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Quick Start Guide

To Operate The Keypad And Knob

Press the corresponding button for the function you 

wish to perform. For screens with selectable options, 

turn the knob to highlight the item you wish to change 

and press the knob to select, turn the knob to change, 

then press the knob again to confirm change. 

To Start a Trip

Press 

T

rip

.  The Trip Screen will appear.

Pressing 

T

rip

 

repeatedly with move the selection frame 

from one section to another.
Press 

C

lear

.  The trip data should reset to zero.  The 

VMS will now automatically begin accumulating trip 

information.  The previous trip will be stored in History.

To Set Your Destination “Miles-To-Go”

Press 

T

rip

. The Trip Screen should appear.  Turn the 

K

nob

. The Miles To Go 

number near the bottom will adjust up or down accordingly. Press the 

K

nob

 

to add 100 miles. Press 

C

lear

 

to start over.

To Read Diagnostic Information

If the Check Engine indicator on the dash lights up, press 

D

iag

.  The Engine 

Diagnostics Screen should appear, showing the cause of the problem.  

Press 

C

lear

 to clear the top of the screen.  If the problem is still occurring, 

the code will quickly reappear. The dash will also show a log of past 

diagnostic events on the bottom half of the screen.

To Set the Time

Press 

p

rog

 once Turn the knob to select the feature you wish to 

change (in this case: Time). Press the knob to select.  Turn the 

K

nob

 to 

adjust the hours, and press the 

K

nob

.  Turn the 

K

nob

 to adjust the minutes, 

and press the 

K

nob

.  Turn the 

K

nob

 to adjust the AM/PM indicator, and 

press the 

K

nob

.  The clock is now set.

To Scan Multiple Gauges or Watch a Particular Gauge

Pressing 

S

Can

 

will bring up the scan screen. This screen displays 

several indicators including  one that changes from gauge to gauge. At the 

top of the screen there will be an arrow indicating that the gauges will cycle 

one by one. Pressing 

S

Can

 

again will stop it on the gauge being displayed 

and instead of an arrow, a stop sign will appear indicating that the VMS is 

currently stopped on that particular gauge. You can also simply turn the 

knob to a specific gauge you would like to watch and it will automatically hold 

on that gauge until 

S

Can

 

is pressed again.

Summary of Contents for VMS 645 CL

Page 1: ... Inc 2490 Ferry St SW Albany OR 97322 888 741 0259 www silverleafelectronics com VMS 645 CL Owner s Manual RV Version 4 1 SilverLeaf Electronics Inc 2490 Ferry St SW Albany OR 97322 888 741 0259 www silverleafelectronics com ...

Page 2: ... showing the cause of the problem Press Clear to clear the top of the screen If the problem is still occurring the code will quickly reappear The dash will also show a log of past diagnostic events on the bottom half of the screen To Set the Time Press Prog once Turn the knob to select the feature you wish to change in this case Time Press the knob to select Turn the Knob to adjust the hours and p...

Page 3: ...ips MPG 6 Engine and Transmission Diagnostics History 7 Maintenance Manager Pre Drive Checklist 8 VMS 645 Programming Screens 9 10 Scan Preferences Daily Data Screens 11 Hidden Screen 12 13 House Monitoring And Control Screens 14 15 Warranty And Contact Information 16 ...

Page 4: ...se Status If all systems are good the No Errors indicator will appear in green Transmission Status The two large numbers in the middle indicate the Gear Selected and Gear Attained by the transmission WTEC v8 or newer required This continuously updates as the transmission shifts The circle with the M indicates tranmission Mode The Mode indicates the aggressiveness of the transmission on most coache...

Page 5: ...he VMS is much more reliable and ac curate than the conventional dash gauges Most gauges are self explanatory Some such as Accelerator Position are useful only in certain troubleshooting situations Some duplicate the dash gauges but are more accurate and precise than the conventional gauge Others are truly unique Engine Coolant Temperature When driving in hot weather and working the engine hard we...

Page 6: ...verage speed and the gallons of fuel used The hours and MPH values are based on en gine run time not the total elapsed time Sitting and idling the engine will affect these values but sitting with the engine off will not Trip Miles Per Gallon will be displayed on this screen Pressing Trip repeatedly will move the red selection box around the screen to enable clearing of the Trip 1 and Trip 2 sectio...

Page 7: ...engine problems Engine Diagnostic Section The top section of the screen shows any diagnostic messages received since the VMS was turned on The scan code is displayed along with a plain language interpre tation of the code The VMS does not have to be on this screen to receive and store diagnostic messages You can activate this screen at any time to see all codes that have been generated since the V...

Page 8: ...he service was performed and when the service is due to be performed again Press Clear to indicate that the displayed service group has been performed The display should update to show the current date and odometer reading Press the Knob to manually adjust the date and odometer reading You can use the Knob to adjust the month date year and odometer reading for each item Thus if you fail to press C...

Page 9: ...ill sound at the appropriate time but obviously the VMS must be on at that moment If the VMS is turned off and on again the alarm clock will remember its status and will sound at its appointed time The alarm will sound until any key is pressed on the VMS After sounding the Alarm Set value will return to OFF Daytime Nighttime Palette This allows you to select the Color Scheme for your Daytime and N...

Page 10: ...uired for the Maintenance Tracking screens If your chassis is not in the list select OTHER to get a fairly repre sentative set of maintenance intervals Trip Units This determines whether trip information is displayed in Metric or Standard units Gauge 1 2 3 4 These determine the gauges shown on the Scan Screen with the Scan Gauge Default Layout This setting allows you to select which screen will be...

Page 11: ...me Press the Knob to change the values Automatic Sensor Detection No engine supports all the gauge functions the VMS is capable of displaying The VMS is capable of querying the engine to determine its capabilities and it can automatically set the unsupported gauges to Hide To activate the sensor detector let the VMS run for at least ten seconds while this screen is activated and press Clear All fe...

Page 12: ...ded The maximum capacity is 4096 Clear Engine Diagnostic History Highlight this and press the Knob to clear all the diagnostic codes in the Engine History The current number of events in the history is pro vided The maximum capacity is 4096 Clear Current Trips Highlight this and press the Knob to reset the trip information in the Main Trip and Alternate Trip Screens Those screens will show the cur...

Page 13: ...n 12 5 VDC Video Configuration screen By pressing the BRIGHT and CLEAR simultaneously and holding them for three seconds The Video Configuration screen will appear There are several items on this screen which you can scroll through using the Knob Enabled This selection determines if the VMS will display the Video signal Orientation This selection determines if the display is Normal or Rear This pr...

Page 14: ...ctions for the onboard House systems This screen displays Tank Levels allows control of the Generator Invert er Autofill Water pump and Automatic Generator Start parameters As you turn the knob you will see the highlighter move down the list of features Just press the knob to select device you want to control and a Fly Out menu will appear to the side and you can rotate and press the knob to contr...

Page 15: ...dividual Device Control Screens Pressing HOME repeatedly will bring up various control screens for de vices on the network Tanks Display Inverter Control Display House Systems Display Auto Genstart Settings ...

Page 16: ...rty other than SilverLeaf Electronics Inc or an authorized service facility or any use violative of instructions furnished by us This one year warranty is in lieu of all other expressed warranties obligations or liabilities Any implied warranties obligations or liabilities including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose shall be limited i...

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