Imprint

Dear user, © 04.13 by Continental Automotive GmbH

The DTCO 1381 digital tachograph, with its Responsible for content:
system components, is an EC recording de- Continental Automotive GmbH
vice that complies with the technical specifica- P.O. Box 1640
tions according to the EC regulation (EEC) 78006 Villingen-Schwenningen
no. 3821/85 annex I B, (as amended). GERMANY
The prepared data helps … We reserve the right to make changes to technical
details in the descriptions, specifications, and fig-
앫 the driver obey the law when driving
ures contained in these operating instructions. Re-
앫 and gives the company useful data about printing, translations, and reproductions are not
the performance of the driver and the ve- permitted without written approval.
hicle (special software required).
These operating instructions were written for
the company and the drivers and describe
proper handling of the DTCO 1381 as speci-
fied by the regulations. Carefully read these
instructions and become familiar with the
DTCO 1381.
Further information on the DTCO 1381 as well
as contact addresses are available on the In-
ternet at: www.dtco.vdo.com
We wish you happy motoring.
Your friends at Continental Automotive GmbH

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Release overview ................................ 6 Display of messages ...................... 19 Continuing the work shift ................ 33
Production status ........................... 19 Continuing the work shift and
General instructions 1 Out of scope ................................... 19 prefixing activities to a work shift .... 34
Ferry transfer or train transfer ........ 19 Setting activities ............................... 35
Behaviour during low voltage / Manual setting ................................ 35
Means of depiction ............................. 8
overvoltage ..................................... 20 Automatic setting ............................ 35
Handling the DTCO 1381 ................... 9 Power interruption .......................... 20 Automatic setting after
Legal requirements .......................... 10
ignition on/off * ................................. 35
Obligations of the driver .................. 10
Obligations of the company ............ 11
"Company" mode 3 Handwritten activity entries ............. 36
Downloading driver card data.......... 37
Handling of the printouts ................. 11
Functions of the company card ..... 22 Withdrawing driver card(s) .............. 38
Handling the tachograph cards ...... 12
Menu functions in Menu guidance after withdrawing
Cleaning tachograph card .............. 12
the "company" mode ....................... 22 driver card ...................................... 39
Company card insertion ................. 23 Driver / vehicle change during
Introduction 2 Enter vehicle registration number ... 24 operation ........................................... 41
Prepare data download .................... 25 Documents to be kept while driving .. 42
First operating steps ....................... 14
Company card withdrawal .............. 26
For the company ............................. 14
Printer Handling 5
For the driver .................................. 14
Display and operational elements... 15 Operational mode 4
Insert paper roll ................................. 44
Brief description............................... 15
Inserting driver card(s) ................... 28 Printout of data.................................. 45
Display variations ............................ 17
Manual entries................................. 28 Start printout .................................... 45
Standby mode ................................ 17
Correction possibilities .................... 30 Cancel printout................................. 45
VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1) .. 17
Country entry during manual entry .. 31 Things to note when printing ........... 46
Display after ignition on/off ............. 17
Aborting the entry procedure........... 31 Clear paper jam .............................. 46
Standard display(s) ......................... 18
Data display when the vehicle is Add "Rest period" activity .............. 32
stationary ........................................ 18

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Menu functions 6 Main menu, vehicle printout ........... 58 Overview of the faults ...................... 70
Print daily value from Driving time warnings ..................... 72
Calling up menu functions .............. 48 the data memory ............................ 58 VDO Counter * display.................... 72
When the vehicle is stationary .........48 Print events from the data memory .. 58 Overview of the operational notes ... 73
Change of activities ......................... 48 Print instances of over-speeding .... 58
Print technical data ......................... 58
Display at start of drive .................... 48 Product description 8
Displaying the times of the Print v-diagram ................................ 59
driver card ....................................... 49 Print D1/D2 status *......................... 59
Print speed profiles * ....................... 59 Operating modes of
Setting the language ....................... 49 the DTCO 1381 ................................. 78
VDO Counter * .................................. 50 Print rpm profiles *........................... 59
Main menu entry driver 1 / driver 2 .. 60 Tachograph cards ........................... 79
Layout of the VDO Counter display .. 50 Driver card ..................................... 79
Displays during trip .......................... 51 Enter Begin country ........................ 60
Enter End country ........................... 60 Company card ............................... 79
Display for activity "Break time" ....... 52
Control card .................................. 79
Display for activity "Working time" ... 52 Main menu entry vehicle ................. 61
Workshop card .............................. 79
Display daily values ......................... 53 Enter Out beginning / end .............. 61
Locking the tachograph cards ........ 79
Display weekly values ......................53 Enter Beginning of ferry / train ........ 61
Access rights of the tachograph
Status display ..................................53 Set Local time ................................. 61
cards ............................................. 80
Overview of the menu structure ..... 54 Make UTC correction ..................... 62
Saved data ........................................ 81
Navigating in the menu functions ... 55 Main menu display driver 1 /
Driver card ...................................... 81
Menu access blocked! .................... 56 driver 2 .............................................. 63
Company card................................. 81
Leaving menu functions .................. 56 Main menu display vehicle ............. 64
Data memory .................................. 81
Main menu printout driver 1 / VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1).... 81
driver 2 .............................................. 57 Messages 7 Time management ........................... 82
Print daily value .............................. 57
Converting to UTC time ................. 82
Print events ..................................... 57 A message appears ......................... 66
Print activities................................... 57 Characteristics of the messages ..... 66
Acknowledgement of messages...... 67
Overview of the events..................... 68

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Care and maintenance...................... 83 Speed profiles *............................... 97

Cleaning the DTCO 1381 ............... 83 Rpm profiles *.................................. 97
Compulsory Tachograph Printout in local time ....................... 97
inspections ...................................... 83 Explanations of printout examples .. 98
Behaviour when repairing / Legend of the data blocks ............... 98
replacing the DTCO 1381 ............... 83 Data record purpose during
Disposal of the components ........... 83 events or faults ............................... 105
Technical data .................................. 84 Coding of data record purpose...... 105
DTCO 1381 .................................... 84 Coding for more detailed
Paper roll ........................................ 84 description.................................... 107

Pictograms and printout Appendix A

samples 9
Keyword directory .......................... 109
Overview of the pictograms............. 86 Automatic setting of the activities
Pictogram combinations ................. 87 after ignition on/off ......................... 112
Country symbols............................... 89 Notes................................................ 113
Symbols of the regions .................... 90 EC Declaration of Conformity ........ 115
Printout examples............................. 91
Daily printout from the driver card ... 91
Events / faults from the driver card.. 92
Daily printout of the vehicle ............ 93
Events / faults from the vehicle........ 94
Over-speeding ................................. 95
Technical data ................................. 95
Driver’s activities.............................. 96
v-diagram......................................... 96
Status D1/D2 diagram *................... 96

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쮿 Release overview
The present certified operating
instructions are valid for the following
DTCO 1381 device versions:

Release version Certified operating Special operational features

(can be seen on the model plate) instructions
BA00.1381.20 101 102 앫 During driving, individual setting of a desired standard display
possible.
Rel. 2.0
앫 Printout in local time possible.

BA00.1381.21 100 102 Current operating instructions

Rel. 2.1 앫 Change in the menu navigation for driver card insertion;
 page 28.
앫 Menu display depending on the inserted cards;
 page 48.
앫 VDO GeoLoc: Optional recording of the position data of a
vehicle;  page 17.
앫 Information about the due download of a driver card when it
is removed;  page 39.

These operating instructions do not

apply for earlier device release
versions!

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 General instructions
1
Means of depiction
Handling the DTCO 1381
Legal requirements
Handling the tachograph cards

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쮿 Means of depiction
1
You will find the following emphases in Steps Menu representation
these operating instructions: 1. The numbered steps describe actions
– You must do something. For exam-
Warning message ple you will be guided through the  driver 1
A warning message points out menu step by step and asked to make 1  begin country
possible risks of injury or acci- an entry.
dents. 2. Further actions are numbered consec-
utively. Flashing lines or characters in the menu
display are shown in italics (1) in these
Attention! operating instructions.
The text beside or below this Symbols
symbol contains important * The asterisk marks a special feature /
Definitions
information to avoid loss of data, to option.
prevent damage to the device, and Note: Observe the instructions for the Driver 1 = Crewmember who is driving
to comply with legal requirements. ADR variant * " " and the option the vehicle at the moment or
"Automatic adjustment of the activi- will be driving the vehicle.
ties after ignition on/off" *, as individ- Driver 2 = Crewmember who is not driv-
Hint
ual functions depend on the ignition. ing the vehicle.
This sign will give you some advice
The VDO Counter * supports your
or information which, when not
daily, weekly planning when "on the
observed, could lead to road".
malfunctions.  This sign shows the page on which you
will find further information about the
 The book means a reference to topic.
another documentation.  This sign indicates that the topic will be
continued on the next page.

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1. General instructions Handling the DTCO 1381

쮿 Handling the DTCO 1381

1
앫 Only use type-approved paper rolls
Risk of Accident Danger of explosion
recommended by the manufacturer
While driving, messages can The DTCO 1381 ADR version * is (original VDO printer paper). Make
appear in the display. It is also pos- designed for use in explosion-risk sure that it contains the approval mark.
sible that the driver card will be environments.  Details refer to “Paper roll” on
automatically ejected. Please observe the instructions page 84.
Do not be distracted by this; for transport and handling of 앫 Do not activate the button elements
instead, continue to focus all of hazardous materials in with sharp-edged or pointed objects
your attention on driving safely. explosion-risk environments. such as a ballpoint pen, etc.
앫 Clean the unit with a slightly moist
Danger of injury towel or with a microfibre cleaning
Observe the following instruc- cloth. (Available from your sales and
You and other persons might be tions in order to avoid damage to
injured by an open printer drawer. service center.)
the DTCO 1381!  Refer to “Care and maintenance” on
Open the printer drawer only for
page 83.
inserting a paper roll! 앫 Authorised persons are responsible for
Depending on the volume of infor- installing and sealing the DTCO 1381.
mation printed, the thermal printing Do not carry out any repairs of the
head may be very hot! Wait until the device or the supply lines.
printing head has cooled down 앫 Do not insert any other cards, such as
before you insert a new roll of credit cards, cards with relief printing,
paper. or metallic cards, etc. into the card slot.
These type of cards will damage the
card slot of the DTCO 1381!

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쮿 Legal requirements
1
왘 Obligations of the driver 앫 If the driver card is lost, stolen, dam-
Any person who makes any
앫 The driver must take care that the aged, or malfunctions, then the driver
changes to tachographs or the sig-
driver card and the tachograph will be must at the beginning and at the end of
nal feed in a way that influences the
used properly. the journey generate a daily printout
recording and memory of the tach-
from the DTCO 1381 and add his per-
ographs, especially if done with 앫 Behaviour in the event of malfunctions
sonal information. If necessary, availa-
fraudulent intentions, may violate of the tachograph:
bilty periods and other working times
laws or provisions. – The driver must note information
must be inserted by handwritten
The falsification, suppression, or about the activities which are no
entries.
destruction of tachograph record- longer properly recorded or printed
 Refer to “Handwritten activity
ings, the tachograph cards, and the by the tachograph on a separate entries” on page 36.
printed documents is forbidden. sheet or on the rear side of the pa-
앫 If the driver card is damaged or fails to
per roll!
operate properly, it must be sent back
Legal Foundation  Refer to “Handwritten activity
to the authorised authority, or its loss
entries” on page 36.
The use of tachographs is now regulated must be duly notified. The replacement
– If away from base, for more than 1
in the latest consolidated valid version of card must be applied for within seven
week, the driver must ensure that
the EC regulations 3821/85 in combination calender days.
the tachograph is repaired by an
with EC regulations (EC) no. 561/2006
authorised workshop en route. 앫 If the driver card is lost, stolen, dam-
and the relevant national laws. They aged or malfunctions, a journey may
require the driver and the operator of the 앫 During mixed tachograph operation
be continued without driver card for a
vehicle (company) to conform to a number (use of vehicles with analogue [chart
period of 15 calendar days or longer if
of obligations and responsibilities. The fol- based] and digital tachograph), the
necessary for the vehicle to return to
lowing list is not guaranteed to be com- necessary documents must be carried.
the company location.
plete or legally valid.  Refer to “Driver / vehicle change
during operation” on page 40. 

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앫 Inform the authorised authority imme- 앫 Make sure that enough authorised rolls 왘 Handling of the printouts
diately about the exact reasons for the of paper are available in the vehicle. 앫 Take care that the printouts will not be 1
renewal, replacement, or exchange of 앫 Monitor the proper function of the tach- damaged by strong light, sunlight,
the driver card by another member ograph. Observe the intervals which, moisture, or heat (making them illegi-
state authority. according to the legal stipulations, are ble).
앫 After the end of validity, the driver must prescribed for the inspection of the 앫 The holder of the vehicle / the com-
continue to carry the driver card for at tachograph. (Periodic (calibration) test pany must retain the legal printouts for
least 28 calendar days (Driving Per- at least every two years.) at least 1 year. (2 years for Working
sonnel Decree in Germany). 앫 Download the data from the data mem- Time Directive Regulations.)
ory of the DTCO 1381 and from the
왘 Obligations of the company driver cards at regular intervals and
앫 Take care that, when a new vehicle is store the data according to the legal
delivered, an authorised workshop stipulations.
immediately completes the calibration 앫 Have repair and calibration work done
data with authorised member state and by authorised workshops only.
vehicle registration number.  Details refer to “Compulsory
앫 When inserting in the company card, Tachograph inspections” on page 83.
you are requested, if necessary, to 앫 Supervise the proper use of the tacho-
enter the member state and the vehicle graph by the drivers. Check driving
registration number of the vehicle in times and rest periods periodically and
the DTCO 1381. compare these with the legal require-
 Refer to “Enter vehicle registration ments.
number” on page 24.
앫 Lock the company in the DTCO 1381
at the beginning of the vehicle deploy-
ment, and lock it out again at the end.
 Details refer to “Company card
insertion” on page 23.

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 Handling the tachograph cards 1. General instructions

쮿 Handling the tachograph cards

1
Possession of a tachograph card author- Handle your tachograph card care- 왘 Cleaning tachograph card
ises the holder to use the DTCO 1381. fully in order to avoid loss of data Clean dirty contacts of the tachograph
Areas of activity and access rights are pre- and observe the instructions of the card with a slightly moistened cloth or with
scribed by law. issuing authorities for tachograph a microfibre cleaning cloth. (Available from
 Refer to “Tachograph cards” on cards. your sales and service center.)
page 79.
앫 Do not bend or fold the tachograph Do not use any solvents like thinner
The driver card is person-specific. or petroleum spirits to clean the
card and do not use them for anything
The driver uses this card to identify contacts of a tachograph card.
other than their intended purpose.
himself to the DTCO 1381.
The driver card is not 앫 Do not use damaged tachograph
transferable! cards.
앫 Keep all contact surfaces clean, dry,
and free of grease and oil (always use
The company card is designed for a protective cover).
owners and operators of vehicles
with installed digital tachograph 앫 Protect the card from direct sunlight
and must not be transferred to (do not allow it to lie on the instrument
"Others". panel).
The company card must not be 앫 Do not place it in direct proximity to
used for driving! strong electromagnetic fields.
앫 Do not use the card beyond its period
of validity. Apply for a new tachograph
card in a timely manner before expiry.

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First operating steps

Display and operational elements
2
Display variations

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쮿 First operating steps

왘 For the company 3. Use the activity button to adjust the 8. You can display or print activities from
1. Register your company within the activity you want to carry out at that preceding days as well as saved
2 moment. events, etc. by means of the menu
DTCO 1381. Insert the company card
into any card slot.  Details refer to “Setting activities” on functions.
 Details refer to “Company card
page 35.  For more details, see “Calling up
insertion” on page 23. 4. Adjust the time to the current local menu functions” from page 48.
time.
The company card must not be  Details refer to “Set Local time” on These operating instructions do not
used for driving! page 61. contain the legal requirements
The DTCO 1381 is ready for operation! which are valid in the respective
2. Withdraw the company card at the end countries. If necessary, they must
5. Important! During a rest period or
of the registration or the download of be complied with, too.
break time, always set the activity
data from the card slot.
to "".
 Details refer to “Company card
withdrawal” on page 26. 6. Possible faults in the device or the sys-
tem components will appear in the dis-
왘 For the driver play. Acknowledge the message.
 For more details, see “A message
1. Insert your driver card into the card slot
appears” from page 66.
at the beginning of the shift (start of
working day). 7. At the end of the shift (end of the work-
 For more details, see “Inserting ing day) or vehicle change, you
driver card(s)” from page 28. request your driver card from the card
2. Using the "Manual entry" you can add slot.
 For more details, see “Withdrawing
activities on your driver card.
driver card(s)” from page 38.
 For more details, see “Manual
entries” from page 28.

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쮿 Display and operational elements

(1) Display
a 1 9 8 (2) Driver 1 keypad
(3) Card slot 1 2
(4) Download interface
(5) Driver 2 keypad
(6) Card slot 2
(7) Unlock button printer drawer
(8) Cutting edge
(9) Menu buttons

(a) Symbol " " for ADR variant *

(ADR = European Agreement con-
cerning the international carriage of
dangerous goods by road)
2 3 4 5 6 7
The DTCO 1381 can be remotely control-
led by the corresponding accessories.

왘 Brief description

Display (1) Driver 1 keypad (2) Card slot 1 (3)

Depending on the vehicle's operational Activity button for driver 1 Driver 1, who will drive the vehicle at this
condition, different displays will appear or  Details refer to “Setting moment in time, inserts his driver card into
data can be displayed. activities” on page 35. slot 1.
 Refer to “Display variations” on Ejection button for card slot 1  For more details, see “Inserting driver
page 17. card(s)” from page 28. 

