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INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL
360° LED Lights
200, 240, 250, 255, 257, and 258 Series
featuring the
25 5/2 57 /25 8
"S " S er ies
25 5/2 57 /2 58
"C" Serie s
20 0S HL /200S H8 L
SE RI ES
24 0H SL / 240 H8 SL
Ser ies
24 0H CL / 240 H8 CL
Ser ies
20 0B HL /200B H8L
SE RI ES
24 0H SF L / 2 40 H8 SF L
Se rie s
24 0H CF L / 24 0H 8CFL
Se rie s
25 0H SL / 250 H 8SL Serie s
25 0H CL / 2 50H8 CL Se ries
25 5/2 57 /2 58
"A " S er ies
24 0H AL / 240 H8 AL
Ser ies
24 0H AF L / 2 40 H8 AF L
Se rie s
25 0H 8A L Ser ies
All 4-LED lights are non-rotating with the exception of the 258 series (which is entirely rotating).
All 8-LED lights are rotating with the exception of the 255 series (which is entirely non-rotating).
PLIT437 REV. F 6/24/14
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Magnet Mounting
If you are mounting the light on the roof of your vehicle, take extreme care to ensure that the magnet is
firmly seated on your roof, and that the pull of the magnet is sufficient to secure the light in place. As
the composition of the metal in the roofs of different vehicles may vary, as well as the contour, texture
and/or condition, Star cannot guarantee the ability of the light to remain in place upon a moving vehicle.
It is the sole responsibility of the owner to ensure the warning light is secure.
WARNING!!!! Care should be taken when positioning any warning light on the roof,
dash, or instrument panel of the vehicle, so that the light and/or cord
does not interfere with the proper operation of any airbags! Failure to
heed this warning may result in serious or fatal injury.
• CAUTION: Please be sure to check that your cigarette plug outlet is properly fused.
Testing the light before this fuse is properly installed will void the warranty on
the light.
• Once the light is secured, route your cord such that it does not interfere with the
vision of the driver or the operation of any controls, including, but not limited to, the
steering wheel, gear shifter, and/or airbag.
• This light has been factory tested and approved. If the light fails to work when the
plug is inserted into the cigarette plug socket, twist the plug a few times to remove
any ash or other deposits which might be preventing a good contact from being
made. If the problem persists, check for a fuse inside of the plug itself. If present,
remove the fuse from the circuit, check to see if it has blown, and clean the lighter
socket and contact surfaces. Reconnect the fuse and test the light again.
Permanent Mounting
1. CAUTION: All of our DC powered warning lights are polarity sensitive. These lights
are polarity protected only if the appropriate fuse is used. All wires connected to the
positive terminal of the battery should be fused at the battery for their rated load.
Testing the light before this fuse is properly installed will void the warranty on
the light.
2. Your new warning light comes complete with a foam mounting gasket, mounting
screws, lock washers, and well nuts.
3. If you will be utilizing a flange mount base, please skip to Step 6.
4. Many of these warning lights come equipped with a combination base, allowing the
light to be either mounted on threaded conduit pipe or permanently mounted. For NPT
pipe, mount the light using the threaded entrance hole in the base of the light, then skip
to the Wiring Instructions. For the permanent mount, proceed to Step 5.
5. Carefully remove either the clamp ring or the three or four screws near the base of the
lens and lift off the lens (simply unscrew the dome for the 255 series). Examine the
inside of the base and use a punch or drill to remove the knock-outs present.
6. Next, you will need to drill the holes in your mounting surface. Place the gasket in the
exact position the light is to be mounted, and mark the holes on the mounting surface.
(NOTE: You might have to stretch the gasket slightly to find the location of the holes in
the gasket.) Take care to ensure that the gasket does not move while you are marking
each of the holes. Be sure to mark the center hole if you will be running your wires
through the mounting surface.
7. Remove the gasket and drill your holes using an appropriate 3/8" drill bit.
CAUTION: If you are mounting the light on a vehicle, and plan to wire it through the
roof of the vehicle, remove the headliner from the inside of the vehicle. If you do not
remove the headliner, take care so that you do not drill through it.
