Note: The "Left Key" will be refered to as the "Enter" function for the remainder
of this manual. The "Right Key" controls all scrolling or toggle functions. Scrolling
or toggling can be done with both sides of the right key, forward/increase on the
right portion of the key, backward/decrease on the left portion.
Press "ENTER" (left key) to enter the Function Screen, which offers three options:
BATTERY TEST, SYSTEM TEST or CONFIGURATION. Using the right key, scroll
to CONFIGURATION and press "ENTER" to go to the CONFIGURATION Screen.
The CONFIGURATION Screen provides three options: LANGUAGE, BRIGHTNESS,
and COUNTER. To set the default language for the tester, scroll to LANGUAGE and
press "ENTER". Toggle to your preferred language and press "ENTER". You will return
to the Function Screen.
Scroll to CONFIGURATION and press "ENTER" to go to the CONFIGURATION
Screen. To adjust the display brightness, scroll to BRIGHTNESS and press "ENTER".
Using the right key, adjust to your preferred level of brightness and press "ENTER".
To learn more about the counter operation, see Counter Function section of this manual.
Battery Tester Operation
Battery Testing
1. Before you test a battery in a vehicle, turn off the ignition, all accessories and loads.
Close all the vehicle doors and the trunk lid.
2. Make sure the battery terminals are clean. See Preparing Battery to Be Tested.
3. Connect tester leads to the battery, clamping the red (+, pos) clamp to the vehicle
positive battery terminal first. Then, clamp the black (-, neg) clamp to the vehicle
negative battery terminal second.
Note: Whenever possible, connect directly to the terminals/posts of the battery.
4. Upon completing a proper battery connection, the tester display will show the Home
Screen. Select BATTERY TEST, scrolling as needed to bring the indicator in line
with BATTERY TEST, and press "ENTER".
5. Scroll to select type of battery to be tested: SLI, AGM Flat Plate, AGM/Spiral or
VRLA/GEL. SLI refers to standard Starting/Lighting/Ignition flooded batteries, AGM/
Flat Plate refers specifically to traditionally shaped AGM batteries, AGM/Spiral refers
specifically to AGM-designated Spiral Wound batteries and VRLA/GEL specifically
refers to Gel Cell batteries. Press "ENTER".