Blinkies
Two groups worth of blinkies are included. To reach
them, do “click click click” from OFF or a “click click
hold” from OFF. To change to the next blinky use a
double-click. These include:
Group 1 Blinkies / utility modes:
(starts always at battcheck)
from OFF: “click click click”
•BattCheck:
Shows the remaining charge in volts and tenths.
E.g. 4 blinks, then pause, 1 blink are 4.1 Volt. A
"zero" is represented by a very quick blink.
•Sunset / Goodnight mode:
Starts at a low level, then slowly dims down to
moon for an hour, then shuts off. It is intended for
use when going to bed.
•Beacon:
Beacon mode uses the last ramped level for its
brightness. You must adjust the brightness before
you turn beacon on. It blinks at a slow speed: Once
every N seconds at the last-ramped level.
N is configurable in beacon config mode: Click 4
times to enter beacon config mode, wait for the
light to stutter, then click to enter the number of
seconds per blink. For example, to do a 10-second
alpine beacon, click 10 times.
Hint: If you want faster blinks per second use party
strobe mode and set it to three blinks per second
or more
•TempCheck:
Blinks out the current temperature in degrees C.
and optionally configure settings for thermal
regulation. E.g. 3 blinks, then pause, 4 blink are 34
degrees Celsius. A "zero" is represented by a very
quick blink.
This number should be pretty close to what a real
thermometer says. If not, it would be a good idea
to click 4 times to enter thermal config mode, and
calibrate the sensor.
Group 2 Strobes:
(remembers the last-used mode)
from OFF: "click click hold”
Click three times, but hold the third click for a moment.
To change to the next blinky use a double-click.
To set adjustments you can use:
-Hold: Increase brightness, or strobe faster. (except
lightning)
-Click, hold: Reduces brightness, or strobe slower.
(except lightning)
•Candle mode:
Simulates a flickering candle or fireplace, until you
switch it OFF.
Or you add timer for 30min: Each triple click adds
30 min including a burn down simulation at the
end. Candle mode timer can go for up to 4.5 hour.
Adjustable brightness.
•Bike flasher:
Steady output with a “stutter” once per second.
Designed to be more visible than a normal ramping
mode, but otherwise works mostly the same.
Adjustable brightness.
•Party strobe:
Motion-freezing strobe. Can be used to freeze
spinning fans and falling water. Adjustable speed.
•Tactical strobe:
Bright, disorienting strobe light. Can be used to
irritate people. Adjustable speed, and the duty
cycle is always 33%.
•Lightning storm mode:
Flashes at random brightness and random speed to
simulate lightning strikes during a busy lightning
storm. Do not look directly at the flashlight when
this mode is running, because it may suddenly go
to full power without warning.
General configuration
Every config mode use the same interface. It has one or
more options the user can set, and it will go through its
configuration numbers in order. The EC01 confirms
each click with a blink.
For each menu item, the light will follow the same
pattern:
-Blink one or more times = configuration number
To indicate which setting you are in. All config menus
“fall through” with no changes if you don’t press the
button.
-“buzz” = The lamp waits for input
Buzz is a stutter quickly between two brightness levels
for a few seconds. The User can click one or more times
to enter a number. It will keep buzzing until the user
stops clicking, so there is no need to hurry.
-Pause, and then go to the next option
After the light has gone through all of the menu
options, it should return to whatever mode the light
was in before entering the config mode.
Ramp configuration
Both the SMOOTH RAMP and the STEPPED RAMP are
configurable. The user can set the lowest level, the
highest level, and (STEPPED only) the number of steps.
While the light is ON in one of the ramping modes, click
4 times to enter RAMP CONFIGURATION for the
current ramp.
For SMOOTH RAMPING, there are 2 menu options:
1. Floor (default level = 1/150)
2. Ceiling (default = 120/150)
For the STEPPED RAMPING, there are 3 menu options:
1. Floor (default level = 20/150)
2. Ceiling (default = 120/150)
3. Number of steps (default = 7)
To configure the floor level, click the button equal to
the number of ramp levels (out of 150) at which the
floor should be. To set the lowest possible level, click
once. (MOON)
To configure the ceiling level, each click goes one level
lower. So 1 click sets the highest possible level, 2 clicks
is the 2nd-highest, 3 clicks is the 3rd-highest level, etc.
Ceiling clicks: 151 –( level you want ) = Clicks
To set the default of 120/150, click 31 times.
When configuring the number of steps, the value can
be anything from 2 to 150.
If you want to change the floor and ceiling to the lowest
and highest values, you click once for each.
Thermal configuration
Look at a thermometer to check the current room
temperature. Let us assume it says 21 Celsius.
Turn the light off and wait for its temperature to settle
to room temperature.
Go to TempCheck (from OFF: “Click Click Click”. Ascend
with double-clicks three times)
When you are in TempCheck, then click 4 times to enter
thermal config mode, and calibrate the sensor.
Thermal config mode has
two settings:
1. Current temperature
Calibration. Click once per
degree C to calibrate the
sensor. For our example,
the ambient temperature
is 21 C = click 21 times.
2. Temperature limit. This
sets the maximum
temperature the light can
reach before it will start
doing thermal regulation
to keep itself from
overheating. Click once
per degree C above 30. For example, to set the limit to
50 C, click 20 times. The default is 45 C (15 clicks).
Hint: If you don’t click, the lamp will leave the value
unchanged. The lowest value the user can set is 31 C,
by clicking once.
Switch Back Light
The switch LED can be configured to do different things
while the main emitters are off. There is one mode for
the regular OFF mode, and another mode for LOCKOUT
mode. This allows the user to see at a glance whether
the light is locked.
Switch LED modes typically include:
-Off - Low - High - Blinking
To configure the LEDs, go to the mode you want to
configure and then click the button a few times:
-OFF mode: 7 clicks.
-LOCKOUT mode: 3 clicks.
This change the LEDs to the next mode on this light.
The switch LED stays on while the main emitters are on.
Its brightness level is set in a way which mirrors the
main LED -- off, low, or high.
