Using The Scan Tool

User Interface

The scan tool is designed to be as intuitive as possible. All menu and lists oper-

 

ate the same way. Use the

arrow keys to move

 

 

through

 

the display or move the cursor ( ) to a selectable item. Press the ENTERkey

 

to select the function or item. To return to previous screens, press the

 

 

key. This information can be viewed on the scan tool by pressing the

 

 

key

 

after powering up the scan tool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a list or message contains more than four lines, an arrow icon displays on the

 

last column of the display to indicate the scrolling direction available: up ( ) or

 

down ( ). Use the

 

arrow keys to move line-by-line through the dis-

 

play. When the bottom of the list is reached, then only the displays. At the top

 

of the list, only the displays.

 

 

 

UP/DOWN

 

 

 

For example: to read DTCs stored in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

vehicle, move the cursor to Read

 

 

 

 

 

 

Codes with the

 

 

arrow keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

and press

 

. To make a different

 

 

 

 

 

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choice, such as viewing data, use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

arrow keys to move the cur-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sor down to View Data and press

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Responses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The scan tool may ask a question which

 

 

 

 

 

 

requires a YES or NO response —

 

 

 

 

 

 

brackets (

) enclose the default one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ToENTERaccept the default choice,UP/DOWNpress the

 

 

 

 

 

 

key. To change the answer,`

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

press the

 

key to move the brack-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ets to another response and press

.

 

 

 

HELP

 

 

Viewing Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]

 

 

Viewing data allows you to observe sen-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sor data and the operation of switches,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

solenoids,[

and relays.UP/DOWNAs the computer

 

 

]

 

 

 

 

 

monitors the vehicle, the parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification (PID) data[

is transmitted to

FunctionList

 

 

 

the scan tool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For viewing options, select View Data from`3EraseDTC(Codes)]theand pr

 

.

 

UP/DOWN

 

 

4

Data

 

 

[

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entire Data List

 

 

 

 

5

FreezeData~

 

UP/DOWN

 

 

 

 

 

ForCreatingCustom43EraseDTC(Codes)])ViewYesDataInstructionsDataListList?<No>~[

 

The Entire Data List shows all sup-

 

 

ported parameter identification (PID)

 

 

data for the vehicle being tested. When

 

 

the scan tool makes a recording, the

 

 

data from all supported PIDs are stored

 

 

in the scan<tool.>

 

 

 

 

 

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