Escort G-Timer GT2 Quick Start Manual

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER

Owner’s Manual

GT2

Manual for Download Software

System Requirements Connection

Software Installation

• Windows 98 or newer

• Serial Port

• CD-ROM Drive

• 166 MHz minimum Processor Speed

• 20 MB free space on hard drive

• Source of 12 VDC to power Performance Computer

(If downloading in your vehicle, power the Performance
Computer as you always do. If downloading indoors to
a desktop computer, we offer an optional power sup­ply with an integral lighter socket for easy connection.)

Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive on your computer,
then double-click on the installer icon to install the
Vehicle Performance Tools (VP Tools) Program on your
computer.

(When the CD is inserted into the computer, it should
automatically open the installer. If the computer fails
to start the CD, double click the CD file “setup.exe.”)

Use the Download Cable and your Performance
Computer’s Power Cord as shown below to prepare for
downloading data from your Performance Computer
to your PC.

Plug the Download Cable’s phone
plug into the Performance Computer.

Plug your Performance Computer’s
power cord into the connector in
the Download Cable.

Download Cable

Plug Download Cable’s
serial connector into
your computer’s serial
port.

Plug your Performance Computer’s
power cord into your car’s lighter
socket or another 12 VDC source.

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Downloading Data

• Connect the Performance Computer to your PC as
shown on the previous pages.

• Make sure the Performance Computer is on.

• Start the VP Tools program

• Under the program’s “File” Menu, choose
“Download Data To Computer”

• A dialog box will open, asking you to name the
data file, and allowing you to choose the folder
to store the file in.

• Name the file, then press “Save”

• A screen will appear that shows the progress of
the data being downloaded

• The main data screen will then appear (see next
page of manual).

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