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1-800-568-9188 4320 Harvester Rd., Floor 2 Burlington, ON, L7L 5S4, Canada TPMS Gauge - User Manual...
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Please read this User Manual carefully before using this product. This specification is proprietary property of VALOR. It shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed in whole or in part for any purpose other than official VALOR business activities, including...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Description of Device There are 3 buttons for navigating the screens through an intuitive menu system. Back-lighting can be controlled through the panel lamp dimmer input through the menu screen. A dead-fronted warning indicator is positioned above the graphic display window and is capable of illuminating as an amber or red warning.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Device Specifications Physical Characteristics Housing and Bezel Material: Chrome or Black polycarbonate ABS plastic Connector: Single Deutsch DT06, polarized and locking Environmental Characteristics Temperature, Humidity, Shock, Vibration, and Salt Spray: Meets or exceeds SAE #J1455-1994-08...
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Device Specifications Electrical Inputs Battery/Ignition: 9 to 32 volts Input Current: 500 mA Backlighting: Variable through pin-3 input with 12v or 24v PWM dimmer or menu setup screen. Data Bus: SAE J1939 (CAN) 250K...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Device Rear Electrical Connections SIGNAL Battery/Ignition Ground Backlight (optional Analog input) J1939+ J1939- Output, switch to ground...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Default Settings The following settings will be the default for initial programming. ‣ Default contrast set to 50%. ‣ Default backlighting control set by pin 3. ‣ When manually backlighting control selected, default set to 50%.
Same alerts display as all other versions of the Valor Display firmware. Same information displayed as all other version of the Valor firmware. Works with 4.0 KPA per bite versions of Valor TPMS firmware. Does not have the Baseline confirmation screen.
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Baud Rate 500 KB Same alerts display as all other versions of the Valor Display firmware. Same information displayed as all other version of the Valor firmware. Works with 5.5 KPA per bite versions of Valor TPMS firmware. Includes Baseline confirmation screen.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview POWER Main Screens AMBER LED ON LEFT HOLD will start 2.5 second automatic 1.5 SECONDS rotation decrementing through Tire position, then Axle position. When on the lowest Axel- Tire position, it will then repeat from highest Axle-Tire position.
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Main Screens Axle 1 Tire 1 Axle 1 Tire 2 Axle 1 Tire 3 Axle 1 Tire 4 RIGHT PRESS RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT PRESS PRESS PRESS (Returns to 123 ºF 123 ºF 123 ºF 123 ºF...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Setup And Info Screens Active Warnings Intro No Warnings Active 0 ACTIVE Warnings WARNINGS Warnings PRESS CENTER RIGHT BUTTON BUTTON 1+ ACTIVE WARNINGS To return to Active Warnings Intro OVER PRESS CENTER BUTTON...
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Setup And Info Screens DISPLAY NEXT TIRE Baseline Intro PRESS RIGHT BUTTON Baseline Confirmation Baseline Baseline PRESS CENTER RIGHT BUTTON 123 PSI BUTTON To return to Baseline PRESS LEFT BUTTON Intro Screen...
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Setup And Info Screens Units English Select Units Metric CENTER – Keep previous selected unit RIGHT – Save selected units Units LEFT – Rotate selections Metric English PRESS CENTER OR RIGHT BUTTON...
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Setup And Info Screens Adjust Intensity Back-light Control Intensity RIGHT BUTTON PRESS CENTER – Save selected Set Manually setting. Exit Set By Pin 3 RIGHT – Increase intensity Select Brightness LEFT – Decrease intensity CENTER –...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Additional Main Screen Displays Temperature Warning 123 ºF Axle 1 Tire 1 has temperature warning. 123 PSI Pressure or Leak Warning 123 ºF Axle 1 Tire 1 has a pressure or leak warning.
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Additional Main Screen Displays 2 Tires Per Axle 123 ºF 123 PSI Metric Units Selected 123 ºC 1234 kPa Tire Communication Issue TIRE COMM PGN 65268 never received or lost reception for 100 seconds...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Pop-up Warnings Tire Communication Issue TIRE COMM PGN 65268 never received or lost reception for 100 seconds Under Pressure Warning SPN 2587=011 or 100 Amber LED ON for 011 Red LED ON...
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE User Manual Overview Pop-up Warnings Over Temperature Warning OVER SPN 1699=01 Amber LED ON TEMP Leak Warning LEAK SPN 1698=01 Red LED ON Signal Loss Warning Temperature=401 F, Pressure=188 PSI SIGNAL Amber LED ON LOSS...
