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USER’S GUIDE
Version 2.3
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Technical Support
Data Monitoring
While in strip chart mode, you can select the data you wish
to display using the channels/view command and setting
each to either ‘on’ or ‘off’ position.
You can also change the colors of the lines of the strip chart
using the colors command.
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B. VDSTS Toolbar
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TION The toolbar buttons allow one-click access to the most frequently
used commands.
Click: To:
A. VDSTS Main Menu Open data analysis
Active Test
View Menu
Contains commands related to data monitoring System Status
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B. VDST Toolbar (continued)
C. Toolbar Buttons/Commands In-Depth
Click: To:
Open Data Log for Analysis
Select brand/ECU/model
Opens a dialog box, where you can open the file with the
data log that has been created. Please note: to make
this feature available, you must first set the ‘Record-
Select data to be monitored
ing’ feature to ‘On’ - if it is set to ‘Off’, a log will not be
created. The software will create a filename for your data
log, based on date (and sequence, if applicable).
Metric/English unit conversions
Print
Activate the calculator
Prints a copy of your data log
Measurement unit conversions
Gauges/Meters
Reference Information
The Gauges/Meters button (next page, top) enables viewing
Download software updates
of data through bar slides, graphs, thermometers and check
lights. It offers 6 configurable channels (shown on bottom of
screen). Please note that the round gauges at the top of
Exit the active window
this screen are not configurable; those four gauges are set
to always show those four data elements.
Strip Chart
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Gauges/Meters Window
C. Most Commonly-Used Channels (Gauges/Meters, Strip Chart,
& Horizontal Bar Slides Viewing Modes)
(Please note that any data element that is grayed out is not avail-
Strip Chart Window able for that ECU.)
Active Test
This window has several functions: testing the actuators, adjust-
ing the TrimEEPROM, ...This window is used to perform several
operations: the Clear DTC button will clear readings from the
‘Historic’ box of the DTC window.
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Connect
Stop
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ECU/ECM Selection
Recording On/Off This window is for selecting the ECU/ECM to which you are
connecting. Please note that for users of VDSTS-Standard, a
click on this button will automatically cause the software to
recognize your ECU/ECM, and will select it for you. Once
this is done, all other buttons & features will be enabled. For
users of VDST-Pro & Pro-Plus, see below:
Trigger Features
Mode: Sets the mode in which the data capturing will be triggered
Error Event: Displays a choice of error events as triggers
Trigger Position:Allows the set up of the three different ways
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Calculator
Unit Conversion
This window that contains the most used unit conversions for
general purposes.
Channels
In this window you can activate or deactivate any of the parameters
for viewing (in the Gauges/Meters, Strip Chart, or Horizontal Slide
Bars windows) by setting them to on or off. In the Min. and Max.
fields you can set the minimum and maximum scale values to set
monitor data graph.
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Help
At any time, you may access help screens in either of two
ways:
Software Update
Exit
About
VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SCANTOOL SOFTWARE
VERSION 3.00-A.3 (Win95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP)
Copyright 1997-2007 TechnoResearch, Inc.
www.technoresearch.com
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