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Leupold GX-3 Operating Instructions Manual

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GX -3 and GX -4
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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  • Page 1 GX -3 and GX -4 ® ® Rangefinders OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    About .Leupold .& .Stevens, .Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    .GX .Series .digital .laser . ® rangefinder .that .has .been .crafted .by .Leupold’s .engineers .and .designers .to . . be .the .best .rangefinder .on .the .market, .and .to .provide .you .with .years .of .solid . performance .on .the .course . .Following .are .instructions .detailing .the .proper .use .

  • Page 4: About Leupold & Stevens, Inc

    It’s .a .decidedly .American .story: .in .1907, .a .young .German .immigrant .named . Fred .Leupold .set .up .a .one-man .shop .at .5th .and .Oak .Streets .in .Portland, . Oregon, .repairing .optics .for .surveying .equipment . .The .small .company .survived .
  • Page 5 In .true .American .style, .the .philosophical .foundation .laid .in .our .early .years .has . served .us .well .as .we’ve .grown .and .changed .over .the .decades . .In .fact, .the .firm’s . founder .established .the .clarity .of .purpose .that .we .see .at .Leupold .& .Stevens, .Inc . . today: “We .solemnly .promise .never .to .let .down .on .quality, .the .customer .is .entitled .to .

  • Page 6: Accuracy

    .and .air .quality, .but .the .most .important .factor .is .the .reflectivity .of .the . target . .For .most .objects, .the .maximum .distance .is .600 .yards, .while .for .highly . reflective .targets, .distances .of .800 .yards .can .be .obtained . . MAXIMUM RANGE GX-3 GX-4 CONDITION Reflective Target (yd/m)
  • Page 7 How it Works The .Leupold .GX .series .of .rangefinders .emit .a .series .of .invisible, .infrared .energy . pulses .that .are .reflected .off .the .selected .target .back .to .the .optical .unit . .State- of-the-art .circuitry .and .precision .computing .circuits .are .used .to .calculate .the .
  • Page 8 The .GX .Series .of .digital .laser .rangefinders .provides .a .variety .of .useful .modes . . to .tailor .performance .to .the .conditions .you .experience .in .the .field . .Model . . features .are .identified .on .the .following .pages . GX-3 GX-4 Magnification...

  • Page 9: Operation

    Operation QUICK .SET .MENU ™ *GX-4 .display .shown .with .all .possible .modes .visible...
  • Page 10 GX-3 .& .GX-4 POWER Focus MODE Battery The .GX-3 .and .GX-4 .have .two .buttons: .POWER .and .MODE . .When .you .initially . from .other .potential .targets .behind .the .pin . .
  • Page 11 .press .MODE .to .continue .through .the .Quick .Set .Menu . . To .reset .your .GX-3 .or .GX-4 .to .factory .settings, .press .POWER .to .activate .the . unit . . .With .the .rangefinder .activated, .press .and .hold .MODE, .then .immediately .

