User's Manual

Diagnostics Operations Establishing Vehicle Communication
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4.1.2 VCI Connection
After the VCI device is properly connected to the vehicle, the Power LED on
the VCI device illuminates solid green light, and is ready to establish
communication with the MaxiSys display tablet.
The Bluetooth Diagnostic Interface supports 2 communication methods with
the MaxiSys display tablet: Bluetooth and USB.
Pairing Up via Bluetooth
Bluetooth pairing is recommended as the first choice for the communication
between the MaxiSys display tablet and the VCI device. The working range for
Bluetooth communication is about 755 feet (230 m); this means you can
perform vehicle diagnosis freely around the workshop with greater
convenience.
If you use more than one VCI device to connect to the test vehicles when
customers are many, you can perform vehicle diagnosis on various vehicles
conveniently, by pairing the MaxiSys display tablet separately to each of the
VCI devices connected to the different test vehicles, via Bluetooth, without the
need to repeat the plugging and unplugging procedure, which is unavoidable
through traditional wired connection, thus saves you more time and provides
more efficiency.
 To pair up the MaxiSys display tablet with the VCI device via
Bluetooth
1. If not already done, power up the MaxiSys display tablet.
2. Select the VCI Manager application from the MaxiSys Job Menu.
3. When the VCI Manager application is opened, the device
automatically starts scanning for available VCI devices around for
Bluetooth pairing. The found devices are listed in the Setting
section on the right side of the screen.
NOTE: If no VCI device is found, this may indicates that the signal
strength of the transmitter is too weak to be detected. In this case try to
get closer to the device, or reposition the VCI device, and remove all
possible objects that causes signal interference. When these are done,
tap the Scan button at the top right corner to start searching again.
4. Depending on the VCI type you use, the device name may display
as Maxi suffixed with a serial number. Select the required device for
pairing.