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© 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

3

4

Calling up menu functions

Possible only when the vehicle is stationary!

Use the buttons

/

 to select the desired display. 

Use button

 to call up the main menu. 

Use 

/

 to select the listed functions step by step.

Print daily value:

[

printout 



driver 1

] ... [

24h



day

] ... [

25.10.2013

] ... 

from Rel. 2.0

 [

printout in UTC yes/no]

Enter "Out of scope" beginning / end:

[

entry 



 vehicle

] ... [

OUT

 begin

] or [

OUT end

]

Enter Beginning of ferry / train:

[

entry 



 vehicle

] ... [

 ferry/train

]

Set the current activity. 

Set Local time:

[

entry 



 vehicle

] ... [



 local time

] ...

Set 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:

Press key 

 2 times, the message disappears. 

x

1 internal

fault

xx

1

2

Insert paper roll

Press the unlock button, the printer drawer opens.

Insert paper roll.

Close printer drawer 

centrally

. An interrupted printout is automatically 

continued when paper is inserted (< 1 hour).

Pull 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

1

3

2

6

4

5

a

Press 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

4

8

3

5

6

7

(a)

1

01h21

00h15

2

02h05

1

3

2

(b)

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