4max PP-MESC Installation manual

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PP-MESC Programming Instructions
IMPORTANT
Before using your new ESC for the 1
st
time please read the section “Setting the throttle for the 1
st
Time”
Features
Linear Throttle Response – Smooth and progressive throttling over the whole stick movement – easier to fly.
Quick throttle response
Auto timing – no need for manual selection.
Excellent low speed performance
Separate power supply for MCU and BEC, enhancing the ESC’s ability of eliminating magnetic i nterference
Self checking on power up
Low Voltage Cut Off – Protect your batteries from damage due to excessive drain.
Thermally Protected – When the temperature increases to above 110 Celsius degree, power will be lowered gradually to less than
35% of the full power, and will resume when the temperature decreases.
Signal lost Protection – Power will automatically lower to 20% or less when signal is lost for 1 second, and resume when a good signal
is received again.
Power on Protection – The motor will not start unless the throttle stick is in the off position when the power is applied
Simple Parameter Setting.
Product Specification
Item Continuous
Current
Burst current
(10S)
Li-xx Battery
(cell)
Dimension
(mm)
L*W*H
Weight with
wires
BEC
（ Linear ） Programmable
PP-MESC7AU 7A 9A 1-2 22×12×5 5g 1A/5V YES
PP-MESC100AHV 100A 120A 3-10 96x55x21 160g N/A YES
PP-MESC120AHV 120A 150A 3-10 96x55x21 180g N/A YES
Programmable Parameters
Throttle Range: suitable for all transmitters on the market.
Brake Type: There are three brake types; off, soft, and hard. The default is brake OFF.
Timing Mode: There are three options: Low, Mid and High. The default is Mid. Low advance timing is recommended for high
inductance and low KV motors. Medium or High timing is recommended for all outrunners
Cut off Mode: There are two options: Soft Sand Hard. The default is Soft-Cut off.
oHard cut off will shut cut all power to the motor immediately the low voltage level is reached.
oSoft cut off will gradually reduce the power to the motor as the low voltage level is reached.
Start Mode: There are three options; Fast, Soft and very Soft. The default is very Soft Start.
Throttle Curve Mode, There are three option; Curve 1, Curve 2 and Curve 3 (corresponds to the OFF, Gov-low, Gov-high of governor
mode in the program card). The default is Curve 1.
Number of Li-XX Cells; This parameter is used to manually set the number of cells in your Li xx pack. The range is 0 － 12 cells.
It is recommended not to adjust this setting unless the ESC is havi ng problems detecting the correct number of cells in your battery
pack. The default is 0 cell. “0” is the automatic cell detection.
Cut off voltage: There are three options: Low, Middle, and High. The default is Middle.
o Low – cut off voltage is 2.60V per cell.
o Middle – cut off voltage is 2.85V per cell.
o High – cut off voltage is 3.10V per cell.
 Motor Rotation: Simply swop any two of the three wires over that connect the ESC to the battery, it doesn’t matter which ones.
How to Mount and Connect your ESC
The leads from the battery to the ESC (red and black) can be extended up to 12 inches (300mm) if required. If a longer run is needed
then extend the 3 wires to the motor as needed.
Add your choice of connectors as necessary paying careful attention to the polarity of the wires that connect to your battery.
Mount your ESC in a place with good cooling.
Connect the 3 thick wires from the ESC to the motor; don’t worry about the order just now.
Connect the ESC (servo type plug) to the throttle channel on your receiver.
Turn on your transmitter ensuring the throttle is in the lowest/off position and then connect the ESC to your flight battery.
Ensure nothing can touch the propeller or be sucked into it. Gently blip the throttle once to check rotation of the motor. If the motor
spins in the correct direction, disconnect the flight battery and turn your transmitter off. If the motor rotates in the wrong direction then
disconnect the flight battery and swap over any 2 of the wires that connect the ESC to the motor, the motor will now turn in the other
direction, yes it really is as simple as that.