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Download interface (4) Menu buttons (9) Model plate

The download interface is located under Use the following buttons to enter, display,
the cover. The access rights of this or print out data:
interface are regulated according to the
2 inserted tachgraph card.
/ Use the paging function to select
the desired function or selection.
 Details refer to “Access rights of the (This is possible by pressing and
tachograph cards” on page 80. holding down the auto-repeat func-
tion key.)
Driver 2 (5) keypad
Confirm or acknowledge desired
Activity button for driver 2 function / selection.
Ejection button for card slot 2 Press and hold, repeatedly until the
last entry field. Model plate
Card slot 2 (6) After opening the printer drawer, the
Back to the last entry field, abort
Driver 2, who is not driving the vehicle at the entry of a country, or leave the model plate is visible with the following
this moment in time, inserts his driver card menu one step at a time. data: Name and address of the
into slot 2 (crew operation). manufacturer, device version, serial
ADR variant * (a) number, year of manufacture, test and
Unlock button (7) Some functions, such as insertion or approval mark, and release version.
Use this button to unlock the printer removal of the tachograph cards, From Release 2.1: Following a software
drawer, for example when inserting a roll printing or display of data are upgrade, the hardware and software
of paper. possible only while the ignition is versions are identified by a sticker located
switched on! in the printer drawer.
Cutting edge (8)
You can use the cutting edge to tear off a The download interface cap on the
printout generated by the integrated DTCO 1381 must be closed during
printer. loading and unloading of hazardous
materials.

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2. Introduction Display variations

쮿 Display variations
General Information In the Operational "" mode, the You have the option of switching the
The display consists of pictograms and DTCO 1381 will switch into standby mode recording of the vehicle position to on (2)
text with the language being automatically after about 5 minutes: or off (1). 2
set as follows: 앫 the vehicle's ignition is off,
앫 The language will be determined by 왘 Display after ignition on/off
앫 and no message is pending.
the driver card that is currently inserted
The set activities (3) will appear in addition
in card slot 1 and / or the driver card 12:30  0km/h
to the time (1) and operating mode (2).
that was most recently inserted in the 1   card! 
The display disappears after another
DTCO 1381. 12:31  0km/h
3 minutes (customer-specific value). 2
앫 Or the tachograph card with a higher  123456.7km 
Display Standby mode will be cancelled
value, such as the company card,
when:
control card. 4 12:30  0km/h 3
앫 you switch on the ignition  123456.7km 
Select language 앫 you press any key,
Display after ignition on/off
As an alternative to the automatic 앫 or when the DTCO 1381 announces
Ignition on: If there is no tachograph card
language setting, you can individually set an event or a fault.
in card slot 1, this note (1) will appear for
a preferred language.
approximately 20 seconds and then the
 Details refer to “Setting the language” 왘 VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1) standard display (2) will appear.
on page 49.
Ignition off: Symbol (3) indicates that the
 vehicle IMS function is available.
왘 Standby mode
 logging off 1 (IMS = Independent Motion Signal)
 vehicle
From Release 2.1: Symbol (4) indicates
1 12:30  2  logging on 2 that the VDO GeoLoc function is switched
3   3 VDO GeoLoc on.
Display Standby mode

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왘 Standard display(s) By pressing any menu key, you can also If the driver card is missing, times
switch over to the standard display (a), (b) which are assigned to the respec-
1 2 3 or (c). tive card slot "1" or "2" will appear.
2 12:50  75km/h Standard display (a): Option: VDO Counter * (c)
a
 123456.7km  (1) Time (1) Remaining driving time ""
with symbol "" = Local time ("h " flashes = this part of the display
4 5 6 7 8 without symbol "" = UTC time is currently active).
(2) Symbol of the operating mode (2) Next valid break time / daily or weekly
1 2 "Operational" rest period "".
(3) Speed  For more details, see “VDO
101h21 00h15 (4) Activity, driver 1 Counter *” from page 50.
b
202h05 (5) Card symbol, driver 1
(6) Total odometer 왘 Data display when the vehicle is
3 (7) Card symbol, driver 2 stationary
(8) Activity, driver 2
When the vehicle is not moving and driver
VDO Counter * 1
card is inserted, you can call up other data
Standard display (b):
of the driver card.
VDO 03 h 09
c (1) Driving time "" of Driver 1 since a  Refer to “Calling up menu functions” on
00h30
valid break time. page 48.
(2) Valid break time "" in cumulative
2
break periods of at least 15 minutes
Standard displays during trip
followed by 30 minutes, in accordance
As soon as the vehicle starts moving and no with regulation (EU) no. 561/2006.
message is displayed, the previously set (3) Times of driver 2:
standard display appears automatically. Current activity availability time "" and
duration of activity.

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왘 Display of messages 왘 Out of scope 왘 Ferry transfer or train transfer

Regardless of which display currently
appears or whether the vehicle is moving
or stationary, messages will be displayed 12:10  75km/h 12:40  
with priority. OUT 123456.7km  123456.7km 
3 2
2
 Refer to “A message appears” on
page 66.
Standard display (a): Out of Scope display Standard display (a): Display of ferry transfer or
The vehicle is driving outside the scope of train transfer
왘 Production status
the regulations, symbol "OUT" (2). The vehicle is located on a ferry or on a
You can set this function through the train, symbol "" (3).
menu. You can set this function through the
1 10:30  0km/h
 Refer to “Enter Out beginning / end” on menu.
 56.7km 
page 61.  Refer to “Enter Beginning of ferry / train”
The following journeys may be outside of on page 61.
Display of production status
the scope of application:
If the DTCO 1381 has not yet been Please ensure that this function and
앫 Journeys on non-public roads. its current activity are set during the
activated as a recording device, then
"Production status", symbol "" (1) will 앫 Journeys outside of EU countries. transport.
appear. The DTCO 1381 will not accept 앫 Journeys where the vehicle does not
any tachograph cards except the require use of the DTCO 1381 in By pressing any menu key, you can switch
workshop card. accordance with the regulations. over to the standard display (b) or (c)*,
 see page 18.
By pressing any menu key, you can switch
Please make sure that the over to the standard display (b) or (c) *,
DTCO 1381 is immediately and  see page 18.
properly brought into operation
by an authorised workshop.

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왘 Behaviour during low voltage / Case 3: "" (3)

If, with correct on-board voltage,
overvoltage This case corresponds to a power
the symbol "" is displayed
interruption. The standard display (a)
permanently, please contact an
appears automatically. The DTCO 1381
2 1 12:10  45km/h cannot fulfill its role as a recording device!
authorised workshop.
 123456.7km  When the DTCO 1381 is defective,
The driver's activities will not be recorded.
you are obligated to note activities
with handwritten entries.
2 12:10  45km/h 왘 Power interruption
 Refer to “Handwritten activity
 123456.7km 
entries” on page 36.

3 12:10  1 xx.xx.xx
123456.7km 2 SWUM xx.xx
! power-
Standard display (a): Fault in the supply voltage interruption xx
If the supply voltage of the DTCO 1381 is
too low or too high, an indication is shown Display of the "Power interruption" message
in the standard display (a) as follows. As soon as the voltage is present again,
Case 1: "" (1) Low voltage or ... the version of the user software (1) and the
Case 2: "" (2) Overvoltage version of the software upgrade module
The DTCO 1381 continues to save (2) will appear for approximately
activities. The functions printing or display 5 seconds.
of data and the insertion or withdrawal of a Then the DTCO 1381 indicates "Power
tachograph card are not possible! interruption".

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 "Company" mode

Functions of the company card

Company card insertion
Prepare data download 3
Company card withdrawal

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 Functions of the company card 3. "Company" mode

쮿 Functions of the company card

앫 Access to data from an inserted driver 왘 Menu functions in the "company"
The company takes care for the
card. mode
correct use of the company card(s).
앫 To display, print out or download data In principle, follow the same procedure
Please observe the legal
via the download interface. when navigating in the menu functions.
stipulations applicable in your
 Refer to “Calling up menu functions” on
3 country! The company card is designed for page 48.
the data management of the
The company card identifies the company If, however, the company card is in card
company only and must not be used
and registers it into the DTCO 1381, the slot 2, all main menus assigned to card
for driving! If the company card is
first time that the card is inserted. Thus, slot 2 will remain blocked.
used for driving, a message will be
the access rights to the data assigned to  Refer to “Menu access blocked!” on
displayed.
the company will be ensured. page 56.
The inserted company card authorises Downloading of data at regular intervals is In this case, you can only display, print out
you: compulsory in most member states. In the or download data from a driver card
following situations download of data from inserted in card slot 1.
앫 To lock-in and lock-out the company
the data memory is also recommended:  Refer to “Overview of the menu
when using this DTCO 1381, for
structure” on page 54.
example on sale of the vehicle, expiry 앫 Sale of the vehicle,
of the vehicle lease etc. 앫 Immobilisation of the vehicle,
앫 If necessary (one time), the entry of the 앫 Replacement of a defective
member state and the vehicle DTCO 1381.
registration number of the vehicle.
앫 To access data from the data memory
and, especially data that has been
assigned specifically to this company.

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3. "Company" mode Company card insertion

쮿 Company card insertion

Step / menu display Explanation / meaning

3. Greeting text: The set local time "12:50" and the UTC
welcome
time "10:50UTC" will appear for approximately
12:50 10:50UTC
3 seconds (time offset = 2 hours).
4. The name of the company appears. A progress bar 3
2 Sped. Muster
indicates that the company card is being read.
 
If required, the DTCO 1381 may order you to enter the
vehicle registration number.
앫 Select "Yes" and confirm with the button ,
Insert company card
 see page 24.
1. Turn on the vehicle’s ignition.
5. If the company card is inserted the first time, the
(Required only for ADR variant *.)  company
company will automatically be locked-in the
2. Insert your company card (with the locked-in
DTCO 1381.
chip facing upward and the arrow or
pointing forward) into any card slot. The company lock function is activated. Thus, the
 already protection of company-specific data is ensured!
The company card determines the locked-in
language of the display. As an 6. After reading is complete, the standard display will
alternative, you can individually set 12:51  0km/h
appear.
a preferred language.  123456.7km 
 Refer to “Setting the language” The DTCO 1381 is in the "Company" mode,
on page 49. 1 symbol "" (1).

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 Company card insertion 3. "Company" mode

왘 Enter vehicle registration number

Step / menu display Explanation / meaning

If the next query appears, Entry:

1.  enter Vehicle
앫 select "Yes" and confirm. Use the buttons or to select the
Reg. Number? yes
desired function and confirm your
3 앫 Select and acknowledge the country.
selection with the button.
2. Country: D
Correct the entry:
First character field to be entered is shown by a flashing
Country: D Gradually navigate back to the previous
cursor "_".
VS W M position with the key and repeat the
앫 Select and confirm desired character. entry(ies).
앫 Repeat process, maximum 13 positions.
앫 In the event that fewer characters are required, Printout: Technical data
3. Country: D
press and hold the key , until the last character
VS WM 877 _
field is flashing. ------------------------
 25.04.2013 10:50 (UTC)
앫 Confirm entry once again with the key . -----------------------

A technical data printout takes place automatically. -----------------------
4.  Sped. Effinger
D /12341234123412 3 4
앫 Please verify your entry! -----------------------
5.  confirm Veh.  ABC12345678901234
Reg. Number? no 앫 Select "Yes" and confirm. D /VS WM 877
-----------------------
If the registration number is wrong, select "No" and  Continental Automotive
GmbH
confirm. Step 1 appears, repeat the entry. H.-Hertz-Str.45 78052
VS-Villingen
1381.12345678901234567
e1-84
Note: The entry of the vehicle registration number is a one-time entry. Any changes can
only be made by an authorised workshop.

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3. "Company" mode Prepare data download

쮿 Prepare data download

5. After downloading the data, make sure
Danger of explosion 1. Open the covering cap (1) to the right.
you always close the covering cap (1).
Please observe the instructions for 2. Connect the Laptop (4) with the down-
transport and handling of load interface (2). Data identification
hazardous materials in explosion- 3. Start the reading software.
risk environments.
4. Or insert the Download Key (3) into the
Before the data is downloaded, the 3
DTCO 1381 will attach a digital signature
When loading and unloading download interface. (identification) to the copied data. With this
hazardous materials ... signature, the data can be assigned to the
Communication between the
앫 the covering cap (1) must be DTCO 1381 and permit checking of the
DTCO 1381 and a Smartphone
closed data’s completeness and authenticity.
using a Bluetooth connection is
앫 and no data may be possible with a SmartLink (5).
downloaded. Remote download *
With a fleet management system, data can
also be downloaded remotely following
12:51| 0km/h
2 authentication of a company card.
 123456.7km 

6  For detailed information about the

reading software, please refer to the
1 Standard display (a): Identification Data
transmission running appropriate documentation.
3
The symbol (6) appears during the data
5 transmission.

4 Do not under any circumstances

interrupt the connection to the
Connection to download interface
download interface. Leave the
ignition on with an ADR variant *.

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쮿 Company card withdrawal

You can only withdraw the company Step / menu display Explanation / meaning
card from the card slot when the
3. The name of the company appears. A progress bar
vehicle is not moving! 2 Sped. Muster
shows that the DTCO 1381 is transferring data to the
 
company card.
3 4. No company Lock-out
 lock-out
 lock-out no
company? 앫 Use the buttons / to select "No" and
company? yes acknowledge with the button .
Company Lock-out
앫 Select "Yes" and acknowledge with the button .
 company The company lock function is deactivated. The saved
locked-out data of your company remains, but are locked out for
any other company!
Request company card 5. The company card is released; the standard display
13:10  0km/h
1. Turn on the vehicle’s ignition. appears.
 123456.7km 
(Required only for ADR variant *.) As applicable, a notice may appear that the periodical
1 inspection is pending or the validity of the company card
2. Press the appropriate ejection button
is expiring,  see page 76.
of the card slot in which the com-
pany card is located. The DTCO 1381 is in the "Operational" mode again,
symbol "" (1).

Please note: The ejection from card slot 2 is blocked if the printer drawer is open!
This will be indicated by an operational note.

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 Operational mode

Inserting driver card(s)

Setting activities
Downloading driver card data
Withdrawing driver card(s)
Driver / vehicle change during operation 4

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 Inserting driver card(s) 4. Operational mode

쮿 Inserting driver card(s)

1. Turn on the vehicle’s ignition. 왘 Manual entries
(Required only for ADR variant *.)
2. Driver 1, who will drive the vehicle, in- According to the EU regulations,
serts his driver card (with the chip fac- activities, which cannot be
ing upward and the arrow pointing registered on the driver card, are to
forward) into card slot 1. be added by means of manual
Driver 1
entry. (For details on activities,
3. The subsequent procedure is menu-
4 guided,  see page 29.
 see page 35.)

4. As soon as the driver card of driver 1

has been read in, driver 2 inserts his Withdrawal (15.04.2013) Insertion (18.04.2013)
Operational note after ignition on: Driver card in
driver card into card slot 2. 16:31 Local time 07:35 Local time
slot 1 missing.
Remark

In accordance with responsible Menu guidance is carried out in the
driving behavior as described in language stored on the driver card. As an
Unknown period
the EU regulations and in the alternative, you can individually set a
Example of unknown period
general interest of traffic safety, preferred language.
please do not attempt to insert From Release 2.1: Menu functions for the The following entry scenarios are possible
the driver card(s) while the display and printout of driver data are only after each time the driver card is inserted:
vehicle is in motion! available when a corresponding driver 앫 Add activity rest period ""; example 1,
card is inserted. Thus the menu item  see page 32.
It is possible to insert the driver card while "printout driver 2", for example, is 앫 Continue work shift; example 2,
the vehicle is moving, but this will be only displayed if a driver card is inserted in  see page 33.
shown and saved as an event! card slot 2.
앫 Continue, end a work shift and/or
 Refer to “Overview of the events” on  Refer to “Setting the language” on
prefix activities to a work shift;
page 68. page 49.
example 3,  see page 34. 

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4. Operational mode Inserting driver card(s)

Fundamental course of action The date and time of the most recent card You can successively enter the logically
앫 Select the desired function, activity or withdrawal will be displayed in local time possible variables (flashing entry fields) in
numeric value with the keys / in (symbol "") for approx. four seconds. the following order:
the entry field. "Activity – Day – Month – Year – Hour –
4. 1M entry Minute".
앫 Confirm your selection with the
addition?
1M entry no The process ends when the time of the
button .
addition? yes insertion operation is reached.
The following request appears before the
1. welcome
앫 If you do not want to add any manual entries have been accepted (for
07:35 05:35UTC
activities, select "No"; for more release 2.0 subsequently to it). 4
options see step 9.
Greeting text: The set local time "07:35" 앫 By selecting "Yes", you request 7.  begin country
and the UTC time "05:35UTC" appear for DTCO 1381 to make manual inputs. :E
approx. 3 seconds (time offset = 2 hours).
5. M 15.04.13 16:31  begin region
 18.04.13 07:35 E AN
2. 1 Maier
 
"M" = Manual entry;
"" = Entry field of the activity is flashing 앫 Select and acknowledge the country.
The period between removal (1st line) and 앫 If required, select and acknowledge
The driver's last name appears. A progress
current insertion (2nd line) in local time the region.
bar indicates that the driver card is being
read. appears. 앫 You can abort the entry of a country
with the button .
6. M 15.04.13 16:31
3. last withdrawal  M1615.04.13
.04.13 07:35
15.04.13 16:31 16:31
 16.04.13 09 :35
2nd line = entry block 

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 Inserting driver card(s) 4. Operational mode

If a menu button or the ejection button is You can only successively correct the
8. 1M confirm pressed, a message will be displayed. possible variables.
1M confirm yes
entry?
When pressing and holding key ,
entry? no please wait! you will jump to the next entry field
or to the next complete entry block,
or
앫 Confirm entry with "Yes". respectively.
앫 Select "No".  ejection not
possible xx
 Refer to “Correction possibilities” on
4 page 30.

