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Version 5.5

SL-60

2–3NM+ Solar Marine Lantern

Installation & Service Manual

Summary of Contents for SL60

Page 1: ...Version 5 5 SL 60 2 3NM Solar Marine Lantern Installation Service Manual ...

Page 2: ...aton 3 6 Warranty Update July 2010 K Paton 4 0 Update Quality Logo May 2011 J Dore 4 1 Update Spec Table May 2012 J Dore 4 2 Update Photometrics August 2012 J Dore 5 0 Single LED July 2015 J Dore 5 1 Battery Voltages December 2015 A Burns 5 2 Contact details January 2016 J Dore 5 3 Update Flash Code June 2017 A Dixon M Nicholson 5 4 Update battery replacement procedure November 2017 A Dixon 5 5 Up...

Page 3: ...l GPS Synchronisation Page 18 Optional IR Remote Control Page 20 Sealite IR Controller Universal Remote Compatibility Page 20 IR Controller Functions Page 21 7HVW 0RGH RQ JXUH Page 21 Normal Operation Page 21 Read Page 21 Flash Code Page 21 Flash Code Numbers Page 21 Intensity Page 22 Battery Status Page 22 Operational Mode Page 22 Lux Page 23 Error Acknowledge Indication Page 24 RQ JXUDWLRQ 6HWWL...

Page 4: ...world s fastest growing manufacturer of marine aids to navigation We employ leading mechanical optical hardware software engineers to create innovative SURGXFWV WR VHUYLFH WKH QHHGV RI RXU FXVWRPHUV ZRUOGZLGH DQG R HU WKH ZLGHVW UDQJH RI solar powered LED lanterns in the marketplace Electronics Sealite employs leading in house electronic engineers in the design and development of software and rela...

Page 5: ...ense has been spared in the design and development of this lantern Installation takes just minutes and a permanent ON OFF switch allows for easy storage The unit is ideal for navigation hazard lighting aquaculture perimeter lighting and a range of other applications Large internal solar module Automatic night activation Lens and base moulded from UV stabilised LEXAN polycarbonate Detachable bird d...

Page 6: ...Latest products and information available at www sealite com 6 SL 60 2 3NM Solar Marine Light Standard Base Optional 200mm Bolt Pattern Base ...

Page 7: ... VHW LQWHUQDO WRJJOH switch to ON 2 The power and range settings of the lantern are adjusted by setting the DIP switches inside the lantern Your lantern is normally set to maximum range see Selecting an Intensity Power Setting section of this manual 6HW URWDU VZLWFKHV WR WKH UHTXLUHG ÀDVK FRGH VHH Selecting a Flash Code section of this manual 5HSODFH ÀDVK DGMXVWPHQW EXQJ 5 A sealed vent on the bas...

Page 8: ... to installing the bird spike ensure the hole is free of dirt and debris Align the bottom hole of the bird spike with the tip at the top of the lantern and push until you have complete contact as shown in the photo below Adhesives or locking compounds are not required 5HPRYDO RI WKH SUHVV W LUG HWHUUHQW 6SLNH Grab the spike and remove as shown below You may need to apply slight pressure to the are...

Page 9: ... WR FRQ UP UHGXFHG UDQJH 7KLV VHWWLQJ PD EH XVHG WR DGMXVW WKH FXUUHQW draw of the light to local sunlight conditions The following diagrams indicate intensity power settings Power Consumption Calculator If the number of Full Sunlight hours is less than 2 5 3 0 hours please consider reducing the intensity Power or reducing the Duty Cycle 100 1 2 ON 75 1 2 ON 50 1 2 ON 25 1 2 ON Intensity Setting P...

Page 10: ...er or letter will set the code The unit may take up to one minute to activate a new ÀDVK FRGH FRPSUHKHQVLYH OLVW RI DYDLODEOH ÀDVK FRGHV LV OLVWHG RQ LQ WKH µ ODVK RGHV VHFWLRQ RI WKLV manual Example 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 A B SWITCH FLASH CODE ON OFF A B A 0 FL 3 S 0 3 2 7 Note if setting the lantern to a demanding duty cycle such as steady on the power se...

Page 11: ...ycle i e the amount of WLPH RQ DV D SURSRUWLRQ WR WKH WLPLQJ F FOH RU H DPSOH VHFRQGV RQ DQG VHFRQGV Rႇ HTXDOV D 10 duty cycle It is best to operate at the lowest duty cycle appropriate to the actual needs of the application Recommended Rhythm for Flashing Light IALA Regions A and B MARK DESCRIPTION RHYTHM 3RUW DQG 6WDUERDUG 0DUNV Any other than Composite Group Flashing 2 1 3UHIHUUHG KDQQHO 6WDUER...