‣ Performed when power is turned on. Back-light turns on. ‣ All-LCD segments screen displays for 1.5 seconds, then Valor logo screen displays for 1.5 seconds. ‣ Amber LED is on for 1.5 seconds, and then Red LED is on for 1.5 seconds.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions TPMS INITIALIZING SCREEN TPMS Description Initializing Performed when power is turned on following power-up screen. When same tire location is received twice (assumes all tire locations have been transmitted in rotation) or same tire location is not received for 20 seconds, then exits to Main Screen.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions MAIN SCREEN Description 123 ºF ‣ Displays tire location, tire temperature and tire pressure. Axle position number 123 PSI is displayed in center. ‣ Tire position is filled within graphic based on position.
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions MAIN SCREEN Buttons 123 ºF ‣ Left Button Hold will start forward 2.5 second automatic rotation 123 PSI decrementing Tire position, then Axel position. When on lowest Axle-Tire position, then repeat from highest Axle-Tire position. Any button press will stop automatic rotation.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions ACTIVE WARNINGS INTRO SCREEN Warnings Description Active Warnings Intro Screen is an introductory screen for entering and reviewing active warnings. Buttons ‣ Center button press will go to Baseline Confirmation Intro Screen. ‣...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions ACTIVE WARNINGS SCREEN No Warnings Description Active Warnings Screen displays a list of all active pop-up warnings that have previously been displayed. Display Items ‣ “No Warnings” is displayed if no pop-up warnings are active.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions BASELINE CONFIRMATION INTRO SCREEN Baseline Please Note: If you are using software version 1700, your device will not have access to the Baseline Confirmation screens. This function is not available for this particular firmware.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions BASELINE CONFIRMATION SCREEN Description Baseline 123 PSI Baseline Confirmation Screen displays each tires baseline pressure value. Display Items ‣ TIRE COMM warning is displayed if PGN 65268 SA 51is never received or lost reception for 100 seconds.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions SELECT UNITS SCREEN Units Description English Metric ‣ Units Select Screen allows the user to switch the displayed units between Metric and English. Buttons Units Metric ‣ Left button press will change setting between Metric and English.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions CONTRAST ADJUST SCREEN Contrast Description ‣ Contrast Adjust Screen allows the user to adjust the LCD contrast setting. Display Items ‣ Contrast bar graph indication displays the current contrast setting. Range is 0-100% with 5% resolution. Left button will decrease contrast, Right button will increase contrast, and Center button saves contrast.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions BACK-LIGHT CONTROL SCREEN Back-light Control Description Set Manually Set By Pin 3 ‣ Back-light Control Screen allows the user to switch the back-lighting control between an external dimmer “Set by Pin 3” (not available) or set manually in the menu screen “Set Manually”.
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USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions BACK-LIGHT CONTROL SCREEN Back-light Control Buttons Set Manually Set By Pin 3 ‣ Left button press will change setting between “Set by Pin 3” (not available) and “Set Manually”. ‣ Right button press will save selected setting.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Screen Descriptions BRIGHTNESS ADJUST SCREEN Intensity Description ‣ Back-light Adjust Screen allows the user to change the back-lighting intensity of the LCD. Display Items ‣ Intensity bar graph indication displays the current intensity setting. Range is 0-100% with 5% resolution.
‣ Valor determines major and minor version numbers. ‣ “SW P/N:” + part number text is Arial bold 10-point font. Center aligned. Valor determines 4-digit part number and revision letter. Buttons ‣ Any Button Press will go to Main Screen.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Pop-up Warnings UNDER PRESSURE POP-UP WARNING Description UNDER ‣ Under Pressure Pop-up Warning displays immediately PRESSURE ‣ Amber LED is on when tire is more than 12.5% below base line. ‣ Red LED is on when tire is more than 20% below base line.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Pop-Up Warnings OVER PRESSURE POP-UP WARNING Description OVER ‣ Over Pressure Pop-up Warning displays immediately PRESSURE ‣ Amber LED is on when tire is 15% over base line pressure. ‣ Red LED is on when tire is 30% over base line ‣...
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Pop-Up Warnings OVER TEMPERATURE POP-UP WARNING Description OVER ‣ Over Temperature Pop-up Warning displays immediately and amber TEMP LED is on, if tire is over 176 degrees F. ‣ Warning can be reviewed in the Active Warning Screen.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Pop-Up Warnings LEAK POP-UP WARNING Description LEAK ‣ Leak Pop-up Warning displays immediately and red LED is on, if system detects pressure loss of 4.8 PSI (or greater) over 16 seconds. ‣ Warning can be reviewed in the Active Warning Screen.
Description COMM ‣ Tire Communication Pop-up Warning displays immediately and no LED is on, if signal from the Valor Can transceiver is never received or lost reception for 100 seconds. ‣ Warning can be reviewed in the Active Warning Screen.
USER MANUAL – TPMS GAUGE Pop-Up Warnings SIGNAL LOSS POP-UP WARNING Description SIGNAL ‣ LOSS Signal Loss Popup Warning displays immediately and Amber LED is on, if Temperature value is 401 F and Pressure value is 188 PSI. ‣ Warning can be reviewed in the Active Warning Screen.
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