Hoyt Pro Hunter User manual

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Aluminum Arrow Shafts orTarget Archery With Easton Aluminum Arrow Shafts,
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LIMITED WARRANTY "
YournewbowIswarrantedagainstdetectsinmaterials(exclusiveofstring
andcables)andworkmanshipforthreeyearsfromthedateofpurchase.This
warrantydoesnotapplytodamagecausedbymisuse,mishandling,or
modificationsofthebow.YourbowIsalsobackedbyHoyt/Easton'sTransfer-
ableWarrantywhichmeansyoucansellyourbowandtheremainderotthe
warrantytransferstothenewowner THEr;E ARENOOTHERWARRANTIES,WHETHER
EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGTHEWARRANTIESOFFITNESSFORA PARTICULARPURPOSEANDOF
MERCHANTABILITYTHATEXTENDBEYONDTHEDURATIONOF THIS LIMITEDWARRANTYThISWOT-
rontyisnoteffectiveunlesstheWarrantyRegistrationCardIsfilledoutand
mailedtoHoyt/Eastonwithinten(10)daysofpurchase.Hoyt/Easton'srespon-
sibilityshallbelimitedsolelytorepairandreplacementofdefectiveparts
andHoyt/Eastonshallnotbeliableforincidentalorconsequentialdamages.
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adealeravailable,pleasecallHoyt/EastonCustomerServicefora return
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GEniNGTOKNOWTHEPARTSOFYOURCOMPOUNDBOW
COMPOUNDECCENTRICWHEEL
(SeeInserts)
TOPLIMB.
LIMBWEIGHT
ADJUSTMENTBOLT.
SIGHTORQUIVER
MOUNTINGHOLES
(OppositeSight
Window]
STABILIZERBUSHING.
LIMBWEIGHT
ADJUSTMENTBOLT.
BOnOMLIMB
AXLE
DUALCABLE
TEARDROP
BOWSTRING
.CABLEHARNESS
CAMWHEEL
(OptionalRamHunter)
.SIGHTWINDOW
ARROWREST &
HORIZONTALARROW
ADJUSTMENT
.ARROW
NOCKINGPOINT
BRACEHEIGHT
GRIP
.CABLEGLIDE
BLOCK
CABLEGUARD
HANDLERISER
ENERGYWHEEL
WITHTRI-DRAWADJUSTABILITY
INTRODUCTION*
Welcome to the family of Hoyt/Easton. Asa memberofaneliteteam,
youwillbepleasedtoknowyouhavejustpurohasedthefinestcrafted,
mostdependablebowmade.Withover50yearsofexperienceinbow
manufacturing,theunsurpassedcraftsmanshipandeyecatching
styleoftheHoyt/Eastonbowsmakesita popularchoiceforthequality-
mindedarcher.
YournewHoyt/Eastoncompoundbowcomeswitharrowrest,
nockingpoint.CenterShotMicroAdjuster,oradjustmentscrew(hori-
zontalarrowadjustmentlocatedatarrowrest),andtheHoyt/Easton
CableGuardControlSystem(Patented).Bowsusingwidewheelsdo
notrequirea cableguard.
Thefollowinginformationprovideshelpfulinstructionontheproper
careandmaintenanceaswellasshootingpreparationofyournew
equipment.Keepthismanualasa handyguideforfuturereference.
CARE& MAINTENANCEFORYOURCOMPOUNDBOW
BOWCARE
1. Never"dry-fire"yourbow.(DryfireIstodrawandreleaseyourbowwithout
anarrow)Withoutanarrowtoabsorbtheenergy,theforcecouldcause
severedamagetothebow.^
2. DonotstorebowInextremeheat.
3. Donottightenorloosenonelimbadjustmentboltmorethantwofullturns
aheadoftheother(alternatebetweenthefopandbottomlimbbolts)when
increasingordecreasingbowweight.
4.Neverallowyourbowtobeoverdrawn.Compoundbowshovelimits
built-inandwhentheselimitsoreexceeded,overstressingconcauselimb
damage.y , .
BOWMAINTENANCE
1. Applya lightcootofbowstringwaxtoyourbowstringaboutoncea month.
2. Replacefrayedorwornbowstringstopreventbreakageorpossible
damagetoyourbowCheckloopsregularlyforexcessivewearfromtear
drops.
