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F3SN USER MANUAL

https://www.fcarusa.com/products/F3SN

Service and support:

FCAR Tech USA

Tel: 443-380-0088

www.fcarusa.com

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Page 1: ...F3SN USER MANUAL 1 https www fcarusa com products F3SN Service and support FCAR Tech USA Tel 443 380 0088 www fcarusa com ...

Page 2: ... instructions The manual is based on the latest information illustrations and specifications that are available at the time of publication The right is reserved for making change at any time without notice FCAR as the logo is a registered trademark of Shenzhen FCAR Technology Co Ltd shorts for FCAR in China and several foreign countries In any country where FCAR trademarks service marks domain nam...

Page 3: ...used by environmental factors such as the surrounding pH poisonous gas and high pressure Vehicle battery fluid contains sulfuric acid which is corrosive to skin Users should avoid skin having direct contact with battery fluid in operation Please be particularly careful not to splash into eyes and avoid closing to the fire Engine exhaust emission contains a variety of toxic compounds and inhalation...

Page 4: ...ctromagnetic field to avoid interference with the main unit The matched touch pen rather than any other sharp tool is recommended to click the touch screen When electrical components are energized you cannot disconnect the circuit to prevent the self inductance mutual inductance attacking sensors and automotive ECU When electrical equipment works avoid putting magnetic objects close to the vehicle...

Page 5: ...r and Printing Paper Installation 9 2 2 1 Printer Parameter 9 2 2 2 Printing Paper Installation 9 3 Operation Guide 11 3 1 Power and Testing Cable Connection 11 3 1 1 Main Unit Power Supply 11 3 1 2 Cable Connection Method 11 3 1 3 Start Up 12 3 1 4 Shut Down 12 3 2 Startup Interface Menu Introduction 12 3 2 1 Startup Interface 12 3 2 2 Startup Screen Adjustment 13 3 2 3 Desktop Menu Description 1...

Page 6: ...N Program Usage Introduction 25 5 1 Screenshot Function 25 5 2 Steps of Vehicle Diagnosis 27 5 3 Diagnosis Function Option 28 5 3 1 Read Version Information 28 5 3 2 Read Trouble Code 28 5 3 3 Clear Trouble Code 29 5 3 4 Read Data Stream 29 5 3 5 Data Stream Save 30 5 3 6 Data Stream File Save 30 5 3 7 Data Stream Comparison 31 5 3 8 Data Frame Freeze 32 5 3 9 Action Test 32 5 3 10 Special Functio...

Page 7: ...h temperature 6 Power off the machine and make sure the power cable is removed then clean the outside surface and touch screen with soft cloth that is dipped with a little water if main unit is dirty 7 Pperiodically turn on the FCAR main unit to avoid moisture if it has not been used during a long time 1 2 2 Main Unit Protection 1 Handle it with care and avoid hitting 2 Be careful to plug and unpl...

Page 8: ... Do not operate SD card during upgrade or connection to main unit until data transmission is completed 4 Do not plug or unplug SD card with electricity or brutal force 5 Please remember the password if encrypt the content of card or not to encrypt data 6 Please use high quality data transmission device during connection 7 Randomly plug and unplug SD card from main unit are strictly prohibited duri...

Page 9: ...in Unit Structural Schematic 2 1 F3SN Hardware Description 2 1 1 Main Unit Front Side Figure is the front side structure diagram of FCAR main unit No Name Printing Paper Out Button Main Unit ON OFF Button Touch Pen Power Interface Main Testing Cable Interface SD Card Slot Printer Cover Printing Paper Outlet Main Unit Back Side ...

Page 10: ...and Printing Paper Installation 2 2 1 Printer Parameter FCAR F3SN main unit internally installs a mini thermal printer adopting a method of straightly in curvedly out reducing the problem of paper jam 2 2 2 Printing Paper Installation 1 Place main unit on a table or other planes pull outward the printer cover below main unit Parameter Items Unit Method Parameters Printing Method Thermal Row Printi...

Page 11: ...id 3 Input printing paper and remind that printing paper has two sides and there is no word if printing paper is put the wrong side Install with the other side will be OK 4 Downward close the printer lid 5 Upward push the lid and complete installation ...

Page 12: ...cket is equipped with power users do not need to connect another power cord The prerequisites for vehicle 1 Confirm the diagnostic socket location shape and whether there is a need for external power supply 2 Select the appropriate connector base on vehicle model and shape of diagnostic socket 3 Connect one end of the main testing cable to the other end of main unit diagnostic connector 4 Plug dia...

