Taser X26P User Manual
TASER® X26P™ ECD
User Manual
Models 11000, 11001, 11002, 11003
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
Read all warnings and instructions. Save these instructions.
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Contents
4 Chapter 1: Warnings
4 Important Safety and Health Information
4 Use of Force Policy
5 Firmware Update
6 Chapter 2: General Information
6 What is the TASER X26P ECD?
6 Neuro Muscular Incapacitation (NMI)
7 Common Eects of NMI
7 Basic X26P ECD Electrical Theory
8 Chapter 3: Features
8 X26P ECD Features
8 Safety Switch
9 LASER
9 Mechanical Sights
9 Tactical Accessory Power Interface
9 Performance Power Magazine (PPM) Battery Pack
10 Changing the Battery Pack
11 Tactical Performance Power Magazine (TPPM) Battery Pack
11 eXtended Performance Power Magazine (XPPM) Battery Pack
11 Automatic Shut-Down Performance Power Magazine (APPM) Battery Pack
12 Advanced Central Information Display (CID)
12 System Status Icons
13 Battery Level Icons
14 Spark Duration
14 Sample CID Displays
15 LED Flashlight
15 Selector Switch (LASER and LED Flashlights)
16 Trigger Switch
17 Ergonomic Grip Design
18 Chapter 4: Cartridges & ECD Operation
18 Removing the Shipping Cover from the Cartridge
18 15, 21, LS, and XP25™ TASER Cartridges
19 AFID
19 Load the TASER Cartridge
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20 Loading
20 Unloading
20 Aiming and Probe Placement
21 "Silence Is Golden"
21 Potential Causes of Reduced or No Eectiveness
22 Electrodes
22 Drive-Stun Backup
23 Recommended Drive-Stun Areas for Maximum Eect
24 Chapter 5: Maintenance/Troubleshooting
24 Function Test
24 Function Test Instructions
25 What to Do Following ECD Use
25 Considerations for Handling Used Probes
25 Eects On Animals
26 Police/Military K-9 Caution
26 Uploading Firmware Revisions
26 Dataport Download Kit
26 USB Connection Status
26 EVIDENCE Sync Oine Software
27 Trilogy Log
27 Event Log
27 Pulse Log
28 Engineering Log
28 Time Synchronization
28 X26P ECD Maintenance and Care
29 Dropped or Wet X26P ECD
29 TASER Online Troubleshooting Guide
29 Product Returns
30 Chapter 6: Optional Accessories
30 EVIDENCE.com
30 EVIDENCE Sync Oine Software
30 TASER CAM HD Recorder
31 Holsters
32 Chapter 7: Additional Items
32 Additional Information
32 TASER Training Academy
33 Medical Research
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Contents
Warnings
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Important Safety and Health Information
Read, understand and follow the most current product warnings, safety instructions, and training materials.
All product warnings are not included in this Manual. A Product Warnings document is included with this
electronic control device (ECD) and the most current warnings are posted on our website at www.TASER.com.
The most current training materials are available by contacting TASER’s Training Department. Do not attempt
to use this ECD until you have completed training with a TASER International, Inc. (TASER) Certied Instructor.
WARNING
Complete Training First
Signicant dierences exist between each of the TASER ECD models. Do not use or attempt to use any ECD model unless you
have been trained and certied by a Certied TASER Instructor on that particular model.
Read and Obey
Read, study, understand, and follow all instructions, warnings, information, training bulletins and TASER training materials
before using the TASER X26P™ ECD. Failure to comply with the product instructions, warnings, information, training
bulletins, and TASER training materials could increase the risk of or result in death or serious injury to the user, force
recipient, and others.
Obey Applicable Laws
Use the ECD only in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and other regulations or legal requirements.
Your agency’s guidance must also be followed. Any ECD use must be legally justiable.
Electronic Control Device
• Can temporarily incapacitate target.
• Can cause death or serious injury.
• Obey warnings, instructions and all laws.
• Comply with current training materials and requirements.
• See www.TASER.com.
TASER® ECDs are designed in probe-deployment mode to temporarily incapacitate a person from a safer
distance while reducing the likelihood of serious injuries or death. When used as directed, TASER ECDs have
been found to be safer and more eective than other traditional use-of-force tools and techniques. However,
it is important to remember that the use of force and physical incapacitation, by their very nature, involve risk
that someone will get hurt or may even die from factors that include, but are not limited to: physical resistance,
exertion, individual susceptibilities, and/or unforeseen circumstances. Any use of force or physical exertion
involves risks that a person may get hurt or die.
