Symtech BCA 4 - Manual (Page 10)

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Question: I cannot attain equal readings at the front wheel and the rear wheel areas when determining the
floor slope.
Answer: The only time that this can occur is when the shop bay has an abnormally excessive angle of slope.
The most frequent problem with determining floor slope is patience in adjusting until the
measurements are equal. A TRICK to assist in making this measurement is to first measure the height
of the laser at the optical head. Then turn the eccentric wheel until the laser reading matches the
measurement of the optical head at the rear wheel area. Check readings at front and rear wheel areas
and make, if any, minor adjustments to equal measurements. RECORD READING OF ECCENTRIC
WHEEL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Question: What do I use as reference when squaring the BCA 4 ISOCOLOR to the vehicle and do I need
to square again when moving from one lamp to another?
Answer: It is always recommended to check the alignment of the sight unit to the vehicle for every lamp to be
aligned. Some reference points that are prominent on most vehicles are the grill, hood line, radiator
support, hood bumpers, strut tower bolts and common assembly point bolts. Always pick two points
that are of equal proportion.
Question: Why is the aim screen not as colorful when I align Xenon headlamps?
Answer: Xenon lamps do not generate the IR (infrared) of incandescent lamps and therefore less color will
appear on screen. In most instances, a minimal amount of color will appear and that is the high
intensity zone (hot spot) of the lamp. If no color appears at all, then alignment should be performed
by viewing the overall pattern of the lamp and positioning it as the illustration of lamp patterns notes.
WARRANTY
All Symtech Corporation products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under
normal user service for a period of one year after the sale of the product. Exception to this policy will be
individually evaluated and must be approved by Symtech Corporate. The sole obligation under this warranty shall
be to repair, or replace any defective products or parts thereof, which upon examination are deemed to the
seller’s satisfaction to be defective.
The warranty shall not apply to any product, which has been subject to misuse, negligence, or accident. The
seller shall not be responsible for any special or consequential damages and the warranty as set forth is in lieu
of all other warranties, either expressed or implied. However, the seller makes no warranty of merchantability in
respect to any products for any particular purpose other than that stated in literature and any applicable
manufacturer shop or service manuals referred to therein, including any subsequent service bulletins.
All Symtech Corporation Optical Headlamp Alignment Systems have been tested by an AMECA accredited
independent laboratory and found to comply with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended
practices prescribed in standards j599, j600, j1383 and j1735.
The seller makes no claims or warranties of any kind that the Symtech Corporation Optical Headlamp
Alignment Systems will align headlamps that do not conform to Society of Automotive Engineers recommended
practices described in j599, j600, j1383, and j1735.
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