Installing & Using Tire Guide Pro Plus

Installing the integrated fitment guide for Tire Guide Pro Plus makes it possible for you to look up tire sizes at point of sale in TireMaster. Tire Guide Pro Plus includes data for cars, minivans, and light trucks spanning the model years 1986 to 2006. It also includes plus-size fitments for many vehicles dating back to 1996. The guide’s plus-sizing component includes plus 1, plus 2, and plus 3 fitments. We can make this fitment data available to you in TireMaster because of an agreement ASA has reached with Pearl Communications and Tire Guides, Inc.

Note: Installing Tire Guide Pro Plus will not override the settings for any standalone fitment guides that you might be using.

To ensure that you can continually access this fitment guide, you need to renew your subscription to Tire Guide Pro Plus annually. You can renew your subscription by calling TireMaster Sales at 800-657-6409.

If you're installing the fitment guide with TireMaster's Auto Deployment Agent, refer to the following sections:

Installing Tire Guide Pro Plus with the Auto Deployment Agent
Preparing to Use the Fitment Guide
Looking Up Tire Sizes

If you're installing the fitment guide manually, refer to the following sections:

Downloading the Tire Guide Pro Plus Installer
Installing Tire Guide Pro Plus
Preparing to Use the Fitment Guide
Looking Up Tire Sizes

Installing Tire Guide Pro Plus with the Auto Deployment Agent

Make sure TireMaster 7.0.0 or higher is installed on your computers before you install the fitment guide. Install Tire Guide Pro Plus on the main server only. If you have purchased Tire Guide Pro Plus, the Auto Deployment Agent can detect whether the fitment guide is available via the Internet.

Note: In instances such as the following, the auto deployment agent cannot be used to update the server: 1) if you use a slow dial-up connection, 2) if your previous version of TireMaster was registered manually, or 3) if your previous installations required special configuration. In scenarios such as these, download the Tire Guide Pro Plus installer from the TireMaster Support site at http://support.tiremaster.com/downloads and update manually.

To install Tire Guide Pro Plus with the Auto Deployment Agent

  1. Close all other applications on the server.
    Note: Install the fitment guide on the main server only.
  2. Turn off all workstations.
  3. From the Start menu, select Programs > TireMaster > Update TireMaster. The Auto Deployment Agent screen appears and displays a check mark next to the word fitment.
    Note: If the Auto Deployment Agent does not detect the fitment guide, log on to http://support.tiremaster.com/downloads and download the fitment guide installer. You can then install Tire Guide Pro Plus on your main server. The workstations will be updated automatically.
  4. Click Install Updates.
  5. When you're prompted to select the update location, do one of the following:
    For a single store, make sure the TireMaster program folder (usually c:\qdstm or d:\qdstm) is selected, and click Update.
    For an Enterprise system with Corporate and a collocated store, select the TireMaster program folder for the Corporate site (usually c:\qdstm001 or d:\qdstm001), and click Update. Then select the store from the Site Pick List, and click OK.
    For an Enterprise remote store, select the TireMaster program folder for the store (such as c:\qdstm004 or d:\qdstm004), and click Update.
    At the end of the installation, the TireMaster - Installation Program screen appears.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. To exit the Auto Deployment Agent, click Close.

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Downloading the Tire Guide Pro Plus Installer

Download the installer and save it on your TireMaster server. Before you can download the installer, you need to log in to the TireMaster Support site with your TireMaster customer number and password. If you no longer have your number and password, call TireMaster Support.

To download the Tire Guide Pro Plus Installer

  1. Close all applications.
  2. Turn off all other workstations.
  3. Go to http://support.tiremaster.com/downloads.
  4. Type in your customer number and password.
  5. Click Login. The list of update files appears.
  6. In the Update Files area, click fitment01050500-02010600.exe. The File Download screen appears.
  7. Make sure Save this program to disk is selected, and click OK. The Save As screen appears.
  8. Select the location where you want to save the installer, and click Save. The Download Complete screen appears.

    9. Note: Downloading the installer might take several minutes, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
  9. Click Close.
  10. Exit the Web site.

