Newcon Optik LRM 1500M manual

Operation Manual LRM 1500M / LRM 1800S LASER RANGEFINDER MONOCULAR 105 Sparks Ave., Toronto, ON M2H 2S5, Canada[...]

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Read prior to activa tion You have just purc hased a sophisticat ed electro-opti cal device that em its invisible l aser radiat ion. To operate it properly, please, read this m anual carefully.  NEVER direct laser beam at the eyes of pe ople or animals  NEVER aim the unit at the Sun or bright so urces of light  NEVER [...]

 Avoid eye exposure to direct laser beam or its close reflection  Prevent bri ght light from foc ussing th rough the eyepiece  Never aim the unit at highly reflective objects like mirrors and retroreflective surfaces, which are in close proximity to the laser rangefinder. This can lead to the permanent da mage of the photoreceiver incorpor[...]

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTIO N ............................................ 2 1.1 Principle of operation........................................... 2 1.2 Key Featur es ........................................................ 3 2. DEVICE APPE ARANCE ........................................ 4 3. DELIVERY S ET ..............................[...]

2 CAREFULLY READ ALL THE I NSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE UNIT! FAILURE TO OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS WILL VOID THE WARRANT Y AND MAY CAUSE INJURY! 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION LRM 1500M / 1800S La ser Rangefinder Monocular is an advanced laser range finder system that enables instant distance and speed (1800S modification only) m easurement. The unit complies wi[...]

3 Key Features  Distance is displayed in meters or yards  Original digital circuitry allows ranging through most types of glass, bushe s and other obs tacles  Three channel optical solution (optical, laser a nd receiver) provides high accuracy  Two reticle shapes: -¦- or   Target quality display indicator assures that results are[...]

4 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 2. DEVICE APPEARANCE Fig. 1. Front view 1 - Eyepiece 2 - Objective lens 3 - Laser em itter lens 4 - Receiver lens 5 - M (Mo de) button 6 - A (Acti on) but ton 7 - Body of the de vice 8 - Rubber g rip[...]

5 Fig.2. Rear view 1 - Eyepiece 9 - Battery compartment cover 10 - Tripod socket 11 - Identification imprint 12 - Classification imprint, shown b elow 9 11 1 12 10[...]

6 3. DELIVERY SET Standard delivery set LRM 1500M / 1800S is supplied in the following assembly: Qty LRM 1 9V Alkaline battery 1 Soft carrying c ase 1 Neck strap 1 Operation m anual 1 Warranty card 1[...]

7 4. SPECIFICATION S Optics Magnificatio n Objective lens diameter Exit pupil diameter Field of view Type of coating 7x 25 mm 3.6 mm 8  Fully multi-coated optics Range Finder Laser Measuring range, LRM 1500M Measuring range, LRM 1800S Accuracy Meters/Yards display Last 10 readings recall Reticle Target quality indicator Class 1, eye safe, 905 nm[...]

8 Speed Detector (LRM 1800S only) Measured spee d range 5-400 km /h Accuracy ±2 km/h Power Battery 9V 'Low Batte ry' indicato r Yes Environmental Operational temperature range Storage temperature range -25 / +50 o C (-13 / +122 o F) -45 / +65 o C (-49 / +149 o F) Mechanics Tripod thread Weight without battery Dimensi ons ¼” x 20 445 g[...]

9 5. OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 1 – Low battery indi cator 2 – Reticle (either -¦- or  ) 3 – Units of measurem ent 4 – Measurement resul t 5 – Target q uality i ndicator 6 – Lase r active indicat or 7 – Setup m ode indicat or 8 – Ready mode indicat or 4 6 2 1 3 8 7 Fig. 3. Liquid Crystal Display as seen through the eyepiece 5[...]

10 Changing b attery To install a battery:  Slide the battery compartm en t cover down (9, Fig. 2)  Install the battery observing polarity  Don’t appl y superfluou s strength while push ing the bat tery inside the compartment.  Close the compartment cove r If the battery does not fit the compartment easily, it means that polarity was [...]

11 Measuring procedure To start the m easuring proced ure, remove t he lens co ver. Look through the eyepi ece (1, Fig. 1, 2) a nd ad just the focus by its rotating. When the Rangefi nder is off th e LCD is blank. To activate it press and hold A butto n (6, Fig. 1) for half a second. At star t the unit comes into Read y to Measure mode indicated by[...]

12 Target reflectivity depends on its c olor, surface finish, size, shape, position in relation to the laser beam, etc. Bright target colors are more reflective tha n darks. A polished surface is m ore reflective than a rough one. L arger targets reflect better t han small ones. Ra nging a t arget perpe ndicular t o the laser beam provides better r[...]

13 KMH/MPH : units of spee d measurement: km/hour or miles/hour ( 3, Fig.3) (LRM 1 800S only). Shape of the reticle: cross shape or rectangu lar sha pe (2, Fig.3). rEC1: Data Recall mode. It returns results of the last 10 measurements on the display. Measurement results are save d in on-board memor y. When you enter the Data Recall m ode, first m e[...]

14 Additional di splay inf ormation Distance measuring procedure in cludes inst ant statistical processing of the package of si ngle measuri ng sessions. If there is more than one m easured targ et in the field of view, the embedded software estim ates the m ost prob able one by calculating the number of reflected pulses multiplied by the target st[...]

15 6. STORAGE AN D MAINTENANCE The unit is a s ophisticated precisi on optical i nstrument equi pped with laser and electronics. Ther efore, it should be handled with due care.  Keep away from direct sunlight.  Avoid impacts, jolts, dust, moisture, and sharp changes of temperature.  Do not use the device at tem peratures higher than 50 o C[...]

16 7. TROUBLESHOOTING The ranging does not work . The display is transparent. Check the charge of the battery. Replace it if it is weak. Black dots are visible on LC D. Liquid Cryst al Display may have sm all black dots, scratc hes and other blemi shes inherited fro m the manufacturi ng process. These flaws are strictly regulated by num ber, area a[...]

17 8. WARRANTY NEWCON warrants this product against defects in m aterial and workmanshi p for one y ear from the date of the ori ginal pur chase. Longer warranty is available, subject to the terms of the specific sales contract. Should your Newcon product pr ove to be defective during this p eriod, pleas e deliver the product securely packaged in i[...]

18 9. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Should you experience an y difficulties with your NEWCON OPTIK product, consult this manual first. If the problem remains unresolved, c ontact our cust omer supp ort departm ent at (41 6) 663-6963 or toll f ree at 1-877-368-6666. Our operatin g hours are 9am-5pm, M onday - Friday , Eastern St andard Tim e. At no tim e should [...]

19 10. QUALITY CERTIFICATE LRM 1500M LRM 1800S The unit indicated above has passed the quality inspection. Production date Serial number Quality Inspector Purchase date[...]

NEWCON OPTIK  Printed in Canada R1.TS – 02.12[...]