Light motion Urban 180 User manual

2011-2012 Light & Motion
Urban 180, 300, & 500 Instruction Manual

Congratulations! You’ve purchased what we consider the best
commuter lighting system available – the Light & Motion Urban
500, 300 or 180. 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 benet 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.
Always package your Urban so that the switch cannot be pressed
accidentally by the light moving around in the box. All warranty and
repair products should be returned, with proof of purchase from an au-
thorized 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.
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“Light & Motion‘s latest commuter light
is very small but packs an impressive
500 lumen capability. It weighs just
113 grams and features amber side
emitters for 180 degree visibility.“
-Bicycling.com (Sept. 15th, 2011)
Urban Lighting Systems
Urban 500 & Contents
Urban 300 & Contents
Urban 180 & Contents
Charging
Charging with the USB Charger
Installation of the Urban
Installing Urban onto your bike
Installing Urban onto You
Urban System Operation
Normal Operation
Aiming Your Light
Battery Discharge Protection
Urban Run Times
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Recycling Instructions
Light and Motion Parts & Accessories
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Urban Lighting Systems
Please take a moment to verify the contents of your Light & Motion lighting system.
Figure 1a: Urban 500
Figure 1b: Urban 300
Urban 500:
1a. Urban 500 Including Bar Mount
2. Light & Motion USB Charge Cord
3. Helmet Mount
Urban 300:
1b. Urban 300 Including Bar Mount
2. Light & Motion USB Charge Cord
3. Helmet Mount
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Figure 3:
Helmet Mount
Urban 180:
1c. Urban 180 Including Bar Mount
2. Light & Motion USB Charge Cord
Figure 1c: Urban 180
Figure 2:
Light & Motion USB Charge Cord

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Always fully charge your system before its rst use. Systems are shipped only partially charged
and must be fully charged to achieve the proper run time. Take this time to familiarize yourself
with the meaning of the status indictor LEDs.
The Lithium-Ion battery contained in Urban will power you through many hundreds of rides
and will serve you well if you follow these simple rules:
• Neverstorethebatterydead.Charge it up after your ride, before storing.
• Chargebeforeyourideifyouhaven’tchargeditwithinafewdays.Lithium Ion
batteries lose charge slowly over time.
• Don’tleaveyoursystemonchargefordaysorweeksatatime.This has a very
small affect, but over a long time this can reduce runtime.
Note:Forlongtermstorage(months),youdon’tneedtostoreitfull. Charge up, and run
the light down until the indicator LED is amber (75% charge). Do this every three months
or so. This also has a very small effect on battery life, but if you only use your light during
a few months of the year, it will help maintain better runtime from year to year.
Alternately,you can just charge it every 3 months and remove from the charger. Simpler,
and almost no difference in performance over time.
Charging
Charging with the USB Cable
1. Plug the included USB cable into the appropriate USB port on your computer.
2. Attach the Urban to the USB cable, inserting the plug into the system’s charging
receptacle appropriately.
3. Once the battery is attached to the USB charger, a ashing green LED will illuminate
on the back of the Urban indicating the battery is receiving a charge.
4. When the green LED stops flashing and remains a constant green, this is an
indication the battery is fully charged.
The Urban will charge from depleted to full in about 5 hours.

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Installing Urban onto your bike
Your Light & Motion Urban 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,
Urban should be mounted as close to the stem as possible. After
determining the proper location, wrap the strap under and around the
handlebar, pulling it up and over the mounting post in front of the light (g 15).
Note:Tighten the strap only enough to prevent slipping around the
bar. Pulling the strap too tight can eventually cause a premature failure.
To remove, simply release the strap from the locking post.
Installation of Urban
Fig 15: Urban on bar
(strap over post).
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Figure 17: Mount
tight on helmet.
Installing Urban onto You
The Helmet mount is designed to be mounted on any standard,
vented bicycle helmet. Position the base of the helmet mount 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. 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 17). Now install Urban just like you would on a handlebar (see
instructions “Installing Urban onto your bike”).

Installation of Urban
Fig 15: Urban on bar
(strap over post).
Figure 17: Mount
tight on helmet.
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Urban System Operation
NormalOperation
The Light & Motion Urban 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.
Aiming your Urban
Light & Motion creates lights with optics designed to reect the maximum amount of light and
direct to where a rider needs it most. Seca takes this one step further and introduces our
proprietary Gem-Beam footprint of light, which clips light from where you don’t need it and
redistributes it where you do.
For best results at lower speeds, position your light so that you get ample 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.
BatteryDischargeProtection
All Light & Motion lights incorporate a low battery warning and battery discharge protection
circuit. If the battery becomes discharged, the light head will automatically dim down to try and
preserve battery life, this will occur with approximately 15 minutes of battery life to go.
Batter Status Indicator:
The Urban has a battery status indicator, located on the back of the light.
• A green light indicates > 75% Charge
• A amber/yellow light indicates > 50% Charge
• A solid red light indicates > 25% Charge
• A redashinglight indicates < 25% Charge
Auto-Shutoff
When Urban can’t stay on any longer without damaging the battery, the main LED will ash
quickly for 10 seconds and then shut off. If you see this, hit the brakes and stop safely. Once
Urban has done an auto-shutoff, it will not operate again until it is charged. This is to protect the
battery, as there is no more useful charge in your system.

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Urban Operations Cont‘d / Recycling
Urban Run Times
Urban 300
Urban 180
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.
Urban 500
Lumens
Runtime
High
500
1:30
Med
300
3:00
Low
180
6:00
Flash
-
20+
Lumens
Runtime
High
300
2:20
Med
150
4:30
Low
75
8:30
Flash
-
20+
Lumens
Runtime
High
180
2:40
Med
90
4:40
Low
45
8:30
Flash
-
20+

Urban Operations Cont‘d / Recycling
Urban 300
Urban 180
Urban 500
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L&M Parts & Accessories
Chargers
USB Wall Charger - 760-0009
DC to AC Car Adapter - 804-0065
USB Cable Charger *- 680-0169
Mounts
Urban Helmet Mount ** 804-0109
Urban Bar Mount * 804-0144
* Included with all Urbans
** Included with Urban 500 &300

300 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA. 93940
United States of America
Phone [phone]
[email protected]
www.lightandmotion.com