Kestrel Elite, Sportsman Quick Start Manual
QUICK START GUIDE
K es t r e l E l i t e & S p o r t s m a n
Wea t h e r M e t e r s w i t h A p p l i e d B a l l i s t i c s
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The Kestrel employs a stable, accurate pressure sensor to
measure station pressure, the unadjusted air pressure in
your location.
» To use your Kestrel to measure barometric pressure
(station pressure adjusted for local elevation), you
must enter a correct reference value for your altitude.
Accurate barometric readings require that no elevation
changes be made while taking measurements.
» To use your Kestrel to measure altitude changes
(changes in station pressure associated with changes
in elevation), you must enter a correct reference
value for your starting barometric pressure. Accurate
altitude readings depend on stable, weather related
barometric air pressure while measurements are taken.
» Synched values between the Altitude and Barometer
measurement screens allow reference value updates
on either screen to automatically update reference
values on the other. You cannot use your Kestrel as a
barometer and altimeter simultaneously.
ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER
SETTING REFERENCE VALUES ON BARO
MEASUREMENT SCREEN:
» Scroll to the Baro measurement screen and
select Settings.
» Adjust either the Altitude or the Barometric
Pressure value to a local, known value obtained
from a mapping reference, GPS, or accurate
weather station in the same location.
SETTING REFERENCE VALUES ON ALTITUDE
MEASUREMENT SCREEN:
» Scroll to the ALTITUDE measurement screen
and select Settings.
» Adjust either the Altitude or the Barometric
Pressure value to a local, known value obtained
from a mapping reference, GPS, or accurate
weather station in the same location.
Note! You should enter new reference values whenever you are
using the Altimeter or Barometer functions and your location or
the weather cond itions have chan ged.
Note! You do NOT need to ent er Altimeter or B arometer
reference valu es to obtain accurate ba llistics targe ting solutions .
The ballisti cs calculator em ploys the station p ressure.
Don’t forget! Set your Operating Mode to Ballistics on
the Options Menu to use Ballistics features!
For ease of access, the ballistics Targeting Screen also
contains the Ballistics Menu. Simply scroll down from the
Targeting Screen to access these settings and submenus:
» Target
» Wind
» Gun
» Environment
» Range Card
(Elite Model onl y)
» Ballistics (Limited on Sportsman model, full on Elite model)
» Manage Guns
Note! The back o f this guide contains a f ull Glossar y of the terms used.
Please read these denitions!
CREATE OR EDIT A GUN PROFILE:
» Scroll to and select Manage Guns. Either select an
existing gun to edit or select New Gun.
» Scroll up and select Gun to rename the gun. Use the
scroll/adjust buttons to enter a new name, then exit
the naming menu.
» Set the remaining values in the Gun sub menu to
match your gun, bullet and scope combination.
CREATING GUN & BULLET PROFILES
EDIT TARGET:
» Scroll to and select Tgt .
» Set range, angle, target speed, and wind values
to match your target.
EDIT TARGET OR CREATE ADDITIONAL TARGETS:
(Elite model only)
» Scroll to and select Tgt .
» Set range, angle, target speed, and wind values
to match your target.
The elite model allows up to ve targets (A TO E).
» Make sure Target is set to Active.
» To enable more than one target, or edit other
active targets, scroll up to the header named
Target and use the left/right buttons to scroll
between targets (A through E). Set a target to
Active to enable it, then edit its values.
» When only one target is active, its range can also
be modied directly from the main Targeting
Screen by highlighting Tgt and scrolling left or
right.
» If more than one target is set to Active,
highlighting Tgt in the main Targeting screen
and scrolling left or right will scroll between
active targets.
CREATING TARGETS
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CONTENTS
Measurements And Features ............................ 5
Getting To Know Your Kestrel ............................ 6
Buttons .................................................................. 7
Kestrel Options Menu ......................................... 8
Kestrel Operating Mode ..................................... 8
Kestrel Menu Navigation ................................... 9
Weather Mode Screen ........................................ 10
Getting Started .................................................... 11
Additional Settings ............................................ 11
Altimeter And Barometer ................................... 12
Creating Gun & Bullet Proles ........................... 13
Creating Targets ..................................................13
Measuring Wind .................................................. 14
Calibrating Muzzle Velocity ............................... 15
Calibrating Drop Scale Factor ...........................16
Environment ......................................................... 17
Continuous Wind Capture .................................. 17
Connecting To Devices Using Link ................... 18
Weather Glossary................................................. 20
Target Menu .........................................................21
Gun Menu ............................................................. 21
Environment Menu ............................................. 23
Ballistics/Range Card Menu ............................... 23
Impeller Replacement ........................................ 25
Warranty Certicate ............................................26
Measurements Icon Sportsman Elite
Wind Speed | Air Speed
(mph | fpm | m/s | km/h | kt)
• •
Temperature (˚F | ˚C)
• •
Wind Chill (˚F | ˚C)
• •
Relative Humidity (%)
• •
Heat Stress Index (˚F | ˚C) .
