Flashlight seems to be flashing a SOS. Is there something I need to do to change to a solid beam?
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Yeah... a light tap does it. Wouldn't it have been nice if they actually gave you instructions with this flashlight? Great flashlight though.
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The light has 5 modes, high, med, low, strobe, SOS. When you push lightly on the on/off tail cone button when the light is on it should switch between modes.
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Lightly push on and off button. But don't push it as hard as you would to turn it on and off. It has 3 settings of bright and 2 of sos
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Lightly tap the activation switch. It is a pressure sensitive switch which allows the various functions of the light to be cycled through.
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Press the tail Button partially to go through the different functions of the light
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Double tab the button on the back of the flashlight...The light cycles between Bright, Medium, Dim, Strobe and SoS modes...
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No manual that I am aware of. However, just insert battery or 3AAA batteries in enclosed adapter. Then just "slightly" depress the On/Off switch to go from: Bright to Dim to Strobe to SOS function to Bright light again.
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On mine, it's technically high-off-medium-off-low-off-strobe-off-sos-off. But you can just depress the button part-way to get it to the "off" setting instead of clicking it, making it a quick half-press to cycle between high-medium-low-strobe-sos. Usually I use it on high, so I just half-press the button through the modes until I get to SOS, then I press it fully so it's set for HIGH the next time I use it.
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There is a small switch sticking out on one side. Slide that switch toward the light end of the Finger Flashlight, and they should come on. I ordered several of these, and about 1 out of 6 had problems with the switch....
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I noticed another brand allowed the bulb to be "re-clocked". I think I see that on mine, but in town I never get to go on high beam. I'll have to re-check the 3 tabs to see if I can rotate them up.
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Sorry, can't help you with your problem, I bought this 9X TrustFire, but the seller sent me a different brand (CrazyFire) and it was bad from the start, there were only 3 modes instead of 5, hi-med-low and then it switched off when it tried to go to the next mode which I think it's S.O.S. I returned the flashlight.
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Unscrew the magnetic end of the flashlight. It might take some effort the first time so use pliars if necessary. Once loose it is self evident how to replace the batteries.
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To turn the flashlight on you need to rotate the lighted end of the flashlight about 1/4 turn. The only practical way to do this is with both hands. it is possible to do with one hand but it's awkward and difficult. Otherwise it's a great little light.
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Garry, I haven't run across this problem with mine.....This may sound silly, but are you sure you have the correct X-Tender for your particular flash? They come in different sizes for different flashes. Other than that I don't have any suggestions except maybe be sure your Fresnel lens is facing the correct way.....Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Is it charged? If so the bulb may have to be replaced! Mine did. As a result of the way they are shipped the bulbs get ruined! But all and all this is a great flashlight! Call Amazon and tell them it's not working and they are very good on replacing them. I had to do that with mine and the 2nd one was fine.
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Colton, I know it is confusing. Geeez, I wanted a flashlight not a computer program. Actually, Jeff Hunt gave you the correct answer. I sent mine back and got a led light that does one thing...cast bright light!
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I'm sure that is not usual. However, looking at previous answers they are all over the place. On my RavPower 6000mAh you simply hold the botton down for 4 seconds and the flashlight lights. If you just got the unit I would recommend returning it or calling RavPower customer service.
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This has three modes of operation, Standby, Strobe/SOS and Lock. In Standby mode, you turn the light off and on like a normal flashlight. You can also dim the light with a half-way press (when the battery has a full charge). In the Strobe/SOS mode, you can make the light blink either rapidly or slowly to spell out SOS (Morse code). Whenever the light is on and you hold the button down for several seconds, the flashlight will go into Lockout mode where the flashlight can be turned on only by holding the button down again for several seconds, i.e., it cannot be accidently turned on just by a single press. It is a lot more complicated than standard flashlights, but then again it is significantly brighter than any other easily carried, reasonable size flashlight. You need to read the book (also a PDF file) which describes all the behaviors.
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HII bought 2 sets and have the same problem. There is a button on the back you can push to change the setting, but I think there are a million settings to go through. I seemed to push the correct number of times for one set and it is on without flashing so I know it works, but the other one I never go to work and I heva tried everything. Good luck.
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You are supposed to be able turn the top of the light, I have yet to figure this one out. This is what the instructions say to do, but unless you hole the flashlight with two sets of vice grips, there is just no way to change it. I keep it on super high lumes all the time and bought the batteries on Amazon, they are like $9 here for 10 at Walgreens you will pay $15 for 2.
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I'm going to say the negitve should be inserted first . The negative should be touching the tiny spring on the light bulb but the light I just bought to replace the one in the flashlight is the opposite
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Mine has (3) modes:1) High2) Low3) StrobeOnce the flashlight is on, just "tap" the on/off button on the bottom and it will switch between each of the 3 modes.