Laser calibration / maintenance – Symtech SCA 1 User Manual
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H
V
US Low Beam
VOL
.4 Degree Down 
 (2.096 Inches) 
Aim Area
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SAE LOW BEAM “
VOL
” (Visual Optical Left):
Low beam lamps manufactured after 1999, some 
vehicles. The high intensity area is located in the 
lower right hand quadrant and the beam pattern is 
aligned by placing the left upper portion of the beam 
pattern on the .4 Degree (2.096”) Down Horizontal 
axis. 
•
HID (High Intensity Discharge / Xenon) Lamps 
Some HID / Xenon lamps (bright and bluish in appearance) generate 
minimal Infrared emission to activate the ISOColor screen, visual 
appearance of pattern on screen may have only one color and possibly 
no color. However, a representative visual alignment is achieved by 
observing the lamp pattern as depicted on the screen and aligning it to 
the appropriate position. In the event of only one, or two colors 
appearing on screen, the center of the inner most color represents the 
hot spot. 
 
4.4 ALIGNMENT OF HEADLAMP PROCEDURE
1.
Locate SCA 1
ISOColor approximately 12 inches from in
front of the lamp to be aligned. Placement can be 6” to 18” 
without jeopardizing alignment. 
 
1. Position “SCA 1” in Front of first 
lamp to be Aligned.
 
2. Adjust Floor Slope to Recorded 
Bay Setting.
 
3. Square SCA 1 to Vehicle by 
Looking Trough Sighting Unit.
Headlamp Alignment Procedure
 
4. Aligning Two Common Points with 
Line in Sighting Mirror.
 
5. Select Lamp Beam Type. While 
viewing Lamp Patten, Adjust 
Lamp to Pictorial Position 
 
6. Move SCA 1 to Next Lamp and 
Repeat Steps 3 Through 5.
2.
Position SCA 1
ISOColor in front of first lamp to be
aligned. Centering of system on headlamp is very 
forgiving, as the fresnel lens provides a 
± 1.5” widow for
centering.
3.
Align SCA 1
ISOColor to vehicle by sighting through the
sighting unit and rotating optical head until line in sighting 
unit intersects the two common points selected. 
 
 
4.
Headlamps should be switched on to low beam as this is 
the primary driving lamp. 
a.
In compound lamps, where the Low Beam and 
the High Beam are in the same lamp, you only 
align one pattern, as by law, the other pattern 
must be within 1.5” of perfect alignment. 
5.
While viewing aim screen, adjust headlamp to position that 
appears as graphic illustration of headlamp pattern selected. 
The most inner portion of color is the high intensity zone 
and this is what you center over the white dot designated 
for the lamp pattern selected. 
i. NOTE: Graphics on aiming screen
denote position of lamp position in 
inches. 
ii. Outer box denotes 8 inches, inner box
denotes 4 inches. Each hash mark 
denotes 1 inch increment. 
6.
Repeat steps for remaining lamps.
 
5. LASER CALIBRATION / MAINTENANCE 
5.1 FLOOR SLOPE LASER CALIBRATION
“LASER IS CALIBRATED AT THE FACTORY PRIOR TO SHIPMENT”
