Newcon Optik NVS 6 manual

NVS 6 PILOT NIGHT VISION GOGGLES MA INTENA NCE A ND OPERA TION MA NUA L In USA: 3310 Prospect A ve. Cl eveland, OH 44115 In Canada: 1183 Fi nch A ve. W ., Suite 302, Toronto, ON M 3J 2G2 Canada Tel: (416) 663-6963 Fax: (416) 663-9065 Email: Email: Email: Email: N EWCONSALES@NEWCON NEWCONSALES@NEW CON NEWCONSALES@NEW CON NEWCONSALES@NEW CON - -- -O [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L RECORD OF REVISIONS Pages 1/2 IMPORTA NT IN FORMA TION Read prior to activation You have just purchased a complicated electronic device. To operate it properly , please read this manual carefully . Here are some common precautions that must be noted. • NEVER disassemble the unit. This device contains high v oltage, which may be haza[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 2 RECORD OF REVISIONS R e v . Sec tion, Page Authorizing T ra n s m i t t al le t t e r N o . Sub-Sec tion, Subject Revi- sed Added Dele- ted Docum ent No. Reference No. and date Signed by Date[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES Pages 1/2 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PA GES Section, Sub-Section, Subject Page Date Title Page – – Record of Revisions 1/2 List of Effective Pages 1/2 Table of Contents 1/2 General 1 2 Main Data 3 4 Standard Set 5 6 Safety Precautions 7 Design of Unit and 8 Its Components 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Preparation for[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L CONTENTS Pages 1/2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 General ........................................................................................................ 1 2 Main Data .................................................................................................... 3 3 Standard Set ..............................................[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 1 1 General 1.1 The NVS 6, helic opter night-vision goggles , have been designed for use by the helicopter crewm ember s during ex ecution of flights at night. Note – The helicopter cock pit should be tailored f or the us e of t he night-vision goggles. Ac counting for the spectral c ontent of the light equipment r adiation, co[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 2 1.7 The trouble- free oper ation of the NVS 6, within the assigned service lif e, is ens ured through its c orrec t use, car eful handling and well- timed m aintenanc e. 1.8 W hen operating the unit or plac ing it in storage, k eep it c lean and avoid touching the external optic al surf aces of the lenses and ey epiec es with f[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 3 2 MAIN DA TA 2.1 Specific ations of the NVS 6 are presented in T able 1. Table 1 Specific ation Character istic 1 Field of view (FO V), m inim um 40 deg 2 Magnifying power 1 X 3 Resolving power lim it of the im age intens ifier tube, as m easured in the c enter of FO V, m inimum 50 lines per m m 4 Dioptric setting range of eyep[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 4 Table 1, cont'd Specific ation Character istic 11 Continuous operation tim e f ollowed by an interval of not less than 30 m in, minim um 3 h 12 Unit deploy m ent tim e (getting the unit r eady fo r u se) , ma ximu m 5 min 13 Unit stowing time ( pack ing the unit in the case), maximum 5 min 14 Ma ss , max imu m: – Night-v[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 5 3 STANDA RD SET 3.1 The s tandard set of the NVS 6 shall be cons istent with Table 2 and Fig. 3.1. Table 2 Designation Nom enclature Qty Remar ks Assembli es 201211.010 Night-vision goggles 1 433739.003 Voltage converter 1 Set of Spare Par ts 279376.002 Dehy dr ator cartr idge 1 Optional Set of T ools and Acc essor ies W atchm [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 6 1 Night-Vision Goggles 2 Voltage Converter 3 Dehydrator Cartridge 4 Screwdriver 5 Test Pattern 6 Batteries 7 Mount 8 Casing 9 Clamp 10 Counterweight 11 Cloth 12 Case NVS 6 Standard Set Figure 3.1 1 9 1 2 2 11 6 3 4 5 10 8 7[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 7 4 SA FET Y PRECAUTIONS 4.1 The NVS 6 is construc ted so as to pr ovide pilot’s saf ety during operation. 