Atn X-sight Ii Hd 5-20x Day & Night Rifle Scope Review

Preparing the Device for Performance

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Unpacking

The following steps must be accomplished prior to each mission where the sight is used.

1. Open up box, remove the X-Sight Hd and check that content of box that null is missing. If any accessories are missing practice non hesitate to contact ATN's Customer Service at info@atncorp.com or 1-800-910-2862.
2. Audit the scope for obvious bear witness of damage to optical surfaces, trunk, eyecups, operation buttons, etc. Ensure that all optical surfaces are clean and ready for use. Clean with lens tissue.

Installation of batteries

The X-Sight HD will operate on four AA blazon batteries.

Install AA batteries equally follows:

1. Remove the bombardment cap by unscrewing it counter clockwise.
2. Insert batteries as shown.
3. Supervene upon battery cap into the housing. Spiral clockwise until finger tight. Practice not over tighten every bit it will be difficult to remove the next time you replace batteries.

NOTE
We highly recommend using lithium AA batteries. They will provide much longer battery life.
Use simply 1.5 V batteries.

USB, HDMI and SD ports

Ten-Sight Hd has microSD, microUSB and microHDMI ports.

Note
You must accept an SD card inserted in the device in gild to be able to update the scope with the latest firmware every bit well as use the WiFi mode.

Insert microSD card as follows:

1. Remove X-Sight Hard disk has microSD, microUSB and Micro HDMI ports cap past unscrewing it counter clockwise. Brand certain that the X-Sight HD is turned OFF before inserting the card into the slot.
2. Insert microSD card as shown.
3. Replace port cap into the housing. Screw clockwise until finger tight. Do not over tighten as it will be difficult to remove.

NOTE
There is only one correct direction to insert the microSD card. Do non force the card into the slot as it may harm both the camera and the microSD card. Insert the card, as indicated.
A new microSD card should be formatted before using.

NOTE
To lock when inserting microSD menu in the slot, button it a thin object (a pocket-size coin, paper clip, toothpick, ballpen) until it clicks into place. To remove the microSD card from the slot, push it in the same sparse object. When it pops upwards a few millimeters, it tin can pull with your fingers or tweezers.

NOTE
If y'all are going to record video and so microSD Carte du jour should be of Class ten (10 mb/sec) or faster and take capacity from 4 to 64 Gb.

How to Update the Firmware

To receive the notification of new firmware updates, please register your X-Sight HD by clicking Register. Once you register you lot will be able to download the latest firmware file. Yous will also receive email announcements once a new firmware becomes available.

NOTE
Before operating your X-Sight please update the firmware to the latest version.

Notation
You lot must brand sure that the batteries in the X-Sight are fully charged before updating your device. In the result of a power failure during an update the 10-Sight may crash corrupting its system files and will need to be sent dorsum to the ATN factory for service.

Update the new firmware as follows:

1. Download the ***.bin file from https://www.atncorp.com/firmware (You may need to create an account, if you didn't create it earlier) and copy to your microSD Card — root directory.
2. Insert the menu into the device.
3. Turn ON the device.
4. In the "Firmware Update" dialog box select "Yes" to start the update.
5. When the update counter reaches "100%" the device will automatically restart.
6. Once the device is powered upward information technology will enter self configuration style.
7. Later on completing information technology will automatically restart and volition be prepare for use.
8. Motion Sensing platform will exist configured when starting time turned on.
9. Once the Firmware update completes, delight practise a manufactory reset before using the product.
10. Please remember to delete the Firmware File off of the microSD card after all steps are completed.

Note
If the device does non restart within 30 seconds after reaching 100%, remove and re-insert the batteries and power-up the device.

Notation
Wi-Fi / Motion Sensing platform configuration when first turned on.
When you start turn the device on later on programme software updating Wi-Fi > Movement Sensing Platform configuration takes place.

ON/OFF

To turn ON your device delight press and hold the Ability button.
To turn OFF your device please press and agree the POWER button – yous volition see "device shutting downwardly" with a count down, please continue to concur the Power button throughout the entire cycle.

Using your Keypad

The Keypad on the X-Sight is designed to exist tapped not pressed and held!
When using each key on the keypad to operate the X-Sight please be aware that y'all demand to tap each central. Concord a key no longer than one 2d.

There are 2 exceptions to the rule:

• ON/OFF — when turning the unit of measurement ON you need to press and hold the POWERbutton for a few seconds. When turning the unit OFF yous need to press and hold it for iii seconds; you will run into "device shutting downwardly" with a count downwardly on the screen. It'due south washed to make sure that yous exercise not turn off the device accidentally past tapping the wrong fundamental.
• ZOOM — by pressing and belongings the UP or DOWN button you will be able to Zoom IN and OUT your device.

