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® Product # 8156GD, 8156HD, 8156VSS & 8156VF DR600B Cover D004.fm Page 1 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:52 AM[...]
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Product Num bers: 8156GD, 8156HD, 8156VSS & 8156VF Davis Instrument s Part Num ber: 7395.192 DriveRight 600 User ’s Guide Rev . B Manual ( March 26, 2003) © Davis Instrum ents Corp. 2002-2003. All rights res erved. This product com plies with the essential prot ec tion requirements of the EC EMC Directive 89/336/ EC. DriveRight is a register[...]
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i T ABLE OF C ONTENT S I NTRODUCTION TO THE D RIVE R IGHT 600 ................. ....... ............. ...... ....... ...... . 1 A Note Abou t the Concept o f “Trips“ ................. ........... ................. ................. ............. 1 A Word Abou t Safe Use ........ ........... ................. ................. ................. [...]
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ii M ISCELLANEOUS I NFORMATION ......................... ................... ............. ............ 23 Acciden t Log ................... ................. ................. ........... ................. ................. ........... 2 3 Tamper L og ......... ................. ................. ................. ........... ................. ...[...]
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1 I NTRODUC TION TO THE D RIVE R IGHT 600 The Drive Right 600, in conjunct ion with the DriveRigh t V ehicle Man- agement Softwa re, pr ovides advanced vehicle safety and use monitor- ing ca pabilities as well as c ompr ehensive f leet manage ment capabilit ies. This m anual expl ains how to use the Dr iveRight 60 0 dis- play unit to view informati[...]
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2 DriveRight V ehicle Manageme nt Sof tware The Drive Right V ehicle Management Soft ware ena bles more detailed t ra ckin g of ve hic le u sage a nd a ccess to som e a ddit ion al fea- ture s of the DriveRig ht 600. The follow in g is a list of the DriveRig ht 600 feat ures which may only be accesse d using th e softw are. ❏ View information con[...]
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3 U SING THE D RIVE R IGHT 600 This sec tion briefly d escribes the use o f the DriveRigh t 600 d isplay unit. The use of the four buttons (PLU S, MINUS, MODE, SET/ CLEAR) and t he sequence of data screens a nd settings s creens i s explained. Descriptions of the information and option s available from each scr een ar e explained se parately in “[...]
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4 The Da ta Sc reens The data s creens en able you to view most of the info rmation stor ed by the Driv eRight 600. T o cycle thr ough the dat a screens (i n the order shown be low), press and r elease MODE. NOTE: T o view the s ettings sc reens, pre ss an d hold MO DE until the Security Code Entry screen appear s. NOTE: The G PS La titude and Long[...]
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5 The Settings Screens T o acce ss the settings screens, press and hol d MODE while viewing any of the d ata screens. After a fe w seco nds, the Securi ty Code screen will appear . T o cycle through the settin gs screens (in the order sho wn below), press and release M ODE. NOTE: T o view the data screen s, pres s and hold MODE un til the Cur rent [...]
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6 C ALIBRATING THE D RIVE R IGHT 600 Y ou must cal ibrate t he unit be fore it w ill re port the co rrect speed, distanc e, decelera ti on, a nd a c cel e ra tio n. Cal ibration adjusts the unit to work properly with yo ur vehi cle’s VSS signal or wi th the v ehi- cle’s dif ferential a nd tir e size. Calibrating from the Sof tware (VSS & VF[...]
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7 . Calibratio n Screen 3. Dr ive the vehic le until y ou r each 40 km/h (2 5 MPH) and ke ep the vehicle steady at that speed. 4. Once the vehicl e i s mov i ng steadily at the calibra tion speed, press and hold SET/CLEAR . The word C AL appe ars in th e top righ t of th e displ a y whe n you pr e ss SET/CLEAR. T his indicates that th e unit is in [...]
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8 6. Once the calibr ation is com plete, drive the veh i cle and comp are the vehicle’s speedometer to the DriveRi gh t 600 ’s speed display . Be aware that the DriveRi ght 600 resp on ds to chang es i n speed faster than most ve hi cles’ speed ome ters. T o acc urately c omp are, you mus t drive st eadily at a spe ed for a sho rt time. 7. If[...]
