
Mode.1 - AutoCell System 2 & SwitchingBEC
Special Features
Mode Programming
Troubleshooting Guide
Recommendations
Spare- & Optional-Parts
Mode.3 - Feel / Powerprofiles
Mode.2 - Drive Selection
Repair Procedures / Limited Warranty
Changing Mode Settings without the Transmitter:simplydisconnectthereceiverleadfromthereceiver
andchangetheMODEsettingsonthespeed-controlasdescribedunder„ModeProgramming“.
Works-Default-Settings: All LRPspeed-controls come factory-adjusted(defaultsare grey-shaded). If you
loosetrackofthemodes,youcanrestoretheworksdefaultsettingseasily.Withyourradioswitchedon,holdthe
SETbuttonpressedwhileyouswitchonthespeed-control.Thisreturnstheunittoourworksdefaultsettings.
Sensored Brushless Technology:AdvancedDigitalallowstheperfectknowledgeofthebrushlessmotor’s
magnetposition.ThisresultsinperfectmotorcontrolathighandlowRPM‘s,aswellasperfectbrakecontrol.
AutoCell System 2: ensuresthatallbatteriescanbeusedsafelyforallapplications,pleaseselectthecorrect
valueaccordingtoourtableunder„ModeProgramming“.Whenthebatteryvoltagereachestheselectedcut-off
voltage,themotorfunctionwillbedisabledandtheLED‘swillindicatethat the shutdown has occureddueto
undervoltageofyourbatteries(seechapter„MultiProtectionSystem3“forfurtherdetails).
Switching BEC: strongestinit‘sclass,6.0V/6Ahighlyefficientoutputwhichpowerseventhestrongestdigital
servo‘sintheheaviestvehicles!
TheiX8 features4modeswhichenableyoutoadjustit100%toYOURrequirements.
• Howtogetinto„programmingthemodes“ PressMODEbuttonfor3ormoreseconds.
• Howtocheckthestoredvalues CountthenumberofflashesoftheblueSET-LED
(*=value1|**=value2|etc.).
• Howtochangethevalue PressSETbuttontoincreasevaluebyonestep.
• HowtogettothenextMode PressMODEbuttononce.
• Howtoleavetheprogrammingmode IfyouareinMODE.4,presstheMODEbuttononemoretime,
whichwillalsostorethesettings!
Important:donotturntheswitchoffbeforeleavingMode4(byonemorepressofMODEbutton)asotherwiseyourrecent
changeswon‘tbestoredinthememoryoftheiX8!
Tableofsettings,valuesandmodes:seebelow(grey-shadedvaluesshow„worksdefaultsettings“)
Mode.1 (ACS2): allowsyoutoadjustthecut-offvoltagepreciselydependingonthebatterytypeyouuse:
Yellow Cut-OffVoltage disabled 6.4V 9.6V 12.8V 16.0V 19.2V
useforLiPo 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S
Caution:WorksDefaultsettinghascut-offdisabled,makesureyouadjustthissettingbeforefirstuse!
Important:Usingvalue#0inthismodewillalsodisablethemotortemperaturecut-offfunction!
Mode.2 (Drive Selection): theiX8 canbeadjustedforallapplications,nomatterwhichmotorrotation
directionyouneed,ifyouwantreverse,electronicbrakesorneitheryoucansetitupaccordingly!
Reverse no yes no no yes no
Brake yes yes no yes yes no
MotorDirection CCW(normal) CW(reversed)
Mode.3 (Powerprofiles): allowsyoutoadjusttheiX8 to yourlikes.Eitheryourunonslipperyorhigh-
tractionsurfaces,wehaveincorporatedaprofileforyou!
Highervaluemeansmoreoverallpowerandmoreaggressivethrottleresponse.
Yellow/Red
(alternate) lowesttohighestpowersetting
(value1=minimum/value5=maximum
Mode.4 (Automatic Brake):allowsyoutosetaslightbrakingactionwhenyourtriggerisinneutralrange.
