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1. gt Canbuilt Mfg Model OP T 5405 Optical Headlight Aiming System Professional Ver 050720 Perfect Night Vision Index T CANBU y lt Canbuilt Mfg INDEX Forewords 3 Assembling the aimer 4 Calibrating the Floor 7 Floor Slope Register 8 Vehicle Preparations 9 Positioning Aimer to Vehicle 10 Aiming Procedures 12 The Aiming Screen 12 Beam Elucidation Filters 13 Aiming Low Beams 14 Aiming High Beam and Auxiliary Lights 17 Aiming Fog Lights 18 Aiming European Beam 19 Beam Slope Compensation 20 Calibrating the aimer 21 Warranty Information 27 Canbuilt Mfg 103 Milvan Dr Toronto Ontario Canada M9L 177 416 749 6555 www canbuilt com Index Page 1 A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg Forewords THE PANTHER OPTICAL HEADLIGHT AIMER MODEL OPT 5405 Thank you for purchasing the Panther OPT 5405 Optical Headlight Aimer You have made a wise purchase decision The OPT 5405 is a high quality durable piece of equipment that will give you years of trouble free operation Your aimer has over 25 years of engineering refinement built in Itis designed to meet the following requirements Designed for compliance with the latest revisions of the Standards SAE J599 Aug 1997 and J600 Feb 1993 Aims all headlights including Domestic European and Asian type headlights Laser guided floor slope compensation Simple operation Easily transportab2. ONCE THE SETTING IS RECORDED IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO TAKE THE FLOOR SLOPE MEASUREMENT AGAIN FOR THIS LOCATION Use the recorded floor slope setting for subsequent uses in the same location Simply set the slope adjustment knob to the previously recorded position prior to aiming headlights Note A decal is included with the aimer You can record floor slope settings and adhere the decal to aimer for reference You can also use the matrix below for recording this information Calibrating the Floor Page 8 Floor slope register A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg 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 See that there is no load the vehicle other than the driver Check functioning of any automatic vehicle leveling systems and specific manufacturer s instructions pertaining to vehicle preparation for headlamp aiming lt Clean lenses Check for bulb burnout broken aiming pads and proper beam switching Stabilize suspension by rocking vehicle sideways Measure the vertical height of the center of the headlamp from the ground Vehicle Preparations Vehicle Preparations Page 9 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision POSITIONING THE
3. 21 Calibrating the Aimer Calibrating the Aimer A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg Calibrating the Aimer CALIBRATING THE SCREEN 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 Trace or mark with tape the lines as shown in the figure below If the headlamp mounting height of the vehicle used for the test is more than 36in then a Nominal Vertical Aim line at the distance specified in the Table 1 shall be traced Perform the preparation for headlamp aim as detailed Proceed to aim the lower beam as explained in next page SCREEN MARKING VERTICAL CENTERLINE VERTICAL CENTERLINE AHEAD OF LEFT AHEAD OF RIGHT HEADLAMP CAR AXIS HEADLAMP HEIGHT OF LAMP CENTERS Calibrating the Aimer Page 22 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision AIMING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS Aim Low Beam Headlamps 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 AIMING the LOWER BEAM VERTICAL CENTERLINE VERTICAL CENTERLINE AHEAD OF LEFT AHEAD OF RIGHT HEADLAMP CAR AXIS HEADLAMP l l HEIGHT OF LAMP CENTERS a a OR NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM SEE TABLE 1 HIGH INTENSITY ZONE SHADED AREA OF APROPERLY AIMED LOWER BEAM ON THE AIMING SCREEN IN
4. AIMER TO VEHICLE Place the aimer in front of one headlamp at a distance between 10 10 l4in 25 to 35 Most beam patterns are clearest if the optical lens is about 12 from the lamp surface Fig 20 Rotate aimer positioning system pointer to front of aimer Move aimer so that positioning pointer is at center of headlight beam The pointer can be stored as shown with dashed lines in illustration when not in use oe Qa Top View Note There are several ways to determine the center of the headlight beam If your headlight has a clear lens and you can see the bulb it is generally located at the center Some headlight lenses have a small dot in the lens that indicates the center Many light beams have a dark spot in the center of the beam this can be easily found by placing a cloth over the light and turning on the headlights OPTIONAL METHOD OF POSITIONING AIMER The Panther has markings drawn on the aimer which can also be used for positioning the aimer at the center of the headlight These markings can be used instead of the pointer if desired Laser can also be used for vertical centering See drawings below Professional Optical Headlight Aiming System Align with center of beam Page 10 Positioning Aimer to Vehicle to Vehicle Imer the A itioning Pos A Perfect Night Visi
