Vdo DTCO 1381 REL. 1.3 User Manual
DTCO® 1381 Rel. 1.3 –
user-friendly and reliable
The digital tachograph by VDO
www.dtco.com
What changes have
occurred due to the
introduction of digital
tachographs?
Since May of 2006, all newly licensed HGV’s of more than 3.5 t and vehicles
for the conveyance of more than 9 passengers including the driver must be
equipped with a digital tachograph, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.
561 / 2006.
Data that was recorded on tachograph charts in the past is now electronically stored in the mass memory of
the digital tachograph and on the driver card. To fulfil your legal obligations as a fleet owner, you must regularly
download and archive the data from your digital tachographs and driver cards.
The following table shows you the tasks and new responsibilities which have been
compulsory since the introduction of digital tachographs.
Analogue tachograph
Company preparations
A sufficient number of the relevant tachograph
charts must be on hand in each vehicle.
A secure filing location on company premises must
be made available for the tachograph charts.
Archiving data
Tachograph char ts must be stored for at least two
years*.
Digital tachograph
The digital tachograph is activated before the
vehicle is commissioned. An authorised workshop
must then calibrate the digital tachograph for the
vehicle within 14 days and enter the vehicle registration number.
Every company must have at least one company
card.
A person who drives a digital tachograph-equipped
HGV must possess a valid driver card.
Printing paper must be inserted in the digital tachograph. We recommend that you keep sufficient
replacement rolls of printing paper in the vehicle.
Driver card data must be downloaded and electronically archived ever y 28 days* at the latest.
Digital tachograph data must be downloaded and
electronically archived every 3 months* at the latest.
Archived data must be stored for at least 1 year*.
Backup copies of data must also be made.
In accordance with the pertinent regulation for driving
crews, the data must be deleted upon expiry of the
data storage time limit.
* Legis lation may be count ry-specifi c and must b e adhere d to accordingly.
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What benefits do I have from
a digital tachograph?
The introduction of the digital tachograph means extensive organisational
changeovers and investments for you. Make the most of the opportunity
offered to you by this changeover!
Using a suitable data management solution, you can not only archive your data in accord-
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ance with legal regulations, you can also extract valuable business management information
from the digital archive data. You can use that data to optimise your organisation and improve
your operational procedures; because only in this way can you recoup your investments
quickly and achieve sustainable profits.
Save time when controlling driving
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times and rest periods and when
monitoring infringements.
Optimise your vehicle utilisation
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and save costs.
Improve your personnel planning
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and reduce bottlenecks and drivers’
idle time.
Automate your maintenance
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and workshop plans – and avoid
unnecessary wear and tear and
accidents.
Depending on your company-specific requirements, VDO offers you various data management solutions under the TIS banner (Tachograph Information System), all of which comply
fully with the legal regulations and provide many options for data evaluation. You’ll find more
information about this in the guidelines and in the detailed product information sections at
www.dtco.vdo.com/downloads
You can of course equip older vehicles with digital tachographs as well – this is extremely useful if you
wish to carry out really intensive comparative evaluations of vehicle and driver data in order to optimise
your operations. Your VDO service partner will be pleased to provide assistance should you require it.
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How does the DTCO® 1381 work?
The DTCO® 1381 fully complies with Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 – and
because it is a truly innovative system component, it can be optimally integrated with trendsetting vehicle technology.
What kind of data can the DTCO® 1381 record?
Driving time, working time, availability
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time and rest periods for drivers and
co-drivers
The speed driven during every
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second of the previous 168 hours of
driving time
Where is the recorded data stored?
Vehicle-related data is stored in
• Driving times and rest periods are
the integrated mass memory. The
capacity of the integrated mass
memory is sufficient for recording
approx. 365 days of activities.
The distance driven since the driver
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card was last inserted
Operation-specific parameters like,
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for example, rpm and other vehiclerelated work procedures and events
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also registered on individual driver
cards. Up to 28 days of data can be
stored on a driver card.
What benefits can the DTCO® 1381
offer me?
VDO has been a market leader in the tachograph business for many years –
and the company was one of the first to start developing digital tachographs.
This R&D resulted in the introduction of the market’s first digital tachograph
in May of 2006. Years of priceless experience and know-how have gone into
the design and manufacture of the DTCO® 1381 by VDO. It is an established,
technologically superb device and one which sets the standards for cutting
edge performance, user friendliness and data security.
Components of the DTCO® 1381 in 1-DIN radio format
Registration unit incl. mass memory
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Two fully automatic chip card readers
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for the four different tachograph cards
Integrated printer for printing out
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legally prescribed reports, graphical
speed profiles and activity protocols
Intuitive menu navigation and user
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guidance
Front design in accordance with
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ECE R21 (minimising of risk of injury)
Real-time clock based on UTC
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(universal time coordinated)
Display for showing essential infor-
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mation, e.g. the current driving time
and rest period account
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