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123TABLEOFCONTENTSBowOwner'sPersonalInfo3CompoundBowTerminology4Introduction.
5ImportantSafetyInformation.
6BowSetup.
11AccessorySelection14DrawLength14DrawWeight.
14CentershotAlignment.
15NockPointLocation15FineTuning16TuningforBroadheads16BowMaintenance16StringsandCables17AirShox17LimbDampersandStringSilencers18StealthShotStringSuppressor18PaintandFinish19CamLubrication19BowPressUsage20ZTCableGuard21In-LineRollerGuard22PodiumXEliteCableGuard23StandardCableGuardInstallation.
24StandardCableSlideInstallation.
24DrawLengthAdjustment25FactorySettings.
27CamSynchronization27GTXandSpiralProCamLet-OffAdjustment29LocatingYourSerialNumber30HoytCarbonRiserPrecautionsandInformation30Warranty33BOWOWNER'SPERSONALINFOFillinthefollowingpersonalbowrecordforyourreference.
BowSerialNumberHoytBowModelPurchasedFromPurchaseDateDrawLength(in.
)DrawWeight(lb.
)StringLength(in.
)BussCableLength(in.
)ControlCableLength(in.
)IMPORTANT!
Acopyofyoursalesreceiptisrequiredforwar-rantypurposes.
Thesalesreceipt,aswellastheserialnumber,isyourproofofdate-of-purchase.
Proofofdate-of-purchasewillberequiredifyourboweverneedswarrantyservice.
(Seepage30forinformationonwhereyourbowserialnumberislocated.
)5COMPOUNDBOWTERMINOLOGYINTRODUCTIONWELCOMETOTEAMHOYT!
CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewHoytbow.
WeareexcitedandgratefultohaveyouasapartofTeamHoyt.
Youwillbepleasedtoknowthatyouhavepurchasedthemosttechnologicallyadvancedanddependablebowonthemarket.
OnlythefinestcomponentsgointoeveryHoytbowalongwithover84yearsofindustryleadingexperienceinbowtechnologyandmanufacturing.
Withproperuseandsomebasicmaintenance,yournewbowwillprovideyouwithyearsofgreatshootinganddependability.
Archeryisaveryenjoyableformofrecreationforpeopleofallagesandabilities.
Itisimportanttonotethatarcheryequip-ment,whennotusedproperly,cancreateadangeroussitua-tion,includingdeathandseriouspersonalinjuryforthearcherorthosearoundthem.
Itisuptoyoutobearesponsiblearcherprotectingbothyouandotherswhenenjoyingthisgreatsport.
Whetheryouareanexperiencedarcherorhavenevershotabow,youmustREADTHISENTIREMANUALCAREFULLYBEFOREUSINGYOURBOW.
Followingallwarningsandinstructionscontainedinthismanualwillhelpensureyouandothershavethesafestandmostenjoyableshootingexperiencepossible.
Keepthisowner'smanualhandyandreferenceitoften.
Shouldyoulosethismanualyoucanfindacurrentmanualonlineatwww.
hoyt.
com.
Goodluckandsafeshooting!
4ZTCableGuardIn-LineRollerGuardorCableGuard&CableSlide*(dependsonmodelofbow)SplitYokeBussCableControlCableShootingStringAxleTopCamAirShoxLimbsDowelLimbPocketRiserSightWindowSilentShelfPadGripStabilizerBushingLimbWeightAdjustmentBoltStealthShotAxleBottomCamRockersAirShoxPocketSpacer67WARNING:Carefullyinspectyourbowbeforeeachuse.
Beforeyouhandleorshootyourbow,carefullyinspecttheconditionofyourbow,accessories,arrows,andyourreleaseaidtoensuretheyareingoodandproperworkingcondition.
AnysuspecteddamagetoyourbowshouldbeinspectedbyHoytoraGenuineHoytRetailerforpossiblerepairorreplace-ment.
WARNING:Beforeyouhandleorshootyourboworotherarcheryproducts,Hoytrecommendsthatyoubetrainedandinstructedinproperusebyacertifiedarcherycoach.
SourcessuchasUSAArchery(www.
teamusa.
org/usa-archery/coach-ing/find-an-instructor-or-coach),theNationalFieldArcheryAssociation(NFAA)https://www.
nfaausa.
com/state-organi-zations,andTheArcheryTradeAssociation(ATA)http://www.
archery360.
com/havecontactinformationforcertifiedarcherycoachesinyourarea.
Otherarcheryassociationsinyourareaorcountrymayalsohavesuitableprograms.
WARNING:Anadultshouldalwayssuperviseminorswhentheyarehandlingorshootingabow.
WARNING:Neverusealcoholordrugswhilehandlingorshootingyourbow.
WARNING:Alwayswearsafetyglasseswhenhandlingorshootingyourbow.
WARNING:Neverletgoofthebowhandlewhiledrawingthebow,holdingthebowatfulldraw,orshootingthebow.
Itisimportantthatyouareabletomaintainaconsistentandsecuregriponthebowhandlewithoutslippageofyourhandonthebowgrip.
Useofitemssuchashandlotions,sun-screens,andbugrepellentsmaylimityourabilitytomaintaincontrolofthegrip.
WARNING:Alwaysensurethattheareaaroundyourbowisclearofanyandallobstructionstopreventitemsfrombeingcaughtinthemovingpartsofthebow.
Whenshootingyourbow,neverwearlooseclothing,jewelry,orotheritemswornThismanualcontainsseveralsafetywarningsandinstructionsprecededwithWARNING,CAUTIONorNOTICE.
Thesesignalwordsaredesignedtodrawattentiontoimpor-tantsafetyinformation.
WARNINGindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriouspersonalinjury.
CAUTIONindicatesahazardoussituation,which,ifnotavoided,couldresultinmoderateorminorper-sonalinjury.
NOTICEaddressessafetypracticesnotrelatedtopersonalinjury.
WARNINGREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYBEFOREHANDLINGORUSINGYOURHOYTBOW.
YOUARERESPONSIBLEFORARCHERYSAFETY.
Readandfollowallwarningsandguidelinesforsafeoperatingparametersatwww.
hoyt.
com/safetyandwarningsThewarningscontainedwithinthisowner'smanualwerecur-rentattimeofprinting.
Forthemostuptodatelistofwarn-ingspleasevisitwww.
hoyt.
com/safetyandwarningsWARNING:Alwaysreadthewarninglabelsandmanu-facturer'sinstructionsofallproductsbeingusedinconjunc-tionwithaHoytbow,includingbutnotlimitedtoallarcheryaccessoriesandcomponentsdirectlyattachedtotheboworusedinconjunctionwiththebowsuchastargets,arrows,broadheads,releaseaids,etc.
WARNING:Itiscriticalthatyourbowissetupandfunc-tioningwithinthebow'srequiredsafeoperatingparameterspriortouse.
HoytrecommendsthatonlyaGenuineHoytRetailersetupandinspectyourarcheryequipmenttoensurethatitissetupwithinthebow'ssafeoperatingparameters.
