Product Features

Power Up
The HelmView display is most frequently installed with power connected to the ignition. When the ignition is turned on, the HelmView display powers up and the engine health statistics can be viewed via preset gauges. To see more gauge screens, press the Next or Prev buttons.

Main Menu
The main menu is activated at any time by pressing the Menu key on the display.

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The following features are accessed through the main menu:

• Gauge Display – provides a series of screens that display engine and auxiliary information in a variety of formats.
• Engine Diagnostics – displays a list of engine fault codes, descriptions, and on some engines corrective action will be shown.
• User Settings – allows you to customize the display options for ambient light and brightness, set US or metric units, specify the Home screen and screen setup status.
• Utilities – allows configuration of the unit including wire configuration, plug address, fault conversion, CAN data, and fault codes. Also displays software version information at the top of the page.

Gauge Display
The Gauge Display screen consists of several predefined layouts that contain combinations of analog gauges, curved bar (half-moon) gauges, straight bar gauges, or digital (text) readouts. These screens are displayed upon startup. You can scroll through the various gauge screens by pressing the Next and Prev buttons. This can be repeated until all screens have been viewed. The currently displayed screen will stay active until another button is pressed.

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Gauge Display Popup

Pressing the Popup button on any of the Gauge Display screens will provide additional virtual buttons, as shown below.

These virtual buttons provide quick navigation and access to the following features:

• Screen Names
• Day/Night
• Home

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Screen Names - When selected, a small window appears at the top right of the display. This window contains the names of each of the screens that are currently “Turned ON”. Using the Prev and Next buttons allows you to scroll through and display the various gauge configurations.

NOTE: For instructions on how to turn screens ON or OFF, refer to the “User Settings” section.

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Day View

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Night View

Day Night - Allows you to toggle the display screen between Day View and Night View.

NOTE: This feature can also be changed in the “User Settings” section.

Home - This one-touch navigation feature allows a pre-defined Home screen to be accessed from the available Gauge Display screens. Once selected, the Home screen will be displayed anytime the Home button is pressed.

NOTE: For instructions on how to setup the Home screen, refer to the “User Settings” section.

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Engine Diagnostics
When choosing this selection, the display will query the engine(s) ECU and provide feedback on any diagnostic codes that have been activated and stored in the ECU for service needs.

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The Engine Diagnostics option displays faults based on engine or auxiliary source. A description of the fault as well as the suggested action for correction is provided for each fault occurrence.

The following is a list of field definitions contained on the ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS screen:

• Source – identifies the component having the fault; engine 1, 2, or auxiliary.
• Status – indicates whether the fault has been corrected.
• SPN –"Suspect Parameter Number" - fault code If not translated into text by the display, see the engine manufacturer's literature for the definition of the SPN number.
• FMI – “Failure Mode Indicator” - fault code The FMI is defined by SAE J1939. If not translated into text, see the SAE standard, or the engine manufacturer's literature.
• Count – The number of times the event has been flagged.
• Description – Most common SPN's and FMI's have text for the description stored in the display. If there is no text, then this SPN and FMI must be defined by referring to the engine manufacturer, or the SAE J1939 standard.
• Correction – Trouble-shooting guidelines for corrective action to take in addressing the fault.

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Warning

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Shutdown

Fault Code Pop-ups
A fault condition will trigger a pop-up dialog box on the screen describing the nature of the fault. Corresponding red or amber fault lights on the corners of the unit are also activated to indicate the severity of the fault. The following screens are examples of warning and shutdown fault code pop-ups.

How to Hide/Show Faults
To hide the fault code pop-up being displayed on the screen, press the virtual button on the right next to the Hide icon. The pop-up will disappear, however the “Warning” or “Stop” icon will remain on the screen to indicate there is still a fault. Pressing “Hide” does not clear the fault, it only hides the pop-up message.

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Scrolling Through Multiple Messages

The title-bar of the fault code pop-up may indicate multiple messages, as in ‘Diagnostic Message 1 of 3’. You may press the Prev and Next buttons to scroll through the different messages.

User Settings

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User Settings provides options to specify viewing preferences for the DISPLAY. Pressing Prev and Next navigates through the options, and Up and Down scrolls through the selections for each option.

Ambient Light

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Night View

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Day View

Night and Day options are provided for ambient lighting. The screens below illustrate these options. When the ambient lighting settings are changed in User Settings, the power-on default is changed.

NOTE: The ambient lighting option is also accessible through a pop-up menu on the gauge display screens. When the pop-up is activated, selecting the Day/Night virtual button changes the display to the opposite mode.

Units
Select how units are displayed by using the UP and DOWN virtual buttons to select:

• US Std (US Standard)
• Metric KPa
• Metric Bar
• English Imp (English Imperial)
• Nautical

Language
This option allows you to select the language that will be displayed on the HelmView. As an example, by using the UP and DOWN virtual buttons, you may select English, French, Italian, German, or Spanish to display the text.

Home Screen
The Home Screen option allows you to specify a favorite screen from the Screen Names list that can be used as a shortcut back to that screen. The Home Screen will also be the first screen shown when Gauge Display is selected from the User Setting menu. Use the UP and DOWN virtual buttons to scroll through the list until the desired screen is listed. This will be the Home Screen.

Screen Setup
The Screen Setup option provides a list of screens that may be shown when accessing the Gauge Display screens. The ‘Status’ field will indicate which screen has been specified as the HOME screen. It also provides the user the ability to turn the screens ON or OFF by pressing the ON/OFF virtual button. If a screen is turned OFF, it will not show up when Gauge Display is activated.

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Utilities
Utilities allow you to reset external gauges and configure wiring and communication settings. It is typically only accessed when the unit is first installed in order to configure the unit. The following sub-menu is displayed when Utilities is selected.

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System Settings
The System Settings screen displays the current software version loaded on the HV1000 DISPLAY. You can set individual settings for the available options, or choose to select “Restore Defaults” for the factory settings.

NOTE: Refer to the section “Setting Up Your HV1000 Display for the First Time” for more information.

The Prev and Next buttons allow you to move from field to field. While the cursor is highlighting a field, the Scroll Up and Scroll Down buttons display available options. Once all the options have been selected, press Save.

NOTE: For guidelines to configure your display, refer to the “Setting Up your Display for the First Time” section.

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Trip Reset
This option resets the trip computer and fuel economy calculations. A DST or GPS device must be installed to receive speed data in order for the fuel economy calculations to work.