Focusing X-Sight

X-Sight Hard disk focuses as follows:

• Diopter Adjustment — Exercise not take the Rubber Cap off the Objective lens. Look through the eyepiece while focusing on the reticle on the screen. Past rotating the Diopter Adjustment you will achieve optimal sharpness for your vision.

NOTE
You should not demand to re-adjust the Diopter Adjustment unless another user with unlike vision then yourself will exist using the scope.

• Altitude Focus — Remove the Cap from the Objective Lens. Conform the focus ring as necessary to achieve proper focus at diverse distances.

Mounting

1. Slightly loosen the fixing screws on the 7/8" weaver mount built into the scope.
2. Identify the telescopic on the weaver track of the burn down arm.
3. Tighten the fixing screws.

Annotation
Fixing screws may need to exist tightened after continuous shooting.

In the upshot that y'all need more fine adjustments on your rail you tin can apply the "Rail With Fixing Project". This will allow you to adjust the groove by 1/3 of an inch.
To change the position of the "Rail With Fixing Projection" follow the steps mentioned beneath:

1. Unscrew the two screws, which adhere the track to the mounting bracket.
2. Take the runway out of the mount.
3. Reposition Rails With Fixing Projection Changeabout.
4. Fix the rails with the two screws.

Notation
Nosotros recommend using "Loctite" to make sure the screws will not loosen during shooting.

Long range 850 mW infra-ruby-red illuminator

Infra-red (IR) Illuminators are common for night vision applied science. The IR lite greatly enhances the performance of your device, while remaining near totally invisible to the naked eye. Staying in the nighttime, switch on your night vision device. If the visibility is low, yous may employ the ATN IR850 to improve the visibility. Still, you should think that the IR illuminator is simply a source of infrared low-cal that enhances the visibility of your device depending on the setting you select on the illuminator.

The ATN IR850 is powered with ii CR123A lithium batteries. To install the batteries, unscrew the cap of the bombardment housing and insert batteries following the polarity arrows marked on the housing. Put the cap back into place.
The IR850 illuminator has a command console with two buttons. To switch the IR illuminator on/off press "+" and "–" buttons simultaneously. When the IR illuminator is switched on you can see the light-green LED light on the dorsum side of IR850. By pushing the buttons "+" and "–"you lot may adapt the IR brightness.

The IR axle can exist used to flood an surface area with IR light or narrow the beam for longer range. To modify the beam, slightly plough the IR lens outward for a narrow beam increasing the range of the IR light. If y'all need to accept a wider beam to have a bigger Field of View, you would and then turn the lens inward. The windage and elevation screws aid adjust the management of the IR beam from the IR850 in lodge to focus on the scene observed in the viewfinder of your device. Use the included Allen wrench to rotate the adjusting screws until the IR beam is centered. Delight remember the adjustments should exist performed in darkness or semi darkness (an IR axle is greatly diminished and may not exist noticeable at all during daylight conditions).
Yous can change the position of the IR command panel to come across your needs. The wrench that is included in the set is used to loosen the nut located on the trunk of the IR. Rotate the IR to the desired position. Tighten the nut with the wrench to secure the new position.

Compass calibration

In order for your Compass to function accurately y'all volition need to calibrate your compass each time you plough on the device.
To Calibrate simply Rotate the device in all three Axis every bit pictured below:

After Calibrating the device please recollect that the compass (just similar whatsoever regular compass) will piece of work all-time when belongings the X-Sight parallel to the footing.

NOTE
When the compass isn't calibrated there is CAL on the right of the compass icon.

Performance

Features

Info bar(s) and Abode screen

Turn on the device. Printing and release ENTER push in one case.
Once pressed you will see a number of indicators appearing around the screen providing you useful data on your environment.

Example: Velocity, Pinnacle, Clock, Zoom Level, etc…

NOTE
The information on the bottom of the screen will stay on for a set catamenia of time. If y'all wish for the information to be constantly displayed on the screen delight movement the information to the peak of the screen (run across Settings).

Screen with the bottom banner

Double Tap on the Enter button to go into Home Screen.
Home Screen provides yous quick commands also every bit visual cues to their apply. To move between Icons in one case they appear on the screen utilize LEFT and RIGHT buttons.
Currently, Home Screen has the post-obit four Icons:

Tape Video/Image Capture

Photo/Video Mode. Utilise the UP key to turn ON of Timed and alter level of Filibuster between shots.
Besides this is your standard way of functioning and will permit you to quickly and hands Zoom IN and OUT.

