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Action Light™ III Headlamp User’s Guide

Copyright 2003-2004 by HDS Systems, Inc.

All rights reserved

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.

Summary of Contents for Action Light III

Page 1: ...t 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 r...

Page 2: ...y push of the button lasting less than half a second Press a long push of the button A press is any push lasting more than half a second N click a sequence of N clicks Double clicks 2 clicks and triple clicks 3 clicks and 10 clicks are common The time between clicks that is when the button is up must be less than half a second N click press a sequence of N 1 button pushes where the first N are cli...

Page 3: ...u can use the Brightness Menu to adjust the Primary and Secondary settings to any brightness level When your light is on you can momentarily set your light to the Maximum setting by pressing the button Releasing the button returns your light to the previous setting You can latch your light to the Maximum setting by double click pressing the button Your light will momentarily turn off between the c...

Page 4: ... light to turn on to the Primary setting In order to change the other three settings you must disable the Force Setting option To set the brightness level of a setting start by setting your light to turn on to the setting you want to change This is done by turning your light on selecting the desired setting and turning your light off You may need to turn off the Force Setting option from the Optio...

Page 5: ...is is normal If you don t want to count just keep clicking until your light stays on Each option has a unique flash identifier and a well known position in the menu When you enter the Options Menu you always enter at the first menu item Click the button to sequence through the options Double click to reverse the sequence and move to the previous menu item The menu wraps around from the last item t...

Page 6: ...r light every 3 seconds when it is turned off This allows you to find your light in the dark The Locator Flash option is a toggle setting Setting it once turns it on while setting it twice turns it off The default setting is off The Locator Flash option is the third item in the Options Menu and is identified in the Options Menu by a dim flash Option 4 Force Setting The Force Setting option forces ...

Page 7: ...hat when the Tactical Momentary option is enabled your light does not flash but remains off When Automatic Button Lock is enabled you can manually lock the button by triple clicking from Off Note that when the Tactical Momentary option is enabled you cannot manually lock the button from Off To release the Button Lock triple click the button Releasing the Button Lock turns your light on Note that w...

Page 8: ...f The default setting is off The Simple Momentary option is the seventh item in the Options Menu and is identified in the Options Menu by a long flash followed by a short flash Option 8 Tactical Momentary The Tactical Momentary option provides a pure momentary mode of operation All button pushes clicks and presses are momentary When the Tactical Momentary option is enabled it is not possible to la...

Page 9: ...re the factory settings and displays the error flash sequence consisting of rapid flashing Low Battery Indication As your batteries are used up the batteries will not be able to supply enough power to run your light at the selected brightness As a result your light will blink down two brightness levels that is your light will momentarily turn off and then turn back on two brightness levels lower r...

Page 10: ...s when operated under the same conditions High Temperature Indication Your light can get quite warm on the higher brightness levels If you hold on to your light with a bare hand during operation your body will conduct away any excess heat and prevent your light from getting too hot However if you place your light on a table or hold it with a gloved hand the excess heat is not easily conducted away...

Page 11: ...ill possible Therefore we recommend you always carry a second light during critical situations e g caving We also recommend you carry enough spare batteries to cover your stay plus a reasonable safety margin It is not necessary to start each trip with new batteries in your light as long as you have spare batteries along Caution do not use batteries containing over discharge protection circuits bec...

Page 12: ...um manganese dioxide Runtime 45 or 20 minutes on Maximum 20 or 12 hours on Primary Beam narrow with good side spill Housing aerospace aluminum military specification type III hard anodize Lens ultra clear coated glass Dimensions 60mm by 82mm by 70mm 2 4 by 3 3 by 2 8 inches Weight 170g 6 ounces including batteries Waterproof 2 meters 6 feet Primary Features simple single button user interface four...

Page 13: ...ells non rechargeable Li FeS2 2 cells 3 3 4 cells 6 6V Li SO2 1 cell 3 0V 2 cells 6 0V Li MnO2 1 cell 3 2V 2 cells 6 4V Li SOCl2 1 cell 3 6V 2 cells 7 2V Alkaline 2 cells 3 3V 4 cells 6 6V Secondary cells rechargeable NiCad 2 cells 2 5V 3 cells 3 75V 4 cells 5 0V NiMH 2 cells 2 6V 3 cells 3 9V 4 cells 5 2V Li ion polymer 1 cell 4 2V Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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