LAUNCH TECH X-431 IV User manual

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Table of Contents
Copyright Information ............................................. i
Trademark Information ............................................ i
End User License Agreement ................................ ii
Safety Precautions ................................................. 1
Prec utions on Oper ting Vehicle’s ECU ......... 1
Prec ution on Oper tion................................... 1
Prec utions on Vehicle ..................................... 1
1. Introduction ......................................................... 2
1.1 Gener l descriptions................................... 2
1.2 Fe tures ..................................................... 2
2. Knowledge of X-431 IV ....................................... 3
2.1 X-431IV Component Description ..................... 3
2.1.1 Components ........................................ 3
2.1.2 Components Sketch ............................ 4
2.2 X-431IV Accessory Description ........................ 5
2.3 Technic l Specific tions .................................. 6
2.5 X-431IV Initi l Use ......................................... 7
2.5.1 X-431IV St rts ..................................... 7
2.5.2 T skb r ................................................ 7
2.5.3 Rot te.................................................. 8
2.5.4 Input .................................................... 8
2.5.5 Control of the Applic tion .................... 9
2.5.6 Online Help ....................................... 10
2.5.7 Lo d therm l p per ........................... 10
3. Vehicle Diagnosis ............................................. 11
3.1 Prep r tion nd connections ........................ 11
3.1.1 Prep r tions ...................................... 11
3.1.2 Connections ...................................... 11
3.2 St rt to di gnose ...................................... 12
3.2.1 Enter di gnostic progr m .................. 12
3.2.2 Re d trouble code ............................. 13
3.2.3 Cle r trouble code ............................. 14
3.2.4 D t Stre m Record Function ............ 14
3.2.5 Speci l function ................................. 17
4. Update of Diagnostic Software........................ 18
4.1 User Registr tion ...................................... 18
4.1.1 Register p ssport .......................... 18
4.1.2 Fill in Product Inform tion ................. 19
4.2 Softw re Downlo d .................................. 20
4.3 Softw re Upd te ...................................... 21
4.4 Purch se Softw re ................................... 22
5. PDA function of X-431IV .................................. 23
5.1 System Inform tion .................................. 25
5.1.1 User Inform tion ............................... 25
5.1.2 About ................................................ 25
5.2 Tools nd G mes ..................................... 25
5.2.1 Tools ................................................. 25
5.2.2 G me ................................................ 28
5.3 PIM ........................................................... 29
5.3.1 Memo ................................................ 29
5.3.2 Address ............................................. 31
5.3.3 To Do ................................................ 33
5.3.4 Schedule ........................................... 35
5.4 System ..................................................... 37
5.4.1 Control P nel .................................... 37
5.4.2 System Inform tion ........................... 41
5.4.3 Turn Off ............................................. 42
6. FAQ .................................................................... 43
6.1 About Upd te vi Internet ........................ 43
6.2 About H rdw re ....................................... 44
6.3 About System Setting ............................... 45
6.4 About Oper tion ....................................... 46
6.5 Questions Rel ted to Vehicle ................... 47
6.6 M inten nce ............................................ 48
6.7 Get help ................................................... 48
7. Appendi 1: about VIN ..................................... 50

