Bushnell 201042 Fusion 1600 ARC 10x42 Binoculars User Manual

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Bushnell 201042 Fusion 1600 ARC 10×42 Binoculars

HOW OUR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WORKS

The Fusion™ 1600 ARC™ emits invisible, eye-safe, infrared energy pulses. The Fusion 1600 ARC’s advanced digital microprocessor and ASIC chip (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) result in instantaneous and accurate readings every time. Sophisticated digital technology instantaneously calculates distances by measuring the time it takes for each pulse to travel from the rangefinder to the target and back.

RANGING ACCURACY

The ranging accuracy of the Fusion 1600 ARC is plus or minus one yard/meter under most circumstances. The maximum range of the instrument depends on the reflectivity of the target. The maximum distance for most objects is 1000 yards/914 meters, while for highly reflective objects, the maximum is 1600 yards/1463 meters.

Note: You will get both longer and shorter maximum distances depending on the reflective properties of the particular target and the environmental conditions at the time the distance of an object is being measured.

The color, surface finish, size, and shape of the target all affect reflectivity and range. The brighter the color, the longer the range. White is highly reflective, for example, and allows longer ranges than the color black, which is the least reflective color. A shiny finish provides more range than a dull one. A small target is more difficult to range than a larger target.

The angle to the target also has an effect. Shooting to a target at a 90-degree angle (where the target surface is perpendicular to the flight path of the emitted energy pulses) provides good range, while a steep angle, on the other hand, provides limited ranging. In addition, lighting conditions (e.g., the amount of sunlight) will affect the ranging capabilities of the unit. The less light (e.g., overcast skies), the farther the unit’s maximum range will be. Conversely, very sunny days will decrease the unit’s maximum range.

GETTING STARTED

INSERTING THE BATTERY

The battery compartment is located between the objective barrels. Simply remove the battery cap by rotating it counterclockwise and insert a CR-123 3-volt lithium battery into the compartment, negative end first, then replace the battery cap.

NOTE: It is recommended that the battery be replaced at least once every 6 months.

SETTING THE DISPLAY FOCUS AND DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT

Before you begin using your laser rangefinder binoculars, a few simple, one-time adjustments should be made to ensure that you can get sharp focus on objects by just using the main focus knob on the binoculars. This process will compensate for any variations in the eyesight or vision of the individual user:

Leave the rubber eyecups in their “up” position if you are not wearing glasses, or twist them down if you are. Grasp the left and right sides of the binocular, and pull them apart or push them together while looking through the binocular to adjust the eyepiece spacing until your view is a single circular image.
While looking through the binoculars, press the power button to turn on the display. Look through just the right side of the binocular—you will see a red aiming circle in the center. Point the binoculars at a plain background.
Rotate the display focus (right eyecup) until the circular reticle appears as sharp as possible to your right eye. This compensates for any difference between your vision and the correct focus for the laser.
Next, continuing to look through the right side only, aim at a distant object (preferably one containing fine detail such as a tree or sign), and adjust the binocular’s center focusing knob until it appears as sharp as possible to your right eye.
Finally, view the same object through only the left side of the binocular, and rotate the diopter adjustment (left eyecup) until it appears sharp to your left eye (do not touch the center focus knob while doing this). This compensates for any vision differences between your left and right eyes.

Once set, note the number on the left and right binocular tubes that the index mark on each eyecup is lined up with. With the display focus and diopter adjustment set to these positions, you should be able to obtain sharp viewing of objects at any distance by simply adjusting the center focus knob while you look through the binocular. There is no need to re-adjust the display focus or diopter adjustment unless you share the binocular with another user or if your eyes become tired over a long period of use.

OPERATIONAL SUMMARY

While looking through the binoculars, depress the power button once to activate the Vivid Display. Place the aiming circle (located in the center of the field of view) upon a target at least 10 yards away, depress and hold the power button down until the range reading is displayed near the bottom of the in-view display. Crosshairs surrounding the aiming circle indicate that the laser is being transmitted. Once a range has been acquired, you can release the power button. The crosshairs surrounding the aiming circle will disappear once the power button has been released (i.e., the laser is no longer being transmitted).

Note: Once activated, the display will remain active and display the last distance measurement for 3 seconds. You can depress the power button again at any time to distance yourself from a new target. As with any laser device, it is not recommended to directly view the emissions for long periods of time with magnified lenses. The maximum time the laser is transmitted (fired) is 10 seconds. To re-fire, press the button down again.