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(Permanent Mounting Cont’d)
8. After the holes have been drilled, push the enclosed rubber well
nuts through the outer holes until the bottom side of the wider lip
rests on the surface of the vehicle.
9. Place the light on the surface of the vehicle, routing the wires through the center hole, if
applicable, align the holes with the well nuts, install the screws through the base, into
the well nuts, and tighten until snug.
Wiring Instructions
CAUTION: All of our DC powered warning lights are polarity sensitive. These lights are
Black : Ground lead - Connect to a good chassis ground.
Red : Power - Connect to the positive side of your power source (+12-24VDC)
Purple : Found only on the single color lights - Used for High/Low power selection.
Orange : Found only on dual color lights - Power for secondary color - Connect to the
Green : Pattern Select - Touch and release to ground to cycle through patterns.
White : Synchronization - Cut short and cap off if not synchronizing this light with
polarity protected only if the appropriate fuse is used. All wires connected to the
positive terminal of the battery should be fused at the battery for their rated load.
Testing the light before this fuse is properly installed will void the warranty
on the light.
through a switch and a 5 Amp fuse. Check your light for proper voltage.
• Leave disconnected for constant high power.
• Connect it to Ground for constant low power.
• Connect it to Ground through a switch for High/Low select.
positive side of your power source (+12-24VDC) through a second switch and a
5 Amp fuse. Check your light for proper voltage.
additional lights. If synchronizing, set flash patterns BEFORE
connecting white wires together.
High/Low Power Settings
There are 3 modes these lights can be set to work in:
• Constant High Power
• Constant Low Power
• Manually Switched High/Low Power
(single color lights only, excluding BK models)
By default all single color lights are set up for Manually Switched High/Low
power. This means that you can use the Purple wire to control whether the
light operates under high power (day mode) or low power (night mode):
BLACK
GOOD
CHASSIS
GROUND
SWITCH
RED: Power for light (primary color)
SWITCH
ORANGE: Power for secondary color
(Purple wire only on single color lights)
PURPLE: High/Low Power Select (Ground for Low/Open for High)
GREEN: Pattern Select - Touch and release to Ground
WHITE: Synchronization Wire
5 AMP
+12 VDC
FUSE
5 AMP
+12 VDC
FUSE
(Orange wire only
on dual color lights)
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• High Power Only:
Cut the Purple wire short
and tape it off.
• Low Power Only:
Connect the Purple wire to
Ground.
• Manually Switched
High/Low Power:
Connect the Purple wire to
Ground through a switch.
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Pattern Programming
1. Set the flash pattern using any of the following:
• Green wire (permanent mount versions only)
• Pattern Select switch on the cig plug (single color
mag mount versions)
• Internal jumper (dual color mag mount versions).
2. Power up the light by
connecting the red and black
wires or by plugging the cig
plug into a powered outlet and
activating the Power switch.
For dual color lights, the cig
plug will have two Power
switches. Each color can be
programmed separately, or you
can activate both switches to
program both colors to the
same pattern.
3. You can program your light for any of the
12 different patterns in either of two “phases”.
(Refer to the pattern list on the following page).
4. The lights are preset at the factory for Pattern
#6 (single-color non-rotating versions and all
dual-color versions) or Pattern #4 (singlecolor rotating versions). Cycle through the
patterns by:
• Touching and releasing the green
wire to ground.
• Pressing and releasing the Pattern
Select button.
• Removing the jumper from pins 2&3
and touching and releasing it to pins
1&2.
5. After the pattern has been set, tape or place a
wirenut over the end of the green wire to prevent it
from coming into contact with ground again or
replace the jumper on pins 2&3.
6. SHORTCUTS: There are a number of “shortcuts” available to make the programming of
your light easier: Review the chart below for a list of how long you need to
touch the green wire to ground (or hold the jumper on pins 1 and 2) to go
to the desired pattern.
