Volvo Link System Service Bulletin page 9

Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
Service Bulletin
Free Text:
Free text messages are sent as follows:
Select Free Text in the graphic display.
From the blank screen with a cursor, use the up/down arrows to scroll through the
numbers 0–9 and the alphabet to create your message, one character at a time.
Note: using the up arrow, you will scroll through 0–9, then A-Z. Using the down ar-
row, the order is reversed, and you will see Z-A, then 9–0.
For the first character, scroll up or down until you reach the letter/number desired,
then press the
When finished with the message, press the
send.
Note: if you make a mistake, press Esc to go back to the previous character. To
cancel sending a typed message, press Esc until the message is cleared from the
screen.
After a Message is Sent
After a message is sent, one of the following confirmations will appear on screen:
Message Sent
Sending Not Allowed
No Subscription
Message Sent confirms that the message was sent by the ECU.
If Sending Not Allowed shows on screen, the message was not sent. The reason for
this failure may be that the system is busy. Wait briefly and try sending the message
again. It may also be an indication that the Volvo Link ECU has been placed in the
wrong vehicle (see "Cannot Send or Receive Messages, but No Fault Code" page 31
for more information).
No Subscription indicates that messaging capabilities have been disabled by the fleet.
If Operation Failed appears on screen during an attempt to send a message, this is
either an indication of network congestion, or a system failure. See "MID 142 Satellite
Communication" page 14 for more information.
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button. Repeat for each character.
Date
3.2002
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button and hold for 3 seconds to
Group No.
397 001
Page
9(32)