Page 12: ... FL 5 S 0 3 4 7 279 FL 5 S 0 4 4 6 5 1 81 FL 5 S 0 5 4 5 9 5 149 FL 5 S 0 9 4 1 6 1 97 FL 5 S 1 0 4 0 7 1 113 FL 5 S 1 5 3 5 SWITCH IR Controller FLASH CODE ON OFF A B 4 2 66 ISO 5 S 2 5 2 5 8 2 130 LFL 5 S 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 OC 5 S 3 0 2 0 1 3 19 OC 5 S 4 0 1 0 2 3 35 OC 5 S 4 5 0 5 C 6 198 FL 6 S 0 2 5 8 B 5 181 FL 6 S 0 3 5 7 C 5 197 FL 6 S 0 4 5 6 8 1 129 FL 6 S 0 5 5 5 9 1 145 FL 6 S 0 6 5 4 A 1 1...

Page 13: ... S 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 9 57 Q 2 6 S 0 3 0 7 0 3 4 7 295 LFL FL 6 S 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 273 FL 2 6 5 S 0 5 1 0 0 5 4 5 284 FL 2 7 S 0 4 1 2 0 4 5 0 311 FL 2 7 S 0 5 1 5 0 5 4 5 A 9 169 FL 2 7 S 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 7 B 123 FL 2 8 S 0 4 0 6 2 0 5 0 8 A 138 FL 2 8 S 0 4 1 0 0 4 6 2 285 FL 2 8 S 0 4 1 7 0 4 5 5 4 7 71 FL 2 8 S 0 5 1 0 0 5 6 0 297 FL 2 8 S 0 5 0 5 1 5 5 5 8 8 136 FL 2 8 S 0 8 1 2 2 4 3 6 5 7 87 F...

Page 14: ... 9 137 OC 3 10 S 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 B B 187 Q 3 10 S 0 3 0 7 0 3 0 7 0 3 7 7 D 8 216 FL 2 1 10 S 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 1 5 6 5 288 FL 3 12 S 0 4 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 4 6 6 1 B 27 FL 3 12 S 0 5 1 5 0 5 1 5 0 5 7 5 E A 234 FL 3 12 S 0 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 5 6 5 E 7 231 FL 3 12 S 0 8 1 2 0 8 1 2 0 8 7 2 B 6 182 FL 3 12 S 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 4 8 72 FL 2 1 12 S 0 8 1 2 0 8 2 4 0 8 6 0 5 8 88 FL 2 1 12 S 1 0 1 0...

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Page 16: ... 0 6 2 0 5 0 8 8 136 MO A 8 S 0 8 1 2 2 4 3 6 B 8 184 MO U 10 S 0 3 0 7 0 3 0 7 0 9 7 1 C 8 200 MO U 10 S 0 4 0 6 0 4 0 6 1 2 6 8 D 8 216 MO U 10 S 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 1 5 6 5 9 8 152 MO A 10 S 0 5 0 5 1 5 7 5 8 9 137 MO D 10 S 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 A 8 168 MO A 15 S 0 5 1 5 2 0 11 0 F 8 248 MO U 15 S 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 3 1 4 11 8 0 9 9 MO U 15 S 0 7 0 5 0 7 0 5 1 9 10 7 1 9 25 MO U 15 S 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 ...

Page 17: ...ard provide the operator with an indication of the lantern status There is one red and one yellow status LED The red status LED is used to indicate the health of the lantern s power system The yellow status LED is used to indicate the operational status of the lantern These indicator LED s can be viewed at the base of the lens Lantern Status ...

Page 18: ...ided from a number of earth stations using atomic clocks as the time base Continuous self checking ensures that the light will continue to run in synchronisation Light Activation At power up the microprocessor checks that the internal GPS module is programmed correctly and is able to provide valid time base and time data Once outside with a clear view of the sky valid data should become available ...

Page 19: ...conds Normal ON Lantern is re syncing with GPS The lantern re sync s with the GPS every 15 minutes Flashing TXLFN ÀDVKHV HYHU seconds Normal ON Lantern is a Hard Wire Synchronisation Slave Red LED Lantern Status Lantern Comment OFF Normal Normal Battery Voltage Flashing once every 1 6 seconds Battery Voltage is 3 5 3 6V Battery Voltage is between 3 5 3 6V Flashing twice every 2 seconds Battery Vol...

