9620 Professional OBD II Scan Tool 7
1.3.1 Keyboard
The scan tool software was designed for easy to operate approach in navigating through
operational menus. Simply follow instructions that match keyboard symbols.
Keyboard Functions
The scan tool uses 8 keys to navigate through the software-user interface:
ENTER Used to select or answer a software request.
HELP Used to request help when the (|) symbol is displayed in the lower right hand
corner of the display.
BACK Used to move one screen back in scan tool flow.
ARROWS
UP/DOWN Used to move the solid cursor (`) in the direction of the arrow or scroll
the data list in the direction you want to move the list.
LEFT/RIGHT Used to select and deselect items in custom lists. This key is also
used to answer questions by selecting yes or no.
ON/OFF Used to turn scan tool ON and OFF when not powered by vehicle. Momen-
tarily press and release button when turning ON to allow boot process.
1.3.2 Display
The scan tool has a 4 line x 20 character backlit
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) for easy viewing. The
backlighting is disabled when the scan tool is
powered by its internal batteries. This gives the
user a large viewing area to display most Help
and Instructional messages. It puts more
information on the display instead of having to refer to printed materials. Again the display will
support a number of helpful characters that will prompt the user through test routines. These
characters are shown below:
| Question Mark in lower right corner means there is help available for this screen or
current selectable item.
` Pointer (cursor) is used to indicate current selectable choice.
[ Down Arrow indicates there is additional information on the next screen.
] Up Arrow indicates there is additional information on previous screen.
« Diamond to the left of item indicates it is selected.
The screen at the right shows how some of these symbols will look on your display.
1.3.3 Lists, Menus, and Questions
The scan tool is designed to be as intuitive as possible. Its functions and controls are easy to
understand and use. All menu and screen lists operate the same way. Use the UP/DOWN
arrow keys to move the cursor to a selection. The ENTER key selects that function or item. The
screen examples below show a few selections available on the OBDII Function List.
For example: to read vehicles DTCs, move cursor to Read Codes and press ENTER.
To make a different choice, use the DOWN arrow key to move the cursor down to View Data
and press ENTER. This will select the View Data function.
Sometimes, a list will be longer than three or four items, and will not fit on a single screen. In
this case, the DOWN arrow symbol ([) is visible in the last column of the display, indicating
that there are more choices on the next screen, as shown below on the left. Use the DOWN
arrow key to move the cursor down the list.
OBDII Function List |
3)Erase Codes ]
4)View Data [
`5)View Freeze Data
30 9620 Professional OBD II Scan Tool
IAT TEMP (-40 - 215°C) or (-40 - 419°F)
Intake Air Temperature is a measure of intake air temperature to determine correct air/
fuel ratios and spark timing operations.
IGN ADV (-64 - 63.5°)
Ignition Timing Advance for cylinder is a signal of how much spark advance to add to
base engine timing (expressed in crankshaft degrees).
LT FL FTRM (-100 - 99.22%)
Long Term Fuel Trim Bank is the fuel mixture adjustment in a range with midpoint being 0.
NOTE: Positive reading indicates module commanded a long-term rich mixture correction
in response to a lean operating condition. A negative reading indicates module has
commanded a long-term lean mixture in response to a rich operating condition.
MAF (0 - 655.35 g/s) or (0 - 86.5lb/min)
Mass Air Flow is the air flow rate the sensor sends to the computer module indicating
mass of air entering engine.
MAP (0 - 255kPa) or (Hg)
Intake Manifold Absolute Pressure displays manifold pressure.
MIL DIST (0 - 65535km) or (0 - 40,722miles)
Distance Traveled while Malfunction Indicator Lamp is Active is a counter that displays
distance traveled since Check Engine or Service Engine Soon light came on.
MIL STAT (ON or OFF)
Monitor Status Data Trouble Code state that module is commanding the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) to be ON if problem exists.
MIL TIME (0 - 65535min) or (0 - 1092.25Hrs)
The distance traveled since the MIL (Check Engine or Service Engine Soon light) came on.
O2Sxy (0 - 1.275V)
Oxygen Sensor Output Voltage is the voltage generated from the oxygen sensor to
increase and decrease the amount of exhaust gas.
O2Sxy (-128 - 127.996mA)
Oxygen Sensor Output Current is used for linear or wide ratio oxygen sensors to increase
and decrease the amount of exhaust gas
OBD2 STAT (CA, OBDI, US, NONE, EU and/or JA)
On Board Diagnostic shows what vehicle was made for.
Data Parameters:
CA - Indicates test vehicle meets California on board diagnostic ARB requirements
OBD I - Indicates test vehicle does not meet OBDII requirements.
US - Indicates test vehicle meets Federal EPA requirements.
NONE - Indicates test vehicle is not on board diagnostic compliant.
EU - Indicates test vehicle meets European on board diagnostic requirement.
JA - Indicates test vehicle meets Japanese on board diagnostic requirment.Outside Air
Temperature gives temperature outside.
NOTE: The Data Parameters can be used with each other for example CA/US
OUTSID AIR (-40 - 215°C) or (-40 - 419°F)
Outside Air Temperature gives temperature outside.
PTO STATUS (OFF or ON)
Power Take Off Status allows module to keep track of Power at Take-Off.
REL FRP (0 - 5177.27kPa) or (750.9PSI)
Relative Fuel Rail Pressure (Vacuum) is the fuel rail pressure at engine.