Carte du jour > Capture contains a number of settings for Video and Photo Capture.

• Resolution — XSight records in 2 video modes: Standard Full Hd video mode (1080p @ 30fps) and 720p @ 60fps.
• Microphone — XSight has a built-in Microphone that may exist turned ON or OFF for recording Videos.

Annotation
You must have a microSD card inserted in the device for these features to work. All files will be stored on the microSD carte du jour.

Notation
In Night Mode in that location are two additional options: 1080p low light amplification and 1080phigh light distension. Medium is set by default and recommended for the smoothest motion picture and optimum light amplification.

Annotation
Information technology may best to plow OFF the Microphone in conditions of extreme wind.

Timed — you may plow Timed ON or OFF. If Timed ON, XSight will exercise a series of shots. If Timed OFF, XSight will practice one shot.

If Timed ON, the following settings are available:

• Number of shots — The number of shots in outburst. Select the value from three to 10.
• Delay betwixt shots (sec) — Information technology's interval between shots (sec). Select the value from ii to xv.

PIV (Motion picture In Video) feature enables you to have photos while recording video.
How to use: While recording video, printing the LEFT arrow push to take a photo. Y'all motion picture will exist saved to your microSD carte du jour.

NOTE
To use this feature there should exist a memory menu in the device.

Geo-Tagging

Menu > Capture contains of settings for Record Geo-Tagging.

Record Geo-Tagging – all photos and Videos captured by X-Sight may have Geo-tags attached to them. Geo-tags are boosted data files that allow the user to capture data on the verbal location of where photos or videos were taken from. Geo-tags are saved in the special GPX or KML files on microSD carte. Using special software, the data recorded in GPX file can be viewed on the various cartographic resource as the trajectory.
(Delight see Geo-tagging for more than data.)

NOTE
The KML files are available only on Google resource (Google Maps and Google World).

Note
If GPS turn OFF, the Geo-Tagging does non work.

Brightness

Tap once on the ENTER button to select brightness of your display. You will encounter a brightness indicator as visualized by a calorie-free bulb.

You may employ LEFT and RIGHT buttons to adjust brightness of your display to your desired level.

You can also change the Brightness in the Menu (encounter Brandish section). This is your setting for the display ranging from i to 5.

Nighttime Vision Mode

Tap once on the ENTER button to switch between Mean solar day and Dark Mode.

Day Mode

Nighttime Mode (Green)

Night Way (White)

Please note that turning on Nighttime Mode during Daylight will Not Damage your device, yet yous may not exist able to come across anything due to the image being besides bright. In that outcome we recommend that you switch back to Mean solar day Mode or motion into a darker environment.

NOTE
We highly recommend using the IR Illuminator included with your X-Sight.

NOTE
IR Illuminator is effective simply in night mode.

Annotation
Night mode is not supported in 720p resolution.

While having Day/Night Mode ICON selected on the screen you may use the Downwards push button to alter between Black and White dark manner and Green night mode. Simply tap the DOWN button to motion between modes.

Annotation
Light Amplification does not change when changing colour modes.

Bill of fare > Display > Day/Night Mode — these aforementioned settings may be adjusted in your Home Screen Day/Night ICON.

• Day/Night Manner — Day or NIGHT choice are possible.
• Night Mode Color — WHITE or Light-green selection are possible. White indicated Black & White way.
• Low-cal Amplification — HIGH, MEDIUM, Depression option are possible.

Reticle Selection

Carte > Display > Reticle
Reticle – all Reticle settings including the Zeroing-in of your X-Sight are located hither.
Reticle Display – you may turn the Reticle ON or OFF. Turning the Reticle off may be useful when using the X-Sight for observational purposes just.

Reticle Blazon – tap ENTER push to select desired Reticle and return to previous screen.

Notation
Nosotros programme to add additional Reticles in the future firmware releases and when added they will announced in the Reticle Type department.

Cipher Setup

Unmarried shot nothing instructions:

1. Power on device.
2. Press the "ENTER" button twice to bring upwardly your carte icons, use the keypad arrows to select "Menu" and press "ENTER".
3. Select "Display".
4. Select "RETICLE".
5. Select "Zero Setup".

1. Aim at your target (preferably bullseye).
2. Shoot your target while keeping your reticle on the bullseye.
3. Using the keypad arrows, move your reticle to the signal of impact and press "ENTER" to save the new reticle location. This will be your weapon's zero.

Annotation
Afterward setting your zero once, the red dot will always exist your screen'due south center, and the green dot will be your previous naught.