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Safety Precautions
Precautions on Operating
ehicle’s ECU
 Do not disconnect the vehicle inner
consumer when the ignition switch is on.
High volt ge tr nsients m y encounters t
the moment of disconnecting, nd thus m y
d m ge sensors nd ECU.
 Protect the computer from m gnetic object
(such s wireless spe ker)
 Do cut off the power supply of ECU system
before welding on the vehicle.
 P y more ttention to ECU nd sensors
when oper tion is next to them.
 Ground yourself when you dis ssemble
PROM, otherwise ECU nd sensors will be
d m ged by st tic.
 Do not use the pointer ohmmeter inste d of
DMM for testing ECU nd sensor without
speci l requirement.
 Do not test electric devices in rel tion with
ECU with test l mp unless otherwise
expressly provided.
 Do we r met l ground strip th t one end
round your wrist nd the other to the
vehicle body when you get in nd out the
vehicle.
 Do connect ECU h rness connector firmly,
otherwise electro elements, such s IC
inside ECU, will be d m ged.
Precaution on Operation
 The X-431IV is sophistic ted electronic
device, never h ve it cl shed when in use.
 M in unit screen m y fl sh t the moment
engine ignition, it’s norm l.
 You m y unplug the m in unit if the
progr m c nnot be ctu ted or confused
screen occurs. Plug g in to continue the
oper tion.
 M ke sure th t the X-431IV is properly
connected to the DIAGNOSTIC
CONNECTOR to void communic tion
interruptions.
 X-431IV is equipped with le ther Str p for
e sy h ndling when tr veling or t king it
into c r shop.
 Be c reful when plugging nd unplugging
the m in c ble nd di gnostic connector.
Tighten the screw before oper tion to void
unexpected disconnecting nd/or d m ge
to the port.
 Do not insert nd pull out CF c rd when the
X-431IV is working. Press ejector button to
pull out the c rd. Insert the CF in the right
pl ce, keep the f ce l beled “UPSIDE”
upw rd, nd m ke sure the c rd is fully
se ted.
 H ndle with c re nd void cr sh. Unplug
the power fter oper tion.
 Put the stylus into the slot t b ck of
X-431IV m in unit fter oper tion, nd
pl ce the c bles, connectors nd other
ccessories into box.
 Hold the connector nd do not pull the
power cord when unplug it.
 Use the Cig rette lighter c ble to power up,
only from the tested vehicle to prevent the
ECU from being d m ged
Precautions on ehicle
 Automotive b tteries cont in sulfuric cid
th t is h rmful to skin. In oper tion, direct
cont ct with the utomotive b tteries should
be voided. P y ttention not to spl sh the
sulfuric cid into eyes. Keep ignition
sources w y from the b ttery t ll times.
 Engines produce v rious poisonous
compounds (hydroc rbon, c rbon
monoxide, zotes oxides, etc,), which
should be voided.
 Avoid cont cting high temper ture
ssembly such s w ter t nk nd vent-pipe,
s the temper ture of the running engine is
very high.
 Before st rting engine, put the speed lever
in the neutr l position or in the P position to
void injury.
 We r n ANSI- pproved eye shield when
testing or rep iring vehicles.
 If you re using the b ttery s power
source, connect the RED (+) b ttery clip to
the positive of the vehicle b ttery nd the
BLACK (-) b ttery clip to the neg tive.

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1. Introduction
1.1 General descriptions
X-431IV is newly developed di gnostic tool,
which uses the open oper ting system of X-431
series nd inherits number of dv nt ges of
L unch’s di gnosing technology, including wide
cover ge of vehicle model, powerful test
functions nd precise test d t , etc.
Me nwhile, X-431IV is equipped with rot t ble
di gnostic connector, which m kes it more
convenient nd flexible to use.
Addition lly, X-431IV is highly improved in
respect of the following:
 Appearance: The X-431IV integr tes
Sm rtbox, miniprinter nd m in unit s
whole set, which elimin tes the
communic tion f ilure c used by frequent
unplugging nd loose connections, nd lso
reduces the communic tion time between
Sm rtbox nd m in unit.
 Core CPU: utilizes the self-owned
high-speed processor chip nd integr tes
sign l processing nd rel y modules.
 Connector: The X-431IV h s new
SMART OBDII-16E connector to repl ce ll
CAN Bus nd OBD Connector. The
di gnostic connector c n be rot ted within
n ngle of 90° nd is flexible to use.
 Performance: Softw re structure h s been
optimized. It runs more r pidly nd st bly
nd c n directly di gnose without
downlo ding di gnostic progr ms.
on the X-431IV st nds for C r Cloud logo.
C r Cloud is st te-of- n- rt individu l
pplic tion product, which is newly developed
b sed on our LAUNCH’s vehicle di gnostic
devices nd technology service pl tform with
independent intellectu l property rights, m inly
providing profession l, intelligent vehicle
monitoring nd di gnosing service for c r
owners.
C r Cloud website is n port l site nd service
pl tform for world-wide utomobile fterm rket,
which, s one of core Telem tics pplic tions,
ims to provide d t processing nd pplic tion
service for c r users nd ll Telem tics service
providers of utomotive fterm rket by collecting
front-end DBS di gnostic d t , nd combining
mobile internet nd b ckground cloud processing
technology.
1.2 Features
 Di gnose: it c n di gnose ll electric l
control systems of vehicle (including re d
DTCs, cle r DTCs, re d d t stre m etc.)
 PDA: supports h ndwriting input, person l
d t b se, v st voc bul ry
English-Chinese diction ry.
 Printer: en bles you to print ll test
results.

