Tippmann A-5 MARKER LINE Owner's Manual page 8

Advanced User Programming Section (continued from page 11)
perform Advanced User Programming on a marker that is under pressure.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Put the marker in the uncocked position before
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beginning to disassemble it. To uncock the marker,
pull and hold the bolt cocking handle
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then pull the trigger and slowly release the handle
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forward which will uncock the marker.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 2) Power off - To begin the Advanced User
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Programming, make sure the power is off. If the
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power is on, press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. The LED will
change to a solid red color. The E-Grip
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button is released.
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❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 3) Place Safety Selector in the fire position (
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 4) Pull the trigger - Pull and hold the trigger down.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 5) Power on - Press and hold the power button down for 2 seconds.
The E-Grip TM will appear to power on normally. Release the power button
once the LED turns green.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 6) Continue holding the trigger - Continue to hold the trigger down for
5 seconds. After 5 seconds, the LED will change to a solid red color.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 7) Release the trigger - Once the LED changes to the solid red color,
release the trigger. The E-Grip
User Programming.
Step 2) Choosing a menu item
The four menu items contained in the Advanced User Programming menu
are Dwell, Debounce TM , Rate-of-fire, and Special Firing Mode. Each of these
menu items has a corresponding color code as follows.
1. Solid Red - Dwell
2. Solid Green - Debounce TM
3. Flashing Green - Rate of fire
4. Alternating Red/Green - Special Firing Mode
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 1) Cycling through the menu - To cycle through the menu, pull and
release the trigger. Each time the trigger is pulled and released, a different
color will be displayed on the LED in accordance with the list above.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 2) Enter a menu option - Once the LED displays the color of the menu
item that is needed, pull and hold the trigger for two seconds.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 3) Current Value - Upon entering a menu item, the LED will begin to
flash red. The flashes represent the current menu value. The current value
will be flashed twice with a short pause between the number flashes. If a
new value is not entered before the end of the second value display, the
electronics will automatically return to the main menu.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 4) Enter a new value - At any time while the menu is flashing the LED in
accordance with its current value, a new value can be entered by pulling
and releasing the trigger. Each pull and release of the trigger will count as a
1 when entering the new value. Example: To enter a number 5, pull and
release the trigger five times. Once the user is done entering the value,
release the trigger.
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will power down when the power
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TM is now in the main menu of the Advanced
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Step 2: Choosing a menu item
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Advanced User Programming Section (continued from page 12)
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 5) Successfully updated menu confirmation - Once the user has
entered a new value for a menu item, the LED will flash red/orange/green
twice to signify an acceptable value has been entered. The electronics will
then return to the main menu. If an unacceptable value has been entered,
the LED will quickly flash red and return to the main menu. The value of the
menu item will not be updated if this happens.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 6) Power off - Once a menu item has been changed, the user must power-
off the electronics before the change will take effect. Hold the power button
for 2 seconds. The LED will change to solid red. Release the power button
and the electronics will power off.
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 7) Optional: Factory settings reset - A factory settings reset can be
accomplished by pressing and holding the power button for 10 seconds.
The board will appear to power on normally, but after 10 seconds, the LED
will flash red/orange/green twice, then the board will power-off. All factory
settings will be reset at this point.
Troubleshooting
PROBLEM: The LED light does not light when you push the power
button to turn ON the E-Grip TM .
1) Battery must be installed.
❏ Check that the battery is installed.
2) Battery may be disconnected.
❏ Check the battery clip connection.
3) Battery may be bad.
❏ Check the battery, replace if bad.
4) Wire may be disconnected from the
battery clip - ❏ Inspect the wire
connections to the battery clip
PROBLEM: Paint breakage occurs in Safe Full-Auto Mode.
❏ Current Rate-of-Fire may exceed maximum Cyclone
you need to reduce the Rate-of-Fire - see details in Rate-of-Fire section.
PROBLEM: You can hear E-Grip
❏ Check to be sure sufficient air supply is hooked up to the marker.
❏ Check to be sure the battery is good.
❏ Dwell setting may be too low and you need to increase the Dwell time -
see details in Dwell section.
❏ PROBLEM: Marker fires more times than expected.
❏ Debounce
TM setting may be to low causing "Trigger Bounce" and you need
to increase the Debounce time - see details in Debounce
❏ Check the rear bolt and sear for damage (see pages 21-25 - Marker / Receiver
Disassembly and Assembly). ❏ If a double trigger has been installed check
to be sure the slider has been removed from the trigger (see page 24).
NOTE: If a problem still exists, call the Tippmann Service Department at
1-800-533-4831.
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