Using The Setup Menu - Simmons PROHUNTER Manual Del Propietário

USING THE SETUP MENU

The Setup Menu is used to select various options, such as the TILT™ Mode (Bow, Rifle, etc.) and distance units (Yards or
Meters) of your preference. After powering on the unit, enter the Setup Menu and hold the Mode button down until "SETUP"
appears in the display (15). You will remain in the Setup Menu until you change or confirm all possible settings (varies
depending on selected TILT mode), and "SETUP" is no longer displayed. Once in the Setup Menu, press the Mode button to
scroll through or toggle the available items. Press the Fire button to confirm and save the currently displayed option/setting.
The first item you can select from the Setup Menu is the TILT Mode. Press the Mode button until the icon for the mode
you want is displayed. Press the Fire button to confirm and continue selecting other related options/settings. More details
regarding the various TILT modes are in the next section.
TILT™ Mode
• REGULAR Mode (
secondary display, only the line of sight distance. Select this mode (press the Fire button with "rE9" displayed while in
Setup) for general purpose use or not use the rangefinder for bow or rifle hunting applications. After confirming your
selection of Regular mode, the only other item in the Setup Menu is the Unit of Measure option. Pressing the Mode
button will toggle the Units from the default "Y" (yards) to "M" (meters). Press the Fire button to confirm your selection
(leave units set to Yards or change it to Meters) and exit the Setup Menu, returning to normal operation.
• BOW Mode ( ): Calculates and displays the degree of incline, and the resulting true horizontal distance in yards or
meters, in addition to the line of sight distance. Select this mode (press the Fire button with the bow icon displayed while
in Setup) for bowhunting. After confirming your selection of Bow mode, the only other item in the Setup Menu is the Unit
of Measure option. Pressing the Mode button will toggle the Units from the default "Y" (yards) to "M" (meters). Press the
Fire button to confirm your selection (leave units set to Yards or change it to metric) and exit the Setup Menu, returning
to normal operation.
Bow Mode Example
The true horizontal distance is shown near the bottom of the display, alternating with the tilt angle in degrees. For
example, a bowhunter in a tree stand may aim at a downhill deer at a -52
sight distance is 37 yards, but he is likely to "overshoot" the target based on that. The THD distance (compensated
for the angle) reads 23 yards. That is the distance the hunter should base his shot.
If he were to shoot as if the target was 37 yards away, he would shoot over the top of the deer because of the severe
angle.
If in BOW mode, the line of sight distance will display in the primary numeric display, and the inclination and horizontal
distance will display in the secondary numeric displays. Simmons® determined through extensive testing and interviews
with high-profile bow hunting experts that multiple bow ballistic groups were unnecessary. Bow-hunters want to know
true horizontal distance because that is how they practice shooting. Once they confidently know that, they can make any
necessary adjustments—giving the bow-hunter anything else other than horizontal distance creates additional confusion and
uncertainty.
Many people mistakenly believe that uphill shots perform differently from downhill shots because of gravity. However, it is
not due to gravity but more of an aberration of the sighting system used on bows. The sighting pin on a bow resides several
inches above the mechanical axis of the arrow. For example, when aiming 23 degrees up an incline, the arrow is at a different
angle.
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): This mode does not provide any degree of elevation or compensated distance information (no
Line of Sight = 37Y
Degree of Angle = -52°
Compensated Distance = 23Y`
angle relative to his position. The line of
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37 Yds
Line of Sight