Setup guide – Haltech E8 User Manual

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Haltech E11/E8 Instruction Manual

This section will guide you through setting up the software and calibrating the necessary values to enable
you to start your engine and achieve a steady idle. By the end of this section, the vehicle will not be ready
to be driven, but will be ready to be tuned which is described in the Tuning Guide in section 3.

This setup guide assumes basic knowledge of automotive fuel, ignition and triggering systems. If you find
settings or concepts that are confusing or difficult to understand, please refer to the appendices of this
manual for more background information on these topics.

It is assumed that you are competent with operating your personal computer and are familiar with the
basic concepts of the Windows operating system environment. The Halwin software and this manual have
made every possible attempt to keep the setup procedure simple. This section will cover only the bare
minimum information required to operate the Halwin software package for the setup procedure outlined.
For more details on the advanced features, make sure that you read section – The Halwin User Guide.

Halwin Programming Software

Computer Requirements

The programming software requires a PC running Windows 95 release 2, Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows Millennium or Windows XP with the following specifications.

Minimum Requirements:

233MHz processor

VGA colour display 800x600 (preferably 1024x768)

4Mb of memory

10 MB of free Disk space

Installing Halwin

Installing Halwin onto your PC is performed similar to any other Windows software package. Installation is
outlined below to ensure correct installation:

Insert the CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive.

Run the executable file “SETUP.EXE” from the CD-ROM drive. Continue at step 3. Otherwise, skip ahead
to step 6. (Note: on some later Software versions, the disk may auto-run setup.exe)

Double click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop.

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Note:

Haltech will NOT provide support on operating your PC

This manual is related to the following products:

E11V2