LUPINE BLIKA 2400lm Head Lamp Instruction Manual

: June 5, 2024
: LUPINE

LUPINE BLIKA 2400lm Head Lamp

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Safety instructions

Warning!
Avoid looking directly into the light emitted by the light or shining the light into your own eyes or the eyes of another person. If the light accidentally shines into your eyes, close your eyes and move your head out of the light beam. Do not use any strongly focusing optical device to look at the light beam. In cases where the light is used in a public or commercial setting, users should be provided with training concerning the safety measures for laser light. This device may then be used by children 8 years of age or older, persons with limited physical, sensory or mental capabilities, as well as persons with no previous experience in handling such devices, if they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety .

Attention!
Risk group 2: Proven optical radiation! Do not look into the lamp for a long time during operation. May be harmful to the eyes. Danger of glare: The strong glare of the lamp can be temporary Eyesight and afterimages feel dying Irritation, authorizations or treatment commands can.

Re-charge you battery before you using the light. Carry a spare light with you at all times, as the product can potentially fail unexpectedly at any time.
In the event of any physical or internal battery failure, do not attempt to repair. No user-servicable parts!

Heat generation: The housing of Blika may heat up; so make sure that you always keep the light at a safe distance to any combustible or flammable materials. Could cause fire or death! However, quiescent operation (without cooling the light housing via airflow or the like) is possible at any time and will not damage the product. When the light is being used in a stationary state, the light will be dimmed after a few minutes to reduce the light’s temperature. Continuous operation at 26 watts is only possible with air flowing over the housing!

Important! Always disconnect the battery from the light at transport or storage!
Otherwise the small amount of power used by the electronics will discharge the battery, and the lamp may be switched on accidentally.
Water resistance :
All Blika components are waterproof and can of course be used under extremely severe conditions. The lamp complies with IP protection class 68 but is NOT a diving lamp and is NOT suitable for use under water.

Operation

Initialization & voltage display:
After connecting the lamp to the battery, the software runs a selftest; the lamp itself as well as the red and blue LEDs in the switch light up once. The battery voltage is indicated by the blue and red LEDs, as follows:

The blue LED flashes once for each volt; and then
The red LED flashes once for each 1/10 of a volt.

Example: The LED flashes seven times blue and five times red = battery voltage is 7.5 V.

Interpreting the voltage display:

more than 8.0 V battery is fully charged
7.1 to 7.8 V battery needs charging
6.5 to 7 V battery is not ready for use

Control concept

Operation via the buttons of the lamphead:
Top button: Operation of the main programs (see page 9) Lower button: Operation of the special LEDs (Redlight, Greenlight, Spotlight, Diffuselight)

Turn on:
The first press of the button switches on the light with maximum power. The blue LED is illuminated.

Switching:
Each quick push of the button switches through the dim levels.

Turn off:
To turn off the lamp, keep the button pressed.

Note: The light outputs the maximum amount of light only if airflow lowers the temperature of the light sufficiently. If the light is not cooled by airflow, its power is reduced incrementally to prevent the LEDs and electronic elements from overheating.

Meaning of LED colors

The switch on the lamphead is equipped with a RGB-LED to show informations about the dim level and the remaining battery capacity.

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Dim Levels and Runtimes

Output|
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Runtime Blika

with 3.5Ah battery

| Runtime Blika

with 6.9Ah battery

26 W

1.5 W

| 2400 lm

220 lm

| 1 h

16 h

| 2 h

32 h

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26 W

1 W

3 W

| 2400 lm

100 lm

250 lm

| 1 h

25 h

8 h

| 2 h

50 h

16 h

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26 W

10 W

2 W

| 2400 lm

1200 lm

250 lm

| 1 h

2:30 h

13 h

| 2 h

5 h

26 h

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26 W| 2400 lm| 1 h| 2 h
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10 W| 1200 lm| 2:30 h| 5 h
2 W| 250 lm| 13 h| 26 h
3 W| 250 lm| 8 h| 16 h
26 W

2 W

red

| 2400 lm

250 lm

20 lm

| 1 h

13 h

32 h

| 2 h

26 h

64 h

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Programming

As you can see on the right side, the light programs are very easy to select by simply keeping the button pressed until the button lights up blue, red and green. When taking your finger off the button accordingly, the setting will be saved.

Example: To get into 4-step mode, hold the button until the blue LED flashed 4 times, then release the button.

Adjusting the brightness of the lower button LEDs:
The brightness of the spot, diffuse, red and green light can be adjusted in 5 steps from 0.4 – 3W (Red: max. 2.5W) through the lower button.

