Model #: 20-5101 Literature #: 98-0766/04-06 English French 2 22 42 62 82 102 Spanish German Italian Portuguese 1 CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheBushnell®ELITE®1500ARCTM(AngleRangeCompensation) LaserRangefinder.TheELITE®1500ARCTMisaprecisionLaserRangefindingopticalinstrumentdesigned to provide many years of enjoyment. This booklet will help you achieve optimum performance by explainingitsadjustmentsandfeaturesaswellashowtocareforthispreciselaserrangefindingoptical instrument.Toensureoptimalperformanceandlongevity,pleasereadtheseinstructionsbeforeusingyour ELITE®1500ARCTM. INTRODUCTION Your ELITE®1500 ARCTM (Angle Range Compensation) is an advanced premium laser rangefinder designed by hunters for hunters. Elite 1500®ARCTM is comprised of Digital Technology featuring a built-in accelerometer-based inclinometer that digitally displays the exact slope angle from +/-60° of elevationwith+/-1.0degreeaccuracy.TheBushnell®ELITE®1500ARCTMsolvesaproblemhunters havebeenfacedwithforyears.Theproblem:Bowandriflehuntershavestruggledwithextremeuphill and downhill angles because of how these angles alter true horizontal distance to your target. The Solution: ARC's integrated inclinometer provides elevation angle to allow for distance compensation when targeting objects that are either uphill or downhill. This data is then combined with internal algorithmicballisticformulas. ARC (Angle Range Compensation) Modes Bow Mode ( ):Displayslineofsightdistance,degreeofelevation,andtruehorizontaldistancefrom 5-99yards/metersandamaximuminclinationof+/-60°. Rifle Mode ( ):Calculatesanddisplaystheamountofbulletdrop,atthetargetininchesorcentimeters. Theamountofbulletdropisdeterminedbythelineofsightdistancetothetarget,degreeofelevation, alongwiththespecificballisticcharacteristicsofthecaliberandammunitionload.Whenyourange yourtarget,thelineofsight,degreeofelevation,andbullet-drop/holdoverininchesorcentimeterswill be displayed from 100 to 800 yards/meters with a maximum inclination of +/- 60°. One of eight ballisticgroups(identifiedasA,B,C,D,E,F,GandH)canbeselectedbytheuser,witheachformula representingagivencombinationofcaliberandloads.Theballisticgroupsareselectedbytheuserin theSET-UPmenu. Regular Mode ( ):Thismodedoesnotprovideanydegreeofelevationorcompensateddistance,but instead,lineofsightdistanceonly. TheELITE®1500ARCTMallowsrangereadingsfrom5-1500ARCTMyards/5-1372deliveringsuperb andaccuraterangeperformanceto+/-oneyard.Measuring1.7x5.1x3.7inches,the10-ounce ELITE®1500ARCTMalsofeaturesSelectiveTargetingTMModes,SuperbOpticalQuality,100%Waterproof Construction,andBushnell'spatentedRainGuard®coating. HOW OUR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WORKS TheELITE®1500ARCTMemitsinvisible,eyesafe,infraredenergypulses.TheELITE®1500ARCTM'sAdvanced DigitalmicroprocessorandASICchip(Application-SpecificIntegratedCircuit)resultsininstantaneousand accurate readings every time. Sophisticated digital technology instantaneously calculates distances by measuringthetimeittakesforeachpulsetotravelfromtherangefinder,tothetarget,andback. 3 2 RANGING ACCURACY The ranging accuracy of the ELITE®1500 ARCTM is plus or minus one yard / meter under most circumstances. The maximum range of the instrument depends on the reflectivity of the target. The maximumdistanceformostobjectsis1000yards/914meterswhileforhighlyreflectiveobjectsthe maximumis1500yards/1372meters.Note:Youwillgetbothlongerandshortermaximumdistances dependingonthereflectivepropertiesoftheparticulartargetandtheenvironmentalconditionsatthetime thedistanceofanobjectisbeingmeasured. Thecolor,surfacefinish,sizeandshapeofthetargetallaffectreflectivityandrange.Thebrighterthe color,thelongertherange.Redishighlyreflective,forexample,andallowslongerrangesthanthecolor black,whichistheleastreflectivecolor.Ashinyfinishprovidesmorerangethanadullone.Asmalltarget ismoredifficulttorangethanalargertarget.Theangletothetargetalsohasaneffect.Shootingtoa targetata90degreeangle(wherethetargetsurfaceisperpendiculartotheflightpathoftheemitted energypulses)providesgoodrangewhileasteepangleontheotherhand,provideslimitedranging.In addition,lightingconditions(e.g.theamountofsunlight)willaffecttherangingcapabilitiesoftheunit. Thelesslight(e.g.overcastskies)thefarthertheunit'smaximumrangewillbe.Conversely,verysunny