5. locate Aiming Procedures Aiming Low Beams Page 14 Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision INSPECTION LIMITS FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS Perfect O Adjustment y O 4 4 FAIL too high FAIL too low FAIL too far right FAIL too far left Page 15 Aiming Procedures Aiming Low Beams A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg ing Procedures iming 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 vertical center of the screen The figure shows the high intensity zone shaded area of a properly aimed HIGH BEAM on the aiming screen 4 4 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 100mm 4 up to 100mm 4 down and from 100mm 4 left to 100mm 4 right on a screen at 7 6m 25 Inspection limits shaded area for the center of the high intensity zone of HIGH BEAM headlamps and 4 4 auxiliary driving lamps Aiming Procedures High Beam and Auxiliary Lights Page 16 y lt Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision AIMING FOG LAMPS The correct aim for fog lamps with
6. FRONT OF VEHICLE CHECKING THE AIMER Once the beam is aligned place the aimer in front of one of the lights as described in the instructions and check if the projection of the beam on the internal screen is the same Following tolerances are allowed TOLERANCES The Standard SAE J600 allows a tolerance of 0 3 1 6 in or 40mm for the vertical aim and 0 6 3 2 in or 80mm for the horizontal The tolerance limits are shown in the figure below 100 Upper tolerance for the upper edge 1 Lower tolerance for the upper edge Left tolerance Right tolerance for the left edge for the left edge Page 23 Calibrating the Aimer Calibrating the Aimer y lt Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE The same procedure may be done by checking the aimer using the high beam instead of the low as 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 AIMING the UPPER BEAM VERTICAL CENTERLINE VERTICAL CENTERLINE AHEAD OF LEFT CAR AXIS AHEAD OF RIGHT HEADLAMP HEADLAMP HEIGHT OF LAMP CENTERS m o Calibrating the Aimer HIGH INTENSITY ZONE SHADED AREA OF A PROPERLY AIMED UPPER BEAM ON THE AIMING SCREEN IN FRON
7. T OF VEHICLE CHECKING THE AIMER Once the beam is aligned place the aimer in front of one of the lights as described in the instructions and check if the projection of the beam on the internal screen is the same Tolerances are the same as described in the previous page Calibrating the Aimer Page 24 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY The Canbuilt model OPT 5405 headlight aimer is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal user operation for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of purchase The sole obligation under this warranty shall be to repair or replace any product or parts which are found by Canbuilt to be defective Conditions 1 This warranty applies only to the original purchaser 2 The enclosed warranty registration card must be completed and mailed to Canbuilt within 30 days of original purchase 3 This warranty applies to normal usage and operation it does not apply to any product that Canbuilt determines to be broken by accident misused tampered with modified or used for any purpose other than aiming headlights 4 If product fails it will be repaired or replaced at the option of Canbuilt Mfg 5 Defective parts must be returned to Canbuilt for quality control inspection 6 Canbuilt will pay for freight charges one way from Canbuilt to purchaser purchaser must pay freight to Canbuilt 7 Proof of purchase must be suppl
