Light & Motion Stella 300 User manual
2011-2012 Light & Motion
Stella 300 & 600 Dual Instruction Manual
Congratulations! You’ve purchased what we consider the best
single-emitter bicycle lighting system available – the Light & Motion
Stella. We hope that your new light will inspire you to leave your car at
home, rediscover your old stomping grounds, and ride your bike year-round.
To receive maximum benet from your new Light & Motion system,
please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new light by
reading the following instructions.
Caution
Warranty
Light & Motion provides warranties against manufacturer defects for 1
year starting from the date of purchase. While the warranty is
non-transferable and does not cover failures from misuse, damaged
lights can usually be repaired for a nominal fee.
Returning Products for Warranty Evaluation & Repair
Should your system malfunction for any reason, submit a service request
to the Light & Motion service department at:
www.bikelights.com/support
We will contact you the following business day to finalize the
arrangements for your repair. When returning your system, please
make sure to unplug the battery from the light before shipping. All
warranty and repair products should be returned, with proof of purchase
from an authorized dealer to:
Light & Motion
RMA# ____________
300 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
International customers please contact your local bicycle dealer for
warranty and return instructions.
• A good lighting system can make cycling in the dark safer, but the
best way to be safe is to ride defensively.
• When not in use, ALWAYS unplug the light head from the battery.
When unplugging the light head cable from the battery, always pull
the connector, not the cable.
• ONLY use Light & Motion chargers to charge your Light & Motion
batteries. Failure to do so will void the warranty and damage the system.
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“Overall I have to say this is by far one of
the best lights out there for the money.
It‘s compact, tough, reliable, and good
looking, plus it produces a tremendous
amount of usable light thanks to a single
beam pattern that is second to none.“
-Singletracks March 17, 2010
Stella Lighting Systems
Stella 600 Dual & Contents
Stella 300 & Contents
Charging
Charging with the Mini L Charger
Installation of Stella & Battery
Installing Stella onto your bike
Installing Stella onto You
Installing the battery
Plugging Stella into the battery
Stella Light System Operation
Normal Operation
Aiming Your Light
Battery Discharge Protection
Stella Run Times
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Recycling Instructions
Light and Motion Parts & Accessories
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Stella Li-ion Lighting Systems
Please take a moment to verify the contents of your Light & Motion lighting system.
Figure 1a: Photo of Stella 600 Dual Figure 1b: Photo of Stella 300
Stella 600 Dual:
1a. Stella Dual LED light head (Red Bezels)
2a. 11.1V, 3 Cell Li-ion battery
3. Light & Motion Mini-L Charger
4a. Velcro Battery Strap
Stella 300:
1b. Stella 300 LED light head (Red Bezel)
2b. 7.4v, 2 Cell Li-ion battery
3. Light & Motion Mini-L Charger
4b. Helmet Mount
Figure 2a: Photo of
3Cell Li-ion battery
Figure 2b: Photo of
2Cell Li-ion battery
Figure 3: Photo of
Mini-L Charger
Figure 3: Photo of
Mini-L Charger
Figure 4b:
Helmet Mount
Figure 4a:
Velcro Battery Strap
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Stella 300:
1b. Stella 300 LED light head (Red Bezel)
2b. 7.4v, 2 Cell Li-ion battery
3. Light & Motion Mini-L Charger
4b. Helmet Mount
Always fully charge your battery before its rst use. Batteries are shipped only partially charged
and must be fully charged to achieve the proper run time. Take this time to familiarize
yourself with our smart charger and what the status indictor LEDs mean.
Note: All of our Li-ion chargers are ONLY compatible with Light & Motion batteries.
The battery may be left on the Mini-L charger indenitely, without harming the battery.
Note: We only use smart chargers. That means you can leave the battery on the
charger after it is done charging, with no harm to the battery. To maintain optimum
battery performance, please take the battery off the charger after it is done charging.
For long term storage, we recommend storing your Lithium-ion battery with a 40-
60% charge. Every three months, run the battery down using the light head and
then charge it back up to 40-60% charge. Then fully charge the battery before you ride.
An acceptable alternate method of extended storage is giving the battery a top-up
charge once a month.
Charge your battery immediately after a ride, remove it from the charger for storage, and
then top it up the day of your next ride.
Charging
Charging with the Mini-L charger
1. Plug the charger body into a wall socket
2. Attach the battery to the Mini-L charger by aligning
the colored arrow on the plug from the charger with the
orientation indicator on the battery (red or silver dot),
inserting the plug into the battery’s socket (g 7).
3. A red LED will illuminate, indicating the battery is
receiving a charge.
