Night Optics D-112 User manual

N
i
g
ht Vision Device
D-112 / 112M
G
U
ser’s guide
Ni
g
ht Optics USA, Inc
.
2
!
WARNIN
G
!
D
o no
t
opera
t
e
thi
s
d
ev
i
ce un
til
y
ou
a
r
e
fa
mili
a
r wi
t
h
t
h
e
co
n
te
n
ts
of
t
his manual. Kee
p
this manual in a
sa
f
e
p
lace
f
or
f
uture re
f
erence.
This Ni
g
ht Vision Device should
o
nl
y
be used durin
g
ni
g
ht or lo
w
light
con
diti
ons.
It
con
t
a
i
ns a
light
-
sensitive ima
g
e intensi
fi
er tube
t
hat can be dama
g
ed if exposed to
excessive li
g
ht. To prolon
g
tube li
f
e
a
nd avoid dama
g
e, do not turn the
u
nit on in da
y
li
g
ht without the pro-
t
ec
ti
ve cover
.
This Ni
g
ht Vision Device is
e
q
ui
pp
ed with a built-in IR illumina-
t
or
th
a
t
can
b
e seen
by
o
th
er
Night
V
i
s
i
o
n D
e
vi
ces
wh
e
n i
t
i
s
tu
rn
ed
o
n.
Us
e thi
s
feature with
c
aution
.
This device will not show the di
f
-
f
erence between colored li
g
hts. It
produces onl
y
a
g
reen viewin
g
im-
ag
e. When color di
ff
erentiation is
needed
,
veri
fi
cation with unaided
e
y
es is recommended
.
A
ll Ima
g
e Intensi
fi
ed Devices re
-
quire some li
g
ht to operate such
a
s moonli
g
ht or ambient starli
g
ht.
Night
v
i
s
i
on
d
ev
i
ces w
ill
no
t
pen-
etrate smoke,
f
o
g
, rain, or heav
y
s
nowfall.
C
loud
c
over and tree
shadows will reduce the e
ff
ective
-
n
ess
of
t
hi
s
de
vi
ce
.
D
o not operate this Ni
g
ht Vision
D
ev
i
ce
i
n a po
t
en
ti
a
lly
exp
l
os
i
ve
environment near
g
asoline
f
umes
o
r other volatile material
s
. Thi
s
i
s
a
high
vo
lt
a
g
e e
l
ec
t
r
i
ca
l
d
ev
i
ce.
D
o not disassemble
,
puncture
,
re-
char
g
e, or expose the batter
y
to
fi
re or hi
g
h temperature. Doin
g
so
m
a
y
result in an explosion and re
-
sultin
g
chemical burns. When the
device is not in o
p
eration
f
or a
p
ro-
l
on
g
ed period, remove the batter
y
f
rom the device and kee
p
it se
p
a
-
ra
t
e
ly
i
n a coo
l
an
d
d
r
y
p
l
ace.
3
C
ONTENTS
Technical
S
peci
fi
cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Description
Of
D-11
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O
peratio
n
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5
1. Batter
y
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.
Co
ntr
o
l
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3
. Head Mount Attachment
(
optional on D-112,
s
tandard on D-112M
G)
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4. Head Mount
C
ontrols
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7
L
ens
R
ep
l
acement
(
1x optional on D-112, 3x
optional on D-112M
G)
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N
i
g
ht Vision Characteristics
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9
Mai
nt
e
n
a
n
ce
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1
0
Troubleshootin
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W
arrant
y
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3
Limitations o
f
Liabilit
y
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4
A
cceptance
C
erti
fi
cat
e
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5
T
E
C
HNI
C
AL SPE
C
IFI
C
ATIONS
I
ma
g
e Intensifier
Ge
n
e
r
a
ti
o
n 1+
Resolution
(
Center
)
40 lp/mm mi
n
M
a
g
nification
3
.6x
(
1x optional
)
Lens S
y
stem
80
mm f1.