Use of Force Policy
Each agency is responsible for creating its own use-of-force policy and determining how TASER ECDs t into
their use-of-force matrix based on legal and community standards. Make sure your agency has a use-of-force
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policy that addresses TASER ECD use and that this policy is clearly addressed during end-user training.
Firmware Update
Before using your X26P ECD, conrm with your armorer or other qualied person that the X26P rmware has
been updated.
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Chapter 1 Warnings
General Information
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What Is the TASER X26P ECD?
The X26P ECD is a software upgradable weapon manufactured by TASER International, Inc.
The X26P ECD uses a replaceable cartridge containing compressed nitrogen to deploy two small probes that
are attached to the X26P ECD cartridge by insulated conductive wires. The cartridges are available with various
wire lengths from 15' to 25' (4.6 m to 7.6 m). Sale of cartridges with wire length longer than 15' is limited to law
enforcement and military only.
The X26P ECD’s Trilogy™ log can be uploaded securely to EVIDENCE.com. The X26P ECD has an internal memory
that stores the operating software and a deployment record. See the Trilogy Log section in this manual for
more details. Those who do not have an EVIDENCE.com account can use the Oine EVIDENCE Sync software
to download a simplied log to a local computer.
The X26P ECD has an estimated useful life of 5 years.
Neuro Muscular Incapacitation (NMI)
TASER technology is designed to use electrical impulses similar to those in your body’s nervous system to cause
stimulation of the sensory and motor nerves. Neuro Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) occurs when an ECD is able
to cause involuntary stimulation of both the sensory nerves and the motor nerves. It is not dependent on pain
and can be eective on subjects with a high level of pain tolerance.
Previous generations of stun guns primarily aected the sensory nerves only, resulting in pain compliance.
A subject with a very high tolerance to pain (e.g., a drug abuser, person in serious psychological distress, or
a trained, focused ghter) may not be aected by the pain or might be able to ght through the pain of a
traditional stun gun.
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Common Eects of NMI
WARNING
The use of TASER technology is designed to cause incapacitation and strong muscle contractions
making secondary injuries a possibility. These potential injuries include but are not limited to: cuts,
bruises, impact injuries, and abrasions caused by falling, and strain-related injuries from strong muscle
contractions such as muscle or tendon tears, or fractures. These injuries are secondary in nature and
not directly attributable to the electric output of the ECD, but are possible consequences of the strong
muscle contractions the ECD may induce.
Some of the eects may include:
• Falls immediately to the ground and be unable to catch oneself;
• Risk of drowning if ability to move in water or wet environments is restricted;
• Yelling or screaming;
• Involuntary strong muscle contractions;
• Freezing in place with legs locked;
• Dazed feeling for several seconds or minutes;
• Potential vertigo;
• Temporary tingling sensation; or
• May experience critical stress amnesia (may not remember any pain).
For a full list of warnings, visit www.TASER.com.
Basic X26P ECD Electrical Theory
• Electricity must be able to ow between the probes to deliver an electrical charge and will generally
follow the path of least resistance between the probes.
• The greater the spread between the probes on the target, generally the greater the eectiveness.
• Electricity will generally not pass to others in contact with the subject unless contact is made directly
between or on the probes, or the wires are touched.
• Electricity can arc through most clothing, and even some bullet-resistant materials.
• Exposure to water will not cause electrocution or increase the power to the subject (the electrical
charge is xed inside the TASER ECD, and will not increase signicantly even with environmental
changes).
• The Current Metering technology is designed to deliver optimal charge.
• Medical studies have found that modern pacemakers and implanted cardiac debrillators withstand
external electrical debrillators many orders of magnitude stronger than the TASER ECD conducted
energy pulses.
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Chapter 2 General Information
Features
X26P ECD Features
Get to know the X26P ECD:
Mechanical Sights
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Illumination Selector
Safety Switch
TASER Cartridge
Probe
Wire
AFIDs
Blast Door
NOTE: The serial number is located inside the cartridge bay.
PPM Release Button
Textured Grip Zones
Performance Power
Cartridge Release Tab
Low Intensity Lights (LEDs)
Trigger
Magazine (PPM)
LASER
WARNING
Ensure the ECD is unloaded, the safety is in the down (SAFE) position, and your ngers are away from the
trigger before reading the serial number.
Safety Switch
Ambidextrous safety can be operated from either side of the ECD.
• Safety switch down (SAFE).
• Safety switch up (ARMED) and ready to deploy.
• Do not block the safety on one side of the X26P ECD while attempting to move it on the other side. This
can break the safety and disable the ECD.