(seepage11fordefinitionofHoytBowSafeOperatingParameters).
WARNING:AlwaysreadthewarninglabelsandmanuWARNING:ItiscriticalthatyourbowissetupandfuncWARNING:BeforeyouhandleorshootyourboworotherWARNING:Carefullyinspectyourbowbeforeeachuse.
ThismanualcontainsseveralsafetywarningsandinstructionsWARNINGThesesignalwordsaredesignedtodrawattentiontoimporWARNINGindicatesahazardousThismanualcontainsseveralsafetywarningsandinstructionsCAUTIONorCAUTIONindicatesahazardoussituation,yourareaorcountrymayalsohavesuitableprograms.
WARNING:Anadultshouldalwayssuperviseminorswhentheyarehandlingorshootingabow.
WARNING:Neverusealcoholordrugswhilehandlingorshootingyourbow.
WARNING:Alwayswearsafetyglasseswhenhandlingorshootingyourbow.
WARNING:Neverletgoofthebowhandlewhiledrawingcontrolofthegrip.
WARNING:AlwaysensurethattheareaaroundyourbowWARNINGThismanualcontainsseveralsafetywarningsandinstructionsNOTICE.
NOTICEaddressessafetypracticesnotrelated89onyourbodythatmaygetcaughtintheboworbowstringwhenthebowisshot.
WARNING:Neverpointoraimabowatanotherperson.
Besureofyourtargetandwhatliesbeyond.
Nevershootarrowsstraightupintotheair.
Makesurethatthepathfromwhereyouareshootingtothetargetandbeyondisfreefrompeopleandobstructions.
Theviewthatyouseewhenlookingthroughyoursightwhileshooting(thesightpicture)maynotclearlyshowthetrajectorypathofthearrow.
WARNING:Neverdryfireyourbow.
Todryfireyourbow,meanstoshootthebowwithoutanarrow.
Nevertrydrawingabowthatistooheavyforyourstrengthorthatdoesnotfityourdrawlengthasthiscouldleadtoanunintentionaldryfire.
Adryfirecouldcauseyourbowtobreakandcausedeathorseriousinjurytoyouorothers.
Ifyourbowisdry-firedtherecouldbebothseenandunseendamageanditshouldbereturnedtoHoytortakentoaGenuineHoytRetailerforinspectionbeforeanyfurtheruse.
WARNING:Neverloosenyourlimbweightadjustmentboltsmorethan8turnsasitcouldcausethebowtoviolentlydisassembleWARNING:Donotperformanymaintenance,adjust-ments,orhaveanyworkperformedofanykindonanypartofyourbowwhiledrawingorduringanyotherpartoftheshoot-ingcycle.
Donotallowotherstoworkonortouchanypartofyourbowduringtheshootingcycle.
WARNING:Nevershootabowwiththeincorrectarrowsize(spine)ortheincorrectarrowlength.
Shootinganincor-rectarrowsizeorlengthcouldcauseyourarrowtobreakandcauseseriousinjurytoyouorothers.
Refertothespecificarrowmanufacturer'sarrowselectioncharttoselectthecor-rectarrowsizeandlengthforyoursetup.
WARNING:Nevershootanarrowweighinglessthanfivegrainsforeverypoundofpeakdrawweightofyourbow.
Forexample:Ifyourbow'speakdrawweightis70pounds,donotshootanarrowweighinglessthan350grains.
Shootinganarrowbelowfivegrainsperpoundofpeakdrawweightcouldcauseyourbowtobreakandcausedeathorseriousinjurytoyouorothers.
WARNING:Nevershootadamagedarrow.
Beforeeachshot,inspectyourarrowsfordamage.
Seethespecificarrowmanufacturer'swarningsandinstructionsonproperarrowinspectionmethods.
Discardalldamagedarrows.
WARNING:Nevermechanicallyalterormodifyyourbow.
Drillingholes,cutting,filing,orsandingareexamplesofmechanicallyalteringyourbowwhichwilllikelycausethebowtobreakandcouldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:NeveralteryourHoytbowfromitsoriginalfactoryconfiguration.
Changingyourbow'scams,limbs,orothercomponentsfromitsoriginalequippedandconfiguredassemblycouldcauseyourbowtobreakandcouldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:Neverdraworshootabowwithfrayed,worn,ordamagedstringorcablesastheycouldbreak.
Frayed,worn,ordamagedbowstringsorcablesshouldbeimmedi-atelyreplacedbyHoytoraGenuineHoytRetailerbeforethebowisused.
Carefullyinspectthestringandcableseachtimebeforeshootingyourbow.
Hoytrecommendsthatyoureplaceyourstringandcablesafter2,000shotsoraftertwoyears,whichevercomesfirst.
WARNING:Neverdraworshootyourbowwithoutallstringaccessories(peepsight,kisserbutton,nockpoints,D-Loop,stringsilencers,stringweights,andspeedweights)properlyinstalledandsecuredtothestring.
Donotusebrassorothermetalclamp-onnockingpointorstringweightdevic-es.
HoytrecommendsthatonlyaGenuineHoytRetailerinstallallstringaccessories.
(seepage11fordefinitionofHoytBowSafeOperatingParameters).
WARNING:Neverexposeyourstringorcablestosharpobjectssuchasknivesorbroadheads,ordirectheatsourcesWARNING:Neverpointoraimabowatanotherperson.
youorothers.
youorothers.
WARNING:Nevershootadamagedarrow.
Beforeeachdeathorseriousinjury.
deathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:Neverdraworshootabowwithfrayed,worn,years,whichevercomesfirst.
years,whichevercomesfirst.
WARNING:Neverdraworshootyourbowwithoutalltobreakandcouldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
tobreakandcouldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:NeveralteryourHoytbowfromitsoriginalinspectionmethods.
Discardalldamagedarrows.
inspectionmethods.
Discardalldamagedarrows.
WARNING:Nevermechanicallyalterormodifyyourbow.
clearlyshowthetrajectorypathofthearrow.
clearlyshowthetrajectorypathofthearrow.
WARNING:Neverdryfireyourbow.
Todryfireyourbow,inspectionbeforeanyfurtheruse.
inspectionbeforeanyfurtheruse.
WARNING:NeverloosenyourlimbweightadjustmentWARNING:Donotperformanymaintenance,adjustyourbowduringtheshootingcycle.
yourbowduringtheshootingcycle.
WARNING:NevershootabowwiththeincorrectarrowSafeOperatingParameters).
SafeOperatingParameters).
WARNING:Neverexposeyourstringorcablestosharprectarrowsizeandlengthforyoursetup.
rectarrowsizeandlengthforyoursetup.
WARNING:Nevershootanarrowweighinglessthanfive1011suchasopenflameorextremelyhotobjectsastheycouldeasilycutorcausethestringand/orcablestobreak.
WARNING:Neverdrawabowwithmismatchedormiss-ingcammodules,modulescrewsand/orsetscrews.
Neverdrawabowwithamissingorincorrectlyinstalleddrawstoppeg.