6
F
OV
1
5
º
@
1000
y
ards
@
1000 meters
860
’
262
meters
Ran
g
e of Focus 10’ to infinit
y
3
m to in
fi
nit
y
Detection Ran
g
e4
9
2’
150 meters
R
eco
g
n
i
t
i
on
R
an
g
e
330’
1
00
m
e
t
e
r
s
Diopter Adjustmen
t
+
4 t
o
-4
Wea
th
e
r R
es
i
s
t
a
n
t
Y
es
C
amera/Camcorder Ada
p
tabl
e
Y
es
I
R Ill
u
min
a
t
o
rY
es
Battery Type/Lif
e
C
R12
3
/
3
0 hours
Dim
e
n
s
i
o
n
s
7.5
”
x 1.9
”
x 2.9
”
191
mm x 4
8
mm x 74mm
W
ei
g
h
t
17
o
z
482 grams
O
peratin
g
Temperature -4
°
F to 11
3°
F
-2
0°C
t
o
+4
5°C
W
arrant
y
1 year
4
DES
C
RIPTION OF D-112
The D-112 has a black aluminum bod
y
(
1
)
. Permanentl
y
a
ffi
xed in this bod
y
are the IR illuminator
(
8
)
, ima
g
e intensi
fi
er tube, batter
y
compartment
(
9
)
, and rear e
y
epiece lens assembl
y
(
4
)
. The
f
ront
l
ens
(
2
)
, e
y
ecup
(
6
)
, and hand strap
(
12
)
are removable from the unit.
1. Main Housing
2.
O
b
j
ective 3.6x 80mm
f
1.
6
3
.
O
bjective
f
ocus ring
4
.
Ey
e-p
i
ec
e
5
. Rubber e
y
ecup
6
. IR illuminator
7
.
B
atter
y
compartment
co
v
er
8
. Power
O
FF
/O
N
/
IR
s
w
i
t
ch
9
. P
o
w
e
r
O
N in
d
i
ca
t
o
r
10. Hand stra
p
11. BSP
(
Bri
g
ht Source
Protection
)
cut-o
ff
switc
h

5
OPERATION
1. Batter
y
Installation
!
WARNIN
G
!
Prior to installin
g
the batter
y
make
sure
th
a
t
d
a
y
ti
me pro
t
ec
ti
ve cover
is
fi
tted
o
v
e
r
t
h
e
l
e
n
s
. Ex
cess
iv
e
l
i
g
ht can dama
g
e intensifier module
a
n
d
vo
id
warran
ty
2. Controls
a.
O
N/
O
FF Switch
(
8
)
. Turn this switch clockwise
o
nce to turn the unit
O
N. Turn it counterclockwise
to turn the unit
O
FF.
C
heck the batter
y
f
or the
r
e
q
uired 3V current if the unit fails to turn on.
b
. IR illuminator operation
(
8
)
. IR illuminator is intend-
e
d for providin
g
additional illumination in especiall
y
dark conditions.
U
se this
f
eature with caution since
active IR illuminator can be seen b
y
other ni
g
ht
v
isio
n
de
v
ices
.
Tu
rn
s
w
i
t
ch
clock
w
ise
tw
ice
t
o
t
he
IR position. Rotate switch once counterclockwise to
the
O
N position to turn the IR illuminator
O
FF. IR
illuminator cannot be turned
O
N when the main unit
is turned
O
FF.
c
. Focusin
g
the ima
g
e. Lookin
g
at the ob
j
ect, ro-
tate the e
y
epiece
(
4
)
until the sharpest ima
g
e is
achieved. Ad
j
ust the
f
ront ob
j
ective
(
3
)
to achieve
the sharpest ima
g
e
f
or var
y
in
g
distances. Ad
j
ust
the e
y
epiece focus a
g
ain if needed.
O
nce the e
y
e-
piece is set
f
or
y
our e
y
esi
g
ht it does not need to
b
e re
f
ocused
f
or di
ff
erences in distance.
O
nl
y
f
ront
obj
ect
i
ve
h
as to
b
e a
dj
uste
d
i
n or
d
er to ac
hi
eve
m
a
xim
u
m r
eso
l
u
ti
o
n.
NOTE: The image will be seen onl
y
when the
o
bjective lens and e
y
epiece are properl
y
f
o-
c
used. The objective
f
ocus lens
f
ocuses on the
6
o
bjects at var
y
ing distances and e
y
epiece
f
ocus
adjusts to the individual e
y
esig
h
ments operate independentl
y
a
s
eparate
ly
3
. Head Mount Attachment
(o
112, standard on D-112MG
)
R
emove
d
ecorat
i
ve screw an
d
7
4
. Head Mount Control
s
The D-112 head mount is desi
g
ned to work with either le
f
t or ri
g
ht e
y
e dependin
g
on operator’s
p
reference.
D
-
112
D
-
112
8
LENS REPLA
C
EMENT
(1
X
O
PTI
O
NAL
O
N D-
112
,
3
X
O
PTI
O
NAL
O
N D-
112
M
G)
R
e
m
ove
3x 80mm
f1.6 ob
j
ective Rep
l
ace w
i
t
h
1x
27mm f1.2 ob
j
ectiv
e

9
NIGHT VISION
C
HARA
C
TERIS
-
T
I
CS
M
onochromatic Ima
ge
Nigh
t
Vi
s
i
on
D
ev
i
ces pro
d
uce a monoc
h
romat
i
c
ima
g
e. You will not be able to see an
y
di
ff
er-
e
ntiation between colors. In
p
articular, red and
g
reen
ligh
ts w
ill
b
ot
h
appear
g
reen.