VIVID DISPLAY INDICATORS

Your Fusion 1600 ARC Vivid Display™ incorporates the following illuminated indicators:

Angle Range Compensation Modes

Rifle Mode
Bow Mode
Battery Life Indicator
Aiming Circle
Active Laser

Targeting Modes

BullsEye Mode
Brush Mode
Primary Numeric Display displays Line-of-Sight Distance

Holdover / Bullet-Drop Measure for Rifle Mode

MOA
CM
IN
SD = Variable Sight-In Distance
13. Secondary Numeric Display (Toggles from Degree of Angle to Holdover/Bullet Drop for Rifle Mode) (Toggles from Degree of Angle to True Horizontal Distance for Bow Mode)

ANGLE RANGE COMPENSATION

The Fusion 1600 ARC is an advanced premium laser rangefinder binocular featuring a built-in accelerometer-based inclinometer that digitally displays the exact angle from -90 to +90 degrees of elevation and is +/- 1.0 degree accurate. The Bushnell® Fusion 1600 ARC™ solves a problem hunters have been faced with for years. The problem: Bow and rifle hunters have struggled with extreme uphill and downhill angles because of how these angles alter true horizontal distance to your target. The solution: ARC’s integrated inclinometer provides elevation angle to allow for distance compensation when targeting objects that are either uphill or downhill. This data is then combined with internal algorithmic ballistic formulas.

ARC (Angle Range Compensation) Modes

Bow Mode: Displays line-of-sight distance, degree of elevation, and true horizontal distance from 10–99 yards/meters and a maximum inclination of +/- 90°.

Rifle Mode : Calculates and displays the amount of bullet drop at the target in inches, centimeters, or MOA. The amount of bullet drop is determined by the line-of-sight distance to the target, degree of elevation, along the specific ballistic characteristics of the caliber and ammunition load. When you range your target, the line of sight, degree of elevation, and bullet-drop/holdover in inches, centimeters, or MOA will be displayed from 100 to 800 yards/meters with a maximum inclination of +/- 90°.

One of eight ballistic groups (identified as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) for centerfire rifles and two ballistic groups (identified as I and J) for black powder/muzzleloaders can be selected by the user, with each formula representing a given combination of caliber and loads. The ballistic groups are selected by the user in the SET-UP menu.

Regular Mode : This mode does not provide any degree of elevation or compensated distance, but instead, line-of-sight distance only.

BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR

Battery Indicator:

Full charge
2/3 battery life remaining
1/3 battery life remaining
Battery indicator blinks – battery needs to be replaced, and the unit will not be operable.

UNIT OF MEASURE OPTIONS

The Fusion 1600 ARC can be used to measure distances in yards or meters. The unit of measure indicators are located in the lower right portion of the LCD.

ACTIVE LASER

Crosshairs surrounding the aiming circle indicate that the laser is being transmitted. Once a range has been acquired, you can release the power button. The crosshairs surrounding the circle will disappear once the power button has been released (i.e., the laser is no longer being transmitted).

SELECTIVE TARGETING™ MODES

The Fusion 1600 ARC was especially designed with hunters in mind. The selective targeting modes allow you to adjust the performance parameters of the unit to suit your specific situation and environment. To move from one mode to another, press the POWER button once to turn on the unit. While looking through the eyepiece, press the MODE button and quickly release. The different targeting modes available and mode indicators are listed below:

Standard with Automatic SCAN (LCD Indicator – none): This setting allows most targets to be distanced up to 1600 yards. Used for moderately reflective targets that are typical of most distancing situations. The minimum distance in the standard mode is 10 yards. To use the Automatic SCAN feature, simply hold down the POWER button for approximately 3 seconds and move the rangefinder from object to object while leaving the POWER button depressed. Automatic SCAN will allow the range to be continuously updated as multiple objects are targeted.

BullsEye™ (LCD Indicator ): This advanced mode allows easy acquisition of small targets and game without inadvertently getting distances to background targets that have stronger signal strength. When more than one object has been acquired, the distance of the closer object will be displayed, and a crosshair will surround the BullsEye™ indicator, informing the user that the distance to the closer object is being displayed in the LCD. Once in this mode, press the POWER button to turn the unit on. Next, align the aiming circle onto the object (i.e., deer) that you want to distance to.

Next, press and hold the POWER button and move the laser slowly over the deer until the crosshairs surround the BullsEye indicator. If the laser beam recognizes more than one object (i.e., deer and background trees), the distance of the closer object (i.e., deer) will be displayed, and crosshairs will surround the BullsEye indicator, informing the user that the distance to the closer object is being displayed in the LCD. There may be times when the laser beam only sees one object in its path. In this case, the distance will be displayed, but because more than one object was not acquired, the crosshairs will not surround the BullsEye indicator.

TIP: While pressing the POWER button, you can move the device slowly from object to object and intentionally force the laser to hit multiple objects to ensure that you are only displaying the closest of the objects recognized by the laser.

Brush™ (LCD Indicator ): This advanced mode allows objects such as brushes and tree branches to be ignored so that the distance only to background objects is displayed. When more than one object has been acquired, the distance of the furthest object will be displayed, and a circle will surround the Brush™ indicator, informing the user that the distance of the farthest object is being displayed in the LCD. Once in this mode, press the POWER button to turn the unit on. Next, align the aiming circle with the object that you want the distance to. Next, press and hold the POWER button and move the laser slowly over the object until a circle surrounds the Brush indicator.

