LUPINE 0250-202 Blika RX 4 SmartCore Headlamp Syste Instruction Manual

2400 lm
BLIKA R

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. The 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 your battery before you use 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-serviceable parts!
Automatic cutoff BLUETOOTH:
If the lamp head is connected to the battery, without switching the light on, the Bluetooth module will automatically deactivate after 2 hours. You now can NOT turn on the light via the Bluetooth remote. Either press the lamp heads switch or reconnect the battery to start the Bluetooth module or light.

Heat generation: The housing of Balika R may heat up; so make sure that you always keep the light at a safe distance from 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 Balika R 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 underwater.

Operation

Initialization & voltage display:
After connecting the lamp to the battery, the software runs a self-test. 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:

Control concept:
Operation via the buttons of the lamp head: (Switch on by short push)
Top button: Operation of the main programs (see page 9)
Lower button: Operation of the special LEDs (Redlight, Greenlight, Spotlight, Diffuselight)
Note: An almost free assignment of the buttons is only possible through the app.

Control via the remote control:
Two operating concepts are available.

1. Operation of the lamp analogous to the buttons of the lamp head
   The blue button on remote = Top button of lamp head
   The green button on remote = Lower button of lamp head

2. Blue to increase the output, Green to lower the output

Switching between operating concepts 1 and 2: Press and hold the green pushbutton of the remote control until the blue and green LEDs flash alternately, then let the button go.

Switching:
Each quick push of the button switches through the dim levels.
Turn off:
To turn off the lamp, keep the button pressed.

Meaning of LED colors

The switch on the lamp head as well as the Bluetooth remote is equipped with an RGB-LED to show information about the dim level and the remaining battery capacity.

| blue LED lighting:| The lamp is on a high beam.
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| green LED lighting:| The lamp is on a lower beam.
| red LED lighting:| 1 . Battery Warning, low capacity remaining. The red LED is lighting. You can adjust the timing of the battery warning,
see programming on the next page.
| red LED flashing +
light flashing ones:| 2. Battery Warning, very low capacity remaining.
The red LED is flashing and Balika flashing ones, too.
| blue + red LED
flashing in turn +
light flashing 5 times:| Warning!
The red and blue LED flashing in turn, the lamp flashes 30
times. Stop immediately! The light will be switched off.
| blue + red LED
flashing in turn:| After switching the light on again, reserve power at a low beam
is available. When reserve power is completely discharged, the
light will be switched off automatically. So slow down!

Note: The burn time remaining after the red LED is illuminated depends on the total battery capacity, the ambient temperature and the age of the battery.

Dim Levels and Runtimes

The App allows free setting of the lighting levels from 0.4W up to the respective maximum level.

| | Output| | Runtime Blika
with 3.5Ah battery| Runtime Blika
with 6.9Ah battery
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**2-Step**| | 26 W
1.5 W| 2400 lm
220 lm| 1 h
16 h| 2 h
32 h
**3-Step**| | 26 W
1 W
3 W| 2400 lm
100 lm
250 lm| 1 h
25 h
8 h| 2 h
50 h
16 h
**3-Step**| | 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
**4-Step**| | 26 W
10 W
2 W
3 W| 2400 lm
1200 lm
250 lm250 lm| 1 h
2:30 h
13 h
8 h| 2 h
5 h
26 h
16 h
**3-Step**| | 26 W
2 W
red| 2400 lm
250 lm
20 lm| 1 h
13 h
32 h| 2 h
26 h
64 h

Runtime varies according to battery age, condition, as well as ambient temperature.

App Programming

Lupine Light Control 2.0 – available for IOS and Android

With the new “Lupine Light Control 2.0” app you get many individual setups. Create custom profiles for your activities, and simply use them when you need them again. The App allows nearly free programming of the lamp.
Connecting with the app:
Start the „Light Control 2.0“ app. Choose the Balika and keep the button on the lamp head pressed, until it lights up green as shown in the programming scheme, let the button go immediately.

Programming

Programming without the help of the App:
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 the 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.