Neverremovethecamcontrolcablepeg.
Besuretothoroughlychecktheseareasofthecamwithanallenwrenchtoensuretheyarefullytightenedandthatmodulesarenotmismatched.
WARNING:Donotdraworshootbowwithoutthecableguard,cableslideand/orrollersproperlyinstalled,adjustedandtightened.
WARNING:OnlyusegenuineHoytmanufacturedreplace-mentparts.
OnlyHoytoraGenuineHoytRetailershouldperformreplacementofdamagedparts.
HoytrecommendsthatallmaintenanceorservicethatrequirestheuseofabowpressonlybeperformedbyaGenuineHoytRetailer.
TheuseofanimproperstylebowpressonyourHoytbowortheincor-rectuseofanybowpressonyourbowmayresultinseveredamagetothebow(seepage20fordefinitionofanappropri-atestylepressforHoytbows).
WARNING:NeverexposeyourHoytcarbonbowtoanysolventsorlubricantsasthestructurecouldbecomeweak-ened.
WARNING:Neverexposeyourcarbonbowtodirectimpact.
Ifimpactoccurs,returnyourbowtoHoytortakeyourbowtoaGenuineHoytRetailerforinspectionandrequiredrepair.
WARNING:Neverexposeyourbowtoextremeheatorprolongedmoisture.
Damagecanoccurtoyourbowfromheatexposure,prolongedexposuretomoistureandimproperstorage.
WARNING:ThiswarningisgivenincompliancewithCaliforniaStateProp65.
ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntothestateofCaliforniatocausecancer,birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
REQUIREDSAFEOPERATINGPARAMETERSWARNING:Itiscriticalthatyourbowissetupandfunc-tioningwithinthebow'srequiredsafeoperatingparameterspriortouse.
HoytrecommendsthatonlyaGenuineHoytRetailersetupandinspectyourarcheryequipmenttoensurethatitissetupwithinthebow'ssafeoperatingparameters.
Afteryourbowissetupwithinthebow'srequiredsafeoperat-ingparameters,thebowshouldbetunedforimprovedaccu-racybasedonyourshootingstyleandform,thearrowtypeandsizeused,andallotheraccessoriesused.
Seepage14fortipsandbasictuningprocedures.
CamSettings-Boththetopandbottomcamsmustbeofthesamecamtypeandsize.
MostHoytcom-poundbowsuseacamsystemthatcanbeadjustedtochangethebow'sdrawlength.
Ifyourcamshaveanadjustablemodulesystemfordrawlengthadjustments,allscrewsorotherfastenersusedtoattachthemodulesmustbetightandsecurelyinplace.
Forcamswithreplaceabledrawlengthmodules,boththetopandbottommodulesmustbeamatchingsetandthecabledrawstoppegmustbeinthecorrectpositionthatmatcheswiththemodulesetting(seephotoA).
Forcamsthathavearotatingtypemodulefordrawlengthadjust-ment,boththetopandbottomcammodulesmustbeamatchedsetandrotatedandsetinthesameposition(seephotoB).
WARNING:Neverexposeyourcarbonbowtodirectrepair.
repair.
WARNING:Neverexposeyourbowtoextremeheatorstorage.
storage.
WARNING:ThiswarningisgivenincompliancewithWARNING:Itiscriticalthatyourbowissetupandfunceasilycutorcausethestringand/orcablestobreak.
easilycutorcausethestringand/orcablestobreak.
WARNING:Neverdrawabowwithmismatchedormissandtightened.
andtightened.
WARNING:OnlyusegenuineHoytmanufacturedreplaceWARNING:DonotdraworshootbowwithoutthecableatestylepressforHoytbows).
atestylepressforHoytbows).
WARNING:NeverexposeyourHoytcarbonbowtoanyphotoAphotoB3CSettingBothsetonD1213LimbWeightAdjustmentBoltSettingsAllHoytcompoundbowshaveanadjust-ablelimbsystemthatallowsthebow'speakdrawweighttobeadjustedwithinthespecificbow'savailablerange.
Yourbow'speakdrawweightcanbeadjustedwithinthebow'srangebyturningthebow'stopandbottomlimbweightadjustmentboltsequally(seephotoC).
Neverturnyourbow'slimbweightadjustmentboltsoutmorethan8fullturnsasthebowwillbecomedisassembled.
Alwaysensurethatbothyourtopandbottomlimbweightadjust-mentboltsareadjustedandsetatequalpositions.
AttachedBowAccessories-YourHoytbowisequippedwithvariousaccessorymountinglocationstoallowaccessoriessuchassights,quivers,arrowrests,andstabilizerstobeattachedtoyourbow.
Whenattachinganaccessorytoyourbow,followallaccessorymountinganduseinstructionsprovidedbytheacces-sorymanufacturer.
Ensurethatallaccessoriesarespecificallyrighthandedorlefthandedtomatchyourbowwhereapplicableandthatallmountinghardwareissecurelytightened.
Ensurethatallattachedaccessoriesareclearofstringandarrowflightpathwhenthebowisshot.
ArrowRestSetting-Therearemanydiffer-entarrowrestdesignsandstyles.
Ensurethearrowrestisrighthandedorlefthandedbasedonyourbow.
OnallHoytbows,arrowrestsshouldbepositionedonyourbowsothatyourarrowfletchingscompletelyclearthebowriserwhenthebowisshot.
ForallHoytbows,therequiredsafeoperatingpositionofthearrowrestwhensetupwithinthesafeoperat-ingparametersiswiththecenterofthearrowbetween5/8"and1"fromthebow'sriserattherestmountinglocation(seephotoD).
Alwaysfollowandusethespecificarrowrestmanufacturer'sinstructionsforcorrectlysettingupthearrowrestforproperfunc-tionandtuning.
D-LoopsandNockingPoints-AllbowsrequiretheuseofaD-Looporanockingpointdevicetoproperlylocatethearrowontothebowstringinrelationshiptothearrowrest.
ForallHoytbows,therequiredsafeoperatingpositionoftheD-Looporthenockingpointdeviceiswhenthearrowisattachedtothebowstringandrestingonthearrowrest,thearrowwillbeatarightangletothebowstringplusorminus3/16"(seephotoE).
Neveruseabrassorothermetalclamp-onnockingpointdevicewithyourHoytbow.
Onlyuseahighqualityarcheryservingmaterialforinstallinga"tied-on"nockingpoint(seephotoFforanexampleofa"tied-on"nockingpoint).
OnlyuseahighqualityarcheryD-LoopmaterialforinstallingaD-Loop(seephotoFforanexampleofaD-Loop).
Ensurethatthe"D-Loop"or"tied-on"nockingpointissecurelyattachedtothebowstringandcannotmoveonthestringorcomeoffofthestringduringshooting.
OtherStringAccessories-Otherstringaccessoriessuchaspeepsights,stringsilencers,kisserbuttonsoranyotherdevicesattachedtothebowstringorcablesofyourbowmustbeinstalledinsuchawaythattheycannotmoveorcomeoffofthebowstringorcablesduringshooting.
