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Disclaimer The information, specifications and illustrations in this manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing. Foxwell reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice. Visit our website at www.foxwelltech.us For Technical Assistance, send us email at support@foxwelltech.com...
FOXWELL. 3 The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product to FOXWELL. And FOXWELL shall bear the cost of shipping the product back to the customer after the completion of service under this limited warranty.
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The customer will be billed for any parts or labor charges not covered by this limited warranty. d) FOXWELL will repair the Product under the limited warranty within 30 days after receipt of the product. If FOXWELL cannot perform repairs covered...
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consequential damages, so certain of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you (the Consumer). This limited warranty gives the Consumer specific legal rights and the Consumer may also have other rights which vary from state to state. NT7X6 Series User's Manual V1.2...
Safety Information For your own safety and the safety of others, and to prevent damage to the equipment and vehicles, read this manual thoroughly before operating your tool. The safety messages presented below and throughout this user’s manual are reminders to the operator to exercise extreme care when using this device.
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such as in below-ground pits, confined areas, or areas that are less than 18 inches (45 cm) above the floor. ● Do not smoke, strike a match, or cause a spark near the vehicle while testing and keep all sparks, heated items and open flames away from the battery and fuel / fuel vapors as they are highly flammable.
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11.1 U ............................... 58 NITS 11.2 L ............................... 58 ANGUAGE 11.3 F ............................... 58 11.4 S ............................. 58 ILES 11.5 R ..........................59 EMOTE CONTROL 11.6 A ..........................59 UTOMATIC PDATE 11.7 S ..........................59 YSTEM ETTINGS 11.8 G ..............................59 ENERAL 11.9 U ......................
1 Using This Manual We provide tool usage instructions in this manual. Below are the conventions we used in the manual. 1.1 Bold Text Bold text is used to highlight selectable items such as buttons and menu options. Example: Select Diagnostic from the Home screen of the NT7X6 application. 1.2 Symbols and Icons 1.2.1 Solid Spot Operation tips and lists that apply to specific tool are introduced by a solid...
Do not soak scanner as water might find its way into the scanner. 2 Introduction The brand new Android scan tool NT7X6 series inherits the same Foxwell advantages in car fault diagnostic tech, such as multi manufacturer coverage, service functions and accurate test data, making it the perfect tool for busy garages or workshops, who need the latest technology at unbeatable value.
Figure 2-2 Top View Power Switch - turns on the scanner, goes to sleep mode or wake up the scanner from sleep mode. Press and hold for 3 seconds for start or emergency shutdown. Double click to screenshot. USB Type-C Port - connects to wall plug to charge the scanner and can be used for data transfer.
ECU information. Maintenance - leads to screens for common used special functions like ● Oil light reset, EPB, BRT, and DPF etc. Update - leads to screens for Foxwell ID registration and updating the ● scanner. NT7X6 Series User's Manual V1.2...
Data Manager - leads to screens for saved screenshots, pictures and test ● reports, and playing back live data, as well as debug logging data. My Account - displays your Foxwell ID information like registered ● products and personal information and allows for sending us feedbacks about the scanner.
● Figure 4-1 Sample My Account Screen 4.1 Registration You are allowed to create a Foxwell ID with the built-in client. To register with built-in client: 1. Press My Account or Update from home screen of NT7X6 diagnostic application, the user login page will show, then press Free registration button to register an account.
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2. Enter the User Name (use one of your existing mail addresses as user name), and press Send Code button for get a verification code, Foxwell will send a 4-digit verification code to the email you just entered. Figure 4-3 Sample ID Registration Screen 3.
4.2 Sign in Press My Account or Update from home screen of NT7X6 diagnostic application, the user login page will show, enter your FOXWELL ID and password, and press Sign in button to sign in. Figure 4-7 Sample Sign in Screen 4.2.1 Product activate...
