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Lujan usa INDEX Forewords 2 Assembling the aimer 3 Calibrating the Floor 7 Vehicle Preparations 9 Aligning Aimer to Vehicle 10 Aiming Procedures 11 Beam Slope Knob 11 The Aiming Screen 12 Aiming Low Beams 13 Aiming High Beam , Auxiliary, Fog 16...
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Lujan usa THE “SNIPER” OPTICAL HEADLIGHT AIMER MODEL 5412 Thank you for purchasing the Sniper 5412 Optical Headlight Aimer. You have made a wise purchase decision. The 5412 is a high quality, durable piece of equipment that will give you years of trouble free operation.
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Lujan usa COMPONENTS: . Aimer body . Mast . Base with wheels . Hardware to attach the bar to the base: 1 Bolt DIN 912, M 10 x 50 1 Washer DIN 7980, 10 mm 1 Flat washer, 10 mm .
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Lujan usa STEP 1 Bolt the mast, with adjustment plates, to the base and align Fig. 1 the mast as shown in fig. 1. Be sure that the threaded adjustment plate is the top plate. Thread adjustment bolts loosely into the top plate, only one or two turns at this time.
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Lujan usa STEP 4 Install the visor (fig. 5a). The narrow slot in the visor should face away from the front of the aimer. Mount the lift handle (fig. 5b). Fig. 5a Fig. 5b STEP 5 Check calibration of visor by looking through the visor at the marked line on the aimer body (as shown in fig.
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Lujan usa STEP 6 Adjust the floor slope knob until slope register is approximately centered Fig. 8 see fig 8 on number 3 Fig. 9 STEP 7 Assembly is complete. Place the aimer on a flat, level surface. Using a level, check to ensure that the mast is vertical in both directions (fig.
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Lujan usa INITIAL FLOOR SLOPE COMPENSATION The following procedure is required only if the floor is not flat (fig. 12-15). Vehicle and aimer are both located on a flat and level floor. No compensation is needed Fig. 12 Vehicle and aimer are both located on a flat floor with a constant slope.
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Lujan usa POSITIONING THE LINE Tolerance Position aimer in front of, and next to, the mark vehicle. Position the pylon (with the pins attached) next to rear wheel. Position the other pylon (with tolerance marks) next to front wheel. Attach the line to the mounting point on aimer body as shown in fig.
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Lujan usa PREPARING THE VEHICLE FOR HEADLAMP AIM OR INSPECTION Before checking the aim, the inspector shall; Remove ice or mud from under fenders. Set tire inflation pressures to the values specified on the tire sidewall or information label. Check car springs for sag or broken leaves.
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Lujan usa ALIGNING AIMER TO VEHICLE Choose two symmetrical points of the vehicle located also at the same height (i.e. the upper part of the lamps, strut bolts, radiator support bolts). Points located too high (i.e. in the vehicles roof) shall be avoided: the best accuracy is obtained using lower points.
Lujan usa SET BEAM SLOPE KNOB These procedures are required by the new SAE J599 (Aug. 97) Standard. The Beam Slope Knob compensates for different headlamp heights. It must be set prior to aiming headlights. Set the Beam Slope Knob based on the distance from the ground to center of the headlamp.
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Lujan usa DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERNAL SCREEN OF THE AIMER The SNIPER 5412 is designed to reproduce, at a smaller scale, an aiming test screen compliant with the Standard SAE J599 (revised August 1997). The beam projections appear on the internal screen of the aimer as they would appear on a screen located 25 feet from the headlamps.
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Lujan usa AIMING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS Low Beam Headlamps are aimed so that the top edge of the high-intensity zone is at the NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM line, and the left edge of the high-intensity zone is at the vertical centerline of the screen. Set beam slope knob based on center height of headlight (see table 1, page 19).
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Lujan usa Different Low Beam Patterns There are many different beam patterns currently used in domestic vehicles. When checking headlights with complicated beam patterns, you must locate the part of the beam that is highest on the screen (shines farthest down the road). This generally appears as a “hump”...
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Lujan usa INSPECTION LIMITS FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS Perfect Adjustment FAIL, too high FAIL, too low FAIL, too far right FAIL, too far left Aiming Procedures - Aiming Low Beams - Page 15...
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Lujan usa AIMING HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS AND AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS High beam headlamps and auxiliary driving lights are aimed so that the center of the high- intensity zone is located at the horizontal and straight ahead vertically. Select the Beam Slope Knob to the position HI &...
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Lujan usa INSPECTION LIMITS FOR HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS AND AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS The inspection limits for high-beam headlamps shall be with the center of the high- intensity zone from 10cm (4in) up, to 10cm (4in) down; and, from 10cm (4in) left to 10cm (4in) right on a screen at 7.6m (25 ft).
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Lujan usa AIMING EUROPEAN LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS European low beams do not have a high-intensity zone, all the illuminated area has a similar intensity. European type low beams are aimed so the cutoff of the illuminated zone is located at the horizontal and biased line.
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Lujan usa NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM FOR LOWER BEAMS The revised SAE J599 standard (8/97) requires low beam headlight aim to be adjusted differently based on headlamp height. The NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM position on lower beam headlamps, as introduced in the new revision of the Standard SAE J599, "shall be adjusted based on the headlamp mounting height, from the ground to the light source center of the headlamp".
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Lujan usa PREPARING THE TEST To check the aimer for accuracy, place a car in front of a screen or a flat vertical wall, at a distance of 25 feet (7.6m). This distance is that required by the Standard SAE J599, but for practical purposes can be any suitable other.
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Lujan usa AIMING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS Low Beam Headlamps are aimed so that the top edge (the cutoff) of the high-intensity zone is at the NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM line, and the left edge of the high-intensity zone is at the vertical centerline of the headlamp.
Lujan usa ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE The same procedure may be done by checking the aimer using the high beam instead of the low as a reference. AIMING HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS High beam headlamps and auxiliary driving lights are aimed so that the center of the high- intensity zone is located at the horizontal and straight ahead vertically.
Conditions 1) This warranty applies only to the original purchaser. 2) The enclosed warranty registration card must be completed and mailed to Lujan usa within 30 days of original purchase. Warranty registration can also be made online at www.headlightaimer.com/warranty/warranty.htm. 3) This warranty applies to normal usage and operation, it does not...
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Lujan usa FLOOR SLOPE REGISTRY If you intend to use your aimer in different bays, enter the floor slope of each bay in this register. BAY NUMBER BAY NUMBER REGISTER SETTING REGISTER SETTING KNOB SETTING KNOB SETTING DATE Floor Slope Registry - Page 25...
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