Manual

THe eTek ego
conTrol console
AttherearoftheEtekEgo’sgripframeyouwillndboththeSelectpush
buttonandtheUserInterfaceDisplay(UID)whichcombinetoformtheEtek
Ego’s Control Console. The Control Console is used for several different
purposes including:
- TurNiNg ThE ETEk EgO ON aNd Off usiNg ThE
sElEcT pushbuTTON.
- displayiNg ThE valuE Of paramETErs usiNg
ThE uid.
- sElEcTiNg aNd EdiTiNg paramETErs usiNg ThE
sElEcT pushbuTTON.
- displayiNg ThE baTTEry lEvEl usiNg ThE uid.
- TurNiNg ThE ETEk bbss ON aNd Off usiNg ThE
sElEcT pushbuTTON.
InsTAllIng
A BATTerY
EnsurethattheEtekEgoisswitchedoff.Placethemarkeronaatsurface
in front of you with the feed tube furthest away from you and the barrel
pointing to the right.
Usinga5/64
th
”(2mm)hexkey,removethethreecountersunkscrewsthat
holds the rubber grip onto the grip frame. Peel the rubber grip to the right to
expose the electronics within the grip frame.
Ifpresentremovetheexisting9voltbatterybyslidingyourthumbintothe
recess provided below the battery and lever the battery gently out of the
frame [sEE figurE 2.1] .
dO NOT pull on the top of the battery to remove it as this will cause the
battery terminals to bend and will result in a poor electrical connection.
Fita9voltalkalinebattery(typePP3,6LR61,MN1064)intotherecesswith
the battery terminals away from you. The positive terminal should be on the
right hand side, nearest to the side of the frame [sEE figurE 2.2] .
Ensure that all of the wires are within the recess of the frame and then
replace the rubber grip and tighten
the countersunk grip screws using
the5/64
th
”(2mm)hexkey.
dO NOT OvEr-TighTEN
ThE scrEws.
swITcHIng on THe
eTek ego
At the rear of the grip frame is the
cONTrOl cONsOlE . Press and
hold the Select Pushbutton. [sEE
figurE 2.3]
. Release the Select
Pushbutton when the UID lights up
and your Etek Ego will begin its power
up sequence.
swiTchiNg
Off ThE ETEk EgO
Press and hold the Select push button. Release the Select push button
whenallthreeoftheLEDsontheUserInterfaceDisplay(UID)turnred.The
LEDs will extinguish one by one and the Etek Ego will turn off.
firiNg ThE ETEk EgO
IftheBreakBeamSensorSystemisdisabled,pullthetriggertoretheEtek
Ego. If the Break Beam Sensor System is enabled and there is a paintball
inthebreech,pullingthetriggerwillalsoretheEtekEgo.Theentirering
sequence is controlled electronically by the Etek Ego circuit board and
solenoid,enablinganyusertoachievehighratesofreeasily.
usiNg ThE brEak bEam
sENsOr sysTEm (bbss)
WhentheEtekEgoispoweredup,theBreakBeamSensorSystem(BBSS)
is automatically enabled.
To switch off the Break Beam Sensor System, push and hold the Select
pushbuttonfor0.5seconds.The“E”ontheControlConsolewillashred
indicating that the Break Beam Sensor System has been disabled [sEE
figurE 2.4]
.
To switch on the Break Beam Sensor System, push and hold the Select
pushbuttonfor0.5seconds.The“E”ontheControlConsolewillasheither
yellow (noballdetected) or blue (ball detected)indicating that the Break
Beam Sensor System has been enabled [sEE figurE 2.5] .
Additional features of the Etek Egos Break Beam Sensor System are
covered in full in the “Understanding the BBSS Operation” section on Page
12ofthisUserManual.
NOTE: whEN TurNiNg ON ThE ETEk EgO, ThE
brEak-bEam sENsOr sysTEm is auTOmaTically
ENablEd.
FIG 2.1
FIG 2.2
FIG 2.3
FIG 2.4
sElEcT buTTON
TOp lEd
middlE lEd
bOTTOm lEd
yEllOw lighT -
NO ball dETEcTEd.
bluE lighT -
ball dETEcTEd.
FIG 2.5
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