i read that you can program the these to turn on / off at desired times, but, does it have a vacation mode or turn on / off the lights randomly?
1171995
Yes, you can set up profiles that will vary the on/off times by day of the week at the individual bulb level or for a room with multiple bulbs. The iphone/android app is pretty well laid out and easy to use.
1171996
You can write multiple scenes (various collections of light on or off) and schedule them for different times of the. In addition the system is compatible with Wink and similar programs for group light control. I have not seen or used a true random scene generator, but the scheduled scenes should offer enough variety. In addition you can periodically log in from anywhere (via phone or tablet) and turn individual lights or scenes on or off to provide added variety. All in all, a great system for my uses.
1171997
Yes, you can define a schedule but for vacation what is really nice about this is you can turn on and off lights with your pocket phone (Android or iPhone) while on vacation. Ever watch 'Home Alone' the first night the burglars are sitting in their van and watch the timed lights go on all over the neighborhood. Now imagine the house where they come on a 7PM on Monday and 6:30 on Tuesday and 7:15 on Wednesday etc. Gives a greater appearance of someone is home. Ditto with turning them off and changing rooms. All from your phone driven by human intelligence vs some programed schedule.
1171998
I know you can set on off times and turn on/off remotely whenever you want, but I don't know if it has a vacation "mode"
1171999
You can use the TCP app to program when the lights come on and how bright the lights can be. You can do it by the day and by different scenarios. I have 3 of these bulbs that I use as night lights and mood lighting. I can change the lights individually or as a set. The app takes some getting used to.If you plan to use these lights to emulate someone being home, that is very easy to do because you set the lights to come on at sundown and shut off at sun up. That is how I use them as night lights.I hope this helps.
1172000
You can program several different schedules per light bulb, room or the whole house I have different programs for weekdays and weekends.
426813
Yes, it can be programed to come on at sunset and off two hours later. You have full control of when it comes on and when it goes off. You can set up to seven different programs.
233270
There is a cog looking button (sun to everyone else i suppose ha) that you press once for a low light setting and the second for full illumination. It works wonderfully and stays lit until you're inactive a certain amount of time -- though I've never turning off prematurely.
412309
Fades at a rate that is selectable for both on and off. Dims to 50% of the max brightness setting 30 secs before turning off. Time lag between leaving the room and turning lights of is also programmable. Programming is a bit tricky but doable if one reads the instructions carefully a few times.
1318247
There is an on off switch. They are either on or off, It is not a day/night setting scenario.
929956
No, this is just a light. It has no programming features. However I do make it turn on and off automatically at a certain time by using a plug in timer. You can get these at home depot and they cost anywhere between 5 and 15 dollars.
1598265
If you have a pretty regular schedule, (9-5 job, don't usually wake up in the middle of the night, etc) you might be able to put it on a timer (preferably a 7 day timer) and program when you may need a warm seat. Also, most timers have a manual override for those unexpected occurrences. I don't have mine yet, but it looks like the controller is a manual, switch style that remembers where it was set when power is removed.
1664200
I keep hoping they will a scheduling feature to the app but so far there isn't such a capability. But you can turn lights on and off remotely with the app.
414094
Yes. You can turn the motion feature off and use the remote to turn the lights on and off. They will automatically turn off after either 1 or 4 hours.
1637141
The set I received only have "timer" and "off" settings, no "on" setting. I would suggest buying the kind that don't have the timer option - they are usually cheaper - and just turn them on and leave them on.
849632
they will come on at any time. i like these - but i ended up getting the longer one that has the switch to turn them off for that particular reason. here's the one that i got that has the off switch. the one above does eat up a lot of batteries if you don't turn it off. alternatively you can turn the batteries around or put the small piece of paper in to turn them off during the day. but i just got this one so i can turn it off. was on my way out the door to work yesterday & didn't have time to look it up. link below. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZR6SUY/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1#
1201800
This one has an on off and auto switch. It doesn't have a specific day/night function.
1924300
No, you can still turn it on manually. The programming will resume. We really liked these!
186232
You set up a time interval to turn off the lights after it last detected motion. I had mine set up so that when I entered the room between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm, it would turn on the lights. After X number of minutes you define, the lights will go off. If you want them on again and are in the room, you just move so that the sensor picks you up. That being said, I strongly recommend against buying this product. It's great when it works, but for me, I was spending so much time configuring, resetting, and reconfiguring that the time/energy saved was pointless.
1946236
Yes, it has 3 modes. Automatic, Manual and Random. Automatic uses the program you´ve setup, Manual is the override your asking about, and random just activates randomly. Another thing I think its important to note, is that the timers I bought all have 9 programable memories, eventhough the seller just states multiple on/off on a 7 day period
1324085
Yes. Set it to the off setting. No nite lite but full function in case of power loss.
1881142
Not certain i understand your question fully. its a programmable fixture so why would one buy it if they didnt want that feature? you want to turn the fixture off but you dont want to physically do it nor do you want it programmed to turn off?? you can just push the button used for programming to turn the light off. thats your choice. you either program it to turn off or yes you have to push the button to turn it off.....or unplug it i guess??