Owners manual

8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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PRO-DATA+
INSTALLATION OF THE PRO-DATA+ SOFTWARE
1. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive.
2. The screen will walk you through several steps.
3. Once loaded, your monitor will have an MSD Graph View logo. Click on it to open the software.
4. The program will open. Go to the upper left corner of the screen and click on File, then Open.
5. This will open a menu of part numbers. Select "6530".
6. This will open another menu of versions. Highlight and open the “6530vxx.IGN” (xx determines the
versions, such as 02). This will open the Pro-Data+ software for the Programmable 6AL-2 Ignition.
SAVES AND TRANSFERS
Whenever a change is made to a program, it either must be saved to a file in your PC or it needs to
be transferred to the ignition. You will notice that whenever you make a change to a program, the
bullet next to the modified value will turn red. It will remain red until you save it to a file or to the MSD.
There are two ways to save your files.
Save to MSD: This step will save any changes directly into the ignition. If you are only making
one or just a couple modifications this works well.
Save to PC: This will save your changes to only show on the PC screen (indicated by a red
bullet point next to any altered values). These modifications will not be active or saved until
you save the file or transfer the information to the MSD.
You can create numerous files on your PC and download them for testing purposes or by saving
programs you used at different races or events.
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
The following explains the programmable features of the PN 6530 Ignition. These instructions serve
as an overview of the features and their operation. The Pro-Data+ software also has a Help Menu
that explains many features in great detail. The features are listed in the same order that they show
on the Data Editor list in the software.
Note: If you are programming the timing functions of the ignition, the distributor will require being
locked-out.
STATS
Stat 1: This is only used with the Hand Held Monitor, PN 7550.
REV LIMITS
Up to three different rev limits can be programmed in 100 rpm increments.
RevBurn: Burnout Rev Limit. This limit is activated when 12 volts are applied to the Light Blue
wire. It is adjustable from 2,000 to 12,500 rpm.
RevLaunch: Launch Rev Limit. This limit is activated when 12 volts are applied to the Dark Blue
wire. It is adjustable from 1,000 to 12,500 rpm.
RevMax: Max Speed Rev Limit. This is the over-rev limit and is active whenever the Launch and
Burnout limits are off.
DROP RPM
This option is for Manual shift applications using the clutch between shifts. This RPM value will set