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Contents Components ..................5 Auto Wave II ..............................6 Red Test Leads ............................. 6 Black Test Lead ............................6 USB Cable ..............................6 Flexible Back Probe Pins .......................... 6 Lantern Tip Test Probes ..........................6 Alligator Clips .............................. 6 Controls and Connections ...............7 Front View .........................7...
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Contents Volt Meter ........................18 File List ..........................18 Browse Waves ....................... 19 Battery Status ........................ 19 Delayed Capture ......................19 USB File Access ......................20 Voltage Range ......................20 Trigger Mode......................... 20 Trigger Using ......................... 20 Trigger Level ........................21 Coupling .........................
Components Auto Wave II Use along with the supplied test leads and accessories. Allows you to view single or dual waveforms. Red Test Leads Two 5ft right angle/straight shielded banana plug test leads for viewing single or dual waveforms. Black Test Lead One 5ft right angle/straight shielded banana plug test lead for ground.
Navigation Buttons (up, down, left, right) On-Off / Menu Button To power on Auto Wave II — press and release the On-Off / Menu button. To access the Main Menu — press and release the On-Off / Menu button with the unit on.
Controls and Connections Select Button The function of this button varies depending on use and the mode of operation you are currently in. Press and release to: • Select Main Menu items. • Toggle between Zoom and Pan modes. Press and hold to: •...
Controls and Connections Back View Input Jacks CH-2, GND, & CH-1 CH 2 CH 1 www.hickokwaekon.com Hanger / Stand (Right Side View) 9V Battery Compartment Mini USB Port...
Controls and Connections LCD Screen Symbols and Indicators Trigger Time Scale Channel 1 Indicator (Yellow) Voltage Scale Active PAN / (green) ZOOM ZOOM T=2 mS CH-1 V1= 2V Channel Channel 2 V2= 1V Voltage Scale (purple) Voltage Zero Voltage Divisions Lines (gray) (red) Time Divisions...
Setup Procedure For One Channel Use • Plug red test lead into CH-1 input jack. • Plug the black test lead into the ground jack. CH 2 CH 1 Black Test Lead www.hickokwaekon.com (GND) Red Test Lead (CH-1) For Two Channel Use •...
Setup Procedure Why Ground Hookup Is Important • Connecting a good ground point is important for obtaining clean waveforms. • For most vehicle signals, the battery negative terminal or the engine block will provide a clean ground. • A bad ground, such as the vehicle chassis, may add false noise to the signal.
• Determine the setup you require (one or two channels) and connect the black test lead to a good ground on the vehicle. • Turn Auto Wave II on and probe the desired electrical signal or voltage on the vehicle. A waveform should appear on the LCD screen indicating the presence of a signal.
How To… they will need to be saved as a ZOOM T=1 mS Bitmap file (See Create Bitmaps). CH-1 V1= 5V RESUME • To return to live waveform BITMAP viewing, press and hold Select CANCEL until the file options list appears DELETE and then select RESUME.
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How To… • Cancel — Exit file option list (no action) • Delete — Deletes the current saved waveform (cannot be undone). • Press and release the Select button to choose desired option. Viewing saved waveforms Choose the waveform to be viewed and press Select. •...
How To… Replace the Battery Auto Wave II uses a 9V Alkaline battery located in the bottom of the handle. • Hold unit with LCD screen facing down and remove bottom plug. • Lift the battery off the retainer ledge and slide battery out.
Main Menu Functions Main Menu Functions Main Menu The Main Menu is available at ay time by pressing and releasing the Menu button. • Use the Up/Down Navigation MAIN MENU buttons to scroll through the AUTO-SET VOLT METER menu. FILE LIST BROWSE WAVES •...
(short) the Black and Red Test leads together, press and hold the Select button until the digits read 0.000. File List Displays a list of the waveform files currently stored in the Auto Wave II. • Use the up/down navigation SAVED WAVE FILE LIST...
• Press and hold the Select button to display a list of file options. Battery Status Displays the current battery charge level in percent and shows battery voltage. • Auto Wave II needs 6V or more to operate. When the percentage BATTERY CHARGE...
Main Menu Functions USB File Access Allows access to Auto Wave II media storage drive for viewing saved Bitmaps files on a PC. • Two files are created when a waveform is saved as a Bitmap. • The LARG0000.BMP larger 4096x1024 pixel file is a detailed panoramic view of the waveform.
Main Menu Functions Trigger Level Use to enhance the acquistion and visibility of live waveforms. Highlight Trigger Level on the Main Menu and use the Left/Right Navigation buttons to change then press Select button to set. Type Description AUTO RISE 10% Automatic rising edge detect at 10% of signal span AUTO RISE 50% Automatic rising edge detect at 50% of signal span...
Example Waveforms Example Waveforms ZOOM T=10 mS ZOOM T=100 uS CH-2 V1= 2V CH-1 V1= 5V V2= 2V V2= 5V V2= 5V Crank and CAM Sensor CAN Bus High-Low Communication ZOOM ZOOM T= 400 uS T= 400 uS ZOOM T= 400 uS CH-1 CH-1 V1= 160mV...
Accessories Accessories 75300 Secondary Ignition Pickup The Secondary Ignition Pickup is a high impedance active probe specifically designed to safely acquire detailed secondary ignition waveforms. Adjustable sensitivity allows the probe to acquire the most accurate waveform on a wide variety of ignition systems. The interchangeable probe adapter ends optimize the probes ability to work on spark plug wires and Coil On Plug.
This also provides more detail in the saved wave because of the faster sample rate. Time Scales and Associated Sampling Characteristics This chart shows the sampling and time relationships for all the Auto Wave II ranges. Horizontal Scale Samples Stored Per...
200V +/- 100V 200 mV Auto Wave II Voltage Scales are compressed 4X for live viewing. The captured wave can be expanded to show more voltage detail than could be seen during the live viewing. A main menu Voltage Range selsection sets the dynamic range for both channels.
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Warranty Warranty Subject to the conditions that follow and are noted below, this product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under proper use and in accordance with the manufacturer’s written recommendation and specifications, for a period designated below on all products: •...
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