4. When the indicator LED turns green your battery is
fully charged.
A quick ash (0.1 seconds every second) indicates the battery has very low voltage, and the
charger is attempting to recondition the battery for charging.
A slow blink (0.5 seconds every 4 seconds) indicates a defective battery, and you should con-
tact the Light & Motion service department. If no indicator light comes on, make sure the
connector is fully seated. We have the most water-resistant connector in the industry, which
requires a rm insertion to burp the trapped air and complete the sealed connection.
If the LED on the charger still does not illuminate, the charger does not recognize the
attached battery as valid for charging (older NiMH batteries).
The Mini-L Charger will charge a fully depleted 2 or 3 cell battery in about 6 hours.
Fig 7: Cable plug into battery socket
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Installing Stella onto your bike
Your Light & Motion Stella light head comes with a universal bar/helmet
mount. To install on your handlebar, determine the best place on the bar
to mount as it relates to your specific brake & shifter layout. Ideally,
Stella should be mounted as close to the stem as possible. For Stella Dual,
place one light head on either side of the stem, remembering only the
light head with the raised button controls both lights. After determining
the proper location, wrap the strap around the handlebar, pull it with
moderate tension and slip the strap over the locking post (g 8).
Note: Tighten the strap only enough to prevent slipping around the
bar. Pulling the strap too tight can eventually weaken the part and
cause a premature failure
For a tidier strap management, fold the strap back on itself (g 9).
To remove, simply release the strap from the locking post and pull the
light off the handlebar.
To remove, simply release the strap from the locking post
Installation of Stella & the Battery
Fig 8: Stella on bar
(strap over post).
Figure 11: Mount
tight on helmet.
Installing Stella onto You
The Helmet mount is designed to be mounted on any standard,
vented bicycle helmet. Position the base of the light head on top
of the helmet, in the middle and slightly forward of center.
Slide the hook and loop strap down through the proper vent, back
up through the opposing vent, and finally through the slot in the
base of the mount (fig 10). Pull the strap tight and slide it back
down the vent and affix it to the “loop” side of the strap inside
the helmet (fig 11). Now install Stella just like you would on
a handlebar (see instructions “Installing Stella onto your bike”).
Stella Dual, however, is a bar-only light.
Installing the Battery
Frame mounted battery:
All Light & Motion batteries are designed to mount on a bicycle frame
tube or seat post. Figure 12 shows the curved mounting surface on the
2-cell battery, which are designed to rest against the bicycle tube. For the
3-cell pack, pull tightly on the strap and afx the end of the strap to itself
via the hook-and-loop mounting surface. Wrap any excess around the
battery until the entire strap is secured. There should be enough tension
on the strap to prevent the battery from moving freely on the tube or seat
post.
Figure 12:
Battery Curve.
Fig 9: Stella on bar
(strap folded over).
Figure 10: Mount
loose on helmet.
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Installation of Stella & the Battery
Fig 8: Stella on bar
(strap over post).
Figure 11: Mount
tight on helmet.
Figure 12:
Battery Curve.
Figure 14: Cable
coiled on frame.
Fig 9: Stella on bar
(strap folded over).
Figure 10: Mount
loose on helmet.
Installation of Stella Cont‘d
Our 2-cell pack uses a rubber strap to stretch around tube, holding the battery securely.
Wrap the strap around the tube, under the battery, and nally over the locking post. For
bicycles with smaller diameter tubes, we’ve provided a space for you to tuck the tail of the
strap between the battery and frame.
When routing the plug, you may choose to loosely coil the excess cable
around the frame (g 14). Make sure the cable has enough slack to move
freely when your handlebar is turned in the furthest position (run the
cable rst over the handlebar, then back to the battery, see illustration).
This will prevent damaging your light head in a crash.
Body mounted battery:
The battery pack is designed to be carried in a jersey pocket or hydration pack.
Hint: running the power cord through one of the back vents of your helmet before
connecting it to your battery will keep the cord from sliding from side to side.
CAUTION: – NEVER attach a helmet mounted light to a frame mounted battery, or
a frame mounted light to a body mounted battery.
The 2-cell battery that ships with the Stella 300 comes with a removable mounting clip
to improve comfort in your jersey pocket of hydration pack.
Plugging Stella into the Battery
Plug the light head cable into the socket on
top of the battery by aligning the cable’s
arrow to the battery’s orientation mark (a dot,
groove, or arrow – fig 15). Due to the high
quality seal of our connector, occasionally
air compressed within the battery socket can
push the cable back out. Make sure the
socket has “burped” this air for the reliable,
trouble free connection Light & Motion lights
are known for.
