VDO DTCO 1381 Reference guide

© 05.2017 Continental Automotive GmbH
These brief instructions shall not, under any circumstances, be regarded as a substitute for the exhaustive operating instructions
for the DTCO 1381 prescribed by EU Regulation (EEC) no. 3821/85, Annex I B.
Operational elements
Brief instructions Driver
DTCO® 1381 – Release 3.0
A2C13870700 / 41024284 OPM 000 AA
BA00.1381.30 500 102 www.fleet.vdo.com
Standard display(s) during trip
Times of the driver card(s)
".
(1) Driving time "" since a valid break
time.
(2)Valid break time "", in accordance
with regulation (EU) no. 561/2006.
(3)Driving time over two weeks "".
(4)Duration of the set activity.
103h46 00h15
125h57 00h21
1 2
34
Calling up menu functions
Possible only when the vehicle is stationary!
왘Use the buttons / to select the desired display.
왘Use button to call up the main menu.
왘Use / to select the listed functions step by step.
Print daily value:
왘[printout  driver 1] ... [24h day] ... [25.10.2017] ...
[printout in UTC yes/no]
Enter "Out of scope" beginning / end:
왘[entry  vehicle] ... [OUTbegin] or [OUT end]
Enter Beginning of ferry / train:
왘[entry  vehicle] ... [ferry/train]
왘Set the current activity.
Set Local time:
왘[entry  vehicle] ... [ local time] ...
왘Set Local time in steps of ± 30 minutes.
103h46 00h15
125h57 00h21
12:40 0km/h
 123456.7km 
201h10 00h36
215h00 00h21
select
language?
call main menu?
UTC29.09.2017
10:40 +02h00
printout
 driver 1
language
english
1. Main menu
... others see operating
instructions
VDOi  9h 2
∆|19h58 10h 1
VDO 00h44
11h00 03h23
Option: VDO Counter, for
details see operating
instructions.
Messages
(1) Pictogram and plain text of the message
!= Event, example [! driving without card]
x = Fault, example [xsensor fault]
 = Driving time warning [1 break!]
Operational note, example [o no paper]
(2) Error code
For further messages and measures refer to the operating instructions.
Acknowledge message:
왘Press key 2 times, the message disappears.
x1 internal
fault xx
1
2
Insert paper roll
왘Press the unlocking surface on the printer panel, the printer drawer
opens.
왘Pull the printer drawer out of the DTCO.
왘Insert new paper roll according to the illustration and guide it via the
pulley (1).
왘Push printer drawer into the printer compartment until it engages.
왘The printer is ready for operation.
You can start a printout.
Make sure that the paper roll does not become jammed in the
printer drawer and the start of the paper (1) extends beyond the
edge of the printer drawer!
1 2
(1) Display
(2) Menu buttons
/ Select function / selection
Confirm function / selection
Exit, abort menu
(3) Card slot 1
(4) Combination key Driver 1
Setting of activities and ejection
of the driver card
(5) Combination key Driver 2
Setting of activities and ejection
of the driver card
(6) Card slot 2
(7) Cutting edge
(8) Printer drawer
(9) Download interface
(a) Symbol for ADR variant
1
432
9
567
8
a
왘Press any menu key, change to the desired display.
(1) Time (with "" = set local time)
(2) "Operational mode"
(3) Speed
(4) Activity, driver 1
(5) Card symbol, driver 1
(6)Total odometer
(7) Card symbol, driver 2
(8) Activity, driver 2
(1) Driving time "" Driver 1 since a valid
break time.
(2) Valid break time "", in accordance with
regulation (EU) no. 561/2006.
(3) Time of driver 2; availability time "".
The option "VDO Counter" allows another standard display; for details
refer to the operating instructions.
12:50 75km/h
 123456.7km 
1 2
48
3
567
(a)
101h21 00h15
202h05
1
3
2(b)
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© 05.2017 Continental Automotive GmbH
These brief instructions shall not, under any circumstances, be regarded as a substitute for the exhaustive operating instructions
for the DTCO 1381 prescribed by EU Regulation (EEC) no. 3821/85, Annex I B.
1M confirm
entry?
yes
1M confirm
entry?
yes
왘If necessary, switch on the ignition in case of the ADR variants.
왘Keep the combination key Driver 1 for more than 2 seconds.
The card slot is opened.
왘Open the card slot cover.
왘Insert driver card into the card slot.
왘Close card slot and push it in.
왘Follow the menu guidance.
Always keep the card shafts closed – except for the insertion or
removal of your driver card!
Driver 1 who will drive the vehicle inserts his
driver card into slot 1.
16:00 0km/h
Card! 
Insert driver card / Manual entries
last withdrawal
15.04.17 16:31
1M entry
addition?
yes
continue with example:
A / B / C
The set local time "07:35" and the UTC
time "05:35UTC" appear (time offset = 2
hours).
The date and time of the most recent card
withdrawal will be displayed in local time
(symbol "").
Please ensure the continuous recording
of the activities on your driver card!
Make manual entries with "Yes".
If you do not want to add any activities/rest
periods, select "No".
welcome
07:3505:35UTC
Withdrawal (15.04.2017) Insertion (18.04.2017)
16:31 Local time 07:35 Local time
 
