Translogic Systems LTD

Printed in England Issue 07 iS4 03-2018

Owners Manual: iS4 Systems

FORWARD

We wish to thank you for choosing this innovative Translogic product. Your new Translogic
product is the result of Translogic’s advanced engineering, exhaustive testing and continuous
striving for superior reliability, safety and performance.
Read this instruction manual before fitting and operating your product so you will be thoroughly
familiar with the proper operation of its controls, features, capabilities and limitations. To ensure a
long trouble free life for your product give it proper care and maintenance as described at the back
of this manual.
Due to improvements in design and performance during production there maybe, in some cases,
minor discrepancies between actual product and the illustrations and text within this manual.

SAFETY

When embarking on the fitment of your Translogic product it is advisable to position the
motorcycle/vehicle so it cannot cause injury or damage by falling over/rolling forwards or
backwards. The use of a paddock stand is ideal or if necessary chock the wheels.
When removing or adding electrical cables to the vehicle battery or wiring harness always
remove the negative earth cable/terminal before the positive cable/terminal. Replace the
negative earth cable/terminal last to avoid shorting the electrical system.

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 INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

TAKE YOUR TIME! When mounting the components ensure that the units are protected from
excessive vibration and the environmental elements, and that they are securely mounted. When
using adhesive velcro pads to secure the Intellishift ECU ensure that the mounting surfaces are
grease/dust free by wiping thoroughly with an alcohol based fluid or `meths’. Use a hot air blower
or hair dryer to heat up the mating surfaces so the surfaces are warm to the touch prior to
attaching the units in position. Do not allow any part of the Intellishift ECU housing to touch any
other objects such as the chassis, bodywork etc. once fitted into position.
ATTENTION! BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO BEND/PULL THE WIRES EXITING THE
INTELLISHIFT ECU AND QUICKSHIFTER SENSORS OTHERWISE THE WEATHERPROOF
SEALS MAY BE COMPROMISED RESULTING IN WATER INGRESS AND PRODUCT
FAILURE.
When routing electrical cables ensure the cables cannot become trapped or pinched which could
result in malfunction and secure with cable ties where necessary.
If you encounter difficulties with this installation please do not struggle, call your vendor/supplier
for professional assistance.

INSTALLING THE DCS DURASHIFT QUICKSHIFTER SENSOR

ATTENTION! The DCS Durashift sensor

PUSH ‘compression’ signal
can operate in either a push or pull format
by connecting the corresponding sensor
connector . The green and blue wired
connector is the push format and the red
and yellow wired connector is the pull PULL ‘tension’ signal
format. See the illustration to the right.

GUIDELINES FOR DCS SENSOR FITMENT USING TLS-TRK

ENSURE CABLE IS PROTECTED AND

CANNOT GET DAMAGED THROUGH
Gear selector arm PULLING AND CHAFFING

Loop the cable

for reduced Cable bands
stress

Tie rod DCS sensor

ATTENTION! Never install the DCS DURASHIFT sensor in the middle of the tie rod. For best
results install the sensor so the male or female thread enters the rod-end attached to the gear
lever or the gear selector arm.
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 OK OK

OK
OK

Groove indicators
Wrong (used to shorten tie rod length)

OK Wrong

1. Attach the DCS Durashift sensor into the end of the tie rod as shown. Use the universal tie
rods, M6 threaded studs and red spacer supplied to achieve the desired length of tie rod. If you
run out of enough adjustment you may have to shorten a tie rod by using the groove indicators to
assist you in locating the correct length of rod and then cutting the rod down to length, make sure
you cut the tie rod squarely or the lock nuts may come undone. Now route the sensor cable to the
quickshifter harness and plug the corresponding sensor connectors together. REMEMBER!
Never use thread lock to secure the DCS Durashift sensor into the tie rod or rod ends!