1
2
3
Length of Hold
1 second Does Not
3 seconds
6 seconds
9 seconds
12 seconds 4 times
18 seconds 5 times
Unit Blinks
1 time
2 times
3 times
Single-Color Non-Rotating
And All Dual-Color
Models Jump To
Next Pattern
Pattern 1
Pattern 6
Pattern 13
Pattern 18
Steady Burn
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Single-Color Rotating
Models Jump To
Next Pattern
Pattern 4
Pattern 6
Pattern 16
Pattern 18
Steady Burn
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Pattern List
Flash
Pattern
To set the light to one of the Pattern Defaults, hold green wire to GROUND for the
appropriate time as stated in pattern list.
Pattern
Type
#
1 K
2 L Fast Doubleflash 3.3
3 M Tripleflash † 2.5
4
5
6 F
7 G
8 H
9 I
10 J Variable AKA Delta-Omega 0.3
11 C Post pop 1.4CPS † 1.4
12 E Random 0.4CPS 0.4
13 K
14 L Fast Doubleflash 3.3
15 M Tripleflash † 2.5
16
17
18 F
19 G
20 H Singleflash †‡ 1
21 I
22 J Variable AKA Delta-Omega 0.3
23 C Post pop 1.4CPS † 1.4
24 E Random 0.4CPS 0.4
NA N/A Steady NA 18Sec
† - Approved patterns for SAE J845
‡ - California Title 13
Phase Pattern Description CPS
Flicker † 1
N
A5
O
A6
N
A5
O
A6
PSU Flicker (Non-Rotating Models)
CCW Rotation 1 (Rotating Models) †
PSU Random (Non-Rotating Models)
CCW Rotation 2 (Rotating Models)
1
Quadflash †‡
Quadflash w/Post-Pop †‡
Singleflash †‡
Doubleflash †‡
Flicker † 1
PSU Flicker (Non-Rotating Models)
CW Rotation 1 (Rotating Models) †
PSU Random (Non-Rotating Models)
CW Rotation 2 (Rotating Models)
Quadflash †‡
2
Quadflash w/Post-Pop †‡
Double flash †‡
Pattern
Defaults
(Non-R otatin g Only)
0.7
(Rotating Only)
1.3
0.6
2.7
1
1
1
1
(Non-R otatin g Only)
0.7
(Rotating Only)
1.3
0.6
2.7
1
1
1
3Sec
3Sec
6Sec
9Sec
9Sec
12Sec
To increment through pattern list, momentarily connect Green wire to GROUND and release.
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Synchronization of Multiple Lights
(Permanent Mount Versions Only)
You can synchronize up to six total approved lights.
If you will be synchronizing two or more units together, leave the white wires
disconnected until programming for each has been completed. Connect the
white wires from the units together ONLY AFTER PROGRAMMING them
all for the same Pattern Type (Phase MAY differ).
If you will be synchronizing your light with any of our products, please note
the following:
• All units that are to be synchronized MUST have the same Pattern Type.
• To check pattern compatibility with other “S-Link” products, review the Pattern List for
each product, noting the Pattern Type. Certain patterns are compatible with some
lights, but not compatible with others.
• Although the programmable Flash Patterns can vary between our different
lights, Pattern Types F, G, H, I, & J are fully compatible patterns with ALL of our
other “S-Link” products.
1. Determine whether you want the two lights to flash alternately or simultaneously (Review
the diagram below for examples of Alternating and Simultaneous flashing).
2. Review the Pattern
List for each
synchronized product,
noting the Pattern
Type for each product.
3. Select a Pattern Type
that is compatible with
all of the lights/flashers
you will be
synchronizing.
4. Program each light according to the instructions enclosed with each. All lights
programmed for the same Phase will flash ON and OFF at the same time
(simultaneously). Lights that are programmed for different phases will flash opposite one
another (alternate).
5. After you have the correct patterns programmed for ALL of the lights you wish to
synchronize, turn all of the lights off and connect the white wires from all units together.
