Adjustment Functions; Dipped Headlight Adjustment Function - Capelec CAP2500 User Manual

Universal automatic headlight tester, passenger cars & trucks
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V. Adjustment functions

5.1 Dipped headlight adjustment function

This function allows the operator to carry out a lateral and vertical adjustment of dipped headlights. This
operation is done in the following way:
Positioning
First of all, you must position the headlight tester in the front of the headlamp to be adjusted (See chapter
"Headlight tester positioning").
Remark : If the « Positioning assistance » is available, the tester will tell you how to move the optical
head so that to reach the optimal position for the control.
Vertical adjustment
Adjust the headlamp to the cut-off that you want to obtain, by following the cut-off value displayed on the
screen.
The adjustment optimal value is generally indicated on the headlamp housing. On the contrary, the cut-off
to apply is R(%) = 2 x h(m), h being the headlamp optics centre height.
Lateral hot spot adjustment (function not available on CAP2300)
Adjust laterally the headlamp by following the indications of the arrows on the screen and try get the
indicator value to "0".
Dipped headlight hot spot must go left
When "OK" is display on the screen, the headlamp is correctly laterally adjusted.
Light intensity and dazzling diagnostics
Light intensity in kcd or Lux
30/06/16
Cut :
-1,22%
Lat :
65
Indicator value
Lat :
>>OK<<
085kcd Daz/OK
OK = Dazzling is ok / PB = Dazzling problem
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