This feature is a characteristic of the 9.5X or later class of on board software.
This snapshot trigger (“or event recorder trigger”) allows the service technician to enter an event in order to program an “autotriggered” snapshot. This snapshot will be in addition to the snapshots that are already programmed into the configuration. The configured snapshot will remain active until the snapshot is cancelled by entering a different selection. The selection can be also cleared by reinstalling the configuration software.
Security
- This service program code only functions while the service tool (“VIMS-PC”) is connected.
- After the service tool (“VIMS-PC”) is disconnected for 30 seconds, the service program code will no longer be allowed to change.
Note: This command may only be viewed when the service tool is not connected to the machine. No changes will be allowed.
Procedure: Service Tool Connection
Connect “VIMS-PC” to the machine. The message center should be in the background mode. This means that the following items should be displayed on the message center: time, date, service hours and the odometer reading. Use the keypad in order to enter the command "ERSET" (37738). Then press "OK". If a previous trigger has been set, the message center will show the following text in order to indicate the event that had been previously selected.
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| Illustration 1 | g00488913 |
The message will then alternate to the “confirmation mode”.
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| Illustration 2 | g00488914 |
When a trigger has not been defined, the following message is shown on the message center:
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| Illustration 3 | g00488915 |
These messages will alternate at three second intervals.
Press the "OK" key in order to exit the menu with no changes. Press the "right arrow" key in order to enter the snapshot trigger select mode.
Procedure to Program
The “entry mode display” always begins with the trigger that was entered last. The “entry mode” is blank, if no “trigger event” was originally set. Data that was input incorrectly can be corrected in the “edit mode”. A “blinking cursor” indicates the "input position" for the data within the "entry field".
The following display is the “starting entry screen” with no "event trigger" set:
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| Illustration 4 | g00488916 |
The following display is the “starting entry screen” with a previously set "event trigger":
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| Illustration 5 | g00567781 |
The "Master Event trigger number" is entered from the keypad in the “entry mode”. Use the left arrow key in order to erase incorrect entries and press the "OK" key in order to set the trigger.
Note: The Master Event Number ID is a unique number that is assigned to each event. The Master Event Number is listed in the “Data Event Report” for a given configuration. The Master Event Number is viewed with the “Information System Builder software application”. This report can be generated by selecting the “data event report option” under the “Navigate Menu” of the “Information System Builder software application”. The numbers are listed in the "MST EVNT (Master Event)" column of the report.
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| Illustration 6 | g00567782 |
The left arrow key will back up the cursor in order to remove the "last digit" that was entered. The extra “5” that is shown in illustration 5 was erased with the left arrow key.
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| Illustration 7 | g00567782 |
Press the "OK" key in order to set the “trigger event” when the number is correct. The “confirmation” message is displayed when the trigger has been set. The display will then show the name and the “status message” for the selected event. This is done in order to confirm the choice.
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| Illustration 8 | g00488913 |
The display will return to the “confirmation mode”. This allows the user to confirm the present entry or a new “trigger event” may be entered.
The "event trigger" in this example is set to “Master Event 25” ("ENG COOL TEMP HI"). The setting is retained in “battery backed onboard memory”. This setting will be used for all operations until one of the following events occur:
- New source software is flashed.
- New configuration software is flashed.
- The backup battery is replaced.
- The user selects a new trigger event or different trigger event. VIMS-PC must be connected to the machine before any changes can be made.
If an “undefined” number has been entered, any existing setting will be cleared and the following message will be displayed for three seconds prior to returning to the “confirmation” mode.
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| Illustration 9 | g00488919 |
When the "OK" key is pressed with a zero or the field is left blank, the following message will be displayed for three seconds prior to returning to the “confirmation” mode.
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| Illustration 10 | g00488940 |
The message in illustration 11 is shown when no trigger has been set. The message will be displayed for any of the situations that are listed here:
- No trigger was originally set.
- The “event ID (Master Event Number)” that was entered was zero.
- An invalid “event ID (Master Event Number)” was entered.
- The "OK" key is pressed with a blank input line.
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| Illustration 11 | g00488915 |
At this point, the trigger is not set. The service technician must press the "OK" key in order to confirm the desired setting.
Disconnecting "VIMS-PC"
When "VIMS-PC" is disconnected during the “event ID” entry, this service program code is terminated.
If "VIMS-PC" is disconnected during the “confirmation” prompt, the setting is not affected. If the prompt indicated “TRIGGER NOT SET”, then no trigger is set. The trigger will be set if VIMS was verifying the “event ID”.