I think you can only adjust timing on the 96 model or 96 and lower models. If you have 97up you can't adjust timing, but you can still check it.
The timing gun has 2 clamps for power that you conect to your batttery pos, ground. Another clamp that you clamp down over the number 1 cyl spark plug. That clamp will read the "fire" signal of the that plug and make the light flash at the same time. Kinda hard to explain this next part but, if you stand on the drivers side of the car and look down at the engine. You see where the power steering fluid bottle is? Look dwon between the engine and the wall that the bottle sits on, where the crank pully is on top you'll notice there is a plate sticking out with little slashes and I think it says TDC on it or something. Thats the plate you aim your light at. The marks represent timing in 5degree intervals *(i think). When you point the light down at the plate you should be able to see the matching mark on the pully and be able to tell where it is on the plates scale to read your timing. I heard its sometimes hard to see the pullys mark because of dirt so people use WhiteOut and paint the mark. Theres a little flap in the drivers wheel well that will let you access the pully easily.
Hope that helps
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