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MAN 650067:G

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MESSAGE DISPLAY

Since the VFD 3X systems use a shared message center for speed and tach messages

both Switch 1 (SW1) and Switch 2 (SW2) are used to cycle through the various messages.  Use
SW1 to select different message screens (Mileage, Performance, Tach Bar).  Use SW2 to
change between different readings within the same screen (Trip A, Trip B, Service or km/h,
Hours, Hi RPM).  If any BIM modules are connected the information will be shown at the bottom
of the Tach Bar screen.  Some typical display screens for the message display are:

Mileage screen with the GEAR menu turned ON. (requires optional GSS-2000)

000000 A 000.0

000000 B 000.0

000000 S 0000

P R N O D 2 1

P R N D 2 1

P R N D 2 1

Mileage screen with the GEAR menu shut OFF.

ODOMETR 000000

ODOMETR 000000

ODOMETR 000000

TRIP A 000.0

TRIP B 000.0

SERVIC 0000

Tach Bar screen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Km/h 00

Hours 000.0

Hi RPM 0000

Performance Screen

00 0.0 0.0

00 0.0 00

HI 0-60 1/4

HI 0-60 1/4

Wait, Brake, 4x4, and Engine indicators use reverse image letters in the message display corners when active.

W

B

x4 E

Available readings:

odometer reading (0-999,999)
trip A odometer reading (0-9999.9)

trip B odometer reading (0-9999.9)
distance since last service (0-9,999, or ---- when past due) (when enabled)
0-60 mph time in seconds (0-25.5) (when enabled)
high speed recall (0-255) (when enabled)
¼ mile time in seconds (0-25.5) (when enabled)
¼ mile trap speed (0-255) (when enabled)
kph conversion (or mph conversion if kph selected as primary unit)
high RPM recall (0-18,000)
hours system has been on with tach signal (0-999.9)
bar tach readout on message display (0-8,000)
gear shift position indicator (with purchase of optional GSS-2000)
BIM module messages will display in the message display as well

NOTE: In normal operation you have to use Switch 1 (SW1) to reset trip meters, service
counter, hour meter, high RPM, and the various performance timers. A press and hold
will zero the current reading, if resettable.

Odometer

Trip A

Gear position with overdrive

Trip B

Service reading (when enabled)

High speed recall

0-60 time

¼ mile time

Tach Bar (rpm x1000)

Km/h conversion

Hour meter

High RPM recall

Odometer

Trip A

Trip B

Service reading

¼ mile trap speed

Gear position without overdrive

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Summary of Contents for 3X 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: ...YPICAL DISPLAY LAYOUT 000000 A 000 0 P R N D 2 1 WARNIN WARNING The vacuum fluorescent displays are made of glass and should be handled with care MOUNTING SINGLE LENS SYSTEMS Your DAKOTA DIGITAL single lens system will come to you with a single acrylic lens and instrumentation that is mounted in an aluminum case The lens and the instrumentation have corresponding mounting holes After you have affi...

Page 3: ...nt the entire display assembly from the back using six 10 or 8 mounting studs attached to the back of the dash Figure 1 shows method 1 with a steel or thin fiberglass dash Figure 2 shows Method 1 with a thick fiberglass or wood dash Figure 3 shows Method 2 Tooth w asher foam tape Pan head screws Lens Your dash m aterial B ezel M ounting plate w ith studs Display Panel N ut Figure 1 Mounting Method...

Page 4: ...ews go through the lens and thread into the bezel Do not over tighten these screws Just tighten them so that the bezel is held in place securely Next attach the display system to the mounting plate using the six screws Make sure that the display panel is aligned properly with the flat gray cable coming out on the top side Your dash material Mounting studs Assembled Display Panel Nut for stud Figur...

