General Instructions - Siemens VDO DTCO 1381 Technical Description

General instructions

Terminology definitions
Edition 07/2007
The DTCO 1381 digital tachograph with its system components is an
EC recording equipment that complies with the requirements of the
CR (EEC) 3821/85, last amended by the CR (EC) no.1360/2002 and
CR (EC) no. 432/2004, in the following referred to as CR (EEC) 3821/
85, annex I B.
Installation of the DTCO 1381 is divided into the following steps:
1. Installation
Mechanical and electrical installation of the DTCO 1381 compo-
nents into the vehicle.
2. Preprogramming
Preprogramming of all known or operationally necessary and
legally required parameters.
3. Installation and functional test
Test and demonstration that the entire system complies with
the permissible error limits concerning distance and speed,
defined by CR (EEC) 3821/85, annex I B.
4. Activation
Activation of the DTCO 1381 to be an EC recording equipment
(with the first insertion of the workshop card).
5. First calibration
First calibration of the EC recording equipment. Part of the first
calibration is, to enter the vehicle registration number.
Technical Description DTCO 1381
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