ATN OTIS-14 User Manual

OTIS-14

user`s guide

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Focusing Ring

Mounting Rail

Eyepiece Diopter

Adjustment Ring

Rubber Eyecup

Switchboard

Lens

Ob ject ive Lens Cove r

Head Mount Helmet Mount Dual Bridge

Adapter

Universal Connector Unit

Battery Compartment Cover

Video Cable PC Cable

CAUTION:

Th is pro du cT con Tai ns n aTu ral rub ber laTe x w hic h m ay cau se all er gic re acT io ns

The information in this manual furnished for information use only, is subject to change without notice, is not to be
co nst rue d as a c om mit men t by AT N Co rp.

ATN Co rp. as sum es n o r esp ons ibi li ty o r li ab ili ty f or any er ro rs o r i nac cur aci es tha t m ay app ear in th is b oo k.

©2009 ATN Corp. All right reserved.

f e a t u r e s

• H igh re sol uti on d igi tal th erm al ima gin g

• C omp act , li ght we igh t a nd d ur abl e hous ing

• H ead /hel met mou nt abl e for h and s free usa ge

• H igh Qua lit y opti cs

• V ide o a nd c omp ute r o utp ut

• V ide o /Image pol ari ty s ele cti on

• Water pro of

spec ifi cat io n

Magnification ........................................................1,8X

Objective Focal Length ........................................25 m m

FOV ......................................................................11° x 8 °

Focus Range ........................................................f rom 1m t o infi nit y

Focus Adjustment ................................................Manual

Exit Pupil ..............................................................14mm

Eye Relief .............................................................25mm

Det ec tor Typ e ....................................................... Uncooled Microbolometer

Spectral Response...............................................7-14 μ m

Pixels ....................................................................160 x 120

Pixel Size ..............................................................30 x 30 μm

Angular Resolution, mrad ....................................1,2

Thermal Sensitivity ..............................................< 0,1°C

Ra nge to Detec t a Hum an ....................................475 m

Output Format ......................................................Analog PAL / NTSC

Display .................................................................OLED matrix

Display Format .....................................................SVGA , 852 x 600 px l

Color .....................................................................Monochrome

Digital ZOOM .......................................................Fixe d 2x (op tio nal 5x)

Brightness Adjustment .........................................Manual

Contrast Adjustment ............................................Automatic

Available User Interfaces .....................................Fro m ou tsi de PC t hro ugh US B inte r fa ce

Power Supply .......................................................2 x 3 V, 12 3At ype

Start-Up Time .......................................................< 3 sec

Op erati ng T ime w/on e b att ery pac k .....................4 h rs

Ex ter nal Powe r S upp ly .........................................DC 6V, 50 0 mA

Operating Temperature Range ............................fro m -20° C to +50 °C

Waterproof ...........................................................Yes, u p t o 10m sub mer sio n

Dimensions ..........................................................118 x 78 x 54 mm

Weight (w/batteries) .............................................0,34 kg

* ATN reserves the right to change the above specifications at any time without notice

a p p l i c a t i o n

The O TI S-14 i s a th er ma l s yste m i nt en de d f or law en fo rc em en t, mil it ar y a nd co mm er ci al us es . I t is b ui lt
ar ound s tate of t he art u ncool ed the rm al i magin g te ch nolo gy, highl y int egra ted D SP- ba sed e lectr on ics
an d a com pac t, lig ht wei ght sy stem.

The OTIS-14 thermal monocular provides the excellent image quality that is unaffected by lights or
shadows that ser iously hamper the imag e quality of image intensified night vision. Total darkness,
camouflage or bright lights will not affect the sensitivity of these units.

The included and optional accessories provide for the versatility of the monocular. You can put it on a
he ads et or o n a hel met , c onn ect ed t o a not her mo noc ula r t o bu il d a bin ocu lar sy stem e tc .

The ATN OTIS -14’s supe ri or per fo rm ance, compact size, comfort of wear an d cost ef fi ci ency makes i t
the perfect thermal imaging device.

