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10. Check list for troubleshooting
Parts are getting very hot and/or start to smoke.
Disconnect the system from the mains immediately!
Possible cause: one or more connections are soldered incorrectly.
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Check the connections.
Possible cause: Short circuit. The decoder is connected to locomotive
or carriage ground.
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Check the connections. A short circuit can
result in irreparable damage.
Problems with switching of the functions
After programming, the decoder does not react as desired.
Possible cause: The input values for the CVs are incoherent.
Perfom a decoder reset and first test the decoder with the default
values. Programm the decoder anew afterwards.
An accessory / a light does not react to switching commands.
Possible cause: The accessory is defective or incorrectly connected.
Check the accessory / the connections.
Possible cause: The output is defective (e.g. due to overload or short
circuit).
Send in the decoder for check / repair (with costs).
The lighting does not correspond to the direction of motion.
Possible cause: The configuration data (CV29) of the locomotive decoder
in the block train are programmed in a different way from the function
decoder.
Alter the parameters of the locomotive or the function
decoder.
The lighting goes on and off when the speed levels are turned up or
the lighting cannot be switched on or off.
Possible cause: The speed mode of the decoder and the digital control
unit do not correspond. Example: The central is set to the mode 28
speed levels, but the decoder to the mode 14 speed levels.
Change
the speed mode at the central and / or at the decoder.
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