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PVS-14
USER MANUAL
3. Verify that the strap is laced onto the helmet mount bracket (Figure 2-5).
4. With the catch pushed forward (Figure 2-5), place the strap over the top of the helmet center
(Figure 2-6).
5. Hook the rear bracket (Figure 2-5) on the center of the back of the helmet. Lay the strap, now
hooked to the helmet mount bracket, over the top of the helmet.
6. Hook the helmet mount bracket to the center of the front lip of the helmet and hold it in place
(Figure 2-6).
7. With the buckle lever open, use the catch to remove any slack in the strap. Close the buckle lever.
8. Disengage the neck strap latch on the left side of the neck strap.
9. Put the helmet on. Do not fasten the helmet chinstrap.
10. Hold the neck strap where the strap meets the latch. Tighten the strap until it fits securely, then
install and tighten the chinstrap. The brow of the helmet should be parallel to the ground, and
the helmet should be stable on your head.
11. Insert the top edge of the mount under the keeper on the helmet mount bracket and rotate it
downward until the latch clicks into place (Figure 2-7). To release the mount from the helmet
bracket, press the release and pull it forward and down.
TOP EDGE OF MOUNT
MOUNT
RELEASE
KEEPER
HELMET MOUNT
BRACKET
STRAP
MOUNT IS ROTATED
90° FOR CLARITY
FIGURE 2-6. HELMET MOUNT
TOP EDGE OF MOUNT
MOUNT
RELEASE
KEEPER
HELMET
MOUNT
BRACKET
LATCH
FIGURE 2-7. REASSEMBLY OF HELMET MOUNT
