installation User guide
TheDSDownloaderprogram
ThismanagesthetransferofinformationfromacomputertoaDiablosporttool.
Downloadandruntheinstallerprogramintheintheredlinktitled,“DSDownloader
Installer2.2.1.7.exe".
TipsWhenrunningtheDSDownloaderInstallerWizard
1.Microsoftwilltellyou“ThePublishercouldnotbeverified”.Thisisnormal,just
click‘Yes’.
2.Beforetheinstallbegins,itwillalsogiveyoutheoptiontoCreateDesktopIcon.
MakesuretocheckthisboxifyouwanttohavetheDSDownloaderinaconvenient
place.
3.TheDSDownloaderwillalsowanttoinstalltheTrinitydriverprogram.Youcanletit
installifyouwant,orcancelit.It’snotusedforthePredator.
4.YoucanalsodeletetheinstallerprogramsfromyourDesktoponcetheactual
programsthemselvesareinstalledtoavoidconfusion.
SavingoriginalbackuptoPC
1. OnthetoolselectOPTIONS/SHOWLASTTUNEWRITTEN.Ifitsays‘Original
Backup’,bringthetunertoyourvehicleandwriteanyPerformanceprogramto
theECU.Thiswillcausethetooltoautomaticallymakeacopyofthevehicle's
factorytune(referredtoasthe‘OriginalBackup)andstoreitinitsmemory.Ifit
saysanythingelse(likeDiablotune,ModifiedStock,etc…),thereisalreadyan
OriginalBackupinitsmemory.Whenyouhaveestablishedthis,bringthetoolto
thecomputer.
2. ConnectthePredatortothePC,andpoweritupusingeithera12v1amppower
supplyortheOBDIIportinthevehicleifusingalaptop.
3. OnceDSDLopensup,you’llseeascreenthatpromptsyoutoselecttheTool
CommunicationConfigurations.Selecttooltype(Predator)andselectthe
currentrevisionlevelthenclick‘AcceptModifications’.
4. TheDSDownloaderwillchecktheportsonyourcomputertofindthetool.When
itfindsit,awindowwillpopupthatsays,“ADiablosportToolwasdetectedon
COM#”.MakeanoteofthisCOMnumberandclick‘Close’.
5. OntheDSDownloaderclick‘Options’thenselect‘LegacyConnect’.Atthispoint,
youwillsee2dropdownwindowsatthetopofDSDownloader.
6. YouwillfirstneedtofindtheDeviceManagerofyourcomputer.
IfyouareusingaUSB/SerialCable:
ForWindowsXP:
Rightclick'MyComputer'andselectPROPERTIES/HARDWARE/DEVICE
MANAGER/double‐clickPORTS/thenfindthelinedescribingthecable(ProlificUSB,
RadioShackwhatever...)anddouble‐clickit.
ForWindowsVista: