User Manual

ProgrammingotherfunctionsForchangingotherfunctions,likelighting,sound
effectsordecoderfunctionremapping,pleasereadyourdecodersinstructionscarefully.
Ifyouaredoubtaboutanyprogrammingthatyouneedtodo,youcancontactthedecoder
manufacturerforhelp.
Resettingadecodertoit’sFactoryDefaultsMostnewerdecoderhaveaCVtoreset
thedecoderbacktoit’soriginalsettings.Ifyougoof,andyourdecoderdoesnotrespond
toit’saddressorfunctions,followthedecodersinstructionstoreset.Onsomeolder
decodersthatdonothavethisfeature,sometimesgoingCVbyCV,andfollowing
thedefaultsettingvalueslistedintheinstructions,andinputtingthesevaluesintoeach
CV,mightbringthedecoderbacktolife.
ProgrammingBroadwayLimited/QSILocomotives Dependingonthevintageofthese
locomotives,someprogramwellonaprogramtrack,someprogramwellonthemainline,
andsomeneedacombinationofprogrammingonboth.Thesedualfunction,sound
equippedlocomotivescomewithaFactoryDefaultaddressof#3,andasstated
previously,itisbettertorunthemfirstonaddress#3,tomakesureeverythingworks
correctly.Programmingafourdigitaddressintothemcanbeabittricky,duetothefact
thatasyouprogramthem,theytalkbacktoyoutoacknowledgetheprogramminginputs.
Programmingafourdigitaddressisatwostepprocessautomaticallyperformedbyyour
DCCsystemsprogrammingmode.FirstthesysteminputsthecorrectvaluesintoCV#17
andCV#18,toassignthefourdigitaddress,thenstepnumbertwo,yoursystemsinputs
thecorrectvalueintoCV#29toactivatethefourdigitaddress.Becausethistwostep
processissenttothedecoderinmicroseconds,thedecodermissesthesecondstep,while
thedecoderistalkingbacktoyoutoconfirmthefirststep.Inmyexperiencewithtrying
toprogramafourdigitaddressintothem:
Placelocoonprogramtrack
EntertheProgramModeonProgramTrack
Inputinyour4digitaddress,[Bytheway,anyaddressfrom128to9,999isconsidereda
4digitaddressincomputerlanguage].
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Waitafewseconds,orfortheverbalconfirmationfromthelocomotivetofinish
speaking.
Pressthe“Enter”buttonfourmoretimestoentertheCVProgrammingMode.
Yourdisplayshows“CV#ProgTrack”,with“ ___”underneath.
Input“29”,[forCV#29].
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Yourdisplaynowshows“CVProgTrack”,with“___Data”.
Input“34”,[asavalue].
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Pressthe“Recall”buttontoexittheProgramModeandreturntotheRunMode.
Placethelocomotiveonyourmaintrack.
PresstheSelect“Loco”button,andinputtheaddressthatyouassignedtothis
locomotive.
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Tryrunningtheloco.