ScanTool OBDLink CI User Manual
Quick start, Bc d
1. Install drivers
2. Connect scan tool to the PC
5. Identify the COM port
Insert the software CD in your CD-ROM drive.
Connect OBDLink CI to your PC's USB port using
Click the “STN Finder” link:
The scan tool selection menu will automatically
the USB cable (steps & ).
appear. Click on the icon labeled "OBDLink CI":
3. Locate the diagnostic connector
The STN Finder dialog will appear. Click “Start”
and record the COM port number and baud rate
where a scan tool is found:
The software selection menu will appear. Click on
the driver link for your operating system and
follow the prompts to install the drivers:
4. Connect scan tool to the DLC
Turn the vehicle’s ignition to the Key On Engine
Off position. Follow connection diagram (directly
below) to connect OBDLink CI to the diagnostic
connector using the OBD-II cable (steps & ).
If the menu does not appear, click “Start g
Run”, type D:\setup.exe (where D is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive), and click OK.
With step completed, watch the LEDs as you
are performing step . The "STATUS” LED will
change from red to yellow and the Tx/Rx LEDs
will cycle on and off from left to right.
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The 16-pin D-shaped diagnostic link connector
(DLC) should be located in the passenger or
driver's compartment in the area bounded by the
driver's end of the instrument panel to 300 mm
(~1 ft) beyond the vehicle centerline, attached to
the instrument panel and easy to access from the
driver's seat. The preferred location is between
the steering column and the vehicle centerline.
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USB cable
computer
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