Manual

Users Manual
for
AIMPOINT HUNTER SIGHTS
© 2010 Contents property of Aimpoint – All rights reserved – Art No. 12677-0
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Aimpoint guarantees this product to be free from original manufacturer defects
in material and/or workmanship under normal use for a period of two years for
professional or frequent competition use and ten years for personal use from the
date of purchase.
Personal use shall mean: use of the sight in a way that implies less exposure than
professional use.
Professional or frequent competition use shall mean: daily or highly frequent use of
the sight in professional activities (military or law enforcement) or under conditions
that could be compared to as professional.
The warranty is valid provided that the sight has not been misused, disassembled
or tampered with in any way.
Any attempt to disassemble or repair the product will void the warranty.
This warranty shall not apply to rubber and thermoplastic components.
This warranty is limited to the original purchaser of the product/s and is not
transferable to any third party, unless otherwise follows from mandatory law.
Any warranty claim must be accompanied by a copy of the original receipt showing
In case the product is defective in original manufacturer material and/or
workmanship, Aimpoint undertakes either to repair, replace or compensate the
purchaser its purchase price for such defective product.
Serial no: ……………………………….
Purchase date: ……………………………….
AIMPOINT DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SALE OF THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES
THAT EXTEND BEYOND THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY OR ANY EXPRESS
WARRANTY CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT LITERATURE INCLUDED IN THE
PACKAGING OF THIS PRODUCT.
Fill in this form only if your product has to be sent back for repair.
WARRANTY
Hunter sights are shipped from the factory with the dot in a centred position. Normally
this means that only small adjustments should be necessary, providing that your rings
and bases are properly aligned, and mounting hardware secured properly.
CAUTION: Do not continue to adjust windage and elevation adjustment screws if you
encounter resistance.
The elevation (up and down) adjustment screw (4) is located on top of the sight, and the
windage (left and right) adjustment screw (5) is located on the right side.
a) Turn the sight on by pushing down the (+) or (-) buttons on the digital touch pad (1)
accuracy, do not make the dot brighter than necessary to match the light conditions
where you are shooting.
NOTE: When you turn on the sight, brightness is automatically at position 7 out of 12.
c) Remove the windage and elevation adjustment screw caps (4)/(5).
NOTE: Each click of the adjustment screw corresponds to a 16 mm movement of the
point of impact at 80 meters, (20 mm at 100 meters and 1/2” at 80 yds).
d) To turn the adjustment screws (4)/(5), use the adjustment tool (6) included with your
sight or the projections on the top side of the caps (4)/(5):
• To move the point of impact to the right, turn the windage adjustment screw (5)
counter clockwise.
• To move the point of impact to the left, turn the windage adjustment screw (5)
clockwise.
• To move the point of impact up, turn elevation adjustment screw (4) counter clockwise.
• To move the point of impact down, turn the elevation adjustment screw (4) clockwise
e)
f)
g) Turn the sight off by pushing the (-) button on the digital touch pad (1) for 1.5 seconds.
h) Put the lens covers on.
CHAPTER III
OPERATION UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS
a) Extreme heat (humid or dry). No special procedures required.
b) Extreme cold. Extreme cold might shorten battery life. Keep spare batteries
in your inner pockets to keep them warm.
c) Salt air. No special procedures required.
d) Sea spray, water, mud and snow. Ensure that battery cap and the two adjustment
screw caps are tight before exposing the sight to sea spray, mud and snow.
Hand tighten only. Keep lens covers closed when sight is not being used.
Clean lenses with lens soft cloth and wipe the sight dry as soon as possible
after exposure to water, sea spray, mud or snow.
e) Dust storms and sand storms. Keep lens caps closed when sight is not being used.
f) High altitudes. No special procedures required.
CAUTION:
lens cloth.
If no lens paper/cloth available:
• To clear away debris (sand, grass etc): blow away the dirt.
• To clean lenses: fog the lenses and dry them with a clean and soft piece of cloth.
CHAPTER IV
TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES
4.1 Red dot does not appear
Discharged battery: Replace battery
Battery installed incorrectly: Remove and reinstall battery with (+) toward cap
Battery is not making good contact: Clean contacts surfaces and reinstall battery.
4.2 Impossible to zero
Adjustment screw is at its limit: Check alignment of mount to barrel
Impact point is moving: Check mount stability
4.3 Dot does not appear to be round
This is most likely the result of how your eye perceives the dot. Unload and make your
aberration in the shape of the dot does not rotate along with the sight, it is how your eyes
see the dot that is causing the irregularity. This effect can be minimized by setting the
brightness of the dot only enough to match the shooting conditions.
CHAPTER V
MAINTENANCE
under normal conditions.
b) Under severe weather conditions please refer to chapter III.
c) Keep lens covers closed whenever the sight is not in use.
d) Warehouse storage: Remove battery and allow lens surfaces to dry
completely (if wet) before closing the lens covers.
e) To clean lenses refer to CAUTION in chapter III.
f) In order not to void your warranty, do not attempt to disassemble your sight or service
any internal components.