Bob Long Protege Board Instructions

The new Bob Long Protege has just come out. Like most Bob Long products this one did not come with a manual. Allow me shed some light on the situation for everyone.

This is from the techs at Bob Long who were kind enough to send me a .pdf with the following information on how to program the Protege. It is actually very similar to the Bob Long Vice.

Programming Instructions after the break!

Frenzy 4.0 Manual_2009 PSP Compliant

Turn on marker
push marker on button momentarily

Turn off marker
Turn marker off by pushing marker on button until RED LED then release

LED Indications for Programming
Green = Firing Modes (green LED only)
Violet = Debounce Setting (blue and red LED.s on)
Aqua = Dwell Setting (blue and green LED.s on)
Blue = Ball in Place Delay (blue LED only)
Red = Eye Modes (red LED only)
White = Max. ROF Setting (all LED.s on)

Program Settings and Examples
Firing Modes (green) 1=semi, 2=ramp, 3=3 shot, 4=full auto
Debounce Setting (violet) 1=1ms to 50=50mS
Dwell Setting (aqua) 4=4mS to 25=25mS
Ball in Place Delay (blue) 1=off, 2=2mS, 5=5ms (slows marker ROF)
Eye modes (red) 1=force, 2 delay, 3=eye off 19bps, 4=eye off 11bps
Maximum ROF Setting (white) 5 pulls=5bps Max. 10 pulls=10bps Max.
20pulls =unlimited ROF

Check settings (not in lock mode)
1. marker off, no air, barrel bag
2. pull trigger and hold
3. push marker on button momentarily
4. release ON button and trigger
5. LED.s flash slow rainbow of colors
6. momentarily pull trigger to move between program modes (LED will change colors)
7. when desired program mode is set pull trigger and hold until LED turns off
8. 1 sec delay
9. BLUE LED flashes current setting (1 flash = 1, 4 flashes =4)
10. RED LED turns ON
11. Wait 3 sec for RED LED to turn OFF
12. Marker turns OFF after 1 sec. RED LED will quickly flash

Change settings (not in lock mode)
1. marker off, no air, barrel bag
2. pull trigger and hold
3. push marker on button momentarily
4. release ON button and trigger
5. LED.s flash slow rainbow of colors
6. momentarily pull trigger to move between program modes (LED will change colors)
7. when desired program mode is set pull trigger and hold until LED turns off
8. 1 sec delay
9. BLUE LED flashes current setting (1 flash = 1, 4 flashes =4)
10. RED LED turns ON, begin pulling trigger slowly for desired setting. (1 trigger pull
=1, 3 trigger pulls = 3). Each trigger pull will cause LED to turn ORANGE momentarly.
11. After trigger pulls wait 3 sec for RED LED to turn OFF.
12. BLUE LED flashes new setting (1 flash = 1, 4 flashes =4)
13. Marker turns OFF after 1 sec. RED LED will quickly flash

Enable lock mode
1. marker off
2. push and hold lock button
3. push marker on button momentarily
4. RED LED lights up for 1.5sec
5. release lock button
6. LED.s flash rapid rainbow of colors
7. Turn marker off by pushing marker on button until RED LED then release

Disable lock mode
1. marker off
2. push and hold lock button
3. push marker on button momentarily
4. GREEN LED lights up for 1.5sec
5. release lock button
6. LED.s flash rapid rainbow of colors
7. Turn marker off by pushing marker on button until RED LED then release

Semi-only
1. Turn on
2. Pull Trigger and hold
3. Hold down lock button
4. Momentarily press power button and release
5. Aqua LED color
6. Release trigger and lock button. Green LED
7. Slowly pull and release trigger 13 times. LED will flash orange with each pull
8. If correct violet LED and board resets

Cancel semi-only
1. Turn on
2. Pull Trigger and hold
3. Hold down lock button
4. Momentarily press power button and release
5. Aqua LED color
6. Release trigger and lock button. Green LED
7. Slowly pull and release trigger 15 times. LED will flash orange with each pull
8. If correct violet LED and board resets

No full-auto
1. Turn on
2. Pull Trigger and hold
3. Hold down lock button
4. Momentarily press power button and release
5. Aqua LED color
6. Release trigger and lock button. Green LED
7. Slowly pull and release trigger 10 times. LED will flash orange with each pull
8. If correct violet LED and board resets

Cancel no full-auto
1. Turn on
2. Pull Trigger and hold
3. Hold down lock button
4. Momentarily press power button and release
5. Aqua LED color
6. Release trigger and lock button. Green LED
7. Slowly pull and release trigger 15 times. LED will flash orange with each pull
8. If correct violet LED and board resets

Factory reset feature
1. Hold down lock button
2. turn on marker
3. continue holding lock button until white LED turns on then off (10sec)
4. board turns off

That is basically all you need to know on how to set the board to your liking. A video of the basic operations and settings will be posted at a later date. The techs at Bob Long are in the process of getting these instructions posted on their web site under the "downloads" section. ETA is unknown at this time but I am sure that they are working diligently. The new board is extremely easy to use. You can change settings on the fly such as Rate of Fire (ROF), Dwell, Debounce, or firing type (Semi Auto, 3 Shot Burst, Ramp, Full Auto), and Eyes on/off. To view all of Bob Long's items you can visit the following:

http://www.boblongdirect.com/

The "Downloads" section has all of Bob Long's manuals that generaly do not come in the box with their markers.

http://www.boblongdirect.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=42

A nice new little tid bit for the Protege is that it now comes stock with a 14" instead of the 12" assassin barrel. I have shot with it and it works like a dream. To give you an idea I railed the gun at about 15 bps and had a paint radius of about 8 inches from 35 yards away. Not bad eh? I am more of a front player and every inch counts when hugging a bunker. For me, I would like more a 12". However, for the average player a 14" is suited just fine. No complaints at all with this barrel.

For $550 the Protege is the absolute best gun on the market. It is a reliable, maintenance friendly, attractive, tournament ready, advanced, and deadly accurate marker right out of the box. Get one and you will not be disappointed!