# Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport, Division 15.1: Default display

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

121 When no other information needs to be displayed, the recording equipment shall display, by default, the following:
the local time (as a result of UTC time + offset as set by the driver),
the mode of operation,
the current activity of the driver and the current activity of the co-driver.
Information related to the driver:
if his current activity is DRIVING, his current continuous driving time and his current cumulative break time,
if his current activity is not DRIVING, the current duration of this activity (since it was selected) and his current cumulative break time.
122 Display of data related to each driver shall be clear, plain and unambiguous. In the case where the information related to the driver and the co-driver cannot be displayed at the same time, the recording equipment shall display by default the information related to the driver and shall allow the user to display the information related to the co-driver.
123 In the case where the display width does not allow to display by default the mode of operation, the recording equipment shall briefly display the new mode of operation when it changes.
124 The recording equipment shall briefly display the card holder name at card insertion.
124a When an ‘ OUT OF SCOPE ’ condition is opened, then the default display must show using the relevant pictogram that the condition is opened (It is acceptable that the driver's current activity may not be shown at the same time).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1985/3821/annex/2/division/III/division/15/division/15.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1985-3821/annex-2/division-III/division-15/division-15.1
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