OTHER DCS DURASHIFT SENSOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLES

DCS DURASHIFT SENSOR FITMENT TO KTM RC8R

Loop the cable

for reduced
stress

Gear
selector
arm

Cable band
GP sensor Tie rod TLS-TR-FF-34-M8

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 DCS DURASHIFT SENSOR FITMENT TO VARIOUS OTHER MODELS

Gear selector arm

Cable bands

Loop the cable

for reduced stress Tie rods cut to length
DCS sensor

Gear selector arm (may need

to be rotated one spline to
achieve the desired length)

Red Tie Rod Spacer to cover

exposed rod-end thread

Cable band

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 INSTALLING THE LINEAR QUICKSHIFTER SENSORS

ATTENTION! On push format linear sensor installations the interrupt only functions on upshifts
when the linear sensor is compressed. On pull version linear sensor installations the interrupt
only functions on upshifts when the sensors are in tension.

GUIDELINES FOR LINEAR SENSOR INSTALLATION USING STANDARD FITTING KIT

1. Attach the sensor to the gear lever

mechanism as shown. Ensure that the rod end
is attached to the gear lever at a point which
travels through a distance of between 7.0 -
9.0mm from rest to fully engaging 1st gear.
Ensure that 1st gear actually engages by rotating
the rear wheel when checking for total gear lever
travel. Use the accessories supplied in the
fitting kit as necessary. Now route the sensor
cable to the quickshifter harness and plug the
corresponding sensor connectors together.
2. Attach the opposite end
of the sensor to either the
chassis or engine casing Mounting
using the fitting components bracket
supplied. The mounting
bracket can be shortened or
bent to suit. Linear sensor
Be aware that there must be
approximately 15.0mm of
shaft showing prior to fixing
the body end of the sensor
which can be adjusted by
turning the sensor shaft in or
out of the sensor rod end.
Approx. 15mm from the groove
indicator on the shaft to the
end face of the sensor body
7-9mm of
travel
Sensor requires 7-9mm of
travel from rest to fully engaging 1st
gear when attached to gear lever

Gear lever
rest position

1st gear
engaged

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 FITTING THE INTELLISHIFT ECU

ATTENTION! The Intellishift ECU should be positioned so it does not exceed an operating
o
temperature of +70 C and must be installed where it is protected from excessive vibration and
harsh environmental elements. Under the riders seat or at the front of the motorcycle forward of
the head stock area or near the fairing bracket area is an ideal position.

1. Locate a suitable flat surface area for the Intellishift ECU mounting plate to adhere to. Do not
actually fix the ECU into position until you have installed the rest of the components and have
routed the relevant cables. Once you have completed the rest of the installation you can then
finally fix the ECU into position using the supplied velcro mounting pads. Make sure you de-
grease and warm up the mounting surfaces prior to peeling the backing off of the velcro pads and
securing into position, cold surfaces result in poor adhesion! No part of the Intellishift ECU
housing is permitted to touch any other object such as the chassis, bodywork etc.

CONNECTING THE QUICKSHIFTER HARNESS

Example 1. iS4 ignition coil connectors (Suzuki & Honda)

SUZUKI & HONDA

(No need to This is what the connectors
swap wires in should look like with no
the yellow dotted swapping of the wires in the
connectors) yellow dotted connectors

Example 2. iS4 ignition coil connectors (Yamaha & Kawasaki)

YAMAHA & KAWASAKI This is what the connectors

(Swapping wires in the should look like after swapping
yellow dotted connectors the wires in the yellow
is required) dotted connectors