왘 Correction possibilities
9. 07:36  0km/h
 123456.7km  You can select and correct the possible
variables with the key (backspace)
directly in the entry block.
The standard display (a) appears. In the event that you do not accept the
Symbols of the card symbol which are entries at query "M confirm entry?",
displayed before have the following first step 4 appears and subsequently the
meaning: first entry block (step 5) requires to be
앫 "" The driver card is in the card slot. completed.
앫 "" You can start the journey, relevant
data are read in. 4. 1M confirm
entry? yes
While the driver card is being read,
some functions are not possible.
5. M 15.04.13 16:31
앫 Calling up menu functions  16.04.13 07 :35
앫 Requesting a tachograph card

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4. Operational mode Inserting driver card(s)

왘 Country entry during manual Selecting the countries 왘 Aborting the entry procedure
entry The most recently entered country If no entry is made during the entry
appears first. By pressing the buttons / procedure, the following display will
1. , the four most recently entered appear after 30 seconds.
M 28.10.13 17:45
M 07.11.13
28.10.13 14:00
16:50 countries will appear. Symbol: Colon in
? end country front of the country symbol ":B".
? end country Further selection is made in alphabetic  please
:D order starting with letter "A": enter

앫 using key
앫 Select and acknowledge the symbol
A, Z, Y, X, W, ..., etc.;
4
앫 using key A, B, C, D, E, ..., etc.
"? end country" in the first entry If the button is pressed within an
 Refer to “Country symbols” on page 89. additional 30 seconds, then the entry can
field "". (Only possible when the time
of the first manual entry does not be continued.
Pressing and holding down the keys
match the time of the country entered / will accelerate the selection After this time or when driving
during the last card removal.) (auto-repeat function). commences, the driver card will be read to
앫 Select and acknowledge the country. completion and the standard display (a)
will appear. The DTCO 1381 saves any
Or:
entries that have already been
2. acknowledged with the button .
M 07.11.13 12:10
M 07.11.13
Aborting the manual entry procedure by
07.11.13 14:00
12:10
requesting the driver card.
? beg. country
? beg. country  Details refer to “Card withdrawal during
:A manual entry” on page 38.

앫 Select and acknowledge the symbol

"? beg. country".
앫 Select and acknowledge the country.

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 Inserting driver card(s) 4. Operational mode

왘 Add "Rest period" activity

Example 1:
Withdrawal to insertion manual entry operation
Withdrawal (15.04.13) Insertion (18.04.13)
1 16:31 Local time 07:35 Local time
last withdrawal
15.04.13 16:31
 
Confirm activity
4 1M entry M 15.04.13 16:31
Add rest period

addition? yes  18.04.13 07:35

M 15.04.13 16:31
 18.04.13 07: 35
Please note: Entry takes place in local
1 time.
1. Press and hold key .
2. Automatically jumps to the last entry
field (minutes flash).
Rel. 2.0 Rel. 2.1 3. Confirm entry with key .
1M confirm  begin country 4. Follow the menu guidance.
entry? yes :D

 begin country 1M confirm

:D entry? yes

07:36  0km/h 07:36  0km/h

 123456.7km   123456.7km 

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4. Operational mode Inserting driver card(s)

왘 Continuing the work shift

Example 2:
Withdrawal to insertion manual entry operation

1 Withdrawal (24.02.13) Insertion (25.02.13)

last withdrawal 23:32 Local time 02:30 Local time

00:20 Local time
24.02.13 23:32
Enter activities / date   

1M entry
M 24.02.13 23:32
Additional activities
4
M 25.02.13
24.02.13 02:30
23:32
addition? yes
M 25 .02.13 02:30
24.02.13 23:32 Please note: Entry takes place in local
 25.02.13 00: 20 time.
1
1. Set and confirm first activity "".
M 25.02.13 00:20 2. Set and confirm the day, set and con-
M 25.02.13
25.02.09 02:30
00:20 firm hours, set and confirm minutes.
 25.02.13 02: 30 3. Set and confirm second activity "".
1M confirm Rel. 2.0 Rel. 2.1  begin country 4. Press and hold key , until the min-
entry? yes :D utes flash.
5. Confirm entry with key .

 begin country 1M confirm 6. Follow the menu guidance.

:D entry? yes

02:31  0km/h 02:31  0km/h

 123456.7km   123456.7km 

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 Inserting driver card(s) 4. Operational mode

왘 Continuing the work shift and prefixing activities to a work shift

Example 3:
Withdrawal to insertion manual entry operation
1 Withdrawal (05.11.13) Insertion (14.11.13)
17:50 Local time 14:00 Local time
last withdrawal
Enter activities / date  ? 
05.11.13 17:50
M 05.11.13 17:50 18:45 12:10
M14.11.13
05.11.13 14:00
17:50
4 1M entry
 05.11.13 18: 45
Enter country Prefixing
activities
addition? yes
M 05.11.13 18:45 ? end country End of shift
? end country :D Additional activity Start of shift

1 Please note: Entry takes place in local

M 05.11.13 18:45
M 14.11.13 time.
28.10.11 14:00
18:45
? 14.11.13 12: 10 1. Set and confirm first activity "" with
M 14.11.13 12:10 ? beg. country date, time.
? beg. country :A 2. Select and acknowledge the
symbol "? end country".
M 14.11.13 12:10
M 14.11.13 3. Select and acknowledge the country.
28.10.13 14:00
17:45
 14.11.13 14: 00 4. Set and confirm activity "?" = unknown
time with date, hour.
 begin country 5. Follow the same procedure until the
from Rel. 2.1
:D time entries of the insertion-withdrawal
process has been completed.
14:01  0km/h 1M confirm
 123456.7km  entry? yes

34 DTCO 1381
4. Operational mode Setting activities

쮿 Setting activities

 = Driving time (automatic when driving) 2. Continue pressing the button until the 왘 Automatic setting after ignition
desired activity (  ) appears in the on/off *
 = Other work time display (1). After aprox. 5 seconds, the After ignition on/off, the DTCO 1381 can be
 = Availability (waiting time, co-driver previous display appears. configured to switch to a defined activity; for
time, driver 2 sleeper-cab time during
3. Driver 2 presses the button . example "".
a journey)
 = Break times and rest periods The activity (1) and/or (2) which changes
왘 Automatic setting automatically on the basis of ignition on or
The DTCO 1381 switches automatically to off, appears in the standard display (a) and 4
왘 Manual setting
the following activities: flashes for approx. 5 seconds. Then, the
The activities may be set only if the previous display will appear again.
vehicle is stationary! for ... Driver 1 Driver 2
Driving  
18:01  0km/h
Vehicle stop  
1   123456.7km   2
1
Flashing of the activity(ies) in the standard
At the end of a shift or at the start
display (a)
of a break, always set the activity
Driver 1 to "". This will ensure that the As necessary, change the set
VDO Counter * provides an activity according to your current
Driver 2 accurate calculation. task.

Setting activitiy
1. Driver 1 presses the button ,
The standard display (a) appears. 

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 Setting activities 4. Operational mode

Note Personal information

Which activity is triggered automatically by
 First and last name
the DTCO 1381 on switching the ignition
on / off can be programmed according to  Number of the driver card or the
the customer's wishes by an authorised driving licence
1
workshop;  see page 112. No. Vehicle registration number
 Location at the beginning of the
왘 Handwritten activity entries shift
According to the directive, you (as driver)  Location at the end of the shift
4 are obligated to note activities with km Odometer reading at the end of the
handwritten entries in the following cases: shift
앫 When the DTCO 1381 is defective. km Odometer reading at the beginning
앫 If the driver card is lost, stolen, of the shift
damaged, or if the driver card 2 km Kilometres travelled
malfunctions, a daily printout from the Dat. Date
DTCO 1381 must be generated at the Sig. Personal signature
beginning and end of the journey. If
necessary, you must insert the
availabilty and other working times by Please observe the legal
handwritten entries. stipulations applicable in your
country!
The rear side of the paper roll can be used
to make handwritten entries (2) of your
Handwritten activity entries
activities and to complete the printout by
personal information (1).

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4. Operational mode Downloading driver card data

쮿 Downloading driver card data

Please make sure that only one dri- The symbol (6) appears during the data
Danger of explosion
ver card is inserted! Otherwise there transmission.
Please observe the instructions for
will be no transfer of data.
transport and handling of Do not under any circumstances
hazardous materials in explosion- interrupt the connection to the
risk environments. 1. Open the covering cap (1) to the right. download interface. Leave the
When loading and unloading 2. Connect the Laptop (4) with the down- ignition on with an ADR variant *.
hazardous materials ... load interface (2).
5. After downloading the data, make sure
4
앫 the covering cap (1) must be 3. Start the reading software.
you always close the covering cap (1).
closed 4. Or insert the Download Key (3) into the
앫 and no data may be download interface. Data identification
downloaded.
Communication between the The copied data are provided with a digital
DTCO 1381 and a Smartphone signature (identifier). With this signature,
using a Bluetooth connection is the data can be assigned to the driver card
2 and permit checking of the data’s
possible with a SmartLink (5).
completeness and authenticity.

1  For detailed information about the

reading software, please refer to the
3
12:51| 0km/h appropriate documentation.
5  123456.7km 

4 6
Connection to download interface Standard display (a): Identification Data
transmission running

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 Withdrawing driver card(s) 4. Operational mode

쮿 Withdrawing driver card(s)

1. Turn on the vehicle’s ignition. Card withdrawal during manual entry
In principle, the driver card can
(Required only for ADR variant *.) 1. Press the corresponding ejection but-
remain in the card slot at the end of
the work shift – please enter the 2. Enter the corresponding activity; for ton .
activity "". example, at the end of the work shift 2. Select and acknowledge the following
However, when the driver or to "". queries with "No".
vehicle is changed, the driver card 3. Press the ejection button for card
should generally be withdrawn from slot 1 or card slot 2. The subsequent
4 the card slot. procedure is menu-guided,
1M confirm
entry? no
 Refer to “Driver / vehicle change  see page 39.
during operation” on page 40. 1M entry
The ejection from card slot 2 is addition? no
blocked if the printer drawer is open!
You can withdraw the driver card This will be indicated by the
from the card slot only when the following operational note. 3. Continue,  see page 39.
vehicle is not moving! The manual entry is aborted, the
DTCO 1381 saves the activity "?" for the
unknown period.
 drawer open
xx

As soon as you close the printer drawer,

the ejection will be started.

Driver card request

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4. Operational mode Withdrawing driver card(s)

왘 Menu guidance after withdrawing driver card

Step / menu display Explanation / meaning

The driver's last name appears. A progress bar shows
1. 1 Maier
 
that the DTCO 1381 is transferring data to the driver
card.
앫 Select and acknowledge the country. Use the buttons or to select the
2.  end country
: E end country 앫 If required, select and acknowledge the region. country and confirm your selection with
the button.
E AN 앫 Use button to abort the entry of a country if you, 4
for example, want to continue your work shift.
앫 Select "Yes" and acknowledge if you need a prin-
3. 24h day
26.10.13 no
tout, otherwise acknowledge "No".
24h day
26.10.13 yes

앫 Acknowledge "Yes" if you want the printout in UTC-

4. printout in
time (required by law).
printout in yes
UTC-time
UTC-time no 앫 If you select "No" and acknowledge, you will receive
a printout in "Local time".
printout When the function is selected, the continuation of the
started ... action will appear in the display.
The driver card is released; the standard display (a) A message may appear in advance that
5. 15:05  0km/h
 123456.7km 
appears. the validity of the driver card is due to
expire, a periodic inspection is due, or
the next download of the driver card is
required (from Release 2.1).
 see page 76.

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 Driver / vehicle change during operation 4. Operational mode

쮿 Driver / vehicle change during operation

Case 2: 앫 the relevant daily printouts from the
Driver 1 and/or driver 2 leave the digital tachograph (2), e.g., if the driver
vehicle card is damaged or fails to operate
1. The driver who is leaving the vehicle properly,
requests his driver card, generates a 앫 the charts covered with data (3)
daily printout, if necessary, and takes 앫 and, if necessary, handwritten
the driver card out of the DTCO 1381. information concerning the activities.
4 2. The new vehicle crew insert their new
driver cards, depending on function
(driver 1 or driver 2), into the card slots.
Exchanging driver card(s)
2
Case 3 – Mixed operation:
Case 1: Vehicle usage with different
The crew exchanges positions, driver 2 tachograph types
becomes driver 1 1
앫 For example, analogue tachographs
1. Withdraw the driver cards from their re- or ...
spective card slots and exchange them 3
앫 Digital tachographs with driver card
by inserting them into the other card
according to EC Regulation (EEC) no.
slots.
3821/85 annex I B, e.g. DTCO 1381.
Driver 2 (now driver 1) first inserts his
driver card into card slot 1 and driver 1 During an inspection, the driver must be Please observe the legal
(now driver 2) inserts his driver card able to present the following items for the stipulations applicable in your
into card slot 2. current day and for the previous country!
2. Set the desired activity. 28 calendar days:
앫 the driver card (1),

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4. Operational mode Driver / vehicle change during operation

왘 Documents to be kept while Abnormal cases:

driving Provided that road safety is not thereby
jeopardised and to enable the vehicle to
Convalescence / Recreation holiday: reach a suitable stopping place, the driver
Pursuant to directive 2006/22/EC of the may depart from Drivers Hours rules to the
European Commission, the driver must extent necessary to ensure the safety of
have a attestation relating to the following persons, of the vehicle or its load. The
circumstances over the previous 28 days: driver should indicate the reason for such
앫 Period during which the driver was on departure at the latest on arrival at a
sick leave. suitable stopping place: 4
앫 Period during which the driver was on 앫 manually on a chart
holiday. 앫 printout from the DTCO 1381
앫 Period for a journey which took place 앫 or in the duty roster.
outside of the scope of application of
Council Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006
or the AETR.

 You will find a printable version of

the form on the Internet at:
ec.europa.eu

Extract: Form sheet Activities

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.
do?uri=OJ:L:2009:330:0080:0081:EN:PDF

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4

42 DTCO 1381
 Printer Handling

Insert paper roll

Printout of data

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 Insert paper roll 5. Printer Handling

쮿 Insert paper roll

Please note! Danger of injury Make sure that the paper roll does
Use (order) only paper rolls (original Depending on the volume of not become jammed in the printer
VDO printer paper) on which is information printed, the thermal drawer and the start of the paper (1)
visible the following markings: printing head may be very hot. extends beyond the edge of the
앫 Tachograph type (DTCO 1381) You can burn your fingers! printer drawer!
with approval mark " " Exercise caution when inserting the
3. Close printer drawer.
앫 and approval marks " " or roll of paper or wait until the printing
The printer will automatically start
" ". head has cooled.
feeding the paper forward.

5 Danger of injury
Make sure that the printer drawer is
always closed. You and other
persons might be injured by an
open printer drawer.

4. The printer is ready for operation.

You can start a printout or the
interrupted printout (at the end of the
1 paper roll) will be continued
Insert paper roll automatically.
Press the unlock button
1. Press the unlock button. The printer 2. Insert new roll of paper as shown in the
drawer opens. image above.

44 DTCO 1381
5. Printer Handling Printout of data

쮿 Printout of data

왘 Start printout 2. Acknowledge the menu display with 왘 Cancel printout

the button. 1. While the printout is running, press the
Printing is only possible when ...
3. Select and acknowledge the printout button and the following question
앫 the vehicle is stationary and the type (UTC or local time). will appear.
ignition is switched on (required
4. The printout will start. Wait until the
only for ADR variant *),
printout is complete.
앫 the printer drawer is closed and cancel
a roll of paper is inserted, printout? no
cancel
앫 no other faults prevent printing. printout? yes
5
24h day
1 2. Use the buttons / to select the
26.10.13 yes
desired functions and confirm your
 driver 1 choice with the button . The printout
2 will be either continued or cancelled.
!x event

Tear off the printout from the paper roll

1. Either the menu guidance will com- 5. Pull the printout up and down over the
mand you to make a daily printout after cutting edge and then tear the printout
"Withdraw driver card" (1), or you re- from the roll of paper.
quest the corresponding printout 6. The printout should be kept clean and
through the menu (2). protected from dirt, strong light, and
 Refer to “Calling up menu functions”
sunlight.
on page 48.

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 Printout of data 5. Printer Handling

왘 Things to note when printing 왘 Clear paper jam

87654321087654 3 2
-----------------------
96 284 km
-----------1------------

----------001-----------

DK /45678901234567 7 8
 27.11.2013 16:56 (UTC

0 km
-----------------------
1 2 3
앫 If the shift started before 00:00 UTC If a printout is not torn off properly, the
time, after "Withdrawing the driver paper may become jammed and then

25.11.2013
card" the DTCO 1381 will prevent the next printout from coming

95 872 km
? 00:00 06h17
automatically print the daily values of through the paper slot.

95 872 -
 02.04.2012

95 872;
the previous day and the current day.

Winfried
1. Open printer drawer.

 Rogenz
앫 You will see a coloured mark (1) on the  Refer to “Insert paper roll” on

---

---
rear side of the printout shortly before page 44.

