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Mobile Data Terminal

Quick Installation Guide

Service & Support

If your 

Mobile Data Terminal

 is to be returned for service, please contact the Seon technical support 

team, provide the part and/or serial # of your unit, and ask for a 

Return Merchandise Authorization 

(RMA)

 number. 

An 

RMA #

 allows the support team to better track your product when it comes in for service. Please 

show the RMA # on the 

outside

 of the package. 

ANY PRODUCT SENT WITHOUT AN RMA # MAY BE REFUSED!

Documentation and Warranty

Additional copies of this guide along with other documentation and product warranty can be found on 

the Safe Fleet Community website: 

https://community.safefleet.net

Technical Support

Phone

: 1.844.899.7366                        

Email

PTsupport@

safefleet.net

2002/96/EC (WEEE directive): This product cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the 

European Union. For proper recycling, return the product to your local supplier upon the purchase of 

equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points, for more information, see www.

recyclethis.info.

2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product does not contain batteries.

October 2022 | Part #: 700-1210 R4

© Safe Fleet | All rights reserved

Product Overview

This guide covers installation of the mobile data terminal (MDT), a portable 7” tablet, intended for use 

on school buses, transit buses, and commercial vehicles. 

 IMPORTANT! Completing the installation

After you complete the installation steps described in this document, verify that the software, 

installed on the MDT is accessible and functional. To do so, visit the following links:

•  For student ridership tracking: 

https://community.safefleet.net/tutorial/install-mdt-student-

tracking

•  For vehicle inspection: 

https://community.safefleet.net/tutorial/install-mdt-vehicle-inspection

•  For Navigator: 

https://community.safefleet.net/tutorial/install-mdt-navigator

MDT Package Contents 

VT-7 Android tablet (includes GPI harness)

VT-7 docking station (includes two lock keys)

RFID harness (1 pc.) (included with a serial reader)

USB type C extension cable (1 pc.) (included with a USB reader)

Micro-fit to micro-fit extension cable 24 AWG (1 pc.) - 

20 ft/6.1 m (included with a serial reader)

DB9 to micro-fit adapter cable (1 pc.) (included if a serial reader with a DB9 connector is used)

SD card slot cover screw KM2 x 5mm (2 pcs.)

Hexagon L-key for use with SD card slot cover screws (1 pc.)

Preinserted 64GB microSD card (1 pc.)

Preinserted carrier SIM card (if data option is ordered) (1 pc.)

Mounting assembly:

•  Mounting arm kit (includes an arm and two base plates)
•  Tri-groove tamper-resistant nut (1 pc.)
•  Tamper-resistant Torx screws M4-0.70 x 10 (4 pcs.)
•  Spring lock washers M4-4.3 mm ID, 9 mm OD (4 pcs.)
•  Self-tapping security Torx screws #10-1 (4 pcs.)

Power harness kit: 

• 

Cable, 16 AWG, with 2x2 mini-fit connector 

– 20 ft/6.1 m

•  Butt splice connectors (2 pcs.) 
•  Fuses - 3 A (2 pcs.) and fuse holders (2 pcs.) 

Optional, available for purchase:

•  Tri-groove socket (3/8” square drive, size No.30) (P/N 890-1005)

If...

Then...

Using 

a USB 

reader

• 

Connect the RFID USB connector to the pigtail’s USB port either directly or via a 

supplied USB extension cable.

         

4. Connect the power harness’s 2x2 mini-fit connector to the pigtail’s power port.
5. 

Take a note of the device ID: write down the last 8 digits of the IMEI number located on the white 

barcode sticker attached to the bottom of the tablet.  

 

IMEI: 6703865

22640780

S/N: 6703865

22640780

6. 

To insert or remove the tablet:  

 

 

 

i. 

Use the supplied key to unlock the spring-loaded 

release tab on top of the dock. 

ii. 

Pull back the tab and insert or remove the tablet.

iii. 

Lock the release tab using the key. 

 

IMEI number 

sticker location

Device ID

IMEI: 6703865

22640780

Locking release tab

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