Davis Instruments 8245 CarChip Fleet Installation Manual

DriveRight
CarChip Fleet & CarChip Fleet with
Alarm Installation Instructions
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This manual provides installation instructions for CarChip Fleet (# 8241) and
CarChip Fleet with Alarm (# 8245). CarChip Fleet with Alarm provides an
audible warning to the driver whenever safe driving limits are exceeded.
Refer to the DriveRight Fleet Management Software’s (FMS) Getting Started
Guide, User’s Manual, and the software’s online Help for the additional information necessary to set up and use your CarChip Fleet or CarChip Fleet with
Alarm.
Note:
The DriveRight FMS User’s Manual is in the Adobe Acrobat file “User’s Manual.pdf”
located in the program folder.
Before Installing CarChip
Before installing CarChip Fleet or CarChip Fleet with Alarm in your vehicle,
we recommend that you add the device to the database in the DriveRight Fleet
Management Software (FMS) and check the CarChip settings.
1. Connect CarChip to your computer. See instructions on page 3.
2. Add the CarChip to your DriveRight FMS database.
Note:
Refer to the DriveRight FMS Help or User’s Manual for instructions on using DriveRight FMS.
3. In DriveRight FMS, verify the following CarChip settings and change if
necessary:
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Time and date
Engine performance data parameters
Speed bands
Acceleration limits and deceleration limits
LED State (Controls both the LED and alarm on CarChip Fleet with Alarm)
4. Use the Clear CarChip Memory command in the DriveRight FMS CarChip
menu to clear the device’s memory. This step ensures that none of the manufacturing test data remains when you put your CarChip into service.
Configuring CarChip Fleet with Alarm
1. Select the Set CarChip LED State command in DriveRight FMS CarChip
menu. The Set CarChip LED State command controls the alarm and LED
functions.
2. Select Enable to turn ON the alarm and LED, or select Disable to turn OFF
the alarm and LED.
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Installing CarChip
The alarm functions in the following manner:
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One beep when initially connected to the vehicle’s OBDII port.
Two beeps when the vehicle’s OBDII protocol is identified.
Five beeps for each acceleration & deceleration violation.
Continuous beeps when violating the speed limit.
The LED functions the same way in both CarChip Fleet models.
Installing CarChip
Use these instructions to install CarChip in your vehicle’s OBDII port.
1. Find the OBDII port on your vehicle.
The OBDII port will be located within 3 feet of the steering wheel within or
near the general area indicated by the dotted line in the illustration below. The
port should be easily accessible to a person in the driver's seat.
OBD II Port
If you have trouble finding the OBDII port, be sure to check the following
areas:
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Under the dash
In front of the passenger seat
Behind the ash tray
Behind a small access panel in the dash
In or around the center console
Plug CarChip into the OBDII port checking to make sure the indicator light
blinks when first connected.
The indicator light will always blink when initially connected to a vehicle. Unless the
indicator has been enabled via the software, it will stop blinking once it has established communications with the OBDII computer.
Installing CarChip
OBD II Port
Indicator Light
CarChip Fleet
Connecting CarChip to Your Computer
To connect the CarChip data logger to your computer using a USB connector:
1. Locate a free USB port on the front or back of your computer and insert the
USB connector of the download cable into the USB port.
2. Plug the microminiature connector into the port on the CarChip data logger.
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Contacting Davis Technical Support
If you have questions, or encounter problems installing or operating your
CarChip, first check the troubleshooting information in the DriveRight
FMS Help and User’s Manual. If you are unable to resolve the problem or if
you have questions about CarChip, please contact Davis Technical Support.
Note:
Please do not return items to the factory for repair without prior authorization.
Phone Support:
(510) 732-7814 – Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
(510) 670-0589 – Fax to Technical Support.
Email Support:
[email protected] – E-mail to Technical Support.
[email protected] – E-mail to Davis Instruments.
Web Support:
www.davisnet.com – Copies of User Manuals are available on the “Support” page. Watch for FAQs and other updates.
CarChip and CarChip with Alarm Manual
Rev. A, March 11, 2005
Document Part Number: 07395.284
For CarChip # 8241, 8245
CarChip® is a registered trademark of Davis Instruments Corp., Hayward, CA.
© Davis Instruments Corp. 2005. All rights reserved.
Information in this document subject to change without notice.
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