Please check your starter set manual for a complete discussion of the purging
strategy used by your command station.
15.0 Decoder Status
The command station assigns status codes to each locomotive address in the
system. Addresses are either selectable or not selectable. Decoders are not
selectable if they are in-use on another throttle or if they are part of a consist.
If you try to select an in-use address, you will be prompted to “Steal” the
address. If you select a decoder that is part of a consist, you will be able to
send function commands but you won’t be able to control its speed or
direction. The text line in the DT400 display will show “top”, “cn” or “mid” if
the address is part of a consist, otherwise it will show “stat”. This display is
followed by the status code for one of the following modes of operation.
Status editing is used most often when you are running non-Digitrax decoders
that do not have 128 speed step capabilities. If you can’t get a non-Digitrax
decoder to work on your layout and you are sure you are using the correct
address for the decoder, you probably need to status edit it to run in 14 or 28
speed step mode.
15.1 Status Editing a Decoder
To Change the Status of a Decoder
1. Press the LOCO Key
to enter address selection mode, the LCD
screen will begin flashing the address on the active throttle and will
display “Sel Loco” in the text area to prompt you to select an
address. Lo will also be flashing.
2. When you use the throttle knobs or key pad to enter the address of the
locomotive you want to select, the display will show the current sta-
tus of the decoder. To display the status code of the loco address
L O C O
Table IV: Decoder Status Codes
Display Meaning
28
28 Speed Step Mode
tri
Motorola Trinary Format Mode
14
14 Speed Step Mode
128
128 Speed Step Mode Digitrax Preferred Mode
*28
FX 28 speed step -enable advanced consist mode
x01
Reserved, Do not use
x02
Reserved, Do not use
*128
FX 128 speed step -enable advanced consist mode
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