Halcyon Flare User manual

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Halcyon
OWNER’S MANUAL
Flare™and Focus™

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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES 4
COPYRIGHT NOTICE 4
CONTACTING HALCYON 4
OVERVIEW 5
POWER SWITCH 5
ADJUSTABLE HANDLE 6
ATTACHMENT POINTS 6
FOCUS™ KNOB 6
BATTERY PACK 6
BATTERY CHARGING 7
LIGHT AND BATTERY OPERATION 7
OPERATIONAL LIMITS 8
TRAVELING WITHYOUR FLARE™/FOCUS™ 9
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 9
TROUBLESHOOTING: 9
APPENDIX 10
WARRANTY INFORMATION 10
Table of Contents

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HALCYON FLARE™ AND FOCUS™ OWNER’S MANUAL
Trademark Notice
Halcyon™and Flare™and Focus™are registered trademarks of Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc. Halcyon trademarks
and pending patents include: Mulfuncon Compensator™, Cinch™, Pioneer™, Pioneer 30 Traveler™, Eclipse™wings,
Explorer™wings, Evolve™ wings, BC Storage Pak™, Acve Control, Ballast™, Diver’s Life Ra™, Surf Shule™, No-Lock
Connector™, Helios™ lighng system, Proteus™ lighng system, Apollo™ lighng system, Scout Light™, Pathnder™
reels, Defender™spools, and RB80™ rebreather.
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES
Pay special aenon to informaon provided in warnings, cauons, and notes accompanied by these icons:
A WARNING indicates a procedure or situation that, if not avoided, could result in serious
injury or death to the user.
A CAUTION indicates any situation or technique that could cause damage to the product
and could subsequently result in injury to the user.
WARNING: This manual provides essenal instrucons for the proper ng, adjustment, inspecon, and care
of your new Flare™and Focus™ Light. It is very important to take the me to read these instrucons in order to
understand and fully enjoy the features that are unique to your specic model. Improper use of your light could
result in serious injury or death.
Copyright Notice
This owner’s manual is copyrighted, all rights reserved. It may not, in whole or in part,
be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or
machine-readable form without prior consent in writing from Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc.
©2014 Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc.
CONTACTING HALCYON
Halcyon Manufacturing
1110 S. Main Street
High Springs, FL 32643 USA
386.454.0811
800.Halcyon
386.454.0815 (fax)
inf[email protected]
www.Halcyon.net

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HALCYON FLARE™ AND FOCUS™ COMPONENTS
About This Manual
This manual is designed to familiarize you with some of the
unique features of the Halcyon Flare™and Focus™ lights.
If you purchased your light with a NiMH baery, please
see the Halcyon Explorer/EOS/Apollo owner’s manual for
informaon about this baery and cannister.
OVERVIEW
Thank you for purchasing the Halcyon Flare™or Focus™
primary light. These lights represent a new age in the
evoluon of LED primary lights. Powered by a unique LUX engine, these new Halcyon lights use two reectors and
a Fresnel lens to provide full-focus adjustability with amazing output and greatly reduced power consumpon.
These lights produce about twice the output of a 21 wa HID while drawing less than half the power. At half power,
consumpon drops to only 15% of its predecessor.
Halcyon applies this novel LUX engine in two unique products. The Halcyon Flare™ is a xed-focus beam in a
compact housing. The Halcyon Focus™ has a fully adjustable beam, allowing divers to switch between intense focus
and wide ood, suitable for use by a model while shoong underwater video.
Both Flare™and Focus™ have three sealed compartments, isolang the LED core, the driver, and the cable gland.
High performance capacity is further augmented by a fully-adjustable handle, which can be set for le or right
hand operaon. These unique features are powered by a small but powerful baery capable of providing more
than ve hours longevity on full power. Given the robust design and amazing performance it is hard to believe this
unique lighng package weighs less than three pounds (2.95lb/1.3kg), making an excellent travel and all-purpose
diving light.
Power Switch
Your Halcyon Flare™and Focus™ possess a magnec switch which can be easily moved between o, half, and full
power. In order to move the switch you must rotate the small locking screw in the counterclockwise direcon.
Move the switch to the desired posion and lock in place by turning clockwise. The lock screw can be completely
removed for cleaning, but you should be careful not to do so accidentally.
CAUTION: Do not over ghten the lock screw on your power switch. Also, be careful not to
accidentally turn too far in the counterclockwise direcon while underwater.