6. Power all of the lights up at the exact same time to verify they are flashing in the desired
pattern. Power MUST be applied to all synchronized lights simultaneously.
Excessive switch bounce or attempting to power the units up independently will
result in erratic operation.
2 Complete flash cycles shown
Phase 1
Cycle 1
Phase 2
TIME
Cycle 2
Phase 2 Phase 1
Alternating Mode
Head 1 Head 2
(ON)
Head 2
(OFF)
Simultaneous Mode
2 Complete flash cycles shown
Head 1
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Photocell
255HTCL-TX-* Models Only
(255TCL-TX only)
The 255HTCL-TX versions have a built in photocell that can detect the ambient light and
automatically switch the light between high power (day mode) and low power (night mode).
Please note: By default the 255HTCL-TX-* light is set to auto-switch between Day and
Night mode. To change this, proceed below.
To Deactivate Day/Night Auto-Switching:
1. Activate the light.
2. Apply +12V to the White wire.
3. Hold Green wire to Ground for 3 sec. (Unit will respond by flashing once).
4. Disconnect White wire from +12V.
The light will now be configured with Day/Night auto-switching deactivated.
To Activate Day/Night Auto-Switching:
1. Activate the light.
2. Apply +12V to the White wire.
3. Hold Green wire to Ground for 6 sec. (Unit will respond by flashing two times).
4. Disconnect White wire from +12V.
The light will now be configured with Day/Night auto-switching activated.
Please note: Although the light is set to auto-switch, Grounding the Purple wire will
still force the light into night mode (low power)
Low Voltage Detection
(Rotating Models Only)
All of the beacons that have the rotational patterns also have low input voltage detection.
With this feature the beacon senses the input voltage and flashes a fast pattern
(approximately 16 cycles per second) to indicate to the user that the battery voltage is low
(less than 10V). Once the input voltage returns to normal (greater than 12V) the unit will
return to the normal flashing.
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Service
These lights use state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. These warning
lights are comprised of ultra-high intensity LEDs that are controlled by a solid state flasher
unit to efficiently produce light output with lifetimes up to 100,000 hours. Under normal
circumstances, you will not need to replace any LEDs in this light. If any of the LED's in
your light do fail, please contact your distributor for arrangements to have them repaired.
The flasher unit and heads CANNOT be serviced in the field and any attempt to do so will
void the warranty.
The manufacturer warrants this LED l ight against factory defects in material and workmanship for five years
LED FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
after the date of purchase. The owner will be responsible for returning to the Service Center any defective
item(s) with the transportation costs prepaid. The manufacturer will, w ithout charge, repair or replace at its
option, products, or part(s), which its inspection determines to be defective. Repaired or replacement
item(s) will be returned to the purchaser with transportation costs prepaid from the service point. A copy of
the purchaser's receipt must be returned with the defective item(s) in order to qualify for the warranty
coverage. Exclusions from this warranty include, but are not limited to, domes, and/or the finish. This
warranty shall not apply to any light, which has been altered, such that in the manufacturer's judgment, the
performance or reliability has been affected, or if any damage has resulted from abnormal use or service.
There are no warranties expressed or implied (including any warranty of merchantability or fitness), which
extend this warranty period. The loss of use of the product, loss of time, inconvenience, commercial loss or
consequential damages, including costs of any labor, are not covered. The manufacturer reserves the right
to change the design of the product without assuming any obligation to modify any product previously
manufactured.
This warranty gives you specific l egal rights. You might also have additional rights that may vary from state to
state. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts. Some states do not allow
the exclusion or l imitation of incidental or consequential damages. Therefore, the above limitation(s) or
exclusion(s) may not apply to you.
If you have any questions concerning this or any other product, please contact our
Customer Service Department to obtain a Returned Materials Authorization
Please write the RMA # clearly on the package near the mailing label.
Customer Service Department at (585) 226-9787.
If a product must be returned for any reason, please contact our
number (RMA #) before you ship the product back.
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