Alberen iTAKSI M12 User manual

iTAKSİ
M12 TAXIMETER
USER GUIDE
This document provides information to assist in the users. Alberen Electronics Limited reserve
the right to change the specification of its products without notice. If any further information is
required, please contact your local dealer!
Issue 2. January 2016

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CONTENTS
Page No
1. VIEW………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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1.1. FRONT VIEW……………………………………………………………………………….
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1.2. REAR VIEW………………………………………………………………………………….
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2. CABLES…………………………………………………………………………………………....
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2.1. POWER CABLE…………………………………………………………………………….
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2.2. POWER CABLE WITH SECOND LAMP DRIVE ………………….…………….
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2.3. PRINTER CABLE…………………………………………………………………………..
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3. KEY FUNCTIONS……………………………………………………………………………………..
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4. SOME SCREEN EXPRESSIONS WHILE THE TAXIMETER IS ON…………………
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5. CHARACTER TABLE…………………………………………………………………………………
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6. OPENING THE TAXIMETER ………………..…………………………………………………..
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6.1. OPENING THE TAXIMETER AS ADMIN………………………………………..
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7. DISPLAY TIME AND DATE………………………………………………………………………..
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8. DISPLAY LAST FARE, METER MEASUREMENT AND SPEED ………………………
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9. OPENING AND SELECTING THE TARIFF……………………………………………………
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9.1. TARIFF STRUCTURE……………………………………………………………………
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9.2. ENTERING EXTRA FEE…………………………………………………………………
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10. CLOSING THE TARIFF……………………………………………………………………………..
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11. ENTERING MENU…………………………………………………………………………………..
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11.1. MENU TABLE……………………………………………………………………………..
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12. CLOSING THE TAXIMETER………………………………………………………………………
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13. PRINTER CONNECTION…………………………………………………………………………..
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14. ROOF LAMP CONNECTION……………………………………………………………………..
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1. VIEW
1.1. FRONT VIEW
1.2. REAR VIEW

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2. CABLES
2.1. POWER CABLE
2.2. POWER CABLE WITH SECOND LAMP DRIVE
2.3. PRINTER CABLE

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3. KEY FUNCTIONS
Keys
In mode “FOR HIRE”
In mode “HIRED”
While browsing
in the menu
While changing
parameters
Starts the tariff
Select different
tariff
Starts the tariff
Scroll digit
Show time and date in
three different format
Stop the tariff
Change to the
next menu
parameter
Increment digit
Show last fare, meter
counting, speed
Pass to mode
"FOR HIRE"
Change to the
previous
parameter
Decrement digit
Enter menu
Increment extra
fee
Pass to sub menu
Confirm the
changes
Cancel time, date, or
speed showing
Cancel extra fee
entered
Pass to the top
menu
4. SOME SCREEN EXPRESSIONS WHILE THE TAXIMETER IS ON
ENGLISH
EXPLANATION
FOR HIRE
HIRED 1,2,3,…
HIRED Mode
STOPPED
Payment-Fare position (Total Fare)
EXTRA
while there are extra fare in the top screen
5. CHARACTER TABLE
Space
Space
? (Ö)

J

U

0

@ (Ü)

K

V

1

A

L

W

2

B

M

X

3

C

N

Y

4

D

O

Z

5

E

P

6

F

Q

7

G

R

8

H

S

9

I

T
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6. OPENING THE TAXIMETER
While the taximeter is turned off (there is no text on the screen);
If it is pressed to any key of the taximeter, driver selection menu is shown in upper screen. Also
shift number is shown in lower screen. When each taximeter is closed and opened, shift number is
incremented.
The driver can be changed by pressing or
There are 3 different users (drivers) in the taximeter. 4. User is admin. Separate records for every 3
drivers are saved. Fourth user-admin can see all records.
Later, if any password is entered for the drivers, the password menu is shown in the screen after
pressed button.
4-digit password is entered using , and buttons. Later, the taximeter is
opened pressing button.
6.1. OPENING THE TAXIMETER AS ADMIN
Fourth user of the taximeter is admin. When taximeter is opened as admin, the tariff is not
opened.
It can be seen all revenue records of the 3 different drivers by admin. This records can be
printed by admin. Also they can be erased by admin.
Drivers and admin passwords can be changed by admin.

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7. DISPLAY SHIFT NUMBER
In FOR HIRE position when pressed button, taximeter shows shift number. When each
taximeter is closed and opened, shift number is incremented.
8. DISPLAY TIME AND DATE
There are three formats for showing time-date in the taxi meter:
When button is pressed once in the “FOR HIRE position, time is shown in the upper screen
as at the below.
When button is pressed a second time.
Lastly, when button is pressed a third time.
If the taximeter doesn’t receive speed signal, the time-date information remains in the screen for
60 seconds.

