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DR600B Cover D004.fm Page 2 Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:52 AM One Year Limited Warranty We warrant our products to be free of defects in material and workmanship for one year from date of origi- nal purchase. We make every effort to carefully manufacture our products to the highest standards of qual- ity. Occasionally, however, parts may be missing, defective, or damaged. If you have a defective part, please call 1-510-732-7814 for authorization before returning the item for repair or replac
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE DRIVERIGHT 600 .........................................................1 A Note About the Concept of “Trips“ ...........................................................................1 A Word About Safe Use ..............................................................................................1 DriveRight Vehicle Management Software .................................................................2 USING THE DRIVERIGHT 600 ..........................
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION .....................................................................23 Accident Log .............................................................................................................23 Tamper Log ..............................................................................................................24 Battery Operation ......................................................................................................24 Battery Life .................
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 1 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM INTRODUCTION TO THE DRIVERIGHT 600 The DriveRight 600, in conjunction with the DriveRight Vehicle Man- agement Software, provides advanced vehicle safety and use monitor- ing capabilities as well as comprehensive fleet management capabilities. This manual explains how to use the DriveRight 600 dis- play unit to view information. NOTE: Altering the DriveRight 600’s limits, deleting trip information, and calibrating the DriveRight
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 2 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM DriveRight Vehicle Management Software The DriveRight Vehicle Management Software enables more detailed tracking of vehicle usage and access to some additional fea- tures of the DriveRight 600. The following is a list of the DriveRight 600 features which may only be accessed using the software. ❏ View information contained in the “accident log” ❏ View tamper information ❏ Enter or change the odometer reading or the odometer read
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 3 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM USING THE DRIVERIGHT 600 This section briefly describes the use of the DriveRight 600 display unit. The use of the four buttons (PLUS, MINUS, MODE, SET/ CLEAR) and the sequence of data screens and settings screens is explained. Descriptions of the information and options available from each screen are explained separately in “Data Screens” starting on page 10 and “Settings Screens” starting on page 18. Using the Four Buttons T
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 4 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM The Data Screens The data screens enable you to view most of the information stored by the DriveRight 600. To cycle through the data screens (in the order shown below), press and release MODE. NOTE: To view the settings screens, press and hold MODE until the Security Code Entry screen appears. NOTE: The GPS Latitude and Longitude screens are not displayed if the DriveRight console is not connected to a vehicle. DAY.MO CURREN
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 5 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM The Settings Screens To access the settings screens, press and hold MODE while viewing any of the data screens. After a few seconds, the Security Code screen will appear. To cycle through the settings screens (in the order shown below), press and release MODE. NOTE: To view the data screens, press and hold MODE until the Current Readings screen appears. YEAR CODE SETTINGS SETTINGS Year Entry Security Code DAY.MO SETTINGS CLEAR
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 6 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM CALIBRATING THE DRIVERIGHT 600 You must calibrate the unit before it will report the correct speed, distance, deceleration, and acceleration. Calibration adjusts the unit to work properly with your vehicle’s VSS signal or with the vehi- cle’s differential and tire size. Calibrating from the Software (VSS & VF Only) If you have the DriveRight Fleet Management Software or DriveRi- ght Vehicle Management Software and a VSS or VF D
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 7 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM . Speed Reading MPH SPEED km/h SETTINGS DISTANCE MILES Km Distance Reading Calibration Speed Calibration Screen 3. Drive the vehicle until you reach 40 km/h (25 MPH) and keep the vehicle steady at that speed. 4. Once the vehicle is moving steadily at the calibration speed, press and hold SET/CLEAR. The word CAL appears in the top right of the display when you press SET/CLEAR. This indicates that the unit is in the process of ca
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 8 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM 6. Once the calibration is complete, drive the vehicle and compare the vehicle’s speedometer to the DriveRight 600’s speed display. Be aware that the DriveRight 600 responds to changes in speed faster than most vehicles’ speedometers. To accurately compare, you must drive steadily at a speed for a short time. 7. If necessary, “fine tune” the calibration by pressing PLUS or MINUS. Each time you press PLUS or MINUS, the DriveRig
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 9 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM 3. Make sure you have a new trip started on the DriveRight 600 (i.e., the distance travelled is 0. To forcibly start a new trip, log out (see page 14 for details). 4. Drive the vehicle for at least 32 km (20 miles). The further you drive, the more accurate your calibration. 5. When you finish driving, compare your vehicle’s trip meter reading to the distance travelled reading on the DriveRight 600. At this point, what you will n
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 10 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM DATA SCREENS The following section explains all the information and options avail- able in the various data screens. In addition to the options listed in the individual sections below, in every screen you have the follow- ing two options: ❏ Move to the next Data Screen Press and release MODE. ❏ View the Settings Screens Press and hold MODE. Current Readings Screen The current readings screen displays constantly updating (as long
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 11 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM NOTE: Although you may specify the type of trip using the DriveRight 600 display unit, you must have the soft- ware to view trip type information. To change the type of trip, press and hold MINUS. The trip type screen will appear--do not release MINUS. MILES Trip Type Screen As long as you hold MINUS, the DriveRight 600 will cycle through the letters representing the various trip types: b = Business, P = Per- sonal, C = Commut
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 12 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM Driver ID Code When using the DriveRight 600 to monitor the driving of multiple drivers, assign each driver a unique 4-digit ID code. Before driving the vehicle, the driver must enter his or her ID code. The DriveRight 600 stores the driver ID code with the rest of the trip information, which enables you to view information for each individual driver. In addition, data downloaded by the software is segregated by driver ID c
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 13 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM ❏ Log Out To “log out” press and hold SET/CLEAR for 2 seconds, until the code resets to 0000. As soon as a driver logs out, the cur- rent trip is ended and data for that trip stored in the DriveRi- ght 600’s memory. Note that you may not log out when the vehicle is in motion. Two Digital Inputs Two digital inputs allow you to track the operation of lights or other electrically powered accessories on the vehicle. A typical appl
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 14 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM You have the following option from the Trip Start/End Log Screen: ❏ Page Through Stored Trip Information Press MINUS to page backward through stored trip infor- mation. Press PLUS to page forward through stored trip information. Hold the button down to increase the speed at which the DriveRight 600 pages. When you reach the first or last stored trip, the DriveRight 600 will no longer page in that direction. Trip Speed and Dis
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 15 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM Trip Acceleration/Deceleration Log Screen The Trip Acceleration/Deceleration Log Screen shows the number of times the set acceleration and deceleration limits were exceeded dur- ing each trip currently stored in the DriveRight 600’s memory. (Each time the limit is exceeded, 1 “count” is recorded, regardless of the amount of time for which the limit was exceeded.) To view trip acceleration/deceleration information for a specif
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DR600 UG Rev B D008.fm Page 16 Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:17 AM GPS Latitude and Longitude Position Screens The GPS Position Screens alternate between Latitude and Longitude to show your current position, speed, and direction. NOTE: The GPS screens are not displayed if the DriveRight is not connected to a vehicle. NOTE: The GPS may take up to several minutes to start tracking a new trip, depending on the overhead obstructions surrounding the vehicle. Whole Degrees Latitude Decimal Degre