HoytrecommendsthatonlyaGenuineHoytRetailerinstallandset-upanystringaccessoriesonyourHoytbow.
photoCphotoFphotoDphotoELimbWeightAdjustmentBoltNockpointD-Loop1415COMPOUNDBOWSETUP,TUNINGANDMAINTENANCEACCESSORYSELECTIONHoytandFusemanufactureabroadselectionofarcherygearandaccessories.
YourGenuineHoytandFuseRetailercanhelpyouchoose,installandtunethepropergearandacces-soriesforyourstyleofshooting.
Donotmodifyyourbowtoaccommodateanaccessorythatisnotmeantforyourbow.
DRAWLENGTHDrawlengthisdeterminedbymanyvariables.
YourGenuineHoytRetaileristrainedinproperlyfittingthebowtoyoursizeandstyleofshooting.
Hoytofferstwobasictypesofadjust-ablecamstofitarchersneeds;rotatinginner-cammodulecamsandexchangeablemodulecams.
Drawlengthismea-suredininchesusingtheATA(ArcheryTradeAssociation)standardmethod.
MeasurefromthedeepestpartofthegriportothecenteroftheBergerbutton(restmountinghole)plus1".
Seepage25fordetailedinstructionsonadjustingyourbow'sdrawlength.
DRAWWEIGHTWeightadjustmentscaneasilybemadebyturningtheweightadjustmentboltclockwisetoincreaseweightorcounterclock-wisetodecreaseweight.
Toensureyourtillerstaysequalalwaysturnthetopandbottomadjustmentbolts(seediagramonpage12)inequalamounts.
Hoytbowsarecapableofbeingreducedto10poundslowerthanthepeakweight.
Forexample,aHoytbowwitha60lb.
maxweightcanbeadjustedtoaslowas50lbs.
Donotletoutorloosenyourlimbboltsmorethan8turns(10turnsonIgniteSeriesbows)doingsomaycauselimbstopopoutduringadjustmentorwhileshooting,causingseriousinjurytoyouorabystander.
Bowsadjustedtotheirpeakweightmaydrawuptofourpoundsheavierthanthelabeledmaxweight.
Note:ItisnotnecessarytoloosenthedowelscrewstoadjusttheweightonanyHoytbow.
Itisnotnecessarytolowerthedrawweightforstoragepurposes.
CENTERSHOTALIGNMENTCentershotisthealignmentofthearrowtothepower-pathofthestring.
Themeasurementfromthebergerbuttonholetothecenterofthearrowshaftshouldbebetween1"and5/8"foranacceptablestartingpoint.
Thisisaccomplishedbyadjustingthearrowrestleftorright.
Thisisonlyastartingpoint,finetuningadjustmentsmaybeneededtothecentershot.
NOCKPOINTLOCATIONYoursetupandstyleofshooting(arrowtype,fingersorreleaseaid,arrowrest,etc.
)willdeterminethetypeandloca-tionofthenockingpoint.
Agoodstartingpointistoadjustfig.
1RestPowerpathRestPowerpathReleaseSettingFingersSetting1617thenockpointsothearrowandstringmakea90-degreeangle.
Thisisonlyastartingpoint.
Finetuningadjustmentstothenockingpointmaybeneeded.
Hoytdoesnotrecom-mendtheuseofbrassorothermetalclamp-onnockingpointdevices.
Onlyaqualifiedarcheryproshopshouldinstallstringcomponents.
FINETUNINGYourGenuineHoytRetaileristhebestresourceforfinetun-ingyourbow.
Therearemanyeffectivemethodsfortuningyourwholeset-up.
AGenuineHoytRetailerwillbeabletohelpyoufromstarttofinishwiththeentiretuningprocess.
TUNINGFORBROADHEADSMostbowhuntersdiscoverthattheymustmakeslighttuningorsightadjustmentswhenswitchingfrompracticepointstobroadheads(evenatthesameweight).
Broadheadscreateadramaticaerodynamicchangeinarrowflight.
Forthisreason,slightadjustmentsmayneedtobemadeinnockingpointheight,restpositionorbowweighttoachievedesiredbroad-headflight.
Alwaystestshootbroadheadsbeforehuntingtoensurepropersightsettings.
Evenexpandablebroadheadsmayrequiredifferentsightsettingsthanfieldpoints.
BOWMAINTENANCEYourbowisamechanicaldeviceandassuch,issubjecttowearandneedofperiodicinspection,adjustmentandser-vice.
HoytrecommendsthatyoutakeyourbowtoaGenuineHoytRetaileratleastonceayearforaprofessionalmaintenance,cleaningandinspection.
Areastobeinspectedareaxles,spacers,e-clips,strings,cables,limbs,cams,pock-etsandriser.
STRINGSANDCABLESApplyalightcoatofbowstringwaxtoyourbow'scablesandstringonaregularbasis.
Hoytsuggestsonceeverytwoweeksduringpeakuse.
UseahighqualitybowstringwaxavailableatyourlocalGenuineHoytRetailer.
Thiswillkeepyourbow'sstringsandcablesingoodcondition.
Toensurebestresults,replaceyourstringandcableswhenwearisevidentoreverytwoyearsundernormaluseconditions.
InsistthatFUSEstringandcablesbeusedonyourbow.
AllHoytbowmodelscomeequippedwiththeFUSECustomStringSystem.
AlwaysreplaceyourstringswithFUSEbrandstrings.
Bewareoflesserqualitystringandcablesastheymayaltertheperformanceofyourboworcausedamagetoit,possiblyvoidingthewarranty.
Neverexposeyourstringandcablestoextendedperiodsofextremeheatorprolongedmoisture.
OnlyaGenuineHoytRetailershouldinstallstringcomponents.
Abowshouldnotbedrawnorshotwithoutthestringcomponentsproperlyinstalledandsecured.
(Forexample:Peepsight,kisserbutton,nockpoint,D-loop,stringsilencers,etc.
)Improperinstallationsofstringcomponentsareapotentialsafetyhazard.
Hoytdoesnotrecommendtheuseofbrassorothermetalclamp-onnockingpointdevices.
AIRSHOXAirShoxcomestandardequippedonsome2015Hoytbows;CarbonSpyderZTSeries,NitrumSeries,Faktor30andEliteSeries.
ThefactoryinstalledAirShoxareusedtoreducenoiseanddampenvibration.
InspecttheAirShoxdampersperiodicallyandreplacethemaswearisevident.
ExtraAirShoxdampersmaybepur-chasedthroughaGenuineHoyt1819Retailer.
TheAirshoxdampersarenotcoveredbywarranty.
AlwaysremovetheAirShoxextensionarmswhilepressingthebowinabowpressorwhendisassemblingthebow,failuretodosomaycausedamagetothebow.
DamagetothebowasaresultofnotremovingtheAirShoxextensionarmsforbowpressusageisnotcoveredbywarranty.
Removetheextensionarmbyremovingthescrew.
