My monocular wont work.... but the inra red light lights

these units need a very small amount of light to work at all, They amplify this small amount of light, with no light at all they have nothing to amplify! the infra red is a source of light so it can amplify that, At night they amplify street lighting or moonlight or starlight etc, hope this helps,

I don't unstand about the cylinder under the optical lens. Let me ask a few questions, OK.
first, what type of battery does the Famouse Trail 700 use? Where on the NV Monoculars is the battery compartment on the top or bottom or on the back side? General question, have you or anybody else been pointing or observing bright lights with monoculare while the NV monocular been on. If has been observing bright light during the night or day.... It has died and has going back to Red Star. Just send me more information, and don't tell me about the color wires. In these Russian manufactured NV devises they use teflon white wire, every now and then a light pink wire will show up. stewbison.... like American Bison Meat!

Hello. The red light is the IR (infrarad luminator) this inhance the night vision capabilities of the scope, monocular. Do not look directlly into the IR tube, The Paramount Moonlight has gone to the land of the Red Star. The scope contract is up. it junk, to expensive to repair. stewbison

These NV monoculars and this Guardian is made by ATN. Normally what happen is the image intensifier tube has gone back to Red Star country. In other words, it gone! The reason why the IR light up is it on a different circuit and has nothing to do with the internal electronic of this NV monocular.

All this IR light does is to provide invisiable light to inhance the image on image tube on very dark/clouded nights. Someone else using and NV devise can see IR light on your monocular and vise versa to you, you can see its IR light. stewbison

Binko, The IR luminator is on a different circuit. There could be a number of problem with your monocular. This NV devise is manufactured in Russia and sold Rigel Optics name. If I have my shop set up you could send to me, but I am retired and sold all of my electronic testing equipment.
About all I can reccomend is call Rigel Optics and ask them what it would cost fix you monocular.
If the cost is to prohibtive, buy you a new one. There are a few companies in the US that manufacture all of their components. stewbison

Hello, is the IR glowing red, don't look into the IR lens. Just place your hand in front of it and see the is a red glare on your had. If there is a red glare then IR is work.
Another thing when you taking a look see through the Night owl NV monocular there should be a green glow from the image intensifier tube, if not, then the NV monucular isn't working properly. stewbison

Hey, you got you self a Russian NV monocular. There should be two switches. One switch is to turn on/off the unit. The second switch is used to turn on the IR illuminate--which means infrared red light. To improve the night capabilities of the NV monocular. Ther are two LED's one green for on/off switch and one LED that is red for the IR illuminator.

NO-NO-NO's

When the NV monocular isn't been used, take the batteries out. The worst NO-NO's is looking through monocular during the daylight hours. The do have metal front lens cover with a small hole in the center for a few minutes of viewing during the day. Remember---Use Only During the Night---Do look at bright lights, don't let the kids play with it and make dam sure that Grandfather doesn't get his hand on it. He will be doing long range peeping at the neighbors or the lady that leaves here blinds open during the. Kid-No, Grandfathers-N0, Fathers-that up to them. If pop going some night look see. I'll make a bit his survival ratio has raised demise by 70%. stewbison

Hello Here Night Owl Optics owner manual web site for your monocular: http://www.nightowloptics.com/documents/NexGenMonoMULTImanual.pdf

One more thing. DO NOT LOOK THROUGH NV MONOCULAR DURING THE DAY, OR LOOK AT BRIGHT LIGHTS. This will destroy the image intensifier tube. Bright lights will make it go south faster than Speedy Roadrunner. I need parts if the image tube is gone. Night Owl Optics in El Paso, TX will charge you about $200 plus parts and shipping to repair it. So, listen no looky at bright lights in the neighbor bedroom window, hey. GB...stewbison

Hello, this Night Owl monocular will have two light (LED's), one green for on/off, and other red LED for IR illuminator. So, does the green light come on? Also, if still does work, then send it to me. I some parts to fix other NV devise and 95% of them are manufactured in Russia including yours.
I wish you all the luck. GB...stewbison

Send it for a repair quote