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Mac Developments Pty. Ltd. All proprietary rights and information are the sole property of Mac Developments Pty. Ltd. MacDev, Clone, Conquest, Gladiator, MatchStick, Cyborg, Shift and Drone are all trademarks of Mac Developments Pty Ltd.
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18 must have adult supervision. READ OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE USING Your new Drone DX is machined from high quality solid aluminum and contains precision machined parts for high performance. Please take the time to learn the parts of your Drone; it will help you when reading this manual.
6. Velocity adjustment screw (anti clockwise to increase velocity) 7. Trigger with screw adjustments 8. LED display used to view gun status/settings 9. Membrane pad with power and programming buttons 10. Air hose 11. Venting ASA, screw your air system in here 12.
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depressurize your marker, unscrew the ASA cap until you hear the air being vented from the cap. Your air system is now turned off and safe to remove. NOTE: WHEN YOU UNSCREW THE ASA CAP, YOUR MARKER MAY STORE ONE SHOT. POINT THE MARKER IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND FIRE OFF THAT SHOT BEFORE ENTERING A SAFE AREA.
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Adjusting your velocity The velocity of your marker is adjusted via an adjustment screw on the bottom your inline regulator. To increase velocity, use a 1/8” Allen Key to turn the adjustment screw counter clockwise. Always adjust your velocity gently and use a chronograph. DO NOT ADJUST YOUR VELOCITY ABOVE 300FPS, AND ALWAYS OBEY LOCAL LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS.
The lock status can be changed by opening the left hand side of the marker wrap around grip to gain access to the front of your circuit board. The tournament lock is a white button above the word MACDEV, as shown...
in the picture. When the board is powered on, hold the tourney lock button down. The LED will flash a series of green and red, ending in either green (tourney lock off, or red (tourney lock on). Tourney Lock Button Programming menu To program the board, first ensure that the tournament lock is off and then turn the marker off.
Yellow Ball settle delay (1/2ms increments) Teal Anti-mechanical bounce Purple Anti-bolt stick Flickering Blue Factory Setting Flickering Red Cycle filter Flickering White Eye mode 2 (forced) Flickering Green Bolt tracking delay (MS) Flickering Yellow Test mode dwell (MS) Menu details Each setting in the menu is detailed in this list: De-bounce (Blue) The de-bounce setting of your marker is used to control the amount of “bounce”...
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1 removes the ABS completely. Factory setting (Flickering blue) This setting is only used by the MacDev Factory; do not alter this setting unless directed by a MacDev tech. Cycle filter (Flickering red) Your software allows the buffering of a single shot in case you pull the trigger during a cycle. This filter can be used to reduce the time allowed to buffer this shot, adjustable from 1 (full buffer) to 10 full cycle filter.
Bolt tracking delay (Flickering green) The bolt tracking delay is a parameter used to ensure that bolt tracking is working correctly. Do not adjust this unless you are advised by a MacDev tech. Test mode dwell (Flickering yellow) The test mode dwell is used to adjust the dwell used when the user selects the test mode with adjustable dwell in the eye mode register (Described above).
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When maintaining your marker, use only MacDev accessories. Your marker is packaged with an Allen Key set and a small tub of MacDev Militia® lube, only use MacDev Militia® lube to lubricate your marker.
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Over the life of your marker, some of the drivetrain O-rings will wear out, in particular, the bolt switch O- rings and the valve O-ring. Replacements of these O-rings are supplied with your marker; however, if you require more, you should use only genuine MacDev O-rings. Maintaining the inline regulator Your inline regulator (otherwise known as Gladiator Reg,) regulates the pressure from your air system down to the pressure used to fire your marker.
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need to completely disassemble the regulator as shown, all the parts are shown to help you if you need it for troubleshooting. Re-assemble your regulator and re-assemble your marker by attaching the Gladiator inline reg and hose. Push the hose in firmly until it stops then make sure to re-chronograph your marker before using it on the field.
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Solution Although a fresh battery has been The battery has not been fitted cor- Ensure that the battery is firmly fitted, your marker will not turn on rectly connected to both terminals. Ensure that the positive (+) terminal is connected to the positive terminal on your battery.
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