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FITTING AND COLLIMATING RSM AND MSM SIGHTS

FITTING THE REGULAR OR MINI SIGHT, THE PROCEDURE IS THE SAME.
1. SLIDE THE SIGHT, ONTO THE HOTSHOE FROM BEHIND, PUSHING IT GENTLY TO THE FRONT OF THE HOT SHOE.

2. GENTLY TIGHTEN THE THUMBWHEEL, UNTIL ALL LATERAL MOVEMENT HAS GONE & THE SIGHT
IS PROPERLY SEATED. DO NOT TIGHTEN BEYOND A COMFORTABLE FINGER TIGHT.

3. WITH THE SIGHT FITTED, YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN COLLIMATION, THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE SIGHT UNTIL IT AND THE CAMERA ARE AIMED AT EXACTLY THE SAME POINT.
COLLIMATION
1. SET UP A TARGET, AT ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU EXPECT TO BE SHOOTING AT....HERE, 100ft
2. ADJUST THE CAMERA ORIENTATION UNTIL THE FOCUS BOX IS CENTRED ON THE TARGET.
USE THE SMALLEST FOCUS BOX FOR ACCURACY. THEN CHECK THE REFLEX SIGHT TO SEE WHERE THE RETICLE IS IN RELATION TO THE FB & TARGET.

3. HERE,THE RETICLE IS HIGH AND RIGHT OF THE TARGET,

4. INSERT THE HEX OR SCREW KEY INTO THE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT SOCKET, AND TURN CLOCKWISE, BRINGING THE RETICLE LEFT, TOWARD THE FOCUS BOX.

5. THE RETICLE IS NOW CENTRED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TARGET, AND MUST BE LOWERED.
INSERT THE KEY INTO THE VERTICLE ADJUSTMENT SOCKET AND TURN ANTI CLOCKWISE,
UNTIL THE RETICLE IS DEAD CENTRE ON THE TARGET.

6. THE RETICLE IS NOW CENTRED ON THE TARGET AND COLLIMATION IS COMPLETE

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PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE MINI SIGHT IS THE SAME IN PRINCIPLE,
THE DIRECTION OF ADJUSTMENT IS OPPOSITE TO THAT OF THE LARGER SIGHT.
TURNING HORIZONTAL ADJ SCREW CLOCKWISE WILL MOVE THE RETICLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT,
AND TURNING THE VERTICAL ADJ SCREW CLOCKWISE WILL RAISE THE RETICLE.
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