Video Transcript:

Bob Morreale here with The Tuning School and today I'm going to give you three things you need to know about the HP Tuners MPVI3 to get you started.

Number one is going to be, your MPVI3 unit actually stores your credits here inside the unit.  What does that really mean? Well let's just say you've tuned a couple cars and maybe you need to change laptops. So, how does that work? It's actually really simple. You can actually use any laptop you want. You can use your buddy's laptop. The credits don't reside on the laptop they actually reside and they're stored in the memory chip here. 

So all you have to do is get your software installed on the new laptop, resync the device, and then boom, you're up and running, good to go. Which is actually really good for you.

Number two, what do I do if this is destroyed? We hear it all the time. Sometimes people will literally run it over with a car by accident. Sometimes, somebody steals it and you just don't know. But here's the thing guys, this is what a lot of shop owners and tuners overlook. This is one of those tools in your toolbox that actually goes up in value over time. 

So, because of those things that I said could potentially happen to you, you need to have your shop insurance aware of that, so that they know. Maybe once a year or twice a year you call them and you say hey this tool that I have has gone up in value by this amount of dollars, because I've added this many credits to it. If it's ever lost or stolen they'll actually replace it for their proper value or at least they should. But one little tip, if you are ever in that situation, because sometimes it falls on the floor and it gets run over by a car. I've seen it plenty of times. Save it, put it all, all little pieces in a Ziploc bag and then let HP tuners know and usually what they could do is assemble it enough to at least know that you are legitimate and you have your device and it was destroyed. And with the purchase of a new device, I've seen them actually transfer your credits to the new device. It’s a good thing, just keep it if you can. If it's stolen, that’s a totally separate issue between you and your insurance company. 

And then number three, how do I get my wideband data into my HP tuners unit? Because, this is a common thing every tuner has to know how to do. So, I've got a wideband here. This is an AEM unit and there's two different ways of getting your data into your HP tuners unit. 

The first and most common way for all of your 2008 and newer vehicles is going to be to use the canbus plug that comes with your wideband. It literally plugs in line here between the unit and the car. Super simple, easy setup. At The Tuning School we've got a lot of great videos on how to do that. 

But, let's say option two is your only bet. Maybe you've got a 2007 or older vehicle. Well you're going to need a way to get that data out of this wideband and into your HP tuners unit. If you have an MPVI3 you're going to need what's called the ProLink+. The ProLink+ literally plugs right into the M8 connector, which is a motorsports connector, right here on the front of the unit. And then the other end of it goes into the wideband's output, which is called analog output. There's a ton of wires here, but honestly there's only really two you need to worry about. One's going to be a ground wire and the other one is going to be a signal wire, that comes out of the wideband goes into the ProLink+, then ultimately makes its way into the HP tuners unit. And from there to within the software.

We also have a bunch of great videos for that which is called analog input, on how to get your wideband into your HP tuners unit. So that's all I have for today, thanks for watching, stay tuned.

Check out the video below for how to set the wideband up in the scanner.