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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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SCT Help!!!

Last night I received an email from Matt with my custom tunes. Now, how do I load them into the SCT programmer??? I am not very good with computers, so I don't even know where to begin. Any help would be very much appreciated!!!
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Last night I received an email from Matt with my custom tunes. Now, how do I load them into the SCT programmer??? I am not very good with computers, so I don't even know where to begin. Any help would be very much appreciated!!!
you need SCT Live Load, you should be able to find it for your programmer device here http://www.sctflash.com/downloads.php
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Hold the programmer to the screen and click print screen. J/K!

Make sure you have a USB-A to USB-B cable. These are commonly referred to as a USB printer cable. One end looks like your typical USB plug and the other looks sort of D shaped.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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OK, I have the cable and I have downloaded the livewire software. Now what???
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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install the software and then select the tune files you want to load, upload them to the tuner.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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I looks like the tunes are in a zip file. Do I extract them??? If so, where to???
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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The unzip should give you the option to install into a folder on your c-drive. I made an empty folder called "SCT" and put the files in there. Then attach you SCT (via cable) to your computer. Start Liveload, you will get a screen that will ask you where your files are located, click browse and point to the SCT folder. Then it is just a matter of clicking on the first file in the folder and loading in into postion #1 of your programmer, then select file 2 do the same as well with file 3. That should do it. Unplug your SCT (at completion) plug it into your OBDII port on your truck and follow directions.

VERY IMPORTANT....DO NOT INTURRUPT (CANCEL) YOUR PROGRAMMING ONCE IT HAS STARTED TO DOWNLOAD TO YOUR TRUCK. VERY BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

Good luck
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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Well I hope I did everything right. It seems like it loaded fine into the SCT from my computer ( the tunes load pretty fast ). I loaded the tune into my truck and took it for a test drive. It feels like it did when I had the tune in there the first time. Thank you for all the help!
 
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