Measuring Distance And/Or Height; Display And Record Compass Bearings; Delete Bearings; Tilt Function (Tlt) - MINOX BN 7x50 DCM Manual De Instrucciones

to be closer than they actually are), binocular move-
ment etc. that will lead to inaccurate measurements.

Display and record compass bearings

The compass in your MINOX BN 7x50 DCM is capable
of recording up to three compass bearings. To do this,
activate the compass using the On / Off button (10). If
you do not see the „CMP" display, turn the mode dial
(11) until you see either the center mark or the hair-line
graticule displayed (figs. 4 or 5).
You can alternate between the two display options by
pressing the navigation buttons (3). To save a reading,
simply push the memory button (8) while looking in the
direction that you wish to record. You can save up to
three readings, after which you will see „FULL" in the
display after pressing the memory button for the fourth
time. To record new bearings, you must first delete at
least one of the previously saved values. To view the
previously recorded bearings, press the On / Off button
(10) while in the compass mode. You will now see either
CMP-1, CMP-2 or CMP-3 and the recorded bearing. You
can alternate from position to position by pushing the
navigation buttons (3) up or down.
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Delete readings
To delete the compass readings saved in the compass
sub-menu, press the On / Off button (10) while in the
compass mode. Choose the bearing you wish to delete
by pushing the navigation buttons (3) up or down. By
pushing the up and down buttons (3) simultaneously,
the bearing will be deleted, which is verified when you
see „DELETED" in the display. If necessary, repeat this
procedure until all values are deleted. As soon as all
Fig. 7
values have been deleted, you will now see „EMPTY"
in the display. By pushing the On / Off button (10), you
will enter the main compass mode again. Turning the
mode dial to the right will take you to the tilt function.

Tilt function (TLT)

Your MINOX BN 7x50 DCM is equipped with a precisely
functioning tilt compensation sensor. This ensures an
automatic compensation and correction of false com-
pass readings caused if the binoculars are in a vertical
or horizontal slant. The automatic tilt compensation
allows for a vertical tilt compensation of +/- 60° and a
horizontal tilt compensation of +/- 45°.
Measuring distance or height
using the tilt angle
At the same time, the tilt sensor can be used to measure
the inclination angle in degrees. This can be used to
calculate the approximate distance to remote objects or
the approximate height of an object by using the rule of
three calculation. Some factors must be known to use
the following calculations which are often indicated on
navigational maps or can be determined using other
devices or sources of information.
Determining distance
The height of an object must first be known:
object height (m) x 100
= distance (m)
inclination angle
Determining height
The distance to the object must first be known:
distance (m) x inclination angle
= height (m)
100
Setting the brightness of the LED display
While in tilt mode (TLT), push the On / Off button (10)
once. You will now see „SET LED" in the display. There
are 5 levels of brightness of which level 1 (1mA) is the
darkest and level 5 (60mA) the brightest. By pushing
the navigation buttion (3) up or down, you can choose
your desired level of brightness. Pushing the On / Off
button (10) once will save your setting and bring you
back to the tilt mode. Turning the mode dial to the right
will take you to the digital barometer.

Digital barometer with

record function (BAR)
Your MINOX BN 7x50 DCM is equipped with a digital
barometer with a recording function. This includes the
present air pressure reading as well as the readings
within the previous 8 hours. Weather changes can thus
Fig. 8
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