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9. DISPLAY LAST FARE, METER MEASUREMENT AND SPEED
When button is pressed firstly in the “FOR HIRE position,fare of the last trip is shown in
the sub screen as at the below.
Press again button, meter measurement is shown in the screen as at the below. When
vehicle moved, counter starts to count in meters.
Press again button, speed of the vehicle is shown in the screen as at the below.
If the taximeter doesn’t receive speed signal, the speed remains in the screen for 60 seconds
10. OPENING AND SELECTING THE TARIFF
When it is pressed to button first time in the “FOR HIRE” position, the Tariff 1 is opened
from the initial charge of Tariff 1 and the taximeter starts to calculate time and distance.

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While the tariff is open, the tariff can be changed between loaded tariffs in 50 meters distance.
10.1. TARIFF STRUCTURE
More than 30 tariffs can be loaded to M12 Mirror Taximeter. Also the automatic change of
tariffs can be triggered by the distance, duration and fare. You can see the tariff data at the
table below.
M12 Taximeter tariff information
The period of validity loaded tariff depends tariff type. All detailed tariff information can be shown on
print out. Only information of the active tariffs can be shown on the taximeter screen at that moment.
There are three types of the tariffs: Normal (N), Daily (D), Weekly (W)
The tariffs can be set according to specific date range periodically for every year: (HN), (HD), (HW)
Tariffs can be set according to specific date range: (SN), (SD), (SW)
Date-time formats of tariff validity duration are shown at the table
Tariff date-
time types
Date-time formats
Explanation
Normal (N)
ALL YEAR
ALL TIME
All Year, All Time
Daily (D)
ALL YEAR
HH:MM-HH:MM
All Year, Specific time interval
Weekly (W)
ALL YEAR
MON HH:MM-HH:MM
TUE HH:MM-HH:MM
WED HH:MM-HH:MM
……………………………………...
All Year, Specific time of the week days
Holiday Normal
START DD/MM HH:MM
Specific Date Interval for every year, start

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(HN)
END DD/MM HH:MM
time of first day and end time of last day
Holiday Daily (HD)
DATE DD/MM-DD/MM
TIME HH:MM-HH:MM
Specific Date Interval for every year,
Specific time interval
Holiday Weekly
(HW)
DATE DD/MM-DD/MM
MON HH:MM-HH:MM
TUE HH:MM-HH:MM
WED HH:MM-HH:MM
……………………………………...
Specific Date Interval for every year,
Specific time of the week days
Specific Normal
(SN)
START DD/MM/YY HH:MM
END DD/MM/YY HH:MM
Specific Date Interval, start time of first day
and end time of last day
Specific Daily (SD)
DATE DD/MM/YY - DD/MM/YY
TIME HH:MM-HH:MM
Specific Date Interval, Specific time interval
Specific Weekly
(SW)
DATE DD/MM/YY - DD/MM/YY
MON HH:MM-HH:MM
TUE HH:MM-HH:MM
WED HH:MM-HH:MM
……………………………………...
Specific Date Interval, , Specific time of the
week days
HH: Hour Hour, MM: Minute Minute, MM: Month Month, DD:Day Day, YY: Year Year
If the “start time” bigger than “end time” in the daily and weekly tariffs, it’s mean: 00:00 to End Time
and Start Time to 23:59
Tariff Parameters
Tariff 1
Tariff 2
Tariff 3
……………….
Tariff 40
Init Charge (p)





Init Distance (yard/10)





Init Duration (second/16)





Unit distance(yard/100)





Unit time (second/64)





Unit distance fare (p/10)





Unit time fare (p/10)





Unit extra fare (p/10)





Tariffs which changed automatically as depends distance of the journey
Tariff 1
Tariff 2
Tariff 3
………………..
Tariff 16
Limit distance (yard)
Unit distance or unit distance fare
(yard/100 or p/10)





Unit time or unit time fare
(second/64 or p/10)






Tariffs which changed automatically as depends duration of the journey
Tariff 1
Tariff 2
Tariff 3
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Limit duration(second)
Unit distance or unit distance
fare(yard/100 or p/10)
Unit time or unit time fare
(second/64 or p/10)

Tariffs which changed automatically as depends fare amount in the journey
Tariff 1
Tariff 2
Tariff 3
…………………..
Tariff 8
Limit fare amount(p/10)
Unit distance or unit distance
fare(yard/100 or p/10)
Unit time or unit time fare
(second/64 or p/10)
Tariffs which changed automatically as depends speed exceeding in the journey
Tariff 1
Tariff 2
Tariff 3
…………………..
Tariff 8
Limit Speed (mph)
Sub Limit of the speed exceeding
duration (Second)
Unit distance or unit distance
fare(yard/100 or p/10)
Unit time or unit time fare
(second/64 or p/10)
10.2. ENTERING EXTRA FEE
While the tariff is open, the extra fee is entered to upper screen by pressing extra button
repeatedly.

