Luna Optics LN-EM1-MS User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IMPORTANT: Please read this manual in its entirety

prior to using this device!

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a quality LUNA OPTICS 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 condition, which allows you to
see well with your naked eye!

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 be very limited… 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. 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

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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 image below and the glossary to
identify all the parts of the unit.

LN-EM1-MS ELITE NIGHT VISION MONOCULAR