1x red	Release the button, SOS activated
Light Settings	1x blue
2x blue	3 – step

3x blue

4x blue 5x blue

| 3 – step

4 – step

3 – step

12x red 13x red

| Start with highest beam (Default) / lowest beam

Early “battery low warning” (Default)

Late “battery low warning” Alpine SOS / SOS (Default) Doubleclick on / off (Default) Stealth on / off (Default)

The LEDs of the lower button get cut in the top button /

The LEDs of both buttons work independently (Default) Autostart after power interruption: on (default) / off Reset

Helmet Mount

No tools are required for mounting this lamp. The helmet mount is already mounted to the lighthead. You can attach this helmet light to almost any kind of helmet with ventilation openings.

First attach the thin velcro with the Lupine logo to one site of the helmet mount.

Then pull the other end of the velcro through the ventilation openings available on your helmet and fix it on the other side of the helmetmount. Tighten the velcro to avoid slipping of the lamphead during use. Insert the lamphead into the FrontClick mount. (Video support YouTube channel “LupineLights”)

Insert the lamphead into the FrontClick mount of the headband. (Video on our YouTube channel “LupineLights”)

With the provided extension, the battery may be carried in your backpack, a pocket etc. The FastClick backpart of Blika X 4 can be replaced by a cable guide backpart.

Headband Mount

The FastClick battery have to be attached to the FastClick mount on the headband with the cable looking downwards.

Matching Batteries:

Art.No. 884 2.0 Ah
Art.No. 881 2.0 Ah Smartcore
Art.No. 835 3.5 Ah
Art.No. 842 3.5 Ah Smartcore

Mounting Batteries

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Battery mounting:
Your battery is supplied with a velcro strap, coated with an anti-slip material to ensure a secure mount. Use the strap which most closely matches your tube size.

Battery type:
The hardcase battery is mounted with a velcro as shown here. So called Smartcore batteries also come with a capacity indictator as explained on the next page FastClick batteries dont have a loop for a velcro. However they can be directly put into the clicksystem of the FastClick headbelt or 3M clicksystem.

Operation SmartCore battery

Capacity Indicator

Audible:
To check the capacity, simply press the touch-pad once. At first an audible signal will sound, which is especially useful while using the battery mounted on a helmet or headband, to give a quick reading in 20% steps.
Visible:
The visible indicator uses 5 LEDs. The LEDs can operate in two diffe-rent operating states: blinking and continuous. LED meanings: A blinking LED is indicating a 10% step and a continuously glowing LED a 20% step.

Taillight
To run the taillight simply press the touch pad two times and the 5 LEDs will operate continuously. To switch off the taillight, simply press the pad again.

Moving light:
Press the touch pad three times to activate the moving light. To switch it off press the button another time.

Accessories & more info about FrontClick

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FrontClick with 3M mount:
The ultra-flat mounting plate is fixed to your helmet with a special 3M adhesive pad, the lamp simply clicks into place.

GoPro mount:
By help of our CNC machined mount, you can put the Blika R on the standard mount for GoPro.

USB One
The USB One turns your Lupine battery into a mobile power bank. Nearly every USB device can be recharged within a very short time. (Art. No. 444)

USB Charger
With the USB Charger, you can charge your Lupine batteries easily via a mobile phone power supply, solar panel, or the USB port of your PC. (Art. No. 1444)

Product care, Storage, and Charging

Light:
After use in dirty areas, clean the lamp and the cables externally with warm water and some mild detergent.

Important!
Because of the delicate sealings, we do not recommend to open the lamp. A leakage in consequence of opening the light is excluded from warranty! Before you try to repair something on your own get in touch with our helpful Service Team.

Battery:
If you intend not to use the lamp for a longer period of time, fully charge and store it at a cold and dry place. When kept in a cool place, the annual self-discharging rate for such batteries is 15 %.

Charging Batteries

Plug the included Wiesel charger into an outlet
Connect the charger to the battery, charging starts automatically the LED turns red
The battery can be left plugged into the charger for an indefinite period. Although this will not damage the battery, it is not advisable for Li-Ion batteries since they do not require conservation charging.
When the battery is fully charged the LED on Charger turns green

Troubleshooting

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Technical data

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Rights for improvements and modifications of our products are reserved.

Regulations

The laws governing the allowable application domain for this lighting system may vary from one country to another. We recommend that you inform yourself about the relevant laws in this domain in your country.

Warranty

The product’s two-year warranty applies to all components, as well as any manufacturing defect. The warranty does not include the battery, however. In addition, any modification or improper use of the product will void the warranty.

Declaration of conformity Canada:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of conformity USA:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Lupine lighting systems GmbH