D
the paper roll is empty. 2. Tear off any crumpled paper from the
앫 When the paper roll is empty, you will roll and remove any remaining bits of
see the following message. 1 2 3 paper from the printer drawer.
5 3. Insert paper roll again and close printer
Continuing the printout at the end of the paper drawer.
o no paper roll.
xx (1) Coloured mark (on the rear side) Please observe the given
(2) End of the interrupted printout warning messages!
(3) Continuation of the interrupted printout  Refer to “Insert paper roll” on
앫 If a new roll of paper is inserted within Line 1: Start time of printout page 44.
one hour, the DTCO 1381 Line 2: The following printout counter
automatically continues the printout.
Individual lines of the first printout
앫 A notice is given in the first two lines of
may be repeated on the second
the subsequent printout (3).
printout!

46 DTCO 1381
 Menu functions

Calling up menu functions

VDO Counter *
Overview of the menu structure
Main menu printout driver 1 / driver 2
Main menu, vehicle printout
Main menu entry driver 1 / driver 2
Main menu entry vehicle
Main menu display driver 1 / driver 2 6
Main menu display vehicle

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 Calling up menu functions 6. Menu functions

쮿 Calling up menu functions

From Release 2.1: Menu functions 앫 Use the key to return directly to the
a standard display (a).
for the display and printout of driver
12:40  0km/h
data are only available when a The extensive menu functions will appear
 123456.7km 
corresponding driver card is when pressing the key .
inserted. Thus the menu item  Refer to “Overview of the menu
103h46 00h15 "printout driver 2", for structure” on page 54.
125h57 00h21
example, is only displayed if a driver
card is inserted in card slot 2. 왘 Change of activities
201h10 00h00
215h00 00h21 1. When pressing key / , the stan-
* 왘 When the vehicle is stationary dard display (a) will appear.
VDO 00h44 You can access the following information 2. If necessary, change the currently dis-
11h00 03h23 with the keys / within the first menu played activity. After 5 seconds, the
6 level. DTCO 1381 switches back to the pre-
VDO24h 02h00 앫 Detailed times of the inserted driver viously set display.
11h00 03h15 card(s).
앫 VDO Counter * information - daily and 왘 Display at start of drive
UTC 29.09.2013 weekly driving, work, rest / break time When driving commences, the most
10:40 +02h00 planning and availability. recently set standard display (a), (b) or (c)
 For more details, see “VDO appears.
select  Details refer to “Standard display(s)” on
Counter *” from page 50.
language?
앫 The UTC time with date as well as the page 18.

call main menu? set offset for the local time.

앫 The menu to set the desired language.
 Refer to “Setting the language” on
Navigating in the standard display page 49.

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6. Menu functions Calling up menu functions

왘 Displaying the times of the driver If the driver card is missing, times 3. The DTCO 1381 indicates the action
card (except for pos. 3) which are as- for about three seconds in the selected
signed to the respective card slot "1" language.
1 2 or "2" will appear.
Storing the language selection
103h46 00h15 왘 Setting the language If, at the time of the language setting, only
a 125h57 00h21
your driver card or company card is in the
Observe the paragraph "Storing the
card slot 1, the DTCO 1381 memorises
3 4 language setting" so that the
the preferred language for your card
DTCO 1381 will temporarily memo-
201h10 00h36 number.
b rise the desired language.
215h00 00h21 When withdrawing / inserting the tacho-
1. Use the buttons / to select the graph card again, the menu guidance as
Data display of driver 1 and 2 well as all displayed texts will be in the se-
function "select language?" and press
lected language.
(a) Times of driver 1 the button . 6
(b) Times of driver 2 2. Use the buttons / to select the The DTCO 1381 reserves up to five stor-
(1) Driving time "" of Driver 1 since a desired function and confirm your se- age areas. If all storage areas are full, the
valid break time. lection with the button. oldest saved value will be overwritten.
(2) Valid break time "" in cumulative
break periods of at least 15 minutes
followed by 30 minutes, in accordance  Sprache
with regulation (EU) no. 561/2006. Deutsch
(3) Sum of driving times over two weeks  language
(4) Duration of the set activity english

 idioma
español

Select the desired language

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 VDO Counter * 6. Menu functions

쮿 VDO Counter *
activity "" instead of a daily rest then this will be shown in the display
Please note!
period ""! by the "!“ symbol instead of the
Because of differing interpretations "?" symbol.
that may be made by the 앫 Entry of ferry/train special condition
and the current activity. (2) Remaining driving time ""
enforcement authorities with regard
to the Reg. (EU) 561/2006 and the
When driving, the display indicates
왘 Layout of the VDO Counter remaining driving time available.
AETR Regulations and because display (00h00 = Driving time completed)
of other system constraints the
VDO Counter does not discharge the
1 (3) Remaining break time ""
user from his obligation to register his Duration of the next required break
VDO ?  03 h 09
00h09 2
driving, rest, availability and other time / rest period. While the activity ""
working times and to evaluate them 3 00
00h30
h
VDO ? 45 04h30
 00h09 4 is set, the remaining break time will be
by himself to allow him compliance 11h00
VDO 03
 00h00 5
h 50 counted down.
with the regulations in force. The
00h00 01 h 09 6 (00h00 = break finished)
6 VDO Counter does not claim to
display the legal regulations in a VDO Counter: Layout of the display (4) Next available driving time ""
generally valid and error free manner. (Rel. 2.0: " ")
The flashing "h" means that this part Duration of the available driving time
The following conditions are obliga- of the display is currently active. after after completion of a required
break / rest period.
tory in order to analyse the data and
(1) "?" = User information
display useful Drivers Hours infor- (5) Latest start of the daily rest
Periods with unknown activity "?" or
mation: unsufficient data are recorded on the period ""
앫 Complete shift time activities, including driver card (e.g. use of a new driver For example, with the activity "" being
manual entries to the driver card. card). The VDO Counter evaluates set, the remaining time until the start of
앫 Correct activity settings during the shift unknown activities, as the activity "". your next required daily rest period is
Release 2.1: If a relevant time overlap displayed.
- no operational error. For example,
unintentional setting of the work time is determined in the driver activities, 

50 DTCO 1381
6. Menu functions VDO Counter *

(6) Beginning of the next driving

Example 2: Example 4:
time "" (Rel. 2.0: "")
You may begin the next driving period VDO 02 h 09 1 VDO 00 h 29 1
only after the end of this time. 11h00
3 VDO 03 h 09 5 03h25
09h00
왘 Displays during trip
Activity ""; "h " = active display Activity ""; "h " = active display
Please observe the country-specif- (3) At the end of the driving time (1) at the (5) The VDO counter takes into
ic regulations related to working latest, the legally stipulated rest period consideration a ferry/train specific
time! displayed must be taken. The rest condition. Prerequisite: correct entry of
period may be taken in two parts, the this specific condition,  see page 61.
Example 1: first at least 3 hours long and the At the end of the driving time (1) at the
second at least 9 hours long. latest, the daily rest period should
VDO 02 h 09 1 continue.
00h45 03 h 09
2 VDO
00h30
Example 3:
Example 5: OUT of scope
6
VDO 02 h 09 1
Activity ""; "h " = active display 4 45h00
VDO 03 h 09 VDO 02h19 6
(1) Remaining driving time. 24h00 00h45
(2) At the end of the driving time (1), at the Activity ""; "h " = active display
latest the duration of break (full or con- Activity ""; Out of scope set
tinuation of the cumulative break time) (4) At the end of the driving time (1) at the
shown must be taken. latest, a regular weekly rest period (6) The display of the remaining driving
must be taken or, if allowed, a reduced time is not active ("h" does not flash),
weekly rest period. there is no counting down. The
VDO Counter evaluates activity "" as
activity "".

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왘 Display for activity "Break time" 왘 Display for activity "Working

Example 3: Daily rest period
time"
Example 1: Break time
VDO 00h09 2
Please observe the country-specif-
VDO 00h09 2 7 10 h 59 04h30 3
ic regulations related to working
1 00 h 29 04h30 3 time!
VDO 04h30 4 Activity ""; "h " = active display
00 h 00 (7) Remaining daily rest period.
Activity ""; "h " = active display If applicable, divided into 3 + 9 hours.
VDO 03
00h28
h 09 2
(1) Remaining break time.
Example 4: 1 11h00
00h30 03 h 50 3
(2) Remaining driving time if the break
time (1) is disregarded.
VDO 00h00 Activity ""; "h " = active display
(3) Duration of the next available driving
8 00h00 01 h 09 9
time after the end of the displayed (1) Duration of the next daily rest period.
6 break time (1). (2) Remaining current driving time .
(4) Available driving time after a valid Activity ""; "h " = active display (3) Remaining time till next daily rest
break time. (8) Valid break / rest time has been com- period.
pleted. At the latest before the displayed time
Example 2: Break time (9) Start of next driving time. reaches zero, a daily rest period must
Situation: The max. weekly or two begin.
VDO 00h09 2 weekly driving time has been
5 00 h 44 01h09 6 completed. The daily / weekly rest Note:
period has been completed but the The VDO Counter evaluates availability
Activity ""; "h " = active display new daily driving time can only be
activity "" as break time "" during an in-
started after the displayed time. (Due
(5) Remaining break time. to no remaining time left in the current terruption of the driving time period (but
(6) Duration of the available daily driving fixed week.) not as daily rest).
time after after completion of a requi-
red break time (5).

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6. Menu functions VDO Counter *

You can access further information with (1) Symbol for the display of the weekly respective valid rules in its
the keys. / . values since the last weekly rest calculations. The VDO Counter takes
period. into consideration multi manning rules.
왘 Display daily values (2) Remaining weekly driving time. (3) During this week, a further two
(3) Duration of the weekly rest period. reduced daily rest periods can be
By the the end of six consecutive 24- taken (maximum 3 times per week).
1 (4) During this week, a further extended
hour periods from the end of the last
VDO 24
VDO24h  03 h 09
06h06
02h00 2 weekly rest period there must be a daily driving period (up to a max. 10
3 00h30
11h00 03
03hh050
15 4 new weekly rest period. hours) can be taken (maximum 2 times
(4) At the latest before the displayed time per week).
(5) Reduced weekly rest compensation.
Activity "/"; "h " = active display reaches zero, the weekly rest period
must begin. Due to a reduced weekly rest period,
(1) Symbol for the display of the daily the time shown must be compensated
values. together with another rest period of at
왘 Status display least 9 hours in one block.
(2) Remaining daily driving time.
(3) Duration of the next daily rest period. 6
(4) At the latest before the displayed time
reaches zero, a daily rest period must
1 2
begin. VDOi24 
VDO  03
9hh 09
06h06 2 3
5 11h00
∆|19h58
00h30 03
10h
h 0501 4
왘 Display weekly values
VDO Counter status display
(1) Symbol for the status display.
1
(2) Symbol for crew of two drivers (multi-
VDO 24
VDO| 
09h48
03 h 09
06h06 2 manning).
3 00h30
11h00 03
45h00 43hh050
39 4 Is displayed if crew operation takes
place from the beginning of the work
Activity "/"; "h " = active display shift. The VDO Counter considers the

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 Overview of the menu structure 6. Menu functions

쮿 Overview of the menu structure

printout  driver 1 1) entry  driver 1 display  driver 1 1)

24h day  begin country 24h day
!x event  end country !x event
 activities

printout  driver 2 2) entry  driver 2

display  driver 2 2)
24h day  begin country
24h day
!x event  end country
!x event
 activities

entry  vehicle
6 printout  vehicle
OUT begin / OUT end display  vehicle
24h day
 ferry/train 24h day
!x event
 local time !x event
 overspeed.
 UTC correct.  overspeed.
 techn. data
 Vehicle logging on/off  techn. data
v v-diagram
 company
D status D1/D2 * Main menu
%v v-profiles * * Option
* 1) Rel. 2.1: Menu functions only shown when
%n n-profiles
the driver card is inserted in card slot 1.
2) Rel. 2.1: Menu functions only shown when
the driver card is inserted in card slot 2.

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6. Menu functions Overview of the menu structure

왘 Navigating in the menu functions

The menu functions may be called

3  vehicle
only if the vehicle is stationary!
24h day
 vehicle 4
Turn on the vehicle's ignition if printout
1  driver 1 !x event
 vehicle
you plan to printout or display da-
ta in the ADR variant *.  overspeed

The procedure is always the same and will 1. Main menu Selecting a menu function
be described below in detail. The flashing action in the second line The selected main menu (3) will appear,
1. Press the button , you will be in the (shown in italics) (1) indicates that there the possible functions will flash in the sec-
first main menu. are additional selection possibilities. ond line (4).
From Release 2.1: The display in the 3. Select the desired function with the
first main menu with regard to the printout keys / , for example a daily print-
display and print menus is based on  driver 1
printout
out (4), and confirm the selection with 6
the driver cards inserted in card slots 1 the key .
 driver 2
printout
and 2.
– "printout driver 1" is 2  vehicle
24h day
displayed when a driver card is
Paging in the main menu 25.10.2013
24h day
inserted in card slot 1.
– "printout driver 2" is 2. Select the desired main menu with the 24.10.2013
24h day
displayed when a driver card is keys / , for example a printout of 5 23.10.2013
inserted in card slot 2 and card slot the vehicle data (2), and confirm the
1 is empty. selection with the key . Select desired day
– "printout vehicle" is displayed 4. Use the buttons / to select the
when no driver cards are inserted. desired day (5) and acknowledge the
This does not apply for the input men- selection with the button . 
us.

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왘 Menu access blocked!

The data appears truncated. Personal da-
printout in Example 1: The driver card is missing ta is partially or completely masked.
UTC time
printout in yes or a company card / control card is in
UTC time no the card slot. 왘 Leaving menu functions
The main menu will be shown, but nothing
"No" = Printout in local time will be flashing in the second line. Automatically
5. Select the desired printing type with The menu is exited automatically in the fol-
the keys / and confirm the selec- lowing situations:
printout
tion with the key .  driver 2 앫 after a tachograph card is inserted or
The DTCO 1381 reports for 3 seconds that withdrawn
a printout has started. If necessary, you If you select this function, an operational 앫 or when driving commences.
can abort the printout. note " no data!" will be displayed.
 Details refer to “Cancel printout” on
6 page 45.
Manually
Example 2: Data access blocked 1. Continue pressing the button , until
The most recently selected menu function Access to saved data is regulated by the following question appears.
will then appear. access rights in accordance with the regu-
6. Select another printout with the keys lations and implemented by means of the
leave main menu
/ . respective tachograph cards. Lack of
yes
leave main menu
proper authentication is indicated as fol-
7. Or press the button and return to no
lows:
the next-higher menu level.

 2. Use the buttons / to select "Yes"

DK /4 6 0 2 4 and acknowledge with the button .
7 8 Or use the button to skip the query.
---------------- The standard display (a) appears.

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6. Menu functions Main menu printout driver 1 / driver 2

쮿 Main menu printout driver 1 / driver 2

From this menu you can print out the data 왘 Print daily value A printout of all saved or still active events
of an inserted driver card. and faults will be made,  see page 92.
Select the listed functions step by step. 1. printout
 driver 1 왘 Print activities
Switch on the ignition in the ADR
variant *. 2.  driver 1 1. printout
24h day  driver 1
Remark
The procedure for driver 2 is identical to 3. 24h day 2.  driver 1
that for driver 1 and will not be explained 23.10.2013  activities
24h day
separately. You can select the desired
22.10.2013
printout type prior to every printout. 3.  activities
23.10.2013
 activities 6
A printout of all activities on the selected 22.10.2013
printout in day will be made,  see page 91.
UTC time
printout in yes
UTC time no 왘 Print events From the selected day on, there is a print-
out of all activities of the last 7 calendar
1. printout days,  see page 96.
"No" = Printout in local time
 driver 1

2.  driver 1
!x event

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쮿 Main menu, vehicle printout

From this main menu you can print data 왘 Print instances of over-speeding
from the data memory. 2.  vehicle
24h day
Select the listed functions step by step. 1. printout
 vehicle
Switch on the ignition in the ADR 3. 24h day
variant *. 25.10.2013
24h day
2.  vehicle
24.10.2013  overspeed
Note
You can select the desired printout type
prior to every printout. A printout of all driver activities in chrono- A printout will be made of instances when
logical order, separated by driver 1/ driver the overspeed value set in the DTCO 1381
2 will be made,  see page 93. was exceeded,  see page 95.
6 printout in 왘 Print events from the data memory 왘 Print technical data
UTC time
printout in yes
UTC time no
1. printout
1. printout
 vehicle
 vehicle
"No" = Printout in local time
2.  vehicle
2.  vehicle
왘 Print daily value from the data !x event
 techn. data
memory

1. printout A printout of all saved or still active events A printout of data about vehicle identifica-
 vehicle and faults will be made,  see page 94. tion, sensor identification, and calibration
will be made,  see page 95. 

