Setting Up The Him To Work As A Drive Recorder (ASN0806-10)

SETTING UP THE HIM TO WORK AS A DRIVE RECORDER

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One of the cool things the HDS can do is set up the Honda Interface Module (HIM) to work as a drive recorder. It's a great way to capture intermittent problems that are hard to pin down or duplicate. You can set up the HIM to start recording when a parameter exceeds a particular threshold voltage or value or when your service client presses the green ENTER  button on the front of the unit. As a drive recorder, the HIM can store multiple snapshots (it can be triggered more than one time). Here's what you need to do to set up the HIM as a drive recorder:

1. Connect the HDS to the 16P DLC.
2. From the System Selection Menu  , select PGM FI  . From the Mode Menu  , select Drive Recorder  and wait for the prompt telling you to disconnect the HDS from the DLC. The HDS then directs you to connect the HIM to the DLC. When communication is established between the HIM and the vehicle, you see the green 1  light on the front of the HIM come on.
3. Use the red communication cable (P/N REDCAT5E) to connect the HIM to the HDS. When communication is established, you see the green 1  light and the yellow 2  light on the front of the HIM blink together.
4. Touch the green check mark (√) in the lower right corner of the display screen after communication is established.
   NOTE: The HDS may tell you the HIM software needs updating to work as a drive recorder. If this happens, follow the screen prompts and update the software.
5. When you see the drive recorder setup screen, select the trigger type, the length, and the trigger point for the snapshot. The length can be from 30 seconds to 3 minutes  . The trigger point can only  be from 1 to 30 seconds  , no matter what length of snapshot you pick. And you can only get a maximum of 30 seconds  of data before the trigger point.
   NOTE: If you set up the HIM to take snapshots by hand, tell your client to press the green ENTER  button on the front of the HIM when the symptom happens.
6. Touch the blue check mark (√) on the display screen. The yellow 2  light on the front of the HIM starts to blink, then the green 1  light also starts to blink.
7. When you see a dialog box that tells you the setup was successful, touch OK  and disconnect the HDS from the HIM. The HIM is now set up to take drive recorder snapshots.