Midtronics Inc. 7000 Monroe Street Willowbrook, IL 60527 www.midtronics.com
DSS-5000
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Quick Start Guide
May 2020
167-000868EN-B
www.midtronics.com
Corporate Headquarters
Willowbrook, IL USA
Phone: 1.630.323.2800
Canadian Inquiries
Toll Free: +1 1 866 592 8052
Midtronics b.v.
European Headquarters
Houten, The Netherlands
Serving Europe, Africa, the Middle
East, and The Netherlands
Phone: +31 306 868 150
Midtronics China
China Operations
Shenzhen, China
Phone: +86 755 2374 1010
Midtronics India
Navi Mumbai, India
Phone: +91 22 2756 4103/1513
Contact Corporate Headquarters
Phone: +1.630.323.2800
Asia/Pacíc (excluding China)
5. When the 2D Barcode is scanned the battery temperature is
also measured. Skip to Step 7.
For Manual Entry, enter the Battery Rating Units, Type, and
Rating.
Battery
Rating
Units
CCA
Cold Cranking Amps:
Battery current at 0 ºF
(–17.8 ºC).
100 to
3000
JIS
Japanese Industrial
Standard: Usually
printed on battery label.
26A17 to
245H52
Battery
Type
Flooded, AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat),
AGM Spiral, Gel, EFB
Battery
Rating Enter the Battery Rating Units value.
6. Following the testing process, if the battery parameters
were entered manually, the Temperature screen is displayed.
7. The Acquire VIN screen is displayed. Use the built-in camera
to scan the VIN bar code, usually located on the driver’s side
door frame.
NOTE: Refer to the Appendix in the Instruction
Manual for recommended scanning procedures
and VIN scanning help.
Manual Entry: Use the on-screen keypad to manually type
the 17-digit VIN and tap Next. The displayed Digits counter
will count up the alphanumeric characters as they are being
entered on the keypad.
Use Manual Entry if the battery being tested is not listed.
Tap >to continue to the Edit Battery Information screen.
8. At the Edit Battery Info screen, tap on the corresponding
box to edit the parameter information.
NOTE: Battery Type, Units, and Rating must be
lled in before proceding.
Battery Test Results
The test results are displayed on the Controller screen. Swipe
horizontally or vertically across the Controller screen to view
additional results screens.
Screen 1
Screen 2
Screen 3
Screen 1
Screen 2
Swipe Horizontally Swipe Vertically
To print or send the test results to a congured printer tap Send
Results. To return to the Home Screen, tap Done
or System
Test to continue with the System Test.