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ATTENTION: On Suzuki and Honda 4 cylinders engines there should be no need to swap any
wires in the yellow dotted connectors as illustrated in Example 1 on page 6.
On Yamaha and Kawasaki 4 cylinders engines it will be necessary to swap the wires in the yellow
dotted connectors as illustrated in Example 2 on page 6.
NOTE1: Use the information below to help you identify if the wires need to be swapped in the
yellow dotted connectors.
Double checking the wire connections in the yellow dotted connectors before hook-up.
The ignition coils may have the positive and negative pins opposite to the illustration shown on
page 8. so great care should be taken when checking wire alignment. You might be required to
swap the wires ONLY in the Quickshifter harness connectors with the yellow dots so that the
grey link wire aligns to the original +12volts supply in the OEM ignition coil connector to the
ignition coil positive. See Diagram A. Failure to have the correct wire alignment or `crossed
over’ wires in the connectors with the yellow dots could result in product malfunction. DO
NOT SWAP ANY WIRES IN ANY OF THE OTHER QUICKSHIFTER CONNECTORS!
NOTE2: There will be 2 wires in each OEM ignition coil connector. The wire which is the same
colour in each OEM ignition coil connectors will typically be the +12Volt supply wire. In the
example shown in Diagram A the +12volt wire is `Gy’ (grey) although it might be a different
colour with each installation. Using a Digital Volt Meter you can double check to see which of
the wires in the OEM ignition coil connector has +12 volts on by un-pluging it from the ignition coil,
switch on the ignition and look for which of the wire has +12volts on.
1. Route the harness through the motorcycle/vehicle so the Quickshifter connectors end up in
close proximity to the ignition coils. Try not to run the Quickshifter harness next to the OEM
vehicle harness. One at a time unplug the original connector on each ignition coil and connect
one male and female Quickshifter harness connector to the ignition coil and its original connector.
You will need to do this on each of the ignition coils.
2. Connect the black eyelet ring terminal wire to the negative battery terminal only.
Other ignition coil type or fuel injection connections using the Crimp Tool Kit
NOTE3: If your application features different ignition coil connectors then use the crimp tool kit
`C4' and refer to Diagram B for connection information and Diagram C. for crimp tool use.
3. Route the harness through the motorcycle/vehicle so the Quickshifter connectors end up in
close proximity to each of the ignition coils, fuel injectors or fuel injector connectors. Try not to run
the Quickshifter harness next to the OEM harness or other third party cables on the vehicle.
Typically there will be 2 or 3 wires on each of your OEM ignition coils or fuel injectors. The wire
which is the same colour on each OEM ignition coil will probably be the +12Volt supply wire and
possibly a common ground if your ignition coil has 3 wires. The wire that is a different colour in
each ignition coil connector will be the signal wire. You can double check which wires carry +12v
or ground using a Digital Volt Meter, DVM. In each example you will interrupt the `signal wire’ on
each ignition coil or fuel injector as illustrated in Diagram B and Diagram C.
NOTE4: The single red wire featured in the crimp tool kit will need to be run to an `ignition-on’
supply source. This is a wire that receives +12v when the `run button’ or `ignition’ is switch on.

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Diagram A.

IGNITION IGNITION IGNITION

COIL COIL COIL
-+ -+ -+

RIGHT! IGNITION WRONG! IGNITION WRONG! ALL

COIL WIRES ARE COIL WIRES ARE IGNITION
CORRECTLY CROSSED OVER AND COIL WIRES ARE
ALIGNED WRONGLY ALIGNED WRONGLY ALIGNED

QUICKSHIFTER QUICKSHIFTER QUICKSHIFTER

HARNESS HARNESS HARNESS
grey
link
wire

OEM OEM OEM

IGNITION IGNITION IGNITION
COIL COIL COIL
CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR

+12 +12 +12

volts volts volts

To swap the wires in the Tab Tab Tab Tab

Quickshifter connectors with
the yellow dots gently lift
the tabs up with a small flat
blade screw-driver, then pull
the wires out from the back of
the connector. Then re-insert
the wires as required.

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Diagram B.

IGNITION
OEM IGNITION
OEM IGNITION
OEM IGNITION
OEM
COIL Ignition COIL Ignition COIL Ignition COIL Ignition
coil coil coil coil

Ignition Ignition Ignition Ignition

Ignition coil signal coil signal coil signal coil signal
coil +12v wire wire wire wire
supply
wire

OEM Harness

`C4' `C4' `C4' `C4'

EXAMPLE: BMW S1000RR

Diagram C.

