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    Motion Sensor Woes - night only.

    I have the motion sensor set to night only and the light sensitivity set to 85%, yet the lights are always coming on during the day. Does this setting work properly for others?

    #2
    Use a lower light sensitivity %age.
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      #3
      The issue is the motion sensor turns on the lights in the middle of the day. Igh noon, bright daylight.
      http://www.insteon.com/support-knowl...he-insteon-hub

      This says the higher the number, the less light needed for it to be daylight. At 85% it should not be turning on the lights in the middle of the day.

      The same motion sensor is turning on a light bulb that is no longer part of its scene. I have removed and readded the lightbulb, yet it still turns on with the scene.

      I am using a hub and have not changed any seetings on jumpers.

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        #4
        Both of our Motion Sensors (one indoor, on outdoor) are set to 5 and turn on their respective linked devices only when it's fairly dark. When I tried higher values, they always responded to motion no matter the ambient light level.
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          #5
          Let's just give up the concrete steps to set the night mode for motion sensor.I did as instructed but never once succeeded.Thanks all

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            #6
            Yes please. As sontruong would like concrete instructions to make night only work. MS 2842 with jump 5 on ie hub controlled: Sensitivity at 4% but keeps motion detecting even with low ambiance light and also with full light in room. I want it to send light on to responder only when dark. Thanks.

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              #7
              I have 4 of the older 2842-222 Motion Sensor 1 and the light sensitivity setting works just as the manual states. "The lower the number, the less light is needed for the motion sensor to detect daytime". I have mine set at 30% and they stop turning the lights on around sunrise. Maybe this is yet another issue where the Motion Sensor 1 works better than the newer/redesigned 2844-222 Motion Sensor 2.

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                #8
                I know it's old but I had to go down to 1% on the first gen motion sensor or the lights would come on when it was on a cloudy day...

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