Novak Activ8 Track Guide -- V1 (Non Super-Tuner) (55-1725P-1 Rev.1) - Manual (Page 2)

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CUSTOM programmiNG options -- advanced
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drag brake
#1 DRAG BRAKE SETTINGS (1 of 10) BLUE LED
Amount of braking being applied while transmitter is at neutral. AKA ‘coast’ brakes.
>> Increasing this setting makes the motor slow down more without
pushing the transmitter’s trigger into the brake/reverse direction.
Note: Yellow LED will be ON when ESC is at neutral if this setting is above 0%.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drag Brake (%): 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30
TIMING level
#2 TIMING LEVEL SETTINGS (1 of 8) WHITE LED
The maximum degrees of Dynamic Timing Advance applied to the motor.
>> Increasing this setting will increase the maximum amount of electronic
motor timing that is applied to the motor throughout the throttle band.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6* 7* 8*
Timing Level (degrees): 0 10 13 16 18 20 25 30
Setting #1 disables all timing to meet ROAR’s Sportsman Class racing specs.
WARNING: DO NOT FREE-REV MOTOR TO CHECK TIMING SETTINGS
*Timing Levels 6-8 produce excessive heating & must be used with caution.
Physical motor timing should be set to 30° (“N” on older Ballistic motors)
Note: Do NOT use Timing Advance with 3.5-5.5 turn 540-Size motors.
TIMING SET POINT
#3 TIMING SET POINT (1 of 8) YELLOW LED
The RPM trip point at which Dynamic Timing Advance is applied.
>> Increasing this setting will decrease the RPM at which the electronic
motor timing advancement comes on.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Timing Set Pt (x1000 RPM) : 19.5 14.0 12.7 9.1 6.5 5.5 4.5 4.0
DRIVE FREQUENCY
#4 DRIVE FREQUENCY SELECTION (1 of 10) GREEN LED
How the ESC’s throttle response feels with respect to the transmitter’s trigger input.
>> Increasing the Drive Frequency makes the throttle response feel
smoother and more controllable.
Setting
(# of flashes)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drive Freq. (KHz) : 32 27 24 22 21 16 13 10 8 6
BRAKE FREQUENCY
#5 BRAKE FREQUENCY SELECTION (1 of 10) RED LED
How the ESC’s braking response feels with respect to the transmitter’s trigger input.
>> Increasing the Brake Frequency makes the brake response feel
smoother and more controlable.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Brake Freq. (KHz): 1.67 2 2.25 2.5 3 3.5 4.5 5.75 10 13.7
minimum brake
#6 MINIMUM BRAKE SETTINGS (1 of 10) BLUE & YELLOW LEDs
Amount of braking applied with the first pulse of transmitter throttle information sent.
>> Increasing this setting starts the braking at a stronger/higher
level. This is useful to compensate for heavier vehicles to minimize the
amount of trigger throw required before effective braking is applied.
Note: Blue LED will be ON when ESC is at neutral if this setting is above 0%.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minimum Brake (%): 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30
minimum drive
#7 MINIMUM DRIVE SETTINGS (1 of 10) BLUE & GREEN LEDs
Amount of forward drive applied with first pulse of transmitter throttle information sent.
>> Increasing this setting starts the forward drive at a stronger/higher
level. This is useful to compensate for heavier vehicles to minimize the
amount of trigger throw required before effective drive is applied.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minimum Drive (%): 0 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 15
dead band
#8 DEAD BAND SETTINGS (1 of 5) BLUE & RED LEDs
The space between Minimum Brake and Minimum Drive, with Neutral in the middle.
>> Increasing this setting increases the amount of ‘free play’, or distance
your transmitter’s trigger must move before actual forward drive or
braking begins. This is useful for transmitters whose triggers do not
center accurately or have worn trigger pots.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5
Dead Band (%): 2 3 4 5 8
reverse
#9 REVERSE SELECTION (1 of 2) BLUE & WHITE LEDs
>> Changing this setting activates or deactivates the speed control’s
motor reversing functionality. When OFF, the ESC has forward and
brakes only. When ON, the ESC has forward with brakes, then reverse
with a second push of trigger after braking to a slow speed.
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2
Reverse: OFF ON
voltage cut-off
#10 VOLTAGE CUT-OFF SELECTION BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN LEDs
>> Changing this setting enables or disables the speed control’s built-
in Auto-Detect Smart Stop cut-off circuitry, and also sets the voltage
cut-off point based on the number of cells that are being used in the
vehicle’s main battery pack that is connected to the speed control.
DO NOT USE LiPo BATTERIES WITH VOLTAGE CUT-OFF TURNED OFF
Setting (# of flashes) 1 2
Voltage Cut-Off: OFF (NiMH/NiCd) ON (LiPo)
hall sensor test
#11 MOTOR SENSOR TEST BLUE-YELLOW-RED LEDs
>> This is a diagnostic feature that allows you to easily check the
functionality of your brushless motor’s hall effect sensors & sensor
harness, and its connections at the speed control and the motor.
Once activated, slowly rotate the motor’s output/pinion shaft and
the appropriate LED will light up if a signal is received for its sensor
in the motor. Refer to the ‘MOTOR HALL SENSOR TEST’ section of the
ESC’s Basic Set-Up Guide for more information.
Motor Hall Sensor A B C
LED Color: BLUE YELLOW RED
restoring factory defaults
Every time that the One-Touch Programming is
performed, the speed control will automatically
revert back to the factory default settings.
Note: ESC Parameter values are subject to change due to ongoing development.
Refer to our web site for updated values and more information on ESC parameters.
continue holding ESC’
s SET button to skip steps here
@NEUTRAL
RED LED on solid
TIMING SET PT.
YELLOW
This ESC features several different
parameters that can be customized
to fine-tune the ESC’s feel &
response to your liking.
The flow chart below and the
adjustment steps to the right
describe the different parameters
and how they effect the ESC.
One-Touch Programming must be
completed before customization of
parameters, as all ESC parameters
are defaulted back to the factory
settings whenever the One-Touch
Programming is performed.
DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR
THE ESC PARAMETERS ARE
LISTED IN BOLD IN THE
TABLES TO THE RIGHT
TO CHANGE PARAMETER SETTINGS:
1. CONNECT THE ESC TO A
CHARGED BATTERY PACK,
RECEIVER, AND MOTOR’S
SENSOR HARNESS.
2. SLIDE THE ESC’s ON/OFF
SWITCH TO ‘ON’ POSITION
3. WITH ESC AT NEUTRAL, PRESS
& HOLD SET BUTTON
Release ESC’s SET button once LEDs
are lit for the desired setting.
To skip a parameter, continue
to press & hold SET button until
desired parameter is reached.
4. SELECT PARAMETER VALUE
LED flashes to indicate active
setting (refer to tables at right).
Quick press & release SET button
to select desired setting.
5. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON
TO STORE NEW SELECTION
When SET button is pressed and
held for about 1 second, the
new selection is stored in ESC’s
memory—Status LEDs will scroll across
to indicate ESC is exiting programming
& ESC returns to neutral.
There is no time constraint during
selection of custom parameters.
TIMING LEVEL
WHITE
DRAG BRAKE
BLUE
DRIVE FREQ.
GREEN
MIN. BRAKE
BLUE & YERLLOW
BRAKE FREQ.
RED
press & hold SET button
VOLTAGE CUT-OFF
BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN
MIN. DRIVE
BLUE & GREEN
DEAD BAND
BLUE & RED
REVERSE
BLUE & WHITE
HALL SENSOR TEST
BLUE-YELLOW-RED
@NEUTRAL
RED LED on solid