Switch on the wanted LED| | Press and hold the lower button| | The Output is increased in 5
steps| | Release as soon as the desired level is reached
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Press the top button until it lights| Available adjustments| Default setting
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1x red| Release the button| SOS activated
1x blue| 2 – step|
2x blue| 3 – step|
3x blue| 3 – step|
4x blue| 4 – step|
5x blue| 3 – step|
1x red| Red| on / off
2x red| Green| on / off
3x red| Spot| on / off
4x red| Diffuse| on / off
5x red| Start with highest beam (Default) / lowest beam
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6x red| Early “battery low warning” (Default)
7x red| Late “battery low warning”
8x red| Alpine SOS / SOS (Default)
9x red| Doubleclick on / off (Default)
10x red| Stealth on / off (Default)
11x red| The LEDs of the lower button get cut in the top button /
The LEDs of both buttons work independently (Default)
12x red| Autostart after power interruption: on (default) / off
1x green| Bluetooth Connect
1x red| Reset

Bluetooth Remote

The Bluetooth Remote comes together with the Peppi V5 bar mount (helmet & bike lights) or a bracelet (Headlamps). On the bike, the best way to mount the remote is directly next to your grips so you have full control and don’t need to take off your hands while riding. The bracelet can be attached to a lot of other things like ski poles, too.

Connecting the transmitter to the light:
By default, your lamp has already been connected to the transmitter. For establishing a connection, the receiving mode in the lamp has to be activated. Keep the lamp’s button depressed the switch turns up green (after 15 sec) and let the button go. The receiving mode is active for 30 seconds. During this time, press the remote control’s green button
until the remote does light up green, too. → release the button.
Several lamps on one transmitter:
It is possible to connect up to five lamp heads to a single remote switch.
Several transmitters on one lamp / Unbinding:
Up to 4 transmitters may be connected to one lamp. The transmitters are stored in the lamp in turn. If you like to remove a transmitter from the light, set the light into receiving mode and keep the green switch off the transmitter pressed until it turns red. (Approx. 20 sec.)

Blue button: Turning the lamp on and off. Depending on the control concept: The same functions as the top button of the lamp head or increase the output.
Green button: Control the Special-LEDs, (same function as the low button of the lamp-head) or reduce the output.

Switching between operating concepts 1 and 2:
Press and hold the green pushbutton of the remote control until the blue and green LEDs flash alternately, then let the button go.
Enable/Disable the remotes permanent LED light:
To enable or disable, hold down the blue button the remote control:
The green LEDs turn on (keep pressing the button), as soon the green LEDs turn off and the blue LEDs turn on → to let the button go
Low battery warning from lamp head:
The remote mirrors the lamphead’s low battery warning. A fully charged or partly discharged battery will be shown by a red LED light. Details see page 36.
Low button cell:
With decreasing voltage, the remotes LEDs will also become weaker, to the point the remote does not work anymore. Also, the cold temperature does reduce the battery voltage. If the button cell is empty, it’s represented by a red light.

Transmitter battery change:
of the transmitter using a T5 Torx screwdriver. Insert the new CR 2032 button cell as shown and close the transmitter again. Tighten the screws until the blue sealing is visibly squeezed. T5 Torx screwdriver: (Art. No. 137)

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

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 helmet mount. Tighten the velcro to avoid slipping the lamp head during use. Insert the lamp head into the FrontClick mount. (Video support YouTube channel “LupineLights”)

With the provided battery mount 2.0 and the broad velcro, the battery can be mounted directly on the helmet.

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

The FastClick battery has 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

With the provided extension, the battery may be carried in your backpack, a pocket, etc. The FastClick back part of Balika RX 4 can be replaced by a cable guide back part.

Mounting Batteries

Battery mounting:
Your battery is supplied with a velcro strap, coated with 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 velcro as shown here. So-called Smartcore batteries also come with a capacity indicator as explained on the next page.

FastClick batteries don’t have a loop for velcro. However, they can be directly put into the clicksystem of the FastClick headbelt or 3M click system.

Operation SmartCore battery

Capacity Indicator
Audible:
To check the capacity, simply press the touchpad 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 red LEDs. The LEDs can operate in two different 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 touchpad two times and the 5 LEDs will operate continuously. To switch off the taillight, simply press the pad again.
Moving light:
Press the touchpad three times to activate the moving light. To switch it off press the button another time.

Accessories & more info about FrontClick

Insert the lamp head as shown in the figure and move it in the
the direction of the arrow until it locks into place.| Press to unlock the lamp.