After you've downloaded the installer, install Tire Guide Pro Plus.

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Installing Tire Guide Pro Plus

Make sure TireMaster 7.0.0 or higher is installed on your computers before you install the fitment guide. Install Tire Guide Pro Plus on the main server only.

To install Tire Guide Pro Plus

  1. Close all applications.
  2. Go to the directory where you saved the Tire Guide Pro Plus installer.
  3. Double-click fitment01050500-02010600.exe. The TireMaster - Installation Program screen appears.
  4. Click OK. The Search Results screen appears.
  5. Do one of the following:
    For a single store, make sure the TireMaster program folder (usually c:\qdstm or d:\qdstm) is selected, and click Update.
    For an Enterprise system with Corporate and a collocated store, select the TireMaster program folder for the Corporate site (usually c:\qdstm001 or d:\qdstm001), and click Update. Then select the store from the Site Pick List, and click OK.
    For an Enterprise remote store, select the TireMaster program folder for the store (such as c:\qdstm004 or d:\qdstm004), and click Update.
  6. Click Finish.

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Preparing to Use the Fitment Guide

Before you use the fitment guide, set three System Controls. One of these settings indicates whether the tire size or a quick look code is displayed on the Custom Inventory Lookup screen once a fitment is identified. The two remaining controls affect whether vehicle manufacturers’ torque and air pressure recommendations are printed on work orders and invoices.

Note: The torque and air pressure controls are available only on systems running TireMaster 7.2.0 and higher.

To set the fitment guide controls

  1. From the Setup menu, select System Controls. The System Controls screen appears.
  2. To indicate whether an item’s size or quick look code should automatically be used in the Custom Inventory Lookup screen, do the following:
    3. a. Click the Inventory tab.
    b. Select Fitment Guide - Use size for search. The Choices screen appears.
    c. To display the tire size in the Custom Inventory Lookup screen, select Yes. To display the quick look code instead, click No.
    d. Click OK.
  3. To include air pressure and torque recommendations on work orders and invoices, do the following:
    4. a. Click the Other tab.
    b. Select Work Orders - Fitment Print Air Pressure, and press Enter. The Choices screen appears.
    c. Select Yes. Then click OK.
    d. Select Work Orders - Fitment Print TRQ, and press Enter. The Choices screen appears.
    e. Select Yes. Then click OK.
  4. To exit the System Controls screen, click Close.

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Looking Up Tire Sizes

You can access data from Tire Guide Pro Plus at point of sale in TireMaster.

To look up tire sizes with the integrated fitment guide

  1. Start a work order. For instructions, see the TireMaster help system or user guide.
  2. Click Fitment. The Tire Guide Vehicle Selection screen appears.
  3. Do one of the following:
    4. If the customer's vehicle is listed, select it and click OK.
    If the customer's vehicle is not listed, click Choose. Then select the vehicle from the Standard Vehicle Selection screen.
    Note: If only one tire size can be used for the vehicle, the Custom Inventory Lookup screen appears instead.
  4. Do one of the following:
    5. For standard sizing, select one of the fitments listed. Then click OK.
    For plus sizing, select one of the fitments listed, and click Plus Size. Then select an optional fitment from the Tire Plus Size Selection screen, and click OK.
    Note: If plus-sizing data is not available, the Plus Size button is disabled.
    The Custom Inventory Lookup screen appears and displays the selected fitment above the Clear button.
    Note: If a tire in your inventory matches the size identified by the fitment guide, the size or quick look code for the matching tire is also displayed. The code that is displayed depends on how the System Control Fitment Guide - Use Size for Search is set.
  5. Type in additional lookup codes, if needed.
  6. Click OK. The Inventory List appears.
  7. Select a tire, and click OK. The tire is added to the work order or quote.
  8. Save the work order or quote, or complete the invoice. For instructions, see the TireMaster help system or user guide.

    9. Warning: If you selected the wrong vehicle when you started the work order, look up the correct one in the Invoice Entry screen and then in the fitment guide. Otherwise, the torque and/or air pressure values printed on the work order or invoice may no longer be accurate. You should also delete any invalid torque and air pressure information from the work order or invoice comments.

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