Solar 3 Almond Toggle Fingertip Touch Light Dimmer Switches "dimmer installed switch backwards" Questions

installed simple switch with sliding dimmer and it works backwards. dimmer works properly but up is off and down is on. has only 2 black wires going to it. i reversed them with no change. has 2 gold ...

...installed on the wrong screws on the back of the device. Be sure that the wire bringing power "INTO" the box is connected to the "Black" screw on the dimmer and the wire going "OUT" to the light ...