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NTRODUCTION
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500AL
The DriveRight Trip 500AL, in conjunction with the Drive-
Right Vehicle Management Software, provides advanced vehi-
cle safety and use monitoring capabilities as well as
comprehensive fleet management capabilities. This manual
explains how to use the DriveRight Trip 500AL display unit to
view information.
NOTE:
Altering the Trip 500AL’s limits, deleting trip information, and
calibrating the Trip 500AL require entry of a security code before
changes may be made.
A Note About the Concept of “Trips“
Much of the data stored and displayed by the Trip 500AL is
stored and displayed by “trip.” For example, you may view the
maximum speed or the time spent driving over the set speed
limit during a single trip. You may page back and forth
through all of the trips stored in the Trip 500AL’s memory.
Stored in the Trip 500AL is a “trip stop time” which represents
the amount of time for which the vehicle must be stopped
before the Trip 500AL ends the current trip. The default trip
stop time is 5 minutes (this setting may be altered using the
DriveRight Vehicle Management Software). Whenever the
vehicle is
not in motion
for an amount of time equal to the trip
stop time, the Trip 500AL saves the current trip data to mem-
ory and begins a new trip (this new trip will remain blank
until the vehicle begins moving again).
NOTE:
The Trip 500AL also saves the current trip data whenever a
driver “logs out” (see “Driver ID Code Entry Screen” on
page 14).
A Word About Safe Use
It goes without saying that you should never attempt to use
the Trip 500AL display while you are driving. Safe driving
requires extreme attentiveness. The use of the Trip 500AL
while driving may result in dangerous distraction. Only use
the unit when you are not operating your vehicle.
In addition, always warn drivers about the Trip 500AL’s
alarms. If an alarm sounds, a driver who has not been warned
may be startled or get distracted trying to trace the source of
the noise. In either case, it may create a safety concern, so
warn drivers in advance.
