Additional Parameter Information
PARAMETER COLORS
VCM Editor displays a colored background behind the name of each parameter. Initially, all parameters will have the same blue background.
The colors change to indicate parameters that have changed since the last save or that differ from the same parameter in a comparison file.
SINGLE CALIBRATION FILE OPEN (NO COMPARE FILE)
When you only have one calibration file open, parameters that have changed since the last save are displayed in a different color.
 | No changes have been made to either table. |
 | The High Octane table has changed since the last time the file was saved. |
PRIMARY CALIBRATION FILE AND COMPARE FILE OPEN
When you have a second file open for comparison, the colors also indicate parameters that differ from the corresponding parameters in the compare file.
 | The values of these parameters in the primary file match the values in the compare file. No changes have been made to either parameter since this last save. |
 | The values of these parameters in the primary file match the values in the compare file. The High Octane table has changed since the last time it was saved to file. |
 | Comparable fields do not exist in the compare file. Neither field has been changed since the last save. |
 | Comparable fields do not exist in the compare file. The High Octane table has changed since the last save. |
 | The values of these parameters are different in the primary file than they are in the compare file. No changes have been made to either table since the last save. |
 | The values of these parameters are different in the primary file than they are in the compare file. The High Octane table has been changed since the last time it was saved to file. |
PARAMETER OPTIONS
Right-clicking on the colored background of any parameter displayed in the Tab Navigation System or in the right pane of the Parameter Navigator will display a menu containing options for the parameter.
The options displayed are different for each type of parameter. They may include the following:
| ￭ | Copy. Copy the value of this field to the clipboard. This allows the same value to be pasted into another field later. |
| ￭ | Paste. If you have copied the value of another field to the clipboard, select this option to paste it into the current field. |
| ￭ | Undo Changes. Select this option to revert the field back to the value in the last saved version of the tune file. |
| ￭ | Units. Select this option to change the displayed units for this field. |
| ￭ | Decimals. Select this option to add or remove decimal places from the value displayed in this field (increase or decrease the precision of the displayed value). |
| ￭ | Favorites. Select this option to add this field your favorites (or remove it from your favorites). |
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