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MAY CONTAIN U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONTROLLED INFORMATION
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5.
Locate the OBDII Y cable coming from the OBDII converter.
6.
Connect the OBDII male connector on the Y cable into the vehicle’s existing female connector.
7.
Mount the OBDII female connector on the Y cable in place of the vehicle’s original connector to
ensure that it available for use by the OEM or other third-party service providers.
8.
Secure OBDII converter box and excess cabling using tie-wraps.
System Verification and Troubleshooting
After you install the hardware, you must verify that the installation was successful be for returning the
vehicle to service.
System Verification
To perform a system verification for a standard installation, do the following.
1.
Start engine.
2.
If necessary, verify that the MCP or IVG is configured to use J1587/J1708 data. The IVG and
MCP50 should auto-detect their configurations.
3.
Verify that the MCP or IVG is receiving the following core data items:
•
Distance LTD
•
Engine RPM
•
Fuel LTD
•
Speed
Some vehicles need to move at least 5 miles (8 kilometers) for the Distance LTD value to populate.
4.
Do one of the following:
•
IVG, MCP50, MCP110, or MCP200: Ensure that the RUN ALL Core Data Items test passes. See
the applicable installation guide for more information: Omnitracs Intelligent Vehicle Gateway
(IVG) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide (80-JE026-1),
MCP50 Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide
(80-JB566-1),
MCP110 Installation Guide
(80-JB400-1), or
MCP200
Installation Guide
(80-J9968-1).
•
MCP100: Follow system verification in the
MCP100 Installation Guide
(80-J4866-2)
5.
If the mobile unit is not receiving the expected data items, check the following:
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Check the LED table to ensure the converter is installed and working properly.
•
Check the connections between the converter and the MCP or IVG.
•
Check the Supported Parameter List to ensure the vehicle is compatible with the converter.
The Omnitracs Performance Monitoring Odometer screen’s values may differ from the vehicle's dash
odometer reading. This is not an error condition. This difference may be because the odometer value
display on the Performance Monitoring Odometer screen is pulled from different source than what is
