TM 9-6115-730-24
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USING ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN (ET) SOFTWARE
The basic Caterpillar ET operations are addressed in the instructions that follow. Figure 2 shows the
Caterpillar ET opening screen and Table 1 shows the primary navigation icons and their uses.
STEP 1.
Select the Electronic Technician icon on the desktop of the MSD computer being used or select
the Electronic Technician program under Start/Programs/Caterpillar ET.
STEP 2.
If a message This program is not licensed. License the program now? appears, select YES and
follow the on screen instructions or follow steps 4 through 12 in the previous section titled
TROUBLESHOOTING USING ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN (ET).
STEP 3.
On the ET screen, select the Connect icon (Table 1).
a. If the ET cannot communicate (CONNECT) with the ECM, check the ET communication
settings by selecting Utilities pull down menu, select Preferences. For communications with
the Caterpillar Communication Adapter II, COM 1 should be selected. Click on Advanced
button. The baud rate should be 57600.
b. Click OK to close the Baud Rate window. Click OK to close the Preferences window. Select
the Connect icon again.
STEP 4.
At menu selection, choose the C-12 Industrial Engine.
STEP 5.
After communications connection is established, the ECM Summary window is displayed. All of
the top tool bar ICONS (Table 1) should now be available.
STEP 6.
Select Active Diagnostics Codes by clicking on the Active Diagnostics Codes icon or click on the
pull down menu for Diagnostics and selecting Active Diag. Codes.
a. The codes listed in the Active Diagnostics Code list are shown with the top priority code from
the top down. The first code shown is the most important and must be corrected first.
b. If other GSC codes have brought you to this ET screen for troubleshooting a problem, the top
priority Active Diagnostic Code problems must be corrected first.
STEP 7.
Select Logged Diagnostic Codes by clicking on the Logged Diagnostic Codes icon or click on the
pull down menu for Diagnostics and selecting Logged Diag. Codes.
a. The codes listed in the Logged Diagnostics Code list are shown with the top priority code from
the top down. The first code shown is the most important and must be corrected first. These
codes are the same as the Active Diagnostic Codes except they are logged over time.
b. To CLEAR any or all of the Logged Diagnostic Codes, click on a Logged Diagnostic Code in
the list to highlight it. Click on the CLEAR button in the lower left corner of the page.
(1)
A pop up window appears with the message Are you sure you want to clear the code?
(2)
Click on the YES button to clear the code from the list.
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