I'm going to tell you what..... I've owned Streamlight, SureFire, Maglight, etc..... the best bang for the buck has to be the Streamlight. You guys make a ..... of a product. Really well done.
@@StreamlightTV - You're welcome. A lot of flashlight companies [claim] their Lumens output is much higher than what it really is but yours is definitely 1000 Lumens.
What really helps is putting some kind of medium under the button like cardboard or foam to fix the inconsistent squishiness of the button. Open the cap and screw out the white nylon part holding the spring to get under the button to do this. Why Streamlight hasn't fixed this problem is wild. I've had to do this to the majority of my Streamlight flashlights to get them to work right.
I know right? I've been running mine on high only cause programming seemed to not work, but I look up a video and now I've got it in Low->High, much better. Doesn't blind me when I need to use it close up, better for battery life, its perfect.
I must be doing something wrong. Of course when you have this multi-mode (yes, mine is a Streamlight️), when you start this tap procedure, it goes dim-bright, dim-bright repeatedly. When I get to the 10th tap and either hold the soft tap or make it click, nothing has changed afterwards. Also if I've assumed 10 taps, then hold it on soft tap on the 11th, nothing has changed. What am I not doing correctly? I'm currently using mine as an AR weapon mounted light for home defense and so removing it is a tad fidgety. But I've done this process three times and no change. One thing I did notice from another Streamlight️ video is that mine is possibly only a dual mode. I haven't seen it strobe yet. So far I've only seen low/high, alternately. First tap, low. Second tap, high. I'd told myself and practiced a bit, quickly soft tapping once so that the next tap would be full beam, but discovering this Ten Tap, I'd hoped that I could bypass the low beam altogether. 😑. So far, no change. I guess I'll have to remove the light to see precisely which unit I have so I can look at the instructions online. That is unless someone has a tip.
If the button isn't consistently working with general use then it's not connecting each time during the 10 tap process and can't program correctly. If it is the button, trying putting something under the button like cardboard to make it more consistent. Way cheaper than replacing the cap.
Thanks, I couldn't get mine to strobe. Took me about 10 tries to get back to factory setting. Mine is a Strion DS HPL and also have a Strion DS HL. The HL doesn't seem as bright as the HPL, the HL has more of a warm light. Both 700 Lumens on high.
Does the PROTAC HL-X or the POLYTAC X have the option for HIGH, LOW, STROBE? That’s what I was hoping to change it to. Otherwise, these are dependable lights I can trust 👍
I have the Stinger DS LED HL flashlight. Not sure what's going on with it. When I press either the tail cap switch or the other switch, the light does nothing but flash. The first flash is really bright and then the flashes after that are dimmer. I've tapped each switch 10 times and held down the switch and still nothing different. Is there an SOS mode it may be stuck in?. Thank you. Love your product. I've been using it for 20+ years.
Having issues getting past the strobe setting… it won’t go back to bright and stays on low. Any attempt to switch it with ten tap it just strobes at the end
I have the ten tap and recently discovered this video although I've never had any issues with my flashlight or its function. I recently noticed the brightness is less bright and even noticed a blue tinge to the light, hence my search on youtube & this comment. I tried the reset method & although it resets, the brightness remains the same with the blue tinge & does not appear to have a high or low, more like low/strobe only. This has never happened before, does it need a replacement battery or bulb? Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
Thanks for writing - we're sorry you are having some issues with the light! Give our customer service team a call when you can. They can help troubleshoot this or discuss warranty/repair if needed: 800-523-7488
I have the Strion DS HL. I liked the default setting of high, medium and low with double tap for strobe. It just started high beam only. Have tried the 10 tap multiple times. I held it on the 10th and it flashed twice and shut off. Still it does only high beam. Any help would be very much appreciated. Ive had this less than 1 year. thank you
John, give our customer service team a call/email - they should be able to help troubleshoot or work out a repair/warranty with you: 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
Hey thank you, I kept at it. Got it back to default. My DS HL is a bit different than the one in the video. Very much appreciate you guys helping me out. I love these flashlights. Retired now and still have my strion from the 2000's as well as the original Ultrastinger. I have the new Ultrastinger LED, Strion DS HPL and this Strion DS HL. I give them out as gifts and every one that receives them are so surprised how easy it can make life. Whether looking for something in the dark or for security at home, on road trips or walking your dog after dark.