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o p e r a t i o n

Insert the two Lithium batt er ie s (12 3A ty pe ) i nto the u ni t acc or d­ing to the polarity indications on the battery compar tment. Press
the ON /OFF button to turn the monocular on. Remove the lens
cap.

Ad jus t t he p ro per ey epi ece dio pter a nd obj ect ive le ns foc usi ng.
The rotation of the Focusing Ring changes the position of the

objective lens in respect of the receiver focal plane array. In this
way t he o per ato r c an a dju st t he u nit in o rde r to se e th e ta rge ts a t
various ranges with the same good contrast.

Cover protects the objective assembly from mechanical damage.
The operator can ad just th e eye piece diopter of the mono cular for his/her own eye sight by rotating

Eyepiece Diopter Adjustment Ring.
Eyecup provid es for the com for tabl e eye posit ion and for the prevention of fl ash refle ctions onto the

op erato r’s fa ce whi ch i s c rit ica l in th e f iel d an d t act ica l ac tiv iti es.
Sel ect th e desired operatio n mode by pressing the switchboard

buttons.
With the «ZOO M» bu tton you c an activate a g ra du al ad justment

of th e di git al zoo m pres et in t he mon ocu lar ad jus tme nts .
The «POLARITY» button switches the direct display mode into

the reverse one, i.e. from hot-white /cold -black into hot-black /
cold-white mode.

Ea ch s hor t pu sh of t he b utt ons «B RIG HTN ES S +» or «BR IGH T­NESS –» raises or lowers the display brightness, correspond­in gly, in ste pwi se way.

To turn the monocular off press the ON/OFF button.

s e t t i n g

The working settings of this thermal monocular may be custom­ized by means of a PC.

In sta ll t he s oft war e in to t he PC f rom the CD/DVD s upp lie d in the
package of each OTIS-14 unit. Connect the monocular to the PC
through th e included US B cable. Th e USB Cab le is an i nterface
lin k between the thermal mon oc ular and the external PC, and it
ac cep ts t he ext ern al p ow er sup ply at the sa me tim e.

IMPORTANT: Wh en the uni t is to b e powered with extern al
so urc es, fi rst make s ure the bat ter ies have b een tak en out.

Th e the rma l mon ocul ar O TIS -14 can be p owe red e ith er f rom the
inc luded batteries or from any ex terna l source. Switch the mo ­no cul ar on, sta rt t he aux ili ary sof twa re and intro duc e all t he n eed ed o r d esi rab le set tin gs i nt o it.

USB Connec tor

Exter nal Power

Supply Connector

v i d e o o u t p u t

The monocular incorpor ate s a sealed Conne ctor used for video
transmission and to co nn ec t ext er na l power s ou rc es . The pack­age of the thermal monocular OTIS-14 includes external con­nect io n V id eo Ca bl e. Vid eo Ca bl e at ta ch es the mo no cu la r to t he
video facilities for video recording or video transmission to the
external display, though at the same time it accepts the external
power supply.

IMPORTANT: Wh en the unit is to b e powered with external
so urc es, fi rst make s ure the bat ter ies have b een tak en out.

Video Connector

Exter nal Power

Supply Connector

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h e a d m o u n t (o p t i o n a l )

The operator can mount the monocular onto the head bracket
using any of two Mounting Rail located on the op posite sides
of the body, to be ab le to se e through the eyepiece with his /h er
ri ght or lef t eye cor res pon din gly.

To mou nt the OT IS-14 to a he adm oun t, per for m the f oll ow ing :

1. Loose n t he sc rew ( A) . P ush th e b ut to n ( B) an d ins er t t he ra il of
th e OTI S-14 i nto th e so cket ( C) o f t he hea dse t.

2. Pl ace th e he ad mou nt wit h OTIS -14 on to a h ead .

3. Loosen the scr ew (A) and move the unit al ong the rail for eye
relief adjustment.

4. The OTIS-14 head mount has a flip-up mechanism. Pus h the
but ton (D) on th e side of mount an d lift the unit up until the unit
fi xates in the top pos iti on.