Re-installafteralladjustmentsarecompletedanddonotover-tightenthescrew.
Note:OnFaktor30bows,theAirShoxextensionarmsarespecifictothesizeofcambeingused.
Extensionarmswillhavethesamenumberdesignationasthecams.
Forexample,extensionarmR3ismeantforcamsZ53.
0.
Alwaysusetheappropriateextensionarmsforthesizeofcamsthatareonthebow.
Propertorquespecifica-tionwhenattatchingtheAirshoxarmtothepocketis30-40inchpounds.
TheAirShoxsystemontheCarbonSpyderZTseries,NitrumseriesandEliteseriesbowsareengineeredtobeadjustedtoaccomodatedifferentbowconfigurations.
Theextensionarmsarepre-setfromthefactorysothedamperslightlytouchtheoutersideoflimbs.
Ifadjustmentsareneeded,loosentheextensionarmscrewandadjustasneededsothesetscrewdamperlightlytouchestheoutersideofthelimbs,thenre-tightenthescrewsoitremainssecure.
Donotovertightentheextensionarmscrew.
LIMBDAMPERSANDSTRINGSILENCERSSomeHoytbowscomestandardwithlimbdampersandorstringsilencerstodecreasevibrationandnoise.
Inspectthemperiodi-callyandreplacewhenwearisevident.
Thesedampersandsilencersarenotcoveredunderwarranty.
STEALTHSHOTSTRINGSUPPRESSORStealthShotisahighlyeffectivenoiseandvibrationdampeningsystem.
Foroptimumperformance,makesuretheStealthShot'srubberdamperisjusttouchingthestringatbraceheight(nopressure).
Bylooseningthescrewonthedamper,youcanrotateitsothestringliesinthecenter.
PAINTANDFINISHThepaintandfinishonyourbowrequiresverylittlemaintenance.
Afewsimpleactionscanhelpkeepyourbowlookingnew.
Keepitcleanbyremovingmud,dustandothercontaminantsfromthefinishbyusingadampcloth.
Afteruseduringwetconditions,towel-dryyourbowtopreventwaterdamage.
(Donotuseaheatsourcetodryyourbow.
)Donotusechemicals,solventsorproductssuchasbugrepellentsthatmayharmyourbow'sfinish.
Anydamagetothepaintandfinishcausedby,butnotlimitedto,chemicals,solvents,scentsprays,orotherproductswillnotbecoveredunderwarranty.
Warrantycoverageofpaintandfinishislimitedtomanufacturingdefectsonly.
CAMLUBRICATIONBowsequippedwiththeCam&1/2PerformanceSystemfeaturesealedballbearings,whichdonotrequirelubrication.
Forconven-tionalbearingsorbushings,suchasthosefoundontheIgniteCam,RuckusCamandAccuwheel,alightspotlubricationoftheaxleswheretheypassthroughthecamshouldbedoneonaregularbasis(1,500-2,000shots).
Inadversehuntingconditionswheredirt,dustormoistureisencountered,lubricationmaybedoneonadailybasis.
Besuretocleanoffanyexcesslubricantasitwillattractdustanddirtandcouldpossiblydamagepaintedsurfaces.
HoytrecommendsyouuseasiliconeorTeflonbasedlubrication.
ItisNOTrecommendedthatyouuse"PenetratingOils"suchasWD-40,EZ-#7,FastBreak,etc.
Astheseproductscandamageyourbow.
2021BOWPRESSUSAGENeverallowyourbowtobeputintoabowpressunlessitisdonebyaknowledgeablebowtechnician.
HoytrecommendsthataGenuineHoytRetailerdoallnecessaryadjustmentsrequiringtheuseofabowpress.
NOTICE:Damagetoyourbowduetotheimproperuseofabowpressoranytoolwillvoidyourbow'swarranty.
Onlyuseabowpressthatcaptures/contactsthebowatthelimbtips(nearestthecams)andcompressesthebowinastraight,inwardmotion.
Neverapplyforcetotheriserasthiscouldcauseseveredamagetothebow.
(Seefig.
3)Beforeputtingyourbowinabowpress,loosentheweightlockbolts(iftheyareequippedonyourmodelofbow)andlimbweightadjust-mentbolts5to7turnsfrommaximumweight(whenlimbboltsareadjustedallthewayin).
ZTCableGuardSystem(CarbonSpyderZTandNitrumSeries)TheZTCableGuardSystemisfactoryinstalledandrequiresnoadditionalinstallation.
Therollerwheelsfeaturesealedbearingsthatrequirenolubrication.
Ifwaxordirtaccumulateontherollerwheels,simplycleanthewheelswithasoftcloth.
Note:InordertoremoveboththesplityokebusscableandcontrolcablefromtheZTCableGuard,thestringsandcablesmustfirstberelaxedwiththeproperuseofabowpress.
(Seepg.
20)Oncethecablesarerelaxed,therollerwheelsandspacerscanberemovedbylooseningandremovingtheshoul-derboltwitha5/32"Allenkey,allowingthecablestobefree.
Whenreassemblingtheunit,therollerwheelsandspacersmustbeinstalledcorrectly.
Thelargersideorflangedsideofthebearingshouldfaceawayfromthebow'sshelf.
One.
050"spacermustbeinstalledbetweentherollerwheelsandanotheronebetweentheinnerwheelandthreadedmount.
Whenproperlyinstalled,thesplityokebusscablewillrouteinthewheeltrackclosesttothearrowandthecontrolcableroutesinthewheeltrackclosesttothebow'sshelf.
Thecablesaredesignedtocrossattherollerwheels,butnevertouchoneanother.
Installthecablesintotheproperwheeltracksbeforethreadingandtighteningthescrewto15in-lbs.
Donotovertighten.
TheZTCableGuard'sflexiblelimbassemblyismaintenancefreeandshouldnotbetamperedwithoradjusted.
IftheunitPressesthebowatthegriponlyfig.
3Anexampleofasingle-pullbowpressthatshouldnotbeused.
NOTICE:Properrepresentationofhowlimbsshouldbepressed2223cablesonmodelswiththein-linerollerguard.
PodiumXEliteCableGuardSystem–ThePodiumXEliteSeriesbowscomestandardwithanadjustablecableguardtooptimizearrowclearanceandenhancetuning.
Thecableguardhasfourdifferentsettings(0,3,6,and9degrees)andcomesfactorysetinthe0setting.
Beforeadjustingthecableguard,firstremovethecablesfromthecableslide.
Thenloosenbothofthesocketheadcapscrews1-2turnswitha9/64Allenkey.
Rotatethebarthroughtheseriesofinternalnotchesuntilthedesiredlocationisobtained.
Retightenthescrewsto20in-lbs.
andreinstallthecableslide.
Donottightenthescrewsunlessthepositioningmarkslineupwiththedesiredsetting.
Beforedrawingorshoot-ingthebow,makesurethatallpartsofthearrowaregettingproperclearance.
Thearroworarrowfletchingsshouldnevercomeincontactwiththecablesthroughoutthedrawcycleorshot.
