Taser X2 - Manual (Page 24)

24 Chapter 3 Features
Manual Mode
Depending on your agency’s settings, your X2 CEW will function in either the Semi-Automatic or Manual firing
mode. If your CEW is configured to function in the Semi-Automatic mode, see the Semi-Automatic Mode section
in this manual.
NOTE: The Semi-Automatic mode is the default method of operation. Manual mode can be configured only
through EVIDENCE.com.
Manual Mode
Arc display/Re-energize/Cartridge advance (ARC) Switch Functions
The trigger and ARC switch work slightly different in the Manual mode than they do in the Semi-Automatic mode.
In Manual mode, pulling the trigger does not advance cartridge selection. Instead, the ambidextrous ARC switch
is used to select the Smart cartridges. By default, the left cartridge (or the first available cartridge, from left to
right) is selected automatically. (This is the left side from your perspective, while pointing the CEW.) Pulling the
trigger deploys the left cartridge. Pressing and releasing (quickly tapping once) the ARC switch selects the next
available cartridge. An additional trigger pull is required to deploy the next selected cartridge.
A sustained press of the ARC Switch for approximately ½ second or more energizes the front of the cartridges
without deploying (discharging) them. See the Warning Arc Display section of this manual for more information.
If you have already deployed cartridges, pressing the ARC switch and holding it down supplies energy to the
deployed cartridges without deploying any un-discharged cartridges.
If you have engaged a target with the first cartridge and contact is good, you can apply additional cycles to a
continually resisting subject, if needed, without deploying the remaining cartridge. Holding the ARC switch down
continually will arc the CEW until the ARC switch is released or the PPM is depleted, whichever happens first.
Because the ARC switch is ambidextrous, you can press from either side as you hold the CEW in a two-handed grip.
Manual Mode
Trigger Functions
In Manual mode, after the first cartridge is deployed, pulling the trigger again will apply additional energy through
the wires to the probes. Unlike with the Semi-Automatic mode, this will not deploy additional cartridges. It is
recommended to always press and hold the ARC switch when you need to re-energize a deployed cartridge
without expending the additional cartridge (in both Manual and Semi-Automatic mode).
After deploying a cartridge, you can press and release (quickly tap once) the ARC switch to select another cartridge
to use. You do not have to wait for the cycle of the first cartridge to end before deploying a new cartridge.