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Thank you for purchasing the Vacuum Fluorescent Digital Dashboard from DAKOTA
DIGITAL, the leader in custom automotive electronics. Representing the latest electronics
dashboard technology for the street rodder, car, and truck enthusiast alike, the digital
instrumentation uses state of the art vacuum fluorescent display technology to give the driver
up to date and accurate information on the operation of his or her vehicle. As used in several
production 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 while under
computer control, automatically dims for nighttime driving. Using microprocessor technology,
the digital dashboard gives the driver additional features and benefits not typically found on any
other brand or type of instrumentation. Digital accuracy and solid state reliability will give you,
the driver, quality service for miles down the road.
Left turn signal
Right turn signal
High beam indicator
Odometer/trip odometer
Gear shift indicator (requires optional sender)
DISPLAY FEATURES
Your DAKOTA DIGITAL instrumentation panel has many features, some of which you
will not be able to see until the instrumentation is completely wired and installed. The turn
signals and the high beam indicators are part of the digital speedometer display therefore you
will not see them before the instrumentation is installed. If your panel is a year specific street
rod panel you may also have additional green and or red LED's which also can be used for turn
signals and high beam indicators. These panels allow you to use either the indicators that are a
part of your speedometer, or the LED's
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The odometer is the bottom display of the speedometer area. This is the same display
that will function as the resettable trip-odometer. The digit furthest to the right of the odometer
will become your gear shift indicator if you purchased the optional gear shift sending unit. Every
DAKOTA DIGITAL instrumentation panel is equipped with this indicator. If you did not originally
order a gear shift sending unit, and would like to have a gear shift indicator, you may order the
sending unit at anytime and when properly installed, the gear shift indicator will operate.
A demonstration mode or “show” mode is also built into the system. Pressing and
holding the TRIP switch for 7-8 seconds with power on will start the gauges going in an
animated sequence. Pressing the RESET switch will exit the demonstration mode.