4.2 In case of em ergency the helicopter crewm em bers shall tak e off (throw off ) the NVS 6 night-vision goggles befor e evacuating t he helicopter. To ens ure succ essf ul rem oval of the unit, the c rewm ember using th[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 8 5 DESIGN OF UNIT A ND ITS CO MPON ENTS 5.1 The NVS 6 is essentially a passive-type optoelectronic night- vision device whose princ iple of operation is based on the intensif ication of im age brightnes s of obj ects being viewed with the aid of im age- intensifier tubes. 5.2 The NVS 6 des ign employs a binocular patter n, i.e. [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 9 1 Lens 2 Eyepiece 3 Ring 4 Guide 5 Cap-Switch 6 Fixing Assembly 7 Mount 8 Casing 9 Counterweight 10 LVC (Low-Voltage Conv erter) 11 Cable 12 Cap 13 Dehydrator Cartridge 14 Sight Glass 15 Cable 16 Screw 17 Visor Guard 18 Slot 19 Cross-Shaped Knob 20 Screw NVS 6 Figure 5.1 13 7 18 20 6 12 14 2 3 5 15 11 4 8 16 9 10 1 19 17[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 10 For balancing out the over turning m om entum pr oduced by the unit in the operating position, use is m ade of counter weight (9) secur ed on the rear portion of the helm et. The helm et should be tailor ed for em ployment of the night-vision goggles. For this purpose, the standar d casing should be r eplaced and the strip of [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 11 1 Guide 2 Guide 3 RH Side M onocular 4 LH Side M o nocular 5 Lens 6 Eyepiece 7 Image-Intensifier Tube 8 Barrel 9 Screw 10 Button 11 Batteries 12 Cap-switch 13 Fixing Assembly 14 Retainer 15 Button 16 Cable 17 Lever 18 Knob 19 Screw 20 Plate 21 Retainer 22 Retainer Night-Vision Goggles Figure 5.2 2 В 5 7 8 6 10 12 19 20 10 1 1[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 12 Phy s ically, the night-vision goggles are m ade in the for m of two identical electro- optical channels – m onocular (3) and m onocular (4) – which are m echanically linked with each other with the aid of guide (1 ) and guide (2). Each of the m onocular pair incorporates lens (5), eyepiece (6), im age-intens ifier tube ( [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 13 Knob (18) provides a m eans of individual adj ustm ent of the monoc ular position ( ey e r elief, tilt of the m onocular pair optical axes, and displacem ent of the monoc ular pair in the upward and downward directions ). The m onocular pair is loc ked in the s elected position by moving the knob down as f ar as it will go. T [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 14 The des ign of the LVC is illus trated in Fig. 5.3. Struc turally, the LVC consists of c asing (1), which ac com m odates voltage conver ter (2) attached to it by means of s crews (3) . Cover (4) is fastened to the c asing with screws (5). Connector plug (6) ser ves to connect the LVC to the helicopter electr ical system of 27[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 15 1 Casing 2 Voltage Converter 3 Screw 4 Cover 5 Screw 6 Connector Plug 7 Connector Receptacle 8 Screw 9 Gasket Low-Voltage Converter Figure 5.3 LVG 27 V А 1 X S1 X P1 3 8 7 4 1 5 2 9 6[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 16 1 Screw 2 Screw 3 Screw 4 Guides 5 Spring 6 Carriage 7 Carriage 8 Screw 9 Screw Mount Figure 5.4 The m ount is attac hed to the front por tion of the helm et with the aid of three screw s (1), (2), (3). The night-vis ion goggles are sec ured to the m ount by means of a night-vision goggle plate, which is pas sed into the slots[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 17 Carriages (6) and (7) can be m oved upwards/downwards by rotating adjustm ent s crew (8), as well as left/right with the aid of s crew (9) to adjust the pos ition of the night-vision goggles relative to the pilot’s eyes. The adj ustm ent is perf orm ed with the use of the sc rewdriver, part of the single set of s pare parts.[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 18 5.5.6 Screwdriver (4) , shown in Fig. 3.1, is m eant for perfor m ing necessar y readjustm ents of m ount (7) and als o used when the helm et standard cas ing is replac ed. 5.5.7 For rem oving dust, m ois ture and dirt f rom the external surf aces of the unit, use is m ade of cloth (11) shown in Fig. 3.1. 