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2. Knowledge of X-431 I
2.1 X-431I Component Description
Figure 2-1
2.1.1 Components
They re: X-431IV m in unit, SMARTBOX nd MINIPRINTER. E ch of the three p rts h s independent
function.
X-431IV Main Unit
The X-431IV m in unit h s ll functions of st nd rd PDA, including person l inform tion m n gement,
control p nel, g me, etc.
Smartbo
SMARTBOX be rs ll the functions th t re essenti l for vehicle di gnose. SMARTBOX is designed
el bor tely in its functions for future upd te (downlo d nd upd te online).
Miniprinter
It is for printing out the test result. Therm l printing p per in size Φ30×57mm (inner hole: Φ7mm) is
used.

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2.1.2 Components Sketch
Figure 2-2 X-431IV structure view (Front)
T ble 2-1 formul tes ll keys, ports nd indic tors of X-431IV front p nel.
No.
Descriptions
1
Di gnostic connector (Rot t ble)
2
SMARTBOX
power
indic tor
3
Indic tor to show SMARTBOX sending d t to the m in unit
4
Indic tor to show SMARTBOX receiving d t from the m in unit
5
Indic tor to show SMARTBOX sending d t to ECU
6
Indic tor to show SMARTBOX receiving d t from ECU
7
Seri l port (t
o connect with PC
LINK for
extending functions
)
8
Touch screen
9
HOTKEY
button
10
POWER
button
11
Printer LF buttonp per feed
1
2
Printer re dy indic tor
13
P per out (printed the d t )
Check nd identify working st tes nd defe t point of X-431IV by me ns of the 4 indic tors on the
SMARTBOX: There re 4 working st te indic tors on the SMARTBOX: , , nd (see figure 2-2),
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between X-431IV m in unit, SMARTBOX nd the vehicle’s electronic control unit. For ex mple, indic tor
should be on when downlo ding di gnostic progr m to SMARTBOX, if it’s off, it indic tes the poor
connection between SMARTBOX nd m in unit or problems in SMARTBOX itself; indic tor should be
on when vehicle model h s been selected nd the SMARTBOX is sending d t to the vehicle’s electronic
control unit; simil rly, indic tor should be on during D t Stre m re ding process when SMARTBOX is
receiving d t from the vehicle’s electronic control unit.
Figure 2-3 X-431IV structure view (Re r)
T ble 2-2 formul tes ll ports of X-431IV re r p nel.
1
4
CF c rd slot (to inst ll CF c rd)
1
5
Printer cover (to inst ll printing p per)
1
6
Stylus slot (to pl ce the stylus)
2.2 X-431I Accessory Description
E ch unit is supplied with the s me univers l ccessories; X-431IV configur tions (such s di gnostic
softw re, di gnostic connectors, etc.) re differed with different users. Users could consult loc l de ler for
the det iled inform tion or check configur tion-p cking list supplied with X-431IV for the specific
configur tion. The figure below is for the univers l ccessories:
The components n me nd their functions:

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No. N me Descriptions Photos
1 CF 卡 To store di gnostic progr ms nd d t
2 CF c rd
re der writer
To re d or write d t on the CF c rd
3 Di gnostic
connector
Dozens of connectors re equipped for
v rious vehicles. Here shows typic l one.
4 Cig rette
lighter c ble
To get power from the vehicle cig rette lighter
5 M in c ble To connect the di gnostic connector nd
X-431IV m in unt
6 Stylus Click or write on the screen with the stylus
7 Therm l p per For printing
2.3 Technical Specifications
 Oper ting System: LINUX
 Memory: 16M
 CF C rd: 1G
 M in Unit I/O: Univers l Seri l Bus /St nd rd P r llel port
 M in Unit Volt ge: DC12V
 M in Unit Power: pproxim tely 9W
 Printer: Therm l mini-printer
 Displ y Screen: 240X320 LCD with touch screen nd b cklit
 Ambient temper ture: 0-50℃
 Rel tive Humidity: <90%
 Dimension: 198mm×316mm×55.5mm

