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‘walkabout’ Units

Master Select Connected to
Select ‘walkabout’ Units

‘walkabout’ Units

Note:

The interconnection architecture is an ‘inverted Xmas tree’

Note:

Only connect power to the Master Controller.

Note:

Only the designated "Master"

Select

is connected to the track.

R8237

R8266

DO NOT CONNECT POWER TO ANY ‘walkabout’ SELECT

Summary of Contents for R8213

Page 1: ...Hornby Hobbies Limited Margate Kent CT9 4JX Tel 44 0 1843 233525 For more information visit www hornby com Select Unit Operators Manual M4642E...

Page 2: ...g will work The Hornby Digital Control has the ability to address 59 DCC locomotives and 39 points or accessories The following instructions are a guide on how to get the best from your Hornby Digital...

Page 3: ...uding and beyond version 1 2 During the start up sequence the Select the LCD will briefly display a sequence of numbers e g the number sequence 15 30 03 indicates Firmware Version 1 5 Hardware Version...

Page 4: ...keys used to register and programme locomotives or accessories set inertia or acceleration levels direction settings and for emergency stopping The allows for 59 locomotives to be registered to the u...

Page 5: ...her address follow the procedure below In the example below we are programming the decoder with address 1 The procedure is identical for any PLEASE ENSURE THAT ONLY THE LOCOMOTIVE TO BE PROGRAMMED IS...

Page 6: ...Hornby Select Digital Control unit As an example it is assumed that there are three locomotives on the track with addresses 1 2 and 3 1 Press on the keypad and then SELECT Turn the Control Knob and lo...

Page 7: ...otive it may not move in the direction indicated by the green LED on the control unit This can be corrected by the following procedure Correcting Locomotive Direction 1 Ensure the locomotive is select...

Page 8: ...ls set during Consist Please Note The Select can Consist a maximum of 3 locomotives 14 15 Double Heading Triple Heading To consist with 3 locomotives use one of the 3 addressess as the Consist address...

Page 9: ...altering the DCC signal on the track Make sure the desired locomotive s address is on the display Assuming that the lights are currently OFF Quickly press the Function button The lights will turn ON T...

Page 10: ...w many locos can the Select run e setting the Select To perform a reset 1 Press and hold the STOP button The LCD display will display C5 Command Station 2 Press The LCD will display 0 3 Press The red...

Page 11: ...ck is used See page 25 The Select unit is capable of having up to 7 Select Walkabout units connected to it A Walkabout Select is basically any Select controller connected to a designated master Select...

Page 12: ...Select walkabout Units walkabout Units 2 walkabout Units 1 walkabout Units 3 Note The interconnection architecture is an inverted Xmas tree Note Only connect power to the Master Controller Note Only t...

Page 13: ...ck When addressing locomotives and Hornby Point Accessory Decoders it is important that all other locomotives are removed from the track It is also important that all point decoders are disconnected f...

Page 14: ...address 61 on the keypad and press SELECT The red led will flash up to seven times during which the decoder will be accepting the command If the LED flashes eight times it is advisable to re programm...

Page 15: ...Command Station The Command Station is the brains of a DCC system A Command Station is in essence a micro computer controller that communicates with the decoders that are located either in a locomotiv...

Page 16: ...locomotives are required to be running on the track at the same time If the transformer already fitted cannot handle this number then it will be necessary to section the layout and fit a Power Booste...

Page 17: ...l 4 Amp power supply P9300W or the older C7024 Overload Protection The Select is capable of handling up to 4 Amps of current to enable the use of the 4 Amp power supply This means that the overload de...

Page 18: ...Hornby Hobbies Ltd carefully packed with a covering letter enclosed giving full details to Repairs Department Hornby Hobbies Ltd W estwood Margate Kent CT94JX UK Please include a copy of the original...