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Adjustable Handle
Halcyon’s unique adjustable handle allows divers to
quickly set height and width without tools and to
readjust before, aer, or during the dive. The handle
also swivels forward to reduce size and protect the
front lens. In order to rotate or adjust the handle
height, loosen the winding knob on the side and place
the handle in the desired posion. Width can be set by
gently expanding the sliding part of the handle. This
width adjustment is provided by two fricon screws in
the handle. These should allow easy movement of the
handle. The handle may be quickly adjusted for either
hand by loosening the winding knob and rotang to the
opposite side. You can change the locaon of the thumb
support by removing the aachment plate and rotang
the enre handle assembly.
Attachment Points
There are two main aachment points on your Halcyon
Flare™/Focus™. You can aach a bolt snap to the slot at
the top of the handle adjustment. You may also aach
a bolt snap or temporary aachment to the rear of the
light head.
Focus™ Knob
The Halcyon Focus™ allows a full range of adjustability.
Turning the adjustment knob clockwise provides a
ghter beam. As the focus becomes near the maximum
you will note a progressively square beam paern. At full
focus you will actually be able to see the LED diode. You
have reached the maximum possible focus. Turn counter
clockwise to expand the beam into a ood which is an
excellent way to see greater detail in your surroundings
and/or provide good video lighng support.
Battery Pack
The ny footprint of the Halcyon baery pack is matched
by ease of use and convenient modularity. This small pack
is constructed from a solid piece of Delrin and runs at full
power for more than ve hours; half power extends use
to an amazing 15 hours. You can also change baeries
in the eld by rotang the baery counterclockwise
and removing the baery from the tether. You should
ensure the O-rings are clean and lubricated to enhance
easy installaon/removal of the baery pack. This same
baery can be used with the EOS Mini, and you can use

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the half pack size with your Flare™or Focus™ light. Divers that purchased the NiMH 9 amp or 13 amp baeries
should refer to the Halcyon Explorer™/EOS™/Apollo™ Lighng Manual.
CAUTION: The baery must be seated in the base of the tether. Gently turn the baery clockwise
unl it stops. Do not over ghten!
You can disengage the power pack for travel by turning it counter clockwise unl the baery no longer makes
contact inside the tether. Test this posion by acvang the light and verifying no power is being supplied to
the cord. Divers using E/O cords (underwater pluggable) must remember this cord is supplied with power when
disconnected underwater unless you take the above steps to disengage the power supply.
WARNING: Do not leave the power on while exposing an unplugged E/O cord underwater. It will
damage the electrical contacts.
Battery Charging
You may charge your baery by turning it
counterclockwise and removing it from the tether
base. Then gently screw the baery into the table
charger. The wall plug will glow green when rst
supplied with power and red while charging. When
the charge is complete the wall plug will glow green.
Plugging the baery into the charger base will
acvate the green light (by supplying power). You
must ensure the wall outlet is receiving power in
order to charge the baery.
CAUTION: Do not leave the baery in the charger base for extended periods while disconnected
from a power source, as this will drain the baery.
Light and Battery Operation
Your Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ light is designed with the highest quality LED diodes and carefully opmized to produce
the opmal blend between high light output and low energy consumpon. The LED diodes are placed within
a robust aluminum housing which is designed to keep the lights cool and well protected. These lights will burn
remarkably brightly for very long periods. This runme is naturally aected by the energy density of the baery and

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the intensity of light output. The Flare™and Focus™ lights both maintain two power sengs. The low power seng
is extremely ecient, burning only about a third of one amp or roughly 10% of a typical HID bulb. The high power
seng draws less than one amp, or less than half a typical HID bulb, while producing more light output.
Halcyon Focus™Halcyon Flare™
Weight
Light Head 1.3lb/.59kg Light Head 1.2lb/.54kg
Complete Light 2.95lb/1.3kg Complete Light 2.94lb/1.3kg
High-Power Seng
Lux Output
1 meter 39,300 1 meter 11,500
3 meters 4,100 3 meters 1,700
5 meters 1,550 5 meters 650
Runme
5amp LiOn 300+ min 5amp LiOn 300+ min
9amp NiMH 600+ min 9amp NiMH 500+ min
13amp NiMH 900+ min 13amp NiMH 800+ min
Low-Power Seng
Lux Output
1 meter 17,600 1 meter 5,900
3 meters 1,900 3 meters 750
5 meters 730 5 meters 350
Runme
5amp LiOn 900+min 5amp LiOn 900+ min
9amp NiMH 1,300+ min 9amp NiMH 1,500+ min
13amp NiMH 2,000+ min 13amp NiMH 2,000+ min
Operational Limits
When the baery capacity runs low your Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ lights will automacally switch to low light output
to insure addional operaonal me. This switch occurs around 9.8 volts. The lights will automacally shut o
when they reach 9 volts. The Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ lights also maintain a protecon against overheang and will
shut down when internal temperatures exceed operaonally safe parameters. The light will operate again when
the temperature returns to a safe range. The Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ design has been tested for waterght integrity
to a depth of 300m.
WARNING: You should not operate your Flare™/Focus™ out of the water for extended periods, as
this will build excess heat and potenally damage your light.