Figure 15: Cable plug into battery socket
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Stella Light System Operation
Normal Operation
The Light & Motion Stella LED lights all have one switch on the top of the head that controls power.
A brief button push activates “Cruise” mode where you will nd 4 settings: High, Medium, Low, and
Flash. A single click cycles through each of these settings. Because our riders are versatile cyclists,
we design our lights to accommodate those needs. Stella Li-ion lights also have a “Race” mode you
can enter by pushing and holding the button to turn on. Race mode has only 2 settings: High and
Low, with a single click cycling between them. In either mode, pushing and holding the button for
1-2 seconds will turn off the light.
Note: The LED emitter and supporting circuitry used in Stella emit a weak electromagnetic eld
and may interfere with some wireless cycle computers and hear rate monitors.
Aiming your light
Light & Motion creates lights with optics designed to reect the maximum amount of light and
direct to where a rider needs it most. For best results at lower speeds, position your light so that
you get ll/peripheral light in front of the tire from the ood portion of the beam. For faster speeds,
you can position it slightly higher so that the spot portion of the beam shoots farther down the
road giving you enhanced depth perception and a long line of site. When aimed properly for high
speed, the road should be evenly lit in front of you.
With Stella Dual, you have both standard and ood headlights (spot is the one with the raised button,
and the ood is the one with the at button). For best results, aim the standard light like you would
any Stella, and point the ood light head down closer to your tire so you have nice near-eld and
peripheral light.
Battery Discharge Protection
All Light & Motion lights incorporate a battery discharge protection circuit. If the battery becomes
discharged, the light head will automatically dim down to preserve battery life, and eventually shut
off to protect the battery.
Low Battery:
Stella lets you know your battery is low in three ways:
1. a drop in light output,
2. a slow steady blink from the indicator light in the button,
3. a warning ash from the main LEDs.
Once in low battery mode, the indicator light will blink for the remainder of the ride, and the main
LEDs will ash every minute as a warning (for when your light is helmet mounted). You can easily
over-ride this main LED warning ash by simply pressing the button. We don’t want you to be
surprised by a low battery.
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Stella Light System Operation
Dead Battery:
Stella also lets you know when you only have a few minutes left of burn time, similar to the low
battery warning. You will see another drop in light output, another warning ash from the main
LED, and the button indicator will begin blinking rapidly. As with the low battery mode, you can
over-ride the warning ash from the main LED and select any light output level you want.
Auto-Shutoff:
When Stella can’t stay on any longer without damaging the battery, it will shutoff with a slow fade
out to give you time to hit the brakes and stop safely.
Stella Operations Cont‘d / Recycling
Stella Run Times
Stella 600 Dual
Stella 300
Recycling Instructions
This product contains components that may not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste
and must be reused or recycled per the requirements of the European Union Directive
2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The logo on the battery
indicates that the product must be returned for the reuse or recycling.
Please contact the store where your product was purchased to determine how and where to
return the product for recycling.
Light & Motion thanks you for helping us manage the recycling of these components in order to
keep the environment clean.
Lumens
3 Cell
High
600
2:15
Med
300
4:30
Low
150
9:00
Flash
-
100+
Lumens
3 Cell
High
300
2:45
Med
150
5:30
Low
75
11:00
Flash
-
100+
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L&M Parts & Accessories
Batteries
804-0065 11.1v 6-cell Li-ion Battery
804-0087 11.1v 3-cell Li-ion Cub Battery
804-0118 7.4v 2-cell Li-ion Battery Pack
Chargers
804-0090 Multi-Chem Turbo Charger
804-0107 Mini L Smart Charger
804-0056 DC to AC Car Adapter
804-0122 Int'l Adapter Kit for Mini L Charger
Accessories
826-0291 Seca 1400 Light Head only
826-0308 Seca 800 Light Head only
826-0312 Stella 600 Dual Light Head only
826-0311 Stella 300 Light Head only
826-0294 Stella 200 Light Head only
804-0108 Seca/Vega Spare Bar Mount
804-0110 Stella Spare Bar Mount
804-0120 Seca/Vega Spare Strap
804-0119 Stella Spare Strap
804-0129 Seca Low Profile Spare Bar Mount 2010
661-1327 Seca Low Profile Spare Strap
804-0109 Helmet Mount (Seca/Stella)
804-0133 Adventure Head Strap 2010
804-0095 Multi-Sport Head Strap (Seca/Stella)
804-0111 Travel/Storage Case
634-0012 Battery Strap (Velcro)
L&M Parts & Accessories
300 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA. 93940
United States of America
Phone 831.645.1525
www.lightandmotion.com
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