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ME401-2 

 

 

 

M-Tec ME401-2, Technical Manual v.1.3a, September 2012 

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Corporate Office 
 

M-Tec A/S 
Industrivej 10 
9490 Pandrup 
Denmark. 

www.m-tec.dk 
www.trackunit.com 
 

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M hyphen TEC logo, Trackunit and Trackunit Pro are 
trademarks of M-Tec A/S, registered in the United States and 
in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of 
their respective owners.  
 

Release Notice 

This document is release 1.3 of the ME401-2, Technical 
Manual. 
 

THIS MANUAL IS INTENDED FOR USE BY SYSTEM 
INTEGRATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND 
APPLICATION DEVELOPERS (COLLECTIVELY, 
“RESELLERS”). IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR END-USERS 
OF THE ME401. ANY END-USER DOCUMENTATION IS 
TO BE PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE 
RESELLERS. 

 
The following Product Limited Warranty gives Resellers 
specific legal rights. You may have others, which vary from 
state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction. 
 

Product Limited Warranty 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, M-Tec 
A/S (

“M-Tec”

) makes the following warranty only to its 

Resellers who purchase the ME401 hardware product 
(

“Product”

) directly from M-Tec: for a period of one (1) 

year from the date of shipment from M-Tec, the Product will 
substantially conform to M-Tec’s standard published 
specifications for the Product and the Product hardware will 
be substantially free from defects in materials and 
workmanship. The foregoing warranty shall not apply to 
embedded software/firmware components. 
 

THIS PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY IS PROVIDED TO 
RESELLERS AND TO RESELLERS ONLY.  RESELLER IS 
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL 
WARRANTIES MADE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, AND M-TEC 
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND 
SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY TO 
RESELLER’S CUSTOMERS OR END-USERS OF THE 
PRODUCT. RESELLER SHALL NOT 
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ON 
M-TEC’S BEHALF, AND SHALL FULLY INDEMNIFY, 
DEFEND AND HOLD M-TEC HARMLESS FROM ANY 
BREACH OF THE FOREGOING. IF RESELLER 
DISTRIBUTES PRODUCT TO END-USER CUSTOMERS, 
RESELLER SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR 
PREPARING AND PROVIDING PRODUCT WARRANTIES 
AND PRODUCT LITERATURE TO END-USERS.

 

 
 

Warranty Remedies 

If the Product fails during the warranty period for reasons 
covered by this Product Limited Warranty and Reseller 
notifies M-Tec of such failure during the warranty period, M-

Tec at is option will repair OR replace the nonconforming 
Product, OR refund the purchase price paid by Reseller for 
the Product, provided that Reseller returns the Product to M-
Tec in accordance with M-Tec’s standard return material 
authorization procedures or as otherwise instructed by M-
Tec. 
 

Warranty Exclusions and Disclaimers 

The foregoing Product Limited Warranty shall only apply in 
the event and to the extent that (i) the Product is properly and 
correctly installed, configured, interfaced, maintained, stored 
and operated in accordance with M-Tec’s specifications, and 
(ii) the Product is not modified or misused. This Product 
Limited Warranty shall not apply to, and M-Tec shall not be 
responsible for, defects or performance problems resulting 
from: (a) the combination or utilization of the Product with 
hardware or software products, information, data, systems, 
interfaces, services or devices not made, supplied or specified 
by M-Tec; (b) the operation of the Product under any 
specifications other than, or in addition to, M-Tec’s standard 
published specifications for the Product; (c) the unauthorized 
installation, modification or use of the Product; (d) damage 
caused by: accident, lightning or other electrical discharge, 
water immersion or spray, or exposure to environmental 
conditions for which the Product is not intended; or (e) 
normal wear and tear on consumable parts, including by way 
of example and without limitation, batteries. 
 

M-TEC DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE 
RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE 
PRODUCT. THE FOREGOING TERMS OF THE PRODUCT 
LIMITED WARRANTY STATE M-TEC’S ENTIRE 
LIABILITY, AND RESELLER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, 
RELATING TO THE USE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE 
PRODUCT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY 
PROVIDED FOR IN THIS PRODUCT LIMITED 
WARRANTY, THE PRODUCT, ACCOMPANYING 
DOCUMENTATION AND MATERIALS, AND/OR ANY 
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE AND UPDATES 
THERETO ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND WITHOUT 
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, BY 
EITHER M-TEC OR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED 
IN ITS CREATION, PRODUCTION, INSTALLATION OR 
DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE 
AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE STATED EXPRESS 
WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OR 
LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF M-TEC ARISING OUT 
OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE PRODUCT. 
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE 
FOREGOING: 
M-TEC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OR 
FAILURE OF OPERATION OF GPS SATELLITES OR 
WIRELESS SERVICE OR THE AVAILABILITY OF GPS 
SATELLITE SIGNALS OR WIRELESS SERVICE. THE 
PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN TECHNOLOGY THAT IS NOT 
FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, 
MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN 
ENVIRONMENTS OR APPLICATIONS IN WHICH THE 
FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT WOULD LEAD TO DEATH, 
PERSONAL INJURY OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR 
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OR SEVERE FINANCIAL 
LOSS. ANY USE OR DISTRIBUTION BY RESELLER OR 
ITS CUSTOMERS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH 