  • Page 12: Using Prism Lock

    .Smart .Key .installed .only) .has .not .been .activated, .or .you .are .using .a . GX-3, .the .line .of .sight .distance .will .be .shown . .Prism .Lock .is .always .activated . and .will .automatically .detect .the .presence .of .prisms .in .course .features .when .
  • Page 13 FUNCTION .1: .FOG .MODE The .Fog .Mode .can .be .used .in .foggy/rainy .condi- tions .to .screen .out .false .readings .from .raindrops . or .other .atmospheric .interference .to .provide .an . accurate .range . When .entering .the .Quick .Set .Menu, .Fog .Mode .is . the .first .mode .encountered .
  • Page 14 3) .While .the .word .“Fog” .is .displayed, .press .and .release .POWER .as .necessary . until .the .word .“on” .is .displayed .in .the .lower .portion .of .the .display . 4) .To .save .the .changes .and .return .to .ranging .mode, .let .the .unit .sit .idle .for .at . least .20 .seconds .until .an .automatic .power-down .occurs, .or .simply .press .and .
  • Page 15 FUNCTION .2: .TRUE .GOLF .RANGE .(TGR) .(GX-4 .WITH .SMART . KEY .INSTALLED .ONLY) True .Golf .Range .is .an .adjusted .range .that .will .com- pensate .for .uphill .shots .that .play .long .and .downhill . shots .that .play .short . .TGR .is .calculated .from .the .line . of .sight .distance, .incline .or .decline, .current .tempera- ture .and .altitude, .and .will .display .the .adjusted .range .
  • Page 16 When .entering .the .Quick .Set .Menu, .TGR .is .the .second .mode .encountered . .TGR . will .be .shown .in .the .upper .display, .and .the .lower .display .will .show .whether .it . is .on .or .off . .Press .POWER .to .toggle .TGR .on .and .off . .Press .MODE .to .save .your . selection .and .move .on .to .the .next .function .
  • Page 17 press .and .hold .MODE .for .at .least .1 .second . .To .continue .through .the . . Quick .Set .Menu .and .manipulate .another .feature, .press .and .release . . MODE .until .the .appropriate .mode .is .displayed . . FUNCTION .3: .CURRENT .TEMPERATURE .INPUT .(GX-4 .WITH . SMART .KEY .INSTALLED .ONLY) .
  • Page 18 HOW DO I MANUALLY INPUT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE? (GX-4 WITH SMART KEY INSTALLED ONLY) 1) . Press .POWER .to .activate .the .rangefinder . 2) . Press .and .hold .MODE .for .at .least .1 .second .to .enter .the .Quick .Set .Menu . 3) .
  • Page 19 FUNCTION .4: .ALTITUDE .INPUT .(GX-4 .WITH .SMART .KEY . INSTALLED .ONLY) Altitude .is .one .of .the .factors .used .to .determine . . TGR .ranges; .inputting .the .local .elevation/altitude . will .increase .the .accuracy .of .your .TGR .measurement . . The .default .altitude .setting .is .1000 .feet, .and .will .be . shown .in .the .lower .portion .of .the .display .
  • Page 20 3) . Verify .that .TGR .is .turned .on; .if .TGR .is .not .activated, .you .will .not .be .able . . . to .enter .the .current .temperature .or .altitude . .To .activate .TGR, .see .“How . . . do .I .activate .TGR?” .above . 4) .
  • Page 21 FUNCTION .5: .YARDS/METERS . This .mode .allows .you .to .toggle .between .yards .or .meters .for .the .measurement . output .unit . .When .set .to .yards .mode, .all .temperature . settings .will .be .in .Farenheit . . .When .set .to .meters . mode, .all .temperature .settings .will .be .in .Celsius .
  • Page 22 3) . . .Press .and .release .MODE .until .Set .Up .flashes .briefly .in .the .display, ..followed .by .the .word .Unit .shown .steadily .in .the .lower .display . 4) . . .While .the .word .Unit .is .shown .in .the .lower .display, .press .and .release . . .
  • Page 23 the .club .recommendation . .The .True .Golf .Range .will .remain .visible .in .the . upper .portion .of .the .display . . Critical .to .accurate .club .recommendations .is .the .known .striking .distance .of . the .user .with .specific .clubs . .By .inputting .the .actual .distance .obtained .with .a . few .clubs, .a .specialized .algorithm .accurately .determines .the .distance .obtained .
  • Page 24 Club .Selector .will .be .able .to .adjust .the .recommended .iron .according .to .the . current .conditions . . NOTE: .Though we strongly recommend inputting the specific distances obtained with each of the irons mentioned above, the specialized algorithms used by the GX-4 will make logical assumptions about the remaining club(s) if specific distances are not known for one or more of the remaining clubs.
  • Page 25 When .your .selection .is .shown .in .the .lower .numeric .display, .press .MODE .to .save . your .selection .and .move .on .to .the .6-iron . . The .6-iron .indicator .will .be .shown .in .the .upper .display, . and .the .last .saved .distance .will .be .shown .in .the .lower . display .
  • Page 26 Pressing .POWER .will .increment .through .a .range .of .100 .yards .to .240 .yards .in . 5-yard/meter .increments . .When .your .selection .is .shown .in .the .lower .numeric . display, .press .MODE .to .save .your .selection .and .move .on .to .the .temperature . input .(the .temperature .at .which .these .distances .were .measured) .
  • Page 27 increment .through .a .range .of .30 .degrees .to .120 .degrees .F .in .5 .degree .incre- ments . .When .the .appropriate .temperature .is .displayed, .press .MODE .to .save . your .selection .and .move .on .to .the .altitude .input . The .last .saved .altitude .will .be .flashing .in .the .bottom . portion .of .the .display .
  • Page 28 HOW DO I INPUT THE STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE 8, 6 AND 4-IRON? (GX-4 WITH SMART KEY INSTALLED ONLY) NOTE: .Though we strongly recommend inputting the specific distances obtained with each of the irons mentioned above, the specialized algorithms used by the GX-4 will make logical assumptions about the remaining club(s) if specific distances are not known for one or more of the remaining clubs.
  • Page 29 2) . Press .POWER .to .set .the .distance .obtained .with .your .8-iron . .Each . depression .of .POWER .will .increase .the .distance .associated .with .your . 8-iron .shot .in .5-yard/meter .increments .beginning .with .the .last .saved . . distance, .until .200 .yards .has .been .reached . .Once .200 .yards .has .been . . reached, .it .will .reset .to .60 .yards, .and .start .over .again .
  • Page 30 shown .distance .for .your .4-iron, .let .the .unit .sit .idle .for .at .least .20 .seconds . until .an .automatic .power-down .occurs, .or .simply .press .and .hold .MODE . . for .at .least .1 .second . .To .continue .through .the .Quick .Set .Menu .and . . manipulate .another .feature, .press .and .release .MODE .until .the .
  • Page 31 HOW DO I INPUT THE TEMPERATURE AND ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE STRIKING DISTANCE FOR EACH CLUB WAS MEASURED? (GX-4 WITH SMART KEY INSTALLED ONLY) The .procedure .for .inputting .the .temperature .and .alti- tude .at .which .each .striking .distance .was .measured .begins . immediately .after .choosing .between .yards .or .meters .as .
  • Page 32 When .the .appropriate .temperature .is .displayed, .press .MODE .to .save ..your .selection .and .move .on .to .the .altitude .input . 3) . The .last .saved .altitude .will .be .flashing .in .the .bot- ..tom .portion .of .the .display . .If .you .wish .to .input .an . .
  • Page 33 4) . Press .POWER .to .begin .incrementing .through .the .altitude .settings ..The .default .setting .is .1000 .feet . .Pressing .POWER .will .increment ..through .a .range .of .0 .feet .to .9,999 .feet .in .500 .foot .increments . . .
  • Page 34 FUNCTION .7: .SELECTABLE .RETICLES Bracket .Circle Bracket .Circle .Duplex...
  • Page 35 6) . . .Since .this .is .the .last .mode .in .the .Quick .Set .Menu, .simply .press .and ..release .MODE .to .save .all .changes .and .return .to .ranging .mode .
  • Page 36 HOW DO I ACTIVATE THE INCLINOMETER? (GX-4 WITH SMART KEY INSTALLED ONLY) (GX-4 WITH SMART KEY INSTALLED ONLY) Yes, .TGR .can .be .used .without .entering .the .Club .Selector .values, .it .will .sim- ply .use .the .default .settings .appropriate .for .the .average .player . . .Entering . your .specific .values .will .improve .accuracy .up .to .one .club .length .