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: ...ators use reverse image letters in the message display corners when active W B x4 E Available readings odometer reading 0 999 999 trip A odometer reading 0 9999 9 trip B odometer reading 0 9999 9 distance since last service 0 9 999 or when past due when enabled 0 60 mph time in seconds 0 25 5 when enabled high speed recall 0 255 when enabled mile time in seconds 0 25 5 when enabled mile trap speed...

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: ...ngle 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...

Page 10: ...ir 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 add...

Page 11: ... 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 message display screen will change When the button is pressed and held for a few seconds any re settable information displayed will be zeroed ADJ SND The ADJ SND terminal is an optionally used input that ...

Page 12: ...es 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: ...IGHT 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 can be connected from the turn signal flasher or power wire feeding the right turn signal bulb LEFT The LEFT terminal is activated by a 12 v...

Page 15: ...UX 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 into the contr...

Page 16: ... low pressure warning point TEST Display sensor ohm 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 BUS CUSTOM Calibrate custom fuel sensor TEST Display sensor ohm reading DONE Exit setup menu PERF On On On On Enable performance readings Off Off Off Off Disable performance readings NIGHT Change preset night dimming BIM SCAN Check scan fo...

Page 17: ...wer 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 until DO...

Page 18: ...ease 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 th...

Page 19: ...00 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 Release the switch and th...

Page 20: ...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 Release SW...

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: ... this system SEN 03 8 0 100 psi solid state sensor with 1 8 NPT threads This is the sender NORMAL selection If BUS is selected for the sender type the oil pressure reading should be coming into the AUX I O port through the use of a BIM module 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 th...

Page 23: ...o go onto the next sub menu item Exit oil pressure setup DONE This will allow you to exit the oil pressure setup and go on to the next setup menu When Se Se Se Set DONE is displayed press and hold 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 ...

Page 24: ...99 Move the float to the full position and then press and release the SW1 The new sender is now stored under the CUSTOM CUSTOM CUSTOM CUSTOM sender selection The message display will be back in the fuel sub menu showing test test test test If the resistances recorded during custom calibration are not in sequence you will get a FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL message at the end of calibration No values will be...

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 s...

Page 26: ...lse per mile PPM setting press and hold the SW1 until INFO is displayed Release the switch and the odometer will show the current PPM setting calibration value Press and release the switch to go on to the next setup menu GEAR SETUP The gear menu GEAR is used to select how you want the system to display gear position info This information can only be displayed if an optional gear sending unit from ...

Page 27: ...ad 10 times too high Press and hold SW1 while turning the key on Release the switch and then press and release SW1 to get to the ODOM setup menu Press and hold the switch until ODOM is displayed to enter the odometer setup menu then release SW1 The current miles will be displayed on the odometer with the left most digit flashing Press and release SW1 to increment the digit Press and hold the switc...

Page 28: ...ower 12 volts connected to it Control 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...

Page 29: ...l 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 ...

Page 30: ...oise from nearby wires engine 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 gear shift decoder is n...

Page 31: ...e demonstration connected to ground SW2 switch mode and remains in it Clock Instructions For VFD3X systems with an ODYR 16 clock with day date and temp built in Features 12 hour format with AM PM display Day of Week and Date of Month display Outside Temperature display Night dimming High Visibility VFD display for sunlight readability Operation The white red wire should be connected to a constant ...

Page 32: ...o forth When the desired adjustment setting is displayed press and hold the switch The clock will now restart in its normal display mode TEMPERATURE SENSOR CONNECTION The sender must be Dakota Digital part SEN 15 1 Sending units from other manufacturers will cause incorrect readings The red wire on the sensor connects to the gray wire on the clock The black wire connects to the black wire or the c...

Page 33: ...oor ground connection Move ground to different location Time adjustment needs to be See Setting the time Step 8 changes set the fine tuning Clock will not dim Blue wire is not connected Check wiring connections correctly Clock remains dim at all Blue wire is getting power Connect blue wire to location that only times all of the time has power when the headlights are on Battery is very low Recharge...

Page 34: ...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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