GUARDIAN PRO
™
240 SERIES
Models MLGC240B
MLGC240W
Features
• Turns on lighting when motion is detected.
• Automatically turns lighting off.
• Dual Light Level
• Photocell keeps the lighting off during daylight hours.
• LED indicates motion was sensed (day or night).
This package includes:
Lamp Holders
2 Shells
Cover
Plate
Light Control
Mounting Bolt
Sensor
Gasket
6 Screws
(3 sizes included)
2 Wire
Connectors
Mounting Strap
OPERATION
Mode: On-Time: Works: Day Night
Test 5 Seconds x x
Auto 1, 5, 20 min. x
Manual Until Dawn* x
Accent 3, 6 Hr, to Dawn x
* resets to Auto Mode at dawn.
Note:When first turned on wait about 1
the circuitry to calibrate.
TEST
Put ON-TIME switch on the sensor bottom to TEST
and the Dual Light Level switch OFF.
ON-TIME
TEST 1 5 20
Put the ON-TIME switch in the 1, 5, or
20 minute position.
Manual mode only works at night
because daylight returns the sensor
to AUTO.
Flip the light switch off for one second then back on to toggle between
AUTO and MANUAL MODE.
Manual mode works only with the
ON-TIME switch in the 1, 5, or 20
position.
DUAL LIGHT LEVEL
Off 36Dusk to Dawn
AUTO
MANUAL MODE
Mode Switching Summary
1
/2 minutes for
ON-TIME
20 5 1 TEST
1 Second OFF
then
...
... back on.
Rubber Plug
• The Light Control requires 120-volts AC.
• If you want to use Manual Mode, the control must be
• Some codes require installation by a qualified
• This product is intended for use with the enclosed
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Plastic Hanger
Requirements
wired through a switch.
electrician.
gasket and with a junction box marked for use in wet
locations.
Move ON-TIME Switch to 1,
5, or 20 minutes
Flip light switch off
for one second then
back on*
* If you get confused while switching modes, turn the
power off for one minute, then back on. After the
calibration time the control will be in the AUTO mode.
Dual Light Level Control
Light comes on half bright for selected time after dusk
(Off, 3 hr., 6 hr., until dawn). If motion is sensed, the
light turns on full bright for the ON-TIME (1, 5, or 20
minutes) then returns to dim mode.
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INSTALLATION
For easy installation, select an existing light with a wall
switch for replacement.
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Wall Mount
Eave Mount
Mounting
Strap
Black to Black
White to White
Rubber
Plug
Mounting
Bolt
For under eave installation, the sensor head must
be rotated as shown in the next two steps for proper
operation and to avoid the risk of electrical shock.
For eave mount only:
❒ Swing the sensor head towards the clamp screw
joint.
Controls
Clamp Screw
❒ Then rotate the sensor head clockwise 180° so the
controls face down.
Controls
Controls
If the sensor pops out of the ball joint, loosen the clamp
screw and push the sensor back into the ball joint.
Tighten the clamp screw when done.
Gasket
Junction box ground wire to
green ground screw on fixture.
MOUNT THE LIGHT CONTROL.
❒ Align the Light Control cover plate and cover plate
gasket. Secure with the mounting bolt.
❒ Align the three slots in the decorative shell with the
lamp holder pins. Push the shell in and then twist
clockwise to lock. Repeat for other shell.
Shell Slot
❒ Push the Rubber Plug firmly into place.
❒ If a wet location junction box was not used, caulk the
wall plate mounting surface with silicone weather
sealant.
To avoid water damage and
electrical shock, keep lamp
holders 30° below horizontal.
WIRE THE LIGHT CONTROL.
❒ Turn power off at the fuse or circuit breaker.
❒ Remove the existing light fixture.
❒ Install the mounting strap as shown using two
screws that fit your junction box.
❒ The plastic hanger can be used to hold the fixture
while wiring. The small end of the plastic hanger
can be threaded through the hole in the center of the
cover plate. The small end then goes into one of the
slots on the mounting strap.
❒ Route the Light Control’s wires through the large
gasket holes.
❒ Twist the junction box wires and fixture wires together
as shown. Secure with wire connectors.
Keep lamps at least
1" (2.5 cm) from the
Lock Nut
sensor. Do not allow the lamps to
Lens
block the lens.
❒ Adjust the lamp holders by loosening the lock nuts
but do not rotate the lamp holders more than 180°
from the factory setting. When screwing in the
floodlamps, do not overtighten.
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