Service manual

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.
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 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.
WARNING
The vacuum fluorescent displays are made of glass and should be handled with care. Use extreme care
around the glass evacuation tubes (small tubes at the bottom of each display) as bumping them may cause
breakage and render the display useless.