Fcar F502 User Manual
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Fcar F502 EOBD/OBDII Code Reader User’s Manual
Statement
The publication is designed only for the use of FCAR products, and any organization or
individual shall not reproduce and back up this Guide in any form (in electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording forms or other forms) without the written
permission of FCAR Company.
The use of the guide is exclusive to professional auto repairing and maintenance
technicians.
The Guide only provides operating method of FCAR products, and FCAR shall not be liable
for any possible consequence of the use of this method that is applied to other equipment.
FCAR shall not be liable for accidents arising from the use of the purchaser himself or the
third party, damages to the equipment due to the purchaser’s incorrect use, misuse or
private modification, repairing or operations and maintenance requirements that are
inconsistent with the Guide, and fees and expense for the loss.
The Guide is based on the current specifications and functions of the product. If the new
specifications and functions are added to the product, there will be corresponding
changes in the Guide without further notice.
FCAR has been registered its trademark throughout the world, with the logo as .
In countries where any of the FCAR trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos and
company names, etc. are not registered, FCAR claims that it still has ownership of
non-registered trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos and company names etc.
Other products or company names, logos, service marks etc. referred to in the Guide still
belong to their respective owners. Anyone, without the written permission from the
owners of the applicable trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos or company
names etc., shall not use any trademarks, service marks, domain names, and logos of
FCAR Company or other companies designated by FCAR Company.
Fcar Series Product Operating Guide
Before using FCAR F3 series product, please read the Guide carefully.
The Guide is based on the current specifications and functions of the product. If the new
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specifications and functions are added to the product, there will be corresponding
changes in the Guide. The new Guide can be downloaded from the FCAR Company’s
website (http://www.fcar.com).
Please carefully read the "Note", ＂Remark＂and “Introductions” of the Guide to ensure that
you can use our products properly and safely.
FCAR F3 Series Main Unit Maintenance and Use Attentions
Do not allow unauthorized demolition.
Avoid strong impact to this machine.
Prevent it from closing to the magnetic field.
Do not put this machine in a hot environment for a long time.
Do not put this machine at a low temperature environment for a long time.
Do not have the screen impacted and keep the keys clean.
Clean the machine with soft clean cloth and neutral detergent, instead of water or
chemical solvents.
Automobile Inspection Notes
Should operate the machine according to safety rules in auto repair industry. Special
attentions should be paid in order to prevent the machine from being affected or
damaged because of the environmental factors such as the surrounding pH, poison gas,
high pressure, heavy objects, etc.;
Vehicle battery fluid contains sulfuric acid, while sulfuric acid is corrosive to the skin.
Therefore, in operation you should protect your skin from directly contacting with battery
fluid. Particularly, make sure that they won’t splash into your eyes. You should also avoid
closing to fire;
Engine exhaust emissions contains a variety of toxic compounds, so you should protect
yourself from inhaling them. During operating, the vehicle should be parked in a
well-ventilated place;
The temperature of the working engine is high, so you should protect yourself from
contacting with high temperature components such as water tank and exhaust pipes;
Before starting the engine, you should hold the handbrake and have gear lever placed in
neutral (Guide transmission) or P gear position (automatic transmission), so as to avoid
the vehicle rushing out and result in accidents when you start the engine;
Before repairing the vehicles, you should hold parking brake well, shift transmission gear
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into the neutral position or P gear, and lower the glass doors and windows on the driver's
seat side;
If the engine can be started, you should firstly warm up it to a normal temperature (water
temperature is at about 80 ℃), and close the auxiliary electrical appliances (such as air
conditioning, lighting, loudspeaker, etc.);
Find the diagnostic socket of this car, and check, confirm that whether the wires of the
diagnostic socket are in good condition, and then connect the main unit for diagnosis.
Otherwise, do not test, and avoid damage to the main unit. If necessary, you can use a
multimeter to measure the voltage of diagnostic socket.
Instrument Use Notes
When you use FCAR series products for testing, you must handle it with care and keep
them away from heat source and electromagnetic field, so as to avoid interference with
the main unit.
When electrical components are energized, you cannot disconnect the circuit to prevent
the self-inductance, mutual inductance from attacking sensors and automotive ECU.
When electrical equipment works normally, you should avoid putting magnetic objects
close to the vehicle control unit, otherwise the vehicle control unit may be damaged.
Vehicle control unit or electrical components dismounting should be done only 1 minute
after the ignition switch is turned off.
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Content
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1.1 Introduction to Fcar Code Readers
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1.2 Introduction to Its Appearance and Basic Function
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1.2.1 F501 Gasoline OBDⅡ Code Reader
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1.2.2 F502 Diesel OBD Code Reader
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1.3 Product Parameters
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1.4 Operation Methods
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1.5 Product Configuration List
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1.6 Warranty Clause
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1.1 Introduction to Fcar Code Readers
FCAR F501,F502 OBD Ⅱ/EOBD code readers are the latest portable vehicle code readers
launched by FCAR Company. With them, the users can fast and efficiently read out the fault
codes in automobile electric controlling system and then know where the fault codes are and
how they happen through such fault codes read out. The code reader is applicable in all auto
repairing factories. They are portable for car owners to at any time monitor whether there are
faults in automobile electric controlling system. LED-guided operation instructions make them
easy to understand and practical.
FCAR series code reader is applicable to the vehicles equipped with standard OBDⅡ
diagnostic socket and can read and erase fault code and read data stream.
1.2 Introduction to Its appearance and Basic Functions
FCAR F501 and F502 series products are same in appearance and hardware configurations
(mode, serial number that is affixed to the back of the product). 2.8-inch and 320*240 LED
display is adopted. To meet the operation habit of each individual user, the appearance, menu
and functions of the products are well-designed. It supports all-in-one function,
multi-language choosing, and LED-guided operations, which makes it easy to operate and
understand and quite practical.
Also, the product is applicable to vehicles with 8V ~ 32V working voltage, and is stable in
work and can fully meet customers’ different demands for diagnosis.
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