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9 3. M ake sur e you hav e a new tr ip starte d on the D riveRight 6 00 (i.e., the distance travelled is 0. T o forcibly start a new trip, lo g out (see page 14 fo r details). 4. Drive th e ve hicle f or at le ast 32 km (20 mil e s) . The further you dri ve, t he mo re accurate yo ur calibrat ion. 5. When yo u fini sh drivin g, com pa re your vehi [...]
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10 D AT A S CREENS The following section explains a ll the informa tion an d options av ail- able in the various data scr eens. In additio n to the options listed i n the individual sectio ns bel ow , in every screen you have the follow- ing two opt ions: ❏ Move to th e next Data Screen Pr ess an d r elea se MODE. ❏ View the Settings Screens Pr[...]
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11 NOTE: Although you may specify the type of trip using the DriveRight 600 display u nit, you mus t have the so ft- ware to vie w t rip t ype info rm atio n. T o change the type of trip, press and ho ld MINUS. The trip type screen will appear--d o not release MINUS. Tr i p T y pe Sc r e e n As long as you hold MINUS, the Driv eRight 600 will c ycl[...]
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12 Driver ID Code When using the DriveRigh t 600 to monitor t he driving of multiple drivers , assign eac h driver a unique 4-dig it ID code. Before d riving the vehicle, t he dri ver must ent er his or her ID code. Th e DriveRight 600 stor es the driver I D code wi th the r est of the trip i nformation, which enables yo u to view information for e[...]
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13 ❏ Log Out T o “log out” press a nd hold SET/CLEA R for 2 seco nds , until the co de resets to 0000. As soon as a dri ver lo g s out, th e cur- ren t trip is ended and d ata for that trip stor ed in th e DriveRi- ght 600’s m emory . Note that you ma y not log ou t when the vehicl e is in motion. T wo Digital Input s T wo digital inputs al[...]
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14 Y ou hav e the foll owing optio n from th e T rip Start /End Log Sc reen: ❏ Page T hrough S tored T rip Infor mation Pr ess MINUS t o page backw ard thr ough sto red tr ip infor- matio n. Pr ess P LUS to page fo rwar d thr ough stor ed trip infor matio n. Hold the butto n dow n to increas e the spee d at which the Driv eRight 600 pages . When [...]
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15 T rip Acceleration /Deceleration L og Screen The T rip Acceleration /Deceleratio n Log Scr een shows t he number of times the set accel eration a nd decelerat ion limits w ere ex ceeded dur- ing eac h trip cu rrently store d in the Dr iveRight 60 0’s memory . (Each time the limit is exceeded, 1 “count” is r ecorded, reg ardless o f the amo[...]
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16 GPS Latitud e and Longitude Po sition Screens The GPS Position S creens alternate bet ween Latitude and Longitude to show your current po sitio n, speed , and di rection. NOTE: The GP S scr eens are not di spl ayed i f the Dr iveR ight is n ot connect ed to a vehicle . NOTE: Th e GP S ma y take u p to se ve ra l m inu te s to s ta r t tra cki ng[...]
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17 Odome ter Scr een The Odome ter screen displays the veh icle’s odometer r eading which must be set fr om the DriveRight V ehicle Management Software. The odometer r eadin g is s pr ead ac r oss the t wo di git r egi sters at the bo ttom of the scr een and ma y take some get ting used to (t he odometer read- ing in t he scr een shown b elow is [...]
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18 S ETTINGS S CREEN S The following section explains a ll the informa tion an d options av ail- able in the various settings sc reens. In addition t o the options l isted in the individual sections belo w , in every scr een you have th e fol- lowing two options: ❏ Move to th e next Se ttings Screen Pr ess an d r elea se MODE. ❏ View the Data S[...]
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19 NOTE: If the enter ed code is cor r ect, the clear all log data screen appears whe n you press MO D E. If th e en tered code is n ot cor rect, the wo rd NO appears on the di s- play . Y ou may attempt to enter the c orr ect code five times befor e the unit r eturns you to t he Curr ent Read- ings scr een and activates the tamper indic ator , if [...]
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20 Y ou h ave the following option f rom th e Clear Lo g Scree n: ❏ Clear all Log Dat a Pr ess and hold S ET/CLEAR. The w ord CL R (clear) appears i n t he dis play to in dic a te th at t he unit is pr eparing to clear all log data . T o prot ec t ag ain s t acc iden tal cle ar ing of data, you must pr es s and hold SET/CL EAR for 3 sec- onds bef[...]
