Novatac EDC-85P Manuale utente
Flashlight User Guide
EDC- 85P or 120P
Copyright 2007 by NovaTac, Inc.
All rights reserved
July 2007
Flashlight User Guide
Novatac™ EDC- 85P or Novatac™ 120P
Copyright 2007 by NovaTac, Inc.
All rights reserved July 2007
Congratulations on your purchase of the EDC-85P or 120P
Flashlight, the nest user programmable ashlight available! The
EDC is your best-of-class everyday carry pocket ashlight that
provides regulated light output at your desired brightness. The single
button activates and controls all operations of the light. The EDC is
a very rugged light that will provide a lifetime of dependable service
even under the toughest conditions.
Thank you for purchasing our product.
Introduction
Using the lowest brightness level compatible with the task being
performed will maximize battery life and also provide an intensely
bright light when needed. Approximately every two levels brighter
will halve the battery life and every two levels dimmer will double the
battery life. The maximum brightness level uses signicantly more
power than the others and therefore has a much shorter battery life.
The human eye responds to light in a logarithmic way. A signicant
visible increase in brightness requires a doubling in the amount
of light and power. The brightness levels of the light are spaced
to provide small, visually even changes in brightness. The lower
brightness levels will help preserve night vision adaptation while still
allowing you to distinguish colors.
The Quick Start guide will provide simple instructions on the basic
operation of the ashlight. More detailed instructions are contained
in the User Guide.
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Contents
1. Quick Start
2. User Guide
3. Brightness Settings
4. The Options Menu
5. Resets
6. Low Battery Indication
7. Installing a new battery.
8. Hi Temperature Indication
9. Cleaning and Maintenance
10. Warnings
11. Factory Default Settings
12. Specications
13. Primary Features
14. Settable options
15. Supported Battery Congurations
16. Warranty
1. Quick Start.
Important:
A Click is less than 1/3 second (like a mouse click).
A Press is greater than 1/3 second.
For basic operation Please perform the following:
1. Click: Turn on to primary
2. Two Clicks: Toggle between Primary and Secondary or return to
Primary or Secondary from other settings
3. Three Clicks: Minimum setting
4. Press: Momentary Maximum setting
5. Click-Press: Maximum setting
6. Click: Turn off
7. Click Press: Maximum setting from off
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2. User’s Guide.
Using the Single Push Button:
The single push button is used to turn the light on or off, and access
other functions. The following concepts are important to understand
the operation of your light:
Click:
a quick push and release of the button lasting less than one third of
a second.
Press:
a long push and release of the button lasting more than one third of
a second.
You must pause for more than one third of a second between
commands to prevent commands from running together.
Turning the light on:
Click or press the button once. Each time the light is turned on it is
forced to the Primary setting.
When the light is on:
Toggle between the Primary and Secondary settings by double-
clicking the button. If on the Minimum or Maximum setting, the light
will return to the last Primary or Secondary setting used.
Set it to the Minimum setting by triple-clicking the button.
Momentarily set the light to the Maximum setting by pressing the
button. Releasing the button returns it to the previous setting. Lock
the light on the Maximum setting by click-pressing the button.
Ramp the current brightness setting up or down by click-click-
pressing the button. See below for a more detailed explanation.
Enter the Options menu by click-click-click-pressing the button. See
below for a more detailed explanation.
Turning the light off:
Click the button once.
From off, the light can be turned directly on to the Maximum setting
by click-pressing the button. The light will stay on until it is turned
off.
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3. Brightness Settings.
The light has 21 or 22 brightness levels and 3 signal levels available.
Four of these are preset at the factory. The 4 settings are called
Primary, Secondary, Minimum and Maximum. Any of the 22
brightness levels may be assigned to any of the preset settings.
The 3 signal levels are: Disorienting Strobe, Emergency Strobe, and
SOS, respectively. Any of these 3 signal levels may be assigned in
place of solid light output on any of the 4 pre-sets.
The disorienting strobe can induce seizures in certain individuals so
it should be used with caution.
When setting brightness, the light will blink twice when the highest
brightness level is reached then display Disorienting Strobe,
Emergency Strobe, and SOS signals. Each signal level will be
displayed for 4 seconds before moving to the next level. When the
lowest brightness is reached the light will blink twice at that level.
