User's Manual

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M8 BOARD
SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS
M8 BOARD
SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS
TURNING THE M8 ON AND OFF
To turn on the M8, press and hold the power button (see
figure 1) until the LED’s turn blue. The blue light indicates
board bootup. After the bootup sequence, the LED’s will
turn either RED (no ball) or GREEN (ball ready to fire). To
turn the M8 off, press and hold the power button until the
LED’s turn off.
NOTE: The M8 automatically switches off after 10 minutes
of non-use.
FIRING THE M8
As soon as the marker is turned on and the LED’s turn from
blue to either red or green, the M8 is ready to fire. If there is
no ball and the LED’s are RED, you need to hold the trigger
for 1 second to force the M8 to fire once. If there is a
paintball inside the breech and the LED is green, just press
the trigger to fire the marker.
LED LIGHT INDICATOR
The M8 uses two super bright LED’s mounted on the circuit
board inside the grip frame. These two lights are used to
provide information to the user about the M8. They will
always show the same information and it does not matter
which LED you look at. One is mounted behind the M8 logo
on the left side of the grip panels. The other one can be seen
by looking at the top left side of the grip frame while
holding the M8 in the position you would while playing a
game.
When you turn on the marker in normal operation mode with the power button, the light colors mean
the following:
Blue: - Boot sequence
Red: - Breech is clear, no ball detected inside the M8 (eye is on)
Green: - Ball in breech, ready to fire (eye on)
Blinking Red: - Eye is turned off
Blinking Green: - Eye failure, eye is blocked or dirty (see M8 Eye, page 26)
Blinking Blue: - Indicates a low battery; battery should be changed as soon as possible
FIGURE 1
NOTE: The eye is always activated
when you turn the marker on.
BLUE RED GREEN
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When servicing your marker:
• Make sure a barrel sock is fitted to the M8.
• Make sure your hopper is removed from the M8.
• Make sure there are no paintballs in the breech of the M8.
• Always remove the first stage regulator and relieve all residual gas pressure from the M8
before disassembly.
• The M8 can hold a small residual charge of gas, typically 2 shots, with the first stage regulator
removed. Always discharge the marker in a safe direction to relieve this residual gas pressure.
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