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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 

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When you first turn the ignition on, the Programmer will display a short introduction with MSD, the 

ignition version and other information. You can bypass this to get to the Main Menu by pressing 

Enter. 

MaIN MeNuS

The Main Menus are shown in Figure 3. Note the * on the right side of the screen. This means that 

there is more to this menu above or below list shown. By pressing  

 you will get to the next part of 

the Main Menu. Note that three screens comprise the Main Menu. 

navIgatIng the menus

To move around to the options in a menu, use the Next button. Whichever 

subject’s first letter is flashing, that is the active choice. That is, when you press 

Next, the next screen will be that choice. 

Also note that there is an Previous symbol  (^) in the left corner of the monitor. 

This will take you to the previous menu. When this is flashing and you select 

Enter, 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 is already flashing. By hitting Enter (or Next) 

the value will be saved and the monitor will display the new value. 

RPm example:

Following is an example of how to edit the MaxRev rpm limit (Figure 4).

main menu 

Press Next until RevLim flashes. Then press Enter. 

SaVe MeNu

This will save the new program value in the Ignition. 

This will restore the previous value. 

This restores the program to the default value. 

Restores the complete table back to the default value. This is handy in 

cases such as the Launch Curve where there are numerous values. 

Entering this will restore EVERY PROGRAM back to default properties. 

Take note that you will start completely over by entering this!

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Figure 3 Main Menus.

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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