The brightness ramp is circular in nature. The highest brightness
setting is followed by the Disorienting Strobe, Emergency Strobe,
and then SOS. SOS is followed by the lowest brightness level and
vice versa.
Changing Brightness Settings (from on, 2 Clicks-Press-hold)
The light will always begin the ramping process by increasing
brightness.
From your choice of preset settings:
1. Increase the brightness level with Click-click-press-hold.
Brightness will increase, blink twice at Maximum then proceed
to the three available signal settings.
2. Release the button when the desired brightness or signal level
is reached.
3. Do not turn the light off unless you want to save the setting.
4. Turn the light off to remember the brightness or signal level for
this preset.
5. Decrease brightness level with click-click-press-hold until
brightness begins to increase then release the button.
6. Repeat the click-click-press-hold. Brightness level will
decrease.
7. Release the button when the desired brightness or signal level
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is reached.
8. Do not turn the light off unless you want to save the setting.
9. Turn the light off to remember the brightness or signal level for
this preset.
If there is insufcient power to remember the setting, the light will
ash rapidly for 2 seconds then turn off. The selected changes will
take effect temporarily but be deleted at the next battery change or
soft reset.
Levels:
4. The Options Menu.
Options Menu (from on, 3 Clicks-press-release)
The Options Menu is used to turn the optional features in the light
on or off. Each option has a unique identifying ash and a specic
position in the menu. When the Options Menu is entered, the rst
menu item will always be shown. The sequence continues from
the last item back to the rst if a selection is not chosen, and vice
versa. It is helpful to point the light at the following chart when rst
navigating the menu. This practice will quickly familiarize you with
the option indicators:
1. Emergency strobe <ash>
2. Emergency SOS signal <SOS>
3. Locator ash <dim ash>
4. Force setting <long ash>
5. Automatic button lock <three rapid ashes>
6. Automatic turn off <bright-to-dim>
7. Simple momentary <short-long ash>
8. Tactical momentary <short-short-long ash>
9. Ramping/Options menu <dim-to-bright>
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Max
Levels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Brightness .08 .12 .17 .23 .33 .47 .66 .94 1.3 1.9 2.7
Levels
12 13
16 17 18 19 20 21
Brightness
3.8 5.3
15 21 30 42 60 85 120
Disor
Strobe
Emerg
Strobe SOS
14 15
7.5 10
If the button is not pressed for 10 seconds, an unknown command
is entered, or the button is not held until the light turns off, the light
will exit the Options menu unchanged. The error ash sequence of
six rapid ashes will be displayed and the light will return to the last
setting accessed.
To enter the Options Menu:
1. Turn the light on to any brightness level.
2. Click-Click-Click-Press the button. When the button is released,
the Emergency Strobe identication will ash. This is the rst
menu item.
3. Click once to move to each of the next options. Double-clicking
will reverse the direction.
4. When the desired option is reached, Press and Hold the button
for 2 seconds until the light turns off. If the option is being
enabled, the light will display an increasing brightness sequence.
If the option is being disabled, the light will display a decreasing
brightness sequence.
5. Release the button when the light turns off.
6. The Option is set and the light will return to the brightness setting
it was on when the Options Menu was accessed.
If there is insufcient power to remember the setting, the light will
ash rapidly for 2 seconds then turn off. The selected changes will
take effect temporarily but be deleted at the next battery change or
soft reset.
Option 1: Emergency Strobe (ash)
The Emergency Strobe option ashes the maximum brightness
once a second. It is intended to be used as an emergency beacon.
Setting it once enables it. To stop the Emergency Strobe signal, turn
the light off.
If the Automatic Turn-Off option is enabled, the Emergency Strobe
will turn off after 5 minutes.
The default setting is: Disabled.
The Emergency Strobe may be assigned to any brightness level. See
Changing Brightness Settings.
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Option 2: Emergency SOS (…---…)
The SOS option ashes the international emergency SOS signal (dot,
dot, dot, dash, dash, dash, dot, dot, dot). Setting it once enables it.
To stop the SOS signal, turn the light off.
If the Automatic Turn-Off option is enabled, The SOS signal will turn
off after 5 minutes.
The default setting is: Disabled.
