™ ™ ™ Proto Paintball USA 10637 Scripps Summit Ct. San Diego, CA 92131 P 858-536-5183 F 858-536-5191 EUROPE Unit 1, ZK Park, 23 Commerce Way Croydon, Surrey CRO 4ZS United Kingdom P +44 (0) 20-8649-6330 F +44 (0) 20-8649-6339 ASIA No. 253, Guojhong Rd., Dali City Taichung County 412, Taiwan (R.O.C.) P +886 (0) 4-2407-9135 F +886 (0) 4-2407-0125 www.protopaintball.com www.dyematrix.com Copyright ©2008 DYE Precision, Inc. The stylized “proto” logo and the “P” logo are either registered trademarks, trademarks, or design trademarks of DYE Precision, Inc. DYE Precision, Inc. U.S. Patent # 5,613,483. OTHER U.S. AND INT’L PATENTS PENDING. Covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents, 5,613,483; 5,881,707; 5,967,133; 6,035,843 and 6,474,326. SLG ™ OWNER’SMANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES . PAGE 02 - QUICK START UP GUIDE . PAGE 04 - SLG™ BOARD SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS . PAGE 06 - TRIGGER ADJUSTMENTS . PAGE 11 INCLUDED WITH YOUR PROTO SLG™ - SLG™ Marker - SLG™ BOLT ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE . PAGE 12 - Allen tool set including 0.50, 1⁄16”, 5⁄64”, - SLG™ BOLT O-RING LIST . PAGE 15 3⁄32”, 1⁄8”, 5⁄32”, 3⁄16” and 1⁄4”. - FEED NECK ADJUSTMENT . PAGE 16 - 1⁄4 oz. Slick Lube™ - Parts Kit - AIRPORT ADJUSTMENTS . PAGE 18 - Barrel Sock - VELOCITY ADJUSTMENT . PAGE 20 - Owner’s Manual - Warranty Card - HYPER3™ REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT AND MAINTENANCE . PAGE 21 - 9V Battery - ANTI CHOP EYES AND BALL DETENTS . PAGE 22 The SLG™ comes with the tools required to perform general maintenance and setting up. - TROUBLE SHOOTING . PAGE 24 For a complete service, the following tools are required: - EXPLODED VIEW . PAGE 28 - 5/16” allen key - #0 Phillips head screw driver - WARRANTY AND LEGAL INFORMATION . PAGE 29 - A sharp pick to remove O-rings WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM 1 WARNING WARNING ƽ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES ƽ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES • The SLG™ marker is not a toy. Misuse may cause serious injury or death. • Always chronograph the SLG™ marker before playing paintball. • Please read, understand and follow the directions in the SLG™ • Never look into the barrel or breech area of the SLG™ when the owner’s manual. marker is switched on and able to fire. • Eye protection that is designed specifically for paintball and meets • Compressed gas is dangerous, do not allow compressed gas to ASTM/CE standards must be worn by user and persons within range. come in contact with your skin or try to stop a leak by covering it • Recommend 18 years or older to purchase. Person under 18 must with your hand. have adult supervision. • Always fit a barrel blocking device to your SLG™ when not in use on • Do not put your finger inside the breech of the SLG. Moving bolt can the field of play. cause a serious injury. • The owner’s manual and any related warnings or instructions should • Always treat the SLG™ marker as if it were loaded and able to fire. always accompany the product for reference or in the event of resale and new ownership. • Only use compressed air or nitrogen gas in the SLG™ marker. • Do not point the SLG™ marker at anything that you do not intend to DO NOT USE CO2. shoot. • Do not exceed 850 psi input pressure. • Do not shoot at people, animals, houses, cars or anything not related • Only use .68 caliber paintballs that meet ASTM/CE standards. to the sport of paintball. • Ensure all air lines and fittings are tightened and secured before • Do not fire the SLG™ without the bolt screwed in completely. gassing up the SLG™. • If you read these instructions and do not fully understand them or are • Never shoot the SLG™ marker at velocities in excess of 300 feet unsure of your ability to make necessary adjustments properly, per second, or at velocities greater than local or national laws allow. call DYE Precision or your local pro shop for help. 2 WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM 3 QUICK REFERENCE QUICK REFERENCE USING YOUR MARKER USING YOUR MARKER QUICK START UP GUIDE STEP 4. ATTACHING GAS SOURCE Before playing with your new SLG™ paintball marker there Be sure there are no paintballs loaded in the breech of the SLG. are a few important steps to take. If the bolt is in the forward position, a ball can be fired when gas enters the marker. STEP 1. BATTERY INSTALLATION Screw on a preset air system into the airport located on the A. Remove three left hand side grip panel screws with a