USING THE SUPPLIED CTK (Crimp Tool Kit) 25mm long zero solder
If your Quickshifter system is not plug & play you heatshrink tube
can create a plug & play system using the supplied
CTK. You will need to remove about 10mm of the
PVC off of the wire to allow enough of the wire to be
folded in half which is then inserted into the `zero
solder tube’. ATTENTION! Don’t forget to cut
down the black heatshrink into pieces 25mm long Crimp using supplied Red crimp tool,
and slide over the wires before crimping down both then shrink down with a hot air gun
ends of the tube, Position the heatshrink centrally
and shrink down using a hot air gun.

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 PRO-TUNER-MODE ADJUSTMENTS AND TUTORIAL

It should not be necessary to enter Pro-Tuner-Mode unless you wish to experiment with the
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS. It may be possible to improve the `feel' of the Intellishift
Quickshifter System by incrementing and decrementing the DEFAULT SETTINGS to suit a
particular rider or vehicle transmission.

ATTENTION! Road riding/testing is essential to get the best out of this Intellishift Quickshifter
system if you do choose to adjust the settings as a dyno can suppress the feel of the quickshift .

Entering Pro-Tuner-Mode

To enter `Pro-Tuner-Mode’ switch on the ignition and then within the first 20 seconds move the
gear lever into a `trigger’ position where the status LED illuminates solid GREEN and hold in this
position for 6 seconds until the GREEN status LED changes to RED then when you release the
gear lever the status LED will change to flashing ORANGE to indicate you have entered `Pro-
Tuner-Mode’. You can now release the gear lever.

NOTE1: The `primary’ default interrupt duration is 66ms in each RPM band.
NOTE2: The status LED will flash ORANGE in the sensor trigger force section.
NOTE3: The status LED will flash GREEN to indicate what RPM band you are about to adjust,
there are 5 bands, 1 flash equals RPM Band #1, 2 flashes equals RPM Band #2 and so on.
NOTE4: The status LED will flash RED in each of the RPM bands to indicate the interrupt
duration, each flash will increase or decrease the interrupt duration by 2ms (milliseconds).

Pro-Tuner-Mode tutorial

Go ahead and enter Pro-Tuner-Mode, the status LED will be flashing ORANGE 5 times (default
setting) The feel of the sensor trigger force point is a personal thing to the rider. Imagine that you
would like to feel a little more force on the gear lever before the quickshift happens. Let’s now
increase the sensor trigger force a little. See example 1.

Example 1. Action:
Move the gear lever to the trigger position once, you’ll see
the status LED momentarily change to GREEN when the
sensor is in the trigger position, then release the gear
lever. You’ll now be able to count 6 ORANGE status LED
flashes. You can repeat this action up to a maximum of
15 flashes and back to a minimum of 1 flash. (15 flashes
will increase the trigger force significantly, 1 flash will
have reduced the trigger force).

To save the sensor trigger force setting and move onto the next section, the interrupt duration
RPM Band#1, hold the gear lever in the sensor trigger position, you’ll see the status LED change
to GREEN while holding in the sensor trigger position, it will then change to RED after 3 seconds,
release the gear lever at this point and then you’ll see the status LED flash GREEN once to

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indicate you are in `interrupt duration RPM Band#1'. You’ll now see the status LED flash RED
10 times to indicate the default interrupt duration. See Example 2.

Interrupt RPM bands.

RPM Band#1 RPM Band#2 RPM Band#3 RPM Band#4 RPM Band#5

3000 to 5000 5000 to 7000 7000 to 9000 9000 to 11000 11000 +

Imagine the interrupt duration in RPM Band#1 feels too long and the bike appears to come off
power for too long as you quickshift, in this case we would decrease the interrupt duration from
the default 10 RED status LED flashes. Let’s go ahead and do that, reduce the interrupt duration
down to 5 RED status LED flashes . See example 2.

