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MAN 650066:E

VACUUM FLUORESCENT DIGITAL DASHBOARD

SERIES 3

NOW WITH

SOLID STATE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

Please read this before beginning installation or wiring.

IMPORTANT NOTE!

This system has an odometer preset option that is only

available for the first 100 miles (160km) of operation. See odometer preset section
for instructions and setup information.

Summary of Contents for 3 Series

Page 1: ...TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Please read this before beginning installation or wiring IMPORTANT NOTE This system has an odometer preset option that is only available for the first 100 miles 160km of operation See odometer preset section for instructions and setup information ...

Page 2: ...oduction automobiles vacuum fluorescent displays give superior performance and visual appeal over LCD or LED display systems Emitting a blue green light that can be filtered to a wide variety of colors the VFD system boasts excellent daytime visibility and is dimmable for nighttime driving Using microprocessor technology the digital dashboard gives the driver additional features and benefits not t...

Page 3: ...ng year specific aluminum panel cut an opening into the dashboard if necessary and secure the entire panel with the instrumentation using the appropriate mounting hardware Some panels are set into the front of the dash while others are installed from the rear of the dash The exact mounting configuration will depend on what year car and panel you are installing MOUNTING SINGLE LENS SYSTEMS Your DAK...

Page 4: ...sking that may be on it and with the lettering facing the front of the dash place it in the bezel Lay a bead of RTV around the edge of the lens to secure it in place After the RTV has cured the display panel is ready to be placed on the bezel If studs were supplied with the panel screw them into the bezel and place a nut on them before placing the display system on it Systems that mount into origi...

Page 5: ... can be shown on the message display or the tachometer reading can be switched onto the speed display Built in Indicators Left Right Turn signal indicators High Beam indicator Check Engine indicator Brake Warning indicator 4x4 indicator Wait to Start indicator Cruise Control indicator Gear Position indicator which displays full gear word with use of Dakota Digital GSS 2000 purchased separately Spe...

Page 6: ...on or mph conversion if kph selected as primary unit NOTE In normal operation you have to use Switch 1 SW1 to reset trip meters service counter and the various performance timers A press and hold will zero the current reading if it can be reset Tach Message displays DESCRIPTION HI RPM high rpm recall 0 18 000 HOURS hours system has been on with tach signal 0 999 9 BAR on systems with no bar graph ...

Page 7: ...D OUT SW2 SW1 ADJ SND ADJ WTR SND WTR OIL OIL SND OIL FUEL FUEL SND FUEL WAIT CRUISE GEAR 1 WIRE 4x4 RIGHT LEFT HIGH BRAKE CHECK ENG SERIES III VFD CONTROL BOX RIBBON CABLE AUX I O DISPLAY STRIPE www dakotadigital com techsupport dakotadigital com 605 332 6513 CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR INPUT BRAKE SYSTEM PARKING BRAKE WARNING INPUT HIGH BEAM INDICATOR INPUT LEFT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR INPUT RIGHT TURN...

Page 8: ...ash will dim when terminal has 12V Light or Buzzer 4 Watts or more Tail Light Light or Buzzer 4 Watts or less Relay EXISTING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR RED WHITE BLACK Additional ground wire to fuel sensor body or mounting screw PRESSURE SENSOR SEN 03 8 0 100 PSI TEMP SENSOR SEN 04 5 100 300 F P U L S E G E N E R A T O R ECU ECM Speed Output RED WHITE BLACK 12V KEY ON POWER fused 5 20 AMP max Connect to ma...

Page 9: ...white wire with a spade terminal on it On some aftermarket ignition systems connect to the TACH output terminal On computer controlled ignition systems consult a service manual for the wire color and location With a magneto system connect to the kill wire for the tach signal Do not connect the TACH terminal to the secondary or high voltage side of the ignition coil To avoid having to locate a comp...