3. Checkcablesperiodicallytorsignsofwear
4.Waxbowandlimbseverytwoorthreemonthstomaintainfinishand
lustre.
5.Itisnota problemtoleaveyourbowina strungcondition,however,during
prolongedstorage,le.,betweenhuntingseasons.ItIsadvisabletoreduce
thedrawweightbyturningyourlimbadjustmentboltscounterclockwisefour
tosixturns.Noteona pieceofpapertheexactnumberofturnsyoumodeto

reducethedrawweightsoyoumayquicklyre-adjusttothepriorweightthe
nexttimeyoushoot.
6.Lubricatetheaxlesoftheeccentricwheelsfromtimetotime(WD40is
excellent). Donotoilthecoblegroovesofthewheels.
7.Toassurebestresults,werecommendtheuseofHoyt/Eastonreplacement
ports, strings,cables,etc.
DRAWLENGTHADJUSTMENTS
First,checktoseethatyourbowissetatyourdesireddrawlength.TheHoyt/
EastonbowsequippedwithIrl-drowwheels"oresetInthecenterslotfrom
thefactoryandconbeadjustedfora oneInchlongeroroneinchshorter
drawlength.Ifyouhovepurchaseda bowwithoutthetrl-drowsystem,you
con, toa limiteddegree,shortenthedrawlengthbyusinga shorter
bowstring. Ifyoucannotobtainyourproperdrawlength,returnthebowto
yourarcheryproshopfora differentsizewheel.
NOTE: Althoughtheuseofa longerstringwouldhovetheoppositeeffectof
lengtheningthedraw,factorysettingallowslittleadjustmentInthisdirection.
Lengtheningthedrawinthismannercancausecableoverlap,andhence,
createunnecessarycampllcatlons.
Aslightweightchangewillaccompanyanychangeindrawlengthand
maybecompensatedbytighteningorlooseningthelimbweightadjust-
mentbolts.Occasionally,however,thefullamountofpeakweightmaybe
lostwhenreducingdrawlength.
With"energywheels,"thedrawlengthconbechanged
bythefollowingmethods.
1. Using an Alien wrench, beginbylooseningeachlimbweightadjustment
bolttwoturns(counterclockwise),alternatingbe-
tweenthetopandbottomlimb(remembertokeep
trackattheexactnumberofturnsInordertoreturn
yourpoundagetotheoriginalweight).Continue
looseningeachboltuntilthereisenoughcoble
slacktomovethecablestothedesiredslots. After
placingcablesIndesiredshorterdrawlength(-)or
longerdrawlength (-t-), alternatelyre-tlghtenlimb
weightadjustmentbolts(twoturnsata time)whileensuringcablesremainin
properslots.Donotdrawbowwhenlimbsoreinrelaxedstate.
2. Using a string changer or long bowstring, leavethebowsetattheoriginal
weight.Placethestringchangerorlongstring(6"to8"longerthanregular
string)oneachunusedteardropofthecables.Pullstringchangertoremove
regularbowstringandrelaxchangertogetslockinthecables.Whenusing
thelongstring,lowerthelongbowstringtothefloorandstandonIt.Next,pull
thebowupuntilthelimbsflexenoughtoremovetheregularbowstring;now
letthebowrelax.Thecablesshouldbeslockenoughtomovetothedesired
slots. Toreset,simplyreversetheprocedure,makingsurethecablesremain
inplace.
SEHINGBOWWEIGHT
AdjustingtheweightofyourcompoundbowisveryeasyUsingtheAllen
wrenchsuppliedwithyourbowsimplyturnthelimbweightadjustmentbolts
clockwisetoIncreasepoundageorcounterclockwisetoreducepoundage.
Onefull 360°turnofthelimbweightadjustmentboltwilleffectivelyIncrease
ordecreaseheavyweightbowsapproximatelyfourpoundsperturnand
lightweightbowsapproximatelytwopoundsper turn. Aftersettingbow
weight,besuretochecktiller.
SEniNGTILLER
TillerIsthedifferenceInactualdistancebetweentheupperandlowerlimb
measuredfromthebaseofthebowlimbs(wherethebaseofthelimband
risermeet)ata 90°angletothebowstring.Wheneveryoumokea bow
weightadjustment,besuretochecktillertomokecertainthelowerlimb
measuresapproximatelyVB" lessthanthetoplimb.Tilleradjustmentsare
madebyadjustingeitherlimbweightadjustmentbolt. If toomuchtilleronthe
bottomlimb,decreasetheweightofthebottomlimborIncreasetheweight
onthetoplimb.
