User's Manual

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Scanner Function Basic Operation and Navigation

Lower Toolbar

Whenever communication is established with a vehicle, the Scanner continuously records data

transmitted by the ECM in the data buffer. The toolbar below the main body of the screen contains

the icons for navigating the buffered data and other options (Tab le 4- 2).

Use the slider in the middle of the toolbar to quickly move through paused data.

Figure 4-11 Sample data buffer slider

Table 4-2 Data buffer toolbar icons

Name Icon Description

Snapshot Arms the software to take a snapshot of vehicle data

Go To Start Moves to the first frame in the data buffer

Pause

Suspends data capture and changes to show the

Play icon

Play

Starts or resumes data capture and changes to show

the Pause icon

Go To End Moves to the last frame in the data buffer

Clear Erases data in the data buffer

Step Back Moves to the previous frame in the data buffer

Frame Counter Indicates the data buffer frame currently displayed

Step Forward Moves to the next frame in the data buffer

Zoom In

Increases the magnification by decreasing the sweep

of the graph

Zoom Out

Decreases the magnification by increasing the

sweep of the graph