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2.5 X-431I Initial Use
2.5.1 X-431I Starts
Plug in X-431IV m in unit nd press [POWER]
key on the m in unit, the screen will displ y
initi lizing interf ce. After initi liz tion completes,
the system will prompt you whether to c libr te
touch screen.
Press [HOTKEY] to begin c libr ting, otherwise
the system will enter the m in menu interf ce.
Use the stylus to click the t rget cross on the
center of the screen ccur tely in order. Once it
ch nges, you complete c libr tion.
Rec libr tion is not required until the screen gets
slow response or becomes missed.
Note: It is recommended to use the stylus to
make calibrations. Numberings marked in the
right figure indicate the calibration sequence and
it does not appear on the screen.
2.5.2 Taskbar
There is t skb r t the bottom of e ch oper tion
interf ce of X-431IV, nd includes sever l icons,
s shown in the left figure, their functions re
described s below:
‘St rt’ Button: the s me s Windows. Click it with
stylus to pop up St rt menu, which includes the
m in functions of X-431IV, see ch pter 3 nd 4
for det ils.
‘Active T sk’ icon: click to displ y current
interf ce or shift mong different interf ces;
‘Rot te’ button: rot te the interf ce 180 degrees
for e sy oper tion, see ch pter ‘Rot te’ for
det ils.
‘B cklight’ icon: light on or light off the b cklit
‘Soft Keybo rd’ icon: displ y or hide the soft
keybo rd, when the soft keybo rd is ctiv ted,
there re 3 input options: h ndwriting, English
input nd Chinese input (see ch pter ‘Input’ for
det ils)
‘Current Time’ icon: see ch pter ‘D te/Time’ for
time setting.
Active
task
Rotate
button
Backlight
Soft keyboard
Current
time