0"-1/8"Lessdistance
INSTALLATIONOFCABLEGUARDCONTROLSYSTEM
Withthebasicadjustmentscompleted,youorenowreadytoproceedtothe
finaladjustmentforbowset-up.AttachtheHoyt/EastonCobleGuardControl
SystemonyourbowusingthefollowingInstructions.Hoyt/Eastoncompound
bowscomewithtwoseparatecableguardlocations,dependingonthe
bowyoupurchased.SomehovetheCobleGuardControlSystemlocated
ontheoppositesideofthesightwindowandmountsonsightmountholes.
OthershovecobleguardInstallationmountsontheoppositesideofthe
stabilizerbushing.,sy-:
Forsightmountcobleguardinstallation,attachthebaseplatemountto
thehandlesectionatthebowsightandaccessorymountingholeswiththe
socketheadscrews(10-24)andwrenchprovided.Preferably,placethe
heavysectionhavingthereceivinghalefortheslidebaronthebottom.A
bowslghtmountand/orbowqulvermountmayalsobeattachedatthispoint
byusinglonger10-24socketscrews.Sliptheslidebarintothereceivinghole

of the baseplatewith the flat endofthe slide bar heldflush atthe forward
face ofthe baseplate andthe rearwardoffsetportion ofthe slide bar
rotatedupward.Tighten set screwslightly.Next,Install the cableglideblock
on the cables by putting one coble In eachslot.Mokesurethat the large
holeIn the cobleglideIsfacing the correctdirection,thatiswhen the cable
glide Is Installed onthe coblebar, the cablesshould be between the coble
barand the string.Slipcableguardblockovertherearend of thecoble bar
bypullingcablesback.Loosen theset screws Inthe baseplate and rotate
theslide rod untilthere is justenoughoffset for vanes to clear the cables.
Retlghten theset screwsfirmly.
ForcobleguardInstallationoppositestabilizerbushing.Install the adjust-
ablecable barInthe fixtureprovidedwith the rearoffsetportionrotated
awayfromstring and lightlytighten the two set screws.ProceedIn the some
manner as describedabove and tighten thetwoset screwsfirmlywhen
Installation Is complete.
You now hoveInstalled a Hoyt/EastonCobleGuardControlSystemwhich
unlike any other conbe adjusted forthe properamountneeded for vane
clearance.ThissystemImprovesaccuracy by substantiallyreducinglateral
limbtorque. The cobleglideblockreducescoblefriction and wear.Next,
place the arrowrest or horizontalmicroadjusterdevice(whichevertype
supplied) onthebow Proceedwith the followinginstructions for nocking
pointplacement.
INSTALLINGTHENOCKINGPOINT
Install the enclosedclamp-onnockingpoint onthe bowst/ing.Using a bow
square,initiallyposition the nockingpoint on th^bowstring so thatthenock
end ofthe arrow is approximately %" (1crth)abovesquare. If clamped
firmly (butnottoo tightly)over a monofilamentcenterserving, the nocking
point conbe threaded" upand down the servingwhiletuningyour bow
until the finaladjustment is achieved,afterwhich itcanbe ciampedtightly
inplace. •
ARROWCENTERING (HorizontalArrowAdjustment)
Adjustthelocation of thepressurepoint(horizontaladjustmentscrew)sothat
thecenter line of thearrowshaftisalignedveryslightlyoutsidethebowstring
with the bowstringcorrectlycentered tothebow. Rememberthatyour
compoundbowstringdoes not bisect thebow limbs,rather the bowstring
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ARROWPOSITION
NOTEBOWSTRINGPOSITIONOFFCENTERLINE
OF LIMBS. CENTER BOWSTRINGTO COMPOUND
WHEELS.
setsfurther tothe outside ofthebowsoyou mustadjust forthebow
accordingly By quicklyglancingback and forthbetween thetopandthe
bottomlimb and checking the position ofthe arrowshaft (see illustration),
youwill be able to properlycenteryourarrowshaft.
Important—BowOwner'sRecord Isfor your own Information.
BOWOWNER'SREQpRD
BowModel-
DrawWeight. _ DrawLength.
BraceHeightStringLength. ^/