Land Rover Testbook Rover Manual

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Turning on TestBook 2
Turn on power by toggling the power button to |.
Verifying Correct Operation
After you power up TestBook, check the following to
determine if it is functioning properly:
1.Green indicator light positioned above the
on/off switch comes on.
2.Power up sequence appears on the screen.
3.TestBook main screen appears on the display.
The Welcome screen displays the four key TestBook
function buttons and the Control Panel at the bottom
of the screen containing a number of...

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The four key function or mode buttons are as
follows:
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONWhen servicing Rover or Land Rover vehicles, this module provides
repair documents.In order to activate this function the relevant
Technical Information CD covering the vehicle that you are working
on must be installed in the TestBook CD drive.
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMTestBook provides a range of diagnostic routines to guide you to a
technical solution. Touch this button to enter the booking and job
control (BJC) module. This...

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The highlighted Control Panel buttons at the bottom
of the Welcome screen work as follows:
SHUTDOWNTouch this button when finished using TestBook. You should always
touch this, and await the please turn off TestBook now message on
screen, before turning OFF TestBook.
INTEGRITY TESTUse this button only when you suspect a problem with TestBook. It
allows you to run tests on some of the TestBook hardware and
software to make sure it is operating properly.
TESTBOOK TUTORIALThis button is used...

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CONFIGURATION
This illustration shows the screen that TestBook
gives you in response to touching the Configuration
button.The buttons on this screen are as follows :
NOTE: the non-active (faded) buttons are
for future applications.
COLUMN 1
QWERTYTouch this button to change between the conventional keyboard
layout - (known as QWERTY after its first six letters) - or a keyboard
based on alphabetical order. Choose whichever you find easiest to
use. This keyboard will appear automatically on...

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COLUMN 3
Enter Dealership InformationA facility for putting the dealership information into the TestBook
memory. Pressing this button brings up spaces numbered from one to
six. These relate to the following boxes on the Help Desk Information
Sheet.
Dealer Name
Corporate ID
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Contact 1
TestBook Serial/Model Number
This information is used when TestBook automatically prints a
Helpdesk form.
Install RDS SoftwareFor the installation and updating of RDS software from the...

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Touch Screen Calibration
Select the Align Touch button to recalibrate the
touch screen. TestBook instructs you to touch two
targets which will appear on the screen. Upon
completion of the calibration test, the new calibration
constants are stored on the hard disk. To ensure
that these new constants are deployed the TestBook
should be switched off (in the correct manner) and
restarted.
Select thecalibrateoption.
Several targets such as the following appear on your
screen.
Touch each of the...

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HOW TO INSTALL TESTBOOK SOFTWARE
TestBook software is updated periodically to include
new features. If you receive a new TestBook
software CD, it will need to be installed as follows.
(Install means copying the software programs from
the compact disc onto TestBook’s internal hard
disc).
TestBook Software Installation Procedure - (for
Rover Diagnostic System (RDS) CD’s)
1.Place the new RDS software CD into
TestBook. For help with using CD’s, see earlier
section Using Compact Discs.
2.From the...

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SCREEN FORMAT
Most screens displayed on TestBook have three
main sections; theTITLE AREA(top band), the
VIEW AREA(middle area), and theCONTROL
PANEL(bottom band).
TITLE AREA- this is the top portion of the screen. It
includes the Screen Title, displayed in the middle,
and the Screen Number, which is displayed at the
upper left- hand corner of the screen.
NOTE: Screen Numbers are needed to
identify screens if you have to call the
Help Desk.
TheVIEW AREAis the middle area of the screen
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HOW TO VIEW PICTURES
Some documents include pictures or illustrations,
sometimes on the same screen as text. If the picture
is too large to fit on the screen along with the text, a
camera icon will appear instead of the picture. In
this case, if you touch this camera icon, TestBook
will then display the missing picture on its own.
There is a special picture viewing screen that will
appear when you touch a picture or camera icon.
1.Use these buttons to move picture UP and
down
2.Use these...

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The eight Control Panel buttons displayed when viewing Technical Information documents (derived from the Tech.
Info. CD), are as follows:
RETURNThis button returns you to the Select Return Destination menu.
(Described in the next section)
PREVIOUS SCREENTouching this button returns you to the previously displayed screen or
document.
CAMERATouching this button turns pictures on and off. TestBook navigates
through the software much faster with the pictures switched off.If you
are searching for...