VDO DTCO 1381 Reference guide

© 04.2012 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 1.4x – 2.0
A2C81440100 / 40525943 OPM 000 AA
BA00.1381.20 501 102 www.dtco.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] ... [25.10.2013] ...
from Rel. 2.0 [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29.09.2013
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 refer to the separate
description.
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) Memory 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 unlock button, the printer drawer opens.
왘Insert paper roll.
왘Close printer drawer centrally. An interrupted printout is automatically
continued when paper is inserted (< 1 hour).
왘Pull the printout up and down over the paper cutting edge and then tear
the printout from the roll of paper.
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
(1) Driver 1 keypad
= Activity button
= Ejection button
(2) Card slot 1
(3) Driver 2 keypad
= Activity button
= Ejection button
(4) Card slot -2
(5) Unlock button
(6) Menu buttons
/ = Select function / selection
= Confirm function / selection
= Exit, abort menu
(a) " " = Symbol for ADR variant
132
6
45
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 "".
With Rel. 1.4: automatically back to standard display (a).
The option "VDO Counter" allows another standard display; for details
refer to the separate description.
12:50 75km/h
 123456.7km 
1 2
48
3
567
(a)
101h21 00h15
202h05
1
3
2(b)

© 04.2012 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
왘Switch on the ignition. (Required only for ADR variant " ".)
왘Inserting driver card.
왘Follow the menu guidance.
Driver 1 who will drive the vehicle inserts his
driver card into slot 1.
Insert driver card / Manual entries
last withdrawal
15.04.13 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 "").
If you do not want to add any activities/rest
periods, select "No".
Make manual entries with "Yes".
welcome
07:3505:35UTC
Withdrawal (15.04.2013) Insertion (18.04.2013)
16:31 Local time 07:35 Local time
 
Example A:
M 15.04.13 16:31
 18.04.13 07:35 왘Press and hold key .
왘Automatic jump to the last entry field
(minutes blink).
왘Release button and press it again.
왘Acknowledge entry.
M 15.04.13 16:31
18.04.13 07:
35
1M confirm
entry?
yes
 begin country
:D
07:36 0km/h
 123456.7km 
Appears when "End country" was entered
during the last withdrawal.
M 24.02.09 23:32
25.02.13 00:
20
M 24.02.13 23:32

25. 02.13 02:30
M 24.02.13 23:32
 25.02.13 02:30
M 25.02.09 00:20
25.02.13 02:
30
M 25.02.13 00:20
 25.02.13 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 (05.11.2013) Insertion (14.11.2013)
17:50 Local time
18:45
14:00 Local time
 
12:10
?
M 14.11.13 12:10
? beg. country
M 05.11.13 18:45
? end country
M 05.11.13 17:50
05.11.13 18:
45
M 05.11.13 17:50
 14.11.13 14:00
14:01 0km/h
 123456.7km 
M 28.10.11 18:45
? 14.11.13 12:
10
M 05.11.13 18:45
 14.11.13 14:00
? end country
:
D
? beg. country
:
D
M 28.10.11 17:45
14.11.13 14:
00
M 14.11.13 12:10
 14.11.13 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
왘Switch on the ignition. (Required only for ADR variant " ".)
왘Press the corresponding ejection button .
왘Follow the menu guidance.
Setting activities
왘Driver 1: Press button until the desired activity () is shown
in the display.
왘Driver 2: Press the button .
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.
18:01 0km/h
 123456.7km 
"" = Trip can be started.
Example B: Withdrawal (24.02.2013) Insertion (25.02.2013)
23:32 Local time
00:20 Local time
02:30 Local time
 
 end country
E
AN
 end country
:
E
24h day
26.10.13
yes
24h day
26.10.13
no
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.
왘If you need a printout, select "Yes",
acknowledge.
왘Acknowledge "Yes" if you want a
printout required by law. With "No", you
will receive a printout in "Local time".
The driver card is released.
printout in
UTC-time
no
printout in
UTC-time
yes
1)
1) Only possible if no "End country" was
entered during the last withdrawal!
from Rel. 2.0