Star Headlight & Lantern 251HTL Series - Manual (Page 3)

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1. Setting the flash pattern of your
light can be performed using the
green wire.
2. If you will NOT be synchronizing
two lights together, cut the white
wire short and tape it off so that it
does not come into contact with
anything.
3. After the black and red wires are
connected you may set the flash
pattern using the green wire.
4. You can program your light for
any of the 12 different patterns in
either of two “phases” (Refer to
pattern list).
5. The lights are preset at the factory for Pattern #6 (non-rotating versions) or Pattern #4 (rotating
versions). You can cycle through the other patterns by briefly touching the green wire to
ground for approximately 1 second and releasing it.
6. After the pattern has been set, tape or place a wirenut over the end of the green wire to
prevent it from coming into contact with ground again (permanent mount). The light
will “remember” the pattern when switched off and that pattern will be displayed the
next time the light is switched on.
7. SHORTCUTS: There are a number of “shortcuts” available to make the programming
of your light easier:
Review the chart below for a list of how long you need to touch the
green wire to ground to go to the desired pattern.
Pattern Programming
Length of Hold Unit Blinks Non-Rotating Models Jump To Rotating Models Jump To
1 second Does Not Next Pattern Next Pattern
12 seconds 4 times Pattern 18 Pattern 18
9 seconds 3 times Pattern 13 Pattern 16
6 seconds 2 times Pattern 6 Pattern 6
3 seconds 1 time Pattern 1 Pattern 4
18 seconds 5 times Steady Burn Steady Burn
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
B
L
A
C
K
GREEN
Pattern Select - Touch and release to Ground
Synchronization Wire
High/Low Power Select (Ground for Low/Open for High)
SWITCH
CONNECT
TO +12 VDC 5 AMP
FUSE
PURPLE
WHITE
RED
Low Voltage Detection (Rotating Models Only)
All of the beacons that have the rotational patterns also have low input voltage detection. With this
feature the beacon senses the input voltage and flashes a fast pattern (approximately 16 cycles
per second) to indicate to the user that the battery voltage is low (less than 10V). Once the input
voltage returns to normal (greater than 12V) the unit will return to the normal flashing.