If the laser beam recognizes more than one object (i.e., a close-up tree branch and a deer in the background), the distance of the farther object (i.e., the deer) will be displayed, and a circle will surround the brush indicator informing the user that the distance to the farther object is being displayed. There may be times when the laser beam only sees one object in its path. In this case, the distance will be displayed, but because more than one object was not acquired, the circle will not surround the Brush indicator.

DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS

Vivid Display Technology™ dramatically improves contrast, clarity, and light transmission while increasing the brightness of the digital readout, making distance readings legible in low-light environments. There are four intensity settings to choose from, and this is the first setting within the SETUP menu. Press the MODE button for 3 seconds to get into the SETUP menu.

The existing brightness setting will be flashing ; pressing the MODE button will toggle between the four brightness settings. is the lowest intensity, while is the brightest. Simply press the MODE button until the desired brightness setting is displayed and select it by pressing and releasing the POWER button. There are two ARC (Angle Range Compensation) modes and one REGULAR mode.

The two ARC modes are BOW mode and RIFLE mode. To select between these modes, first turn the unit “ON” by pressing and releasing the POWER button. Next, press and hold the MODE button for three seconds to get into the SETUP menu. The brightness is displayed first and can be changed by pressing the MODE button or accepted by pressing the POWER button.

Then press the POWER button until you see the existing compensation mode indicated by either the “Bow” symbol, the “Rifle” symbol lit with one of the ballistic groups (A through J) displayed and flashing, or no indicators lit and the message flashing. The modes can be cycled through in a circular fashion by pressing and releasing the MODE button.

The order of modes is as follows: BOW, RIFLE A, RIFLE B, RIFLE C, RIFLE D, RIFLE E, RIFLE F, RIFLE G, RIFLE H, RIFLE I, RIFLE J, REG, etc. When the bow selection is displayed, the “BOW” icon will flash, and when a “RIFLE” selection is displayed, the “RIFLE” icon and ballistic group will flash. When the message is displayed, it will flash within the display. Once the desired distance compensation mode is displayed, select it by pressing and releasing the POWER button.

Following this selection, the current unit of measure, “Y” for yards or “M” for meters, will flash in the display, and the SETUP icon is still lit. Pressing the MODE button will toggle the unit of measure. When the desired unit of measure is displayed, press the POWER button to accept the unit of measure. If the user chooses RIFLE mode, and after having determined the unit of measure, the user has the following options:

Variable Sight-In (VSI™) – Allows the rifle hunter to choose from four sight-in distances (100, 150, 200, or 300 yards or meters) and provides holdover/bullet-drop data in inches, centimeters, or MOA. The “SD” (Sight-In Distance) indicator will turn on, and the current Sight-In Distance number will blink within the display (i.e., 100, 150, 200, or 300). The Sight-In Distance options can be cycled through in a circular fashion by pressing and releasing the MODE button. Once the desired Sight-In Distance is displayed, select it by pressing and releasing the POWER button.
Finally, if RIFLE mode was chosen, and as long as the unit of measure and a sight-in distance were selected, you have the option of determining how you would like hold-over/bullet-drop displayed. If measurement units are in yards, you will be able to choose between inches or MOA. The “CM” for centimeters or “IN” for inches will flash in the display, and the SETUP icon is still lit. Once the desired ballistic measure is displayed, select it by pressing and releasing the POWER button. If units of measure selected previously were meters, then your hold-over/bullet-drop will automatically be displayed in centimeters.

Upon returning to the normal operating menu, the current compensation mode and unit of measure will be identified in the display as indicated below.

When the unit automatically powers down, operation will always return to the normal operation (i.e., away from SETUP) with the last used ARC mode active (i.e., BOW, RIFLE, or REGULAR) along with the last used TARGETING modes active (Standard SCAN, BULLSEYE, or BRUSH). If the unit turns off while in the SETUP menu, the unit will always return to the last mode(s) still active.

Once the range is displayed, continue to hold the POWER button down for approximately 2 seconds while holding the aiming circle on the object and keeping the unit as steady as possible so as to allow the inclinometer enough time to measure the angle. Then release the POWER button. Once you have released the power button, the line of sight will be displayed along with the unit of measure.

Beneath the line of sight distance and unit of measure, the degree of angle will be displayed for approximately 1.5 seconds and will then automatically switch to the compensated range. The line of sight distance, unit of measure, and automatic toggle from degree of angle to compensated distance will continue for 5 seconds, at which time the display will automatically shut off.

TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE

If the unit does not turn on – LCD does not illuminate:

Depress the POWER button.
Check and, if necessary, replace the battery.

If the unit powers down (display goes blank when attempting to power the laser):

The battery is either weak or of low quality. Replace the battery with a good-quality one 3 -volt lithium battery (CR-123).

If the target range cannot be obtained:

Make sure the Display is illuminated.
Make sure that the power button is being depressed.
Make sure that nothing, such as your hand or finger, is blocking the objective lenses (lenses closest to the target) that emit and receive the laser pulses.
Make sure the unit is held steady while depressing the power button.

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