Spartan Owners Manual PDF?

[loffgren]

Looking for an owners manual online or pdf...Away from home. Does this unit every shut off auto when you park the vehicle?

[08stroker250]

Yes, there is a procedure for auto shut off. I will let you know it here in a bit.

[08stroker250]

From Gauges, select "Exit", then select "Setup". Now select "Power". Select the Auto Power Off time that you want to use, and select "Ok". The auto-off watches for a lack of OBD2 communication (indicating the the
vehicle must have turned off). This prevents the DashDAQ from shutting off while the engine is running.

If you select a time longer than about 1 minute, the DashDAQ may loose the signal. That means that if you decide to restart the truck you would have to reboot the DashDAQ. I recommend using sleep mode so you won't have to worry about the DashDAQ having to go through the complete boot up process every time you get back in the truck.

[loffgren]

sweet thx.

[sjl2725]

I guess sleep mode is when you push the little black button before shutting the vehicle down? That's what I've been doing... And I wonder how hard that is on the batteries. I have drained batteries in past vehicles by leaving a so much as phone charger plugged in all the time, so I wonder how much voltage the dashdaq is pulling with the screen off and the brain on.

[08stroker250]

With two batteries, your not going to see any issues....unless you leave your truck sitting for days and days without cranking, or you have a weak or dead cell in one or both batteries.