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Function

Used For

Notes

F0

Lights

F1

Bell

F2

Horn/Whistle

CV150 sets mode

F3

Coupler crash

Auto coupler/brake set 

by CV151 max speed

F4

Air feature disable

F4 off enables pop-off,

drier and starts com-

pressor/airpump

F5

Diesel = Dynamic brake

Fans Steam = Water

Pump turbine

F6

Diesel = Notch Up

Steam = Blowdown

Notch UP if CV155=01 or

02

F7

Crossing Gate Airhorn

or;

Diesel = Notch DOWN

Steam = Wheelslip

Notch DOWN, if

CV155 = 01 or 02

(Crossing Gate active 

if in Diesel mode and 

CV155=0)

F8

Mute Control

F8 ON is mute

F9

Brake squeal

F10

Crossing Gate

Airhorn Sequence

F11

Steam = Greaser

F12

Steam = Safety Blowoff

 

SoundFX DC Operation Mode

Digitrax SoundFX decoders will operate on smooth DC power. The sound 
will not start until approximately 7 volts is applied to the track and there 
will be no “start up sound.”

Summary of Contents for SoundFX SDH166D

Page 1: ...Track Motor and Function Control Series 6 Decoder Features Works with PX112 10 Power Extender Digitrax FX3 Functions Control lights and functions for prototypical lighting effects and on off control C...

Page 2: ...ot exceed 16V when using this decoder Installation Instructions Figure 1 SDH166D Decoder Connections SDH166D showing 10 Pin Sound Harness with 8 Ohm 16 x 26 x 9mm box speaker and 330uF capacitor 1 On...

Page 3: ...sing external synchronization cam capability connect the White CAM wire of the 10 Pin sound harness to the output connection of your cam and configure CV133 to a value of 128 to make the steam chuff t...

Page 4: ...ailable space Most HO or O scale or similar locomotives have limit ed internal volume within the shell so the choice of speaker mounting benefits from some ingenuity to get best sound performance and...

Page 5: ...oder address with a Digitrax DT4XX series throttle See your Starter Set Manual for complete programming instructions 1 Place the loco on the programming track not to exceed 16V Go into Program Mode on...

Page 6: ...n there are two types of speed tables 3 Step Ta bles and High Resolution 28 Step Tables Please see your Decoder Man ual for a discussion of the 28 Step Tables The 3 Step Tables are set up by programmi...

Page 7: ...0 operate the same as for a non SoundFX3 Digitrax decoders they control motor and light functions etc CV58 is used as Master Volume and CV60 is used to select an alternate scheme if provided in the so...

Page 8: ...R dia in inches 01 128 63 134 Steam Gear Ration Trim 32 100 Ratio 00 255 32 135 Mute Volume 00 64 00 140 Prime Mover Chuff Volume 00 64 60 141 Bell Volume 00 64 25 142 Horn Whistle Volume 00 64 60 143...

Page 9: ...l Notch Up Steam Blowdown Notch UP if CV155 01 or 02 F7 Crossing Gate Airhorn or Diesel Notch DOWN Steam Wheelslip Notch DOWN if CV155 01 or 02 Crossing Gate active if in Diesel mode and CV155 0 F8 Mu...

Page 10: ...into a CV to get the desired results even if reading CVs does not work OPS mode is recommended for writing to programming all CVs ex cept CV01 CV17 CV18 2 digit and 4 digit addresses If a second DCC...

Page 11: ...polarity Pin 4 Yellow F4 Pin 5 Green not used Pin 6 Blue to sound cap Pin 7 Violet not used Pin 8 Black speaker polarity Pin 9 White cam input steam Pin 10 Black to sound cap 9 Pin Digitrax Easy Conn...

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