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6. Menu functions Main menu, vehicle printout

왘 Print v-diagram From the selected day on, there is a print-

out of status inputs of the last 7 calendar 3. %n n-profiles
days,  see page 96. 25.10.2013
%n n-profiles
1. printout
 vehicle 25.10.2013
왘 Print speed profiles *
2.  vehicle
A profile printout of the engine speed rpm
v v-diagram 1. printout
will be made,  see page 97.
 vehicle
3. v v-diagram
25.10.2013
v v-diagram 2.  vehicle
24.10.2013 %v v-profiles

3. %v v-profiles
From the selected day on, there is a print- 25.10.2013
%v v-profiles
out of speed data,  see page 96. 25.10.2013 6
왘 Print D1/D2 status *
A profile printout of the driven speeds will
1. printout be made,  see page 97.
 vehicle
왘 Print rpm profiles *
2.  vehicle
D status D1/D2 1. printout
 vehicle
3. D status D1/D2
25.10.2013
D status D1/D2 2.  vehicle
24.10.2013 %n n-profiles

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 Main menu entry driver 1 / driver 2 6. Menu functions

쮿 Main menu entry driver 1 / driver 2

왘 Enter Begin country 왘 Enter End country
You can enter the country independently
of the function of inserting or withdrawing Select the following functions step by step: Select the following functions step by step:
the driver card.
1. entry 1. entry
According to the regulations,  driver 1  driver 1
driver 1 and driver 2 must sepa-
rately enter into the tachograph 2.  driver 1 2.  driver 1
the country in which the respec-  begin country  end country
tive driver begins or ends his
shift. 3.  begin country 3.  end country
28.10 11:30
 begin :D
country 29.10 11:30
 end :F
country
Remark
28.10 11:30 :E 29.10 11:30 :E
6 The procedure for driver 2 is identical to
that for driver 1 and will not be explained
4.  begin region 4.  end region
separately.
11:30 E AN 11:30 E AN

If necessary, you may be automatically If necessary, you may be automatically

asked to enter the region (step 4). asked to enter the region (step 4).

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6. Menu functions Main menu entry vehicle

쮿 Main menu entry vehicle

You can perform the following entries in 왘 Enter Beginning of ferry / train 왘 Set Local time
this main menu. Select the ferry / train specific condition,
Read and understand the chapter
when you are about to drive on to the ferry
왘 Enter Out beginning / end "Time management" before
/ train or when you have just parked up on
attempting to make any changes!
If you use the vehicle for a journey outside the ferry / train.
 Refer to “Time management” on
of the scope of the regulations, you can set Select the following functions step by step. page 82.
the function to "Out of Scope" and/or end
it again. 1. entry Select the listed functions step by step.
Select the following functions step by step.  vehicle

1. entry
1. entry 2.  vehicle
 vehicle
 vehicle  ferry/train

2.  vehicle
6
2.  vehicle 3. Then set your current activity using
 local time
OUT begin key .
The recording of the port operation is auto- 3. UTC 27.03.2013
 vehicle matically ended as soon as a one-minute 23:32 23:32
OUT end driving period has been recorded by the
UTC 29.03.2013
23:32 00:02
UTC 29.03.2013
DTCO 1381.
23:32 00:32
The setting "Out of Scope" ends automat- The "" symbol is no longer dis-
ically as soon as you insert a driver card played when the vehicle is moving.
into card slot 1 or withdraw a driver card The display is shown again however In the standard display, you may adjust the
from slot. when the vehicle stops before one time to the local time zone as well as to the
minute of driving time is recorded by beginning or end of daylight-savings time
the DTCO 1381. in steps of ±30 minutes. 

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 Main menu entry vehicle 6. Menu functions

Please observe the legal stipula- The menu function is disabled in the
tions applicable in your country! following situations:
앫 A correction has already taken
왘 Make UTC correction place within the last seven days.
or
You can correct the UTC time up to a max-
imum of ±1 minute per week. Greater de- 앫 You are trying to correct the
viations can only be corrected by an UTC time between one minute
authorised workshop. before and one minute after
midnight.
Select the following functions step by step:
When selecting, the following note
will appear for three seconds.
1. entry
 vehicle

6 2.  vehicle  UTC correct.

 UTC correct. impossible!

3.  23:32UTC
correction
 +1min
23:32UTC
correction -1min

If the deviation of the displayed

UTC time is more than 20 minutes,
please contact an authorised work-
shop!

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6. Menu functions Main menu display driver 1 / driver 2

쮿 Main menu display driver 1 / driver 2

From this menu you can display the data Remark You can display all activites of the selected
of an inserted driver card. Calling a function is identical to that of a day or the saved or still active events and
printout and will not be explained sepa- faults by paging.
In the ADR variant *, the data can be rately. There is also a possibility to access
displayed only when the ignition is any desired display in local time.
turned on.

Information on the display display in

The data will appear on the display similar UTC-time
display in yes
to how it appears on a printout, although UTC-time no
one printout line (24 characters) will be
shown divided onto two lines. "No" = Display in local time

Select the possible displays for driver 1 or 6

 23.10.2013 14:
55 (UTC) driver 2 step by step.

---------------
--------  driver 1
24h
24hâãday
day
Example for the data display 25.10.2013
If you page backward with the / but- or
tons while paging through the information,
you will be able to move backward only  driver 1
about 20 printout lines. !x event
Use the button to leave the display.

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쮿 Main menu display vehicle

From this main menu you can display data Remark Or
from the data memory. Calling a function is identical to that of a 앫 Display the number of the company
printout and will not be explained sepa- card of the registered company. If no
In the ADR variant *, the data can be rately. There is also a possibility to access company is registered, then "___" will
displayed only when the ignition is any desired display in local time. appear.
turned on.

Information on the display display in  vehicle

The data will appear on the display similar UTC-time
display in yes 24h
24h day
day
to how it appears on a printout, although UTC-time no 25.10.2013
one printout line (24 characters) will be or
shown divided onto two lines. "No" = Display in local time
 vehicle
6 Select the possible functions step by step. !x event
 23.10.2013 14:
 vehicle
55 (UTC) By paging, you can:
 overspeed.
--------------- 앫 Display all driver activities in  vehicle
-------- chronological order.  techn. data
앫 Display of all saved or still active  vehicle
Example for the data display events and faults.  company
If you page backward with the / but- 앫 Display the instances when the set
tons while paging through the information, overspeed was exceeded.
you will be able to move backward only 앫 Display data about vehicle
about 20 printout lines. identification, sensor identification,
Use the button to leave the display. and calibration.

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 Messages

A message appears
Overview of the events
Overview of the faults
Driving time warning
Overview of the operational notes

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 A message appears 7. Messages

쮿 A message appears
The DTCO 1381 permanently records the plain text of the message, and memory
driver-based and vehicle-based data and code.
x1 internal monitors the system’s functions. Errors in 앫 You must acknowledge these mes-
fault xx a component, in the device, or in the sages using button .
operating procedure will be displayed
앫 The DTCO 1381 also saves (in the
immediately after occurrence and are
1 2 3 driver card’s data memory) data
divided functionally into the following
Display of a message related to the event or the fault in
groups:
(1) Pictogram combination, if necessary, accordance with the memory regula-
앫 ! = Event tions contained in the directive. You
with card slot number
(2) Plain text of the message 앫 x = Fault can display or print this data through
(3) Memory code 앫  = Driving time warning the menu function.
앫  = Operational notes
Risk of Accident Driving time warnings
While driving, messages can During card-based messages, the 앫 This message warns the driver about
7 appear in the display. It is also pos- card slot number will appear in addi-
tion to the pictogram.
excessive driving times.
sible that the driver card will be 앫 The message is backlighted and must
automatically ejected due to a be confirmed by means of button .
security breach. 왘 Characteristics of the messages
Do not be distracted by this; Operational notes
Events, faults
instead, continue to focus all of Operational notes are displayed without
your attention on driving safely. 앫 The display's backlighting flashes for flashing backlighting and (with the excep-
approximately 30 seconds. At the tion of some messages) disappear auto-
same time, the cause of the fault matically after 3 or 30 seconds.
appears with a pictogram combination, 

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7. Messages A message appears

Instrument display 앫 If you do not acknowledge a

If an instrument display is built into the message while driving, the mes-
vehicle, the functional monitoring " " will sage will appear every ten sec-
refer to messages on the DTCO 1381. onds alternately with the
currently set standard display.
 For detailed information refer to the
vehicle's operating instructions. 앫 If several messages are pend-
ing, then you must acknowledge
the individual messages one
after the other.
왘 Acknowledgement of messages
1. If you press the button , the flashing If the tachograph fails to operate
of the backlighting will stop immedi- properly, you (as driver) will be
ately. responsible to note information
2. Press the button again, the mes- about the activities which will no
sage disappears and the standard dis- longer be properly recorded or
play (a), (b) or (c) will appear again. printed by the tachograph on a sep-
arate sheet or on the rear side of 7
Remark the paper roll!
The operational note disappears when  Refer to “Handwritten activity
pressing the button for the first time. entries” on page 36.

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 Overview of the events 7. Messages

쮿 Overview of the events

If an event repeats on a continuous basis, please contact an authorised

workshop.

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

! security The following are possible causes: Acknowledge message.
breach 앫 Error in the data memory, data security in the DTCO 1381 is
no longer ensured.
앫 The data from the sensor are no longer reliable.
앫 The DTCO 1381 housing was opened without authorisation.
!1 security 앫 The card lock is disturbed or defective. Acknowledge message.
breach 앫 The DTCO 1381 no longer detects a tachograph card that If the DTCO 1381 recognises security
was previously inserted correctly. breaches which do no longer ensure the cor-
rectness of the data on the tachograph card,
앫 The identity or authenticity of the tachograph card is not
7 proper or the data recorded on the tachograph card is not
the tachograph card is automatically ejected
(even while the vehicle is moving)!
reliable.
Insert tachograph card once again or have it
checked if necessary.
! power The power was disconnected or the power supplied to the Acknowledge message.
interruption DTCO 1381 / sensor was too low or too high. Under certain con-  Refer to “Power interruption” on page 20.
ditions this message can also appear when the engine starts!
! sensor fault The communication with the sensor is interrupted. Acknowledge message.
! motion Contradiction in the evaluation of the vehicle movement Acknowledge message.
conflict between sensor and an independent signal source. Perhaps the Contact an authorised workshop as soon as
function (ferry/train) was not set during the transport. possible. 

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Picto / reason Meaning Measure

! driving Driving commenced without a driver card or without a valid driver Acknowledge message.
without card card in card slot 1. The message also appears if a non-permis- Stop vehicle and insert valid driver card.
sible card combination is caused by inserting the card while the Withdraw a possibly inserted company card /
vehicle is moving. control card from the DTCO 1381.
 Refer to “Operating modes of the DTCO 1381” on page 78.
!1 insertion The driver card was inserted after driving has begun. Acknowledge message.
while driving
!1 time The set UTC time of this tachograph is behind the UTC time of Acknowledge message.
overlap the previous tachograph. This produces a negative time differ- Determine the tachograph with the incorrect
ence. UTC time and make sure that an authorised
workshop checks and corrects the tacho-
graph as soon as possible.
!1 card not The tachograph card has either expired, is not yet valid, or the Acknowledge message.
valid authentication has failed. Check tachograph card and insert it again.
An inserted driver card which has become invalid after a change
of day will be automatically written to and ejected (without 7
request) after the vehicle becomes stationary.
! cards The two tachograph cards must not be inserted together in the Acknowledge message.
conflict DTCO 1381! For example, the company card is inserted Remove the corresponding tachograph card
together with a control card. from the card slot.
!1 card not The driver card was not properly removed from the last tacho- Acknowledge message.
closed graph. In some cases driver-based data will not be saved.
 overspeed The set maximum speed was exceeded for longer than Acknowledge message.
60 seconds. Reduce speed.

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 Overview of the faults 7. Messages

쮿 Overview of the faults

If a fault repeats on a continuous basis, please contact an authorised

workshop.

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

x internal Serious fault in the DTCO 1381, the following are possible Acknowledge message.
fault causes:
앫 Unexpected program faults or processing time faults.
앫 Button elements blocked or pressed simultaneously for Check proper function of the button ele-
some time. ments.
앫 Communication fault with external devices. Check connecting cables or function of the
external devices.
앫 Communication fault with the instrument display. Check connecting cables or function of the
instrument display.
7 앫 Fault at pulse output. Check connecting cables or function of the
connected control device.
x1 internal 앫 Fault in the card mechanics, e.g. card lock is not closed. Remove tachograph card and insert it again.
fault
x time fault UTC time of the DTCO 1381 is not plausible or does not function Acknowledge message.
properly. In order to avoid an inconsistency of data, newly
inserted driver / company cards are not accepted!
x printer The printer's supply voltage has failed or the temperature sensor Acknowledge message.
fault for the printing head is defective. Repeat the process and, if necessary, switch
off / on the ignition again. 

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7. Messages Overview of the faults

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

x download Fault while downloading the data to an external device. Acknowledge message.
fault Repeat the data download once again.
Check connecting cables (e.g. loose contact)
or external device.
x sensor fault The sensor has indicated an internal fault after a self-test. Acknowledge message.
x IMS fault IMS = Independent Motion Signal. The additional independent Acknowledge message.
motion signal is missing or is not available.
x1 card fault A communication fault has appeared while reading / writing the Acknowledge message.
tachograph card, e.g. by dirty contacts. Clean the contacts of the tachograph card
x2 card fault It might not be possible to record the data completely on the and insert it again.
driver card!  Refer to “Disposal of the components” on
page 83.

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 Driving time warnings 7. Messages

쮿 Driving time warnings

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

1 break! This message appears after an uninterrupted driving time of Acknowledge message.
104h15 00h15 4 hours 15 minutes. Please plan a rest break soon.
1 break! Driving time exceeded! This message appears after an uninter- Acknowledge message.
104h30 00h15 rupted driving time of 4 hours 30 minutes. Please take a rest break.

왘 VDO Counter * display

Please note!
The DTCO 1381 registers, saves
and calculates the driving times on
the basis of the rules established VDO 00 h 00 1
by the EU regulations. It warns the 00h30
driver prematurely about exceeding
his driving time!
7 However, these cumulative driv- After having acknowledged the second
ing times do not anticipate the "Driving time warning", the VDO Counter *
legal interpretation of "continu- displays your driving time (1) has ended
ous driving time". (except for Out of Scope operation).
Please take a rest break at once.

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7. Messages Overview of the operational notes

쮿 Overview of the operational notes

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

 please This request will appear if no entry is made during the manual Press button and continue the entry.
enter entry procedure.
 printout not A printout is not possible at the moment: You can request a printout as soon as the
possible 앫 because the ignition has been switched off (ADR variant *). problem is removed.
앫 because the temperature of the thermal printing head is too
high,
앫 the printer interface is occupied by another active process,
e.g. a printout in progress,
앫 or because the supply voltage is too high or too low.
앫 No display is possible at the moment since the ignition has Switch on ignition and call the desired display
been switched off (ADR variant *). again.
 printout An ongoing printout is interrupted or delayed because the tem- Wait to cool. The printout will continue auto-
delayed perature of the thermal printing head is too high. matically as soon as the permissible condi- 7
tion has been reached.
 drawer open When a printout is requested or a printout is in progress, the Close the drawer.
DTCO 1381 recognises that the printer drawer is open. The print Restart print request.
request will be rejected and/or a printout in progress will be inter-
rupted.
This message also appears if you request the tachograph card Close printer drawer and request tachograph
from card slot 2 while the printer drawer is open. card again.
o no paper The printer has no paper. The print request will be rejected and/ If a new roll of paper is inserted within one
or a printout in progress will be interrupted. hour, the DTCO 1381 automatically conti-
nues the printout. 

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 Overview of the operational notes 7. Messages

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

 ejection not Requesting the tachograph card will be rejected: Wait until the DTCO 1381 enables the func-
possible 앫 because data might be read in or transferred, tion or remove the problem: Stop the vehicle
or switch on the ignition.
앫 the driver card needs to be read-in again within the registra-
tion time of one minute, Then request the tachograph card again.
앫 a day change (according to UTC time) is taking place,
앫 the vehicle is moving,
앫 or, in the ADR variant *, the ignition has been switched off.
?1 recording There is an inconsistency in the order of the dates in the data This message can be displayed until the
inconsistent recorded on the driver card. incorrect recordings have been overwritten
by new data!
Have the tachograph card checked if the
message is displayed permanently.
1 card error An error has occurred when processing the inserted tachograph Clean the contacts of the tachograph card
card. The tachograph card is not accepted and is ejected. and insert it again.
7 If this message is displayed again, check
whether another tachograph card can be
read in correctly.
1 wrong card The inserted card is not a tachograph card. The card is not Please insert a valid tachograph card.
type accepted and is ejected.
1 internal Fault in the card mechanics, e.g. card lock is not closed. Remove tachograph card and insert it again.
fault

 internal 앫 Fault at pulse output. Check connecting cables or function of the

fault connected control device. 

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7. Messages Overview of the operational notes

Picto / reason Meaning Measure

앫 The DTCO 1381 has a serious fault or a serious time error Take care that an authorised workshop
has occurred. For example, an unrealistic UTC time. The checks and, if necessary, replaces the tacho-
tachograph card is not accepted and is ejected. graph as soon as possible.
continual error If this message is displayed, the DTCO 1381 will no longer func- Please observe the listed note if the tacho-
#xxxxxxxx xxx tion! graph does not operate properly,
 see page 67.

Operational notes as information

Picto / Reason Meaning Measure

 no data! The menu function cannot be called up since, in the card slot, ... These notes disappear automatically after
앫 no driver card is inserted three seconds. No steps must be taken.
앫 or a company card / control card is inserted.
 UTC correct. It is not possible to use the menu function:
impossible! 앫 The UTC time has already been corrected within the last
seven days.
7
앫 You are trying to correct the UTC time between one minute
before and one minute after midnight.
printout Acknowledgement of the selected function.
started ...
entry stored Acknowledgement that the DTCO 1381 saved the entry.
display not No data can be displayed as long as the printing is in progress.
possible!
please wait! The tachograph card has not yet been read completely. It is not
possible to call up menu functions. 

