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Digitrax Command Control 

Starter Set Manual

Includes:

DCS51 All In One

Command Station Booster Throttle,

PS314 Power Supply,

LT1 LocoNet Cable & Decoder Tester

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Digitrax, Inc.

2443 Transmitter Road 

Panama City, Florida USA 32404 

Support: helpdesk.digitrax.com

www.digitrax.com

Digitrax Manuals & Instructions are updated periodically.

Please visit www.digitrax.com for the latest version of all 

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Summary of Contents for Zephyr xtra

Page 1: ...e Decoder Tester L L o oc co oN N e e t t R TM C T C omplete rain ontrol Digitrax Inc 2443 Transmitter Road Panama City Florida USA 32404 Support helpdesk digitrax com www digitrax com Digitrax Manual...

Page 2: ...tive Without a DCC Decoder 14 9 0 Run a DCC Equipped Locomotive 15 9 1 DCC Decoder or Address Basics 15 9 2 Selecting and Running your DCC Locomotive 16 9 3 Using the RECALL Key 17 10 0 Locomotive Dir...

Page 3: ...From a Throttle 37 20 1 Dispatching Addresses or MUs 37 21 0 The FuLL Message 38 22 0 DCS51 Error Messages 39 23 0 Decoder Speed Step Settings 40 23 1 Changing Speed Step Settings Status Editing 40 24...

Page 4: ...ture 56 29 2 System Expansion 56 30 0 FCC Information 57 31 0 Digitrax No Worries Warranty Repair 58 Specifications 59 Notes 60 Index 62 Digitrax the Digitrax Train Logos LocoNet Super Empire Builder...

Page 5: ...s designed for easy operation and expandability with Digitrax LocoNet With LocoNet just plug in system components to build the layout control system that you ve always wanted If you have questions not...

Page 6: ...ip On this strip locate the two terminals labeled RAIL A and RAIL B Attach your layout track wires to these terminals It does not matter which is which Find the jack on the back of the DCS51 marked PO...

Page 7: ...ront panel of the DCS51 locate the key marked POWER It is on the left hand column of keys 2 When you push it the orange TRACK STATUS light will come on R R 4 4 SWITC H pOWer key traCK StatuS light 201...

Page 8: ...ce the locomotive on your layout move the Direction Brake lever to either FORWARD or REVERSE depending on which way you want the locomotive to move and slowly turn the Throttle clockwise until the loc...

Page 9: ...To run the locomotive move the Direction Brake lever to either FORWARD or REVERSE depending on which way you want the loco to move and slowly turn the Throttle clockwise until the locomotive starts t...

Page 10: ...ew layouts If you already have a layout you probably won t need to rewire to install your Digitrax Zephyr Xtra Since the DCC signal travels with the power on the rails you must have power to the track...

Page 11: ...power is on and unlit when track power is off Track power must be on to operate the trains on the track Simply press the pOWer key to toggle between power on and off If you need to stop the whole lay...

Page 12: ...keys will control the functions on the locomotive You will see the following display if you are running loco address 1873 on your local throttle The Display has three additional Indicator Dots associa...

Page 13: ...g up the programming track Section 16 1 3 JuMp 1 2 for connecting one or two smooth DC power packs to the sys tem for use as additional throttles Section 25 2 4 pOWer in plug in the PS314 here 5 lOCOn...

Page 14: ...the PS314 into the pOWer in jack on the back of the DCS51 Plug the body of the PS314 in to a regular wall outlet Once power is applied the DCS51 will briefly flash cS to let you know it is running as...

Page 15: ...lection process The Display will begin flashing either lOCO or the last address selected on the throttle 5 Use the numeric keypad to enter 00 the address used to control the loco motive without a deco...

Page 16: ...unning an analog locomotive Your analog locomo tives will not run with any other address As with a regular DC system only one analog locomotive can be controlled at a time If you try to run more than...

Page 17: ...ecoder is using a different address simply use that address as you follow these instructions 3 Check the DCS51 s TRACK STATUS Light to be sure that track power is turned on Press the pOWer key to turn...

Page 18: ...l of the locomotive If you have other functions installed in your loco you can operate them by pressing the associated number key for the function you want to operate You must have sound capability in...