NOTE
Upon pressing "ENTER" when saving your zero, you will be directed to the previous screen. If y'all would like to ostend your zero, repeat footstep five.

Zoom

ZOOM — by pressing and property the Upward or DOWN push button you will exist able to Zoom IN and OUT your device.

WiFi/GPS

Carte > WiFi and GPS
Setting for your WiFi and GPS are contained here.

WiFi — Turn the Ten-Sight's WiFi ON or OFF. Please be aware that the Obsidian Cadre powering your X-Sight is in essence a miniature computer and but similar any computer it does have time to fully boot up its WiFi. Delight wait between 1 to 3 minutes after offset turning ON your WiFi before attempting to connect to your Ten-Sight.

We highly recommend that WiFi is kept OFF when not in employ due to severely increasing your Ten-Sight'south power consumption and draining its batteries.

• SSID — this is name of your X-Sight's WiFi.
• Password — countersign for your X-Sight's WiFi.
• MAC — your unique MAC accost.

Note
This functions cannot exist enabled/disabled during record.

GPS — Plough the X-Sight'south GPS ON or OFF.

Notation
We highly recommend that GPS is kept OFF when not in use to reduce unnecessary ability consumption.
GPS may not part correctly indoors or in environments where the signal to the GPS antenna is blocked. The GPS antenna resides on top of the X-Sight and underneath the GPS/Wi-Fi indicator.

Customize the Name and countersign of SSID

Customize the Name and countersign of SSID
Create the WiFi config file. This pace is performed simply one time
Insert an SD card, power up the device and turn on the WiFi.
Wait for the WiFi icon announced and remove the card.
For every device that needs to exist updated

• On the SD card open and edit the following text file: /MISC/wifi.conf
• Notice the line that starts with AP_SSID (about probable line number 26) and modify it from: AP_SSID=atn_obsidian to: AP_SSID= and relieve the wifi.conf file

Notation
There are several other lines that have keys with the value "atn_obsidian." Do not confuse them, you are simply changing the AP_SSID.

• Starting time the device with the SD card inserted.
• Get-go the WiFi if it'due south non currently running.
• It is at present safe to remove the SD card (the new SSID is saved in the device's internal memory).

Indicator Positions

The Display screen contains a Indicator Positions (Compass, Speedometer, Altitude, Clock).

NOTE
If y'all are going to use Compass it's desirable to calibrate it afterward you switch ON the device.

Setup

Setup contains a number of settings for Date/Time, Units, Zoom, Lens, etc.

Date/Fourth dimension settings

• Engagement and clock source — Manual / WiFi. If y'all select WiFi, y'all tin set date and time on your device using our application. It is enough to choose Date or Fourth dimension item on the screen Settings and set the required numbers.
• Date — gear up date
• Time — fix time
• Date format — select the date format (MM-DD-YYYY / DD-MM-YYYY / YYYY-MM-DD).
• Clock format — select the time format (12h / 24h).

Units — US Standard/Metric.

Restore manufactory settings. If you select this item, yous will see a warning message. Select the desired setting by using the LEFT-Correct buttons, and press ENTER.

Firmware version. It shows the current firmware version of the X-Sight.

Digital zoom — Standard / Extended. Standard zoom works at a range up to 4x. Extended zoom works at a range up to 10x.

The feature of Lens type option — 3x / 5x (3×12 / 5×eighteen) or None. It'southward used for more than accurate zoom operation.

Sleep delay — free energy saving feature. It's designed in order to increase the battery operation fourth dimension.
If the device is motionless for a certain fourth dimension it turns to the sleeping mode. And it starts again with the slightest motion of the device. The user can alter the time of energy saving fashion activation.
Acceptable values:
OFF — the energy saving feature is turned off.
1, v, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, sixty — delay time (in minutes) for energy saving mode activation.

Format microSD Card

NOTE
If Wi-Fi enabled, formatting of the microSD card is blocked.

Servicing

Warnings and Сautions

• Ever call up to turn off the device when it is not in use. If you exercise not program on using it for a menstruation of more than than ten days, yous should remove the batteries.
• Practise not detach, drop, open, beat out, bend, deform, puncture, shred, microwave, incinerate, paint or insert strange objects: information technology volition void your warranty.
• Keep Lens Cap on when not in use.
• Avert contact with grit, steam, and gas.
• This product contains natural rubber latex which may cause allergic reactions.
• The scope is a precision electro-optical instrument and must be handled carefully.
• Do not scratch the external lens surfaces or touch them with your fingers.

CAUTION
Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in impairment to the device!

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Source: https://manual.atncorp.com/xsight/

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