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 Overview of the operational notes 7. Messages

Picto / Reason Meaning Measure

§ calibration The next periodic inspection is due, for example in 18 days. Ins- These notes disappear automatically after
in days 18 pections required due to technical alterations cannot be taken three seconds. No steps must be taken.
into account! An authorised workshop can program when the
notice should start to appear.
 For more details, see “Compulsory Tachograph inspections”
from page 83.
1 expires in The released tachograph card, for example, expires in 15 days!
days 15 An authorised workshop can program the day as of which the
notice should appear.
1 download From Release 2.1: The next download of the driver card will, for
in days 7 example, be due in 7 days (default setting). An authorised work-
shop can program when the notice should start to appear.

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 Product description

Operating modes of the DTCO 1381

Tachograph cards
Saved data
Time management
Care and maintenance
Technical data

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 Operating modes of the DTCO 1381 8. Product description

쮿 Operating modes of the DTCO 1381

The DTCO 1381 has four operating According to the inserted tachgraph
1 modes: card(s), the DTCO 1381 automatically
앫 Operational "" changes to the following operating mode:
12:50  0km/h 앫 Company ""
 123456.7km 
앫 Control ""
앫 Calibration ""

(1) Display of the operating mode

Operating modes Card slot -1

No card Driver card Company card Control card Workshop card
No card Operational Operational Company Control Calibration
Card slot -2

Driver card Operational Operational Company Control Calibration

Company card Company Company Company Operational Operational
Control card Control Control Operational Control Operational
8 Workshop card Calibration Calibration Operational Operational Calibration
In this condition, the DTCO 1381 only uses the tachograph
card inserted in card slot 1.

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8. Product description Tachograph cards

쮿 Tachograph cards
The authorities in the individual EU is intended for the owners and operators of 앫 after the data defined by the
member states will issue the tachograph vehicles. regulations has been saved on the
cards specified by the legislature. tachograph card.
왘 Control card
왘 Driver card The control card identifies an official of a Automatic ejection
The driver uses the driver card to identify control body (like the police) and permits If the DTCO 1381 recognises a fault in the
himself to the DTCO 1381. The driver card access to the data in the data memory. All card lock, it tries to transfer the existing
is used for normal driving operation and saved data and the data of an inserted data to the tachograph card before it is
permits storing, displaying, printing, or driver card are accessible. This data can automatically ejected. In this case, the
downloading (with only one inserted driver be displayed, printed, or downloaded completeness and authenticity of the data
card) of activities under this identity. through the download interface. on the tachograph card can no longer be
guaranteed!
왘 Company card 왘 Workshop card
The company card identifies a company Persons of an authorised workshop who
and authorises access to the data of this are approved to program, calibrate,
company. With the company card, the activate, test, etc. will receive the
data saved in the data memory of the workshop card.
Vehicle Unit as well as in the inserted
driver card can be displayed, printed, and 8
왘 Locking the tachograph cards
downloaded. If necessary (once per unit),
If the DTCO 1381 accepts an inserted
the entry of the authorising member state
tachograph card, removal of the card will
and the official registration number in the
be mechanically blocked. It is possible to
DTCO 1381.
remove the tachograph card only when:
It is also possible to download load data
앫 the vehicle is stationary,
remotely with the corresponding fleet
management system. This company card 앫 the user requests removal,

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왘 Access rights of the tachograph cards

The rights to access data saved in the

Workshop card
Company card
data memory of the DTCO 1381 are

Without card

Control card
regulated by law and will be released

Driver card
with the corresponding tachograph card
only.

Driver data X V V V V Driver data = Data on the driver card

Print

Vehicle data T1 T2 T3 V V Vehicle data = Data in the data memory

Parameter data V V V V V Parameter data = Data for device adaptation /

Calibration
Driver data X V V V V
Displays

Vehicle data T1 T2 T3 V V V = Unlimited access rights

Parameter data V V V V V T1 = Driver activities of the last eight days without

driver identification data
Driver data X T2 V V V T2 = Driver identification only for the inserted
8
Read out

card
Vehicle data X X T3 V V T3 = The associated company’s driver activities

Parameter data X X V V V X = not possible

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8. Product description Saved data

쮿 Saved data

왘 Driver card – Downloading the data from the second of the driven speed with date
앫 Data for identifying the driver. data memory and time.
– Downloading the data from the 앫 Saved speed values with a higher
After any use of the vehicle the following
driver card resolution (one minute before and one
data:
앫 Period of time (from / to) for which the minute after an unusual deceleration)
앫 Vehicles used
data was downloaded. can be analysed in the event of a
앫 Activities of the driver, during normal collision.
앫 Vehicle ID
driving operation at least 28 days.
앫 Driver Card number and card issuing These data can be read via the download
앫 Country entries interface:
Member State (when downloading a
앫 Appearing events / faults Driver Card) 앫 legal download 24 hours,
앫 Information about control activities 앫 the complete mass memory by means
앫 Specific conditions including Out of 왘 Data memory of special download software.
Scope and ferry / train operations 앫 The data memory records and saves
If the memory capacity is full, the oldest the data required according to the 왘 VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1)
data will be overwritten by the Council Regulation (EEC) 3821/85, The recording of vehicle position data via
DTCO 1381. annex I B, over a time period of at least GPS is possible as an option.  Refer to
365 calendar days: “VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1)” on 8
왘 Company card 앫 The evaluation of activities occurs in 1 page 17.
앫 Identifies a company and authorises minute intervals and the DTCO 1381
access to the data of this company. will evaluate the longest continuous
activity for each interval.
The following data regarding company
activities: 앫 Speed values are saved over a time
period of 168 hours at a resolution of
앫 Type of activity 1 second. The DTCO 1381 saves each
– Lock-in / lock-out

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쮿 Time management
The DTCO 1381 saves all time entries for
Time zone offset Countries Example:
working time, availability time, driving
time, rest time, etc. in UTC time. 00:00 (UTC) UK / P / IRL / IS Local time in Germany = 15:30
+ 01:00 h A / B / BIH / CZ / D / (daylight-savings time)
Time zone "0" = UTC DK / E / F / H / HR / I / UTC time = Local time – (ZO + SO)
L / M / N / NL / PL / S /
= 15:30 –
SK / SLO / SRB
(01:00 h + 01:00 h)
+ 02:00 h BG / CY / EST / FIN /
UTC time = 13:30 Time
GR / LT / LV / RO /
TR / UA
+ 03:00 h RUS

왘 Converting to UTC time

UTC time = Local time – (ZO + SO)

Time zone in Europe ZO = Time zone offset
UTC time corresponds to time zone "0" of
8
SO = Daylight-savings time
the 24 time zones (-12 ... 0 ... +12) offset
distributed across the globe. (this offset is not used after
daylight-savings time ends)
In principle, the time shown in the display
is set at the factory in UTC time. You can (ZO + SO) = set offset in the
DTCO 1381
set the local time through the menu
function.
 Refer to “Set Local time” on page 61.

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쮿 Care and maintenance

왘 Cleaning the DTCO 1381 앫 the UTC time deviates by more than
Archive the data or carefully keep
Clean the casing, the display and the 20 minutes.
the documentation for possible
function keys with a slightly moistened requests by control bodies.
cloth or with a microfibre cleaning cloth. Make sure that the calibration
plaque is renewed during every
2 year inspection and contains the 왘 Disposal of the components
Do not use any abrasive cleaning
agents or solvents like thinner or required data.
Please dispose of the DTCO 1381
petroleum spirits. Make sure that the supply voltage with its associated system
of the DTCO 1381 is not components in compliance with the
왘 Compulsory Tachograph disconnected for more than 12 guidelines for disposing EC
inspections months at a time, for example due recording equipment effective in the
Preventive maintenance work is not to disconnection of the battery from respective member states.
required for the DTCO 1381. At least the vehicle.
every two years, the proper operation of
the DTCO 1381 must be checked by an 왘 Behaviour when repairing /
authorised workshop. replacing the DTCO 1381
Follow-up inspections are necessary if The authorised workshops can download
앫 changes were made to the vehicle,
the data from the DTCO 1381 and hand 8
them over to the company.
e.g. concerning the distance pulse or
the wheel circumference, If, due to a failure, the saved data cannot
be downloaded, the workshops are
앫 a repair was made to the DTCO 1381,
instructed to document this with a
앫 the vehicle registration number of the certificate and to contact the company in
vehicle has been changed, writing.

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 Technical data 8. Product description

쮿 Technical data

왘 DTCO 1381 왘 Paper roll

Measurement 220 km/h (according to annex I B) Ambient Temperature: -25 to 70 °C
range end value 250 km/h (for other vehicle deployments) conditions
LCD 2 lines with 16 characters each Dimensions Diameter: approx. 27.5 mm
Width: 56,5 mm
Temperature Operation: -25 to 70 °C
Length: approx. 8 m
Storage: -40 to 85 °C
Voltage 24 or 12 Volt DC Order no. 1381.90030300
Power supply Standby: Typical during oper.: You will receive original spare paper rolls
max. 30 mA (12 V) max. 3,0 A (12 V) from your local VDO distributor.
max. 20 mA (24 V) max. 1,0 A (24 V)
EMV / EMC ECE R10
Please note!
Thermal printing Character size: 2,1 x 1,5 mm
mechanism Print width: 24 characters/line Use (order) only paper rolls (original VDO printer paper) on
Speed: appr. 15-30 mm/sec. which is visible the tachograph model (DTCO 1381) with
Printout of diagrams approval mark " " and the valid approval mark " " or
8 Protection type IP 54
" ".

Possible special 앫 ADR variant

equipment 앫 Customer-specific panel, illumination of display and buttons
앫 Automatic setting of the activities after ignition on/off
앫 Printout and download of v-/n profiles, status entry D1/D2
앫 VDO Counter
앫 VDO GeoLoc (from Release 2.1)

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 Pictograms and printout samples

Overview of the pictograms

Country symbols
Printout examples
Explanation of printout examples
Data record purpose during events or faults

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쮿 Overview of the pictograms

Operating modes Devices / functions  Operational note / Work time

warnings
 Company 1 Card slot 1; Driver 1
 Shift beginning
 Control 2 Card slot 2; Driver 2
 Location
 Operational  Tachograph card (read correctly)
 Security
 Calibration  Tachograph card inserted;
 relevant data read.  Speed
 Production status
 Clock  Time
Persons  Printer / printout Σ Total / summary
 Company  Entry  Shift end
 Controller  Display M Manual entry of driver activities
 Driver  VDO GeoLoc * is switched on.
Specific conditions
 Workshop / inspection centre (from Release 2.1)
OUT Recording equipment not required
 Manufacturer  External saving
Download data (copy)  Vehicle located on a ferry or on a
train
Activities Data transmission running
 Availability time  Sensor Qualifiers
 Driving time  Vehicle / Vehicle unit / DTCO 1381 24h Daily
 Break and rest time  Tyre size | Weekly
9  Other working time  Power supply  Two weeks
 Valid interruption / break  From or to
Miscellaneous
? Unknown
! Event
x Fault

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왘 Pictogram combinations

Miscellaneous Cards %v Speed profiles *

 Control location  Driver card %n Rpm profiles *

 Start time  Company card

Displays
 End time  Control card
24h Daily driver activities (daily value)
OUT Begin Out of Scope:  Workshop card from the driver card
Recording equipment not required --- No card !x Events and faults from the driver
OUT End Out of Scope card
 Location at beginning of work day Driving 24h Daily driver activities (daily value)
(shift beginning)  Crew from vehicle / DTCO 1381
 Location at end of work day  Driving time over two weeks !x Events and faults from vehicle /
(shift end) DTCO 1381
 From vehicle Printouts  Over-speeding
 Printout driver card 24h Daily driver activities (daily value)  Technical data
 Printout vehicle / DTCO 1381 from the driver card
 Company
 Entry vehicle / DTCO 1381 !x Events and faults from the driver
card
 Display driver card
24h Daily driver activities (daily value)
 Display vehicle / DTCO 1381
from DTCO 1381
 Local time
!x Events and faults from DTCO 1381
 UTC correction
 Over-speeding 9
 Technical data
 Driver’s activities
v v-diagram
D Status D1/D2 diagram * 

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Events Faults  Drawer open

! Insertion of an invalid tachograph x Card fault o No paper

card x Display fault  Printout delayed
! Time overlap x Printer fault  Card defective
! Insertion of driver card while driving x Internal fault DTCO 1381  Incorrect card
 Over-speeding x Download fault  Ejection not possible
! Communication fault with the x Sensor fault  Process delayed
sensor ? Recording inconsistent
x IMS = Independent motion signal
! Time adjustment (by workshop) missing  Internal fault
! Cards conflict
1 Expires in days ...
! Driving without valid driver card Driving time warnings
§ Calibration in days ...
! Last card process not completed  break!
1 Download of driver card in days ...
correctly (from Release 2.1)
! Interruption of power supply Manual entry process
! Security breach // Entering "activities" VDO Counter *
 Over-speeding control ? Entering "unknown activity"  Remaining driving time
! Motion data conflict during vehicle ? Entering "location" at the end of the Beginning of the next driving time
movement shift  Release 2.0
? Entering "location" at the beginning  Release 2.1
of the shift
Future driving time
9 Operational notes
 Release 2.0
 Release 2.1
 Wrong entry
 Remaining break time / rest period
 Menu access not possible
 Remaining time until the beginning
 Please enter of the daily, weekly rest period
 Printout not possible

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9. Pictograms and printout samples Country symbols

쮿 Country symbols

Value assignment FR/FO Faroes RSM San Marino

A Austria GE Georgia RUS The Russian Federation

AL Albania GR Greece S Sweden

AND Andorra H Hungary SK Slovakia

ARM Armenia HR Croatia SLO Slovania

AZ Azerbaijan I Italy SRB Serbia

B Belgium IRL Ireland TM Turkmenistan

BG Bulgaria IS Iceland TR Turkey

BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina KZ Kazachstan UA Ukraine

BY Belarus L Luxembourg UK United Kingdom, Alderney,

LT Lithuania Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man,
CH Switzerland
Gibraltar
CY Cyprus LV Latvia
UZ Uzbekistan
CZ The Czech Republic M Malta
V Vatican City
D Germany MC Monaco
WLD Rest of the world
DK Denmark MD Republic of Moldavia

E Spain 1) MK Macedonia
1) 
MNE Montenegro Refer to “Symbols of the regions” on
EC European Community
page 90.
EST Estonia N Norway
9
EUR Rest of Europe NL The Netherlands

F France P Portugal

FIN Finland PL Poland

FL Liechtenstein RO Romania

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왘 Symbols of the regions

Value assignment – Spain

AN Andalusia AST C PV NA
AR Aragon
AST Asturias
G
C Cantabria
CAT Catalonia LR
CAT
CL Castile-León
CL AR
CM Castile-La Mancha
CV Valencia
M
EXT Extremadura
G Galicia CV IB
CM
IB Balearic islands
IC Canary islands EXT
LR La Rioja
M Madrid MU
MU Murcia AN
NA Navarra
PV Basque Community IC
9

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쮿 Printout examples

왘 Daily printout from the driver card

1  26.11.2013 14:55 (UTC) 8c  06:17 00h45

-----------------------  07:02 00h39  18:38 CH
24h  07:41 01h19  205 408 km
2 ----------------------- 8e 95 958 km; 86 km  04h54 317 km
 Schmitt ------------------------ 11d  02h27  03h29
3  01h14 ? 11h56
Peter 8a ? 09:00 00h24
 04h28
D /12345678901234 5 6 -----------2------------
----------!x-----------
----------------------- 8b  S /LCR 243 12
 Rogenz 205 002 km x 0 10.11.2013 12:45
 09:24 02h30  00h04
3a Winfried 8c  D /VS VM 612
DK /45678901234567 7 8  11:54 00h39
04.01.2014 ------------------------ ------------------------
? 12:33 00h10 12c ! 0 05.08.2013 09:23
----------------------- 8a !34 ( 0) 00h01
 ABC12345678901234 -----------1------------
 D /VS VM 612
4 D /VS VM 612  12:43 02h27
----------------------- 8c  15:10 01h12 ------------------------
 Continental Automotive  16:22 00h16
5 GmbH  16:38 00h42  D /VS VM 612
1381.12345678901 16:38 ---------- 13 ----------!x-----------
-----------------------
8d  17:20 00h52  5 15.11.2013 16:42
 NFZ-Profi Service & Ve  18:12 00h24 ( 2) 00h12
6 rtrieb  18:36 00h02 D /98765432109876 5 4
D /87654321087654 3 2 205 408 km; 231 km F /12345678901234 5 6
8e ------------------------
 02.04.2012 ------------------------

----------------------- 8a ? 18:38 05h22 13c 4 15.10.2013 11:10
D /12345678901234 5 6 -----------Σ------------ ( 95) 00h30
7  11.11.2013 11:11  06:00 D DK /45678901234567 7 8
----------------------- 11 95 872 km F /12345678901234 5 6
8 25.11.2013 310 09:00 D ------------------------
9
x 0 10.11.2013 12:45
------------------------ 11a 95 958 km
00h04
8a ? 00:00 06h00 09:24 D
 06:00 00h17 205 002 km DK /45678901234567 7 8
-----------1------------ 12:33 D ------------------------
 D /VS VM 612 205 177 km  Friedrichshafen
8b .....................
95 872 km 12:43 D 21  .....................
Schmitt Peter
205 177 km  Rogenz Winfried
.....................