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Figure 4-8 Sample Product Activation Screen 2.Click Submit to continue the activation and press to give up activation. Figure 4-9 Sample Product Activation Submit Screen 3. “Product is activated successfully” message will appear if activate successfully. Figure 4-10 Sample activate success Screen NT7X6 Series User's Manual V1.2...
This option allows you to log on your e-mail and send feedback and suggestions about Foxwell products. NOTE Please download e-mail client on the NT7X6 before using this function. To send feedback and suggestions about Foxwell products: NT7X6 Series User's Manual V1.2...
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1. Press My Account from home screen of the NT7X6 diagnostic application. 2. Press Feedback and Suggestions option to show Feedback page, there are two options--Diagnosis Feedback and General Feedback. Figure 4-17 Sample feedback record Screen 3. Select Diagnosis Feedback or General Feedback for creating a feedback.
The scanner can be updated to keep you stay current with the latest development of diagnosis. This section illustrates how to register and update your scan tool. You can register both on Foxwell website or by the built-in update client.
2. Select Automatic Update, then set automatic update notice enable. 5.2 Manual Update To update the diagnostic application: 1. Press Update of NT7X6 diagnostic application, and the update client starts up automatically. 2. The available updates display. Click the check box(s) in front of the software you wish to update and then click the Update button to download.
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Figure 6-1 Sample firmware update option Screen 5. Check the battery level to ensure that the battery level should be greater than 20%. 6. Press Retry button and it will start update automatically if there is an update available. If update failed, please follow the on-screen instructions to troubleshoot and repeat the update.
If there is a firmware update available, the update file will be downloaded and saved automatically when you try to update the diagnostic software. And you will be prompted to upgrade the firmware. 7 Vehicle Identification This section illustrates how to use the scanner to identify the specifications of the vehicle under test.
4. Switch the ignition key to the ON position. 7.2 VIN Reading VIN button on the title bar is a shortcut for VIN reading menu, which includes Automatic Read, Manual Entry, eliminating the need for navigating through complicated car identification process. Figure 7-1 Sample VIN Hotkey Screen 7.2.1 Automatic Read Automatic Read allows to identify a vehicle by automatically reading the...
4. If it takes too long to get the VIN code, press Cancel to stop and input the VIN manually. Or if failed to identify the VIN, please input the VIN manually or click Cancel to quit. Figure 7-3 Sample Manual Entry Screen 7.2.2 Manual Entry Manual Entry allows to identify a vehicle by inputting VIN manually.
Figure 7-5 Sample Vehicle Entry Screen 7.3.1 Smart VIN Smart VIN allows to identify a vehicle by automatically reading the vehicle identification number (VIN). To identify a vehicle by Smart VIN: 1. Select Diagnostic from home screen of the NT7X6 application. 2.
Figure 7-7 Sample Smart VIN Screen 4. After the scan tool builds connection to the vehicle, the VIN number displays. If the Vehicle Specification or VIN code is correct, press the OK to continue. If incorrect, please enter a valid VIN number manually. 7.3.2 Manual Vehicle Selection Manual Selection identifies a vehicle by making several selections according to certain VIN characters, such as model year, and engine type.
7.4 Vehicle History Vehicle History keeps records of tested vehicles and allows restarting the diagnosis of a vehicle without the need to do vehicle identification again. To identify a vehicle by Vehicle History: 1. Select Diagnostic from home screen of the NT7X6 application. 2.
8.1 Vehicle Identification When you completed the identification of vehicle, you have to identify the control modules installed in the vehicle. There are two ways to identify the controllers installed in a car: Quick Scan ● Control Modules ● Figure 8-1 Sample Diagnosis Screen NOTE Not all identify options listed above are applicable to all vehicles.
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Figure 8-2 Sample Quick Scan Screen 3. At the end of successful automatic controller scan, a menu with a list of DTC displays and click button to the right to view DTC descriptions. Figure 8-3 Sample Quick Scan Complete Screen 4.
Figure 8-5 Sample Report Screen Figure 8-6 Sample Erase Screen 5. When running auto scanning, you can press Pause and select the system you would like to test. When the scanner has established connection with the vehicle, the Function Menu displays. Figure 8-7 Sample System’s Function Menu Screen 8.1.2 Control Modules Control Modules displays all controllers available of the vehicle...
