Bosch Tech 2 User Manual

							Tech 2 
						

							Vetronix Corporation
Copyright © 2006
Manual P/N 08002927
Te c h  2
® is a registered trademark of Vetronix Corp.
Printed in USA 9/06
This entire document and all information contained herein are proprietary, confidential, and exclusive trade 
secret property of Vetronix Corporation, and shall not be reproduced, duplicated, or copied in whole or in 
part, or made available to any person, firm, or corporation without the prior written permission of Vetronix 
Corporation.  
						

							CUSTOMER SUPPORT OVERVIEW
To obtain assistance with a question or problem concerning the operation of your Vetronix product and its 
attached products, or to arrange for warranty and non-warranty repairs, telephone the Vetronix Customer 
Support Center. To order replacement parts, contact Vetronix Customer Service.
BEFORE CALLING
Before making a call to Customer Support:
• Name and address
• Serial number of equipment or tool
• Name, part number and quantity of the item to be requested
• Telephone number where the technician may be reached
Prepare a brief description of the problem, which:
• Tells when the problem occurred
• Lists any error codes displayed
• Tells what accessories were being used when the problem occurred, and vehicle information
MAKING THE CALL
The Vetronix Customer Support Center operates from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Pacific standard time) 
Monday to Friday.
In the United States and Canada to contact Customer Support, dial:
• English 1-800-321-4889
A Vetronix Customer Support representative will come on the line or respond by fax to answer questions, 
make suggestions, and take repair and parts orders. To make sure every problem is resolved to the 
satisfaction of the caller, the Vetronix Customer Support representative will record each problem, question, 
or suggestion into a special problem tracking system. Any problems that cannot be resolved over the phone 
will be directed to the appropriate group for resolution. 
						

							TECH 2 USER’S GUIDE
This user’s guide is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Tech 2.
Everything contained in this manual is based on the latest product information available at the time of 
publication. The right is reserved to make changes at any time without notice.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by 
any means, including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, 
without the prior written permission of the Vetronix Corp. This includes all text, illustrations, tables, and 
charts.
Requests for permission should be sent to:
Vetronix Corp.
2030 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-1716
U.S.A. 
						

							DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
according to ISO/IEC Guide and EN 45014
Manufacturer’s Name: Vetronix Corporation
Manufacturer’s Address: Vetronix Corporation
2030 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
declares, that the product
Product Name: Tech 2
Model Number(s): 03006541-003
Product Options: ALL
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety: IEC 1010-1: 1990 + A1 / EN 61010-1: 1993
EMC: CISPR 11: 1990 / EN 55011 1991 - Class A 
EN 50082-1: 1992
IEC 801-2: 1991 / prEN 55024-2 1992 - 3kV 
CD, 8kV AD
IEC 801-3: 1984 / prEN 55024-3 1991 - 3V/m
IEC 801-4: 1988 / prEN 55024-4 1992 - 0.5 kV 
Signal Lines. 1kV Power Lines
Supplementary Information:
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which 
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the 
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. 
						

							SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Please read this license agreement carefully before proceeding to operate the equipment. Rights to the 
software are offered only on the condition that the customer agrees to all terms and conditions of the license 
agreement. Proceeding to operate the equipment indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
1.USE: Customer may use the software only on the computer system on which it was originally installed. 
Customer may not reverse assemble or decompile software unless authorized by law.
2.OWNERSHIP: Customer agrees that it does not have any title or ownership of the software, other than 
ownership of the physical media. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the software is copyrighted 
and protected under the copyright laws. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the software may have 
been developed by a third party software supplier named in the copyright notices included with the 
software, who shall be authorized to hold the Customer responsible for any copyright infringement or 
violation of this agreement.
3.TERMINATION: Vetronix Corp. may terminate this software license for failure to comply with any of 
these terms provided Vetronix Corp. has requested Customer to cure the failure and Customer has failed 
to do so within thirty (30) days of such notice.
LIMITED WARRANTY
SOFTWARE: VTX warrants for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase that the VTX 
software product will execute its programming instructions when properly installed. VTX does not warrant 
that the operation of the VTX software will be uninterrupted or error free. In the event that this VTX 
software product fails to execute its programming instructions during the warranty period, the remedy shall 
be a replacement of such software product.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY: VTX makes no other express warranty, whether written or oral with 
respect to this product. Any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for or a particular purpose is 
limited to the 90-day duration of this written warranty. Some states or provinces do not allow limitations on 
how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES: The remedies provided above are Customer’s sole and exclusive remedies. In 
no event shall VTX be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (including 
lost profit) whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory. 
						

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Table of Contents
1.  INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
USING THIS MANUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-1
VEHICLE SYSTEM FAMILIARITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-1
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-2
TECH 2 DISCLAIMER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-2
FCC COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-2
VDE CERTIFICATION (FOR EUROPEAN USE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-3
TAKING THE PRODUCT BACK AND RECYCLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-3
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
TE C H  2  O V E R V I E W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-6
Power Supply  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Commands  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Data Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Hardware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Mechanical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-8
Technician Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
2.  CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
CLEANING THE DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-1
CLEANING THE KEYPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-2
MAINTAINING THE CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-2
STORING THE TECH 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2-2
3.  GETTING STARTED  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
INITIAL HARDWARE INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-2
PCMCIA CARD REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-5
PCMCIA CARD INSERTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-6
VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE MODULE REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . .  3-7
HAND STRAP ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-8
TECH 2 KEYPAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-9
CONTROL KEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-10
TECH 2 SOFT KEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-11 
						

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SELECTION KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
ACTION KEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
FUNCTION KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
HELP KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
TECH 2 CONNECTIONS TO VEHICLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
TECH 2 CONNECTION TO PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
4.  POWER SUPPLIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWER CABLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
BATTERY POWER CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
NAO POWER SUPPLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
5.  ADAPTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
DLC CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
RS-232 CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
RS-232/DB9 ADAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
RS-232 LOOPBACK ADAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
6.  TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
POWER ON SELF TEST (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
SELF TESTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Tech 2 Self Test Main Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
NO POWER TO TECH 2 TROUBLESHOOTING TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWER CABLE 3-AMP FUSE REPLACEMENT. . . . . . . 6-19
BATTERY POWER CABLE 3-AMP FUSE REPLACEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
7.  ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
8.  SOFTWARE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
TECH 2 FLOWCHART. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
Service Programming and View Captured Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
Tool Options and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Tool Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
Getting Started  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
TECHLINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 2000 (TIS 2000). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Glossary  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-16
SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM (SPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17 
						

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Remote SPS Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18
Performing Remote SPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18
Verifying Reprogramming  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-25
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8-25
Tech 2 Update Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-26
SNAPSHOT UPLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8-30
Uploading the Snapshot to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-31
Viewing the Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-34
Replaying the Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-34
Single-Column versus Two-Column Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-34
Displaying Diagnostic Trouble Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-35
Displaying Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-37
Lock/Unlock Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-39
Viewing Capture Info Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-40
Saving a Snapshot to Disk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-40
Printing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-41
TECH 2 PATHING TABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8-43
Powertrain Pathing Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-43
Body Pathing Table  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-54
Chassis Pathing Table  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-66 
						

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