Carson IS-100 User manual

UNIVERSAL
SMARTPHONE OPTICS ADAPTER
Instructions for use
IS-100
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IS-100
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Table of Contents
Front View Diagram
Rear View Diagram
Inserting Phone
Align & Lock
Attaching to Optic
Troubleshooting
Helpful Usage Tips
Storage / Cleaning Information
Other Uses
Specications
Customer Service
Circular Camera
Cutout
Front View
Left Spring
Loaded Arm
Right
Phone Clamp
2
3
4-5
6-8
9-12
13
14
15
15
15
16
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Rear View
Circular Camera
Cutout
Optics
Clamp
Bottom Phone
Clamp
Curved Arm
Optics Clamp
Release
Right
Phone Clamp
3

Inserting Phone
Side and bottom of phone should
be ush and parallel to side/bottom
clamps.
Fig. 3 shows the incorrect
phone position.
Place phone into device as
shown in Fig. 1, using left side
of phone to push against left
spring loaded arm.
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Fig.1 Fig.2 Fig.3

Inserting Phone (cont.)
Fig. 3 shows the incorrect
phone position.
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Position phone / case as ush
as possible to adapter as
shown in Fig. 4.
Fig.5 shows the incorrect
phone position.
Fig.4 Fig.5

Align & Lock
Center the camera with the center of the
circular cutout on the back of the adapter.
Pull side clamp up to unlock
and adjust.
Push clamp down to lock into place.
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Fig.6 Fig.7 Fig.8

Align & Lock (cont.)
Pull bottom clamp up to unlock
and adjust.
Center the camera in the circular cutout
on the adapter.
Push clamp down to lock into place.
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Fig.9 Fig.10 Fig.11

Align & Lock (cont.)
To make sure camera is centered
properly, turn on the camera app.
You should see four green circles in
the outer four corners of your image
as shown in Fig. 14.
Make slight adjustments until camera is
centered in the circular cutout on the
adapter (as shown in Fig. 12).
Figure 13 shows a properly
aligned camera.
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Fig.1
Fig.12 Fig.13 Fig.14

Attaching to Optic
Once opened, insert eyepiece
of optic into center of grips ush
to adapter and release (see Fig. 17).
The grips will hold the phone securely to
the optic and centered to the camera.
Make sure adapter is pushed ush to the
eyepiece of your optic.
Press curved arms together to open grip
as shown in Fig. 16.
Before attaching to optic, make sure
eyepiece is twisted down to lowest
position. If your optic has roll down
eyecups, remove eyecup completely (if
possible) or roll down the eyecup before
attaching adapter.
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Fig.16Fig.15 Fig.17

Make sure adapter is ush to the
eyepiece of your optic (as shown in
Fig. 19).
Fig. 20 shows an adapter that is NOT ush
to the eyepiece.
Fig.19
Attaching to Optic (cont.)
Fig.20
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If your hand is around the phone
while pressing the curved arms you
may inadvertently push the camera
out of alignment (see Fig. 18).
Fig.18