T
a
k
e care to
veri
fy
color di
ff
erences with unaided vision. Ex-
e
rcise extreme caution when operatin
g
aircraft,
g
roun
d
ve
hi
c
l
es, or mar
i
ne vesse
l
s w
hil
e us
i
n
g
n
i
g
ht vision equipment.
Color Sensitivit
y
Nigh
t
Vi
s
i
on
D
ev
i
ces are more respons
i
ve to
r
ed and white li
g
hts than
g
reen and blue li
g
hts.
Because of this, distant red and white li
g
hts ma
y
appear c
l
oser t
h
an
g
reen or
bl
ue
ligh
ts.
E
xer-
c
ise extreme caution when usin
g
these li
g
hts
f
or
n
avi
g
ation. Periodicall
y
verif
y
the distances to
t
h
ese
ligh
ts w
i
t
h
y
our una
id
e
d
e
y
es.
E
xtreme Darkness
N
i
g
ht Vision Devices are effective under most
d
ar
k
con
di
t
i
ons
i
nc
l
u
di
n
g
overcast star
ligh
t.
The
y
are not practical in an extremel
y
dark en-
vir
o
nm
e
nt
suc
h
as
in
a
t
u
nn
e
l wh
e
r
e
th
e
r
e
i
s
n
o
n
atural ambient li
g
ht. Without su
ffi
cient ambient
l
i
g
ht, the operator ma
y
notice pinpoint-size spar-
kles
(
scintillation or noise
)
in the ima
g
e area.
These sparkles are small amounts o
f
ener
gy
g
enerated inside the ima
g
e intensi
fi
er that strike
the
p
hos
p
hor screen and are an indication that
t
h
e
d
ev
i
ce
i
s wor
ki
n
g
.
Contrast Reversal
N
i
g
ht Vision Devices detect li
g
ht that cannot
be seen b
y
the human e
y
e. This li
g
ht is o
f
ten
r
e
f
erred to as bein
g
in the near-in
f
rared li
g
ht
s
pectrum. The existence of this li
g
ht and the
m
anner in which it re
fl
ects is not normall
y
visible
to the naked e
y
e. For this reason, ob
j
ects that
n
ormall
y
appear li
g
hter than their surroundin
g
s
m
a
y
appear
d
ar
k
a
g
a
i
nst a
ligh
t
b
ac
kg
roun
d
.
I
n
addition, the output ima
g
e o
f
the Ni
g
ht Vision
Device is dependent on the reflective qualit
y
o
f
the ob
j
ects the operator sees in the viewin
g
area.
O
b
j
ects that appear li
g
ht durin
g
the da
y
but have a dull surface ma
y
appear duller when
viewed throu
g
h a Ni
g
ht Vision Device. All o
f
th
ese
fac
t
o
r
s
m
us
t
be
t
a
k
e
n int
o
accou
nt wh
e
n 1
0
u
tilizin
g
a Ni
g
ht Vision Device
f
or observation or
n
avi
g
ation purposes.
D
epth Perception
Nigh
t
Vi
s
i
on
d
oes not present norma
l
d
ept
h
p
erception. Use extreme caution when usin
g
a
N
i
g
ht Vision Device where reliance upon depth
p
ercept
i
on
i
s
i
mportant.
Fo
g
and Rai
n
N
i
g
ht Vision Devices are ver
y
responsive to
r
e
fl
ected ambient li
g
ht; there
f
ore,
f
o
g
or heav
y
r
ain can re
fl
ect too much li
g
ht toward the Ni
g
ht
V
ision Device and ma
y
seriousl
y
de
g
rade its
p
er
f
ormance.
Hone
y
comb
This is a faint hexa
g
onal pattern throu
g
hout
the ima
g
e area. This e
ff
ect is more noticeable
u
nder hi
g
h li
g
ht conditions. Do not be concerned
- the hone
y
comb effect is an inherent character-
istic o
f
all hi
g
h-ampli
fi
cation ni
g
ht vision s
y
stems
that incorporate a microchannel plate in the
int
e
n
s
ifi
e
r
.
Black S
p
ot
s
These are cosmetic blemishes in the ima
g
e
intensifier. The
y
do not affect the performance
or reliabilit
y
o
f
a ni
g
ht vision device and a num-
ber o
f
sizes are inherent in the manu
f
acturin
g
p
rocess.