You should just click once for a continuous beam, the TEN-TAP allows for controlling if that beam is low or high modes. Please contact customer service for questions with your model: 800-523-7488
Depending on your flashlight, most with an end cap should click to give you continuous light. If this applies to your flashlight, then it's most likely a bad button. Which is normal for Streamlight.
This video discusses our Ten-Tap Programming which is on several of our lights, rechargeable or standard battery. The model he uses in the video (ProTac HL) uses two 3V CR123A batteries.
Alex, we're sorry to see you are having trouble. Have you tried our customer service team to troubleshoot / discuss repair or warranty? 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
i have 3 lights with the ten tap programming, literally a breeze after you learn how to program and it’s literally a series of soft presses on the button, i have all of mine programmed for high output only, simply on and off, i have to reprogram each for low or strobe on the second soft press of the tail switch... after being extremely bored one night resetting the output pattern and charging batteries i realized there’s multiple combinations of sequences, after that i started counting and after 60 soft presses total per light they now work as on/off switches with high only. to the ones who can’t figure it out, repeat to yourself “i’m being defeated by a flashlight”
My late uncle used to always say he wanted all of his flashlights to have two modes, "Really Fucking Bright and Off". Streamlight provides that with Ten-Tap. I love it and so did he.
Ten-Tap allows for 3 program choices: High-Strobe-Low (Factory Default), High Only or Low-Medium-High, so, unfortunately, no strobe as default. If you need help setting yours - give our customer service team a call at 800-523-7488
Is there a way to reset this flashlight? Out of the box mine would not change modes as documented and shown in this video. On the tenth press and hold the light does not turn off. It switches from high to low and stays on. When pressing the switch on, the action is now random. More infuriating when it does switch on in high, it goes into low power by itself without a press of the button.
@@StreamlightTV Oh hey! Sheesh! I swear the only companies who give a damn about customers these days are gun and gun parts or outdoor companies. Uh so yea, I bought it “used” new, second hand... Is there still hope? I just figured I had imagined it strobed cause I coulda sworn it worked the first few day and then poop. Hey, THANKS!
Can you imagine trying to do this bullshit in combat? The Ten-Tap is crap. The Streamlights themselves are great lights. I got a number of Surefire as well as Streamlights. But the Ten-Tap is garbage. Hate it.
I found Alan's instructions from another thread to be helpful: Alan Roberts 5 years ago I bought the slightly smaller one, the Protac 2L yesterday and the included "instructions" are pathetic due to using the term "tap" so I searched for it on RUclips. This explanation video by the manufacturer is also very poorly and inadequately explained. The problem is the so-called "tap." You don't "tap" the button, you depress it slightly, enough to make the beam flash on with each partial press and that is not a "tap." This company does not seem to understand the definition of the word "tap" and that is the cause of the confusion over how to get this thing to work. I suspect that many of these have been returned because people have been "tapping" the button, as per the instructions, and that does absolutely nothing. You have to partially press the button, much like you do with the shutter release button on a camera to get it to focus, and the partial press makes the light come on. Pressing it like this is not a "tap!" Tapping this thing does nothing. So, to change modes, you partially press the button 9 times in a row, (not enough however to click to the "ON" switch) making the light come on each time, with 0.4 of a second between each partial press. At the 10th partial press, you HOLD the button in, partially pressed, until the light goes off. The mode is then changed. You repeat these steps to cycle through each mode.
Can you imagine trying to do this in combat? Ten-Tap is crap. The Streamlights themselves are great lights. I got a number of Surefire as well as Streamlights. But the Ten-Tap is garbage. Hate it.
Sorry, but this doesn't work for my ultra stinger led nor my HL-5X. Will not go off odf the factory default h,m,l (ultra stinger led) . Recently bought the ProTac HL 5-X and it will not program off the high only (blinding) occasionally goes to strobe. Called customer support and they told me to make sure my batteries are fully charged and it should program fine after that. Also told me that my ultrastinger led is not 10 tap programable (despite the fact that it is literally written on the fashlight below the switch). Batteries are fully charged on both and still the programming doesn't function properly. Customer support definitely not as bright as these flashlights :-) Tap 10 programming is garbage.
Daryel, we are truly sorry you are having issues with your light. Give our customer service team a call to discuss warranty/repair whenever you can: 800-523-7488
We are sorry to hear this! Our customer service specialists would be happy to answer any questions you have. Please give them a call at 800-523-7488 or email cs@streamlight.com.
