Faria Instruments IS0157 manual

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    Owner’s Manual INSTRUMENTS Uncasville, CT ISO157A ECR#3131 12/02 Electronic Programmable Speedometer IS0157 F A R I A  C O R P . U N C A S V I L L E , C T M A D E I N U . S . A . 1 6 6 8 - 5 0 - 3 7 A MPH 05 0 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 Km/h 20 30 40[...]

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    Descr ipt ion Odometer P a g e 1 T rip Odometer P a g e 1 Hour -meter P a g e 1 Ov er S p eed C ondition P a g e 2 Ma x imum S a v ed Speed P a g e 2 Sett i n g the S p eedometer P a g e 3 B oot menu Pag e 3 Serv ice Hours P a g e 3 Serv ice Di sta nce P a g e 4 Clear Hours P a g e 4 Clear Di sta nce P a g e 4 Pro gram H i gh Axle P a g e 4 Pro gra[...]

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    Page 1 C OM M ER C IAL S PEEDO ME TER F unct ions a v ailable: 1 . Odometer di spla y 2 . T rip odometer disp l a y (resetab le) 3 . Hour -meter (either r pm or ke y-on) 4 . Serv ice i nterv al f or miles or kilometers (reset , c lear and dis able f eatures) 5 . Serv ice inter v al for hours (re set, clear and disab le f eatures) 6 . Ov er -sp eed [...]

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    Page 2 P1 P2 P1 P2 Th e l a st di git on the ri ght blin ks up and do wn indic ating t he hour -meter funct ion . Th e hour -meter cannot be reset. Grounding P1 -E thru an oil lo w pres sure s witch c an stop t he hour -meter . If P1 -E is not grounded t hen the hour -meter will r un cont i nuous l y with the ke y on. T o pro v ide a true engin e r[...]

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    Page 3 pro grammed by hand or done aut omati call y , for bot h of the hi gh a nd lo w rang e axle s . Set ting t he speedo meter Th ere are t w o major speedometer setting rout in e s . The fi rst i s act i v ated d uring boot-up . If the push-butt on is pre s sed a nd held on w h en po w er is fi rst turn ed on t he “ boot menu ” will be ac[...]

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    Page 4 This will cont i nue f or all the digits and will g o b ac k t o the fi rst di git a nd rep eat. If the push-butt on is not pre s sed for 3 2 seconds t he micropr o ce s s or will retur n t o normal a nd will c hang e nothing . T hi s i s usef ul i f you ’ re onl y h ere t o check w h en the present serv ice i nterv al will o ccur . T h e[...]

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    Page 5 pul se s per mile or kilometer rounded o ff t o the nearest 1 00 th. Th e ri ghtmost di git will be a “ P ” to remind the op erat or that the y are i n the “ Pro grammi n g ” mode . Th e di git c ha nges a nd i n pu ts ar e th e s ame a s number 1 (Serv ice Hours) abo ve . Al so present i s the same opti on to do nothin g f or 3 2 se[...]

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    Page 6 If y ou w a nt a dif ferent item fr om the menu, y ou must pre ss and relea se the push-butt on b e f ore f our seconds ha v e pas sed. Th e menu item s will loop cont i nuou sl y . If y ou w ant to g et out at this point with no c ha n g e s , st op at the l ast menu item “ donE ” , and i n f our seconds the micr opro ce ss or will retu[...]

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    Page 7 Th e speed at this po i nt i s not impor tant. Th e operator ma y ev en st op and w ait, as lon g as po w er is not turn ed o ff and the meas ured mile or kilometer i s f oll o w ed as strai ght a s pos s ib le , the operator ma y not tur n around and g o i n the oppos ite directi on. A ls o f or the maximum ac curac y , the operator shoul d[...]

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    Page 8 Shrink T ubing or Wrap H ar ness P1 6 - p in conne ct or Pin A Battery Input Pin B Ground Pin C Over speed signal Pin D External Push-Button grnd Pin E Hourmeter control Pin F Speed Axle 2 speed axle (ground selects low axle, open connection selects high axle) Hourmeter control (ground disables hour-meter) External push button (ground active[...]

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    Page 9 P1 H ar ness P2 4 - p in connect or Shrink T ubing or Wrap Pin A +8.4 vDC Pin B Faria ® Bus A Y Pin C Faria ® Bus BZ Pin D Ground Power for external sensor Speed pulses in from sensor Ground Dash lights (controls gauge back lights)[...]

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    Copyright 2002 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.[...]