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2.5.3 Rotate
Sometimes, you need to convert the perspective
for e sy oper ting, button [ ] could chieve it
by rot ting the interf ce 180 degrees, s shown
in the below figure.
Press [ ] button to perform rot te function,
interf ce displ yed before nd fter clicking
the button s shown on the left, click g in to
resume the interf ce s shown in the top left
figure; click to rot te the interf ce t ny
working st tes, while the oper tion nd
function of e ch button rem ins the s me s
before.
2.5.4 Input
Note: Please activate the soft keyboard with
stylus before inputting; make sure to use the
stylus in the subsequent operations.
Use Soft Keyboard
1) Activate and hide the soft keyboard
Click icon t the bottom of the screen with
stylus to ctiv te soft keybo rd, click g in to
hide it.
2) Input by soft keyboard
You h ve 2 w ys to input by soft keybo rd: one is
to input with stylus inste d of finger input on
common keybo rd; the other is to input by
h ndwriting. Input method differs for different
l ngu ges.
When in simplified Chinese, click [En] to shift
from English input to Chinese input [Ch], click
[Ch] to shift from Chinese input to h ndwriting
[Hw], nd click [Hw] to shift from h ndwriting
input to English input.
When in Chinese input, the ssoci tion functions
of X-431IV will f cilit te your input by inferring the
words you
3) Function keys
There re 4 function keys t the upper right of the
keybo rd they re DBC/SBC c se, punctu tion,
keybo rd input/h ndwriting nd the soft keybo rd
position (you c n choose to h ve it displ yed t
the upper or lower position in the screen) from
left to right.
The four function keys t the upper-middle
position of the screen re for moving the cursor
leftw rd, rightw rd, upw rd or downw rd.
In keybo rd mode, the key t the bottom left
corner of the soft keybo rd is [Shift] button, click
it with stylus to shift lowerc se letter to
upperc se letter, nd number keys shift to
speci l symbols; the white key t the bottom right
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In h ndwriting input, there re 8 function keys t
the lower-left position of the soft keybo rd. The 4
keys t the bottom to perform moving the cursor
left w rd, rightw rd, upw rd nd downw rd; the
functions of the other 4 buttons from left to right
nd from top to bottom re described s
followings: to delete the first ch r cter before the
current cursor, cle r h ndwriting, sp ce nd
return.
Input by Keyboard
1) Open n interf ce, s ys User Inform tion;
2) Click the soft keybo rd icon in the Toolb r to
ctiv te the soft keybo rd;
3) Click ch r cters on the soft keybo rd with
stylus to input d t .
Input by handwriting
1) Open n interf ce, s y memo;
2) Click [New] button;
3) Click the soft keybo rd icon in the toolb r to
ctiv te the soft keybo rd
4) Click function button to shift to h ndwriting
input (see ch pter ‘Use Soft Keybo rd’ for
det ils);
5) Write on the whitebo rd to the right of the soft
keybo rd with the ssist nt of the function keys.
2.5.5 Control of the Application
Check Bo
Click the check box to select functions. The
selected functions will be m rked with [×] in the
checkbox, nd the function description is
provided on the right of the checkbox. More th n
one function could be selected t time.
Scrolling Bar
Usu lly, the scrolling b r is on the rightmost of
the screen, click or pull it to oper te. Use the
scrolling b r for view if the content could not be
fully displ yed in one p ge.
Common Buttons
1) Button t the top right of the screen: click
it to quit current interf ce or give up editing in
def ult;
2) Button t the top right of the screen: click
it to displ y online help for the current interf ce.
3) [C ncel] Button: click to quit the current
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2.5.6 Online Help
Click button or [help] button to get ‘help’
inform tion for the current interf ce.
2.5.7 Load thermal paper
The mini printer pplies therm l p per roll with
size of Φ30×57mm. Follow the steps described s
below to lo d it.
 Install thermal paper
1) Push the printer cover out nd open it s
indic ted on Fig. & b.
Figure
Figure b
2) Pl ce the unp cked therm l p per into the
comp rtment with its st rting end
ppro ching to the p per outlet (see Fig. c).
Reversing p per direction will c use th t no
results will be printed out.
Figure c
3) Pull out some printing p per nd introduce it
long the slot until it comes out of the p per
outlet shown s Fig. c. Otherwise p per c n
not be fed.
4) Close the p per cover. See Fig. d.
Note: The thermal paper should be prevented from
being heated before printing, otherwise, the paper
would be no longer effective or printing results
disappear.
 Print test result
After lo ding the therm l p per, press [LF] key to
check whether the p per c n be fed norm lly.
When the [PAPER] indic tor is on, it indic tes
th t the printer is re dy. Click the [PRINT] button
(if it ppe rs) on the screen of X-431IV m in unit
to print the test result.
T ble 2-3 Function description of printer keys
[PAPER]
Re dy indic tor. When it is on, mini
printer works properly; if is off, printing
oper tion c n not be executed.
[LF]
P per line feed key

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3. ehicle Diagnosis
3.1 Preparation and connections
3.1.1 Preparations
1. Conditions for Test
1). Turn on the vehicle.
2). The volt ge of vehicle b ttery should be 9 - 37V. The r ted volt ge of the X-431IV is 12V.
3). The throttle should be in the closed position.
4). Ignition timing nd idle speed should be within specific tion r nge, w ter nd tr nsmission oil
temper ture is in norm l working r nge (w ter temper ture is 90 – 110°C nd tr nsmission oil
temper ture is 50 – 80°C).
2. Location of the DLC on the vehicle
The loc tion of DLC v ries for different vehicle m ke.
3.1.2 Connections
Before di gnosing vehicle, ple se m ke sure the following connections re properly m de:
1. Open the CF c rd slot nd plug the CF c rd into the slot firmly with "UP SIDE" f cing up;
2. Connect one end of the di gnostic m in c ble to di gnostic port of X-431 IV ( ), nd the other end
to one end of the selected di gnostic connector ( ).
3. Connect the other end of di gnostic connector to the vehicle's DLC ( ).
4. Plug one end of the cig rette lighter c ble into the cig rette lighter c ble j ck ( ) nd the other end
to the cig rette lighter socket ( ) to obt in power.
Note: If the power supply on vehicle diagnostic socket is insufficient or the power pin is
damaged, you can get power from the following ways:
. From cigarette lighter: insert one end of the cigarette lighter cable into the lighter socket in
vehicle and connect the other end to the power connector of X-43 IV main cable.
2. From battery: clamp the two clips of battery cable on the positive and negative poles of
battery and insert another end of the cable into the power connector of X-43 IV main cable.