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Points to note with "Daily printout of 왘 Events / faults from the driver
the driver card" card

-----------------------
D /12345678901234 5 6 1  11.11.2013 11:11 (UTC)
 11.11.2013 11:11  -----------------------
------------------------
----------------------- 2 !x
25.11.2013 310 ----------------------- ! 05.08.2013 09:23
8f  Schmitt 12c !22 00h01
--------? ! ? -------- 3 Peter  D /VS VM 612
D /12345678901234 5 6 ------------------------
------------------------ ----------------------- ! 17.04.2013 16:04
? 00:00 06h00  Rogenz !11 01h02
 06:00 00h17 Winfried  D /VS VM 612
3a DK /45678901234567 7 8 -----------x-----------
-----------1------------ 12b x 10.11.2013 12:45
04.01.2014
----------------------- 00h04
4  ABC12345678901234  D /VS VM 612
D /VS VM 612 ------------------------
 D /VS VM 612 -----------!----------- 12c x 11.02.2013 18:02
95 872 km
12a ! 04.04.2013 02:14 00h03
 06:17 00h45 06h03  D /VS VM 612
 07:02 00h39   S /LCR 243 ------------------------
 07:41 ------------------------ x 20.12.2012 01:54
8g ! 04.11.2013 18:12 00h04
km; km 12c 00h01  D /S VD 432
-----------Σ------------
06:00 D  D /VS VM 612 ------------------------
95 872 km ------------------------  Ulm
.....................
 00h00 km ! 10.02.2013 08:12 21  Schmitt Peter
.....................
00h05  Rogenz Winfried
 D /S VD 432 .....................
------------------------
! 12.12.2012 10:15
----------------------- 00h10
 D /VS VM 612
9 -----------------------
25.11.2013 310 ------------------------
------------------------ ! 10.05.2013 08:45
8h ----------OUT----------- 00h01
-----------1------------  D /VS VM 612
 D /VS VM 612
95 872 km
 00:00 07h02
 07:02 00h39

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왘 Daily printout of the vehicle

 27.11.2013 16:55 (UTC)

1 -----------------------  06:17 00h45 D /VS VM 612
24h 10e  07:02 00h39  25.11.2013 16:30
2 -----------------------  07:41 01h19 
 Schmitt 10g 95 958 km; 86 km 96 206 km
3 Peter ------------------------  16:30 00h56
D /12345678901234 5 6 ---  17:26 01h11
----------------------- 10a 95 958 km 96 274 km; 68 km
 ABC12345678901234  09:00 00h05 ------------------------
4
D /VS VM 612 95 958 km; 0 km ---
----------------------- ------------------------ 96 274 km
 Continental Automotive 10b  Mustermann  18:37 00h23
5 GmbH Heinz-Dieter 10a  19:00 00h21
1381.12345678901 F /12345678901234 5 6  19:21 04h39
----------------------- 16.06.2013 96 284 km; 10 km
 NFZ-Profi Service & Ve 10c D /M MS 680 -----------2------------
6 rtrieb 24.11.2013 18:54 10h ---
D /87654321087654 3 2 95 872 km
 02.04.2012 10d 95 958 km
10a  00:00 07h02
-----------------------  09:05 00h25  00:00 07h02
7 D /12345678901234 5 6  09:30 02h55
 11.11.2013 11:11   12:25 01h18
----------------------- 10f 12:25 ---------- 11 -----------Σ------------
9 25.11.2013  13:43 00h03 1---
95 872 - 96 284 km 10e  13:46 00h02   00h21 10 km
10 -----------1------------  13:48 00h45  11b  00h28  00h00
---  14:33 00h35   11h16
95 872 km  15:08 01h02  2---
10a  00:00 06h17 10g 96 206 km; 248 km 11c  00h00  12h16
95 872 km 0 km ------------------------  07h02
------------------------ --- ------------------------
10b  Rogenz 96 206 km  Rogenz
Winfried  16:10 00h20
DK /45678901234567 7 8 96 206 km; 0 km 11e
Winfried
DK /45678901234567 7 8 9
04.01.2014 ------------------------ 09:00 D
10c S /LCR 243  Anton 95 958 km
24.11.2013 18:54 Max  01h19 86 km
A /56789567895678 9 5  01h24  00h00
10d 95 872 km M 25.10.2013  00h00
 01h58

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왘 Events / faults from the vehicle

13 ----------!x-----------
! 1 25.11.2013 19:01 1  24.10.2013 16:07 (UTC)
( 1) 00:20 -----------------------
--- !x ! 0 17.04.2013 16:04
------------------------ 2 ----------------------- !17 ( 0) 01h02
13c  5 15.11.2013 16:42  Schmitt DK /45678901234567 7 8
( 2) 00h12 3 Peter F /12345678901234 5 6
D /98765432109876 5 4 D /12345678901234 5 6 UK /54321987654321 9 8
F /12345678901234 5 6 ----------------------- ------------------------
------------------------ 4  ABC12345678901234 ! 0 05.08.2013 09:23
x 0 10.11.2013 12:45 D /VS VM 612 !22 ( 0) 00h01
00h04 -----------!----------- DK /45678901234567 7 8
DK /45678901234567 7 8 13a ! 0 10.08.2013 08:12 13b -----------x-----------
------------------------ ( 0) 00h01 x 0 10.08.2013 07:00
 Lindau D /12345678901234 5 6 00h02
.....................
F /12345678901234 5 6 D /12341234123412 3 4
21  Schmitt Peter
..................... ------------------------
------------------------
 ..................... 13c ! 0 10.08.2013 08:20 13c x 0 05.05.2012 07:15
00h14
 ..................... ( 0) 00h03 D /12345678901234 5 6
D /12345678901234 5 6 F /12345678901234 5 6
 ..................... F /12345678901234 5 6
------------------------ ------------------------
! 1 15.10.2013 07:02 x 6 05.05.2012 07:15
( 1) 00h54 00h14
--- D /12345678901234 5 6
Points to note with "Daily printout of ------------------------ F /12345678901234 5 6
! 2 15.10.2013 07:02 ------------------------
the vehicle" x 0 12.09.2013 21:00
( 1) 00h54 00h01
--- ---
------------------------ ------------------------
-----------1------------ ! 3 15.03.2012 07:56 x?? 0 02.06.2013 21:00
10i ----------OUT----------- ( 1) 00h01 00h30
 Rogenz F /12345678901234 5 6 D /12341234123412 3 4
B /22335578901234 1 2
9 Winfried
DK /45678901234567 7 8 ------------------------
 4 15.10.2013 11:10
------------------------
 Lindau
....................
04.01.2014 21
S /LCR 243 ( 95) 00h30  Schmitt Peter
....................
DK /45678901234567 7 8 
F /12345678901234 5 6 ....................

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왘 Over-speeding 왘 Technical data

ë ?????????????????
/??????????????
 24.10.2013 14:50 (UTC) ------------------------ w 8 000 Imp/km
1 ----------------------- 1  25.10.2013 14:50 (UTC) k 8 000 Imp/km
 90 km/h ----------------------- l 3 050 mm
2 ----------------------- 2   315/70/R22.5
 Mustermann -----------------------  90 km/h
3 Heinz-Dieter 3  Spedition Mustermüller 0 - km
F /12345678901234 5 6 D /12341234123412 3 4 ------------------------
16.06.2013 -----------------------  NFZ-Profi Service & Ve
-----------------------  Mustermann rtrieb
 ABC12345678901234 3a Heinz-Dieter Hauptstr. 24-26 Muster
4 D /VS VM 612 F /12345678901234 5 6
---------------------- 16.06.2013 17 -----------------------
13.03.2013 14:15 ----------------------- ! 08.03.2012 14:00
19 17.04.2013 17:44 ( 7) 4  ABC12345678901234  08.03.2012 15:00
--------------------- D /VS VM 612  Fa. Mustermann & NFZ-
20 24.05.2012 14:02 00h06 ----------------------- 17a Hersteller
98 km/h 92 km/h ( 1) 14  Continental Automotive Schillerstr. 10 Muster
 Förster GmbH kirchen
20c Thomas H.-Hertz-Str.45 78052 D /45678901234567 8 9
D /98765432109876 5 4 VS-Villingen 21.01.2013
-------(365)---------- 1381.12345678901234567 ------------------------
20a 15.10.2013 11:10 00h30 e1-84 ! 28.08.2012 13:00
98 km/h 95 km/h ( 95) 12345678  28.08.2012 13:26
 Rogenz 2013  Kienzle ARGO GMBH
Winfried V xxxx 17.04.2013 Bismarckstr. 19 Berlin
DK /45678901234567 7 8 ----------------------- -Steglitz
------------------------ 15  87654321 D /89012345678901 5 6
e1-175 19.10.2013
DK /45678901234567 7 8 08.03.2012 ----------!x-----------
-------(10)----------- 16 ----------------------- ! 18.10.2013 06:34
20b 16.05.2013 17:10 00h15  Fa. Mustermann & NFZ- 18 x 30.09.2013 18:15
94 km/h 92 km/h ( 12) Hersteller ------ ATTACHMENT------
 Mustermann Schillerstr. 10 Muster 25 SWUM
20c Heinz-Dieter
F /12345678901234 5 6
16a kirchen
D /45678901234567 8 9
V xx.xx 9
----------------------
------------------------ 21.01.2013 26 CAN: 1
...................... Source: speed
 ...................... 16b  08.03.2012 (1) Gain: 0.00390625
21  ABC12345678901234 Factor: 0.926
 ......................
Mustermann Heinz ----------і------------
27 CR(EU) No.1266/2009: XX

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왘 Driver’s activities 왘 v-diagram 왘 Status D1/D2 diagram *

------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------

1  25.10.2013 14:50 (UTC) 1  25.10.2013 14:50 (UTC) 1  25.10.2013 14:50 (UTC)
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
2  2 v 2 D
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
3  Mustermann  ABC12345678901234  ABC12345678901234
Heinz-Dieter 4 D /VS VM 612 4 D /VS VM 612
F /12345678901234 5 6 ----------------------- -----------------------
16.06.2013  Continental Automotive  Continental Automotive
----------------------- 5 GmbH 5 GmbH
 Continental Automotive 1381.12345678901 1381.12345678901
5 GmbH ----------------------- ----------D-----------
1381.12345678901 20.10.2013 ? 0 1
--------------------- 95 872 - 96 284 km D1
28 ?     ----------v----------- D2
29 30 ------------------------

UTC 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00

km/h

24.10.13
23.10.13
22.10.13
21.10.13
20.10.13
19.10.13
18.10.13
120
------------------------

30

60

90

UTC 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:0024:00

24.10.13
23.10.13
22.10.13
21.10.13
20.10.13
19.10.13
18.10.13

0
UTC 00:00 01:00

D1

D2
23:00 24:00

9
24:00

------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------

21  ..................... 21  ..................... 21  .....................

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왘 Speed profiles * 왘 Rpm profiles * 왘 Printout in local time

1  27.11.2013 17:05 (UTC) 1  27.11.2013 17:05 (UTC) ------------------------

----------------------- ----------------------- 31 !!! No legal printout!!!
2 %v 2 %n ------------------------
----------------------- -----------------------  25.11.2013 01:00
 Spedition Mustermüller  Spedition Mustermüller 32  26.11.2013 01:00
3 D /12341234123412 3 4 3 D /12341234123412 3 4 UTC +01h00
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
 ABC12345678901234  ABC12345678901234 33  26.11.2013 15:55 (LOC)
4 D /VS VM 612 4 D /VS VM 612 -----------------------
----------------------- ----------------------- 34 24h
  -----------------------
25.11.2013 00:00 25.11.2013 00:00  Rogenz
25.11.2013 06:17 25.11.2013 06:17 Winfried
--- km/h ----------- --- rpm ------------ DK /45678901234567 7 8
04.01.2014
112 <=v< 221 00h00 3281 <=n< × 00h00 -----------------------
22 ----------------------- -----------------------  ABC12345678901234
 Mustermann 22  Mustermann D /VS VM 612
Heinz-Dieter Heinz-Dieter -----------------------
25.11.2013 18:37 25.11.2013 18:37  Continental Automotive
26.11.2013 00:00 26.11.2013 00:00 GmbH
--- km/h ----------- --- rpm ------------ 1381.12345678901
0 <=< 1 05h02 0 <=n< 1 05h02 -----------------------
1 <=v< 10 00h01 1 <=n< 234 00h00  NFZ-Profi Service & Ve
10 <=v< 16 00h02 24 234 <=n< 469 00h00 rtrieb
16 <=v< 24 00h04 469 <=n< 703 00h00 D /87654321087654 3 2
23 24 <=v< 32 00h05 703 <=n< 938 00h00  02.04.2012
32 <=v< 40 00h05 938 <=n< 1172 00h00 -----------------------
40 <=v< 48 00h04 1172 <=n< 1406 00h03 D /12345678901234 5 6
48 <=v< 56 00h00 1406 <=n< 1641 00h03  11.11.2013 12:11 
56 <=v< 64 00h00 1641 <=n< 1875 00h04
64 <=v< 72 00h00 1875 <=n< 2109 00h09
72 <=v< 80 00h00 2109 <=n< 2344 00h02
80 <=v<
88 <=v<
88 00h00
96 00h00
2344 <=n< 2578 00h00
2578 <=n< 2812 00h00
9
96 <=v< 104 00h00 2812 <=n< 3047 00h00
104 <=v< 112 00h00 3047 <=n< 3281 00h00
112 <=v< 221 00h00 3281 <=n< × 00h00
------------------------ ------------------------
21  ....................  ....................
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쮿 Explanations of printout examples

On request, a company-specific 왘 Legend of the data blocks Information about the cardholder
3
logo can be applied to the printout. of the inserted tachograph card:
1 Date and time of the printout in  = Controller
UTC time  = Driver
-----------!----------- 2 Type of printout:  = Company
1 ! 0 10.08.2013 08:12
( 0) 00h01
24h = Daily printout of the  = Workshop / inspection centre
D /12345678901234 5 6 driver card 앫 Last name
F /12345678901234 5 6
------------------------ !x = Events / faults from the 앫 First name
2 ! 0 10.08.2013 08:20 driver card 앫 Card identification
( 0) 00h03
24h = Daily printout from the 앫 Card valid until ...
DTCO 1381
If tachograph cards are not associated
Every printout consists of a string of !x = Events / faults from the with a person, the name of the control
different data blocks that are identified by DTCO 1381 body, the company, or the workshop
block identifiers (1).  = Over-speeding will be printed instead of the person’s
The value set in the speed limiter will name.
A data block contains one or several data
also be printed. Information about the cardholder
records that are identified by means of a 3a
data record identifier (2).  = Technical data of the other tachograph card
 = Driver's activities 4 Vehicle identification:
A data record identifier will not be printed v = v-diagram 앫 Vehicle identification number
immediately after a block identifier! 앫 Authorising member state and
Optional printouts:
D= Status D1/D2 diagram * vehicle registration number
9 Identification of the tachograph:
%v = Speed profiles * 5
%n = Rpm profiles * 앫 Tachograph manufacturer
앫 Part number of the
DTCO 1381 tachograph
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6 Most recent tachograph 8b Insertion of driver card into slot 8h The specific condition "OUT of
calibration: (card slot 1 or card slot 2): scope" was switched on at start of
앫 Name of workshop 앫 Authorising member state and the day.
앫 Workshop identification vehicle registration number Beginning of list of all driver
9
앫 Date of calibration 앫 Odometer reading when card activities in the DTCO 1381:
7 Most recent control: inserted 앫 Calendar day of printout
앫 Control card identification 8c Activities of the driver card: 앫 Odometer readings at the
앫 Date, time, and type of control 앫 Beginning and duration, and times 00:00 and 23:59
 = Downloading from the driving status Chronology of all activities from
10
driver card  = Crew operation card slot 1
 = Downloading from the Specific conditions: Time period in which no driver
DTCO 1381 8d 10a
앫 Time of entry and pictogram, card was inserted in card slot 1:
 = Printing
 = Displaying for example: ferry or train 앫 Odometer reading at the
List of all driver activities in the 8e Withdrawal of driver card: beginning of the time period
8 앫 Odometer reading and 앫 Set activity or activities in this
order they appear:
앫 Calendar day of the printout distance travelled since most time period
and the usage counter recent insertion 앫 Odometer reading at the end
(number of days that the card Attention: Possible of the time period and
8f
was used.) inconsistency in the data distance traveled
? = Time period that the card was recording since this day was 10b Insertion of the driver card:
8a saved twice on the tachograph 앫 Last name of driver
not inserted:
앫 Manually entered activity after card. 앫 First name of driver
insertion of the driver card, 8g Activtiy not completed: 앫 Card identification 9
with pictogram, beginning and 앫 Duration of activity and daily 앫 Card valid until ...
duration. summaries might be given
incompletely when printouts
are made while the driver card
is inserted. 

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10c 앫 Authorising member state and 10i The specific condition "OUT of 11d Daily summary "Total values of
vehicle registration number of scope" was switched on at start of activities" from the driver card:
the previous vehicle the day. 앫 Total driving time and
앫 Date and time card was Daily summary distance travelled
11
removed from the previous 앫 Total work and availability
vehicle 11a Entered locations: time
앫 Odometer reading when 앫  = Beginning time with 앫 Total rest time and unknown
10d country and region (if
driver card inserted time
M = the entry was done applicable) 앫 Total time in crew activities
manually 앫  = Ending time with country Summary of the activities,
and possibly region
11e
10e List of activities: chronologically arranged by driver
앫 Pictogram of the activity, 앫 Vehicle odometer reading (cumulative for each driver for
beginning and duration, and 11b Summary of times with no driver both card slots):
driving status card in card slot 1: 앫 Last name, first name, card
 = Crew operation 앫 Entered locations in identification of the driver
Entry of specific conditions: chronological order (no entry 앫  = Beginning time with
10f
앫 Entry time and pictogram of in example) country and region (if
the condition 앫 Total activities from card slot 1 applicable)
 = Ferry transfer or train 11c Summary of times with "no driver  = Ending time with country
transfer card" in card slot 2: and possibly region
OUT = Begin (Recording 앫 Entered locations in 앫 Activities from this driver with:
equipment not required) chronological order (no entry Total driving time and
OUT = End
9 Withdrawal of driver card:
in example) distance travelled, total work
10g 앫 Total activities from card slot 2 and total availability time, total
앫 Odometer reading and rest time, total time in crew
distance travelled activities.
10h Chronology of all activities from List of the five most recent saved
card slot 2 12
events or faults on the driver card. 