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Traveling with your Flare™/Focus™
During travel you should loosen the baery from the tether base so the light can’t be ignited accidently. The light
is very robust but care should be taken during transport by packing in a way that protects the light from shock
or excess abuse. The Flare™/Focus™ baery meets all current ying requirements regarding lithium content. The
complete light also weighs less than 3 pounds (2.95lb/1.3kg) making it a breeze to carry or check for all your diving
trips.
Care and Maintenance
• Your Flare™/Focus™ light is extremely resilient but should be treated with care in order to ensure maximum
lifespan.
• You should not run this light out of the water for any extended period.
• You should clean your light with fresh water aer each dive, and keep it clean.
• Keep O-rings free of dirt and lightly lubricated.
• Do not try to open the light head or baery pack. This will void your warranty.
Troubleshooting:
1. My light doesn’t turn on.
Ensure the baery is fully screwed into the tether base and verify the baery if fully charged.
2. My baery doesn’t seem to have a full charge.
Ensure the charger is operang by rst plugging into a power source. You should see a green light on the wall
plug. Then screw the baery into the charger base. If the baery is discharged then you should see a red light
which shows unl charged before changing to green. If the baery is discharged and the light remains green
then your charger should be evaluated by a Halcyon repair technician.
3. My Focus™ knob feels loose or the focus seems o.
Verify the set screw on the knob is secure. The focus beam can be reset by adjusng the locaon of this knob
relave to the winding spindle.

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APPENDIX
Warranty Information
All warranty requests must be accompanied by proof of original purchase from an Authorized Halcyon Dealer. Be
sure to save your sales receipt, and present it whenever returning your Flare™/Focus™for warranty service. Halcyon
warrants, to the original purchaser only, that the Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ will be free of defects in materials and/or
crasmanship under normal diving use for one year from the date of purchase, provided proper care is performed
on all materials as described within this manual. Should your Halcyon Flare™/Focus™ prove to be defecve for
any reason (other than those listed in the limitaons secon below) it will be repaired or replaced (at Halcyon’s
discreon) free of charge excluding shipping and handling charges. All correspondence concerning this warranty
must be accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt. Repair or replacement is Halcyon’s only responsibility
and your only remedy under this warranty.
WARNING: It is dangerous for untrained and uncered persons to use the equipment covered
by this warranty. Therefore, use of these products by an untrained person renders any and all
warranes null and void. Use of SCUBA equipment by anyone who is not a cered diver, or
who is not receiving training through a recognized cercaon agency, shall render void all
warranes, expressed or implied.
ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO A PERIOD ENDING ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF
PURCHASE. Some states in the U.S. and certain foreign countries do not allow limitaons on the duraon of implied
warranes, so this may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specic legal rights. You may have rights that vary
from state to state and country to country.
HALCYON MANUFACTURING DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ANY LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. SOME STATES IN THE U.S. AND CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS OR
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The following restrictions apply to this warranty.
1. This warranty extends to the charger and all light parts.
2. This warranty does not extend to damages caused by improper use, improper maintenance, neglect, unauthorized
repairs, modicaons, accidents, re, or casualty.
3. Cosmec damage, such as scratches, fraying, and nicks are not covered by this warranty.
4. This warranty does not extend to equipment used for rental, commercial, governmental, or military purposes.
5 . This warranty covers products purchased in the United States. For warranes that may apply elsewhere, please
contact your local representave.
6. Failure to meet any of the above requirements will render the warranty null and void.

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