Ifanypartofthearroworfletchingscomeincontactwithneedstobedisassembledforcleaningpurposesorinstalla-tionofshockrods,loosenthebuttonheadscrewwitha1/8"Allenkey.
Thescrewshouldberetightenedto12in-lbs.
Donotovertighten.
DonotloosenanypartoftheZTCableGuardsystemwithoutfirstrelaxingthecablesbyproperuseofabowpress.
(Pg.
20)DonotdraworshootthebowwithouttheZTCableGuardandcablesproperlyinstalled.
IN-LINEROLLERGUARD(Faktor30)TheIn-LineRollerCableGuardisfactoryinstalledandrequiresnoadditionalinstallation.
Therollerwheelsfeaturesealedbearingsthatrequirenolubrication.
Ifwaxordirtaccumulateontherollerwheels,simplycleanthewheelswithasoftcloth.
Note:Wheninstallingcontrolandbusscables,makesurethecontrolcableisroutedthroughtherollertrackthatisindicat-edwith"CC"andbusscableroutesthroughtherollertrackthatisindi-catedwith"BC".
Wheninstalledcorrectlythecableswillnottoucheachother.
(Seefigs.
4and5).
Itisnotneces-sarytoremovetherollerwheelstochangethebussandcontrolBussCableControlCable2425DRAWLENGTHADJUSTMENTFollowthedirectionsbelowtoadjustthedrawlengthonHoytbowsequippedwitharotatinginner-cammodulesuchastheGTX,Accuwheel,IgniteandRuckusCams.
(forZ5,Turbo,SpiralProandChargercams,seepage26).
TopCam:ToadjustthedrawlengthofHoyt'scamswitharotatinginner-cammoduleliketheoneshownin(fig.
8),useastandardAllenkeytoloosenthefasteningscrewandremovethedrawlengthscrew(Seefig.
8).
Rotatingtheinner-cammoduleinthe(+)directionwilllengthenthedraw.
Rotatingtheinner-cammoduleinthe(-)directionwillshortenthedraw.
Eachletteredpositionwillprovideapproximately1/2inchlonger/shorterdrawthantheprevioussetting.
Oncetheinner-cammoduleisinthedesiredlocation,reinstallandtightenthedrawlengthscrewfirstandthenthefasteningscrew.
Note:OntheIgnite,AccuwheelandRuckuscams,repeatthetopcamdrawlengthadjustmentinstructionsonthebottomwheelaswell.
thecables,readjustthebartoafurtheroutsetting;toallowformoreclearance.
WARNING:Donotdraworshootbowwithoutthecableguard,cableslideand/orrollersproperlyinstalled,adjustedandtightened.
CABLEGUARDINSTALLATIONSomeHoytbowsaredesignedwithastandardbuilt-incableguardbarattachment.
Toinstallthecableguardbar,simplyslidethebarthroughthetwomountingholesontheriser,makingsurethebarispushedcompletelythroughandflushwiththeendofthefrontmountinghole.
Afterthebarhasbeeninserted,fastenwiththe1/4-20x1/2"setscrewsprovided.
(Seefig.
6)TheuseofLoctiteisrecommendedwhenre-insertingscrews.
CABLESLIDEINSTALLATIONTopreventyourbow'scablesfromrubbingagainsteachother,Hoytusesaspeciallydesignedcableslidethathasoffsetcableslots.
TocorrectlyinstalltheslideonmostHoytbows,firstplacetheglideonthecableguardbar.
(Seefig.
7)Next,pushthecontrolcableintotheshorterfrontslot.
Then,pushthebusscableintothelongerrearslot.
WARNING:2627BottomCam:Removethedrawlengthscrew,rotatetheinner-cammoduletothesameletteredpositionasthetopinner-cammodule,andreplacethescrew.
(Seefig.
9)Youmusthavebothtopandbottominner-cammodulesinthesamelet-teredpositionorthebowwillnottuneproperly.
Itmaybenec-essarytouseBlueLoctiteontheinner-cammodulescrewstokeepthemsecure.
WARNING:Neverdrawabowwithmismatchedormiss-ingcammodules,modulescrewsand/orsetscrews.
Neverdrawabowwithamissingorincorrectlyinstalleddrawstoppeg.
NeverremovethecamcontrolcablepegasseriousinjuryandbowdamagecouldoccurExchangeableModuleAdjustment:FollowthedirectionsbelowtoadjustthedrawlengthonaHoytbowequippedwithanexchangeablemodule(Z5,Turbo,RKTandChargercams).
Nobowpressisneededtomakethefollowingadjustments.
Onceyouhavedeter-minedthedesireddrawlength,simplyloosenandremovethemodulescrewswithastandard7/64Allenkey.
Thereare3screwsonthetopcamand2screwsonthebottomcamthatholdthemodulesinposition.
Oncethescrewshavebeenloosenedandremoved,simplyremovethemodulesfromthecams.
Thenreplacethemoduleswithonesthatcorrespondtothedesireddrawlength.
(Donotover-tight-enmodulescrews.
)ItmaybenecessarytouseblueLoctiteonthemodulescrewstokeepthemsecure.
Afterthedesireddrawmodulesareinstalled,thedraw-stopthatislocatedonthebottomcamneedstobeadjusted.
Removethedrawstopwitha5/64Allenkeyandreinstallitinthethreadedholethatcor-respondswiththeletteronthecammodule.
Forexample:CammoduleRK-2A-BRwouldusedraw-stoppegpositionA.
Foradetailedinstructionalvideooncamanddrawlengthadjustmentpleasevisit:http://www.
youtube.
com/watchv=T-51Z-z98ZcDrawlengthmodulesofvarioussizesmaybepurchasedatyourlocalGenuineHoytRetailer.
ADJUSTINGYOURBOWTOFACTORYSETTINGSToverifythatthefactoryspecifications(camorientation,drawlength,drawweight,braceheight,axle-to-axle,etc.
)arecorrect,useaproperbowpressandremovethestringandcables(thisshouldonlybedonebeaGenuineHoytRetailer).
Thenmeasurethestringandcablesandaddorremovetwiststoobtaintheproperlength.
Stringsandcablesmustbemeasuredunder100lbs.
ofload.
Thenre-installthecorrectlengthstringandcables.
Oncethestringandcablesareinstalledonthebow,onlyaddtwiststoeitherthecontrolcableorbusscabletosynchronizethedrawstopsonthecamsatfulldraw.
CAMSYNCHRONIZINGHoytCam&1/2PerformanceSystemsrequireverylittlemaintenance.
Oncetheshootingstring,controlcableandbusscablearesettothecorrectlengths,camsynchronizingshouldrequirelittleornomaintenance.
Bothtopandbottomcamsareslavedtogetherviathecontrolcable–forcingbothcamstoalwaysmovetogether,regardlessofwhenthecablescomeintocontactwiththecablestops.
Thereisabroadrangewherethecamscanbesynchronized.