5. Pu sh the sam e bu tto n (D ) to lo we r OTI S-14 t o t he v ie win g p osi tio n.

6. T he OTIS-14 c an be placed o nto the r ig ht or l ef t eye. In o rd er to readjust th e monocular f or use wi th
the o th er eye, ta ke th e u nit of f t he ad ap te r, t ur n t he un it to o th er si de (f or 18 0º ) an d m ou nt it on th e head ­mount adapter through the rail on this side. Push the button (E) and move the device along the slide-rail
(F ) for c omfor tabl e p osi tio n.

D

B

A

C

F

E

h e l m e n t m o u n t (o p t i o n a l )

Attachment of OTIS-14 to a standard PASGT helmet. The Helmet mount fits securely onto helmet
via a rugged strapping device and grooved hooks. With helmet
mount, the OTIS-14 can be positioned directly in front of user’s
eyes or fli ppe d u p ou t o f view ing pos iti on.

1. I nst all th e mo unt on to hel met as sho wn on t he p ict ure.

2. Tig hten a nd fix ate th e s tra ps (A)

3. At tac h th e m ono cul ar to t he rai l.

4. Loosen s crew (C). Push b utton (B ) and insert the bracket of
th e OTI S-14 i nto ra il ( D) o f t he h elm et mou nt.

5. Pl ace th e helm et wit h OTIS -14 on to hea d.

6. Loosen the screw (C) and move the unit for proper eye relief
adjustment.

7. T he OT IS -14 h el me t m ou nt ha s a fl ip -up m ec ha ni sm . P us h t he
bu t to n (E ) o n th e s ide of mou nt and lif t the u nit up unt il the uni t f ixate s in th e top p osi tio n.

8. Pu sh t he sam e b utt on ( E) to l ow er OT IS-14 to vie win g p osi tio n.

9. The OTIS-14 can b e placed on to the ri ght or left eye. In order to readj us t the m on oc ul ar for use wi th
th e oth er eye, take the unit off t he he admo unt a dapt er, tu rn t he un it to oth er si de (f or 180º) a nd mo unt i t
on the adapter through the rail on this side. Push the button (E) and move the device along the slide-rail
(F ) for c omfor tabl e p osi tio n.

E

B
C
D

A

F

A

e x t e r n a l p o w e r s o u r c e

IM PO RTANT: Whe n t he uni t i s to be po we re d with ex te rna l s ource s, fir st make sure t he bat te rie s h ave
been taken out.

To connect an ex ternal power source you can us e any of the cable s of the monocular package. As an
external power source, a standard network controller with outer voltage of 6V and current of over 0.5A
ca n be ap pli ed.

Remove the protective cover off the connector input and at tach the cable. To connect an external
so urc e, we rec omm end yo u to us e a 6mm st and ard do ubl e-p ole so cke t i n the w ay th e po si tive c ont act
is the central contact.

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w a r n i n g s a n d c a u t i o n s

IMPORTANT!
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THE MONOCULAR.
KE EP YOU R O TIS -14 S AFE FR OM O PE RATIO NAL AND TRA NSP ORTAT ION I MPAC TS.
WAITING FOR O NE HOU R BEFORE YOU SW IT CH THE MONOCUL AR ON I S HIGHLY RECOM-

ME NDABL E AF TER YO U B RIN G IT INT O TH E WAR M ROOM FRO M TH E C OLD ER O UTS IDE .
WHEN YOU DO NOT INTEND TO OPERATE YOUR MONOCULAR FOR 10 FOLLOWING DAYS WE

AD VIS E YOU TO TAKE THE BATTE RY OUT OF T HE BATTE RY COM PART MEN T.
PROVIDE FOR TIMELY SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF THE UNIT.

If you use the rubber eyecaps for a long period of time, you may suffer skin inflammation. If you develop
an y s ymp tom s, con sul t a doc tor im med iatel y.

t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

Q: Th e imag e is ab sent o n the s cre en of g ogg les.
S: The batteries are discharged. Replace the batteries.
Q: Th e brig htn ess of the image on t he s cre en is l ow.
S: Th e b att eri es has a low vol tag e. Rep lac e t he bat ter ies .

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1 y e a r p r o d u c t w a r r a n t y

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normal use for a period of 1 (one) years from the date of purchase. In the event a defect that is covered
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