Luna Optics LN-PB5 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…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 hundreds 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 lens covers 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 these lens
covers on during daytime – even if the unit is turned
off. In addition to the lens covers, we have equipped
this unit with a light protection sensor, located near
the front lens, which detects great amount of light
and prevents the unit from being accidentally turned
on during bright light conditions.

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.