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:
With help of our CNC machined mount, you can put the Balika 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)

Lupine battery

| Smartphone| Tablet| GPS-Navigation
---|---|---|---
3.5 Ah| 3 – 4 x| 0.5 x| 4 – 6 x
6.9 Ah| 6 – 8 x| 1 x| 8 – 12 x
13.8 Ah| 12 – 16 x| 2 x| 16 – 24 x

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

Product Care and Storage
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 opening the lamp. A leakage in consequence of opening the light is excluded from the 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 in a cold and dry place. When kept in a cool place, the annual self-discharging rate for such
batteries are 15 %.

Charging Batteries

1. Plug the included Wiesel charger into an outlet
2. Connect the charger to the battery, charging starts automatically the LED turns red
3. 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.
4. When the battery is fully charged the LED on the Charger turns green

| → Warning! This charger is to be used to charge rechargeable Li-Ion batteries only.
It is NOT suitable for charging NiMH batteries!
→ Do NOT use non-rechargeable batteries. – Risk of explosion!
→ This charger may be opened ONLY by the manufacturer!
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Troubleshooting

The light does not come on and the power LEDs do not flash when the battery is
plugged into the lamp.| → Extremely discharged battery
→ Battery not plugged into the light or not plugged in properly| → Charge the battery
→ Check all plug contacts
With the battery plugged in, the power LEDs do not come on, but the PCS LEDs flash.| → Faulty LED unit| → LED unit needs replacement.
→ Get in touch with Lupine
The runtime is too short.| → Discharged battery
→ Old battery
→ Very low ambient temperature
→ Faulty charger
→ Unsuitable battery| → Charge battery
→ Replace battery
→ Keep battery warm
→ Replace charger
→ Use original Lupine battery
Even after charging only the 20% LED will light up at the Smartcore battery.| → The indicator was reseted| → Discharge the battery with your light and fully charge it afterward
The lamp does not recognize the
transmitter.| → Lamphead and transmitter are not linked| → See chapter operation remote control
The transmitter does not light up while pressing the button and the lamp does not react.| → Button cell empty or wrong side up| → See chapter operation remote control

Technical data

Light Output:| (Main light + Spotlight)| Runtime:
Balika with 3.5Ah battery:| Balika with 6.9Ah battery:
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26 W| 2400 Lumen| 1 h| 2 h
10 W| 1200 Lumen| 2 h 30 min| 5 h
3 W| 250 Lumen| 8 h| 16 h
1.5 W| 220 Lumen| 16 h| 32 h
1 W| 100 Lumen| 25 h| 50 h
0.4W| (small LEDs)| 62 h| 124 h
Weight:| Balika lamp head:| 85 g|
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Balika helmet light with 3.5Ah battery:|  220 g| Balika headlamp with 3.5Ah battery:|    250 g
Balika helmet light with 6.9Ah battery:|   335 g| Balika headlamp with 6.9Ah battery:|  370 g

Charging time:
3.5Ah battery: 1h 50min
6.9Ah battery: 3h 40min
Battery capacity/nominal voltage:
3.5 Ah / 7.2 V Li-Ion
6.9 Ah / 7.2 V Li-Ion
LED :
Cree XM-L3; Cree XQ-E HI
Charger Wiesel:
Input voltage: 100 – 240 V~, 50 – 60 Hz
Charging current: up to 1.9 A
Compatible batteries: Li-Ion 7.2 V
Battery capacity/nominal voltage:
3.5 Ah / 7.2 V Li-Ion
6.9 Ah / 7.2 V Li-Ion
Operating temperature: -25 °C to +70 °C
Protection class: IP68
Contains:
FCC ID: QDS-BRCM1078
IC: 4324A-BRCM1078

Hereby, Lupine lighting systems GmbH declares that the radio equipment type Bluetooth remote control V2 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address:https://www.lupine.de/documents/ce

Miscellaneous

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 USA:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) 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.
Rights for improvements and modifications of our products reserved.

Lupine lighting systems GmbH
Im Zwiesel 9, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 91 81 – 50 94 90
Fax: +49 (0) 91 81 – 50 94 915
E-Mail: info@lupine.de
www.lupine.de

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