Dakota Digital MCL-30K-TCH manual

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    1 MAN#650336 MCL-30K-TCH Thank y ou for purchas ing the Dakota Digital MCL-30K-TCH gauge for y our Harley Davidson Touring bike. T his kit is designed to be a replacement f or all touring models, from 1996 – 2003. This is part of a six gauge pack age for touring models s o y ou can add additional g auges as you choose. INSTALLA TION First read an[...]

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    2 MAN#650336 ROAD GLIDE FLTR You w ill need to remove the speedom eter and tachometer ins trument bezel. To do this, rem ove two small screws on the left and right side of the bezel. Then lift up on the back of the bezel and slid e the tab that is under the ignition swi tch out from under the switch cover, see photos below of ignition switch cover [...]

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    3 MAN#650336 WIRING First locate your tachometer connec tor in the factory w iring harness that were unplugged from the original tach gauge. The wires needed for the Dak ota Digital tachometer should all be found here. T he factory connector can be cut off or the new wi res can be spliced into the harness. Not all wires m ay be present on all y ear[...]

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    4 MAN#650336 FUNCT ION SWIT CH If an MCL-30K-SPD gauge is installed, then the factory speedometer push button switch is used as the m ain function switch, otherwise a push button switch should be connected and mounted to allow access to all of the gauge features. T he function switch is used f or setup and for adjus ting the clock. The f unction sw[...]

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    5 MAN#650336 TACHOMET ER SETUP Main M enu Sub M enu Description CL set cl ock tim e tCH nigHt s et night dimming level t CAL set engine cylinder setting vPdAtE set rpm update rate for d igital re adout WXArN set rp m shif t warning poi nt geAr transm ission gear prog rammin g SIgnAL selec t 12 HI (no rmal) or 5 LO (low voltage) tach si gnal The gau[...]

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    6 MAN#650336 (Tacho meter Setup Cont inued) gEAr gEAr gEAr gEAr Gear indicator setu p This tachometer has a single digit display for gear position. T he gauge can learn the positions based on speed and rpm so no sensors are nee ded, jus t what you’ve alre ady connec ted. It will work with 4, 5, 6 or 7 spe ed trans missio ns. To prog ram the gear [...]

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    7 MAN#650336 WI RING COLOR CODE FOR TA CHOME TER: Color on GAUGE S tock harness color Function GREEN none s witch input BLUE none night dim ming W HITE W HITE/GREEN output speed signal BLACK BLA CK ground for gauge RED ORANGE/W HITE +12 volt power with key on ORANGE RED/ORANGE +12V battery power for clock YELLOW PINK tach signal input W HITE/GREEN [...]