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Viking bolt delay – If using a Viking this setting determines how long the eyes

are ignored after the dwell time ends. Some delay is necessary to allow the bolt to

move far enough forward so the eye system does not mistake a small gap between

a paintball and the bolt face for a bolt return. The default is 10 ms and may be set

from 1 to 25 ms. Higher settings will reduce the maximum capable rate of fire,

while lower settings may lead to skipped or blank shots, because the bolt does not

have enough time to block the eyes on its forward stroke.

Cycle percentage filter (CPF) – The cycle percentage filter allows adjustment of

the point within the current firing cycle where a new buffered shot is allowed.

Almost all electronic paintball markers allow a single shot to be buffered in the

event the user is fast enough to release the trigger and pull again during the current

firing cycle. The CPF setting is adjustable from 1 to 10 and defaulted at 2. Setting

1 turns the CPF off, allowing buffered shots at any point in the firing cycle.

Setting 2 through 10 sets the percentage of the firing cycle that must pass before

shots may be buffered:

1. CPF turned off

2. 10% of the firing cycle must pass before a buffered shot is allowed

3. 20%

4. 30%

5. 40%

6. 50%

7. 60%

8. 70%

9. 80%

10. 90%

A higher CPF setting results in less unintentional bounce. For instance, it is

possible that if your debounce setting is border line, you can fire the marker a few

times then hold it loosely and allow it to brush against your finger, going full-

automatic. Since most switch bounce from either a low debounce setting or

mechanical bounce occurs almost immediately after the trigger is released, CPF

can be very effective in eliminating falsely generated trigger activity.

Ramp start – The ramp start setting is only used for the PSP ramping fire mode

(mode 3). It sets the minimum pulls per second that must be maintained for the

software to add shots or ramp up to the maximum rate of fire setting. The default

is 5 and is adjustable from 4 to 12 pulls per second.

Board mode – This setting allows the user to toggle between the Viking and

Excalibur board modes. If using a Viking, this should be set to 1. If using an

Excalibur, this should be set to 2. If the board mode is set incorrectly, the marker

may malfunction or not work at all.

Excalibur Operation Settings

Before changing any Excalibur settings, it is necessary to know how the marker

operates:

1. User pulls trigger. Ram solenoid is energized for the dwell time,

releasing a burst of air.

2. Excalibur solenoid delay runs, giving the air enough time to expand

and push the ball down the barrel.

3. Bolt solenoid is energized, causing the bolt to open.

4. If the eye system is enabled, the bolt stays open for the Excalibur watch

delay unless a ball falls in, in which case the bolt closes automatically.

5. If not using the eye system, the bolt stays open for a set amount of time

based on the Excalibur eyes off rate of fire setting.

6. The bolt closes and the next shot cannot start until the Excalibur bolt

close delay ends. If the bolt close delay is set too low, it may be

possible to fire the marker again before the bolt has closed completely,

creating blowback, inconsistency, or drop-off.

Excalibur solenoid delay – The Excalibur uses two solenoids, one to control the

valve and one to control the bolt. This setting times the delay between the valve

opening and the bolt going back. The range is 1-25 in ½ ms increments. The

default is 10 (5 ms). Too short of a delay will cause blowback up the feed neck.

Excalibur watch delay – If the eye system is enabled, this setting allows

adjustment of how long the bolt will remain open after each shot, waiting for the

next ball to fall into the breech. The range is 4-10, in increments of 20 ms. The

default is 8 (160 ms).

Excalibur bolt close delay – This setting affects both eyes on and eyes off modes

and sets the delay allowed for the bolt to close. If the bolt close delay is too short,

the next shot may be initiated before the bolt has completely closed. This can

cause inconsistent velocity, multiple paintballs loaded into the barrel, and other

erratic operations. The range is from 1-35 ms. The default is 25. If your Excali-

bur seems to misfire while rapid firing, the bolt close delay may be too short.

Excalibur eyes off rate of fire – This setting allows independent adjustment of

the eyes off rate of fire for the Excalibur. The range is from 5 to 20 balls per

second. The default is 10. If playing in the PSP, CFOA, or Millennium, this

setting must be at 15 or lower to comply with the 15 bps cap.

Additional Features

A tip for setting the debounce, AMB, and CPF – This only applies to semi-

automatic fire modes (modes 1 and 2) since AMB is disabled in the PSP fire

modes or NXL mode.

Debounce, AMB, CPF setup steps, while using air (no paint):

1. Turn AMB and CPF off (set both to 1).

2. Starting at debounce 1-3, raise the debounce setting a notch at a time

until excessive trigger bounce goes away. The goal is to have one pull,

one shot, regardless of rate of fire. Do NOT slow pull test for bounce

during this phase. Instead, pull the trigger rapidly or walk it, listening

for double or triple fires.

3. When it appears that it is only one shot, one pull for solid trigger pulls,

try the slow pull test. Holding the marker steady, slowly pull the

trigger and see if multiple shots can be generated from the single pull.

4. Increase the CPF setting a notch at a time until the slow pull bounce

starts to disappear. An additional test is to fire a few rounds quickly,

then hold the trigger right on the activation point to see if the marker

will run away.

5. If you reach setting 10 with CPF and the marker can still be slow pulled

to fire full-automatic, then your debounce setting is probably too low.

Go back to step 2.

6. AMB should not be set above 3, if possible, since it is not as

transparent to the user as CPF. Even a CPF setting of 10 will not be

noticed by the user.

Example Setting Profiles:

1. Tournament legal semi-automatic (NPPL)

a. Fire mode 1 or 2 (semi-automatic unlimited or capped)

b. Debounce 5-20

c. AMB 2

d. CPF 2-5

e. Loader delay set to match your loader (1-4 for Halo, 4-10 for

gravity feed)

2. PSP X-Ball, CFOA, Millennium

a. Fire mode 3 or 4 (Millennium requires mode 3)

b. Max rate of fire set to 3-5 (14.5 to 15.0 bps), depending on

Pact Timer readings. To be safe use setting 3 (14.5 balls per

second).

c. Excalibur eyes off rate of fire set to 14-15 balls per second or

lower

d. Debounce 5-20

e. Ramp start 5 or higher if using PSP ramping

f. Ramp start 8 or higher if playing Millennium

g. Loader delay set to match your loader (1-4 for Halo, 4-10 for

gravity feed)

3. NXL

Fire mode 5 (NXL full-automatic)

b. Max rate of fire set to 3-5, depending on Pact Timer readings.

To be safe, use setting 3 (14.5 balls per second).

c. Excalibur eyes off rate of fire set to 14-15 balls per second or

lower

d. Debounce 5-20

e. Loader delay set to match your loader (1-4 for Halo, 4-10 for

gravity feed)

4. Ludicrous Speed (absolute fastest/bounciest)

a. Any fire mode

b. Max rate of fire set to 26 (unlimited)

c. Debounce 1

d. AMB 1 if using semi-automatic

e. CPF 1

f. Ramp start 4 if using PSP ramping

g. Loader delay 1

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