• With default settings, if the X26P ECD’s safety switch is left in the up (ARMED) position for more than 20
minutes, the system goes into low power mode to reduce the amount of power consumed, and the ECD
will not re. The ECD will not re, but power is still consumed and will eventually drain the battery if the
safety switch remains in the ‘ARMED’ position. (This feature can be turned o, which then will cause the
X26P ECD to be left on indenitely when the safety is up (ARMED). See the Setting Auto Power Down
(Power Save) section in this manual for more information.) To re-arm the ECD, shift the safety to the
down (SAFE) position, and then shift it back to the up (ARMED) position.
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Down (SAFE)
Up (ARMED)
LASER
The LASER installed in the X26P ECD is oriented with the mechanical sights. At 15 feet (4.6 m), the aiming point
is aligned to the approximate trajectory of a cartridge’s top probe.
Mechanical Sights
The mechanical sights on the X26P ECD are molded to provide manual aiming of the ECD. The mechanical
sights are set to coincide with a top probe’s trajectory at a 15' (4.6 m) distance.
Front Mechanical Sight
Rear Mechanical Sight
Tactical Accessory Power Interface
This is a power plug for future X26P accessories.
Performance Power Magazine (PPM) Battery Pack
The Performance Power Magazine is a lithium energy cell power supply system for the X26P ECD.
NOTE: X26P battery packs will not work with the X3® or X26™ ECDs, and battery packs designed for the X3 or
X26 ECDs will not work with the X26P ECD. Battery packs designed for the X2™ ECD will work in the X26P ECD.
Do not store the PPM anywhere that the gold contacts on the top of the PPM may touch metal objects. If you
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Chapter 3 Features
cause an electrical short between these contacts, the short will drain the battery and may cause the pack itself
to become dangerously hot.
The PPM battery has enough power for approximately 500 ve-second discharges depending on temperature,
environment, use of the ashlight, and other factors. The PPM battery will deplete faster in colder weather than
warm weather. Likewise, the battery will deplete faster with the ashlight active.
For more information on installing the PPM, see the Changing the PPM Battery Pack section in this manual.
NOTE: Other battery pack options are available for the X26P ECD. See the Tac tical Performance Power Magazine
(TPPM) Battery Pack, Automatic Shut-Down Performance Power Magazine (APPM) Battery Pack, and eXtended
Performance Power Magazine (XPPM) Battery Pack sections in this manual.
Changing the Battery Pack
The X26 ECD is shipped with the DPM battery pack pre-installed. To change the battery pack:
1 Point the ECD in a safe direction.
2 Ensure the safety switch is in the down (SAFE) position.
3 Safely remove the TASER cartridge (do not place any body parts in front of the cartridge). See the Unloading
section in this manual for more information.
4 To unload the battery pack, depress the battery pack release button and remove the battery pack from the
handle of the ECD.
Release Button
5 Inspect the battery contacts. Ensure that they appear in working order and are free from dirt or other
residue that may interrupt the battery connection to the ECD.
6 Install the new battery pack and ensure that it is fully inserted into the X26P ECD. Apply sucient force to
ensure the battery pack is fully seated. When the battery pack seats properly, the release button should
pop out from the recessed position with an audible click.
Chapter 3 Features
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Tactical Performance Power Magazine (TPPM) Battery Pack
The optional TPPM has an extension to provide a larger grip on the ECD. The TPPM does not hold an extra
cartridge.
eXtended Performance Power Magazine (XPPM) Battery Pack
To install a cartridge in an XPPM:
1 Keeping your hand away from the blast doors, depress the tabs on the sides of the cartridge.
2 Insert the cartridge in the XPPM so the blast doors face forward, toward the front of the ECD. You should
hear a click when the cartridge seats in the XPPM.
To remove the cartridge, keeping your hand away from the blast doors, depress the tabs again and pull the
cartridge out of the XPPM.
Automatic Shut-Down Performance Power Magazine (APPM) Battery Pack
The optional APPM is a modied battery pack that shuts down the output of the X26P ECD after 5 seconds and
also contains a built-in speaker that alerts you to the impending shut down.
WARNING
Under stressful situations, audio exclusion might prevent you from hearing the alert from the APPM.
The APPM provides an audible beeping alert for the last 2 seconds of a trigger-initiated cycle before automatically
shutting down the cycle. After 5 seconds’ deployment duration, the energy burst will stop even if your nger
is still pulling the trigger switch. To reenergize the deployed cartridge, rst ensure that your nger is o the
trigger switch, and then press the trigger again.
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Chapter 3 Features
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