Carmanah 502 Owner's Manual

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Owner’s Manual | Model 50214© 2008 Carmanah Technologies CorporationRevised: August 2008Appendix B: Frequently Asked QuestionsThis section lists some frequently asked questions regarding Carmanah lights. If you have questions thatare not answered through this manual, contact Carmanah Technologies Corporation; seeAppendix D: Warranty and Customer Service.Q: The light is not responding to the infrared programmer. What is wrong?A: Ensure that the batteries in the remote are installed and still charged, and that the remote has been set-upcorrectly.Ensure that the light is subjected to a transition from dark to light. The transition turns on the infrared sensorfor 1 minute.Q: Your brightness measurements are in candelas. What’s that in watts?A: Watts are not a measurement of light. Watts are a measure of how much energy a light bulb consumes, nothow much light it produces. In incandescent light bulbs only a small percentage of the energy consumed isconverted to light and the rest is dissipated as heat.A light bulb running at 120 V using 0.5 A current is known as a 60 W light bulb since it consumes 60 W ofelectricity. LED lights are very efficient in that nearly all the energy consumed is converted to light rather thanheat.Q: It’s been raining a lot here. Will my light stop working?A: A Carmanah light is a solar light and it does require solar energy to work. However, it can run for 150 hoursat full intensity, or 600 hours at low intensity without recharging.Q: My light has stopped working. What do I do?A: If the light does not respond to the programmer, does not flash or emits very brief flashes once a minutewhen placed in the dark, it means that the batteries have discharged and require recharging. See section 6.0Recharging a Light for information on how to properly charge the light.If the light is not flashing in the dark, it may be because the light is in storage mode. Turn it on by transitioningthe light, entering the security code and programming a flash code.If the light still does not function correctly, contact Carmanah Technologies Corporation.Q: What happens if birds perch on the light?A: Although the top of a light does not have a bird deterrent, we have not had problems with bird excrementaccumulating on the domes; the solar panel is domed and relatively self-cleaning when it rains.Q: Can I glue a bird deterrent to the top of the light?A: Gluing the bird deterrent to the light is not recommended as it may prevent the light from functioning properly.Q: Are the lights bullet-proof?A: Carmanah does not guarantee that the lights are bullet-proof.

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