5.5.8 The rec hargeab[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 19 6 PREPA RATION FOR O PERA T ION 6.1 Pre paration of Helmet for Mounting Night-Vision Goggles 6.1.1 Replacem ent of Vis or Guard/Mount As sem bly 6.1.1.1 Remove the s tandard m ount ass embly of visor guar d (17) (Ref. F ig. 5.1). To do this , rem ove four s crews (16) attaching the casing to the helmet us ing the scr ewdriver [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 20 + 1 Retainer 2 Tail End 3 Screw 4 Bushing 5 Recess 6 Recess 7 W asher 8 Casing 9 Clamp 17 Visor Guard 18 Slot 19 Cross-shaped Knob 20 Screw Replacem ent of Cas ing on Helmet Figure 6.1 7 17 20 19 18 2 1 8 9 3 4 6 5[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 21 1 Retainer 2 Tail End 6 Recess 9 Clamp Assem bly of Clamp with Retainer Figure 6.2 6.1.2 Installation of Counter weight 6.1 .2 .1 T ak e counterweight (10) (R ef. Fig. 3.1) f rom the set of spare parts, rem ove the bac king of the stick ing fas tener m eant for fastening to the helmet. Figure 6.3 6.1.2.2 Bond the removed faste[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 22 6.1.2.3 The adhes ive recom m ended for usage is ac rylate cy anide, ty pe LO CTIT E 454, or the lik e providing an adequate bonding of fiberglass lam inate with poly vinyl chloride (the adhesive sets in 2 to 3 m in and the unit may be used after a laps e of 24 h). F or the bonding procedure, ref er to the Instr uctions f or C[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 23 Should the monoc ular pair f ail to be lock ed relative to the unit f ixing assem bly, proceed as follows: – Move knob (2) ( Ref. Fig. 6.4) to the top position (the hinged joint, in this cas e, will be fully released). – Pull out plate (3), which retains s crew (4) in the lock ed position, with y our thum b and f orefinger[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 24 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 5 Cap-swi tch 6 Cap 7 Button 8 Guide 9 Counterwei ght 10 Strap 11 Cross -head Knob 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 15 Visor Guard 16 Screw 18 Lever 25 Connector 26 Mount 27 Screw 28 LH Side Monoc ular 29 RH Si de Monocular Installation of Night- Vision Goggles on Helmet in O perating Position Figu[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 25 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 5 Cap-switch 9 Counterweight 10 Strap 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 16 Screw 17 Ring 18 Lever 25 Connector 26 Mount 27 Screw Night-Vision Goggles Installed on Helm et in Stowed Position Figure 6.5 9 10 25 5 4 3 1 18 27 26 2 12 13 16 14 17 27[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 26 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 7 Button 12 Guide 13 Retainer 16 Screw 18 Lever 26 Mount 27 Screw Installation of Night- Vision Goggles on Helmet and T heir Adj ustm ent Relative to Pilot’s Eyes Figure 6.6 26 12 16 13 27 1 18 3 4 7 2[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 27 1 Button 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 19 LVC (Low-Voltage C onverter) 20 Cable 21 LVC Power C able Running from Helicopter Electrical System 22 Receptacle 23 Plug 24 Spring Clamp 25 Connector Connection of Night- Vision Goggles to Helic opter Electr ical System Via Voltage Converter Figure 6.7 6.2.7 Position the eyepieces of [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 28 countercloc kwise dir ection until it is r etained in the ON position and c heck to see that the unit operates pr operly. In so doing, see to it that th e image- intensifier tube scr eens start glow st eadily in am ber -green (without flashes and twink ling) in the m onocular pair of the night- vision goggles. CA UT ION: TO SA[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 29 6. 2.1 3 Ca r ry out preparatory operations on the pilot’s helm et in compl iance with the Manual. Loosen cr oss- shaped k nob (11) and use it to move vis or guard ( 15) fully so that the visor guard is retracted under the casing. T hese done, f ix the visor guar d in this position by tightening the cross -shaped k nob. 6.2.