Searchlight Operation
Setup
1)
Locate searchlight, battery and power cable.
2)
Inspect items for physical damage.
3)
Attach searchlight to battery by lining up
round feet of searchlight over round holes on
the top of the battery (a). Lower the searchlight
into the holes and then (b) slide the searchlight
towards connector end of battery . Check for
positive lock by sliding searchlight away from
connector end of battery. If properly locked
it should not slide.
4)
Attach battery carrying strap to diagonally
opposite ears on battery.
5)
Attach male end of power cable to connector on
battery. These are keyed; never force cable connections. To lock rotate only the locking ring clockwise.
6)
Attach female end of power cable to right hand male connector on searchlight. These are keyed; never
force cable connections. To lock, rotate only the locking ring clockwise.
To release searchlight from battery pack
1) Lift lock release lever under searchlight handle, located at the rear of the handle and slide searchlight
forward away from connection end of battery.
To turn searchlight on
1)
Momentarily press the red power on/off switch
located on the handle at front. You should hear a
sparking noise and the light will light. If the light
does not light in 5 seconds press the red button
again to stop the starting process and see the
troubleshooting section of this manual.
2)
The searchlight will light at high beam and hold
this setting for about 3 seconds, then the intensity
will drop to the programmed power setting.
To change the size of the searchlight’s beam
1)
Rock the beam conditioning switch to the rear to widen
beam. Rock the beam conditioning switch forward to
narrow beam. When you obtain the beam width you wish, release switch.
Set searchlight intensity
1)
To increase the intensity of the searchlight to high beam, rock the beam conditioning switch once to the
right. When you release the beam conditioning switch the intensity will return to
normal. (the operation of this function can be modified, see the programming section)
2)
To decrease the intensity of the searchlight to battery saver mode you must first activate this function
as explained in the programing section of this manual. After activation, rock the beam conditioning to
the left. This will set the light into battery saver mode. To return to normal intensity rock the beam
conditioning switch to the left again.
Override low voltage protection
1)
The Maxa Beam searchlights automatically shut down before they discharge a battery enough to
damage it. At this point, there are usually several minutes of power left in the battery which can be
accessed in an emergency by pushing the power button and holding it down. Please note this
procedure may damage the battery to the point that it will not accept a charge.
4
a
b
Lock Release Lever
Lock Release Lever
Power Switch
Beam Conditioning
Switch
Note: This is a four
position joy s
Do not push bu
down.
Power Switch
Beam Conditioning
Switch
Note: This is a four
position joy stick. Do
not push button down.
