user manual

Installing the USB CD

System Requirements:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Minimum (Home or Pro), Vista (Home or Pro), Windows 7* (Home or Pro) & 32 Bit

System

1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom

2. Follow the simple onscreen instructions. The software will prompt you through each step of the

installation.

3. If the software does not start automatically:

 Click START on the Windows Taskbar

 Chose RUN

 Type D:\setup.exe (where D is your CD-ROM drive

 Click OK.

Note: The software installation requires Microsoft Framework 3.5. This will be automatically installed if

required. In this case installation may take about 10 to 12 minutes to install although older systems may

take longer.

4. When the installation finishes, connect the USB adapter to one of the USB ports on your computer. The

computer will show the prompt “Found New Hardware”. Follow the directions in the new hardware

Wizard to complete the driver installation.

5. When the new hardware installation is complete, double click on the Snap-on Software program to open

the USB Adapter program.

Downloading Data Using the USB Adapter

Note: Set for Wireless (Radio) in Utility Menu for radio transmission

Click start>All Programs> USB Software to open the USB Adapter program.

1. The following screen will appear:

2. Turn on the ATD 5493 by pressing and holding the MENU/ON-OFF button until the display reads “WAITING TO

CONNECT,” then release the button. Wait approximately 15 seconds for the display to show REVIEW. Press

NEXT until the display shows PRINT.

3. Press ENTER ←. The display will show the message ALIGN PRINTER-IR ONLY however no alignment is

ecessary when using the ATD 5493 with the USB adapter. Note: The ATD5493 must be within approximately 5-

20 feet from the USB adapter.

4. Press the ENTER ← button. The last data stored in the memory will begin downloading to the computer.

Using the USB Program

To set up shop name, address, and phone number on the print out, click on Setup. The following screen will appear:

This information will show at the top of the print out page each time the data is printed and only needs to be entered once.

When the data is recognized by the USB program, the following screen will appear:

Enter the customer, technician name, car make/model, etc. Click on OK.

The data will automatically display in the appropriate columns. Note: If it is not necessary to track the customer,

technician, or other information on this screen, leave blank and click OK without entering their names. The data will

appear as below:

To view all columns scroll to the right using arrow keys or mouse wheel.

To save the data, click on Save As. The data will be saved as a .btd file. To view the file at a later date, click on Load

and select the file name desired. Note: to save and view all test data stored, keep all test data in the same file. Each new

data downloaded will always be added to the next row. Note: To delete any row of data- Click mouse to highlight and

press delete key on keyboard.

Otherwise, individual data can be saved as a separate file as long as no new data is added and saved to that file.