Yellow/Red
(sametime) disabled lowesttohighestautomaticbrakesetting
(value1=minimum/value5=maximum)
AllowsyoutoadjusttheiX8‘s feeling&characteristicstodifferentmotortypes,classes,numberofcells,race-
tracksandofcoursepersonalpreferences!
Ourworlds-winningprofileshavebeenalteredforthespecialrequirementsof1:8cars,buggy‘sandtruggy‘snow!
Depending on the status of the car (star t, acceleration, full speed) the software calculates the per fect motor
managementbyadjustingcurrentlimiter,throttlecurveandmore!Highervaluemeansmoreoverallpowerand
aggressiveresponse.
Weintegratedanactivecurrentlimitertoachievebestcarcontrolwithoutsacrifisingtopspeed,soyouhavevery
goodcontrolduringaccelerationbutalwaysreachthemaximumspeedyourmotoriscapableof.Thehigherprofile
youselectthemorebottomendpower&torqueyouwillachieve.
Caution:correctgearingiscrucialforgoodperformanceandahealthytemperatureofmotor,speed-controland
batteries.Whenmakingchangestogearing,batteryvoltage,motorormode3settingsyouneedtomonitormotor
temperaturesduringthefirstminutesofrunningcarefully.
Abrushlessmotorshouldneverexceedatemperatureof100°C(210°F).
X-Brake: Agoodstartingpointforthebrakesettingonyourradiois80%forallclasses.Makesureyoudothe
radio-setupwithallsettingsontheradioon100%anddecreasethemto80%afteryouhavecomplededthesetup.!
Drive Selection (Brake-, Reverse-Function and Motor Rotation Direction):theiX8 includesfully
adjustabledriveselection.Therequirementsandpreferencesfor1:8buggyandtruggy-brushlesssetupscanbe
ratherdifferentandthereforeweallowmaximumflexibility!
Youcandisablereverse,ifyou planonusingforward/brakeonly asyou‘reused tofromyournitro vehicle.But
addtionalyyoucanalsodisablethespeed-controlsbrakefunctionincaseyoupreferusingyourstandardnitrocars
brakesystemwithabrakeservo,forthatoperationyouneedaseparete„Y-wire“whichallowsyoutoconnectboth
thespeed-controlandthebrakeservotothereceiverschannel2.
Alsothereisreversed/CWmotorrotationmodeavailableformodelswithreversedgearboxwhichnormallycan
notuseasensoredbrushlesssystem.
Toeliminateallotherpossibilitiesor improperhandling,firstcheckallothercomponentsinyour modelandthe
troubleshootingguidebeforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,whichdooperate
perfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
AlwayscheckerrorbycheckingLEDerrorcodefirst,thisgivesyouagoodindicationweretosearch!
AllproductsfromLRPelectronicGmbH(hereinaftercalled“LRP”)aremanufacturedaccordingtothehighestqua-
litystandards.LRPguaranteesthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipfor90days(non-
europeancountrisonly)fromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseverifiedbysalesreceipt.Thislimitedwarrantydoesn’t
coverdefects,whicharearesultofmisuse,impropermaintenance,outsideinterferenceormechanicaldamage.
„Thisappliesamongotherthingson:
• Cutofforiginalpowerplugornotusingreversepolarityprotectedplugs
• Receiverwireand/orswitchwiredamaged
• Mechanicaldamageofthecase
• Humidity/Waterinsidethespeedcontrol
• Mechanicaldamageofelectronicalcomponents/PCB
• SolderedonthePCB(exceptonsolderpads)
• Connectedspeed-controlwithreversedpolarity“
Toeliminateallotherpossibilitiesorimproperhandling,firstcheckallothercomponentsinyourmodelandthe
troubleshootingguide,ifavailable,beforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,which
dooperateperfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
Withsendinginthisproduct,thecustomerhastoadviseLRPiftheproductshouldberepairedineithercase.If
thereisneitherawarrantynorguaranteeclaim,theinspectionoftheproductandtherepairs,ifnecessary,ineither
casewillbechargedwithafeeatthecustomersexpenseaccordingtoourpricelist.Aproofofpurchaseincluding
dateofpurchaseneedstobeincluded.Otherwise,nowarrantycanbegranted.Forquickrepair-andreturnservice,
addyouraddressanddetaileddescriptionofthemalfunction.