dayswilldecreasetheunit'smaximumrange. NOTE:Useonlyhighqualityalkalinebatteries.Donotuseheavydutyorlithiumbatteries.Itisrecommended thatthebatterybereplacedatleastonceevery12months. " is displayed within the in-view readout, this means "low battery" or Low Battery Indicator: If " batterychargeisgettinglowandthe9-voltalkalinebatteryshouldbereplaced. ADJUSTING THE EYEPIECE YourELITE®1500ARCTMisconstructedwithatwist-upeyepiecedesignedforcomfortandtoexclude extraneouslight.Foruserswithouteyeglasses,rotatetheeyecupcounterclockwisewhilepullingupuntil itlocksintothefully"up"position.TheELITE®1500ARCTMprovidesextralongeye-relief.Ifyouwear glasses,makesuretheeyecupisinthedownpositionasthiswillbringyoureyeclosertotheeyepiece lens allowing you to see a full field of view. To lower the eyecup from the full "up" position, rotate clockwisewhilepushingdownslightly.Itisalsopossibletosettheeyecuptopositions"inbetween",fully upandfulldown,whichmaysuitsomeindividualsbetter. TheELITE®1500ARCTMisalsoequippedwithanadjustableeyepiece(+/-2DiopterAdjustment)that allowsonetofocustheLCDdisplayrelativetotheimage.SimplyrotatethedioptersettinguntiltheLCD isinfocus. Theeyepiececontainsaprotectivecap.Thiscapshouldbeplacedupontheeyepiecewhenthelaser rangefinderisnotbeingused.Wheninsunlightandnotusingthedevice,alwaysplacethecaponthe eyepiecetopreventsunlightfromenteringthedeviceassunlightcandamageinternalcomponents. CAUTION: Do not stand the unit on the end as it will expose the eyepiece and internal electronics to the intense beams of the sun, which could damage the unit. 5 GETTING STARTED INSERTING THE BATTERY Lifttheflapnear ,thenpulltheflaptoremovethebatterydoor.Insertone9-voltalkalinebatteryinto theslotasindicated,thenclosethebatterydoor.Thebatteryslotwasdesignedtoonlyacceptthebattery inthecorrectposition.Therefore,ifyouarenotabletoclosethebatterydoor,checktoensurethatthe batteryhasbeeninstalledcorrectly. 4 OPERATIONAL SUMMARY While looking through the 7x eyepiece, depress the power button once to activate the in-view Liquid CrystalDisplay(LCD).Placetheaimingcircle(locatedinthecenterofthefieldofview)uponatarget atleast5yardsaway,depressandholdthePOWERbuttondownuntiltherangereadingisdisplayed nearthebottomofthein-viewdisplay.Crosshairssurroundingtheaimingcircleindicatethatthelaseris beingtransmitted.Oncearangehasbeenacquired,youcanreleasethepowerbutton.Thecrosshairs surroundingtheaimingcirclewilldisappearoncethepowerbuttonhasbeenreleased(i.e.thelaseris nolongerbeingtransmitted).Atpowerupandanytimeatargethasnotbeenacquired,dasheswill showintheprimarynumericdisplayarea.Note:Onceactivated,theELITE®1500ARCTM'sLCDwill remainactiveanddisplaythelastdistancemeasurementfor30seconds.YoucandepressthePOWER buttonagainatanytimetodistancetoanewtarget.Aswithanylaserdevice,itisnotrecommendedto directlyviewtheemissionsforlongperiodsoftimewithmagnifiedlenses.Themaximumtimethelaseris transmitted(fired)is10seconds.Tore-fire,pressthebuttonagain. MENU SETUP ­ SELECTION of BOW, RIFLE, REGULAR MODES and UNIT OF MEASURE TherearetwoARC(AngleRangeCompensation)modesandoneREGULARmode.ThetwoARCmodes areBOWmodeandRIFLEmode. Toselectbetweenthesemodes,firstturntheunit"ON"bypressingandreleasingthePOWERbutton. Next,pressandholdtheMODEbuttonforfiveseconds.The"SETUP"displayiconwilllightandthe current compensation mode will be identified by either the "BOW" symbol ( ), the "RIFLE symbol ( )litwithoneoftheballisticgroups(AthruH)displayedandflashing,ornoindicatorslitandthe "flashinginthebottomoftheLCD. message" Themodescanbecycledthroughinacircularfashionbypressingandreleasingthemodebutton.Theorderof modesisafollows:BOW,RIFLEA,RIFLEB,RIFLEC,RIFLED,RIFLEE,RIFLEF,RIFLEG,RIFLEH,REG,etc. 6 Whenthebowselectionisdisplayed,the"BOW"iconwillflashandwhena"RIFLE:selectionisdisplayed, the"RIFLE"iconwillbesteady,buttheballisticgroupwillbeflashingtowardthebottomoftheLCD. "isdisplayed,themessage" "willflashnearthebottomoftheLCD. Whenthe" Once the desired distance compensation mode is displayed, select it by pressing and releasing the POWERbutton.Followingthisselection,thecurrentunitofmeasure,"Y"foryardsor"M"formeterswill flashintheLCDandtheSETUPiconisstilllit.PressingtheMODEbuttonwilltoggletheunitofmeasure. Whenthedesiredunitofmeasureisdisplayed,pressthePOWERbuttontoaccepttheunitofmeasure andtoreturntothenormaloperatingmenu.Uponreturningtothenormaloperatingmenu,thecurrent compensationmodeandunitofmeasurewillbeidentifiedintheLCDaspicturedbelow. SETUPmenuNormalOperatingMenu When the unit automatically powers down, operation will always return to the normal operation (i.e. awayfromSETUP)withthelastusedARCmodeactive(i.e.BOW,RIFLE,orREGULAR)alongwiththelast usedTARGETINGmodesactive(StandardSCAN,BULLSEYE,orBRUSH).Iftheunitturnsoffwhileinthe SETUPmenu,theunitwillalwaysreturntothelastmode(s)stillactive. 