8. e filter or filters that works best for your vision The filters can be stored by using the magnetic strips to attach them any place on the metal aimer head Aiming Procedures Beam Elucidation Filters Page 13 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision 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 center line of the screen 100 mm Nominal Vertical Aim Line 100 mm gt INSPECTION LIMITS FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS The inspection limits are a range of 4 at 25 The illustrations below show the range allowed for vertical and horizontal inspection The top of the high intensity zone must fall within The left side of the high intensity zone must fall the shaded area for proper low beam vertical within the shaded area for proper low beam adjustment horizontal adjustment Inspection left limit Inspection right limit Inspection upper limit 4 0 Inspection 4 lower limit 4 4 4 4 NOTE Headlights centered more than 36 from the ground require beam slope compensation See page 18 for details Page 13 Aiming Procedures Aiming Low Beams ing Procedures iming A y lt Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg DIFFERENT LOW BEAM PATTERNS The
9. e internal screen of the aimer all aiming and testing procedures can be performed according to the inspection limits described in the Standards In addition the European type lighting can also be aimed Horizontal line used as low beam 4 inspection upper limit Biased line for the European type low beam Horizontal line used as low beam inspection lower limit o Two vertical lines used as low beam lateral inspection limits Illustrations on the following pages show more detail for specific types of lamps Page 12 Aiming Procedures The Aiming Screen ing Procedures iming A A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg ing Procedures iming BEAM ELUCIDATION FILTERS Due to the widely varying light intensity and color of automotive headlights and different operators sensitivity to light itis difficult to locate the light beam pattern when adjusting headlights on some vehicles Canbuilt has developed a beam elucidation filter to make it easier to view these beam patterns The filters are designed to remove some of the extraneous light from the viewable pattern and enhance the high intensity zone providing an image that is clearer and easier to see To use the filter simply set it on top of the aimer body above the viewing window The magnetic strips will hold it in place For best operation the magnetic strips should be toward the front and rear of the aimer Choose th
10. er beam INTO BEAM height from the bottom is the same at the laser pointer and at the front of the WAVELENGHT 630 680 nm head see fig 27 and fig 28 Turn the laser on and measure the height of the beam from the bottom of the optical aimer head as shown Move the ruler to the end of the optical aimer head to see if the height of the beam is the same If there is any deviation loosen the mounting screws and adjust as needed Tighten mounting screws and repeat the measurement to ensure that the laser has not moved when tightening Extract batteries removing this cap T y lt Canbuilt Mfg CLASS II LASER PRODUCT REPLACING BATTERY IN LASER To change laser batteries remove the cap of the laser pointer as shown in figure below Use three standard batteries type LR44 1 5V Calibrating the Aimer Page 20 A Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision CHECKING THE LATERAL ALIGNMENT VISOR Check calibration of the visor by looking through the visor at the lateral calibration points on the aimer head as shown in drawings below The line in the visor must match the edge of the three aligned holes on the aimer head If the visor is not perfectly aligned turn the small allen 1 5 mm screw at the bottom of the visor until the lines match Adjust the visor line here below al Adjust the visor line here Page
11. ge 18 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision BEAM SLOPE COMPENSATION NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM FOR LOW BEAMS The revised SAE J599 standard 8 97 requires low beam headlight aim to be adjusted based on headlamp height from the ground The NOMINAL VERTICAL AIM position on low 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 The TABLE 1 shows the VERTICAL BEAM AIM GUIDELINES as required in the standard These apply only for low beam The TABLE states that headlights centered 36 48 from the ground must be aimed 2 below the 0 line and headlights mounted 48 54 must be aimed 4 below the 0 line Inspection tolerance is plus or minus 4 TABLE 1 VERTICAL AIM GUIDELINES Headlamp Beam slope centerline compensation Aim Inspection Limits mounting nominal for Vertical Aim height vertical aim 36 48 in 90 120 om 48 54 in 8in 120 O 140 cm UP 19 200 DOWN Nominal Vertical Aim 7 6 25 ft Headlamp centerline mounting height Page 19 Beam Slope Compensation Nominal Vertical Aim Beam Slope Compensation Perfect Night Vision Calibrating the Aimer CHECKING CALIBRATION OF THE LASER CAUTION Use a ruler with increments of at least 1 16 ODE or 1 mm to determine that the las
