Need help understanding wiring when going from 2 black wire to 4 colored ones

I'm sorry Jon but I have no idea and yet I want to acknowledge that yours is one of the most refreshing posts made to this forum in a long time.

I hope someone can provide you with sound advice.

For the wires in your existing box, one of the black wires is line (hot) and the other is load (light). Use a meter or test lamp to determine which is which. The white is neutral and green is ground.

The instructions for the timer switch should identify the colors for the switch. They are most likely
black - line
red - load
white - neutral
green - ground

Could you post the exact name of the switch you bought? Are you replacing the existing switch or trying to add an additional switch?

Thanks just the same!

Thank you

Enerlites Digital In-wall programmable timer....

Thanks to everyone for their responses! Really appreciated!

When I originally took the old switch off the wall, I replaced/paired the existing 2 black wires with 1 red and 1 black from the new switch. As well, I put the new white with the old white that was capped/unused as well as the copper ground with the capped/unused green wire...

When I turned the breaker back on, nothing worked....

After reading your response, I thought I would try again and switch the black wires with the new red/black ones(as Well as connecting the green and white ones and it worked!!

So the theme is Don't give up!

Anyhow, it is nice to have the switch automated now so I don't have to turn the outside light on and off.... I had tried the screw in sensors that sense light/dark but they ended up cutting the wattage so the night lights were dim...

Now it is all great!!

Thanks again everyone!!

Thanks for the follow up. We always like to know how things turned out.

Glad to have been of help, and welcome to a2k.