HoytEngineersandHoytWARNING:Neverdrawabowwithmismatchedormiss2829ProfessionalShootersalikehavefoundthatvaryingthecamsyn-chronizationhaslittleornovariationondownrangearrowimpact.
Ifyoufeelthatthecamsynchronizingorpositioningisincorrectduetotheshootingstring,controlcableorbusscablenotbeinginspecification,notethefollowinginstructions:(seefig.
10)Measureyourstringsandadjustthemtotherecommendedfac-torylengthbyaddingorsubtractingtwists.
Thenreinstalltheadjustedstringsontothebow.
Whendrawingthebowback,ifthecontrolcable-stoplocatedonthetopcamtouchesbeforetheyokedbusscable-stoponthebottomcam,shortenthecontrolcablebyaddingtwists.
Whendrawingthebowback,iftheyokedbusscablestoponthebottomcamtouchesbeforethecontrolcablestoponthetopcam,shortentheyokedbusscablebyadd-ingtwists.
Whendrawingthebowback,ifthecontrolcablestoponthetopcamtouchesbeforetheyokedbusscablestoponthebottomcam,shortenthecontrolcablebyaddingtwists.
Whendrawingthebowback,iftheyokedbusscablestoponthebot-tomcamtouchesbeforethecontrolcablestoponthetopcam,shortentheyokedbusscablebyaddingtwists.
Note:HoytmeasuresbowstringsusingtheATA(ArcheryTradeAssociation)standardmethod.
GTXANDSPIRALPROCAMLET-OFFADJUSTMENTGTXcamsareavailablewitheither65%or75%modules.
Changingthelet-offshouldbedonebyHoytoraGenuineHoytRetailer.
Tochangethelet-offonthiscamyoumustuseabowpresstorelaxthecamsandstrings.
Topcam:Removethetopcammoduleandreplaceitwiththedesiredlet-off.
Bottomcam:Removethestringandcables.
Next,removethecontrolcablepegandmodulescrews,thenremovethemodule.
Replaceitwiththedesiredlet-offmoduleandreinstallthecontrolcablepegandmodulescrews.
BlueLoctiteshouldbeusedwhenre-installingthecontrolcablepeg.
Besurethemodulenumberscorrespondwiththecamnumbers.
Forexample,aGTX#5camwouldtakeaGX5module.
Besuretoadjustthemodulestothesameletteredmodulepositionaseachother.
Forexample,ifthetopmoduleisinthe"E"position,thebottommodulemustbeinthe"E"position.
ControlCableShootingStringSplitYokeBussCableControlCableStopfig.
10TOPCAMATFULLDRAWPOSITIONControlCableShootingStringSplitYokeBussCableStop(DrawStopPeg)BOTTOMCAMATFULLDRAWPOSITIONSplitYokeBussCable3031WARNING:Neverdrawbackabowwithmismatchedormiss-ingcammodulesandsetscrews.
PODIUMXELITEGRIPSYSTEMThePodiumXEliteseriesbowscomestandardwithamodulargripsystem.
Bowscomefactoryinstalledwiththe0(18DegreeNeutral/TraditionalAngle)gripmodule.
Tochangethemodulesforadifferentangle,simplyloosenandremovethesocketheadcapscrewswitha7/64AllenKeyandthenremovethemodule.
Insertthedesiredmoduleintothegripbedandreplacethescrews,tightento15in-lbs.
Donotovertighten.
0(18DegreeNeutral/TraditionalAngle)+2(20Degree)+4(22Degree)+6(24Degree)LOCATINGYOURSERIALNUMBERThesixorseven-digitserialnumberonHoytcompoundbowsislocatedonornearthearrowrestmount.
Ifyouhavealreadyattachedaresttoyourriser,youmayhavetoremoveittoseetheserialnumber.
TheserialnumberonHoytCarbonbowsisfoundbetweenthesightmountingholes.
TheserialnumberontheChargerserieswillbefoundunderthegrip.
Tolocate,simplyremovethetwoattachmentscrewsandremovethegrip.
TheSerialnumberforaPro-CompFXseriesbowislocatedunderthecableguardbar.
HOYTCARBONRISERSPECIALPRECAUTIONSANDINFORMATION:1)WARNING:Compositeconstructedcomponents,suchasHoytCarbonRisers,mayshowsmallsurfaceseparationsinthepaintand/ortopsurfacelayeroftheconstruction.
Thisisatypicalcompositeconditionwhichmaybecomemorevisibleasthebowisusedovertime.
Thesesmallseparationsareconsiderednormalandnon-structuralprovidedthattheyareunder1/8inchinlengthandlessthan1/32inchwideatitswidestlocation.
Thesearetypi-callynotfracturesorbreaksinthecarbonfibersthemselvesanddonotrepresentastructuralfailure.
Forseparationsthatarelargerthan1/8inchinlengthand/orwiderthan1/32inchwide,thebowshouldnotbeshotandshouldbereturnedtoHoytoraGenuineHoytRetailerforinspectionandtesting.
(SeewarrantyinformationforinstructionsonreturningproducttoHoyt).
Ifthebowisfoundtohaveastructuralfailure,theriserwillberepairedorreplacedunderthenormalconditionsofHoyt'sLimitedLifetimeWarranty.
Ifthebowhasnostructuralfailure,thebowwillbereturnedandcanresumenormaluse.
2)WARNING:ExtremecareshouldbetakentoavoidimpactdamagetoaHoytCarbonRiser.
HoytCarbonRisersaredesignedtowithstandhighstressflexingandhighstressloadingthatwouldbeassociatedwithnormaluseandfunctionofthebow.
However,ingeneral,compositestructuresdonotwithstandhighloadimpactsuchasbeingdroppedfromatree,orbyhavingsomeotherobjectimpactthestructure.
Intheeventthatyourbowdoesencounterasurfaceimpact,youmustcarefullyinspecttheriserfordamage.
Ifimpacted,inspecttheareaforvisiblebrokenfibers,multitudeofseparationcracks,crackingthatappearstoresembleaspider-web,dentedsurface,orasoftflexiblesurfaceattheimpactpoint.
Ifanyoftheaboveconditionsareapparentorsuspected,thebowshouldbeconsidereddamagedandshouldnotbedrawnorusedanyfurther.
Intheeventthatthebowwasexposedtoanimpactanddamageisevidentasdescribedabove,youcanreturnthebowtoHoytforanevaluation.
(SeewarrantyinformationforinstructionsonreturningproducttoHoyt).
Iftheriserisdeterminedtobedam-agedandnotfitforuse,Hoytmayofferareplacementofdamagedcomponentsattheowner'sexpense.
Damage,includingimpactdamage,causedaccidentally,whetherfrommisuseoftheproduct,orfromusenotassociatedwithnormalarcherypractices,isNOTWARNING:NeverdrawbackabowwithmismatchedormissWARNING:Compositeconstructedcomponents,suchasWARNING:WARNING:3233coveredundertheHoytLimitedLifetimewarranty.
3)HoytCarbonRisers,oranyothercomponentofanyHoytbow,shouldnotbemodifiedinanyway.
