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6.6 Maintenance
Storage
Leave X-431IV where it’s smooth, dry and
with suitable temperature.
Do not leave X-431IV where it’s may be
exposed to direct sunlight or near a
heater.
Do not place it near a stove or may be
susceptible to smoke corrosion or expose
to water and oil.
Do not place it where it may be expose to
shake, dust, moisture or high temperature.
If the main unit is very dirty, please clean
the out shell or screen with a soft and dry
cloth. Please note to shutdown the
machine, plug out the power before clean.
If the machine is not used to diagnose
vehicles for a long time, please actuate
X-431IV main unit regularly to avoid
expose to moisture.
Take Care of the Screen
When entered Calibrate Touch Screen
interface, never click on the touch screen
until the cross cursor appears.
Do not place an irrelevant stuff on the
surface of the main unit, avoid heavy
pressure, which may cause damage to the
inner components.
Do not place the machine near electrical
appliance, which incurs electromagnetic
interference.
It’s better to click the screen with stylus,
do not click on the screen with fingernail
or sharp stuffs (hard object) to avoid
scratch.
The LCD may be apt to dust, suggest
using the specific cleaning cloth for LCD
screen to wipe the screen carefully, do not
remove dirty with fingernails to avoid
scratch.
Do not clean the screen with mechanical
detergent.
If X-431IV is not used for a long time,
please switch off X-431IV
main unit to
save power and extend the life span of the
screen as well.
Maintenance of CF card
Do not take out the CF card when the
main unit is running.
Take out the card when the main unit is
shutdown. Please prevent the card from
electromagnetic; the main unit should be
kept far away from the magnetic field. Do
not power on and off the main unit
frequently.
CF card is necessary for online upgrading.
Do not remove the CF card when the card
reader is in use, otherwise, data in the
card may be lost. Follow the below steps
to take out the CF card: open ‘My
Computer’ interface on the desktop, right
click ‘removable disc’ and select ‘“Eject
(J)’ in the pop-up menu, then you can
remove the card. If remove the card
without doing this, the input data would be
lost.
In case X-431IV CF card is damaged and
the program in the card can not be used,
please use the following procedure to
remake the CF card:
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Log onto the website "www.X431.com".
Enter your username and password to
log in. Select the SMARTBOX No., and
then download the X-431IV SERIES
UPDATE
TOOLS,
DISPLAY
PROGRAM, SYSTEM DATA and
necessary diagnostic program into your
computer.
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Install the X-431IV SERIES UPDATE
TOOLS into computer.
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Format the X-431IV CF card.
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Run the X-431IV SERIES UPDATE
TOOLS and write the display program,
system data and diagnostic programs
onto CF card.
Consumption Material
X-431IV consumes heat sensitive paper
with sizeΦ30×57mm (inner hole isΦ7mm).
Printing paper is consumable, not to
replace it timely.
6.7 Get help
X-431IV enables users to get help on the unit or
on the website.