To select a system to test: 1. Press Control Modules from the menu and a controller menu displays. Figure 8-8 Sample Control Modules Screen 2. Select a system to test. When the scanner has established connection with the vehicle, the Function Menu displays. Figure 8-9 Sample Function Menu Screen 8.2 Diagnostic Operations After a system is selected and the scanner establishes communication with...
8.2.1 Read Codes Read Codes menu lets you read trouble codes found in the control unit. There are 4 types of code status: Present/Permanent/Current ● Pending ● History ● Present/Permanent/Current codes stored in a control module are used to help identify the cause of a trouble or troubles with a vehicle. These codes have occurred a specific number of times and indicate a problem that requires repair.
Figure 8-11 Sample Freeze Frame Screen Help - select one fault code from the code list and click Help button on the ● screen. The screen will display the detailed descriptions about the fault code and repair guide. Figure 8-12 Sample DTC Help Screen 2.
1. Press Clear Codes from Select Diagnostic Function menu. Figure 8-13 Sample Function Menu Screen 2. Follow the on-screen instructions and answer questions about the vehicle being tested to complete the procedure. 3. Check the codes again. If any codes remain, repeat the Clear Codes steps.
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Figure 8-15 Sample Function Menu Screen 2. Press OK to complete the selection and all readings will be displayed in text format by default. Figure 8-16 Sample Live Data Selection Screen Figure 8-17 Sample Live Data Screen Name Description Help To provide help information of a PID To Top To move a data line to the top of Data List screen...
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To view the previous live data records or test History reports Record To make record of live data Save To save live data of current frame Pause To stop recording live data Table 8-1 Live Data Screen Button Screen Learn Mode: gives you the ability to learn good live sensor data values ●...
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4. To move a data line to the top of Data List screen, just tap the line to select and then press the button To Top. To view data records or test reports, and press the button History. To make records of live data, just tab the button Record, and press Pause to stop recording at any time.
Figure 8-22 Sample Merge Graph Screen 8.2.3.2 Custom List Custom List menu lets you to minimize the number of PIDs on the data list and focus on any suspicious or symptom-specific data parameters. To create a custom data list: 1. Press Custom List from the menu to display all available parameters from the selected control module.
Figure 8-24 Sample Live Data Screen 8.2.3.3 Record data Data Record is for recording the running data of the current control module. To Record Data 1. Press Record button to record all selected live data, then it will show the record time and frames.
Figure 8-26 Sample To Stop Live Data Record Screen 8.2.4 ECU Information ECU Information screen displays the identification data of the control module under test, such as the control module identification string and the control module coding. To read ECU information: 1.
8.3 Complaints This function lets the customers sending back the complaints or feedback to Foxwell server with one touch during the diagnostic process and allows for quicker and more accurate fixes for diagnostic troubles and bugs. To make a complaint: Click during the diagnostic process when face a failure.
Figure 8-30 Sample Compliant Sheet Screen 3.Press Upload to send to Foxwell server directly when connecting with Wifi or Press Save to save the complaint and send to us later.(The saved complaint can be found at Data Manager--Data Record menu.) Press Email to share or PDF to print.
Manual Reset - almost all Asian vehicles and most American and ● European vehicles have mechanical oil service indicator reset. The service tool does not have to communicate with the vehicle being tested, but guides you to complete the service manually by providing step-by-step on-screen instructions.
Reset memory on Toyota EPB vehicles – allows to clear the learned ● memory of the EPB ECU. Perform brake cable replacement and electric parking brake ● replacement – allows to fit in or remove the brake cable safely, adjust brake cable’s tension and calibrate the electric parking brake replacement.
Using the throttle position sensors in the throttle body, the ECU learns the full open and full closed positions through various states (idle, part throttle, WOT) known as a Throttle Body Alignment (TBA). 9.5 Steering Angle Sensor (SAS) Calibration SAS Calibration menu lets you perform calibration of the Steering Angle Sensor, which permanently stores the current steering wheel position as straight-ahead in the sensor EEPROM.
