Vega VLB-5 Quick Start Manual
Vega Quick
Start Guide
1
IDENTIFY THE FLASH CHARACTER AND BRIGHTNESS CODES
When you start programming your beacon you will have
10 seconds between remote clicks before the beacon exits
programming mode. When the beacon exits programming mode
it will flash.
If anything goes wrong press
power button (up to 60 secs)
and start again.
A- Align the remote 30 cm from the beacon dome.
Hold the on button up to 60 seconds. Wait until the
beacon will flash 4 times.
1
5 0 0 0
3
B- Enter 15000 and wait until it flashes 3 times.
Hold till beacon flashes
(up to 60 secs)
Error
4
1 1
D- Enter 11 then the
brightness code.
Wait until the
beacon responds with a unique flash sequence to
match your code.
B
1 0
C- Enter 10 then the
flash character.
Wait until the
beacon responds with a unique flash sequence to
match your code.
F
TEST YOUR BEACON
C- Align the remote 30 cm from the beacon dome. Hold
the on button up to 60 seconds the beacon will flash
4 times.
D- Press 91 and count the number of long and short
flashes to see if it matches your 4 digit
brightness
code.
If it doesn’t match start step 2 again.
e.g. 3 0 1 0 would be 3x short, 1 long,1 short and 1 long
E- Place your beacon in a dark space for 1 minute to
check it functions as expected.
9
1
B
Hold till beacon flashes
(up to 60 secs)
4
A- Identify your flash character code and your
brightness code from the reference table on
reverse. Write codes into step 2C and 2D.
Write the flash character into
step 2C.
Write the brightness code into
step 2D.
A- Align the remote 30 cm from the beacon dome. Hold
the on button up to 60 seconds the beacon will flash
4 times.
B- Press 90 and count the number of long and short
flashes to see if it matches your
flash character
code
.
If it doesn’t match start step 2 again.
eg. 3 0 1 would be 3x short, 1 long and 1 short
9
0
F
Hold till beacon flashes
(up to 60 secs)
4
The beacon will respond with a unique flash to represent the
code you have entered in step 2C and 2D.
If you need to put the beacon to sleep for storage over night,
after step 3E, press:
1
5 0 0 9
Hold till flash
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PROGRAMME YOUR BEACON
10 seconds between clicks
Flash response
Error
Sleep mode
BEFORE YOU START STEP 2 YOU NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE YOU START STEP 3 YOU NEED TO KNOW
e.g 0 3 1 would be 1 long, 3 x short and 1 short
Steps
Entry
Flash response
2
3
0 = long flash (1sec)
1 = short flash (0.5 sec)
Numbers greater than 1 = number x short
flash (0.5)
VLB-5, 5X
QSG – VLB-5 X– 140616