Features of the Binoculars
TheAPMTelesc opesAPObinocularsusehighqualityFPL-53 SD glass andsocalledBAK-4 prismsforhigh
contrastandsharpimagesacross theentirefield.Additionalspecial coatingsonallopticalsurfacesfurther
enhancetheimagequalityande nsuretruetolife colors.Thisallowsyoutosee thesmallestdeta ils.
TheAPMTelesc opesAPObinocularshaveamagnesium housing.Itisoneofthelightestofallmetals.Despite its
lowweight, itisve rystableandcorrosionisnotposs ible.
TheAPMTelesc opesAPObinocularsar efilledwithharmlessnitr ogengasduringmanufacture.Thisprevents the
ingressofwater,thusmakingit water-resistant.Youdonothavetoworryifyourbinocularsgetwet.Ifitgetswet,
justle titdr yathome anditisreadyforuseagain.Bythewaythenitrogen protects your binoculars against lens
fungus.
TheAPMTelesc opesAPObinocularshave1¼" standard eyepiece receptaclessothattheeyepiecescanbe
changedanddifferent magnificationscanbeac hieved.ThefocalpositionwaschosensuchthatTeleVueDelos,
Nagler,Panoptice yepiecesandtheDocter 12.5mmUWAeyepiececanbefocused.
Features of the Tripod
Thesuppliedtripodisverystableandsimple to handle.Iteasil ycarriesyournewAPMTelescopesAPO
binoculars.
Thetripod legshavese gments,soyoucanadjusttheheight of the tripodtoyourneedsineverysituation.
Features of the Center Mount
ThestablecentermountconnectsyourAPMTelescopesAPObinocularstothetr ipodviaa
standard 3/8" connector.Itallowsfreeandprecisehorizontal and vertical movements.
Assembly
Firstpul lthetripodlegsoffbyl ooseningthelockingscrewsonthelegs andthecentercolumn(if
applicable)andlockingtheminasuita bleheight.Thenpositionthelower, cylindricalpartofthe
centermountandscrewthetripod's3/8"screwintothethreadinthefootofthece ntermount.
Afterwardsyou caninserttheshaftintothelowerpart.Nowfitthebinocularstripodadapterat
thebottomofthebridgetothecenter mountarmandtightenthescrew.Thenpushthetwo
suppliedeye piecesintotheeyepi ecerecept acles,clampthemfirml ywiththesmallerofthet wo
ringsatthereceptacle.Thenset theappropriateinterpupillary distancebyusingthef lutedlevers
atthe receptaclesandpushtheeyepiecesapartortogetheruntiltheyareat therightdistance.The
distance issetc orrectly,assoonasarelaxedviewthroughtheglas sispossible.Thereafter,the
binocularsarepreparedforobservation.
Focusing
TheAPMTelesc opesAPObinocularshaveasocal ledsingleeyepiecef ocussystem.Thisgives
youtheopportunitytos etthef ocusindividuallyforeacheye.All youneedtodo istofocusone
eyepiecebyturningthefocusing ring,thatisthewiderofthetworings,untiltheimageissharp.
Repeattheprocedureforthesecondeyepiece.Whenyouperformtheoperationonamediumfar
object, moredist antonesareautomaticallysha rp.Bytheway,differencesinthevisual
performanceoftheeyesareautomaticallycompensatedfor.Of course,APMTelescopesAPO
binocularshaveadioptercompensation,thatallowsforindividualfocusinga tinfinity.