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To set the level of brightness for night time driving:
Press and hold SW1 while turning the key on. Release the switch.
Press and release SW1 to get to the “
LIGHTING
” setup menu.
Press and hold the switch until “ LIGHTING DIM LEVEL ” is displayed, then release SW1.
Press and hold SW1 to enter brightness adjustment until a screen that says “
dim level
adjust --
", then release the switch.
A screen that reads “ dim level adjust xx ” should be displayed, where xx is the
current level.
Press and release SW1 to select desired “night time” brightness for the gauges. The
number is adjustable from 0 (off) to 31 (full brightness). Whenever the DIM terminal
has 12V applied to it, the back lights will turn on to this level.
Next; press and release SW2 to save setting. Yes you have to use SW2 to save.
To set the level of brightness for day time driving:
Once in setup and in the “
LIGHTING
” setup menu, Press and release SW1 until
“
LIGHTING day LEVEL
” is displayed
Press and hold SW1 to enter the day time brightness adjustment until a screen that says
“
day level adjust -- " is displayed, then release the switch
A screen that reads “
day level adjust xx
”, where xx is the current level, should be
displayed.
Press and release SW1 to select desired brightness for gauges, the number is adjustable
from 0 (all off) to 32 (LCD only) and then full backlight diming from 31- 01. Setting this
to a number other than 0 will turn on the back lights even when the DIM terminal isn’t
powered, Setting to 32 will only enable the LCD message backlights.
Next press and release SW2 to save setting. Yes you have to use SW2 to save.
Exit lighting setup (
done )
This will allow you to exit the lighting setup menus and go on to the next setup menu.
When “
lighting done
” is displayed press and hold SW1 until “
DONE
” is displayed
Release the switch to go on to the next menu.
BUS INTERFACE MODULE SETUP
The bus interface modules (BIM) are an add-on product to Dakota Digital instrumentation
systems. They allow you to add auxiliary gauge functions, such as fuel pressure, vac/boost,
trans temp, etc., right into the system without having to add additional gauges. By default, all of
the BIM readings are displayed on the tachometer/LCD2 message display where the tachometer
and other performance readings are currently displayed. Switch 2 (SW2) is used to cycle through
the various message screens.
More detailed instructions are supplied with the BIM units.
DISPLAY SETUP MENU
The VHX system allows for complete user adjustability, this includes allowing you to
decide which reading you would like to display in the LCD message centers and which one you
want it to display in. Various readings can be turned on or off, allowing you scroll though the
message screens quicker, if desired, in normal operation. You can also enable a second set of
indicators for turn signals, high beam, and cruise so they are seen more easily in two places on
the dash, in the face and in the message center.
Press and hold SW 1 while turning the key on. Release the switch. Press and release
SW1 to get to the “
setup displays
” menu. Press and hold the SW1 until the message
changes, then release SW1.