After blinding myself several times and waiting for the effects to wear off its working the way I want it to. Thanks Stream guy!
OMG ..... too funny.
😂😂😂
I'm going to tell you what..... I've owned Streamlight, SureFire, Maglight, etc..... the best bang for the buck has to be the Streamlight. You guys make a ..... of a product. Really well done.
This is a great programming method. Thank you for not having twist heads and all that bs.
Wow, its honestly so nice to not have to filter through high and strobe just to get to low. Thanks for the video.
You should buy a ramping one.
I just received my "Streamlight 88077 ProTac HPL USB" yesterday and love it. My son is a Police Officer and he told me about it. LOVE it.!!!
Just got the ProTac 2L-X and love it.. was using 4AA at work and have a microstream usb which is an awesome little light
Thank you so much for the support, Dennis!
@@StreamlightTV - You're welcome. A lot of flashlight companies [claim] their Lumens output is much higher than what it really is but yours is definitely 1000 Lumens.
Just got your Rail Mount One light and it was the missing link for my AR. Love it and great light
What really helps is putting some kind of medium under the button like cardboard or foam to fix the inconsistent squishiness of the button. Open the cap and screw out the white nylon part holding the spring to get under the button to do this. Why Streamlight hasn't fixed this problem is wild. I've had to do this to the majority of my Streamlight flashlights to get them to work right.
Glad you have this video because the paper directions suck for learning how to do this.
This was way easier than the included instructions. Yay for the interwebs!
I know right? I've been running mine on high only cause programming seemed to not work, but I look up a video and now I've got it in Low->High, much better. Doesn't blind me when I need to use it close up, better for battery life, its perfect.
Thanks! This was quite helpful.
Mine use to do the flashing thing but now it doesn’t , is because my battery maybe lower ? Need to change batteries?
Our customer service specialists can help with your question. Please give them a call at 800-523-7488 or email cs@streamlight.com.
I must be doing something wrong. Of course when you have this multi-mode (yes, mine is a Streamlight️), when you start this tap procedure, it goes dim-bright, dim-bright repeatedly. When I get to the 10th tap and either hold the soft tap or make it click, nothing has changed afterwards. Also if I've assumed 10 taps, then hold it on soft tap on the 11th, nothing has changed. What am I not doing correctly? I'm currently using mine as an AR weapon mounted light for home defense and so removing it is a tad fidgety. But I've done this process three times and no change. One thing I did notice from another Streamlight️ video is that mine is possibly only a dual mode. I haven't seen it strobe yet. So far I've only seen low/high, alternately. First tap, low. Second tap, high. I'd told myself and practiced a bit, quickly soft tapping once so that the next tap would be full beam, but discovering this Ten Tap, I'd hoped that I could bypass the low beam altogether. 😑. So far, no change. I guess I'll have to remove the light to see precisely which unit I have so I can look at the instructions online. That is unless someone has a tip.
What light are you using?
If the button isn't consistently working with general use then it's not connecting each time during the 10 tap process and can't program correctly. If it is the button, trying putting something under the button like cardboard to make it more consistent. Way cheaper than replacing the cap.
Streamlight are great flashlights!
Great explanation. , thanks
Thanks, I couldn't get mine to strobe. Took me about 10 tries to get back to factory setting. Mine is a Strion DS HPL and also have a Strion DS HL. The HL doesn't seem as bright as the HPL, the HL has more of a warm light. Both 700 Lumens on high.
Does the PROTAC HL-X or the POLYTAC X have the option for HIGH, LOW, STROBE? That’s what I was hoping to change it to. Otherwise, these are dependable lights I can trust 👍
Both include the TEN TAP with these possibilities!
I have the Stinger DS LED HL flashlight. Not sure what's going on with it. When I press either the tail cap switch or the other switch, the light does nothing but flash. The first flash is really bright and then the flashes after that are dimmer. I've tapped each switch 10 times and held down the switch and still nothing different. Is there an SOS mode it may be stuck in?. Thank you. Love your product. I've been using it for 20+ years.
Give our customer service team a call to help troubleshoot this with you! 800-523-7488
@@StreamlightTV Thank you. I will.
Having issues getting past the strobe setting… it won’t go back to bright and stays on low. Any attempt to switch it with ten tap it just strobes at the end
Our customer service specialists can help troubleshoot this. Please give them a call at 800-523-7488 or email cs@streamlight.com.
