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Overview Black Book Digital features include: four market driven Black Book vehicle values for more than 40,000 vehicles spanning back to model year 1981, value adjustments for region, mileage, and optional equipment, value matrixes showing each value adjustment, history of vehicle lookups, enhanced Quick List, VIN scanner, and photo and video capability. This document provides usage information for all capabilities of Black Book Digital. To subscribe to Black Book Digital, contact our sales office at (800) 554-1026. Getting Started

1. Open the App Store on your device 2. Search for Black Book Digital 3. Install the app 4. Open Black Book Digital 5. Once the app loads, you will be presented with a login screen. Enter your

username and password and touch Login.


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Dashboard Once you’ve logged in, you’ll be presented with the Dashboard. Here you can quickly access any of the main features of Black Book Digital.

From the Dashboard you can quickly access the VIN Scanner, manual search, your Q-List, History (your previous 25 searches), Settings (More..), or Current Vehicle (last vehicle you searched for). These features can be accessed from the list menu or from the bottom navigation bar. If an icon is highlighted on the navigation bar, that means you are currently on that feature. The following icons are used throughout the Black Book Digital app to access different features:

Dashboard Icon Quick List Icon

VIN Scan Icon Search Icon

Settings Icon VIN Scan You can access the VIN scanner through the Dashboard or from the bottom navigation bar. Our VIN scanner will scan any VIN barcode or data matrix code. Once the VIN is scanned, the values page will appear.


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Search The Search feature allows you to drill down to a vehicle, or to manually search by VIN. To drill down for a vehicle, simply touch on the drop-down you want to change and select a year, make, model, trim, or series and touch “Search”. To manually search by VIN, touch inside the textbox under “Manual Vin” , enter the VIN, and touch “Search”. Either search action will take you to the values page.

Quick List (Q-List) The Q-List allows you to save vehicles for easy future reference. You can attach pictures or videos to vehicles in your Q-List. Sharing via email can also be accomplished through the Q-List. You can access your Q-List by touching the Q-List button in any of the navigation bars.


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Touch anywhere on a Q-List row to reveal the action panel. This panel allows you to access the values screen, share via email, edit the entry, delete the entry, or take and attach photos or videos.

There is also a bulk-deleting feature in the Q-List. To enable bulk-deleting, touch the pen icon in the top right corner of the Q-List screen. You will notice that checkboxes appear when the pen icon is touched. Touch the checkbox(es) next to the vehicles you wish to delete, and then touch the delete icon to delete the selected vehicles.


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History The History screen can be accessed from the Dashboard and contains the last 25 vehicles you have searched for. Touching any vehicle on the History screen will take you directly to the values screen. It is important to note that adjustments are not saved for vehicles in history. To save adjustments, please add the vehicle to your Q-List.

Settings (More…) The Settings screen allows you to customize Black Book Digital to your preferences. Access the Settings screen from any navigation bar to update the database (values), access the Profile screen, or enter your CARFAX® or AutoCheck® credentials.


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Profile The values screen is comprised of many modules giving you access to lots of information and data on any given vehicle. The Profile screen allows you to customize the values page to your needs. Everything from setting the default region for value adjustments, to turning on or off different modules of the values page, to adding buy, recon, or transportation fees can be accessed through the profile screen. The default is to show all modules on the values page. In order to turn a module off, simply touch the on/off switch on the profile screen to turn it off. The Buy Fee, Recon, and Transportation adjustment appear on the wholesale values screen as a line items. Negative values reduce the total value while positive values increase the total value of a vehicle.


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Values Screen The values screen encompasses all the information you need to make profitable decisions. It is organized into modules that can be expanded or collapsed to show or hide data by touching the header of any module. You also have the option to hide or show modules from the Profile screen.

The values page first shows the vehicle year, make, model, and series. Next is the Vehicle Info module. Here you can see MSRP, Finance Advance™, Equipped Retail, VIN, UVC, and MPG. The icon on the top left of the Vehicle Info section allows you to add the vehicle to your Q-List, while the icon on the top right allows you to share this vehicle via email. The next module is Adjustments. Use the buttons in this module to apply mileage, region, or option adjustments. A red checkmark icon will appear when an adjustment is affecting the Black Book values.

The values module is displayed next. Here you can view Wholesale, Retail, and Trade-In values. Each adjustment is displayed as a line item so that you can see exactly how each adjustment is affecting the overall value. Conditions are displayed as column headers while adjustment and total values are displayed as rows. Swipe left or right to switch between Wholesale, Retail, and Trade-In values. The publish date displays in the values module header, letting you know when you last updated the database. You can always update your database in the Settings screen.


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This history report modules are displayed after the values module. CARFAX® and AutoCheck® modules are displayed independently. Make sure to enter your CARFAX® and/or AutoCheck® credentials in the Settings screen. To expand either module, simply touch on the header to expand.

The Market Report module displays transactions for over 160 auctions. The Complete Market Report is sold separately. To subscribe, please call (800) 554-1026. For each transaction the following data is displayed: Date, Region, Sale Type, Miles, and Price. You can sort by any column by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by. You can narrow results of the market report further by touching the Region or Sale Type buttons. These buttons allow you to select specific Region or Sale Types to display.


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The Demand Index module shows you a vehicle’s sales performance within a given area. The default area is a one hundred mile radius around the zip code you enter. A local and regional Demand Index is shown when available. To change the zip code for Demand Index, simply touch the textbox labeled Zip Code, enter a new zip code, and touch apply. You will be required to enter a zip code the first time you access the Demand Index module.

The Trends module displays three trend charts (if available). The three charts that display are:

1. Category Trend 2. History Trend 3. Segment Trend

Touch any data point to see more information.


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The Specification module allows you to email the full specifications PDF document. Simply touch the icon and enter the recipient’s address. The Vehicle Photo module displays a photo of the vehicle.

Black Book Sales and Technical Support If you have any questions please contact Sales or Support at (800) 554-1026.


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