LUNA OPTICS LN-EBG1, LN-EBG1-PRO Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IMPORTANT: Please read this manual in its entirety

prior to using this device!

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a quality LUNA OPTICS

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product. With proper care and maintenance your
device will provide many hours of operation and
outstanding reliability. Please read this manual – it is your
key to enjoying this exciting and hi-tech product!

NIGHT VISION

Without getting too technical and confusing, let’s try to

understand how this device works and what it can and
cannot do:

1. Your night vision device works on the principle of

amplifying (intensifying) available light. The process is
called light amplification. A special tube inside the
device does the job – all you have to do is to power
the device on and the tube starts amplifying
whatever the light is available at the moment –
therefore it is important to understand that this device
is not suitable for daylight operation, since there is
already enough light available during daytime to see
without any additional help. Therefore, the first and

most important rule of any night vision device is –
never use it during daylight, or in any bright light
conditions, which allows you to see well with your
naked eyes!

2. Your night vision device operates with batteries.

Unlike a daylight binocular, where you see the image
due to light traveling through the glass and the
prisms, the night vision device works by projecting the
amplified image onto a screen. While the tube is the
crucial component of any night vision device, the
optical parts of the unit are also very important, as
they gather the light into the tube and bring the
projected image to your eye. Since the image is
projected on the screen, just like any TV, it has certain

limited resolution…so please

do not expect your night vision device to provide the
same crystal clear image, as you see through your
daylight binoculars – after all, you are using this device in
the dark environment, where normally your vision would

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be very limited…oh, and another important point – all
night vision devices have green monochrome image –
why green? Because human eye can distinct most
details of the viewing image when presented in green

color…other colors do not show you everything…

3. Another very important notice – since your night

vision device amplifies available light thousands of
times – please be sure not to turn the unit on during
daylight or in a well-lit room – the image will be way
too bright for your comfortable viewing and it also
may permanently burn the tube inside the unit and
will surely void your warranty. Please note that for the
safety of this device it has a lens cover with a little
pinhole – to test the unit during daytime when you
bring your newly bought unit home, or in the shop
before you buy it. Please keep this lens cover on
during daytime – even if the unit is turned off. In
addition to the lens cover, as a protection, this unit is
equipped with automatic gain control, which
protects the tube from being exposed to bright light.
It is an effective way to escape most dangerous
situations however we urge you to still care for this
unit as if this protection is not present and please
avoid any prolonged exposure to bright light.

OPERATION:

Now that we’ve covered some of the basics of the

technology behind the night vision, let’s learn how to
operate your new device:

Please look at the next page to identify all the parts of
the unit.

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LN-EBG1-PRO ELITE NIGHT VISION BI-OCULAR GOGGLES

Glossary:

1 – Body

2 – Release mechanism (button and wheel)

3 – Flip-up button

4 – Head-mask

5 – Eyecup

6 – Ocular

7 – Momentary IR Switch

8 – Menu Switch (PRO model only!)

9 – External Power Jack (PRO model only!)

10 – Power and IR illuminator switch

11 – Distant IR illuminator (IR2)

12 – Objective lens

13 – Battery Compartment Cover

14 – Close-Up IR illuminator (IR1)

15 – Dehydrator cartridge

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