Page 20: ... wait until the light responds to each keypress before pressing another key If there is no response to the keypress after 3 seconds it has not been detected by the light and the key can be pressed again I DQ LQYDOLG NH LV GHWHFWHG WKH OLJKW ZLOO ÀDVK TXLFNO WLPHV Q WKLV FDVH WKH command will have to be restarted T C T C Read Lux Flash Code Intensity Battery Status Test Configure R L FC I B 3 4 5 6...

Page 21: ...KH ODVK RGH WDEOHV WR PDWFK WKH µ 5 5HPRWH ÀDVK QXPEHU to the Flash Code 7KH OLJKW ÀDVKHV WKH FXUUHQW LQWHQVLW VHWWLQJ ÀDVK IRU IRU IRU 75 and 4 for 100 7KH OLJKW ÀDVKHV WKH FXUUHQW EDWWHU VWDWXV 7KH OLJKW ÀDVKHV WKH VXQVHW OHYHO LQ X IROORZHG E D VHFRQG JDS IROORZHG by the sunrise level Levels are in the range of 1 to 9 R R R I B FC L R T C T C T C T C T C T C T C T C IR Controller Functions Flas...

Page 22: ...H 3 1 2 B I B I B T C T C R I T C T C T C T C B I T C T C Operational Mode Sets the Lanterns Operation mode Dusk to Dawn Always On Standby Dusk to Dawn Mode at Dusk the light sensors will turn on the light and then synchronise to every RWKHU OLJKW ZLWK WKH VDPH VHOHFWHG ÀDVK FRGH Always On the light sensor is disabled and the light is turned on and then synchronised to every other OLJKW ZLWK WKH V...

Page 23: ...x levels which are set together for the sunset and sunrise transitions DPSOH NH VHTXHQFH Assume the current Lux settings are at the factory preset values of 2 This sets the ambient light level to be lower than the default 100 lux The light will turn on when its surroundings are darker 7KH OLJKW UHVSRQGV E DFNQRZOHGJHPHQW ZLWK D ORQJ ÀDVK Level Sunset XVN Sunrise Dawn 1 64 100 2 100 150 3 150 240 4...

Page 24: ... positions DPSOH If the intensity is set at 100 with the intensity switches and is then set to 50 using the IR Remote Control the intensity setting will change to 50 If the intensity is then set to 75 using the switches the new intensity value will be 75 In order to change intensity settings using the IR Remoter Control the lamp must be powered The lamp can detect a change in switch settings if th...

Page 25: ...antern exits from Test Mode it will either enter Dusk to Dawn mode Hibernation mode or Storage Mode if enabled L I Store Hibernation Mode Date Range 7KH IROORZLQJ GHWDLOV WKH NH SUHVV VHTXHQFH WKDW GH QHV WKH VWDUW DQG HQG GDWHV RI LEHUQDWLRQ Mode where ddmm is the numerical representation of the month 01 January 08 August of the start date and DDMM is the numerical representation of the end date ...

Page 26: ...the lantern will return to Hibernation mode Read Stored Hibernation Dates By pressing the following key sequence the lantern will respond with the stored start and end dates for Hibernation Read Hibernation Mode Status By pressing the following key sequence the lantern will respond with status of Hibernation mode Where VLQJOH ORQJ ÀDVK KLEHUQDWLRQ PRGH LV QDEOHG 7ZR TXLFN ÀDVKHV KLEHUQDWLRQ PRGH L...

Page 27: ...RGH You have four minutes to put it a dark environment otherwise it will exit this mode The lantern will not respond to IR commands To exit this mode expose the lantern to daylight for at least 15seconds The lantern will automatically enter Storage Mode if it has not detected any light for 20 hours Enter Storage Mode By pressing the following key sequence the lantern will enter Storage Mode The la...

Page 28: ...t out The SL 60 lanterns are the only compact marine lantern with a double sealed battery compartment This provides the user with the ability to change the battery after years of operation 5HPRYH WKH PDUNHG ÀDVK DGMXVWPHQW EXQJ IURP WKH EDVH RI WKH ODQWHUQ DQG VHW LQWHUQDO WRJJOH VZLWFK WR OFF 2 Unscrew the screws to remove battery plate 3 Remove battery from SL 60 case and unscrew positive and ne...

Page 29: ...and will be steady on for 24 hours a day Long Term Storage Instructions If the SL 60 is to be placed in storage for an extended period being more than 5 months please follow the below steps 1 The 3 6V NiMH Battery must be stored in a fully charged condition 2 Remove the Flash Adjustment plug and turn the ON OFF switch to the OFF position 3 Remove the battery cover and disconnect the Positive Termi...

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