Page 19: ...ting set the Throttle Knob for each loco to StOp 2 Turn track power off Press the pOWer key the DCS51 s TRACK STA TUS Light will go off The display will briefly display Po followed by two characters t...

Page 20: ...se 1 The DCS51 command station operates in 128 speed step mode If you are using a locomotive with a decoder that does not have 128 step capability you will have to adjust either the decoder or the DCS...

Page 21: ...imit for the throttle 5 Press the exit Key to set the selected speed limit and resume operation Once you set this speed limit it will be in effect for this specific DCS51 s local throttle until you ch...

Page 22: ...of 15 gives the slow braking deceleration rate and startup acceleration rate effect when the brake is used 5 Press the exit key to set the new braking rate and return to normal opera tion NOTE Changin...

Page 23: ...through the rails Your DCS51 supports two types of pro gramming Service Mode Programming is done on an electrically isolated programming track Using this mode the command station broadcasts programmi...

Page 24: ...our programming track can be as simple as a spare piece of track not connect ed to the layout as shown above or it can be a double gapped section of track connected to the DCS51 s prOg a prOg B output...

Page 25: ...lay Ad2 two digit address address must be between 01 127 Ad4 four digit address address must be between 0128 9983 Each time you press the lOCO key the display will toggle between Ad2 and Ad4 When the...

Page 26: ...that are available in specific decoders what they do and suggested values for each CV Programming these CVs is simple 1 Be sure that only the locomotive you want to program is on the program ming trac...

Page 27: ...ed in step 5 you can simply press the CV Key again to go directly to the data entry mode In this case the display will show d followed by 3 digits When you see this display use the key Pad to enter th...

Page 28: ...he local throttle of the DCS51 The decoder must be capable of operations mode programming 3 Press the prOg key until OPS appears in the display 4 Press the Cv key and use Key paD to enter the CV you w...

Page 29: ...o with decoder correctly installed is making electrical contact with the programming track and that it remains in contact with the program ming track until programming is complete 4 Be sure there is n...

Page 30: ...looking at the CV s data value that is programmed into the decoder in this case the CV value is 3 6 You can now re program the CV value or press the exit key to resume nor mal operations nOte OPS Mode...

Page 31: ...the head light on press the laMp 0 key Press the laMp 0 key again to turn it off 17 1 1 Function 0 F0 headlights Forward and reverse Press the laMp 0 key to toggle F0 between on and off Each time the...

Page 32: ...icates the current state of F8 MUTE for the adressed locomotive and when the indicator light is on F8 is ON and a sound decoder will be muted Note Some Sound decoders may use functions other than F8 f...

Page 33: ...pposite of what you were expecting you will see the head lamp operating in what you expected to be the reverse direction and vice versa for the back up lamp See your Decoder Manual for information abo...

Page 34: ...address To do this press lOCO enter the address press lOCO again For this example we will use loco address 09 as the TOP address and we will add address 23 to the MU 3 Press the Mu key The TOP addres...

Page 35: ...ress that is under the control of another throttle For example if you MUed address 14 to the top loco 23 and then tried to MU another address to 14 you would get this error If you wanted to add anothe...

Page 36: ...ep mode If the units are completely mismatched for example if you are running two dif ferent brands of locos with noticeably different characteristics then we recom mend speed matching the locos by pr...

Page 37: ...safety interlock that prevents operators from automatically taking control of locos that are already selected and being run on another throttle Occasionally you may need to override this interlock to...

Page 38: ...nd enjoying operations without too much anxiety for either party 20 0 Releasing an Address From a Throttle When you are finished running a locomotive address release if from your throttle so that it i...

Page 39: ...your LocoNet system that s all there is to it The dispatched address can be a single locomotive address either two digit or four digit or an MU The TOP locomotive in an MU can be dispatched to transfe...

Page 40: ...power is applied again 2 Current overload A walking c occurs when the DCS51 has reached its 3 Amp current limit In this case you should run fewer locomotives or add more boosters to increase the curr...

Page 41: ...ome non Digitrax decoders use other speed step formats and won t respond to your DCS51 sending 128 speed step information If you have a non Digitrax decoder that can t run in 128 speed step mode you c...

Page 42: ...will allow switch numbers from 513 to 999 to also be selected and controlled on the layout Switch commands may also be used for controlling Digitrax compatible signal units To change the position of a...

