tachograph info

[Johny Walker]

just need some in fo on how this thing works,

the daily has a didgtel type graph fitted,works like a cd player,

thers wasnt any booklet with the truck so how do they work ,

do you put the disc in & it sorts its self out or to you have to set it ruuning

any help

cheers johnny

[Paul Jenks]

If it's digital you need to get a digital tacho card from DVLA. It looks like a hydrid between a credit card and the new driving license. It goes in the slot and you follow the prompts.

Then it tells you it has a fault or that you are driving without a card. You press a few more buttons in a random order and it comes right. You have to get a downloader too as the card fills up with info quite quickly. I.e. weekly. If the card won't work it's usually broken so you have to send it back and get a replacement. Whilst you are driving without a card at the end of the day the machine will roduce a printout, which you keep for your records.

The other option is to rip it out.

[Johny Walker]

this 1, you open door, lift a tab & place a disc in close tab ,close door ??

[Paul Jenks]

Blows my theory out then. Try ripping it out and see if that works.

Seriously, has it got a manufacturers mark on it.

[Johny Walker]

Blows my theory out then. Try ripping it out and see if that works.

Seriously, has it got a manufacturers mark on it.

 

looked @ it yesterday ,now cant remeber ,

kienzel,or simlar??

[Peter]

Its not a digital tacho Paul, its an analogue tacho with a digital display, if that makes sense.

 

It should have a mode switch on the front, there will be 3 small symbols, one is crossed hammers, one is a square with a diagonal line through it, and one looks like a flattened "h", which is supposed to be a bed.

 

Crossed hammers is other work

Square is Period of Availability

Bed is Rest or Break.

 

Most or all modern tachos record driving automatically, so just drop a disc in and go. If you are working on site then you need to set it to other work, and make sure you record enough break time in the day.

 

You need to read up on driver's hours, its not too complicated, basically you can work for 4.5 hours then you need 45 mins break, then you can work for another 4.5 hours. There is more to it though, so do your homework.

 

One other little tip for you, always put your disc in 10 minutes before you leave the yard in the morning, and set it to other work, otherwise you will get into trouble for not doing daily walk round checks, or not recording your working hours correctly.

[Johny Walker]

cheers peter,

 

its not 1, with a screen ,its just like dvd/cd player ,push a button & a tray pops out,with a semi circle hinged plate you lift & slide dics under,put plate down push tray to close .

mite be better if i took a picture

[Peter]

Yeah, put up a pic. If you can get the model number it might be possible to get a pdf manual for it.

[harvey b davison]

If it is anologue, dont forget to fill out the centre field info first.

[Johny Walker]

peter whats yrs in the iveco,

 

this may be called an electronic taco:confused1: