MX31 Cab, MX31FU Radio Cab Page 9
CAB?
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Display in yellow, waiting for an address to be entered indicated by the dots across the screen,
Key-LED’s are dark.
HOW?
♦
Enter an
address
(1 ... 10239 for loco’s or 1 – 512 for accessory groups) using the number keys
1... 0; use P key
first
to select the appropriate protocol in case the address about to be activated is
for another format than DCC (M = MOTOROLA, D = DCC).
Activate address with the
F key
(mobile decoder) or
W key
(stationary decoder).
♦
Special case: Enter a
module address
instead of a decoder address:
- 800... 863 for MX8 – ZIMO accessory modules
the address is entered as a four digit (!) number that includes a group number,
for example: 814/1, 814/2... where the forward slash is entered automatically
- 900... 963 for ZIMO MX9 track section modules.
Activate addresses for accessory modules or track section modules with the
A key
.
♦
Use the C key to cancel incorrect entries.
Address input page…prompting to . . . enter address . . . after activation with the “F” key:
switches to address input menu
(press “F” again to enter LOCO mode)
. . . enter address . . . after activation with the “W” key:
switches to the SWI mode
. . . enter address . . . after activation with the “A” key:
module mode
The
address input menu page
only appears when an address is
activated with the “F” key
and
allows easy changing of the most frequently changed locomotive parameters right here instead of go-
ing to the programming mode first, which could, of course, also be changed later with the E-
procedures or through MENU.
Skip the address input menu
by pressing the “
F” key twice,
if no changes are to be made. The
screen immediately jumps to the
LOCO
mode.
Either activate address without changes with
the “F” key or use the scroll wheel to select an
item from the list, press “A” and make changes,
return with “A” or “E” and finally activate
address with the “F” key.
Address input menu LOCO mode
WHERE TO?
►
after activating a loco address by pressing the
F key twice
->
LOCO mode
(green display), or
►
after activating an accessory address with
W key
->
SWI mode,
display turns red, or
►
after activating a module address with A key
-> SWI mode (MX8) or MX9 mode.
►
ALTERNATIVE: The
name table
can be called up at any time, if names have been entered
earlier, with the key combination
E-4
(press and hold E key followed by number 4 key); use
the
scroll wheel
(or F and W keys) to select a name and activate with the
A key.
Also see chapter
11: “recall memory and name tables”.
press E-4 . . . …select and
activate with A
List of names LOCO mode
►
Cancel and return
to the last active LOCO or SWI mode:
- by deleting all the input with the C key and activating the last address with the A key,
- or by pressing the
E key
at any time.
ACTIVATION FAILED?
Address starts flashing
after attempted activation because this address is already active on an-
other cab, a computer or a PRA (PDA with PRA software) as either a single engine or as a consist.
The address may also flash if it is involved in an automated operation with AOS, ARS, or STP etc.:
Force take-over with U key, or
Use C key and select another address.
Module address
(800... 900 ...)
does not activate
(no change-over to SWI or MX9 mode, display
remains yellow), because the module in question was not found on the CAN bus:
Cancel with C key and enter new address, or
Exit address input page with E key.
Address input menu from
SW version #1.10 on!
