1 keyboard, 2 display, 3 lists, menus, and questions – Actron KAL9620A User Manual

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9620 Professional OBD II Scan Tool

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1.3.1 Keyboard

The scan tool software was designed for ease of use 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.

Momentarily 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

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