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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 angle. Then release the POWER button. Once you have released
the power button, a degree of angle and compensated range will be displayed beneath the line of sight
distance as seen in the images below.
BOW MODE EXAMPLE
Line of sight is 32 yards, angle is -44 degrees, and the Angle Range Compensated distance is 23 yards.
The “ ” means “play” or “shoot as,” so instead of shooting as 32 yards, shoot as 23 yards. If you were
to shoot as if 32 yards, you 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. Bushnell determined through
extensive testing and interviews with high-profile bow hunting experts that multiple bow ballistic groups
were not necessary. Bow-hunters want to know true horizontal distance because that is how they practice
shooting, and 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 one is aiming 23 degrees up an incline, the arrow is at a different angle.
RIFLE MODE EXAMPLE
Line of sight is 376 yards, angle is +33 degrees, and the bullet-drop/holdover is
28 inches. ARC not only takes into account ballistic data based off your caliber
and load from distances of 100-800 yards, but also compensates for any uphill
and downhill angles which also affect bullet-drop.
If in RIFLE mode, the ballistic group will be displayed in the bullet drop numeric field anytime that the
primary numeric display is showing dashes (i.e. no target acquired). When a target is acquired in RIFLE
mode, the line of sight distance will display in the secondary numeric displays. The “IN” icon (i.e. inches)
will light next to the bullet drop numeric display, if the unit of measure is set to Yards (Y). If the unit of
measure is set to Meters (M), the bullet drop will be calculated and displayed in centimeters and the “IN”
icon will be turned off.
ARC Rifle Mode
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23 Yds. True Distance