BATTERY ACTIVATION / BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR
Before first use: Remove the battery compartment cover by lifting the battery cover tab and then rotating
the cover counter-clockwise. Remove and discard the plastic disc covering the positive battery terminal,
then replace the battery cover. NOTE: It is recommended that the CR2 3-volt lithium battery be replaced at
least once every 12 months. Please insert it into the compartment's negative end first.
› Full charge
› 3/4 battery level remaining
› 1/2 battery level remaining
› 1/4 battery level remaining
› Battery icon blinks - the battery needs to be replaced and unit will not be operable.
DISPLAY INDICATORS/ICONS
R3-1200 rangefinder's display elements:
1. Battery Level Indicator
2. Aiming Circle/Dot
3. Active/Scan Laser Indicator
4. Angle Compensated Distance
5. Distance Units
6. Line-of-sight Distance
7. Angle Indicator
8. Bow Mode Indicator
CHOOSING DISTANCE UNITS
The Setup Menu is used to select the distance units: Yards, Meters, or Feet. While the unit is off, press and hold the Power/Fire button
to enter the Setup Menu. The first setting is Yards, and "Y" will flash, indicating that the distance unit is selected. Continue to hold
the Power/Fire button for three seconds to change to Meters until "M" appears. Continue to hold the Power/Fire button for three
seconds to change to Feet until "FEEt" appears.
Release the Power/Fire button to confirm the distance unit option.
AUTOMATIC SCAN
To use the Automatic SCAN feature, press and hold the Fire button, then move the rangefinder from object to object while keeping
the Fire button pressed. Automatic SCAN will cause the standard line of sight distance readout (6) to update as multiple objects are
targeted continuously. The Active/Scan indicator lines (3) flash while scanning.
ANGLE RANGE COMPENSATION (ARC)
The R3-1200 rangefinder with ARC™ was specially designed for hunters. Your
rangefinder features a built-in inclinometer that solves a problem hunters
have faced for years. Bow and rifle hunters have struggled with extreme uphill
and downhill angles because of how these angles alter the true horizontal
distance to your target. The ARC™ solution: an integrated inclinometer
provides angular data to a processor chip when targeting either uphill
or downhill objects. This data is then combined with internal algorithmic
formulas.
When the Fire button is released, the rangefinder's display will show the
standard "line of sight" distance near the center of the display (6), along with
the angle of the incline in degrees (-/+ 70º), indicated at the bottom of the
display (7).
For example, a bowhunter in a tree stand may be aiming at a deer downhill
at -52º relative to his position. The line of sight distance is 32 yards, but he is
likely to "overshoot" the target based on that. The THD distance (compensated for the angle) reads 19.7 yards. That is the distance the
hunter should base their shot on.
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Line of Sight = 32Y
Degree of Angle = -52°
Compensated Distance = 19.7Y
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19.7 Yds
True Distance