Summary of Contents for ME 401-2

Page 1: ...ME401 2 Technical Manual Version 1 3a September 2012...

Page 2: ...Motion sensor 11 1 Wire input 11 Installation of the ME401 2 in machinery 12 Installation of the ME401 2 in vehicles 13 Functionality check 14 LED 14 Status SMS Commands 14 Installation of the digital...

Page 3: ...s standard return material authorization procedures or as otherwise instructed by M Tec Warranty Exclusions and Disclaimers The foregoing Product Limited Warranty shall only apply in the event and to...

Page 4: ...rference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer...

Page 5: ...portable document format PDF from the following web site www trackunit com Alternatively the latest version of this manual can also be downloaded from the factory website http www m tec dk Related In...

Page 6: ...esistant according to the IP 67 standard It is however recommended that it is be used where it is relatively dry and not subjected to either water streams or submersion Recycling For information on ho...

Page 7: ...llation so any vehicle moving machinery construction machinery installed with the ME401 etc must not enter any facility where posted notices prohibit the use of wireless phones or two way radios Aircr...

Page 8: ...between the ME401 and any persons body Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates SAR can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association CTIA Web site at www ctia org Batter...

Page 9: ...horized GSM network is available While a basic understanding of the different ME401 2 operational states is helpful configuring the ME401 2 unit does not require a highly skilled software programmer o...

Page 10: ...the unit make sure it is only mounted beneath plastic parts or similar parts wood but not beneath metal parts To reduce hum and noise in the FM radio it is recommended to place the unit at a minimum d...

Page 11: ...its overload and is also protected against over voltage For further information about connection possibilities of the digital output see chapters about installation later in this manual Motion sensor...

Page 12: ...ected to a ID06 Card reader Min 8V DC voltage at input 5 Pink Digital input 4 Can be connected to an external sensor for detecting a critical running mode or an alarm Min 8V DC voltage at input 6 Gree...

Page 13: ...ly through a 1 amp fuse 2 White Digital input 1 Connect to the operating hours counter Min 8V DC voltage at the input 3 Brown Digital input 2 Connect to the ignition signal Min 8V DC voltage at the in...

Page 14: ...interrupted by a red blink The unit is attached to the GSM network and the GPS is navigating Everything is OK No light The unit is not connected to a power supply Constant red light The unit is power...

Page 15: ...ngs garage would reduce signal quality MT SIGNAL MTC ACK SERIAL No SIGNAL GSM 22 SAT 8 SN 44 GSM is a measure for the quality of the GSM coverage The value should be at least 10 Maximum value for GSM...

Page 16: ...he unit is off thus no power on the unit Check if the installation is performed correctly according to the guidelines of this manual F3 The LED is constant red thus the unit is not attached to the GSM...

Page 17: ...supply voltage The current consumption of the relay must not exceed 200 mA DC current and the relay contacts must be specified to withstand the load that needs to be controlled NOTE The output can onl...

Page 18: ...UT1 ON With this command the output is activated permanently The output can be de activated again using the OFF command Deactivation of the output MT OUT1 OFF MTC ACK SERIAL No OUT1 OFF With this comm...

Page 19: ...problem and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation please contact M Tec A S M Tec A S Industrivej 10 9490 Pandrup Tel 45 99 73 00 20 Fax 45 96 73 74 07 E mail support m tec...

Page 20: ...product plus return freight costs will be issued not taken into consideration the original purchase costs Try to make the error description as detailed as possible Insufficient error descriptions will...

Page 21: ...installation Charging time for an empty backup battery 3 hours at 25 C Expected lifetime of the backup battery 3 years Digital inputs Up to 6 Digital outputs Up to 2 Temperature range In active runnin...

Page 22: ...tomotive Directive 2004 104 EEC UN regulative ECE R10 EMC rev 3 The ME401 product complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 2003 37 EEC and Directive 2006 42 EEC The ME401 product comp...

Page 23: ...for equipment on rolling stock CE The ME401 product complies with the essential requirements of the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC as stated by the EC Declaration of Conformity Certificates and Declaration...

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