Page 10: ...r connection is discussed in SPD and SPD For 2 wire speed sensors such as a cable driven pulse generator the polarity of the wires does not matter Connect one wire to the SPD Ground and the other to the SPD SND terminal The speed sensor ground wire should be brought back to the control box to ensure a proper signal is received Twisting the ground and signal wires around each other provides an addi...

Page 11: ...menu The SW1 input is activated by a ground connection The push button switch supplied or any momentary normally open switch is wired by connecting one wire to SW1 and the other wire to a ground When the button is pressed and released the speed message display will change When the button is pressed and held for a few seconds any re settable information displayed will be zeroed On systems with two ...

Page 12: ...s 5V DC to the sensor and should not be connected to anything else Connect the RED wire from the SEN 03 8 to this terminal DO NOT use this terminal to power any other devices it is a low current 5V output OIL SND The oil pressure sender included with this system must be used Other senders will cause incorrect readings or damage to the control box The supplied sensor Dakota Digital SEN 03 8 is a 0 ...

Page 13: ...ake sure that the wire does not have power The fuel sender gets power from the control box only Fuel senders reference their ground from the sender mounting plate The fuel sender type is selected using the setup menu under FUEL The settings are discussed later in the setup section Anytime the fuel level is below 10 the reading will flash as a warning of low fuel The fuel gauge will initially displ...

Page 14: ...em will display 4W DRV on the message display When signal turns off the system will briefly display 2W DRV on the message display RIGHT The RIGHT terminal is activated by a 12 volt signal from the turn signal flasher When this terminal has 12 volts an arrow will light up to the right of the speedometer display An existing wire from the vehicle for the right turn indicator can be used or a new wire...

Page 15: ... is active AUX I O This jack is used to connect bus expansion modules BIM Do not attempt to plug in any other device to this jack or damage to the control box will occur This connector should be left open unless using a Dakota Digital product designed for it Operation is discussed with BIM units purchased separately DISPLAY RIBBON CABLE This is where the grey cable from the display system plugs in...

Page 16: ...warning point TEST Display sensor ohm reading DONE Exit setup menu OIL WARN 5 36 Set low pressure warning point TEST Display sensor voltage reading DONE Exit setup menu FUEL SENDER SW 33 CUSTOM Select sensor type GM 30 GM 90 GM 250 F 10 F 150 V 180 CUSTOM Calibrate custom fuel sensor TEST Display sensor ohm reading DONE Exit setup menu PERF On Enable performance readings Off Disable performance re...

Page 17: ...96 and newer vehicles have this If you are using a Dakota Digital pulse generator or feeding an ECU signal into the SPD SND terminal this is considered a normal signal When sender is displayed press and hold SW1 until you get Release SW1 and the current sensor selection will be displayed Press and release SW1 to toggle between normal and BUS When the desired setting is displayed press and hold SW1...

Page 18: ...the speedometer reading You can continue adjusting up and down as needed until the reading is correct When the speedometer is correct stop and restart the system by turning the key power off and then starting the vehicle back up The new calibration will be saved when the power is shut off If Bus is selected for the sender type the speed signal should be coming into the AUX I O port through the use...

Page 19: ...ed as rpmx1000 12 000 12 00 You can also read the tach signal with the use of a bus interface module BIM Dakota Digital offers the BIM 01 1 that will allow you to read the RPM from an ECU if you are installing the system in a vehicle equipped with the OBDII diagnostic port or a drivetrain from a newer vehicle Most 1996 and newer vehicles have this Press and hold SW1 while turning the key on Releas...

Page 20: ...gnal 12 HI A low voltage signal is usually one picked up from the ECM Low voltage may also be considered a 0 5V square wave If you are getting the tach signal from the ignition coil or points set this for the high voltage signal 12 HI To pick up a tach signal from a traditional coil wire the tach input to the negative side of the coil When signal is displayed press and hold SW1 until you get Relea...

