Athlon MIDAS 1 MILE Installation guide
MIDAS 1 MILE
LEASER RANGEFINDER
USER MANUAL &
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN
1. Remove the battery cap below the eyepiece and insert
a CR2-3V battery into the battery chamber, having the
positive side facing out, then close the battery cap.
2. Short press button to power the unit ON. You should
see the startup display by looking through the eyepiece.
3. Laser Range Finder will automatically power off after
idling for more than 10 seconds.
RANGEFINDER ELEMENTS
“Mode“ Button
“Ranging“/”Power” Button
Eyepiece
Battery Compartment
Laser Receiving Objective
Laser Emission Objective
MENU OPERATIONAL FLOWCHART
1. Power ON: Short press to power on. The startup
screen will display the last used mode. After 10
seconds of no-operation the display will power off
automatically.
2. Menu select: Long press button for 2 seconds to
enter the mode setting menu. Using the button
you can scroll through the icons. Short press
button to advance to the next screen. In mode
setting menu long press button for 2 seconds to
return to ranging display.
EYEPIECE LCD DISPLAY
Battery Indicator;
Aiming Reticle;
Golf Mode / Hunting Mode
Incline Angle, Horizontal Distance, Vertical Distance
Mode Sign;
Distance and Auto function Display;
Unit: M -- Meter, Y -- Yard.
MENU SCREENS
1. DISTANCE UNIT SWITCHING: “M” or “Y” will start
blinking. Short press button to select “M“ or “Y“
for Meters or Yards. Short press button to con-
rm the item you selected or skip this option.
2. RANGING MODES: “T“, “V“, ”H” or OFF will start
blinking. Short press button to select “T“ for Tilt
Angle, “V“ for Vertical Distance, “H“ for Horizontal
Distance, “OFF“ for no angle display (LOS mode).
Short press button to conrm the item you se-
lected or skip this option.
b. Tilt Angle mode (T): Aim the reticle at a target. Press
the button once to measure the distance. The linear
distance of ranging is displayed rst (1). After 1 second,
Angle value is displayed (2). After another second, dis-
play returns the linear distance of ranging (3).
a. LOS mode (OFF): Aim the reticle at the target. Short
press button once to measure the distance. Only
the linear distance of the ranging is displayed.
1
3
2
c. Vertical Distance mode (V): Aim the reticle at a tar-
get. Press the button once to measure the distance.
The linear distance of ranging is displayed rst (1).
After 1 second, the Vertical Distance is displayed (2).
After another second, display returns the linear dis-
tance of ranging (3).
1 1
3 3
2 2
d. Horizontal Distance mode: Aim the reticle at a target.
Press the button once to measure the distance.
The linear distance of ranging is displayed rst (1).
After 1 second, the Horizontal Distance is displayed
(2). After another second, display returns the linear
distance of ranging (3).
3. MEASURING METHOD SELECTION: “Auto“, “Flag“,
“Deer“ will start blinking. Short press button to
select “Auto“ for Regular Mode, “Flag“ for Golf Mode,
or “Deer” for Hunting Mode.
a. Regular Mode: In Regular Mode hold button while
aiming at the target for scanning. The distance value
on the screen varies with the target.
b. Golf Mode: In a group of targets, hold the button
while aiming at the target for scanning. The nearest
target is locked rst. The values displayed on the
screen do not change (nearest distance).
c. Hunting Mode: In a group of targets, hold the but-
ton while aiming at the target for scanning. The far-
thest target is locked rst. The values displayed on
the screen do not change (farthest distance).
4. DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT: Short press
button to select between level 1 to 4 display
brightness. Press button to conrm the item you
selected or skip this option and return to ranging.
LOW BATTERY INDICATION
When the voltage is less than 1.5v, Low Battery Indica-
tion is displayed.
THE ATHLON
GOLD MEDAL LIFETIME WARRANTY*
Your Athlon product is not only warranted to be free
of defects in materials and workmanship for the life-
time of the product. Athlon will also repair or replace,
at no charge to you, your product if you should damage
it through normal use. No receipt is needed, no regis-
tration is required. This is a commitment that Athlon
Optics will be the best product you can buy for your
money.
*This warranty does not cover damages caused by de-
liberate damage, misuse, theft or maintenance provid-
ed by someone other than the Athlon Authorized Ser-
vice Department.
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