Ima
g
e Intensifier Lif
e
N
i
g
ht Vision Devices are desi
g
ned to be robust.
The ima
g
e intensifier tube, however, does not
h
ave an unlimited li
f
etime. The li
f
e o
f
the ima
g
e
intensi
fi
er is dependent upon the amount o
f
u
se. Under normal operatin
g
conditions, it will
p
rovide reliable per
f
ormance
f
or an extended
p
eriod o
f
time.
M
AINTENAN
C
E
O
p
tic
s
A
lwa
y
s clean the optics with a suitable optical
c
leanin
g
cloth. Do not use deter
g
ents or exces-
s
ive moisture to clean an
y
part o
f
the Ni
g
ht Vi-
s
i
o
n D
e
vi
ce
.
Batter
y
/Batter
y
Compartment
A
n
y
Ni
g
ht Vision Device that is to be stored
f
or a
l
on
g
or undetermined amount o
f
time must have
th
e
ba
tt
e
ri
es
r
e
m
o
v
ed
.
1
1
M
o
i
stur
e
The Ni
g
ht Vision Device is water resistant. No
warranties or
g
uarantees appl
y
to a Ni
g
ht Vision
D
ev
i
ce t
h
at
h
as
b
een su
b
mer
g
e
d
i
n water.
T
a
k
e
g
reat care when usin
g
an
y
ni
g
ht vision in a wet
e
nvironment as the ima
g
e intensifier tube is
se
n
si
t
i
v
e
t
o
m
ois
t
u
r
e
.
S
alt Water
I
f the Ni
g
ht Vision Device is exposed to a salt
water environment, wipe it o
ff
with a clean cloth
s
li
g
htl
y
dampened with
f
resh water and dr
y
it
thorou
g
hl
y
. Take special care of the optics as
no
t
ed
abo
v
e
.
Sunli
g
h
t
N
i
g
ht Vision is sensitive to li
g
ht and must be
s
tored awa
y
f
rom direct contact with bri
g
ht li
g
ht
s
ources o
f
an
y
kind.
!
WARNIN
G
!
I
m
p
ro
p
er care or unau
th
or
i
ze
d
m
aintenance can dama
g
e device
a
nd ma
y
result in warrant
y
nullifi
-
ca
ti
on.
1
2
T
RO
U
BLESHOOTING
Sy
mptom
P
r
obab
l
e
Cause
Co
rr
ec
tiv
e
A
c
ti
o
n
No visible Ima
g
e
a
.
O
b
j
ective lens cap not been removed.
b
.
B
atter
y
cover
i
s
l
oose.
c
. Incorrect batter
y
polarit
y
d. Weak batter
y
a. Remove cap
b
.
Tigh
ten cover
c
. Re-insert batter
y
d. Replace batter
y
I
ma
g
e
fl
ickers,
fl
ashes, or clickin
g
is hear
d
a
. Normal
f
or new batter
y
to cause this
f
or
fir
s
t fiv
e
min
u
t
es
.
a
. I
f
co
n
d
iti
o
n
co
ntin
ues
co
nt
ac
t m
a
n
ufac
-
t
u
r
e
r f
o
r
se
rvi
ce
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
D
ar
k
spots on screen
a
.
C
osmetic blemishes. Normal
f
or this
technology
.
a.
A
ccepta
bl
e as
l
on
g
as
i
t
d
oes not
i
nter-
fere with o
p
eration of the device
I
ma
g
e not c
l
ear
a
.
F
ocus
i
s not a
dj
uste
d
.
b. Too close to objec
t
a. Ad
j
ust
f
ocus
b. Increase viewing distance.
Fi
xe
d
pattern no
i
se.
(honeycomb)
a
.
C
osmetic blemishes caused b
y
too
mac
h ill
u
min
a
ti
o
n. a.
A
ccepta
bl
e as
l
on
g
as tar
g
et reso
l
ut
i
on
ca
n
be
r
eso
lv
ed
.
P
a
tt
e
rn
o
f
da
rk thin lin
es
(
chicken wire
)
a
. N
o
rm
a
l
u
n
de
r w
o
r
s
t
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
. Th
ese
lines will
f
orm hexa
g
onal or square wave-
sha
v
ed
li
n
es
.
a. Acceptable as long as it does not inter-
f
ere with operation o
f
the device
I
ma
g
e dimmer than usual.
a
. W
ea
k
ba
tt
e
ri
es
b
.
Lo
w n
a
t
u
r
al
illu
m
i
n
a
t
io
n
le
v
el
.a. Replace the batteries.
b
.