• •
Dewpoint Temp (˚F | ˚C)
• •
Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C)
• •
Station Pressure (Absolute Pressure)
• •
Barometric Pressure (inHg | hPA |
psi | mb)
• •
Altitude, m | ft
• •
Density Altitude, m | ft
• •
Features Sportsman Elite
LiNK Wireless Connectivity + LiNK
Ballistics Mobile App
•
(optional)• (optional)
Night Vision Preserving Back Light
NV
• •
Measurements Sp ortsman Elite
G1/G7 Ballistic
Solver
• •
Muzzle Velocity
Calibration
• •
Target Range
Estimator
• •
Muzzle VelocityTemperature Table
• •
Spin Drift
• •
Coriollis Correction
• •
Aerodynamic Jump
Correction
• •
Gun Memory
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Targets
1 5
Ballistics Data
Limited Full
AB Custom Drag
Models
•
Range Card
•
DSF Calibration
•
MEASUREMENTS AND FEATURES
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL
BACK
DATA TRANSFER
PORT
SERIAL NUMBER
AA BATTERY (1)
(Lithium recommended)
LANYARD
ATTACHMENT
PRESSURE
SENSOR
FRONT
OPTIONS/EXIT
POWER
BACKLIGHT
SCROLL/ADJUST
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
REPLACEABLE
IMPELLER
SELECT
BATTERY DOOR LATCH
HUMIDITY SENSOR
BATTERY DOOR
IMPELLER COVER
CAPTURE
SUNLIGHT
READABLE
DISPL
AY
BUTTONS
Button Name Function
POWER Turns Kestrel on and o. Press for on, hold for two seconds to turn o.
OPTIONS/ EXIT Enter the main Options menu or exit a menu.
SELECT Access Settings on any measurement screen or select a menu option to enter its
submenu or conrm a task.
UP/DOWN Scroll up and down through measurement screens or menus. Adjust values when
entering text in name menus.
LEFT/RIGHT Scroll options left and right. Adjust values in combo menus and setting sub-
menus.
CAPTURE In Weather Mode, manually capture all environmental values. In Ballistics mode,
turns on and o continuous wind capture.
BACKLIGHT Turn backlight on or o. (Also turns o automatically after one minute.)
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Most system-wide and weather setup options are accessed
from the main Options menu by pressing the
button
from any Weather Measurement Screen or the main
Targeting Screen.
• MODE
• BLUETOOTH
» Bluetooth On/O
» Conct
• DATA PORT
• MEMORY OPTIONS
» Clear Log
» Auto Store
» Store Rate
» Overwrite
• GRAPH SCALE
• DISPLAY
» Auto Shutdown
» Contrast
» Backlight
• SYSTEM
» Time & Date
» Compass Cal
» Measurements
» Units
» Lang
» Batt
» Factory Restore
• ABOUT
» Version
» Legal
KESTREL OPTIONS MENU
Your Kestrel Ballistics Weather Meter is both a
complete weather meter AND an advanced
ballistics calculator. You must select either Weather
Mode or Ballistics Mode depending on the functions
you desire:
» Weather Measurements, History and Data Logs are
accessed in Weather Mode.
» The Targeting Screen and all ballistics settings
(Target, Wind, Gun, Environment, Range Card,
Ballistics, Manage Guns) are accessed in Ballistics
Mode.
HOW TO SELECT THE OPERATING MODE:
» Select Mode under the Options Menu.
» Set Mode to Weather or Ballistics.
NOTE! You can also “jump ” between mo des by pressing the
BACKLIGHT but ton twice quick ly. You will enter Weather M ode at
the last Measure ment Screen used , making it conveni ent to take
advanced wind averaging measurements, for example.
KESTREL OPERATING MODES KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION
TYPES OF MENU ITEMS
TARGETING SCREEN
Note! The Windage Adjustment provides two values
creating a wind pro le bracket based on a 5 se cond
rolling average shown.
Windage soluti on based on the average w ind speed.
Shown on Range Card as Wn d1.
Windage soluti on based on the maxi mum wind speed.
Shown on Range Card as Wn d 2.
* Range Card avail able on Elite Mod el only.
SCOPE ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT
(U=U p/D=Do wn)
SCOPE WI NDAGE ADJUS TMENT
(L = Left, R = Ri ght)
Targeting Screen
Active Target (Elite Mo del only)
Bluetooth ® Connection St atus
» Tasks are executed by highlighting the eld and pressing Select.
» The presence of a submenu is indicated by a “…” following a eld.
» Highlight the eld and press Select to enter a submenu.
» Adjust the value of a Combo Field by pressing left or right.
» Enter the Combo Field sub menu by pressing select.
» Adjust a setting by pressing left or right.
» An arrow indicates there are additional elds o screen.
» Locked values are either driven by another value or cannot be edited on
the current screen.
» Locked values may have submenus which are entered by pressing select.
» Navigation buttons indicate available actions on the current screen.
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