Whenever I turn on the flashlight, it goes to the next mode in the sequence. Is that normal? I thought its suppose to start high &amp; cycle through by half-click. Like, If last time I used strobe, when I turn it on now it will be SOS. I had a 5-mode...
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It seems to me that you are not pushing on the button all the way. It needs to be pushed firmly.
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Short answer, no. Long answer: It seems there are multiple variants of this flashlight that are sold. Some have a memory function that at least keeps it in the same mode on each power on. Others have a memory function that is used by turning it on with a long press. I have noticed also that sometimes when turning it on with a normal short click if its been off for a while it turns on in the same mode I turned it off.
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The first click is for" bright" and the second click is for the "dim" setting. It sounds like the dim setting isn't working on your flashlight. The third click is "off".
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Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's supposed to disorient an attacker). Hope this help! :-) Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's... » Read More Yea this lights a bit different than most. Tap the button once to turn it on, once on HOLD the button down and the light automatically cycles through three brightness levels, low, med and high. Now here's where it gets tricky: when the light is OFF if you hold the button down it activates "moonlight mode" which is ultra low for late night illumination. Once moonlight mode is on, holding down the button for a sec will continue to cycle through the other modes. Phew! Ok, one more, a quick DOUBLE TAP of the button when OFF activates a fast strobe used for defensive purposes (it's supposed to disorient an attacker). Hope this help! :-) « Show Less
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Why does anyone think people want more than 1 mode on their flashlight?! Seriously, I have NEVER needed my flashlight to flicker annoyingly, or needed a dim flashlight. The different modes are nothing but a pain!
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It starts at brightest. And regardless of when you shut it off ie. What mode its on it starts at brightest when u turn it back on. I have to say I love mine. For the price it is worth it. It's not everyday I get to use a flashlight as good as this. This has become my go to light.
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Yes, that's normal, and no, I don't like that about the flashlight, either. I am considering going to a site, like dx extreme, or ebay, and getting an on-off switch to replace the 5-way switch. They are ridiculously cheap, and would prevent a lot of aggravation.
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The button has 3 settings that cycle thru if you LIGHTLY click it while it's on. first is full power on 214 lums, second is half power 80 lums, third is flashing strobe. A FULL click will switch the flashlight on/off.
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To turn the flashlight on you must hold it for 1 second and then pressing will cycle the brightness modes. To turn the strobe on hold the button for 2 seconds and hold it. If the button is released the strobe feature will stop. As for user friendliness it works fine, but if it can be difficult to locate in the dark, so I put a little grip tape over it to have a different texture that's easy to find
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Yes. The side switch controls all the modes. It's like a camera switch, you press it down softly to change from each position. The flashlight memorizes the last mode that you were in. It's very user friendly, but more important if you're looking for a very bright led flashlight. This is the one.
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exactly the same happened to me, I have no answer , I use the flashlight no screwed up to the end, and besides the light isnt so strong according the price of the item, It wasnt a good business to me, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, this buy is one of the last, have a good day.
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Just tried it. I plugged the flashlight in while off. I turned the switch on and it reset. When I turned the switch off, the light came on. When I turned the switch on, the light wnet out again. Repeated to same to confirm.
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Mine is doing this also. It's not an overly steady strobe - more random. The flashlight does not have a strobe setting, so the person who said that it is switching between modes is wrong. It's weird - it's not as flickery as when a normal flashlight has a bad connection.
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It says in the description it is a 5 mode. Its right under the pic. I`m not sure which one that is. I have bought a couple of them and they are not really descriptive on the light itself. It should tell you how many modes it has in its description. I personally like the single mode, I really dont need the quick flash and the slow flash. I know one thing DON'T GET A ZOOM Flashlight. I hate it and it looks like crap...
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It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to floodlight. I bought a second one. Highly recommend. It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to... » Read More It only has the high mode. Push the button to turn on, push again to turn off. You can partially push the button for momentary on, and release to turn off. It is a very nice bright light, which I mostly use for mechanic work. It is very bright for it's size, which was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't understand how weapons lights could be so bright, yet so compact, so i found this one. It works great. The CR123 batteries are expensive locally, but are reasonable on-line. Battery life is better than I expected, not sure how many hours. It has an adjustable ring to go from spot to floodlight. I bought a second one. Highly recommend. « Show Less
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I have not had this problem with my flashlight, it works just fine. Sorry to hear you are having a problem.
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It does have the strobe function, but there is a way around it... You don't have to cycle through all the modes if you don't want to, there is a tactical mode available... With the flashlight off, just press and hold the button for a second or two and the light will come on full bright, when you let go of the button it will turn off. Or, in high mode, press and hold the button for a second or two and then release, the flashlight will go off without having to toggle through the strobe setting. If you press and hold in low mode, the light will turn to high mode, and will shut off when you release the button. It does have the strobe function, but there is a way around it... You don't have to cycle through all the modes if you don't want to, there is a tactical mode available... With the flashlight off, just press and hold the button for a second or two and the light will come on full bright, when you let go of the button it will turn off. Or, in high mode, press and hold the button for a second or two and then release, the flashlight will go off without having to toggle through the strobe setting. If you press and hold in low mode, the light will turn to high mode, and will shut off when you... » Read More It does have the strobe function, but there is a way around it... You don't have to cycle through all the modes if you don't want to, there is a tactical mode available... With the flashlight off, just press and hold the button for a second or two and the light will come on full bright, when you let go of the button it will turn off. Or, in high mode, press and hold the button for a second or two and then release, the flashlight will go off without having to toggle through the strobe setting. If you press and hold in low mode, the light will turn to high mode, and will shut off when you release the button. « Show Less