I need help to operate it as a nightlight. I can turn on, off, dime it but it does not turns on on dark (when its stand by) and vice-versa
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I believe the default mode is guide light mode, read the instructions that came with it on how to change it to night light mode.
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I have the same issue. The documentation says it has to be completely dark for the nightlight to work, but I personally do not think the night lite function works at all
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I agree. The instructions are very good on how to operate and set the modes. If you don't have the instruction sheet, go to the Cooper website for a copy.
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You just tap it once it's turned on. I show it in action in my video review on here. It's not much of a nightlight though.
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it won`t work also.... I pressed the turn on button but nothing happens... no light no sound... Please help!!
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With our as soon as we turn the switch to the "ON" position it lit up. If you have brand new batteries in it I'd send it back for an exchange. We love ours. Good luck!
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Yes, the light should turn on by plugging it in. I know because I own it. Try plugging it in to a different outlet. If it doesn't turn on, the product is defective
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i dont know what that means.you cannot use this as a nightlight. if its plugged it, it's set to come on for emergency's. you can take it out of the wall and use it as a flashlight instead.
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Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's supposed to disorient an attacker). Hope this help! :-) Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's... » Read More Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's supposed to disorient an attacker). Hope this help! :-) « Show Less
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You can set it to come on automatically as a night light. The other option is to set it as an emergency light when the power goes off. I have one set as a night light in the front of the house and two as power failure lights in the kitchen and master bedroom.
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You double click the power button and the light will turn off, do the same to turn it on. The directions were in the very small and hard to read manual you received with it
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Same thing has happened to me with this light as well as several different lights over the years. It may be normal, anyway there is a black knob that you can turn not too far away from the power switch. Turn the light on and turn the knob until the light comes on.
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I had the same experience. It operated great for a couple of weeks. Then one day I noticed it was on in total day light. It eventually went out and operated fine that night. A couple of days later it just stopped operating completely. I just returned it for a refund. It's a great light, just what I wanted, and worked fine then just quit. Go figure????
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You can't. That light is the indication that it is on. The best suggestion I've seen to help with this issue is to put tape and or paper over it so that it's not so bright. You COULD probably also paint it, it seems to be a closed system.
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I believe you can turn if off using the pin they provide you with to initially turn it on. To turn it ON you insert the pin in a small hole till it clicks. This is the ON position. Using the same pin you reinsert the pin into a different hole till you hear a click and it is OFF. The "holes" are marked ON/OFF and are easily found. Putting it in OFF disables the light. If you enable it again by turning it ON with the pin/hole it remains very dim at night. There is no simple switch to turn it on/off as the light seems it was designed to be on most of the time.
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Just take one of the batteries out and turn it around. It cannot light this way. Been doing it for years, ok, decades.
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via motion and it has to be dark. If you move but it's bright, then it wouldn't turn on.
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I would return it if it is not even lighting up. Mine works well with the batteries. It sounds like something might be wrong with the unit. It has to light up to work. Good Luck!but
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I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that.