[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 30 right eye, as w ell as clear view of the s urrounding s pace by shifting gaze downwards under the ey epieces of the night-vision goggles. Note – If the RH side m onoc ular of the night- vision goggles fa ils to be set to the position at which the sighting line of the pilot’s eye passes through its center , the position of [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 31 6.2.23 Check the operation of the m echanis m perm itting emer gency removal of the night-vision goggles f rom the helm et. T o test, depress lever s (18) ( Ref. Fig. 6.4) of the fix ing assem bly w ith the thum b and foref inger and sim ultaneous ly pull the night- vision goggles prom ptly downwards. As the night-vision goggl[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 32 6.3 A rrangement of Night-V ision Goggles on Helicopter (Figs 6.4 thru 6.7) 6.3.1 Rem ove the f ollowing com ponents fr om the case (Ref . Fig. 3.1): night-vision goggles ( 1), batteries ( 6) (2 pcs ), m ount (7), c ounterweight (10), voltage conver ter (2) c om plete with LVC (low - voltage converter) (10) (Ref. F ig. 5.1), a[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 33 6.3.8 Fasten cable ( 14) on counterweight (9) us ing strap ( 10) (Ref . Fig. 6.5, Step 6.2.15). 6.3.9 W ith the goggles placed in the s towed po si tio n s ec ur e he lm e t soundly on the pilot’s head. 6.3.10 Connect cable (14) to cable (20) with the use of the connector (2 5) (Ref . Fig. 6.7). 6.3.11 Turn on the s witch to[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 34 2 IF THE POW ER SUPP LY OF THE GOGGLES FROM T HE HELICOPT ER ELECT RICAL SYSTEM IS NO T AVAILABLE, T HEIR OPE RATION MAY BE PROVIDED F ROM T HE INDEPENDENT BUILT -IN POW ER SOURCE (TW O BATT ERIES AA R6 1.5 V OR RECHARGEABLE BAT TERIES OF A SIMILAR TYPE). 6.3.13 If the alignm ent of the m onoc ulars of the night-vision goggles[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 35 6.3.21 Disc onnect power cable (21) ( Ref. Fig. 6.7) of the helicopter electrical s ystem fr om the LVC (low-voltage converter) , and disengage cable receptac le (22) f rom plug (23) of the LVC. 6.3.22 Remove the LVC ( com plete with cable (20)). 6.3.23 Put the night-vision goggles into the c ase. Do not put the rechargeable b[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 36 7 OPERA T ION PRO CEDURE 7.1 The c onditions in which the night-vision goggles are operated have their own idiosyncrasy, which requires certain s k ills on the part of the pilot as the im age of the terrain and objec ts visible through the night- vision goggles is m onoc hrom ic and not very soft. 7.2 The night-vis ion goggles[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 37 7.9 Upon com pletion of work with the night-vision goggles and af ter the helicopter landing, perf orm the operations prescribed by Steps 6.2.14 thru 6.2.25. If need be, clean the night-vision goggles and their access ories f rom dust, dirt and tr aces of moistur e with the cloth included in the single set of s pare parts . 7.[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 38 8 OPERA T IONA L ST ATUS CHECK 8.1 In the course of the NVS 6 service, it is essential to continually carry out its inspection. T he inspection shall be accom plis hed during all kinds of m aintenanc e check s with the aim of determ ining the unit operational status, and detec ting in due tim e its defec ts and their correc ti[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 39 Procedure Inspection m ethod Tec hnical requirem ents IPS), the im age-intensif ier tube screens shall illuminate and, af ter dioptric adjustm ent of the ey epiec es (Ref . Step 6.2.20) and foc using of the lenses (Ref . Step 7.4), nearby objects shall be clearly seen in the unit field of view. 4 Quality of im age viewed by un[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 40 Table 4 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Correction Remark s 1 NV S 6 f ailure to operate (im age-intensif ier tube screens are not illuminated) 1 Polarity of connected rechargeable batteries is not observed 1 Remove rechargeable batteries and then fit them in so that the positive lead m ark ed with "+" is dire[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 41 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s spare parts 3 Presence of m oisture inside the unit 1 Replace dehyd- rator car tridge (13) (Ref. Fig. 5.1) , by first ins pecting the color of silica gel indicator through sight glass ( 14). Replace the silic a gel, when its color is turned lilac or r osy Can be perfor m e[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 42 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s 2 Image of viewed objects is not suff iciently sharp 1 Dirt on external surf aces of the unit lens, ey epiec e 1 W ipe clean external sur faces of lens (1) ( Ref. Fig. 5.1) and ey epiec e (2) with cloth (11) (Ref. Fig. 3.1) included in the single set of spare parts Can be [...