Davis Instruments 8221 User Manual

Welcome to CarChip 

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7.  Select the unit you want and click OK to save and display your unit changes. Click Cancel to exit the 

Units dialog box without saving your changes. 

To rename a custom unit system: 

1.  Select Units from the Setup menu. The Setup / Units dialog box displays. 
2.  Select the custom unit system that you want to rename. 
3.  Click Rename on the Setup / Units dialog box. The 

Rename Unit System

 dialog box displays. 

 

4.  Type the new name for the custom unit system in the Name box. 
5.  Click OK to rename the custom unit system, or click Cancel to exit the dialog box without making 

any changes. The Setup / Units dialog box displays with the new custom unit name. 

To delete a custom unit system: 

You can delete any custom unit system you have defined for CarChip. The standard unit systems cannot 
be deleted. 

1.  Select Units from the Setup menu. The Setup / Units dialog box displays. 
2.  Use the drop-down list to select the custom unit system you want to delete. 
3.  Click Delete on the Setup / Units dialog box. The 

Delete Unit System

 dialog box displays. 

 

4.  Click Yes to delete the selected unit system, or click No to cancel the command. 

Use the Parameter Thresholds dialog box to set monitors on your vehicle's activities.  

Note: This dialog box in the Setup Menu is for advanced CarChip data logger models, E/X for higher. The 
dialog box can be accessed from the Setup menu for basic CarChip models, but any parameter changes 
made are not recorded by the basic CarChip model. 

The 

Parameter Thresholds

 dialog box allows you to set thresholds for multiple areas of your vehicle. The 

information that is downloaded from the data logger based on these selected thresholds displays in the 

Summary Log

 view in the View menu.