Using The Scan Tool

CONNECTING THE SCAN TOOL

 

To diagnose a vehicle, connect the DLC and

 

power adapter (if applicable) to the scan tool.

 

Refer to “Diagnostic Link Connectors (DLC)

 

on page 2-5 of Getting Started.

Connector

 

Diagnostic

If you just want to power up the tool to do its

 

self-tests, code lookup, review or printing data

 

from the last vehicle tested, then you do not need

 

to attach the cable to the Data Link Connector. The internal battery provides

power for this.

 

When the scan tool powers up, a series of messages display on the screen beginning with a “Welcome” screen and ending with a “Key Button Help” screen. If you wish to review the key button

3 definitions, push the HELP key; otherwise, press ENTER to continue.

Vehicle Selection

Welcome To The

Professional

Enhanced Scan Tool

SW ID: XXXX

When the tool powers up, the “Key Button Help” screen is followed by a Main Menu screen.

Pick Vehicle Diagnosis to begin

Main

Menu

?

Vehicle Selection. If there is a previous

vehicle present, the tool displays that

` Vehicle Diagnosis

 

vehicle. You can choose the last vehicle

Tool

Setup

[

selected or setup for a new vehicle. The

Tool

Self-Tests

~

tool retains all data retrieved from the last vehicle selected until any of the following occurs:

A new vehicle is selected

Internal AAA batteries are depleted or disconnected

Tool is flash programmed to update software

The last vehicle selected is kept but you choose Erase Data

You can either keep the previously selected vehicle or change it. If changing the vehicle, press the RIGHT arrow key and press ENTER. Otherwise, press ENTER to keep the current one.

1995 Neon

C=2.0L SFI SOHC

<KEEP> CHANGE

Keep Current Vehicle

The next screen asks if you want to erase the stored data. The default is NO.

After pressing ENTER, the function list displays.

Erase All Stored

Data For Selected

Vehicle?

YES <NO>

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Actron 9640 user manual Connecting the Scan Tool, Vehicle Selection, Keep Current Vehicle

9640 specifications

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