IfLRPnolongermanufacturesareturneddefectiveproductandweareunabletoserviceit,weshallprovideyou
withaproductthathasatleastthesamevaluefromoneofthesuccessorseries.
Thespecificationslikeweight,sizeandothersshouldbeseenasguidevalues.Duetoongoingtechnicalimpro-
vements,whicharedoneintheinterestoftheproduct,LRPdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityfortheaccuracyof
thesespecs.
LRP-Distributor-Service:
• Packageyourproductcarefullyandincludesalesreceiptanddetaileddescriptionofmalfunction.
• SendparceltoyournationalLRPdistributor.
• Distributorrepairsorexchangestheproduct.
• ShipmentbacktoyouusuallybyCOD(cashondelivery),butthisissubjecttoyournationalLRPdistributor‘s
generalpolicy.
LRPoffersacomprehensivelineofaccessories,aswellasparticularspare-andoptionalitems.Hereyoufindan
overview,forafullpicturepleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.lrp.cc:
Optional parts:
#819307 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“70mm
#819310 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“100mm
#819315 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“150mm
#819320 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“200mm
#81907 3.3mm²Powerwireblack(1.0m)
#81908 3.3mm²Powerwireblue(1.0m)
#82506 Power-WireSetBrushless3.3mm²(red,black,blue,orange,yellow)
1/8th Brushless Motors:
#53230 Dynamic8BrushlessMotor1800kV
#53235 Dynamic8BrushlessMotor2000kV
#53240 Dynamic8BrushlessMotor2200kV
Motoroverheats Wrongnumberofcellsforyourmotor Decreasenumberofcells
WrongGearratio Adjustgearratio
Toolittlemotorcooling Addcoolingfanand/orheatsink
Insufficientperformance.
E.g.poorpower,topspeed
orbrake
WrongGearratio Adjustgearratio
Wrongnumberofcellsforyourmotor Adjustnumberofcells
Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Motororsensor-boardinmotordefective Replacesensor-boardormotor
Speed-controldefective Sendinproductforrepair
Servoisworking,nomotor
function Speedopluggedinincorrectly PlugspeedotoreceiverasCh.2
MultiprotectionSystemactivated Checksettingsforyourapplication
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Sensorwiremissing/defective Install/replacesensorwire
Motordefective Replacemotor
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Noservoandnomotor
function Speedoconnectedtoreceiverwithwrongpolarity Connectspeedowithcorrectpolarity
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Batterydefective Replacewithdifferentbatterypack
Crystal,receiverortransmitterdefective Replacecomponentsonebyone
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorstutterswhile
accelerating Sensorwiredefective Replacesensorwire
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Changelocationofcomponents
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorrunsinreversewhen
acceleratingforwardonradio Modelwithreversedgearbox! ChangesettingsinMode.2(CCW+CCW
motorrotationdirection)
Speed-controlswitchesoff
frequently WrongsettinginACS2(Mode.1)! ChangevalueofACS2(Mode.1)accordingly
Speed-Controloverheats Addcoolingfantospeed-control
Modelusedtoooftenwithoutcool-downperiods Letcooldownaftereveryrun
Motortoostrongforinputvoltage UselowerkVmotororlowernumberofcells
Stuckdrivetrainorball-bearing Maintainmodel
Motordefective Replacemotor
Motorneverstops,runsat
constantslowspeed Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Humidity/waterinspeedo Immediatelyunpluganddryspeedo
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Receiverorantennatooclosetopowerwires,
motor,batteryorspeedo.Receiveraerialtooshort
orcoiledup
See„InstallationTips“and„Installation“
Receiverdefective,toosensitive;
Transmitterdefective,transmitteroutputpower
toolow,servoproblem
Replacecomponentsonebyone
Onlyuseoriginalmanufacturerscrystals
Poorbatteryconnection Checkplugsandconnectingwires
Transmitterbatteriesempty Replace/rechargetransmitterbatteries