User manual

Options Screen cont. – Section 30-E
User Interface and Identification cont.
 Disable Sounds Unchecked by default, checking this box will prevent VCDS
from making sounds when an operation is complete, for example at the end of an
AutoScan or at the end of Acceleration Measurements. This will not prevent
Windows sounds when an error message pops up.
 Prevent screen power savings while communicating Checked by default, this
seeks to avoid communication disruptions caused by Windows deciding to put
things to sleep to save battery life or otherwise reduce power consumption. FAQ
2.4 and 2.5 have other tweaks to address issues like this.
 Build list of CAN controllers prior to selection dialog This box is checked by
default. In CAN based cars that have a proper Gateway supporting an Installation
List, VCDS will automatically populate one or more Installed tabs containing
buttons for only those control modules that are actually installed in the car. It
does take about 1.5 seconds to get the list from the Gateway, so a bit of a delay
when clicking [Select] is normal/expected. Customers who use VCDS primarily
on older cars which do not have an Installation List available may want to
uncheck this box.
Check for Free updates
If an internet connection is available, VCDS will notify the user when updates are
available and will ask permission to download and install updates. Because we
do not want to burden customers' PCs with a resource hogging update
scheduler, VCDS will only check for updates when it is started and when the PC
is rebooted. We've tried to make this as unobtrusive as possible -- VCDS will
not complain if there's no internet connection available -- you just won't get
updates.
Select from the drop-down menu to determine if, and when VCDS should
automatically check for updates when the program starts. You can also click the
[Check for updates now] button to manually initiate a check.
Note: Some 3rd-party firewall software may complain that VCDS is trying to
access the internet -- if this happens you should either tell the firewall to allow it,
or turn off Automatic Updates.
[Save] causes the current options to be stored. Note that until you have Saved your
preferences, all buttons on the VCDS Main Screen will be grayed-out except Options.
[Apply] lets you use and test the options without storing them. The next time you restart
VCDS, the options previously stored will be used.
[Cancel] takes you back to the Main Screen without any effect.