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21 Y ou have the followin g optio n from th e Alarm On/Of f Screen: ❏ T oggle the Alarm Setting T o tog gle the alarm se tting fro m On to O ff ( or vic e vers a), press and r elease SE T/CLEAR. Each t ime you pr ess SET/ CLEAR, th e display chang es to r ead ON or OF F , depending on the al ar m’s statu s. Calibration Sc reen The Calibra tion [...]
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22 Tim e E n t r y The T ime Entry scr een allows you to s et the time and to select the format (12 hour or 24 hour) in whic h you want time d isplayed. T i me E ntr y Screen Y ou have the followin g optio ns from the T ime Entry S creen: ❏ Set the Time Use PLUS a nd MINUS t o set th e time. If you are dis playing time in the 12 hour format, r em[...]
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23 Y ou have the followin g options fro m the Date Entry Sc reen: ❏ Set the Date Use PLUS an d MINUS to set the date. ❏ Change the Time Display Format Pr ess and r elease SET /CLEAR unti l the Mo:Day or Day .Mo segment is flashing. Press PLUS to toggle b etween the two segments. When the desir ed format appears in the display , stop. The segmen[...]
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24 Ta m p e r L o g The following actions will be logged as a ta mper at tem pt: ❏ The DriveRight 600 is unplugged (loses power) ❏ Five incorrect entries in a row for the Security Code ❏ DriveRight is plugged back into the car (T amper is logged but not di splayed on the console) ❏ Drive Rig ht is r ebo ote d When a tamper is logged, the wo[...]
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25 NOTE: If you not i ce tha t the LC D is fa di ng w h en r unning on battery power, it means your ba tter y p ower is lo w. Y ou shou ld rep la ce your bat te ry as so on as pos si bl e. T o insta ll a new ba ttery , insert th e battery as shown below . Installing the Batte ry When opera ting under battery pow er , the u nit will under go a few c[...]
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26 Battery Life When rem ov ed fr om a vehicle, th e Drive Ri ght unit ta ps into its own ba ttery f or powe r (ins tead of relying on th e vehic le’s b attery ). On the unit’ s battery alone, a unit will operat e for 260 ho urs or , in sleep mode for 4 month s . The life o f the u nit’s batter y d epend s on your down loa d s ch edule. For e[...]
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27 T RO UBLESHO OTING G UIDE While th e DriveRight 6 00 is designe d to pr ovide year s of tr ouble-fr ee operation, occasional pr oblems may arise. If you ar e having a pr oblem with your unit, please chec k the follo wing guid e befor e calling the fac- tory . Y ou will be a ble to solv e many of the problem s yourself. If, after checking this gu[...]
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28 ❏ My speed reads zero while driving. Ther e could be a number of things wr ong. Make sur e the DriveRigh t 600 is plug ged in. Make sure t he DriveRight 600 is calibrat ed. Make sur e the speed sens or is within 10- 16 mm (3/8"- 5/8") of the magnet. Make sure the unit is n ot running on ba tt ery power ( see “Batt e ry Op erat i on[...]
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29 Cont acting Davis T echnical Supp ort If you have quest ions, or encounter problems in stalling or operating your DriveRig ht 600, please con tact Davis T echnica l Support. Most questions can b e answer ed while y ou’ re on t he phone. Sorr y , we ar e unable to ac cept collect calls . NOTE: Please do not retur n items to the factory for r ep[...]
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30 T ECHN ICAL S PECIFICATIONS Speed Displays current speed in MPH or km/h. Records maximum speed for each trip Records total time in which sp eed exceeded set limit for each trip Accuracy ±1% Accelerat ion and Decelerat ion Displays current ac celeration in g’ s (an acceleration of 22 MP H/sec. or 35 km/h/sec.). Records number of times accelera[...]
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31 Siz e 5.25” x 2.25” x 0.86” (132 mm x 57 mm x 22 mm) LCD display size: 3.20” x 1.30” (81 mm x 33 mm) Display Mountin g Options V isor clip for mounting on visor or door pockets. Double-sided tape for mounting on dashboard and other surfaces. V e lc ro with pr ess ure - sens itive a dhe s ive for mount ing on dashboard and other surfa c[...]
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3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. 510-732-9229 • Fax: 510-732-9188 E-mail: info@davisnet.com • www.davisnet.com DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 32 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM[...]