WARNINGNevermechanicallyalterormodifyyourbowasitwilllikelycausethebowtobreak.
Drillingholes,cutting,filing,orsandingareexamplesofmechanicallyalteringyourbow.
Anymodificationtoanyboworcomponentwillimmediatelyvoidanyandallwarrantyforthebowand/orcomponent.
4)WARNING:HoytCarbonRisersarecon-structedbyvariousaluminumcomponentsthatareeitherattachedbyadhesiveorbymechanicalfas-tenerssuchasscrewstotheexterioroftheriser.
Anyattempttoremoveanyofthealuminumfactoryattachedcomponentswilldamagethebowandcouldpossiblycauseharmorinjurytotheownerorbystandersandwillimmediatelyvoidanyandallwarrantyforthebowand/orcomponents.
Donotattempttoremoveoradjustthesecurityscrewsattachingthestabilizermountorthesight/arrowrestmountinginsert.
5)WARNING:CareshouldbegiventonotexposeHoytCarbonRiserequippedbowstoanysolvents,lubricants,orothersubstancesthatcon-tainsiliconeasthestructurecouldbeweakened.
Aweakenedriserhasthepotentialtocauseinjurytoordamageothercomponents.
6)CareshouldbegiventonotexposeHoytCarbonRiserequippedbowstoextremeheat,flame,orotheradverseconditionsthatcouldpossiblydamagethebow.
7)Compositeconstructedcomponents,suchasaHoytCarbonRiserbowsmayexhibitacreakingsoundduringthefirstfewshotswhenthebowisnew.
Thiscreakingsoundcouldcomeandgoforthefirstfew100shots.
ThisisanormalconditionforCompositestructuresandisnotastructuralfailure.
IfaHoytCarbonRiserbowhasbeenstoredforaprolongedperiodoftimewithoutbeingused(severalweeksatatime),thebowmayexhibitcreakingsoundagainforthefirstfewshots.
Thisisanormalconditionforcompositestructuresandisnotastructuralfailure.
LIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTYPLEASEREADTHISDOCUMENTCAREFULLY.
ITCONTAINSVERYIMPORTANTINFORMATIONABOUTYOURRIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONS,ASWELLASLIMITATIONSANDEXCLUSIONSTHATMAYAPPLYTOYOU.
HoytwarrantstotheORIGINALOWNERthattheHoytcompoundbowriser,limbs,limbpocketsandeccentricswillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthelifetimeoftheproductunderthefollowingtermsandconditions:1.
HoytbowsmustbepurchasedfromaGenuineHoytRetailer(noexceptions).
2.
Theoriginalownermustretainandprovideanoriginalanddatedproofofpurchase(salesreceipt)fromaGenuineHoytRetailer.
Hoytbowspurchasedviamailorder,throughanunauthorizedretailer,orovertheInternetvoidsallwarranty.
3.
THEORIGINALOWNERMUSTREGISTERTHEBOWWITHHOYTWITHIN30DAYSOFPURCHASE.
Toregisteryourbow,visitwww.
hoyt.
com/customer_service/tocompletetheregistra-tionprocesselectronically,orcontactHoytat(801)363-2990torequestaregistrationcard.
WARNINGWARNINGNevermechanicallyalterormodifyyourbowasitWARNING:HoytCarbonRisersareconWARNING:34354.
Allcompoundbowsmusthavetheoriginalserialnumberfac-tory-attachedtothebow.
Theserialnumbermustremainlegible.
THISLIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTYISNOTTRANSFERABLE.
ExclusionsfromWarrantyCoverage:ThisLimitedLifetimeWarrantycoversnormaluseoftheproduct,andHoytdoesnotwarrantandisnotresponsiblefor:1.
Theuseofaftermarketproducts/accessoriesthatalterHoyt'sspecsordesign.
2.
Damagetostrings,cables,bearings,dampingmaterials,finish(includingpaint,anodize,powdercoatandfilm-dippedfinishes)resultingfromnormalwear-and-tear.
3.
Ifbowshowssignofmisuse,alteration,ormishandling,thiswarrantywillbevoid.
4.
Useofarrowsweighinglessthan5grainsperpoundofdrawweightwillvoidthewarranty.
5.
Damageto'other'accessories.
6.
Aftermarketreplacementstrings.
7.
Anymodificationtoanyboworcomponent.
8.
BowsreturnedtoHoytwithoutaReturnAuthorizationnumberobtainedbyaGenuineHoytRetailer.
OBTAININGWARRANTYSERVICEToobtainwarrantyservice,youmustreturnyourbowtoaGenuineHoytRetailer.
TheretailercanhelptodetermineifHoytfac-toryserviceisrequiredoriftheretailercancompletetherepair.
GenuineHoytRetailersmayprovideadditionalservicesandapplyadditionalchargesforserviceworkperformedbytheretailer.
Ifthebowmustbereturnedtothefactory,THEBOWOWNERISRESPONSIBLEFORTHEFREIGHTCHARGESTOHOYT.
Hoyt,inturn,willpayforthesamereturnfreightoftherepairedproduct.
BeforeanybowisreturnedtoHoyt,aReturnAuthorization(RA)numbermustbeobtainedthroughaGenuineHoytRetailer.
PleasenotethatHoytwillnotissueRAstoconsumers.
BowsreturnedtothefactorywithoutaReturnAuthorizationnumberobtainedfromaGenuineHoytRetailermaybedeniedwarrantyservice.
IfHoytdetermines,initssolediscretion,thatabowqualifiesforwarrantyrepair,Hoytwillmakeeveryefforttorepairthebow.
Repairsmaybeperformedwithoriginalpartswhenavailable.
Hoytreservestherighttomakepartsubstitutionsonwarrantycoverageforanyrea-son.
Iforiginalpartsarenotavailable,suitablereplacementparts/componentsmaybeused.
IftheHoytbowisnotrepairable,butqualifiesforwarrantycoverage,HoytwillreplacethebowwithabowofsimilarfeatureandproductclassinHoyt'ssoledetermina-tion.
THEREARENOOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,THATEXTENDBEYONDTHOSEWRITTENHERE.
NOAGENT,EMPLOYEEORREPRESENTATIVEOFHOYTORITSRETAILERSHAVETHEAUTHORITYTOBINDHOYTTOANYAGREEMENTNOTHEREINSTATED.
LIMITATIONOFLIABILITYINNOEVENTSHALLHOYTBELIABLEUNDERANYCIRCUMSTANCETOYOUORANYOTHERPARTYFORANYSPECIAL,CONSEQUENTIAL,ORINCIDENTALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFORINANYWAYCONNECTEDWITHTHEPRODUCTS,EVENIFTHECOMPANYORANYOFTHECOMPANYAFFILIATESHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.
INNOEVENTSHALLHOYTORANYHOYTAFFILIATEBELIABLETOYOUORANYOTHERPARTYFORLOSS,DAMAGE,ORINJURYOFANYKINDBEYONDTHEBOWITSELF.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights.
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