Dakota Digital HLY-5000X User Manual

MODEL HLY-5000X

BAR MOUNT

SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER

INFORMATION SYSTEM

Dakota Digital

3421 W. Hovland Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

www.dakotadigital.com

Please read this before beginning installation or wiring.

POWER

Connect the red wire from the main harness to accessory power from the ignition switch.
A good quality, solid state ignition switch should be used. The contacts on a mechanical “bar” switch

can bounce due to the vibration and cause the system to momentarily loose power and reset itself.

Never connect this to a battery charger alone. It needs to have a 12 volt battery connected to it.

Battery chargers have an unregulated voltage output that will cause the system to not operate properly.

GROUND

The black wire is the main ground for display system. This should be connected directly to the negative
cable on the battery. Connecting to a tank or frame ground can cause a weak or intermittent ground connection.
A poor ground connection can cause improper or erratic operation.

SPEEDOMETER

The speed input connector plugs into the speed sensor to tell how fast you are traveling. On cable
driven applications, the external sensor connects to the speedometer cable and provides the electric signal.
The sensor has a 5/8” course thread fitting that accepts mid-80’s and earlier cables directly. For newer cycles
the speedometer cable will need to be replaced with one having the correct fitting.

With transmissions having the built-in electric sensor, a three-wire harness adapter connects the
transmission speed sensor to the speedometer. This system will also accept most after-market inductive, Hall­effect, or ground switch sensors.

The speedometer is fully adjustable and calibration is listed below.

SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION

The speedometer calibration is done using the function (trip) switch. The speedometer can be calibrated
two different ways. The first method is to place the unit in auto-cal mode and drive exactly one mile (one km for
metric). The second method is to place the unit in adjust mode and the speed reading can be moved up or
down while driving.

METHOD 1, AUTOCAL

1. Make sure the key is off so the gauge is not powered.

2. Press and hold the function switch.

3. Turn the key on. With the switch still held, start the bike. The display will show “ -- “.

4. Release the function switch. The display will switch between “AUtO” (auto cal), “AdJ” (adjust), “CYL”

(cylinder select), and “SEt” (shift bar).

5. When “AUtO” is displayed press the function switch. This will place the unit in auto calibration mode.

6. Release the function switch. The speedometer will show “–00.0”.

7. Drive exactly one mile (or 1km). The speedometer display will increase as signal pulses are received from

the speed sensor.

8. Press and release the function switch. The calibration value will be calculated and stored. The gauge will

now restart in normal mode with the new speed calibration.

METHOD 2, ADJUST SPEED

1. Make sure the key is off so the gauge is not powered.

2. Press and hold the function switch.

3. Turn the key on. With the switch still held, start the bike. The display will show “ -- “.

4. Release the function switch. The display will switch between “AUtO” (auto cal), “AdJ” (adjust), “CYL”

(cylinder select), and “SEt” (shift bar).

5. When “AdJ” is displayed press the function switch. This will place the unit in calibration adjustment mode.

6. Release the function switch. The speed display will flash to indicate that it is in the adjust mode. The

tachometer will operate normally.

7. Drive at a known speed. Following another vehicle that is driving at a constant, known speed can do this.

8. Press the function switch. The speed reading will begin increasing until the function switch is released. The

next time the function switch is pressed, the speed reading will begin decreasing until it is released.

9. Once the speedometer is reading correct release the function switch. The new calibration will be saved if no

adjustments are made for 7-10 seconds.

TACHOMETER

The tachometer is used by connecting the green wire from the main power harness to the negative side
of the coil or to an ignition module tach output. The tachometer is adjustable for 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 cylinder settings.
The 1 cylinder setting is used for single-fire ignition systems without a buffered tach output.

The following instructions are used to set the tachometer calibration:

1. Make sure the key is off so the gauge is not powered.

2. Press and hold the function switch.

3. Turn the key on. The display will show “ -- “.

4. Release the function switch. The display will switch between “AUtO” (auto cal), “AdJ” (adjust), “CYL”

(cylinder select), and “SEt” (shift bar).

5. When “CYL” is displayed press the function switch. This will place the unit in the tach calibration mode.

6. Release the function switch. The display will switch between “1CYL”, “2CYL”, “4CYL”, “6CYL”, and “8CYL”.

7. When the desired setting is displayed press the function switch. The display will show “tACH”.

8. Release the function switch. The system will now start up normally with the new setting.

TACHOMETER RED LINE/SHIFT INDICATOR

A single bar will light up to indicate a shift point or red line. The rpm where the bar lights up is user
selectable and can be turned off completely if desired. The bar is factory set to about 5000 rpm.

The following instructions are used to set the tachometer warning bar:

1. Make sure the key is off so the gauge is not powered.

2. Press and hold the function switch.

3. Turn the key on. The display will show “ -- “.

4. Release the function switch. The display will switch between “AUtO” (auto cal), “AdJ” (adjust), “CYL”

(cylinder select), and “SEt” (shift bar).

5. When “SEt” is displayed press the function switch. This will place the unit in the shift/red line set mode.

6. Release the function switch. The bar display will start at 2 and begin moving up. After it reaches the top it

will go out and then start back at 2.

7. When the desired rpm setting is displayed press the function switch. To disable this feature, press the

function switch while the bar is not displayed. The display will show “tACH” once the new setting is stored.

8. Release the function switch. The system will now start up normally with the new setting.

TRIP ODOMETER

The trip odometer is activated by the push button function switch located on the back, left side of the
unit. Pressing and releasing the button will toggle the display from the trip mileage to the standard speedometer
reading or from the speedometer to the trip odometer. Pressing and holding the button while the trip odometer
is displayed will reset the trip odometer. The trip odometer will read from 0 to 999.9 miles. While the trip
mileage is displayed the unit will occasionally flash “trIP” to indicate it is in trip odometer display mode.

ODOMETER

The trip odometer is activated by the push button function switch located on the back, left side of the
unit. Pressing and holding the button will while the speed is displayed will cause the unit to read out the
odometer mileage. The odometer will read from 0 to 99,999 miles. The speed display will first show “odo”, then
the thousands of miles, then the hundreds of miles.

For example, 34,792 miles would be displayed as “odo”, “ 34”, “ 792”, “ “ and then return to the
speedometer reading.