programming directions in a while, but you should be able to. You set it to your needs. I have mine set to come on at 6PM and shut off at 11PM. It even adjusted for daylight savings.
1826066
No. You need to manually change and/or set with changes at months' end, time change or loss of power.
874361
I do not believe so. I found the programing for wake, leave, return, and sleep were easy to set. Hope that helps.
2168333
Yes. You just have to set the clock and the time you want it to come on. You have to make sure to set it every night, though.
2231148
Yes, it is a great feature in my opinion. You can always manually change the temperature, then at the time of the next "time period" in the schedule it will automatically return to programmed settings.
890469
The answer to the first part is a little complicated. I don't see an option that allows setting an on/off event which is offset in time relative to dawn/dusk. However, it does let you define the dusk and dawn time during the initial setup. So technically, if you set the dusk time to half and hour before it actually occurs, that should work. The answer to the second part is definitely yes. You can set it to go off at 1 am or any other time of the day, down to a specific minute.