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12a List of all saved events on the 13b List of all recorded or continuing Line 3:
driver card, arranged according to faults of the DTCO 1381. 앫 Identification of the driver
type of fault and date. card(s) (maximum of four
13c Data record of the event or fault.
entries) that was inserted at
12b List of all saved faults on the Line 1:
driver card, arranged according to 앫 Pictogram of the event or fault the beginning or at the end of
type of fault and date. 앫 Coding of data record the event or fault.
purpose. 앫 "---" appears when no
12c Data record of the event or fault.
Line 1:  Refer to “Data record driver card is inserted.
앫 Pictogram of the event or fault purpose during events or
14 Identification of the tachograph:
앫 Date and beginning faults” on page 105. 앫 Tachograph manufacturer
앫 Date and beginning 앫 Address of the tachograph
Line 2:
Line 2: manufacturer
앫 Events subject to security
앫 Events subject to security 앫 Part number
breach are broken down with
an additional code.
breach are broken down with 앫 Type approval number
 Refer to “Data record
an additional code. 앫 Series number
purpose during events or  Refer to “Coding for more 앫 Year of manufacture
faults” on page 105. detailed description” on 앫 Version and date of
앫 Duration of the event or fault page 107. installation of the user
앫 Number of similar events on
Line 3: software
this day.
앫 Authorising member state and 15 Identification of the sensor:
 Refer to “Number of similar
vehicle registration number of 앫 Series number
events” on page 106.
the vehicle in which the events 앫 Type approval number
앫 Duration of the event or fault
or faults appeared. 앫 Date of initial installation (first 9
List of the five most recent saved pairing with a DTCO 1381)
13 Calibration data
or still active events / faults in the 16
DTCO 1381.
13a List of all recorded or continuing
events of the DTCO 1381. 

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16a Listing of the calibration data (in 앫 w = Characteristic coefficient 18 The most recently recorded event
data records): of the vehicle and the current fault:
앫 Name and address of the 앫 k = Set constant in the 앫 ! = Most recent event, date,
workshop DTCO 1381 for the speed and time
앫 Workshop identification adjustment 앫 x = Most recent fault, date,
앫 Workshop card valid until ... 앫 l = Actual circumference of and time
16b 앫 Date and purpose of the
tyre Information on "over-speeding"
19
calibration: 앫  = Tyre size control:
1 = Activation; Recording of 앫  = Speed limiter setting 앫 Date and time of the most
known calibration data at the 앫 Old and new odometer recent control
time of activation reading 앫 Date and time of the first
2 = Initial installation; first Time settings instance of over-speeding
calibration data after 17
since the most recent control
activation of the DTCO 1381
3 = Installation after repair - 17a Listing of all available data about and the number of
replacement unit; first time setting: subsequent over-speeding
calibration data in current (in data records) instances.
vehicle 앫 Date and time, old First instance of over-speeding
앫 Date and time, changed 20
4 = Periodic inspection; since the most recent calibration.
calibration data of a periodic 앫 Name of workshop that set the
inspection time 20a The five most severe instances of
over-speeding of the last 365
5 = Entry of the vehicle 앫 Address of workshop
registration number by the days.
앫 Workshop identification
company
앫 Workshop card valid until ... 20b The 10 most recently recorded
9 앫 Vehicle identification number instances of over-speeding. For
Note: In the second data record it can each day the most severe
앫 Authorising member state and
be seen that the UTC time was instance of over-speeding is
vehicle registration number corrected by an authorised workshop.
recorded.
앫 Authorising member state and
vehicle registration number 

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20c Entries during instances of over- 22 Information about the cardholder 23 Recording of speed profiles:
speeding (chronologically of the recorded profile: 앫 List of the defined speed rang-
arranged by highest average 앫 Last name of driver es and period in this range
speed): 앫 First name of driver 앫 Range: 0 <=v< 1 =
앫 Date, time, and duration of 앫 Card identification Vehicle stationary
over-speeding Note: Missing information about the The speed profile is divided into
앫 Highest and average speed of cardholder means: no driver card 16 zones. During installation, the
the over-speeding instance, inserted in card slot 1. individual ranges can be adjusted
number of similar events on 앫 Beginning of the profile individually.
this day recording with date and time 24 Recording of rpm profiles:
앫 Last name of driver 앫 End of the profile recording 앫 List of the defined motor rpm
20c
앫 First name of driver with date and time ranges and period in this range
앫 Card identification of the 앫 Range: 0 <=n< 1 =
New profiles are created:
driver Engine off
앫 by inserting / withdrawing a
Note: If no data record for an instance
앫 Range: 3281 <=n< x =
tachograph card into / from
of over-speeding appears in a block, unlimited
card slot 1
then the following appears: "---". The rpm profile is divided into
앫 by a day change
Handwritten information: 16 zones. During installation, the
21 앫 by a correction of the UTC
앫  = Location of control time
individual ranges can be adjusted
앫  = Signature of the individually.
앫 by a voltage interruption Manufacturer-specific data:
controller 25
앫  = Start time 앫 Version number of the soft-
앫  = End time ware upgrade module
(SWUM)
9
앫  = Signature of the driver

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26 Configuration of the "independent 28 Recording of the activities: 32 Period of the printout in local time:
motion signal" 앫 Legend of the symbols 앫  = Start of recording
앫 CAN: Vehicle data bus 1 or 2 앫 From the selected day on,  = End of recording
앫 Source: Signal source; there are profiles of the activi- 앫 UTC +01h00 = Difference
앫 speed = ABS / wheel = wheel ties of the last 7 calendar between UTC time and local
speed / odometer (GPS) = days. time.
GPS unitt Recording of the speed data on Date and time of the printout in
29 33
앫 Gain: Conversion factor for the selected day. local time (LOC).
adapting the unit of Recording of additional statuses, Type of printout e.g. "24h" in
30 34
measurement between such as the use of blue lights and local time "".
"independent signal source" sirens on emergency vehicles,
and sensor signal. etc.:
앫 Factor: Factor for adaptation 앫 Legend of the symbols
to the sensor signal. 앫 From the selected day on,
27 Information on the installed there are profiles of status
sensor (from Release 2.1): inputs D1/D2 of the last
앫 OK: The installed sensor 7 calendar days.
(KTAS2+) meets the 31 Please note:
requirement 161a (CR (EU) Not a legal printout!
No. 1266/2009). A printout in local time can not be
앫 ?: The sensor must be used for legal purposes and is not
checked by an authorised in accordance with the relevant
9 workshop. Regulations (e.g. retention
requirements)!

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쮿 Data record purpose during events or faults

For each established event or each 왘 Coding of data record purpose
Faults
established fault, the DTCO 1381 will The following overview shows the events Picto / reason Purpose
register and save the data according to the and faults arranged according to error type
specified rules. x Card fault 0
(cause) and the assignment of the data
record purpose: x Internal fault 0/6
( 1) 00h01
F /12345678901234 5 6 x Printer fault 0/6
B /22335578901234 1 2 Events
------------------------ x Display fault 0/6
1  4 15.10.2013 11:10 Picto / reason Purpose
( 45) 00h30 x Download fault 0/6
DK /45678901234567 7 8 ! Cards conflict 2) 0
F /12345678901234 5 6 x Independent motion 0/6
2 ! Driving without valid 1/2/7
signal missing 2)
card 2)
(IMS = Independent
(1) Data record purpose ! Insertion while driving 3 Motion Signal)
(2) Number of similar events on this day ! Card not closed 0
The data record purpose (1) indicates why  Over-speeding 2) 4/5/6 1) This event will be saved only on the
the event or fault was recorded. Events of ! Power interruption 1/2/7 driver card.
the same type appearing several times on
! Sensor fault 1/2/7 2) This event / fault will only be saved in the
this day are displayed at pos. (2).
! Motion conflict 2) 1/2 DTCO 1381.
3) The DTCO 1381 will not save this event.
! Security breach 0
! Time overlap 1) –
9
! Card invalid 3) –

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Overview Data record purpose Number of similar events

0 = One of the 10 most recent (or last) 0 = For this event, it is not necessary
events or faults. to save "Number of similar
1 = The longest event for one of the events".
last 10 days of occurrence. 1 = One event of this type appeared
2 = One of the 5 longest events over on this day.
the last 365 days. 2 = Two events of this type appeared
3 = The last event for one of the last on this day, but only one was
10 days of occurrence. saved.
4 = The most serious event for one of n = "n" events of this type appeared
the last 10 days of occurrence. on this day, but only one was
saved.
5 = One of the 5 most serious events
over the last 365 days.
6 = The first event or fault having
occurred after the last calibration.
7 = An active / on-going event or fault.

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왘 Coding for more detailed description

16 = Internal data transmission error

------------------------
! 0 05.08.2013 09:23 17 = Unauthorised opening of the
!22 00h01
 D /VS VM 612 casing
------------------------
! 0 17.04.2013 16:04 18 = Manipulation of the hardware
1 !16 01h02
 D /VS VM 612
Security Breach Codes relating to
the impulse sensor
Events subject to security breach "!" are 20 = No additional information
broken down with an additional coding (1).
21 = Failed authentication
Security Breach Codes relating to 22 = Integrity error, the authenticity of
the DTCO 1381 the memory data is not assured.
10 = No additional information 23 = Internal data transmission error
11 = Failed authentication of the 24 = Unauthorized opening of the
sensor casing
12 = Authentication errors of the 25 = Manipulation of the hardware
driver card
13 = Unauthorised changes to the
sensor
14 = Integrity error, the authenticity of 9
the data on the driver card is not
assured.
15 = Integrity error, the authenticity of
the saved user data is not
assured.

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Appendix Keyword directory

쮿 Keyword directory

A D Disposal .............................................. 83
ADR variant ......................................... 15 Danger of explosion ...................9, 25, 37 Download interface ............................. 16
Functional deviations ....................... 16 Danger of injury ...................................44 Connection to download interface ... 25
Symbol on the device ...................... 15 Data download .....................................25 Downloading driver card data .............. 37
Data transfer ....................................25 Connection to download interface ... 37
C Download key ...................................25 Data download ................................. 37
Care and maintenance ........................ 83 Software ...........................................25 Data transfer .................................... 37
Cleaning the DTCO 1381 ................ 83 Download key .................................. 37
Default display .....................................18
Compulsory tachograph inspections ..83 Driver / vehicle change ........................ 41
Definitions ..............................................8
Repair / Replacement ...................... 83 Documents to be kept while driving ... 42
Driver 1 ...............................................8
Clear paper jam .................................. 46 Mixed operation ............................... 41
Driver 2 ...............................................8
Company card ..................................... 79 Driver card ........................................... 79
Display company .................................64
Company card insertion ................... 23 Data on the driver card .................... 81
Display instrument ...............................67 Inserting driver card ......................... 28
Company card withdrawal ............... 26
Data on the company card .............. 81 Display variations ................................17 Withdrawing driver card ................... 38
Enter vehicle registration number .... 24 Data display when the vehicle is Driving time warnings .......................... 72
Functions of the company card ....... 22 stationary ..........................................18
Menu functions in Default display ..................................18 E
the "company" mode ....................... 22 Display after ignition on ....................17
End of paper ........................................ 46
Display of messages ........................19
Company Lock-out .............................. 26 Enter vehicle registration number ........ 24
Ferry transfer or train transfer ..........19
Country symbols ................................. 89 Low voltage / overvoltage ................20 Entry .................................................... 60
Symbols of the regions .................... 90 Out of scope .....................................19 Enter Begin country ......................... 60
Production status .............................19 Enter Beginning of ferry / train ......... 61 A
Standby mode ..................................17 Enter End country ............................ 60
VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1) ...17

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Enter Out beginning / end ................ 61 M Menu structure .................................... 54

Make UTC correction ....................... 62 Manual entries .....................................28 Messages ............................................ 65
Set Local time .................................. 61 Aborting the entry procedure ............31 A message appears ......................... 66
Events ................................................. 68 Add "Rest period" activity .................32 Acknowledgement of messages ...... 67
Continuing the work shift ..................33 Model plate .......................................... 16
F Correction possibilities .....................30
Faults .................................................. 70 Country entry ....................................31 O
Fundamental course of action ..........29 Operating modes ................................. 78
G Not adding activities .........................29 "Company" mode ............................. 21
General instructions .............................. 7 Prefixing activity to a shift .................34 Operational mode ............................ 27
Danger of explosion ........................... 9 Menu functions ....................................47 Operating steps (first) .......................... 14
Danger of injury ................................. 9 Calling up menu functions ................48 For the company .............................. 14
Handling the DTCO 1381 .................. 9 Data access blocked ........................56 For the driver .................................... 14
Handling the tachograph cards ........ 12 Display driver 1 / driver 2 ..................63
Operational elements .......................... 15
Legal requirements .......................... 10 Display vehicle .................................64
Card slot 1 ........................................ 15
Means of depcition ............................. 8 Displaying the times of
Card slot 2 ........................................ 16
Risk of Accident ................................. 9 the driver card ..................................49
Cutting edge ..................................... 16
Entry vehicle .....................................61
Display ............................................. 15
I Leaving menu functions ...................56
Download interface .......................... 16
Insert paper roll ................................... 44 Menu access blocked .......................56
Driver 1 keypad ................................ 15
Menu entry driver 1 / driver 2 ...........60
Driver 2 keypad ................................ 16
L Navigating in the menu functions .....55
Menu buttons ................................... 16
Printout driver 1 / driver 2 .................57
Legal requirements ............................. 10 Unlock button ................................... 16
Printout vehicle .................................58
Handling of the printouts .................. 11 Operational notes ................................ 73
Setting the language ........................49
Obligations of the company ............. 11
A Obligations of the driver ................... 10
When the vehicle is stationary ..........48
Menu guidance after withdrawing
Low voltage / overvoltage ................... 20
driver card ............................................39

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P Speed profile ....................................97 Cleaning tachograph cards .............. 12

Pictogram combinations ...................... 87 Status D1/D2 diagram ......................96 Company card ................................. 79
Technical data ..................................95 Control card ..................................... 79
Pictograms .......................................... 86
v-diagram .........................................96 Driver card ....................................... 79
Power interruption ............................... 20 Handling the tachograph cards ........ 12
Printout in local time ............................39
Print activities ...................................... 57 Locking the tachograph cards .......... 79
Printout of data ....................................45
Print D1/D2 status input ...................... 59 Cancel printout .................................45 Workshop card ................................. 79
Print daily value from Start printout .....................................45 Technical data ..................................... 84
the data memory ................................. 58 Things to note when printing ............46 DTCO 1381 ...................................... 84
Print daily value from the driver card ... 57 Paper roll ......................................... 84
Print events from the data memory ..... 58 R Time management .............................. 82
Print events from the driver card ......... 57 Register company ................................23
Risk of Accident ...................................66 U
Print instances of over-speeding ......... 58
UTC time
Print rpm profiles ................................. 59
S Converting to UTC time ................... 82
Print speed profiles ............................. 59
Setting activities ...................................35
Print technical data ............................. 58 V
Automatic setting ..............................35
Print v-diagram .................................... 59 Automatic setting after VDO Counter * .................................... 50
Printout examples ............................... 91 ignition on/off ....................................35 Daily value ....................................... 53
Activities from the driver card .......... 91 Handwritten activity entries ..............36 Display for activity "Break time" ....... 52
Daily printout of the vehicle ............. 93 Manual setting ..................................35 Display for activity "Working time" ... 52
Driver’s activities .............................. 96 Setting the language ............................49 Displays during trip .......................... 51
Events / faults from the driver card .. 92 Layout of the VDO Counter display .. 50
Events / faults from the vehicle ........ 94 T Status display .................................. 53
Explanations .................................... 98 Weekly value ................................... 53
Tachograph cards ................................79
Over-speeding ................................. 95
Access rights of the VDO GeoLoc * (from Release 2.1).. 17, 81 A
Printout in local time ........................ 97
tachograph cards .............................80
Rpm profile ...................................... 97
Automatic ejection ............................79

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쮿 Automatic setting of the activities after ignition on/off

Automatically set activity ...

... after ignition on ... after ignition off Important!
 Break time / rest period  Break time / rest period The vehicle manufacturer may have
already programmed defined settings of
 

Driver 1

Driver 1
Other working time Other working time the activity after ignition on/off!
 Availability time  Availability time Please mark the set functions in the table
by "".
– No change – No change
 Break time / rest period  Break time / rest period

 
Driver 2

Driver 2
Other working time Other working time

 Availability time  Availability time

– No change – No change

During the "Manual input" (addition then the previous display will appear Information about the DTCO 1381
of activities on the driver card) this again. Type:
option is disabled! There is no  For details on the standard setting, see No:
change of activity after ignition on/ “Setting activities” as of page 35.
Year:
off!

A The automatic setting after ignition on/off Settingdate:_______________________

is only visible in the standard display (a).
The activity flashes for approx. 5 seconds, Signature:_________________________

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