Owner Manual

O WNER’ S MA NUA L 9
STA ND-BY O R SLEEP MO DE
This mode occurs when the battery charge has been drawn down
to the Low-Voltage level. This will normally occur in the evening
after the pool has been in shade for some time, however, it could
also occur on a cloudy day when the energy available from
the sun is low. In this mode, the paddlewheels will stop turning,
and the red “STATUS” light will begin to flash – indicating a low
battery.
When solar energy becomes available, the unit will recharge
itself and start operation again on its own, and the red STATUS
light will no longer flash.
HUNT FO R SUN MO DE
This intermittent mode occurs when the battery is low (blinking
RED STATUS light) and the sky is illuminated. Typically this will
happen shortly after sunrise or in the late afternoon after a
cloudy day. The unit will operate two minutes “ON” and eight
minutes “OFF” (intermittently) until it finds a spot in the pool
where there is direct sunlight, where it can stop and charge its
battery in the sun. This mode ends near sunset, at which time the
unit will revert to Sleep Mode. If it is charging in the sun while
operating in Hunt for Sun Mode and drifts into shadow, it will
frequently start up and run in an attempt to find the sun and stop
to charge again.