Have a look at the video clips below and you should get an idea of how to use a CAG Siemens DTCO 1381 digital tachograph...........and even an ACTIA Smart Tach VU!

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1) Here's what to do when beginning a duty period

2) You've successfully inserted the driver cards, now let's get moving............

3) At the end of your duty period there's one or two things to be aware of ....

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Additional useful information:

4) In the UK we 'change the clocks' twice each year.  The digital tachograph will always record and print out data in 'UTC' time, but you can still have local time shown on the face of the VU.  Here's how to set local time on a CAG Siemens DTCO digital tachograph vehicle unit ..................

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If you are operating vehicles with ACTIA SMART TACH digital tachographs vehicle units fitted you will need to know how to change the local time:-

and then there's the Stoneridge SE5000 vehicle unit, fitted into all Scania and some DAF and Mercedes trucks and bus/coaches ........................ view at: TRUCK UK at YOU TUBE