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Figure 1 Button Operation.

Hand Held Programmer/Monitor

for the MSD Programmable Digital-7 Ignition Control

PN 7550

These instructions are meant to illustrate the operation of the Programmer/Monitor and how to navigate 

its program menus. Reading the instructions as you operate the Programmer to become familiar with 

the screens and menus will assist in your programming. 

  Parts Included

  1 – Programmer/Monitor, PN 7550

The PN 7550 Programmer connects to the MSD Programmable Digital-7 Ignition Control with the 

supplied 9-pin wiring harness. It can be left connected when making passes or removed. If you choose 

to remove it after making changes in the program, you must go to the Save menu to store the new 

programs in the Ignition before disconnecting the harness. 

There are six buttons on the PN 7550 (Figure 1). The top four are used for programming all of the 

features of the PN 7530 Ignition. The two Launch Control buttons put you directly to the Launch RPM 

setting adjustment for last minute starting line changes.  

ENTER  –

  This  is  used  to  open  the  selected  field  for  further 

programming or to load a new program. 

NEXT –

 Pressing this button moves the cursor to the next field. 

After making an adjustment to a program, pressing NEXT will 

take you to the Save menu. 

Up (

) and Down (

) Arrows

 – These buttons are used to change 

the settings of programs such as rpm or timing. Pressing the up 

button increases the rate while the down arrow lowers it. 

Launch Rev LImIteR

Pressing  one  of  these  buttons  takes  you  directly  to  the  RPM 

Launch limit for quick starting line changes. Once at this menu, 

use the arrow keys to adjust the rpm limit. Note that this rpm 

limit will automatically be saved without having to go to the Save 

menu. 

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Summary of Contents for 7550

Page 1: ...he PN 7550 Figure 1 The top four are used for programming all of the features of the PN 7530 Ignition The two Launch Control buttons put you directly to the Launch RPM setting adjustment for last minute starting line changes ENTER This is used to open the selected field for further programming or to load a new program NEXT Pressing this button moves the cursor to the next field After making an adj...

Page 2: ...ON INSTRUCTIONS M S D I G N I T I O N www msdignition com 915 857 5200 FAX 915 857 3344 Menu Tree The following menu tree shows the different screens and programs of the Ignition and Monitor Figure 2 The Menu Tree ...

Page 3: ...you will be taken to the previous screen Save Menu This is the Menu that you have to go to in order to change a program When you hit Enter or Next after making a change in a program it automatically takes you to the Save Menu Note that there is another screen below the one that comes up as indicated by the lower There are five choices at the Save Menu When the Save screen comes up the Save command...

Page 4: ...timing retard will return to the default setting no retard for that rpm range It is highly recommended to draw the timing curve on a graph and figure out the degree rpm steps before attempting to program it into the Ignition MSD built in a copy function that will program the same amount of timing for each rpm though each step still needs to be Entered Following is an example of programming the Run...

Page 5: ...for Low Battery Alert CamSync Copy CylCnt Distributor Cranktrigger CylDeg GearRetard LaunchCurve LaunchRetard MagComp Monitor This lets you choose what parameters you can view while the engine is running how long the view time lasts and confirm the Cam Sync signal This confirms that the ignition is receiving a sync signal It will display either Sync or None This comes up on the Run and Launch Curv...

Page 6: ...gram the entire rpm curve in 100 rpm increments of 0 1 from 0 to 25 0 This is active in gears 2 6 This is the amount of time that a menu stays on the screen when it is in the Monitor mode It is adjustable from 1 9 seconds Default is 1 second The amount of time that the retard s will remain active after the circuit is deactivated If a retard is activated through a nitrous solenoid then the nitrous ...

Page 7: ...Retard2 00 Rpm 800 800 12 500 100 Retard3 00 Rpm 800 800 12 500 100 RetLaun Deg 0 0 0 15 0 5 RampTim Sec 50 0 2 50 01 Spark1 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark2 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark3 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark4 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark5 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark6 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark7 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 Spark8 Deg 0 0 5 0 1 CylCnt 8 4 6 8 Distributor Distributor Distributor CrankTrigger DropRpm 00 600 500 1500 100 RunCurve Rpm 00 800 80...

Page 8: ...nd shipping is covered by warranty For more information call MSD Ignition at 915 855 7123 MSD technicians are available from 7 00 a m to 6 00 p m Monday Friday mountain time M S D I G N I T I O N www msdignition com 915 857 5200 FAX 915 857 3344 2007 Autotronic Controls Corporation FRM28586 Revised 05 07 Printed in U S A TECH NOTES __________________________________________________________________...

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