Scanning Procedure
To do a live scan of the vehicle with the current configuration:
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Connect your HP Tuners interface device to your laptop and then connect the interface to the OBD-II port on your vehicle. See Connecting to a Vehicle for details. |
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If VCM Editor is open, close it now. |
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Turn the vehicle ignition to a position other than OFF. (The engine can be running or stopped. But, the vehicle must supply power to the OBD-II port.) |
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Click the  icon in the toolbar to open a data connection to the vehicle. |
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When VCM Scanner has finished connecting, click  to start scanning. |
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(VCM Suite version 4.13 or later) While scanning, you can insert a marker at the current time index: |
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Press M on your keyboard to insert a marker without a comment. |
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Press C to insert a marker and add a comment. |
When playing back a log file, markers appear as green bars in the timeline. Longer key presses will generate wider bars. See The Timeline.
NOTE: Although comments are saved in the log file, version 4.13 can't display them yet. Look for this feature to be added in a future release.
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To stop scanning, click  . |
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If you want to save this scan data to a log file, click  . |
