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MJ808 – 900 Lumen ligh
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MJ816 – 1400 Lu
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Compiled
d by Brad Jackson
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Congratulations on your purchase of a Magicshine bike light - supplied by Magiclight

(www.magiclight.co.za)

Welcome to the exciting world of night-riding!

This user guide is in response to some of the questions I have had from people who
have purchased one of these lights

I hope it will provide some useful information about this fantastic product.

You can always get the latest version of this manual at the following URL:
http://www.magiclight.co.za/userguide

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Safety Information
You really should read this part!

Cycling in the dark is an inherently dangerous activity.

When cycling in traffic at night, always be sure to use both a front & a rear light (rear
lights should always be red).
The main objective of cycling lights in traffic is to be seen by motorists. You can use
the strobe function on your Magicshine light (MJ808 only) to ensure maximum
visibility.

Your Magicshine light is VERY BRIGHT so you should avoid aiming it directly at
oncoming motorists & pedestrians (they will flash you – the motorists I mean)

Your Magicshine light comes equipped with a Lithium Ion battery. This is an
advanced type of battery which is used in many devices like cell phones, laptops,
PDA’s, etc.

Although every precaution has been taken to ensure its safe operation, you should
observe the following:

 Never leave the battery on charge unattended. In other words, once its
finished charging, unplug the charger. Avoid leaving it charging overnight or
while you are not at home.
 Use only the supplied Lithium Ion charger to charge the batteries.
Lithium Ion batteries require a specific type of charge, known as constant-
current - constant-voltage.
A charger designed for other types of batteries will not work and could result
in batteries exploding and catching alight.

Modern bike lights like the Magicshine light come with a high powered LED (bulb)
which generates a significant amount of heat, especially when running at its highest
setting.
The aluminium light-head is designed to draw this excess heat away from the LED
and disperse it into the air.
This process works very efficiently while outside with moving air passing over the
light (like when you are riding your bike).
But when stationary the light head can become very hot when left on its High setting.
It is recommended that you turn the light to a lower setting when you will be
stationary for more than a few minutes at a time.

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MJ808 ligh
ht set

1. Lithium Ion Ch
harger - 8.4
4v, 1.8A
2. O-rin
ngs for mo
ounting to the handlebbars or hellmet moun
nt (sold sep
parately)
3. Lithium Ion Ba
attery Packk in nylon & velcro po
ouch
4. Light Head
5. Helmmet/Head mounting
m b
bracket

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Charging the battery

The battery is shipped in a semi-charged state, it is recommended that you give it a
top-up charge before taking your light out for its maiden ride.
Take note of the following regarding the charging process:

1. Connect the battery to the charger - The charge LED will turn Green
2. Plug the charger into the power outlet and turn the power on - The charger
LED will turn Red indicating that the battery is charging. A full charge from
empty will take approximately 4hrs.
3. Once fully charged the LED will turn Green, unplug the charger and
disconnect the battery.
4. Now go out and ride!!

Battery Level Indicator

MJ808 (900 Lumen light):

You will notice that the tailcap switch on the light head glows green when you plug
the battery in.
This indicates that the battery has some power; however it does not indicate the
actual charge level of the battery.

When the battery reaches 20% capacity the tailcap will turn red. If you are out riding
and this happens, you should immediately switch the light to the Low or Strobe
setting to conserve power and avoid being left stranded in the dark.

MJ816 (1400 Lumen light):

The MJ816 has a more advanced controller and provides more detail about the
battery status.
The remote control handlebar switch has the following status levels:

Green > 75%

Blue > 50%
Yellow > 25%
Red > 0%

NOTE: It is advisable to always ride with some form of backup light. Keep a flashlight
or small LED headlamp on you in case your ride ends up being longer than you
bargained for.

Runtime estimates:

MJ808 MJ816
Brightest setting - 3hrs Brightest setting – 2,5hrs
Dimmest setting - 5hrs Dimmest setting – 250hrs

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Mou
unting the
t Lig
ght

Handlebar mou
unting:

1. Insert the O-ring intoo the hook on the fron nt of the lig
ght head. Y You have to
stretch thee O-ring slightly which makes itt thinner an nd then it sslips into pllace
easily.
2. Place the light head on the han ndlebars and stretch the O-ring g around
underneatth. Clip it in
nto the clip
p at the rea
ar of the light head.
Various O-ring sizess are provid ded, use th
he one which provide es the bestt fit
depending g on the sizze of your handlebars.
3. Find the most
m suitab
ble place foor mountingg the batte ery. If you hhave a long g
enough ste em, this is the best place
p to put it; otherwwise you ca an mount itt to
your bike frame
f or handlebars (opposite side to wh here the light is)
4. Estimate how
h much cable leng gth you willl require annd then fold up the ex xcess
cable.
5. Wrap the Velcro
V stra
ap around thet stem/frrame/hand dlabars, at the same time t
stuffing the
e excess cable
c into the pouch.
6. Plug the ligght cable into the battery cablee.
7. Go riding

MJ808 batttery on th
he stem MJ816 ba
attery on tthe top tube

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et mountiing:
Helme

1. Attach the e helmet brracket to yo our helmett by feeding g the velcrro straps th
hrough
your helme et’s vents. You can cut
c the stra aps shorterr if you likee.
2. Insert the O-ring into o the hook on the fron nt of the lig
ght head.
3. Place the light head on the helmet-moun nt bracket and
a stretch h the O-ringg
around underneath.
4. Clip it into the clip att the rear of
o the light head. You can feed tthe light’s cable
round to th he back of the bracke et and under the O-riing before clipping it in
place. Thiss helps to route the cable
c o the way, towards th
out of he back of your
helmet.
5. Guide the cable thro ough one of o your helm met straps or velcro it to the back of
your helme et in order to ensure that the ca able doesn n’t snag onn a low han nging
branch or dangle dow wn in frontt of your fa
ace while you are riding.
6. Place the battery in a convenie ent locationn, here are e some sug ggestions:
In your shirt pocket
Inside you ur hydration n pack
Attached to t the shou ulder strap of your hy ydration pa ack
7. Plug the lig ght cable into the battery cable e.
8. Go Riding

Hellmet-moun
nted MJ80
08

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Operating your Magicshine light

MJ808:

 When the battery is connected the switch is illuminated, making it easy to

locate in the dark
 Press the switch once to turn the light on - it comes on in High Beam initially
 Press it again to switch to Low Beam
 Pressing it a 3rd time switches it to Strobe mode
 Once more and it will turn off
 Note: You can also turn the light off by holding the switch in for 2 seconds,
regardless of which mode it is currently in.

MJ816:

 When the battery is connected the switch is illuminated, making it easy to

locate in the dark
 Press the switch once to turn the light on. The 2 side lights come on.
 Press the switch again – the side lights go off and the centre light comes on
 Press the switch a 3rd time and all 3 lights turn on
 In any of these modes, you can dim the light to whatever brightness level you
choose simply by holding the switch in and releasing when it’s at your desired
brightness level.
 Holding the switch in again increases from dim to bright. Release when it’s at
your desired brightness level.

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