  • Page 38: Cleaning/Maintenance

    .on .the .Leupold .LensPen) . .To .remove .fingerprints, .water .spots .or .tougher . dirt, .use .a .soft .cotton .cloth .or .the .cleaning .end .of .the .Leupold .LensPen . .A .lens . tissue .with .lens .cleaning .fluid .may .be .used .for .more .stubborn .dirt . .Always .

  • Page 39: Warranty/Repair

    Warranty/Repair Your .Leupold .GX .Series .digital .laser .rangefinder .is .warranted .by .the .Leupold . Green .Ring .Electronics .Warranty, .and .is .protected .from .defects .in .materials . ™ and .workmanship .for .one .year .from .the .date .of .purchase . .In .event .of .a .need .
  • Page 40 SYSTEM; CASCADES; CIRCLE PLEX; CQ/T; DARK EARTH; DUPLEX; ER/T; GOLDEN RING AND THE GOLDEN RING DESIGN; GX; INDEX MATCHED LENS SYSTEM; KATMAI; THE L DESIGN AND MEDALLION; LEUPOLD; LPS; LR/T; LR DUPLEX; LRV DUPLEX; LX; MADE RIGHT, MADE HERE; MARK 4; MATCH 13; MOJAVE; MR/T; MULTICOAT 4; MX; NORTHFORK; PERFORMANCE STARTS ON THE INSIDE;...
  • Page 41 This publication may not be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without the expressed written consent of Leupold & Stevens, Inc. Copyright © 2010 Leupold & Stevens, Inc. All rights reserved.
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