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3.2 Start to diagnose
The vehicle m kes, vehicle models nd systems
covered by X-431IV is incre sing, ple se log in
http://myc r.dbsc r.com/p d/ for the upd tes nd
downlo d di gnostic progr m of the l test
version.
3.2.1 Enter diagnostic program
After connection, press [POWER] key to st rt
X-431IV.
After st rting the m in unit, press [HOTKEY] (or
click [START] button on the m in menu, nd
select [GAG]→[GD Scan] on the pop-up menu),
the screen will displ y the home p ge of vehicle
di gnosis s shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1
Button descriptions:
♦ [QUIT]: to exit the diagnostic program.
♦ [BOX INFO.]: to display hardware and
software version of SMARTBOX.
♦ [HELP]: to display help information.
♦ [START]: to proceed to the next step.
Click [START] button, the screen will displ y
the vehicle make menu s shown in Figure
3-2.
Figure 3-2
Button descriptions:
♦ [BACK]: to return to the previous
interface.
♦ [PAGE UP]: to display the previous
page, it is inactive if the current page is
the first page.
♦ [PAGE DOWN]: to display the next page,
it is inactive if the current page is the
last page.
♦ [HELP]: to display the help information.
Click the icon of DEMO on the vehicle m ke
menu. The screen will be displ yed s shown
in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3
Button descriptions:
♦ [BACK]: to return to the previous
interface.

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♦ [HELP]: to display the help information.
Click [Demo & Self-test V14.40]. The displ y
will be s shown in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4
Click [OK] button, the screen will displ y the
inform tion s shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
Note: The test operation for different systems
is similar. Here we take [Engine] as an
example to describe.
Button descriptions:
♦ [HOME]: to return to the homepage of
vehicle diagnosis.
♦ [BACK]: to return to the previous
interface.
♦ [PRINT]: to print the test result.
♦ [HELP]: to display the help information.
Click [Engine] button, the screen will displ y
the inform tion s shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6
After communic tion is initi lized, the screen
will displ y the inform tion s shown in Figure
3-7.
Figure 3-7
3.2.2 Read trouble code
Click [Re d trouble code] in the function menu,
X-431IV st rts to test the f ult code. The
screen will displ y the test result when the test
is finished. Figure 3-8 is n ex mple of test.

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Figure 3-8
Button descriptions:
♦ [HOME]: to return to the homepage of
vehicle diagnosis.
♦ [BACK]: to return to the previous
interface.
♦ [PRINT]: to print the test result.
♦ [HELP]: to display the help information.
Click [BACK] button to return to the function
menu.
3.2.3 Clear trouble code
Click [Cle r trouble code] in the function menu,
X-431IV st rts to er se the f ult code. The
screen will displ y the residu l f ult code fter
er sing.
Figure 3-9
If ll f ult codes re er sed or there is no f ult
code in the tested system, the screen will be
displ yed s shown in Figure 3-10.
Figure 3-10
Click [OK] button to return to the function
menu.
3.2.4 DataStream Record Function
The s ve nd displ y functions of D t Stre m
en bles you get the history D t Stre m nd
they re very import nt when sking for
technic l support nd for troubleshooting.
3.2.4.1 Save DataStream
Selected [Re d d t stre m] function, s shown
in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11

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Select the desired stre m item s shown in
Figure 3-12.
Figure 3-12
Click ‘OK’ to show the d t , s shown in figure
3-13.
Figure 3-13
Click ‘SAVE’, the interf ce s shown in Figure
3-14 will ppe r:
Figure 3-14
Click ‘SAVE’, nd then input filen me fter the
soft keybo rd h s been ctiv ted (see Figure
3-15):
Figure 3-15
After the filen me h s been input, click the icon
of the soft keybo rd t the bottom right of the
interf ce to confirm the input, the interf ce will
displ y s shown in Figure 3-16.