Date: 18.12.15
Manual to personal carriage decoder
WD-PW115, WD-PW 170, WD-PW-230, WD-
PW260, WD-PW290
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Revolutionen im kleinen Maßstab
the locomotive comes to a halt unless its movement is manually continued. The distance that the
locomotive covers automatically, is defined in CV 145.
Premium models can uncouple even in low speed. For a smooth operation of the coupling mecha-
nism it is important that the model moves smoothly during the uncoupling process.
For uncoupling procedures immediately behind the locomotive or for the last car, an additional
DCC-operating address function command can be defined. Enter figures 1 or 2 in CV 201 through
CV 212. A 1 in CV 201 means that function key F1 allows for uncoupling directly behind the loco-
motive. E.g.: A 2 in CV 202 means that function key F2 allows for uncoupling the last car in each
case.
The standard definition for function F1 of the DCC operating address is „uncoupling behind the
locomotive“ (CV 201= 1); for function F2 is „uncoupling of the last car“ (CV 202 = 2). With this
setting a shunting locomotive can uncouple the train set directly behind the locomotive or behind
the last car – even if operating address and TCCS-address remain unchanged.
Especially for PC-control programming it is important to consider the following time requirements:
There is a 3 second wait between two uncoupling commands for the same train set! Uncoupling
commands that are sent previous to the end of the 3 second wait, will be ignored!
If a coupling is triggered, it is blocked for further commands for a duration of 5 seconds.
How to illuminate vehicles automatically
To every model trainman is known that the F0 key (light of the locomotive) switches on the light of
the locomotive and that this locomotive light is set dependent on the direction of the traffic by the
decoder A dependence on the train coupled currently does not consist.
But it is different for all LD-1x decoder! Because this one automatically recognize a coupled train,
LD-1x uses the F0-function as a train fuse lighting, consisting of a 3 point headlight and both red
tail lights. Now it is important that this function refers to the whole trainset. LD-1x distinguishes the
following situations by means of the information gained about the TCCS:
solo ride
The locomotive switches on her white light in the direction of the traffic and on the opposite side
the red light. All other lights in the train set are switched off.
Pulling traction ride
The locomotive switches on her white light in direction of the traffic and at the train end with the
last carriage red. All other lights in the train set are switched off.
Pushing traction ride
The locomotive switches on the light in the driving trailer, provided that he stands in direction of
the traffic in front, white and her own tail light red. The white light of the locomotive is not on! As
well all other lights in the train set are switched off.
multiple unit
All locomotives which show no open end in the trainset switch off their lighting. The locomotives
or carriages which stand at the end of the trainset switch on her white or red lights according to the
direction of the traffic of the traction. Note, that only the F0 function of the train-leading locomotive
is valid.
If the couplings jam during this procedure the value in CV 144 needs to be increased until a secure
course of action can be ensured!