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A more convenient procedure (w/o manual CV #300) is available with MX31/MX32 cabs

MENÜ SOUND Selection

Boiling --- SAMPLE ---

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CLEAR --- GROUP ----

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STORE

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STORE

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MENÜ Functions-SOUND

F6 --- SAMPLE ---

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CLEAR --- GROUP ----

((((( + end ((((( prev ((((( next

----- LOOP ----- STORE

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The function keys have the following special meaning
                    during the selection procedure; speed regulator is
                                                             used for volume setting!

Function keys are used as with chuff selections:

play : plays back the currently selected sound.

F1, F2

prev, next : plays back the previous or next recording.

F4, F5

prev, next : switches between sound groups

The

speed regulator

acts as volume control for the

background sound during the selection procedure.

CLEAR + end :

Selection procedure

stopped

and the current sample removed.

STORE + end :

Selection procedure

stopped

and the new selection activated.
The

selection procedure

can be

ended

by any other

programming procedure or by removing power. Functions
cannot be actuated during this procedure!

Allocating sound samples to function keys

F1 … F19

within a sound collection or a sound project containing several samples per group:

A sound sample can be allocated to each function key F1…F19 from the sound samples stored in
the decoder. It is absolutely permissible to have a function key assigned for a function output (FO1,
FO2 etc.) as well as for a sound function, both of which will be activated when the key is pressed.

The

allocation procedure

for function sounds are initiated with a “Pseudo-Programming” in opera-

tions mode programming:

CV #300 = 1

for function F1

CV # 300 = 2

for function F2

etc.

CV # 300 = 20

for function F0 (!)

Note: Function F4 is by default used for water drainage sound (with CV #312); if F4 is to be used for
something different, CV #312 must be set to zero (CV #312 = 0).

The allocation procedure is very similar to the selection procedures for driving and background
sounds, with the difference that sound allocation is not limited to sound samples of a certain group
but also allows switching between groups to find the desired sample.

Sound samples are organized in

groups

for easier location; i.e. groups lik

e “short whistle” / “long

whistle” / “horn” / “bell” / “shoveling coal / “announcements” and much more.

The engine should remain

stationary,

since the

speed regulator

is used

for

volume settings

during

the allocation procedure!

Depends on entry: F1 . . . F19

The function keys have the following

special meaning during
the selection procedure!

Drawing of an MX31 display, not a photo!

play : plays back the current sound file for evaluation.

F1, F2

prev, next : plays back the previous or next recording stored in the decoder.

F4, F5

prev, next : switches between sound groups (e.g. whistles, bells etc.); starts playback

with the first sample of this group.

The

SPEED REGULATOR

acts as volume control for the selected sound during allocation procedure.

loop :

If F6 is “on” when exiting the allocation procedures, the sound sample is stored

and played back as long as the relevant function key is pressed by

Playable whistle!

repeating the sound between the loop markers (the loop marks are part of

the sound file).

short:

If F7 is “on” when exiting the allocation procedures, the sound sample is

shortened and played back only as long as the function key is pressed, by
omitting the center portion.

Note: F6 and F7 are only effective provided the loop markers are included in the sample; basic
settings are also saved; changes take effect only if F6/F7 is actuated.

Note: If F6 and F7 are not actuated, the sound sample will always be played back in the same length

it was saved, regardless how long the function key is pressed.

CLEAR + end:

The

allocation procedure

stopped

and the current sound removed.

There will be no sound allocated to this function key.

STORE + end: The

allocation procedure

stopped

and the last selected function

sound is stored and ready for playback when this function key is pressed.

The

allocation procedure

can also be

ended

by any other programming procedure (e.g. CV #300 =

0 or any other value or CV) or by removing power from the decoder. The “old” allocations remain ac-
tive

in such cases; such “forced endings” are also useful when the “old” sound should remain as the

current sound without first having to locate it again.

The selection procedure is supported with

sound signals:

The

“cuckoo jingle”

sounds when….

…. the last stored sound sample of a group is reached; use the appropriate key (F1, F2) to scroll in
the opposite direction to listen to the other stored sounds,

ZIMO MX31 key arrangement

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