Page 8 TETHERED CONTROLLER MX32, RADIO CONTROLLER MX32FU
NOTE: The
MAN-Key
flashes
red
when the cab is con-
nected for the first time, which indicates that no vehicle
has been selected yet. That’s also the reason, the
LOCO
IN
display is shown.
2. Turning the controller ON/OFF and rebooting it
Depending on the situation, a
tethered
MX32 or radio
controller MX32FU
is turned on
as follows:
Starting up the system
(= connecting the power
supply to the command station or turning on the pow-
er supply), with the controller already connected.
Connecting the controller to the command sta-
tion
using a CAN bus cable (with the command sta-
tion already running).
Radio controller: Press the A-Key for more than 1
sec
turns on the controller and establishes radio com-
munication.
In all these cases, a
boot-up sequence
is performed
first (10
– 50 sec. depending on HW/SW version and
the amount of data). Also displayed is the currently
loaded
software version
and the info about the com-
mand station
("connected with ...")
The
controller automatically enters operation
after
finishing the boot-up sequence by switching to the
…
… (
if
the controller
is new or “
empty
”)
LOCO IN
the address, data format and (if desired) the loco
name and group can be entered here. The vehicle
can then be activated with the
F-key.
See chapter
“Simple Driving Mode”.
Entries from the object database are displayed in the lower
half of the display (after address entry). Press
Soft-Key II
to
jump to the object database and use the
scrolling wheel
and the
A-key
to make a selection.
…(
if
the controller is
not
empty because it was
used before without deletion)
LOCO
or
SWI
dis-
play,
showing the same vehicle and data that was active
before the last shut down. The vehicle shown can
now be operated immediately.
… (if the command station is set to
“START WITH
CAB”
)
the “Stop balls” are displayed. Power to track-
1 or -2
remains OFF until the “ON” fields are tapped.
Turning the controller off by disconnecting the cable:
This does not turn the controller off immediately, but
thanks to the built-in battery
*)
remains on
stand-by
and counts down the time until the controller automati-
cally turns itself off. This can take from 0 to 240 sec
depending on the settings in
CAB CONF.
*)
The tethered controller MX32 also contains a battery
(a smaller one than in the MX32FU). The built-in battery is al-
so used to power the clock while the controller (system) is
turned off, as well as to store data (such as the recall memo-
ries) for about ½ a year (longer on the MX32FU). This is true
as far as the battery has not been heavily depleted due to
several long stand-by sequences.
EXIT or Resume from Stand-by:
E-Key
immediate power-down.
Reconnecting the controller during stand-by
restarts without delay (no boot-up sequence).
A- Key
(radio controller only)
immediately switches to radio mode, without
going through the boot-up sequence.
Controller sits idle:
After the controller sits idle for some time (i.e. no but-
tons arr pressed), it switches to the
screen saver
.
Pressing any key
resumes normal operation
The idle time required before the screen saver mode
engages can be set in
CAB CONF
.
Turning the system OFF:
Turning off the command station MX10 (i.e. pulling the
plug on the power supply) also turns off all connected
controllers without them going to stand-by.
Shut-down procedure for radio controllers:
Press and hold the
E-key
, meanwhile briefly press the
A-
key
the radio controller shuts down immediately.
NOTE: if a
SWI
panel is the first display, the
function keys are assigned to the switches shown in
the display. In order to access the loco functions
switch to the
LOCO
mode with the
F-Key
!
IMPORTANT: The cab must be registered at the command
station beforehand by connecting the radio cab with the com-
mand station at least once, using the supplied CAN cable. No
radio communication will be established if the cab was con-
nected to a different command station (which is no longer in
range). The cab must be turned off before it can be connected
to a different command station, because the registration only
takes place duri
ng the cab’s boot-up sequence.
