If the battery passes the cranking test, that only takes about 10 seconds, it starts the Conductance Profiling test. This takes approximately 60 seconds to complete.
Please note the Conductance Profiling test is intended to examine the battery its reserve capacity. This test is not performed in the New Battery test.
Yes, just connect to a 12V battery. The tool will power on immediately. After disconnecting it, it will also automatically turn off after a while.
To have an accurate test result, the electrical circuit needs to be in rest. The CPX detects system noise automatically and will not perform the test if that would influence the result. Just make sure to close all vehicle doors, have the ignition switched off and keep the keys out of reach and test again after a while.
It may take some time for the vehicle to get inactive.