Scan Tool Data Definitions

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8-Digit GM Part Number: The scan tool displays an 8-digit numeric number. The part number of the module.
Amplifier: The scan tool displays Present or Not Present. The scan tool displays Present when the Amp sense wire has been grounded to signal that an amplifier is present.
Antenna Signal: The scan tool displays 0-300 dBuV.
Band Number: The scan tool displays AM/FM1/FM2. The current band that the radio is in.
Battery Voltage: The scan tool displays 0-25.5 volts. The voltage measured from the modules battery positive voltage circuit to the modules ground circuit.
Calibration ID: The scan tool displays 0-9999. The number designating what calibrations the module contains.
Cassette Cut Tape: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of cut tape errors the radio has recorded
Cassette Inserted: The scan tool displays Yes/No. The scan tool displays Yes when a tape has been inserted in the radio.
Cass. Load/Unload Errors: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of cassette loading and unloading errors the radio has recorded.
Cassette Metal: The scan tool displays Metal/Not Metal. The scan tool displays Metal when it detects that a metal tape has been inserted in the radio.
Cassette Side: The scan tool displays Top/Bottom. The scan tool displays Top when the tape is playing side A.
Cassette Tight Tape: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of cassette tight tape errors the radio has recorded.
CD Changer: The scan tool displays Connected/Not Connected. The scan tool displays Connected when the radio receives Class 2 information from the CD changer.
CD Changer Tracking Errors: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of CD tracking errors the CD changer has recorded.
CD Focus Errors: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of CD focus errors the radio or CD changer has recorded.
CD Inserted: The scan tool displays Yes/No. The scan tool displays Yes when a CD has been inserted in the radio.
CD Load/Unload Errors: The scan tool displays 0- 999. The number of CD loading and unloading errors recorded.
CD Tracking Errors: The scan tool displays 0-999. The number of CD tracking errors recorded.
Component Serial # 8-11: The scan tool displays 0-9999. The first portion of the serial number.
Component Serial # 12: The scan tool displays 0-9. The second portion of the serial number.
Component Serial Number: The scan tool displays the serial number of the module.
Digital Radio Antenna: This parameter indicates the amount of current being used by the digital radio antenna by measuring the voltage drop across an internal resistor. Early design modules support the mV reading, while later design modules support the mA reading.
Driver Number: The scan tool displays Driver 1-2. The memory position the driver has selected as received by class 2 lines.
New VIN Counter: The scan tool displays 0-99. The number of times a new VIN number has been set in the radio.
Phone: The scan tool displays Present or Not Present. The scan tool displays Connected when the radio receives class 2 information from the phone module.
Power Mode: The scan tool displays what power mode the modules is in.
Preset Control: The scan tool displays Preset 1-6 when the radio is on a preset station, or Not A Preset when the radio is not on a preset station.
PROM ID: The scan tool displays 0-9999. The identification number of the modules internal PROM.
Radio ID: The scan tool displays the radio ID of the digital radio receiver.
Sequence Number: The scan tool displays 0-9999.
Single CD Track Number: The scan tool displays 00-19. The scan tool displays the current track of the CD in the CD player.
Source: The scan tool displays CD/CD Changer/Tuner/Tape. The scan tool displays the current mode the radio is in.
Steering Wheel Controls: The scan tool displays 0-999 counts. The signal in counts as received from the steering wheel controls.
Theft Armed: The scan tool displays Learned VIN/No VIN. The Scan tool displays Learned VIN when the theft mode has been turned ON by recognizing a valid VIN #.
Theft Lock: The scan tool displays Locked/Unlocked. The scan tool displays Unlocked when the radio receives the correct VIN information from the powertrain control module (PCM) via class 2.
Total Cassette Hours: The scan tool displays 0-999 hrs. The total number of hours the cassette player has been used.
Total CD Hours: The scan tool displays 0-999 hrs. The total number of hours the CD player has been used.
Total Radio Hours: The scan tool displays 0-999 hrs. The total number of hours the radio has been used.