12. ied for all warranty claims 8 Canbuilt shall not be responsible for any incidental or consequential damages The express warranty set forth herein is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied including but not limited to any warranties or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and all such warranties are hereby disclaimed and excluded by Canbuilt There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face hereof Canbuilts liability if any shall never exceed the purchase price of this aimer regardless of whether liability is predicted upon breach of warranty express or implied negligence strict tort or any other theory Canbuilt Mfg 103 Milvan Dr Toronto Ontario Canada M9L 127 416 749 6555 www canbuilt com Page 25 Warranty Information Warranty Information AMP NOTES M Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg A Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg Thank you for purchasing the Panther model OPT 5405 Contact your sales representative for information on other high quality automotive repair products from Canbuilt Mfe Please visit our web site at www canbuilt com lt Canbuilt Mfg Professional Model Optical Headlight Aimer Canbuilt Mfg 103 Milvan Dr Toronto Ontario Bee Canada M9L 177 Perfect Night Vision lo ets www ca
13. le from bay to bay Requires no floor track Built in self checking for orthogonality of its components The aiming is performed based on an image of the headlight beam recreated inside the optical aimer head The internal screen duplicates the screen required by the SAE standard J599 This manual is written based on the requirements of the SAE J599 standard for headlight aim Forewords Page 3 AK Canbuilt Mfg COMPONENTS A k 2 m 9 Optical aimer head Heavy duty mast Reinforced base with wheels Hardware to attach the mast to the base 1 Bolt DIN 912 10 x 50 1 Washer DIN 7980 10 mm 1 Flat washer 10 mm Lateral alignment visor Lock unlock mechanism Mast cap Precision floor slope compensation system Aimer positioning system 10 Floor slope register Laser guided floor slope measurement system not shown 4 Assembling the Aimer Perfect Night Vision Professional Headlight A Optical imin Assembling the Aimer y lt Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg STEP 1 Bolt the mast to the base aligning the mast as shown Fig 1 fig 1 Assembling the Aimer Pr les 0 l Optical Aiming Mem Fig 2 STEP 2 Install optical aimer head on mast as shown in fig 2 by pressing trigger lock fig 3 and slidi
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15. ng it down the mast Fig 3 STEP 3 Check that the mast is correctly positioned The aimer head should be parallel to the base fig 4 Tighten the mast bolt with 10 mm allen wrench INCORRECT Assembling the Aimer Page 5 CANBU AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision IT STEP 4 Install the lateral alignment visor fig 5 The Piet narrow Slot in the visor should face the rear of the aimer the wide slot faces the front sional E Hardware for Pointer Positioning System STEP 5 Install the pointer positioning system using hardware as shown in fig 7 Hardware is attached to the optical aimer head and must be removed for pointer installation fig 6 Isma oy D High al Syed Thread nut B on bolt A insert through eye in pointer system and thread nut on bolt A Install assembly on optical aimer head tightening nut C against aimer as shown in fig 7 pointer system fig 7 Repeat the process for stopper pin Attach the holder to the middle of the aimer head at the tip of the pointer ASSEMBLY IS COMPLETE The Panther is factory calibrated for accuracy to verify calibration of aimer see section on aimer calibration Page 6 Assembling the Aimer Assembling the Aimer y lt Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg Calib
16. on Canbuilt Mfg to Vehicle igning POSITIONING AIMER TO VEHICLE With aimer in front of the headlight 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 such as the vehicles roof should be avoided the best accuracy is obtained using lower points Looking through the lateral alignment visor make both points lie on the visor s wire by slightly moving the aimer Fig 21 CORRECT INCORRECT INCORRECT Aimer is ready to test headlight Turn on headlights and use internal screen to aim the light Correct beam positioning on the aiming screen is explained on the following pages Proper aim for high beams low beams Euro beams driving lights and fog lights are explained Positioning Aimer to Vehicle Page 11 AK Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERNAL SCREEN OF THE AIMER The Panther 5405 is designed to reproduce at a smaller scale an aiming test screen compliant with the Standard SAE J599 revised Aug 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 The aiming screen complies with all aiming and inspection requirements of the Standards SAE J599 revised August 1997 and SAE J600 revised February 1993 With the lines drawn on th