Tu
rn
o
n
IR
illu
m
i
n
a
t
o
r.

1
3
WARRANTY
The D-112 is covered b
y
a limited 1
y
ear warrant
y
f
rom time o
f
sale. The warrant
y
is valid onl
y
f
or
the ori
g
inal purchaser.
The manufacturer warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship durin
g
the warrant
y
period. I
f
the product proves to be de
f
ective durin
g
this period, the manu
f
acturer will
r
epair the ori
g
inal product or replace it with a like product at the sole discretion o
f
the manu
f
acturer.
This limited warrant
y
does not cover:
1. An
y
product on which the serial number has been defaced, modified, or removed
.
2. An
y
product that has experienced deterioration or a malfunction from: accidents, misuse, ne
g
lect, fire, water,
l
i
g
htin
g
or other acts o
f
nature, unauthorized product modi
fi
cation or
f
ailure to
f
ollow instructions supplied with
the product, repair or attempted repair b
y
an
y
one not authorized to do so, use of supplies or parts not meetin
g
manufacturer’s specifications, normal wear and tear, and/or extreme wear and tear caused b
y
battlefield con-
d
iti
o
n
s
o
r
o
th
e
r
e
xtr
e
m
e
e
nvir
o
nm
e
nt
s
.
C
ustomer is hereb
y
noti
fi
ed that operation o
f
this device durin
g
da
y
li
g
ht hours or under excessive
l
i
g
ht conditions ma
y
permanentl
y
dama
g
e internal components and said dama
g
e will not be cov-
e
re
d
un
d
er t
hi
s warrant
y
.
N
o other warranties, expressed or implied, are valid without an a
g
reement in writin
g
provided b
y
the
ma
n
u
f
ac
t
u
r
e
r.
A
ll shippin
g
involved in warrant
y
work
/
replacement is the sole responsibilit
y
o
f
the purchaser.
1
5
A
CC
EPTAN
C
E
C
ERTIFI
C
ATE
N
i
g
ht Vision Device D-112 con
f
orms to manu-
f
acturer’s speci
fi
cations.
S
erial
#
___________________
Date of Sale ___________________
S
i
g
nature: ___________________
1
4
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
N
i
g
ht
O
ptics U
S
A, Inc. will not be liable
f
or
an
y
claims, actions, suits, proceedin
g
s, costs,
e
xpenses, dama
g
es or liabilities arisin
g
out of
the use o
f
this product.
O
peration and use o
f
this product are the sole responsibilit
y
o
f
the
Customer. Ni
g
ht
O
ptics USA, Inc.’s sole re-
s
pons
ibili
t
y
i
s
li
m
i
te
d
to prov
idi
n
g
t
h
e pro
d
ucts
a
n
d
se
rvi
ce
ou
tlin
ed
h
e
r
e
in in
acco
r
da
n
ce
with
the terms and conditions of this A
g
reement.
The provision o
f
products sold and services
p
er
f
ormed b
y
Ni
g
ht
O
ptics U
S
A, Inc. to the
Customer shall not be interpreted, construed, or
r
e
g
ar
d
e
d
, e
i
t
h
er express
ly
or
i
mp
li
e
d
, as
b
e
i
n
g
f
or the bene
fi
t or creatin
g
an
y
obli
g
ation toward
an
y
third part
y
of le
g
al entit
y
outside Ni
g
ht
O
p-
tics U
S
A, Inc. and
C
ustomer; Ni
g
ht
O
ptics U
S
A,
I
nc.
’
s obli
g
ations under this A
g
reement extend
s
olel
y
to the Customer. Ni
g
ht
O
ptics USA, Inc.’s
l
iabilit
y
hereunder
f
or dama
g
es, re
g
ardless o
f
the
f
orm or action, shall not exceed the
f
ees or
other char
g
es paid to Ni
g
ht
O
ptics USA, Inc. b
y
the
C
ustomer or the
C
ustomer’s dealer. Ni
g
ht
O
ptics U
S
A, Inc. shall not, in an
y
event, be
l
iable
f
or special, indirect, incidental, or conse-
q
uential dama
g
es, includin
g
, but not limited to,
l
ost income, lost revenue, or lost
p
rofit, whether
s
uch dama
g
es were
f
oreseeable or not at the
time o
f
purchase, and whether or not such dam-
a
g
es arise out of breach of warrant
y
, a breach
o
f
a
g
reement, ne
g
li
g
ence, strict liabilit
y
, or an
y
other theor
y
o
f
liabilit
y.
NIGHT OPTICS USA, INC.
5122 Bolsa Ave. Suite 101 Tel: [phone]
Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Fax:[phone]
USA www.nightoptics.com