Instructions
Table Of Contents
- 1. Getting started
- 2. Commissioning
- 3. Your mc²
- 4. Connections
- 5. Configuring the system (Submenu "System")
- 6. Operation with the mc²
- 7. Updates
- 8. Checklist for troubleshooting
- 8.1. Heat generation
- 8.2. Automatic safety shutdown
- 8.3. Problems with the power supply
- 8.4. Problems with external input devices
- 8.5. Problems when programming and controlling vehicles
- 8.6. Problems when switching points and other accessories
- 8.7. Problems with s88 modules
- 8.8. Problems with the software update
- 8.9. Technical hotline
- 8.10. Repairs
- 9. Technical data
- 10. Warranty, EC Conformity & WEEE
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5.2. Vehicles
Management of the vehicles
Standard format
At delivery, the DCC format with 28 speed steps is set as standard, i.e. this protocol is applied
to the track by default. Vehicle decoders with the standard format can therefore be controlled
directly, vehicle decoders with different formats only if they have been created in the
locomotive list beforehand. The setting of the standard format is taken over as the default
setting in the locomotive list.
Standard
format
Vehicle decoders,
which can be controlled directly
Notes
MM1/14
MM2/14
MM2/27A
MM2/27B
all MM-decoders and mfx-decoders
If addresses >255 are selected, the mc²
automatically switches to DCC format, for
addresses >10,239 to m3 format.
As soon as the m3 signal is
present on the track (e.g. after
accidentally entering a locomotive
address >10,239), mfx vehicle
decoders react exclusively to m3
commands and no longer to MM
and/or DCC commands.
DCC/14
DCC/28
DCC/126
DCC/SDF
all DCC decoders and mfx decoders that
support DCC
If addresses > 10,239 are selected, the
mc² automatically switches to the m3
format.
m3/126 mfx decoders that have been assigned an
m3 address
Assignment of the m3 address:
→ System / Vehicles / m3
→ Operation / Programming / m3
Locomotive list
The database with your vehicles (in short "locomotive list") is a central part of your digital
control. Assigning names to your vehicles is not mandatory, but can be very helpful if the
decoder address has been forgotten or accidentally changed.
Function icons
Various icons are stored, which illustrate the numerous possible functions of vehicle decoders
(lights, couplers, smoke generators, sounds). Each icon is displayed in two versions, showing
the function in switched on or switched off state. You can replace the standard icons with your
own.
Configuring the system (Submenu "System") | 5.3