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 43 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s sical dam age repair at Manu- fact urer’s fac ilities 3 One of the im age-intensif ier tube screens is not illuminated. Visible on the screen ar e black dots that tend to grow to a dimens ion of a segm ent 1 The im age- intensifier tube is unser- viceable 1 Forward the u[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 44 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s when its color has changed to lilac or rosy 5 Night-vision goggles are not properly secured on the mount of the helmet 1 Fixing assembly of the night-visi- on goggles is out of order 1 Forward the unit for r epair To be perfor med a t a repair shop or at Manu- fact urer’[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 45 10 MAINTENA NCE PRACTICES 1 0 . 1 T he maintenanc e operations to be carried out on the NVS 6 constitute the essential part of the unit operation and their c orrect perfor m ance can signif icantly prolong the unit service lif e and keep it alway s r eady f or use. 10.2 For m aintaining the NVS 6 at constant r eadiness f or se[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 46 Table 5, cont'd Line maintenanc e procedur es (pref light check s) Subject of m aintenance and operations Prelim i- nary preparat ion Preflight prepara- tion Prepara- tion for next flight Post- flight proced ures 3 Inspection: Inspection of the night-vision goggles and their acc essor ies for external condition as instruc[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 47 10. 3. 1 For c leaning the outer surf aces of the lenses and eyepieces, wipe them with a clean cloth included in the single set of spare par ts, by first blowing of f grains of sand and dus t from the s urfac es. In case of severe contam ination of the optical parts , do their cleaning as f ollows: – Obtain a Q-tip ( used fo[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 48 Table 6 Procedure Maintenance check intervals, hours (m onths) and param eter under check 50 (6 m onths) 100 (12 m onths) 200 (24 m onths) 1 Cleaning lens and ey epiec e external surf aces + + + 2 Inspection: Inspecting the night- vision goggles and their access ories f or external condition + + + Check ing the unit set for co[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 49 required) 10.6 The ins pection procedur e shall be perf orm ed as s pecified in Table 3. 10 . 7 T he im age quality shall be tested in com pliance with Step 6.2.21. 10.8 The s crews shall be c heck ed for pr oper tightness , slipping and inadvertent lo os en ing wit h t he aid of t he sc r ewd ri ver , inc l uded in the s et o[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 50 11 STOR A GE AND SHIPMENT 11.1 The NVS 6 units should be stored in heated pr em ises at a temper ature of +5 to +40 o C and a relative air hum idity of not in excess of 80 %. 11.2 Maintenance of the units , while at store, shall be perf orm ed as instruc ted in Section 10 of this Manual. 11.3 Perfor m pr eservation of the unit[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 51 A PPENDIX A List of Illus trations (ref erence) Fig. Title Page 3.1 NVS 6 Standard Set 6 5.1 NVS 6 9 5.2 Night-Vision Goggles 11 5.3 Low-Voltage Converter 15 5.4 Mount 17 6.1 Replacem ent of Cas ing on Helmet 20 6.2 Assem bly of Clamp with Retainer 21 6.3 21 6.4 Installation of Night- Vision Goggles on Helmet in Operating Posi[...]

Page 52 A PPENDIX B List of Abbr eviations (ref erence) FOV – Field of view IPS – Independent power source LVC – Low-voltage converter[...]

NVS 6 MANUA L Page 53 WA RRANTY : NEWCON OPTIK warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for one y ear from the date of the original date of consumer's purchase, but no more than 18 months from the date of manufacturing. Should your New con product prove defective during this period, please bring the product securely pa[...]

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