Data Record ● ● Report Figure 10-1 Sample Data Manager Screen 10.1 Image Image option leads to screens for review of stored screenshots. In case a failure of NT7X6 application or the Android system occurs, please just take a screenshot and send it to our team to help with the troubleshooting. Typical menu options include: Diagnostic Screenshot ●...
Figure 10-3 Sample Screenshot Screen 2. Add a description of the image, and press the OK to save or press cancel button to give up. Figure 10-4 Sample Screenshot Screen 10.1.2 Review Image To review the screenshots: 1. Press Data Manager from home screen of NT7X6 diagnostic application. 2.
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Figure 10-5 Sample Browse Picture Screen 4. Press any available picture for review. 5. To delete a picture, tap button Delete and answer OK to delete. Press Print to print the pictures and press Rename to change the picture name. Figure 10-6 Sample Edit Picture Screen 6.
10.2 PDF Report PDF option leads to screens for review of the vehicle test reports. You just need to press the PDF icon on the test screen, add a description and press OK button to save. 10.2.1 How to Create a PDF Report To create a PDF report: 1.
Figure 10-10 Sample of Report edit Screen 10.2.2 Review PDF Report To review the PDF reports: 1. Press Data Manager from home screen of NT7X6 diagnostic application. 2. Press PDF and all available PDF files will be displayed. Figure 10-11 Sample Browse PDF Screen 3.
10.3 Data Playback The Data Playback option leads to screens for review of recorded live data. Playing back a recording is just like using the scan tool on a live vehicle. It let you review live data in text, graph and graph merging formats. Playback speed and direction (forward or reverse) can also be controlled.
Figure 10-15 Sample Graph Screen 5. To move forward or reverse back of the playing, just drag the progress bar forward or reverse. Press the button to stop. 6. Long press the record to Rename or Delete the records. Figure 10-16 Sample Edit Data Playback Screen 11 Settings This section illustrates how to program the scanner to meet your specific needs.
● Uninstall Vehicle Software ● Clear app data ● Print Settings ● About 11.1 Units Selecting Unit opens a dialog box that allows you to choose between Imperial customary or metric units of measure. To change the unit setup: 1. Press Settings from home screen of the NT7X6 diagnostic application. 2.
11.5 Remote control This option allows you to select a tool of remote control. There are two remote tools available TeamViewer QuickSupport or AnyDesk. To change remote control 1. Press Settings from home screen of the NT7X6 diagnostic application, then select Remote control. 2.
Figure 11-1 Sample Uninstall Vehicle Software Screen 4. Press Cancel to quit or and press OK to uninstall. Figure 11-2 Sample Uninstall Vehicle Software Screen 11.10 Clear app data Generally, after the application running for a period of time, some cache data will be generated.
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Figure 11-3 Sample Print Settings Screen 3. Tap Print Plugin Manager and turn on the Mopria Print Service, then NT7X6 will search for available printers automatically. Figure 11-4 Sample Print Service Manager Screen 4. Select Mopria Print Service. Press for return. Figure 11-5 Sample Setting of Print Service Manager Screen 5.
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Figure 11-6 Sample of Printer Screen 6. Select a available printer, then press PRINT TEST PAGE button at the right-bottom. Press for return. Figure 11-7 Sample of Printer test 7. Choose the file or report you want to print and press the print icon . Click on the red marked part to select an available printer.
2. A screen with detailed information of the scanner displays. Figure 11-9 Sample Tool Information Screen 12 Remote Support Remote Control enables you to get remote support from Foxwell with TeamViewer when you have issues with Foxwell products. There are two remote control tools TeamViewer QuickSupport and Any Desk.
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Figure 12-1 Sample QuickSupport Screen 2. Send your ID to us to let our team to take control your tablet. NT7X6 Series User's Manual V1.2...
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