Page 43: ...ess 087 first closed and then thrown 3 Use the numeric keypad to enter the turnout address for the turnout you want to change 4 Press the c key to close the turnout or the t key to throw the turnout N...

Page 44: ...with an operating DCS51 attached to your layout Hook up one or two smooth DC power packs as shown in the following illustration This con figuration gives you three throttles to control three loco add...

Page 45: ...used by each throttle In the following example locomotive address 3856 is selected on the Local Throttle and nothing is selected on either Jump 1 or Jump 2 1 The loco you are controlling on the DCS51...

Page 46: ...he JUMP Indicator Dot on steady and a screen like this if there is nothing selected on JUMP 1 Or you ll see a screen similar to this if there is a locomotive address in this case 481 selected on JUMP...

Page 47: ...JUMP 1 throttle will continue to control speed and direction of the loco address selected on JUMP 1 The DCS51 s Throttle Knob and Direction Control Lever will continue to control the speed and direct...

Page 48: ...needs only one command station you need only one DCS51 or other Digitrax Command Station performing this function Any additional DCS51 must be converted to a booster by changing the Option Switch set...

Page 49: ...ntities Each throttle in your system should be assigned a unique Throttle ID To assign a throttle ID 1 Using the throttle for which you want to set the ID Press the prOg key 2 Press Mu Display shows i...

Page 50: ...le Gapped DCS51 running as the system s command station Rail A Rail B Double Gaps Between Layout Power Districts LocoNet Cable Rail A Rail B LocoNet Cable With the original factory setting of Option S...

Page 51: ...r layout Many layout problems we see are related to LocoNet cables that were not built or crimped correctly LocoNet cables are wired pin 1 to pin 1 When you hold the plug with the tab up and look into...

Page 52: ...again To release dispatch addresses this is optional 1 Press the lOCO key 2 Enter the loco address on the numeric keypad The display will flash the FUNCTION Indicator Dot and the loco address Press t...

Page 53: ...operation after the short is removed then you need to add more feeders 27 2 2 the lt1 tester Check your LocoNet cables with the LT1 tester to be sure you don t have any cables that were made incorrect...

Page 54: ...n register match the command station output If your decoder is a 14 step decoder running on any Digitrax system using factory settings status editing will be needed for that decoder Have you reset any...

Page 55: ...DCS51 Option Switch Setup The DCS51 has several system operation options that you can use to customize your operations The DCS51 is set up at the factory to run right out of the box Most customers nev...

Page 56: ...command station s track status t OpSw 45 c Disable reply for switch state request t NOTE Do not change any option switches not listed in the table 2012 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 55 DCS51 Option Sw...

Page 57: ...u You can add Mobile decoders for your locomotives Function decoders for more lights and other functions on your locos More boosters to give you more power to let you run more trains More throttles fo...

Page 58: ...nna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different form that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an exp...

Page 59: ...merchantability or fit ness for a particular purpose All warranties on Digitrax products are limited to refund of purchase price or repair or replacement of Digitrax products at the sole discretion o...

Page 60: ...pproximately 0 5V less than input DC voltage which meets recommendations for most HO and N scale locomotives with DCC decoders installed patents intellectual property As of the date of this writing Di...

Page 61: ...2012 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 60 Notes...

Page 62: ...2012 Digitrax Inc www digitrax com 61...

Page 63: ...9 CV Key 25 CV RD Read Back CVs 24 28 CV WR Write CVs 25 D d nA error message 28 d nd error message 28 d nr error message 28 DC Power Pack To control DCC Locos 43 DCC decoder address 15 DCC Decoder or...

Page 64: ...48 Power In Jack 5 12 13 POWER key 6 13 Power Management Districts 48 Preparing Your Layout 9 Preparing Your Locomotives 9 PROG A B 12 22 PROG key 24 Programming Configuration Variables 25 Programming...

Page 65: ...54 thermal shutdown of decoder 53 Throttle Knob 9 thrown 41 TOP address 33 Track Power 6 53 TRACK STATUS Light 6 13 14 15 Troubleshooting Basic Operation 19 Troubleshooting Function Operation 32 Troub...

Page 66: ...der will fit in a particular locomotive Digitrax CV Calculators www digitrax com support cv Calculate a CV value to program your locomotive Digitrax Tool Box App Download our Mobile App for on the go...

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