Electric Factory Service Manual (not your usual plea for pirated copies)

GSequoia

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Hello,

Quick question about the electronic manuals. How much do they suck? I see that Yamaha has them on a subscription service so, in my mind, that typically means proprietary systems that leave something to be desired. Is the system generally solid and works all the time? Can you print sections of the book?

My typical SOP is to have an electronic copy for research in the house and office. I'll then print a paper copy off for the garage. I also like to keep a PDF on my iPad and phone for those oh shit moments.

Unless somebody has a line I haven't seen yet I'm thinking my best bet is to buy the paper manual, cut the spine off of it, and scan it. Then punch it and stuff it in a binder for the garage. Sometimes it helps to run an IT department as I have access to all sorts of resources :)

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To answer my own question...

The factory electronic manual sucks. A lot. It is a flip book type setup and doesn't allow printing. That said you can pluck entire pages out with developer mode on your web browser. They're saved as single JPG files, the issue is they're kinda low quality so I'd only use that for casual printing.
 

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The electronic manual is really only designed for dealer techs to be used on shop PCs. Your first concept, cutting the spine off and scanning the manual, then putting it in a three ring binder is excellent, legal, and should meet your stated needs well.

I'm not a fan of digital manuals all that much. In the garage I prefer the paper copy for quick reference. Easier to move back and forth between sections, for me, and no oil gets on the keyboard. :)

I may copy your idea about cutting the spine off and punching it for a three ring binder though. That way it lays flat when open better. Don't have to weight the pages so it stays open.
 

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Yes I love manuals in a three ring form, a lot better to work with then one that constantly loses your page. When working on stuff I prefer a paper manual (or printed out pages/sections). Digital is great when slacking off at work researching jobs, though!
 

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Planning some electrical work so looking a lot at the manuals and my bike itself. Found it amusing that the factory e-manual actually cuts off a portion of the full-color wiring diagrams on the last page. What a POS!
 
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