The Emergency SOS may be assigned to any brightness setting. See
Changing Brightness Settings.
Option 3: Locator Flash (dim ash)
The Locator Flash option dimly ashes the light every 3 seconds
when it is turned off. This allows you to nd your light in the dark.
The Locator Flash runs in the background of all other functions, and
will continue to function until disabled.
The Locator Flash is a toggle setting. Setting it once enables it while
setting it again disables it.
The default setting is: Disabled.
Option 4: Force Setting (long ash)
The Force Setting option forces the light to turn on to the desired
setting. When the Force Setting option is disabled, the light will
remember which setting was used when it was turned off, and
returns to this setting when it is turned back on.
To select a setting to be forced, rst disable the Force Setting option.
Select the Minimum, Maximum, Primary or Secondary setting to be
forced. Enter the Options menu and re-enable the Force Setting
option. The light will now turn on to the selected setting.
If the forced setting is Minimum or Maximum, double-clicking will
take you to the Primary setting.
The Force Setting option is a toggle setting. Setting it once enables it
while setting it again disables it.
The factory default is: Enabled with the light forcing on to the Primary
setting.
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Option 5: Automatic Button Lock (three rapid ashes)
The Automatic Button Lock option locks the light off after it has
been off for ve (5) minutes. If the button is pressed while the light is
locked, it will ash three times and remain off.
To release the Automatic Button Lock, triple-click the button. After
the third click, the light will turn on.
When the Automatic Button Lock option is enabled, the light can
manually be locked by triple-clicking from off.
The Automatic Button Lock option is a toggle setting. Setting it once
enables it while setting it again disables it.
The default setting is: Disabled.
Option 6: Automatic Turn Off (bright-to-dim)
The Automatic Turn Off option turns the light off after ve (5) minutes
of button inactivity. The light will provide a warning prior to turning
off by slowly sequencing down to the lowest brightness, and slowly
blinking for ten (10) seconds. Clicking the button once during the
warning period will restore the light to its original setting.
The Automatic Turn Off option is a toggle setting. Setting it once
enables it while setting it again disables it.
The default setting is: Disabled.
Option 7: Simple Momentary (short-long ash)
The Simple Momentary option allows momentary on and click on.
When enabled, the light will stay on as long as the button is pressed.
Releasing the button turns the light off.
Also, a click turns the light on and another click turns it off.
When the Simple Momentary option is disabled, the light remains on
when the button pressed OR clicked.
Simple Momentary is a toggle setting. Setting it once enables it while
setting it again disables it.
The default setting is: Disabled.
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Option 8: Tactical Momentary (short-short-long ash)
The Tactical Momentary option provides a pure momentary mode
of operation. When the button is pressed, the light will be on. When
released, the light will be off. Any desired conguration changes
(such as forcing on to Maximum) must be made before enabling the
Tactical Momentary option.
If the Automatic Button Lock option is enabled, the button will lock
upon enabling the Tactical Momentary option and the light remains
dark when the button is pressed. Upon releasing the Automatic
Button Lock (triple-click), the light will remain off until the button is
pressed again.
When both the Tactical Momentary option and the Automatic Button
Lock option are enabled, a Soft-Reset will force the button to lock.
Tactical Momentary is disabled by performing a Factory-Reset.
Option 9: Ramping/Options Menu (dim-to-bright)
The Ramping/Options Menu option is used to disable the Brightness
Ramping and Options menu, preventing further conguration
changes. Perform a factory reset to re-enable the Brightness
Ramping and Options menu.
The default setting is: Enabled.
Error Flash Sequence (six rapid ashes)
While in the Options menu, the Error Flash Sequence of six rapid
ashes will be displayed if the button is not pressed for 10 seconds,
an unknown command is entered, or the button is not held until
the light turns off. The light will exit the Options menu unchanged,
returning to the last brightness setting accessed.
5. Resets.
Resets are performed if the type of battery is changed, to restore
factory default settings, to disable Tactical Momentary and to re-
enable Brightness Level Ramping and the Options menu.
Soft Reset
Soft Reset will not change any personal settings. Use if the light has
fallen into an unresponsive state.
1. Turn the light on.
2. Unscrew the battery case until the light turns off.
3. Screw the battery case back together; there will be one second
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