Example 2. Action:
Move the gear lever to the trigger position 15 times, you’ll
see the status LED momentarily change to GREEN when
the sensor is in the trigger position, then release the gear
lever. Once you have moved the gear lever to the trigger
point 15 times you’ll now be able to count 5 RED status
LED flashes. By doing this you’ll have reduced the
interrupt duration in RPM Band#1 by 10ms. (Remember,
each RED status LED flash is worth 2ms)

To save the interrupt duration in RPM Band#1 and move onto the next section, the interrupt
duration RPM Band#2, hold the gear lever in the sensor trigger position, you’ll see the status LED
change to GREEN while holding in the sensor trigger position, it will then change to RED after 3
seconds, release the gear lever at this point and then you’ll see the status LED flash GREEN
twice to indicate you are in `interrupt duration RPM Band#2'. You’ll now see the status LED flash
RED 10 times to indicate the default interrupt duration. See Example 3.

Imagine the interrupt duration in RPM Band#2 feels too short and the bike appears to snap too
fast into the gear as you quickshift, in this case we would increase the interrupt duration from the
default 10 RED status LED flashes. Let’s go ahead and do that, increase the interrupt duration
up to 14 RED status LED flashes . See example 3.

Example 3. Action:
Move the gear lever to the trigger position 4 times, you’ll
see the status LED momentarily change to GREEN when
the sensor is in the trigger position, then release the gear
lever. Once you have moved the gear lever to the trigger
point 4 times you’ll now be able to count 14 RED status
LED flashes. By doing this you’ll have increased the
interrupt duration in RPM Band#2 by 8ms. (Remember,
each RED status LED flash is worth 2ms)

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To save the interrupt duration in RPM Band#2 and move onto the next section, Interrupt duration
RPM Band#3, hold the gear lever in the sensor trigger position, you’ll see the status LED change
to GREEN while holding in the sensor trigger position, it will then change to RED after 3 seconds,
release the gear lever at this point and then you’ll see the status LED flash GREEN three times to
indicate you are in `interrupt duration RPM Band#3'. You’ll now see the status LED flash 10 times
to indicate the default interrupt duration.

Let’s imagine you are happy with the interrupt durations in RPM Band#3 and the other remaining
RPM bands now that you have had a chance to use the Intellishift Quickshifter system. So let’s
now skip each of the other RPM bands and exit Pro-Tuner-Mode. See example 4.

Example 4. Action:
Move and hold the gear lever in the sensor trigger
position, you’ll see the status LED change to GREEN
while holding in the sensor trigger position, it will then
change to RED after 3 seconds, release the gear lever
then immediatley repeat this action until you have saved
the settings in RPM Band#5 and then you’ll notice the
status LED will go out completely, the Intellishift
Quickshifter system is now ready for operation.

OK, that’s the Pro-Tuner-Mode tutorial finished. It might seam a little overwhelming to start off
with but once you recognise the protocol you’ll find it easy to navigate through Pro-TunerMode.

REMEMBER! If the interrupt duration feels too long in any of the RPM bands the you can try and
shorten the duration. Be aware that you might feel slightly longer but still smooth gear shifts in the
low to midrange RPM area of the engine, this is the Intellishift smoothing out the quickshifts in this
difficult RPM range. If the interrupt duration feels too short and the engine snaps/tugs into the
next gear then you’ll need to lengthen the interrupt duration slightly.

NOTE: When you enter Pro-Tuner-Mode to make an adjustment you will need to go through
each of the stages and exit RPM Band #5 to save the settings and changes made.