Page 21: ...ct DD C to read in Celsius You can also read the temp with the use of a bus interface module BIM Dakota Digital offers the BIM 01 1 that will allow you to read the engine temp signal from an ECU if you are installing the system in a vehicle equipped with an OBDII diagnostic port or a drivetrain from a newer vehicle Most 1996 and newer vehicles have this You will select BUS F to read in Fahrenheit ...

Page 22: ...h to go onto the next menu OIL PRESSURE SETUP Dakota Digital only offers one pressure sensor for this system SEN 03 8 0 100 psi solid state sensor with 1 8 NPT threads The oil pressure setup allows you to set up a low pressure warning point that will cause the display to flash whenever the reading on the display is lower than the set point There is also a test mode that will display the voltage fr...

Page 23: ... SW1 until you get DONE Release the switch to go onto the next menu FUEL SETUP The control box can read seven common fuel level sender resistance values If your sender is not shown in the table below the system can be programmed to read a custom sender The table below shows the seven pre programmed senders and their respective empty and full resistance values Sender type Menu Empty R Full R GM 0 3...

Page 24: ...loat to the full position and then press and release the SW1 The new sender is now stored under the CUSTOM sender selection The message display will be back in the fuel sub menu showing test If the resistances recorded during custom calibration are not in sequence you will get a FAIL message at the end of calibration No values will be saved and calibration must be started again Make sure the resis...

Page 25: ... DONE Release the switch to go onto the next menu NOTE In normal operation you have to use SW1 to reset the various performance timers A press and hold will zero the current reading if it can be reset NIGHTTIME DIM SETUP The nighttime dim menu NIGHT allows you to set the brightness level that the instrument system will dim down to when the DIM terminal has power applied to it If you are using the ...

Page 26: ...ter reading to match your current odometer reading ONE time within the first 100 miles Once the odometer has more than 100 miles this menu option will no longer be displayed Make sure you have correctly selected the units to be either MPH or km h and calibrated your speedometer first The odometer will be set in the selected units Once you have preset the miles you cannot change it again without se...

Page 27: ...rol box may not be getting Check if the control box has a ground a proper ground connection Do not use a battery charger to power the system The control box may have Contact Dakota Digital s service an internal problem department with a description of the problem System does not light up Control box may be getting too Check if power to control box is and LED is on steady low of a voltage at least ...

Page 28: ... the to the speed signal wire wire away from the speed wire speedometer reads higher There is a ground problem between Make certain the ground wire for than zero the speed sensor and the control the speed sensor is connected box directly to the control box ground A display shows EE Sending unit for that gauge Check the wire from sending unit is not connected to the control to the control box for b...

Page 29: ...ing unit wire from up noise from nearby wires motor and ignition wires The sending unit is not Use the sending unit provided with compatible with the control box the display system The gear shift indicator The optional gear shift sending Connect the sending unit to the does not light up unit is not connected to the control box using the control box instructions supplied with the sending unit The g...

Page 30: ... instrument system with a clock built in it must be wired separately The clock displays the current time in 12 hour format The digital clock from Dakota Digital incorporates the reliability and quality of our standard gauges These features include Quartz accuracy Night dimming feature Very low standby power to prevent battery drain High visibility VFD display for sunlight readability Wiring Clock ...

Page 31: ...rating voltage 7 volts Maximum operating voltage 18 volts Operating at or near maximum rating for an extended time can damage unit Clock accuracy 2 minute per month Typical current draw 13 8V 0 13 A Standby current draw key off 0 002 A Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible cause Solution Clock will not light up Red wire does not have Connect to a location that has power power when the key is on O...

Page 32: ...e description of the problem with RMA number your full name and address street address preferred and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day Any returns for warranty work must include a copy of the dated sales receipt from your place of purchase Send no money We will bill you after repair Dakota Digital Limited Lifetime Warranty DAKOTA DIGITAL warrants to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER ...

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