I have the ten tap and recently discovered this video although I've never had any issues with my flashlight or its function. I recently noticed the brightness is less bright and even noticed a blue tinge to the light, hence my search on youtube & this comment. I tried the reset method & although it resets, the brightness remains the same with the blue tinge & does not appear to have a high or low, more like low/strobe only. This has never happened before, does it need a replacement battery or bulb? Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
Thanks for writing - we're sorry you are having some issues with the light! Give our customer service team a call when you can. They can help troubleshoot this or discuss warranty/repair if needed: 800-523-7488
Do you have to do this everytime you change the batteries?
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I have the Strion DS HL. I liked the default setting of high, medium and low with double tap for strobe. It just started high beam only. Have tried the 10 tap multiple times. I held it on the 10th and it flashed twice and shut off. Still it does only high beam. Any help would be very much appreciated. Ive had this less than 1 year. thank you
John, give our customer service team a call/email - they should be able to help troubleshoot or work out a repair/warranty with you: 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
Hey thank you, I kept at it. Got it back to default. My DS HL is a bit different than the one in the video. Very much appreciate you guys helping me out. I love these flashlights. Retired now and still have my strion from the 2000's as well as the original Ultrastinger. I have the new Ultrastinger LED, Strion DS HPL and this Strion DS HL. I give them out as gifts and every one that receives them are so surprised how easy it can make life. Whether looking for something in the dark or for security at home, on road trips or walking your dog after dark.
How do I set it for continuous light?
You should just click once for a continuous beam, the TEN-TAP allows for controlling if that beam is low or high modes. Please contact customer service for questions with your model: 800-523-7488
Depending on your flashlight, most with an end cap should click to give you continuous light. If this applies to your flashlight, then it's most likely a bad button. Which is normal for Streamlight.
Does this flash light recharge or it requires change of batteries every time
This video discusses our Ten-Tap Programming which is on several of our lights, rechargeable or standard battery. The model he uses in the video (ProTac HL) uses two 3V CR123A batteries.
I cannot get my pro tac HLX to go to low on 3 taps... is mine busted?
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The answer is yes :) Does the button work consistently? Meaning does it activate every time you press the button without clicking?
Mine worked for a while and now it's just high only.
I’m about to chuck this thing into the lake have 2 of them and they both don’t work
Alex, we're sorry to see you are having trouble. Have you tried our customer service team to troubleshoot / discuss repair or warranty? 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
Can't get mine to get back to high for some reason now it's like dim and dimmer haha
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I can get mine to flash and turn off but it doesn't change modes
Please give our customer service team a call and we can assist with this! 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
i have 3 lights with the ten tap programming, literally a breeze after you learn how to program and it’s literally a series of soft presses on the button, i have all of mine programmed for high output only, simply on and off, i have to reprogram each for low or strobe on the second soft press of the tail switch... after being extremely bored one night resetting the output pattern and charging batteries i realized there’s multiple combinations of sequences, after that i started counting and after 60 soft presses total per light they now work as on/off switches with high only. to the ones who can’t figure it out, repeat to yourself “i’m being defeated by a flashlight”
My late uncle used to always say he wanted all of his flashlights to have two modes, "Really Fucking Bright and Off". Streamlight provides that with Ten-Tap. I love it and so did he.
Is there a way to make strobe my default?
Ten-Tap allows for 3 program choices: High-Strobe-Low (Factory Default), High Only
or Low-Medium-High, so, unfortunately, no strobe as default. If you need help setting yours - give our customer service team a call at 800-523-7488
This is the most complicated flash light - just changed the batteries and now it won’t stay on - disappointing
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And I here I was wondering why it wouldn't strobe anymore
The light does not turn off after Ten Taps.
Seriously frustrating….
If you are having issues, please contact customer service at 800-523-7488
Program 3 is just the same as program 1 for me. It does not start on low, it only starts on high.
Please consider giving our customer service team a call at 800-523-7488 to troubleshoot
How do I factory reset to mode 1?
We'd suggest contacting customer service to see if there is a quick method: 800-523-7488
Is there a way to reset this flashlight? Out of the box mine would not change modes as documented and shown in this video. On the tenth press and hold the light does not turn off. It switches from high to low and stays on. When pressing the switch on, the action is now random. More infuriating when it does switch on in high, it goes into low power by itself without a press of the button.
