Setup Menu Commands

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Menu Commands

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File Menu

Setup Menu

CarChip Menu

View Menu

Help Menu

File Menu Commands

With the options in the File menu you can save your downloaded CarChip data, open previously saved data, and print your data.

•New - Closes existing CarChip data and the corresponding file so that new CarChip data can be downloaded and displayed.

•Open - Opens an existing CarChip data file.

•Save - Saves the CarChip data currently displayed in the software. The data is saved in specially formatted CarChip file called a .car file.

•Save As - Lets you specify a new file name when you save CarChip data.

•Properties - Displays information about the data file currently loaded in the CarChip software. This command is only available when you are viewing data loaded from a file or that has been downloaded from the CarChip data logger and saved.

•Print Setup - Allows you to select a printer and configure printer options.

•Print Preview - Shows how the current log or data display would look like in a printed document.

•Print - Prints the currently displayed window.

•Exit - Closes the CarChip software.

The Setup menu commands configure various aspects of the CarChip software, including how the data is displayed and the connection between CarChip data logger and the CarChip software. The Setup menu commands are:

Walkthrough - Express Setup - Displays all the setup dialog boxes needed to configure your CarChip software and CarChip data logger connection for first time users.

Walkthrough - Full Setup - Displays all the setup dialog boxes needed to configure your CarChip software and CarChip data logger connection.

Communication Port - Lets you manually select the serial or USB port connection the CarChip data logger uses to send information to your computer.

Plots - Contains options for displaying plots and graphs.

Units - Lets you select the unit systems used to display data measurements. You can also create your own customized unit system.

Parameter Thresholds - Lets you create thresholds for certain parameters of your vehicle's performance that the CarChip data logger monitors.

Note: This command is only available for CarChip E/X models or higher.

Driver ID - Displays all of the drivers associated with the CarChip data logger.