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HomeX-10 ProductsSecurity & SurveillanceOccupancy Sensors / Motion DetectorsX-10 ActiveEye Motion Sensor (Outdoor) Model MS16A |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Stupid design Feb 10, 2012
By EJM
I don't know what idiot designed this thing but they should get into another line of work. As the other reviewers said, it's very difficult to program. Why they couldn't have used DIP switches like the rest of the world I'll never know. When you have to change the batteries you have to reprogram it from scratch - not only does it not remember your settings, but the defaults are useless. By default it only leaves the light on for 1 minute, and it triggers day or night. To add insult to injury, the screws for mounting the thing are UNDER the batteries. You can't take it down, program it, and remount it because to mount it you have to take out the batteries and once the batteries are taken out it loses its programming. A bank of 8 DP switches would make this product a winner but the current design is a loser.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Works quite well Sep 17, 2011
By BB Indiana
Works very well, long battery life and a pain in the butt to program. KEEP all your X10 papers somewhere or you will be sorry, however you can use the Web and download instructions. I just keep a folder as I have a bunch of X10 products.
I use this unit outside in 5 locations to turn porch lights on, activate cameras when someone is in back yard, sound a gong inside, etc, etc... I get about a year on a set of 'quality' batteries but as soon as you pull one out to replace, it loses all the settings you made and that is an annoyance. I even thought about soldering and extending a couple of battery wires on the outside of the unit so I could clip a battery on the unit so its memory wouldn't be erased as I changed the batteries (but I haven't). Yes it is that much of an annoyance if you don't use the default settings BUT I like the units very much.
Use this model indoors or outdoors.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Once you program it..works great Jul 28, 2011
By DarkRubyMoon
"Eric"
This is one of those things where you'll curse for an hour trying to figure out how to program it. Hold A...then B while light blinks once for something, twice for something else, than press A then B...then some other button...then it blinks the wrong number of times...then you curse... repeat. Once you program it... it works great...sometimes a little too good. I had to put an index card on side to limit the motion sensing range as anytime anyone came anywhere near it, it would turn the lights on. Works great for few months... batteries die..time to reprogram... and curse. Its a cool item, I love it when it works... but I also leave it with dead batteries for a few months before I finally get the nerve to reprogram.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 low range Feb 04, 2012
By Irishguymc
Poor product. I had it out at the end of my driveway (35ft) and it can't transmit to my house. The x10 alarm is very quiet and you can't hear it over the tv. Returning the product, the company x10 also has poor communication.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Works good, is low cost, but only last about 1.5 years outside Jun 05, 2011
By M. Hennig
I have been using X10 products many years including this sensor. It works good, is low cost, but only last about 1.5 years outside. The exposure to the sun and other weather conditions takes it toll. However, with many systems there is a maintenance factor involved and here in means replacing the sensors every 1.5 years or so. Although it is sensitive, it works well, and I will keep on using it. A word of advice is to buy this sensor with other items in larger quantities directly through X10, as they often offer good rebates. I bought it through Amazon this time, as I needed it fast.
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