Division 1 General characteristicsF1F2

The purpose of the recording equipment is to record, store, display, print, and output data related to driver activities.

001 The recording equipment includes cables, a motion sensor, and a vehicle unit.

001a F3The interface between motion sensors and vehicle units shall be compliant with ISO 16844-3:2004, Cor 1:2006.

002 The vehicle unit includes a processing unit, a data memory, a real time clock, two smart card interface devices (driver and co-driver), a printer, a display, a visual warning, a calibration/downloading connector, and facilities for entry of user's inputs.

The recording equipment may be connected to other devices through additional connectors.

003 Any inclusion in or connection to the recording equipment of any function, device, or devices, approved or otherwise, shall not interfere with, or be capable of interfering with, the proper and secure operation of the recording equipment and the provisions of the Regulation.

Recording equipment users identify themselves to the equipment via tachograph cards.

004 The recording equipment provides selective access rights to data and functions according to user's type and/or identity.

The recording equipment records and stores data in its data memory and in tachograph cards.

This is done in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data ^f1 .