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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.  That means that a significant increase 
in brightness requires a doubling in the amount of light - and power.  The brightness 
levels on your light are spaced to provide small, visually even changes in brightness.  
As a rough approximation, every two levels brighter will halve the battery life and 
every two levels dimmer will double the battery life.  You can maximize battery life by 
using the minimum brightness level compatible with the task you are performing.  The 
lowest brightness setting will help preserve your night vision adaptation without using 
a red filter.

The Brightness Menu adjusts the brightness level of the turn-on setting - that is, the 
setting used when the light is turned on.  By default, the Force Setting option from the 
Options Menu is enabled and forces your 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 Options Menu if it is enabled.  As a double-check, turn your light on, verify 
your light comes on to the setting you want to change and then turn your light off. 
Now enter the Brightness Menu and select the desired brightness level.  Once you have 
finished setting the brightness level, you may re-enable the Force Setting option if 
desired.

You enter the Brightness Menu by 10-click-pressing the button while your light is 
turned off.  Your light toggles on and off while you are clicking but this is normal.  If 
you don’t want to count, just keep clicking until your light stays on prior to doing the 
final press.

Your light comes on to the currently selected brightness level when you enter the 
Brightness Menu.  Click the button to sequence through the brightness levels.  Double-
click to reverse the sequence and move to the previous brightness.  Note that the 
sequence automatically reverses when you come to the brightest and dimmest 
brightness levels.

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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