Please give our team a call at 800-523-7488 for assistance.
see my copy/paste of Alan's instructions from another thread
GREAT LIGHT
Came on and worked for 10 minutes and went off
Chris, as we mentioned in another comment, please give our customer service team a call to discuss repair/warranty: 800-523-7488
Ultra stinger led doesn't work ten tap
Al, if you are having trouble, I would contact our customer service team at 800-523-7488 or CS@streamlight.com
I just want to change the battery....wahhhhh.
I thought I was doing something wrong. Guess I got a defective unit dang it.
If you are having trouble with your unit - I would contact our customer service team! 800-523-7488
@@StreamlightTV
Oh hey! Sheesh! I swear the only companies who give a damn about customers these days are gun and gun parts or outdoor companies. Uh so yea, I bought it “used” new, second hand... Is there still hope? I just figured I had imagined it strobed cause I coulda sworn it worked the first few day and then poop. Hey, THANKS!
@@SheepdogColumbus Not a problem at all! I would definitely run it by our customer service team to see what is possible re: warranty/repair, etc.
Can you imagine trying to do this bullshit in combat? The Ten-Tap is crap. The Streamlights themselves are great lights. I got a number of Surefire as well as Streamlights. But the Ten-Tap is garbage. Hate it.
This is the hardest light in the world to use mine won't come on now sending it back going with a surefire should have known better
Chris, as we mentioned in another comment, please give our customer service team a call to discuss repair/warranty: 800-523-7488
I found Alan's instructions from another thread to be helpful:
Alan Roberts
5 years ago
I bought the slightly smaller one, the Protac 2L yesterday and the included "instructions" are pathetic due to using the term "tap" so I searched for it on RUclips. This explanation video by the manufacturer is also very poorly and inadequately explained. The problem is the so-called "tap." You don't "tap" the button, you depress it slightly, enough to make the beam flash on with each partial press and that is not a "tap." This company does not seem to understand the definition of the word "tap" and that is the cause of the confusion over how to get this thing to work. I suspect that many of these have been returned because people have been "tapping" the button, as per the instructions, and that does absolutely nothing. You have to partially press the button, much like you do with the shutter release button on a camera to get it to focus, and the partial press makes the light come on. Pressing it like this is not a "tap!" Tapping this thing does nothing. So, to change modes, you partially press the button 9 times in a row, (not enough however to click to the "ON" switch) making the light come on each time, with 0.4 of a second between each partial press. At the 10th partial press, you HOLD the button in, partially pressed, until the light goes off. The mode is then changed. You repeat these steps to cycle through each mode.
Can you imagine trying to do this in combat? Ten-Tap is crap. The Streamlights themselves are great lights. I got a number of Surefire as well as Streamlights. But the Ten-Tap is garbage. Hate it.
Sorry, but this doesn't work for my ultra stinger led nor my HL-5X. Will not go off odf the factory default h,m,l (ultra stinger led) . Recently bought the ProTac HL 5-X and it will not program off the high only (blinding) occasionally goes to strobe. Called customer support and they told me to make sure my batteries are fully charged and it should program fine after that. Also told me that my ultrastinger led is not 10 tap programable (despite the fact that it is literally written on the fashlight below the switch). Batteries are fully charged on both and still the programming doesn't function properly. Customer support definitely not as bright as these flashlights :-) Tap 10 programming is garbage.
We are sorry to hear this! Please email this message to cs@streamlight.com and we will have our Customer Service Manager reach out to you to resolve.
I’m stuck on low, I basically have a useless flashlight. I wish I saved the receipt. What a POS
Flashlight is junk will be returning it
Chris, please give our customer service team a call to discuss repair/warranty: 800-523-7488
Over engineered POS. Mine quit working a simple on off would be nice. I regret spending money on this light.
Daryel, we are truly sorry you are having issues with your light. Give our customer service team a call to discuss warranty/repair whenever you can: 800-523-7488
I'm returning mine. Dumbest bullshit design in history.
We are sorry to hear this! Our customer service specialists would be happy to answer any questions you have. Please give them a call at 800-523-7488 or email cs@streamlight.com.
Could be a lot more thorough with directions Streamlight…
Your lights are the brightest thing on the block but directions kind of dim🫤
Ok it was me I was inpatient and probably the dim one 🤫
Ten light taps then hold and I mean JUST BARELY ENOUGH PRESSURE for the light to come on.
Great light, buy on eBay negotiating(make an offer) will save you money almost half off
How do I factory reset to mode 1?
Mike, if you give our customer service team a quick call, they can troubleshoot you through this: 800-523-7488