When the trip is over the drivers should confirm their personal identification number and put in
the country of entrance into the tachograph memory.
All the actions should be cariied out in accordance with the particular tachograph operation
manual that is enclosed with the vehicle at the time of the tachograph installation.
DTCO 1381 Siemens VDO Digital tachograph
DTCO 1381 digital tachograph made by «Siemens VDO» (Fig. 13) is analogous to «SmarTach
L2000» tachograph made by «ACTIA» in its purpose, principle of operation and functionality.
Figure 13 - DTCO 1381 Siemens VDO Digital Tachograph
Tachograph control buttons
1 Display;
а – time indication
2 First driver buttons;
Actions button →
Card extraction →
3 Slot for the first driver’s card;
4 Loading and calibration interface;
5 Second driver buttons;
Actions button →
Card extraction →
6 Seal;
7 Slot for the second driver’s card;
8 Printer opening button;
9 Printer;
For paper tape replacement the printer can be opened pressing button 8.
10 Menu buttons.