Page 13: ...otes When startup or shutdown the button operation time is generally 1 2mins long press the button may cause key failure 3 2 Startup Interface Menu Introduction 3 2 1 Startup Interface Connect the power supply press the power switch key FCAR product identification firstly appears on the screen then Please click the screen if it needs calibration appears at the top of the starting up progress bar N...

Page 14: ...rect information then jump to the desktop menu 3 2 3 Desktop Menu Description When it starts normally the main unit will enter the desktop menu The top of desktop is menu bar Desktop background displays product models service line and company website Desktop top from left to right are as follows 1 Diagnostic Function 2 System Settings 3 Professional Dictionary 4 Maintenance information Note The bo...

Page 15: ...the menu System setting with the touch pen at the top of desktop then the sub menu of system setting menu appears SYSTEM INFO SCREEN CALIBRATION USER INFO LANGUAGE SYSTEM ACTIVATION DATA MANAGER SELF TEST SD CARD TEST SET UNIT 3 4 1 System Information Select System info and enter the main menu pops up a dialog box of hardware information operating system version software version database version a...

Page 16: ... or Cancel to drop it Note At entry time users must firstly select the right input location Upper in keyboard of the bottom of screen is for change case EN is for English Num is for conversion between the letters and numbers Delet is to delete the inputted error character or letter This function is used to print user s information if it needs 3 4 4 Language Mainly twelve languages are available fo...

Page 17: ...activate the device Click Later to continue and click Now to activate immediately When balanced time is zero the machine needs to be activated Turn on the main unit choose diagnosis program and activate menu will show Or vehicle diagnosis program cannot be used without activation Before machine activation users should make sure the following information is completed Product SN show on the activate...

Page 18: ...orresponding activation codes are different If activation failure shows during activation code inputting it may cause by errors of product SN or system signature Please retrieve the activation code again 3 4 6 Data Manager Image View is used to see the saved screenshot pictures Data manager is used to clear data stream saved before ...

Page 19: ...on is used to detect the performance of hardware of main unit Please use the product configured power adapter to supply power and diagnose 3 4 7 2 Open Circuit Test The function is used to detect whether there is open circuit in main testing cable and OBDII 16 connector or not We need to test the performance of main testing cable and OBD II 16 connector when some vehicles cannot be tested Please u...

Page 20: ...ng cable connects OBD II and then connects self test connector 3 4 7 3 Short Circuit Test It is prohibited to use self diagnosis connector to do short circuit test This is used to do short circuit test of main testing cable and OBD II 16 connector We need to test the performance of main testing cable and OBDII 16 connector when some vehicles cannot be tested Please use the product configured power...

Page 21: ...d 1 1730MB s means the read and write speed is 1 173MB s this SD card s performance is good 3 5 Professional Dictionary When users fail to understand the professional vocabulary encountered in the routine maintenance and learning users can enhance personal skills via professional dictionaries For example Inputting ABS in the input box click Search to search the word system will display words relat...

Page 22: ...nce Help System and Screen Keyboard display differently in different versions and specific version is subject to real object 3 6 1 Screen Keyboard FCAR main unit saves kinds of input methods in different menus letters input uppercase letters input digital input and digital input ...

Page 23: ...es and is subject to the one displayed on decoder Select the needed information After entering the menu there will be two sections title section and content section Select the title on the left and the respective content will show on the right Note Click the buttons under the menu including Up Down Back Next and Print for other operations 4 Vehicle Diagnosis ...

Page 24: ...ts 1 Ignition switch ON 2 Vehicle battery voltage should be 11 14V or 24 27V subject to vehicles power supply 3 Accelerator pedal is off or at idle bonding point 4 Ignition timing and idle speed should be in standard range transmission temperature and oil temperature reach to a normal operating temperature water temperature 90 110 transmission oil temperature 50 80 5 Diagnostic circuit is normally...

Page 25: ...test cable with the main unit and OBD II connector fasten them with bolts and put diagnostic connector into the diagnostic sockets on one side of the vehicle 4 2 2 Connection of Non OBD II Connector At first users should confirm whether the connector of to be detected vehicle has the F3 decoder When connecting users should first connect the connector that is exclusive to F3 decoder to standard OBD...

Page 26: ...creenshot Function After entering the main menu there is a small button like a camera on the top right of the screen Click the button to do screenshot Click the camera button the screen will pop out a box enter the file name and the screenshot picture will be saved ...

Page 27: ... checked through the scanner second icon Please enter Data Manager Choose Image View to check the pictures saved by screenshot Users can also connect the SD card with PC computer and choose the file folder named PICTURE to check the screenshot pictures ...

