Dakota Digital 3X Automobile Accessories User Manual


 
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WATER TEMP SETUP
The water temp setup allows you select the units the temperature is displayed in,
Fahrenheit or Celsius. It also allows you to set a high temperature warning point that will cause
the display to flash whenever the reading on the display is higher than the set point. There is
also a test mode that will display the resistance for the sensor for trouble shooting assistance.
Press and hold SW 1 while turning the key on.
Release the switch and then press and release SW1 to get to the “WATER” setup menu.
Press and hold the switch until “ -” “WATER” is displayed to enter the water setup menus,
then release SW1.
Now you can press and release the switch to scroll through the water sub-menus, “SENDER
WARN” “TEST” “DONE”.
When you get to the desired sub-menu press and hold the switch to select it.
Temp sensor setup (SENDER)
This menu is used to set the temp sensor type. Dakota Digital only offers one temp
sensor for this system, it is SEN-04-5, 100-300 F(40-150 C), 1/8” NPT threads. You can use
bushings to adapt the sensor to various locations. You will select “DD F” to read in Fahrenheit,
or select “DD C” to read in Celsius.
You can also read the temp with the use of a future bus interface module (BIM-01-1).
Dakota Digital offers a 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 the OBDII port or a drive train from a
newer vehicle, most 1996 and newer vehicles have this. You will select “BUS F” to read in
Fahrenheit, or select “BUS C” to read in Celsius.
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 scroll through the sensor options “DD F” “DD C” “BUS F” “BUS C
When the desired setting is displayed press and hold SW1 until “ - ” “DONE” is displayed
Release the switch to go onto the next sub- menu item.
Temp warning setup (WARN)
This menu will allow you to select the high temperature warning point. When the display
value is higher than this point, the WATER display will flash. The value is adjustable from 150 –
300 F (65-148 C).
When “WARN” is displayed, press and hold SW1 until you get “ -
Release SW1 and the current warning point will be displayed
Press and release SW1 to increase the value from “H 150F” – “H 300F
When the desired value is displayed, press and hold SW1 until “ - ” “DONE” is displayed
Release the switch to go onto the next sub-menu item.