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Most system-wide and weather setup options are accessed 
from the main Options menu by pressing the   button 
from any Weather Measurement Screen or the main 
Targeting Screen. 

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KESTREL OPTIONS MENU

Your Kestrel Ballistics Weather Meter is both a 
complete weather meter AND an advanced  
ballistics calculator.  You must select either Weather 
Mode or Ballistics Mode depending on the functions 
you desire: 

 

» Weather Measurements, History and Data Logs are 

accessed in 

Weather Mode

.  

 

» The Targeting Screen and all ballistics settings 

(Target, Wind, Gun, Environment, Range Card, 
Ballistics, Manage Guns) are accessed in 

Ballistics 

Mode

HOW TO SELECT THE OPERATING MODE:

 

» Select 

Mode

 under the Options Menu. 

 

» Set 

Mode

 to

 Weather

 or 

Ballistics.

NOTE! You can also “jump” between modes by pressing the  

 

BACKLIGHT button twice quickly. You will enter Weather Mode at 
the last Measurement Screen used, making it convenient to take 
advanced wind averaging measurements, for example.

KESTREL OPERATING MODES

KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION

TYPES OF MENU ITEMS

TARGETING SCREEN

Note!  The Windage Adjustment provides two values 

creating a wind profile bracket based on a 5 second 

rolling average shown.
Windage solution based on the average wind speed. 

Shown on Range Card as Wnd1.
Windage solution based on the maximum wind speed. 

Shown on Range Card as Wnd 2.

* Range Card available on Elite Model only.

SCOPE ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT

(U=Up/D=Down)

SCOPE WINDAGE ADJUSTMENT

(L = Left, R = Right)

Targeting Screen

Active Target 

(Elite Model only)

Bluetooth

 ® Connection Status

» Tasks are executed by highlighting the field and pressing Select.

» The presence of a submenu is indicated by a “…” following a field. 
» Highlight the field and press Select to enter a submenu.

»  Adjust the value of a Combo Field by pressing left or right.   

»  Enter the Combo Field sub menu by pressing select. 

»  Adjust a setting by pressing left or right.  
»  An arrow indicates there are additional fields off screen.

»  Locked values are either driven by another value or cannot be edited on      
   the current screen.
»  Locked values may have submenus which are entered by pressing select.

» Navigation buttons indicate available actions on the current screen.

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Страница 1: ...QUICK START GUIDE Kestrel Elite Sportsman Weather Meters with Applied Ballistics Shop for Quality products online at 1 888 610 7664 www SCOUTBASECAMP com ...

Страница 2: ...erorBarometer referencevaluestoobtainaccurateballisticstargetingsolutions Theballisticscalculatoremploysthestationpressure Don t forget Set your Operating Mode to Ballistics on the Options Menu to use Ballistics features For ease of access the ballistics Targeting Screen also contains the Ballistics Menu Simply scroll down from the Targeting Screen to access these settings and submenus Target Wind...

Страница 3: ...nts Icon Sportsman Elite Wind Speed Air Speed mph fpm m s km h kt Temperature F C Wind Chill F C Relative Humidity Heat Stress Index F C Dewpoint Temp F C Wet Bulb Temp F C Station Pressure Absolute Pressure Barometric Pressure inHg hPA psi mb Altitude m ft Density Altitude m ft Features Sportsman Elite LiNK Wireless Connectivity LiNK Ballistics Mobile App optional optional Night Vision Preserving...

Страница 4: ...NS EXIT Enter the main Options menu or exit a menu SELECT Access Settings on any measurement screen or select a menu option to enter its submenu or confirm a task UP DOWN Scroll up and down through measurement screens or menus Adjust values when entering text in name menus LEFT RIGHT Scroll options left and right Adjust values in combo menus and setting sub menus CAPTURE In Weather Mode manually c...

Страница 5: ...ntScreenused makingitconvenienttotake advancedwindaveragingmeasurements forexample KESTREL OPERATING MODES KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION TYPES OF MENU ITEMS TARGETING SCREEN Note TheWindageAdjustmentprovidestwovalues creatingawindprofilebracketbasedona5second rollingaverageshown Windagesolutionbasedontheaveragewindspeed ShownonRangeCardasWnd1 Windagesolutionbasedonthemaximumwindspeed ShownonRangeCardasW...

Страница 6: ...cts Start the calibration routine Rotate the Kestrel around its vertical axis 3 times keeping the unit as vertical as possible and taking approximately 10 seconds per full rotation You may need to restart the routine a few times until you get the timing correct Note Whentakingcompassreadings keep theKestrelasverticalaspossiblefor maximumaccuracy 5 EXIT OPTIONS MENU GETTING STARTED All additional s...

Страница 7: ...erorBarometer referencevaluestoobtainaccurateballisticstargetingsolutions Theballisticscalculatoremploysthestationpressure Don t forget Set your Operating Mode to Ballistics on the Options Menu to use Ballistics features For ease of access the ballistics Targeting Screen also contains the Ballistics Menu Simply scroll down from the Targeting Screen to access these settings and submenus Target Wind...

Страница 8: ...d select Gun in the Ballistics Menu After accurately inputting all other gun bullet and scope parameters as well as wind values and direction of fire scroll to MV and adjust to your best estimate of your gun s muzzle velocity Select MV to enter the MV sub menu Scroll to and select Cal MV The Cal MV range is the suggested target distance at which to calibrate For best results find a range where you...

Страница 9: ...ssure measurements are critical to calculating an accurate Targeting Solution It is important that the values measured by the Kestrel represent the ambient values and for this the Kestrel needs continuous airflow over its sensors When using a Kestrel in a position where airflow could be restricted such as low to the ground or resting on a shooting mat or rock it is better to make periodic environm...

Страница 10: ...e and select New then wait for the list of available devices in range to populate Select a device from the available list Once connected the settings menu for that device will open allowing you to manage the device s settings Exit to the Bluetooth menu Status should indicate Connected meaning the pairing is active and your Kestrel is ready to communicate CONNECTING TO ADJUSTING A PREVIOUSLY PAIRED...

Страница 11: ...ce from the muzzle of the rifle to the target DoF Direction of fire is the direction from the position of the shooter to the target Ideg Inclination is the angle above or below horizontal from the position of the shooter to the target Icos Inclination Cosine is the cosine of the angle above or below horizontal from the position of the shooter to the target TS Target Speed is the speed of the targe...

Страница 12: ...il Milliradian is a measure of angle using the USMC definition of 6283 mils 1 circle or 1 mil 3 438 MOA CLIK Click is the value of each click of the turret where the user selects the number of clicks equal one TMOA SMOA or Mil based on the turrets of their scope GUN MENU CONT D Update Setting Update to Yes inputs live measurements for temperature pressure and relative humidity into the ballistic s...

Страница 13: ...inate is the maximum height above the axis of the barrel that a bullet will reach Drop Drop is the total drop the bullet experiences Rsub Subsonic Range is the distance traveled by the bullet at which it slows to subsonic speed Mach 1 BALLISTICS RANGE CARD MENU CONT D Pressonlythesidesoftheimpellerwhenremovingandinserting toavoiddamagingtheprecisionhubbearing Figure1 Press FIRMLY on the impeller m...

Страница 14: ...nty registration or proof of purchase is provided the warranty period will be measured from the meter s date of manufacture Except for the warranties set forth herein NK disclaims all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranties that may be imposed by applicable law ...

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