Page 28: ... of main testing line connect to power plug Double clamp power cord connect power clamp of double clamp power cord to the battery positive and negative insert the other end into main testing line power plug 5 Turn on the ignition switch or start the engine 6 Click POWER and turn on F3SN main unit 7 Select the area of the vehicle that is in current diagnosis in diagnostic program 8 Different decode...

Page 29: ...o they are divided into current trouble code and history trouble code Choose Read current DTC in the menu for reading the trouble code recorded by auto ECU self diagnosis and make explanation about the trouble content Five function keys under the operation menu are for relevant operation Note Obtaining the trouble code digital information from vehicle from random access memory RAM of auto computer...

Page 30: ...ult and repair it at first then re clear the trouble code 5 3 4 Read Data Stream Select Read Data Stream in the menu to check the controller sensor and executor of vehicle control system and data that meet the operation requirements of the engine Users can browse the next item or data on the next page by dragging the upward and downward progress bar on the right of the menu Users also can prioriti...

Page 31: ...mbers letters or characteristics It is better to name it after current diagnostic vehicle s model or year for the convenience of reference 5 3 6 Data Stream File Save User self study data stream will automatically save in SAVED of SD card As shown in Figure 5 4 6 Before formatting please save this folder to the physical HD of PC to avoid data stream missing After finishing the upgrade put back the...

Page 32: ...ogicality of the variations users can compare the data saved before with the current data so as to find where the fault is in a fast and vivid way Choose the button Comparison below the menu then the file to be compared will be displayed on the menu If it has been saved for once there will be a comparable file and if several data have been saved there will be several files for comparison Note If u...

Page 33: ... Injection volume Intake air temperature Barometric pressure Engine oil temperature and Loading rate are displayed separately These data shows relevant data changes detected by ECU when the trouble code 0080 appears and it is convenient for users to make analysis and comparison according to the current conditions so as to know about the fundamental causes of the system fault and solve the fault qu...

Page 34: ...with different functions Please check the configured software based on purchased machine type ABS EXHAUST CKP LEARNING DPF ECU RESET EPB LAMP ADAPTION ODOMETER SAS SERVICE RESET SMART KEY PROGRAM SRS RESET THROTTLE RESET TPMS WINDOW Take Service Reset for example After entering the Service Reset menu there are vehicle types for choice One key operation can do the service reset and other specific f...

Page 35: ...canner APP 1 On your scanner select Settings System Activation keep scanner on this page until you finish following steps 2 Using any smart phone QR scanner APP to scan QR code on your scanner Activation page to get Activation Code If you don t have QR code scanner or reader on your phone you might download Quick Scan QR Code Reader 3 Manually type in Activation code into your scanner Activation c...

Page 36: ...tivated successfully If failed please repeat from step 2 6 2 Update utility download and installation 1 Find a Windows based PC to download the utility from the link https fcarusa com Download Utility 2 Install the FCAR Update utility on your windows based pc 6 3 SD Card Connection 1 Remove SD card from the main unit 2 Get the SD card reader from from retail package Insert SD card into the SD card...

Page 37: ...e of SD card meta pin 6 4 User registration and create username and password For first time user you can go Right panel to register to your user info and login credential And then login left panel 6 5 Software Upgrade Insert SD card into the computer and one removable disk of SD card shows click right key of mouse and select Format Note Please format the disk before upgrade the software Select Qui...

Page 38: ...alog box click Stop button to stop the computer attaching removable storage device FCAR SD card 4 In the upper left side of the pop up dialog box select the USB device currently needed to stop click on OK The computer system will conduct data separation on the USB device that wanted to stop 5 After computer finished data separation on removable devices FCAR SD card activity icon bar in the lower r...

Page 39: ...users do not follow this operation method it will cause loss of SD card data When the upgraded SD card is installed to FCAR main unit system may unable to work Operation method in this chapter please directly click the link below to check http www fcar com res en Register Activate Download Upgrade Manual pdf ...

Page 40: ...d restart the machine After restarting the scanner it will pop up a dialog box Find update bios Update it now Please use the same method to choose update After updating the scanner will show Bios Update Ok and click OK Note Please restart the scanner again before diagnosing vehicles or else it will lead to ECU connection interruption ...

Page 41: ...attached power supply promotional presents SD card card reader touch pen and printing supplies are not under warranty range 5 Products from the date of purchase subject to valid purchase proof and effective warranty card of the product if the products suffer performance failure caused by non human factors you can choose our maintenance services or replace the product with the same model within a m...

Page 42: ... responsibility of delivering or shipping to the location 9 If you enjoy your free warranty service under this warrant clause is the only measure for the losses due to product defect within the product warranty period FCAR technology shall not be liable for your direct or indirect loss 10 All product warranty information product features and specification changes will be posted on FCAR Technology ...

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