HDS Systems Action Light III User Manual

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Action Light™ III Headlamp User's Guide

March 3, 2005

Introduction

The Action Light III headlamp is your best-of-class headlamp that provides a regulated

light output at a user-selected brightness. Matching the amount of light to the task will

maximize battery life - yet can still provide an intensely bright light when you need it.

A single button activates your light and easily selects the desired brightness.

The following illustration summarizes the available commands and will assist you in

quickly learning to use your flashlight. However, please read the full User's Guide so

you will fully understand how each feature works.

Installing the Battery

Unlock the 6 side latches, remove the back cover, remove the old batteries from the

battery compartment, insert the new batteries into the battery compartment with the

negative end toward the spring, replace the back cover and lock the 6 side latches.

Note: you will know it is time to replace the battery when your light blinks down two

brightness levels - that is, your light momentarily turns off and then turns back on two

brightness levels lower, repeating as needed until your light finds a brightness level that

the battery can handle.

Note: you should perform a soft reset when changing battery chemistries. This will

ensure the new battery configuration is properly detected.

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Summary of Contents for HDS Systems Action Light III

Page 1 March 3, 2005 Introduction The Action Light III headlamp is your best-of-class headlamp that provides a regulated light output at a user-selected brightness. Matching the amount of light to the task will maximize battery life - yet can still provide an intensely bright light when you need it.
Page 2 Note: rechargeable batteries must be fully charged before installation. Never install partially charged rechargeable batteries in your light. Once you have installed fully charged batteries, do not open the battery compartment until a replacement set of batteries becomes available. Note: if you insert the batteries backwards in the battery compartment, your light will not light.
Page 3 Turning Your Light On and Off Click or press the button once to turn your light on. It stays on (latches on) until you turn it off. Click the button again to turn your light off. You can use the Options Menu to enable the Simple Momentary option, which will allow a press to turn your light on in a momentary fashion - i.e., when you release the button your light will turn off.
Page 4 may be assigned to any setting. Your light has 20 brightness levels and the brightness levels are referred to as brightness level 1 through 20, with brightness level 1 being the brightest and brightness level 20 being the dimmest. Note: you may notice a slight flicker on the very low brightness levels. This is normal. Your eyes respond to light in a logarithmic way.
Page 5 When you have selected the desired brightness, press and hold the button for two seconds. Your light will come on steady while you hold the button and then turn off when it is time for you to release the button. If you have not pushed the button within 10 seconds, if you enter an unknown menu command, if you do not hold the button down until the the light turns off or if there is insufficient power to save the settings, your light exits the Brightness Menu without...
Page 6 To stop the strobe signal, turn your light off. The strobe signal option is the first item in the Options Menu and is identified in the Options Menu by the strobe signal. Option 2: SOS The SOS option flashes the international emergency SOS signal. The SOS signal complies with 46CFR161.013-7 for signal timing but your light is not a Coast Guard approved emergency signal.
Page 7 Note: if the forced setting is Maximum or Minimum, the first toggle (double-click) will take you to the Primary setting. When the Force Setting option is disabled, your light remembers which setting you were using when you turned your light off and returns to that setting when you turn your light back on.
Page 8 warning period to restore the light to the original setting. The Automatic Turn Off option is a toggle setting. Setting it once turns it on while setting it twice turns it off. The default setting is off. The Automatic Turn Off option is the sixth item in the Options Menu and is identified in the Options Menu by a dimming sequence.
Page 9 Resetting Your Light The only time the design of your light requires you to reset your light is: 1) to turn off the Tactical Momentary option or 2) when changing battery chemistries. However, if your light ever gets into a non-responsive state, a reset can be used to regain control. There are two kinds of resets.
Page 10 Note: if you must extend dying batteries - for whatever reason - you should immediately select a lower brightness setting. The lower the setting selected the longer the batteries will last. Note: if you continue to use your light after it has dropped to the lowest brightness level - where it blinks continuously - it is assumed you are in an emergency situation.
Page 11 Caution: do not use batteries containing over-discharge protection circuits because they cause sudden darkness when the circuit activates. Use only recommended batteries with your flashlight. Contact Us HDS Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 42767 Tucson, Arizona 85733 520-325-3004 www.HdsSystems.com...
Page 12 Factory Settings Your light is configured at the factory with the following settings: - Maximum setting: 1 (60 or 100 lumens) - Primary setting: 5 or 6 (10 or 17 lumens) - Secondary setting: 9 or 10 (2 or 4 lumens) - Minimum setting: 15 or 16 (0.3 or 0.5 lumens) - Force Setting: Primary setting - Simple Momentary: off...
Page 13 Accessories: • 18650 Li-ion battery and charger • Ultra clear coated glass lens • Polycarbonate lens • Mild diffuser • Lens nut tool Battery configurations supported by the power supply: Primary cells - non-rechargeable: • Li-FeS2: 2 cells (3.3), 4 cells (6.6V) •...