bottom of the grip frame. Be sure the air system is screwed in all 3⁄32” allen key. the way into the Airport. If there is a leak while screwing in the air B. Open grip panel and install 9V battery into the system or if no gas enters the SLG™ when the air system is connector inside the frame. screwed all the way in, consult page 19 in this manual C. Close grip panel and tighten the three screws back into for pin depressor adjustment. place. When closing the panel observe that no wires get caught between the frame and the grip panel. STEP 5. TURNING ON THE SLG™ AND CHECKING THE VELOCITY A. Make sure you and everybody around you is wearing STEP 2. BARREL INSTALLATION ASTM/CE approved paintball masks. A. Screw on the barrel to the front of the SLG™. Make sure B. Press and hold the top button located behind the grip it threads all the way in and has a snug fit. frame until the SLG™ turns on. WARNING: The SLG™ is now LIVE. B. Attach the barrel sock so that it covers the tip of the Make sure barrel sock is in place and do not point the SLG™ barrel and secure the strap around the back of the SLG™. towards anything you don’t intend to shoot. C. Fill up the loader with .68 caliber paintballs. D. Shoot the SLG™ over a chronograph to check the velocity. STEP 3. LOADER INSTALLATION If adjustment is needed adjust the velocity by turning the A. Press loader into feed neck. Loader should now be held Hyper3™ velocity adjustment screw with a 3⁄16” allen key. in with a snug fit. For best performance, use a force In (clockwise) will reduce the velocity and out (counter clockwise) feeding motorized loader. will increase the velocity. After each adjustment it takes a few shots before the change can be seen on the chronograph. Never adjust the SLG™ to shoot faster than 300fps or what the field rules/local laws permit. 4 WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM 5 SLG™ BOARD SLG™ BOARD SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS BUTTONS AND LED LIGHT INDICATOR DIP switch 1, is used for factory reset/tournament lock. When it's OFF the gun is always set back to stock settings (semiauto, 15 There are two buttons and an LED light indicator mounted inside bps, trigger sensitivity 5). the frame of the SLG™. These are accessible on the back side of the frame. The top button is used to turn the SLG™ ON and OFF. To change the board settings you must turn ON the factory The bottom button is used to turn the eye feature of the SLG™ ON settings lock. To do this, turn DIP switch number 1 ON. and OFF. To turn the SLG™ ON press and hold the top button until the LED light turns on. The eye feature is always on when the SLG™ Settings 1-3 are changed from a configuration mode. is turned on, to turn off the eye feature press and hold the bottom To change settings 1-3 you will need to activate the configuration button until the LED light starts blinking Red indicating mode. To activate the configuration mode, turn your marker off, the eye feature is turned off. open the three left side grip panel screws with a 3⁄32” allen key and In normal operation mode the LED light indicator shows you the set DIP switch 2 to the ON position. Next, turn your marker on. following information: The LED will cycle through all colors for one second to indicate that you have entered the configuration mode. Yellow: Boot up Sequence To cycle through different settings, pull and release the trigger. Red: No ball detected inside the SLG™, eye is turned on Green: Ball detected inside the SLG™, eye is turned on GREEN – TRIGGER SENSITIVITY. VALUES 1 - 20 Blinking red: Eye is turned off (factory default 5) Blinking green: Eye blocked. Either the eye is dirty, the marker is not gassed up, there is bad connection between Trigger sensitivity is the amount of time that the trigger has to be the board and the eyes or the battery is low. released before the next trigger pull is allowed. In some situations with too low of a value, the marker may begin to shoot full-auto. SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION MODE There are three settings that can be altered on the SLG™ circuit board. 1. Trigger sensitivity 2. ROF (Rate Of Fire) 3. Fire Mode NOTE: The eye is always activated when you turn the marker on. 6 WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM WWW.PROTOPAINTBALL.COM 7 SLG™ BOARD SLG™ BOARD SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS RED – RATE OF FIRE (VALUES 1-20) YELLOW – FIRE MODE (VALUES 1-4) The ROF setting is used to set the The fire mode setting is used to select the fire mode of the SLG™.