Example A:
M 15.04.17 16:31
 18.04.17 07:35
왘Press and hold key .
왘Automatic jump to the last entry field
(minutes blink).
왘Release button and press it again.
Appears when "End country" was entered
during the last withdrawal.
왘 Acknowledge entry.
M 15.04.17 16:31
18.04.17 07:
35
1M confirm
entry?
yes
 begin country
:UK
07:36 0km/h
 123456.7km 
M 24.02.09 23:32
25.02.17 00:
20
M 24.02.13 23:32

25. 02.17 02:30
M 24.02.17 23:32
 25.02.17 02:30
M 25.02.09 00:20
25.02.17 02:
30
M 25.02.17 00:20
 25.02.17 02:30
02:31 0km/h
 123456.7km 
Example C:
왘Set, acknowledge activity "".
왘Set, acknowledge day, hours, minutes.
왘Set, acknowledge the next activity "".
왘Press and hold key (the minutes
blink).
왘Release button and press it again.
왘Acknowledge entry.
Withdrawal (05.11.2017) Insertion (14.11.2017)
17:50 Local time
18:45
14:00 Local time
 
12:10
?
M 14.11.17 12:10
? beg. country
M 05.11.17 18:45
? end country
M 05.11.13 17:50
05.11.17 18:
45
M 05.11.17 17:50
 14.11.17 14:00
14:01 0km/h
 123456.7km 
M 28.10.11 18:45
? 14.11.17 12:
10
M 05.11.17 18:45
 14.11.17 14:00
? end country
:
UK
? beg. country
:
UK
M 28.10.11 17:45
14.11.17 14:
00
M 14.11.17 12:10
 14.11.17 14:00
Use key in order to ...
– abort the entry of a country,
– select the possible variables
(backspace) directly in the entry
block.
Withdrawing driver card
왘If necessary, switch on the ignition in case of the ADR variants.
왘Press the corresponding combination button for more than 2 seconds.
왘Follow the menu guidance.
Setting activities
왘Driver 1: Press the combination key Driver 1 repeatedly for a short time
until the desired activity (  ) is shown in the display.
왘Driver 2: Press the combination key Driver 2 repeatedly for a short time
until the desired activity (  ) is shown in the display.
Automatic setting after ignition on/off (option):
= Driving time (automatic when driving)
= All other working times (Automatically when the vehicle is stopped,
for driver 1)
= Availability: Waiting times, co-driver time, sleeper-cab time during
the trip (Automatically when driving or when the vehicle is stopped,
for driver 2)
= Break times and rest periods
At the end of a shift or during a break, always set activity ""!
Signalled by flashing of the activity or
activities for approx. 5 seconds in the
standard display (a). Then, the previous
display will appear again.
왘As required, change the activity accordingly!
Symbol "" after ignition off means: IMS function (Independent Motion
Signal) available.
Symbol "" after ignition off means: The recording of position and vehicle
data is switched on.
18:010km/h
 123456.7km 
"" = Trip can be started.
Example B: Withdrawal (24.02.2017) Insertion (25.02.2017)
23:32 Local time
00:20 Local time
02:30 Local time
 
 end country
E
AN
 end country
:
E
15:05 0km/h
123456.7km 
왘Select, acknowledge the country.
왘If present, select region, acknowledge.
왘With button you can abort the entry
of a country if you, for example, want to
continue your work shift.
왘The card shaft is opened to withdraw
the driver card.
왘Withdraw driver card
왘Close card slot and push it in.
M 14.11.13 12:10
? Begin country
 begin country
:UK
 begin country
:UK
Service Only!