ADJUSTING THE LINEAR QUICKSHIFTER SENSORS

1. To adjust the linear sensor interrupt point switch on the ignition. When the shaft of the push
linear sensor enters the main sensor body the Status LED on the Intellishift ECU will illuminate
GREEN to Indicate the interrupt trigger point. The inverted pull linear sensor version operates in
reverse when the shaft exits the sensor.
2. With the motorcycle/vehicle standing still select 2nd gear, by hand move the gear lever
towards 3rd gear and hold the lever perfectly still when you feel the lever meet the rotating drum in
readiness for 3rd gear selection, approximately 2.0 - 3.0mm of travel, now rotate the shaft of the
linear sensor in or out of the rod end accordingly so that the Status LED illuminates GREEN at this
gear lever position. Finally tighten the rod end locknut and re-check your settings.

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 QUICKSHIFTER SYSTEM OPERATION

To use the Intellishift Quickshifter system make a full and positive gearshift with your foot/hand in
an upshift direction without using the clutch or rolling off the throttle. Be aware that the gear lever
must return fully to the rest position before the system resets itself for the next gear selection.
NOTE1: The interrupt duration will be longer and provide a smoother and `tuneful’ gear shift at
lower engine RPMs while higher RPM gear shifts will be fast, crisp and seamless.
NOTE2: The status LED will flash GREEN in unison with the engine whenever the engine is
running. See example 5. The status LED will illuminate solid GREEN whenever the sensor is in
the trigger position whether the engine is running or not. See example 6.
NOTE3: There will be no interrupt/quickshift below the approximate 3000RPM minimum
threshold.

Example 5. Example 6.

TECHNICIANS INSTALLATION NOTES TO CUSTOMER

Notes to installer, please give details of where wiring has been run etc.

1.

2.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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 TROUBLE SHOOTING

1. No power-up - Check for incorrect battery terminal connections, blown fuses, poor negative
battery terminal connection. Check for severed or trapped wires.
2. No Quickshifter interrupt - Check the Quickshifter is being operated above approximately
3000RPM. Check for correct connection of the Quickshifter harness connectors with the yellow
dots and their associated grey link wire alignment. Verify the Quickshifter sensor output. Check
for severed or trapped wires. Check that the Quickshifter harness connectors have not been
greased as this will cause a poor electrical connection!
3. Engine misfire - Verify the control unit mounting position and check for isolation from
vibration. Check plug and play connections. Verify ignition coil type and suitability and correct
connection of the Quickshifter harness connectors with the yellow dots and their associated grey
link wire alignment. Check the Quickshifter sensor output.
4. For further trouble shooting: contact your vendor/supplier or Translogic Systems Ltd.

GENERAL PRODUCT WARRANTY AND SERVICING

As with any technical equipment of this nature it is strongly recommended that the exposed
product items such as the Intellishift ECU, DCS/Linear sensors should be kept clean and
checked regularly. These units should be cleaned by removing excess dust with a cloth or
small nylon brush. AVOID USING A JET WASH WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THESE UNITS.
1. This Translogic Intellishift Quickshifter system is covered by a 24 month warranty from
the date of purchase, against any defects in materials or workmanship.
2. If any defect should occur during the warranty period the product should be returned to
Translogic Systems Ltd, (see address), or alternatively to the place of purchase along with
proof of purchase. This warranty does not cover return shipping costs.
3. Translogic Systems Ltd will examine the product and if it is found to be defective due to
faulty materials or bad workmanship will, without charge, repair or replace the product at
their discretion.
4. If the product covered by this warranty is damaged due to accidents, misuse, modification
or unauthorised repair, shortening of cables, broken weatherproof seals due to cable exit
bending/pulling or incorrect electrical connections then this warranty becomes void.
5. This warranty is personal to the purchaser and is not transferable.
6. Products must not be returned to Translogic Systems Ltd without prior authorisation by
email. Returned items should be packed carefully to avoid damage in transit. Please
include details of the fault together with your name, address and contact telephone
numbers.

Translogic Systems Ltd Unit 3, Freeland Park, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FH, England.
Tel: +44 (0) 1202 622259 Fax: +44 (0) 1202 623800 - email: info@translogicuk.com - website: www.translogicuk.com

Translogic Systems Ltd accepts no liability whatsoever for damages.

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