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Setting the throttle for the 1
st
Time
This is a “one off” connection procedure. The following procedure is to teach the ESC the full throttle position and must be repeated if a
different transmitter or receiver is used with the ESC.
Turn on transmitter.
Set throttle on the transmitter to "Full Throttle".
Connect the flight pack to the ESC, the ESC will make a tone like “de…de”. This confirms that the full throttle position has been
registered by the ESC.
Return the throttle stick on the transmitter to "off" position as soon within 5 seconds of hearing the 2 beeps. The ESC will sound a long
beep to confirm that it has learnt the off position.
The ESC then will beep a number of times depending upon the number of LiPo cells it detects (2 beeps =2 cells, 3 beeps = 3 cells)
The ESC with then enter its self checking procedure. If it is normal, you will hear a “♪1 2 3” tune. The ESC is now ready to use.
If the ESC doesn’t detect the throttle signal, it will constantly “beep” without stopping.
Any fault in self-check, and the ESC will beep 20 times.
Disconnect battery from the ESC.
Normal Operating Procedure
Move the throttle stick to lowest/off position.
The ESC detects the off throttle signal, and will sound a long beep.
The ESC analyses the battery voltage and will sound several short “beeps” depending upon the number of LiPo cells it detects (2
beeps =2 cells, 3 beeps = 3 cells)
The ESC with then enter its self checking procedure. If it is normal, you will hear a “♪1 2 3” tune. The ESC is now ready to use.
If the ESC doesn’t detect the throttle signal, it will constantly “beep” without stopping.
Any fault in self-check, and the ESC will beep 20 times.
Fault Finding
Problem Cause Solution
The motor dose not respond to the throttle
and emits bleeps
1. Throttle range not configured.
2. Throttle dose not return to the lowest point.
3. There is no signal output from receiver.
1. Configure the throttle range.
2. Move the stick to the lowest/off position.
3. Check the receiver.
The motor rocks back and forth and doesn’t
rotate
1. Bad solder joi nt between motor and ESC
2. Broken wire between motor and ESC
1. Check and re-solder connectors/joints
2. Check and repair any broken wires
The motor not respond to the throttle and emit
tone like “bee… bee,bee… ..de… de… de…
Throttle channels reverse Reverse the throttle channel of your
transmitter (refer to the transmitter users
manual)
The motor not respond to the throttle and no
any tone is heard.
Battery connection error Check the connection to the battery pack
and/or check battery voltage.
The motor suddenly stops while working 1. Loss of throttle signal.
2. Battery connection is loose.
1. Check the transmitter and receiver. Check
the connection to throttle channel.
2. Check the battery output and connection to
the ESC.
The motor rotates in the wrong direction Incorrect phase sequence. Swap the connection of any 2 of the 3 wires
between the ESC and the motor.
Full power not available or the motor stops
just after starting.
1. Throttle range not configured.
2. Not enough voltage in the battery.
3. Loose battery connection.
1. Configure the throttle range.
2. Recharge or replace the battery for a fully
charged one.
3. Check the connections between the battery
and the ESC.

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Programming via the Transmitter
1. Enter program mode
Push the throttle stick to
the top position (full On
throttle), turn on the
transmitter, connect the
ESC, wait 2 seconds, you
will hear two “beeps”
which means the full
throttle is confirmed. Wait
another 6 seconds, it will
make “♪i 3 i 3” tune, then
you can start
programming via
transmitter
2. Select program
parameters
There’re 9 parameters can be set by usi ng your transmitter. You would hear 9 different
indicating sounds which correspond to 9 different parameters. Pull the throttle stick to the
bottom position (full Off throttle) within 3 seconds after you hear the correspondent sound
will brings you to the correspondent parameter setting status. The indicating sounds will
repeat in turn as follow (1 long sound=5short sounds):
1. “beep-” (a short sound) which indicates the Brake Type
2. “beep-beep-” (two short sounds) which indicates the Timing Mode
3. “beep-beep-beep-” (three short sounds) which indicates the Start Mode
4. “beep-beep-beep-beep-” (four short sounds) which indicates the Cutoff Mode
5. “beep-----” (a long sound) which indicates the Throttle Curve Mode
6. “beep-----beep-” (a long sound and a short) which indicates the Li-XX Cells
7. “beep-----beep-beep-” (a long sound and two short) which indicates the Cutoff Voltage
8. “beep-----beep-beep-beep-” (a long sound and three short) which indicates Motor
rotation reversible.
9.
“beep
-----
beep
-----
beep
-----
“
(three long sound)
EXIT
.
3. Select program
values
After entering parameter setting status, you will hear the ESC making sounds in cycle.
Different sounds indicate different values. Push the throttle stick to the top position (full
On throttle) within 3 seconds after you hear the correspondent sound, then you will hear a
special tune “♪5 6 5 6”, which means the correspondent value has been chosen and
saved. If you don’t want to continue setting other values, just pull the throttle stick to the
bottom position (Full Off throttle) to exit. Or wait 3 seconds to return to the second step
and continue programming.
Parameter
“beep-“
1 sound
“beep-beep-“
2 sounds
“beep-beep-
beep-“3
sounds
“beep-beep---
“x
sounds
Brake Type OFF Soft Hard
Timing Mode Low Mid High
Start Mode Fast Soft Very soft
Cut off Mode Soft Hard
Throttle
Curve
Curve1 Curve2 Curve3
Li-XX Cells Automatic 2 cells 3cells xx cells
Cut off
Voltage
Low （
（（
（ 2.60V ）
））
） Middle （
（（
（ 2.85V ）
））
） High （
（（
（ 3.10V ）
））
）
Motor
rotation
Normal Reverse
Remarks: Under Li-XX Cells value status, when the number of Li-xx battery cell is more than
4, the ESC will indicate by making long “beep” plus short “beep” sounds, a long “beeeep”
sound equals 5 short “beep” sound. E.g. you will hear “beep-----beep-” (a long sound + a
short sound) if there is a 6-cell Li-xx pack and you will hear “beeeep-----beeeep-----beep-”
(two long sounds + a short sound) for a
n
11
-
cell Li
-
xx pack.
4.
Exit
p
rogram
Exit programming: Two
ways as shown in step2
and step3.