7 Oncetherangeisdisplayed,continuetoholdthePOWERbuttondownforapproximately2seconds whileholdingtheaimingcircleontheobjectandkeepingtheunitassteadyaspossiblesoastoallowthe inclinometerenoughtimetomeasureangle.ThenreleasethePOWERbutton.Onceyouhavereleased thepowerbutton,adegreeofangleandcompensatedrangewillbedisplayedbeneaththelineofsight distanceasseenintheimagesbelow. BOW MODE EXAMPLE Lineofsightis32yards,angleis-44degrees,andtheAngleRangeCompensateddistanceis23yards. The" "means"play"or"shootas,"soinsteadofshootingas32yards,shootas23yards.Ifyouwere toshootasif32yards,youwouldshootoverthetopofthedeerbecauseofthesevereangle. IfinBOWmode,thelineofsightdistancewilldisplayintheprimarynumericdisplayandtheinclination and horizontal distance will display in the secondary numeric displays. Bushnell determined through extensivetestingandinterviewswithhigh-profilebowhuntingexpertsthatmultiplebowballisticgroups werenotnecessary.Bow-hunterswanttoknowtruehorizontaldistancebecausethatishowtheypractice shooting,andoncetheyconfidentlyknowthat,theycanmakeanynecessaryadjustments.Givingthe bow-hunter anything else other than horizontal distance creates additional confusion and uncertainty. Many people mistakenly believe that uphill shots perform differently from downhill shots because of gravity.However,itisnotduetogravity,butmoreofanaberrationofthesightingsystemusedonbows. Thesightingpinonabowresidesseveralinchesabovethemechanicalaxisofthearrow.Forexample, whenoneisaiming23degreesupanincline,thearrowisatadifferentangle. RIFLE MODE EXAMPLE Lineofsightis376yards,angleis+33degrees,andthebullet-drop/holdoveris 28inches.ARCnotonlytakesintoaccountballisticdatabasedoffyourcaliber andloadfromdistancesof100-800yards,butalsocompensatesforanyuphill anddownhillangleswhichalsoaffectbullet-drop. ARCRifleMode IfinRIFLEmode,theballisticgroupwillbedisplayedinthebulletdropnumericfieldanytimethatthe primarynumericdisplayisshowingdashes(i.e.notargetacquired).WhenatargetisacquiredinRIFLE mode,thelineofsightdistancewilldisplayinthesecondarynumericdisplays.The"IN"icon(i.e.inches) willlightnexttothebulletdropnumericdisplay,iftheunitofmeasureissettoYards(Y).Iftheunitof measureissettoMeters(M),thebulletdropwillbecalculatedanddisplayedincentimetersandthe"IN" iconwillbeturnedoff. 9 23 Yds. True Distance 8 REGULAR MODE Thismodedoesnotprovideanydegreeofelevationorcompensateddistance, butinstead,lineofsightdistanceonly.The willstillappearbelowtheline ofsightnumericdisplay,buttherewillnotbeanyinformationdisplayedinthis secondarynumericdisplay. ACTIVE LASER Crosshairs surrounding the aiming circle ( )indicate that the laser is being transmitted.Oncearangehasbeenacquired,youcanreleasethepowerbutton. Thecrosshairssurroundingthecirclewilldisappearoncethepowerbuttonhas beenreleased(i.e.thelaserisnolongerbeingtransmitted). BullsEyeTM (LCD Indicator )Thisadvancedmodeallowseasyacquisitionofsmalltargetsandgame withoutinadvertentlygettingdistancestobackgroundtargetsthathavestrongersignalstrength.When morethanoneobjecthasbeenacquired,distanceofthecloserobjectwillbedisplayedandacrosshair will surround the BullsEyeTM indicator informing the user that distance to the closer object is being displayedintheLCD. Once in this mode, press thePOWER buttontoturntheuniton.Next,align the aiming circle onto the object (i.e. deer) that you want distance to. Next, pressandholdthePOWERbuttonandmovethelaserslowlyoverthedeeruntil crosshairs surround the BullsEye indicator. If the laser beam recognized more thanoneobject(i.e.deerandbackgroundtrees),distanceofthecloserobject (i.e.deer)willbedisplayedandcrosshairswillsurroundtheBullsEyeindicator informingtheuserthatdistancetothecloserobjectisbeingdisplayedinthe LCD(asseenbelow).Theremaybetimeswhenonlythelaserbeamonlysees oneobjectinitspath.Inthiscase,thedistancewillbedisplayed,butbecause morethanoneobjectwasnotacquired,crosshair ...