17. rating the Floo INITIAL FLOOR SLOPE COMPENSATION Vehicle and aimer are both located ona flat and level floor Floor compensation is required Vehicle and aimer are both located on a flat floor with a constant slope Floor compensation is required Vehicle and aimer are located on different flats both of them with a constant slope Floor compensation is required Vehicle and or aimer are located on irregular flats It is recommended not to aim the headlamps on such floors LASER GUIDED FLOOR SLOPE COMPENSATION SYSTEM Position aimer at front of bay Turn on laser by turning knob on laser housing Measure center of laser beam height from floor at front wheel and at back wheel The distance from the floor should be the same Ifit is not adjust floor slope knob until they are equal See fig 16 and fig 19 CAUTION LASER RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM POWER OUTPUT lt 1mW WAVELENGHT 630 680 nm CLASS Il LASER PRODUCT Calibrating the floor Page 7 ILT CANE Canbuilt Mfg Perfect Night Vision RECORDING THE FLOOR SLOPE SETTING Near the floor slope adjustment knob there is a register consisting of a small cylinder that can be used to count the turns of the knob This register sinks or raises with each turn of the knob fig 19 Floor slope adjustment knob Shops using the aimer in more than one location should record the floor slope settings for each location
18. re are many different beam patterns used in domestic vehicles When checking headlights with complicated beam patterns you must locate the part of the high intensity zone that shines farthest down the road is highest on the screen This generally appears as hump the beam pattern Once this is located you simply set the left edge of the hump to align with the center cross hair on the screen You set the top of the hump with the horizontal cross hair The bottom of the hump typically blends into the lower portion of the beam pattern and is not considered when adjusting the headlight Sample patterns can be seen Beam Pattern Book Procedures Many composite headlights do not have a distinct high intensity zone When adjusting these lights you must locate the area in the beam pattern that rises above the rest of the beam This part of the pattern shines farthest down the road and is considered the high intensity zone iming A Many late model headlights have patterns similar to the European beam pattern You should set these headlights using the biased line as shown Some patterns do not have a distinct edge on the right side When aiming this type of headlight ignore the right side of the pattern Simply locate the left edge of the high intensity area that shines farthest down the road This should be adjusted to the centerline on the aiming screen The top edge will normally be easy to
19. symmetrical beams as described in SAE J583 is with the top edge of the high intensity zone at or below the horizontal centerline and the center of the high intensity zone centered on the screen Procedures The figure shows shaded area indicates high intensity zone a properly aimed symmetrical FOG LAMP BEAM on the aiming screen 4 4 iming A INSPECTION LIMITS FOR FOG LAMPS The inspection limits for symmetrical fog lamps installed with universal mounting applications shall be with the top edge of the high intensity zone at horizontal or below and with the center of the high intensity zone from 100 mm 4 left to 100mm 4 right on a viewing screen located at 7 6m 25 from the vehicle Inspection limits shaded area for the top edge and center of the high intensity zone of FOG LAMPS 4 4 Page 17 Aiming Procedures Fog Lights y lt Perfect Night Vision Canbuilt Mfg 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 Procedures iming AIMING EUROPEAN HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS European high beams are aimed so that the high intensity zone is centered on the horizontal and vertical center lines Aiming Procedures European Beam Pa
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