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When it is pressed to extra button, extra fee is increased up to unit extra fee which loaded
to the taximeter.
11.CLOSING THE TARIFF
After the tariff is opened;
It should be pressed button firstly to close the tariff. So, total fare is shown sub screen as
shown below.
If a printer is connected to the taximeter, it can be selected” “ by pressing button
again as shown below.
After selected “”or ””, pressed button. If 10 seconds have passed after
button pressed, the taximeter will pass to the “FOR HIRE” position. Otherwise, taximeter
waits for 10 seconds in the “FARE” position. If selected  , the printer prints a receipt.
12.ENTERING MENU
It can be reached to the menu by pressing button in the “FOR HIRE” position. All
information (as counters, setting parameters, etc) are shown in menu.
Structure of the menu is shown in menu table at the below.

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12.1. MENU TABLE
MAIN MENU
1.SUB MENU
2.SUB MENU
3.SUB MENU
4.SUB MENU

Revenues
Driver 1
Total distance (km)
If the taximeter is opened as Driver 1,
Driver 2 or Driver 3; passing 1.SUB MENU
(DRIVER 1, DRIVER , DRIVER 3 menu),
directly reached to 2.SUB MENU (TOT DIST,
HIRED DIST,… menu) of the driver.
Counters can be printed if a printer
connected.
Hired distance (km)
Custom number
Total Extra Fare
Total Fare
Print the info
Driver Password
Old
password
New
password
If the taximeter has opened as administrator or entered to the menu with
SETUP DEVICE, it is not asked old password. Also in this case, print out of the
counters is printed for 3 drivers separately
 Driver 2
 Driver 3
 Administrator
Driver Password
New Pwrd
Total Vehicle Km (Taximeter odometer)
KM
 Erase
Revenues
Erase!!!
All revenues information are erased

Taxi Information
Time
Maximum last 20 records are stored about
Constant k (constant k value, date of
change and setup device number)
These parameters can be changed using
only the Setup Device.
Date

Constant k

date of change
of constant k

Setup Device
number

……
Vehicle registration number
Taxi licence number
Taximeter Serial Number
Permission for entering extra fee (Yes-No)
 Permission of time setting (Yes-No)
Multi tariff at the same time (Yes-No)
Automatic switching Tariff 1 to Tariff 2 (Yes-No)
Time of the light on for roof lamp
These parameters can be change by users
Time of the light off for roof lamp
Print the information
All taxi information parameters can be
printed if a printer connected

Tariff Information
Tariff 1
Initial charge
Initial distance
Initial time
Unit distance
Unit Time
While a limit meter values are shown at the
upper display for auto distance tariffs, unit
distance or unit distance fare values are
shown at the lower display.
Unit distance fare
Unit time fare
Unit extra fare
Sample limit meter
value for auto distance tariffs
Print Information
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printed if a printer connected
Tariff 2

Tariff 3

..................................

Tariff 10


Tariff
Checksum
(CRC)

Tariff
Installation
date 

Setup Device
number


………


The CRC code for all tariff parameters is
shown.
Maximum last 20 records are stored about
tariff information (CRC of the tariff, date of
change and setup device number)
6 digit password

Printer Reports
Daily Report
Total Counter Report
Totals Report for past days (Maybe last 30 days)

Distance and Time
Test
Time (unit: 0.5 second) on the top screen. Pulse counter on the sub screen

Software Information 
Setu Device Number
Software Version
At the upper screen, it is shown Setup
Device Number which has changed the
parameters as date, constant k, etc.
Software Version is shown at the lower
display.
13.CLOSING THE TAXIMETER
In FOR HIRE position when pressed button, taximeter firstly shows shift number.
To close the taximeter, it is pressed to button minimum 2 seconds while in the “FOR HIRE”
position. While the taximeter is closed, when pressed any button, it passes to driver selection menu
14. PRINTER CONNECTION
The Printer Cable is connected to Printer and printer connector of the taximeter. The printer gets
power from the taximeter via printer cable.
Printer Cable

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Both connector of the printer cable are same. One end of the cable connected to the taximeter and
other end connected to the printer
15.ROOF LAMP CONNECTION
The green cable of the power cable is connected to the positive pole of the roof lamp, other ground
pole of the roof lamp is connected chassis of the vehicle.
If a second roof lamb will be connected to taximeter; then “Power Cable with Second Lamp Drive”
cable should be used as power cable. Second lamb can be used for “STOPPED” or a different
position. The white cable of the power cable is connected to the positive pole of the second roof
lamp.